It’s been a long wait. We (us folks in America) are finally switching to an all digital TV broadcast, today! The antiquated analog broadcast is finally starting its slow decent to oblivion. I’ve been anticipating this day for a long time. It was suppose to happen back in February 2009. However, a senator decided we [...]
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I’m trying to cut costs these days. One of the way of doing this is to stop my satellite dish subscription. Dish Network is currently billing me $60 a month for a 200-channel subscription with DVR service. Sounds impressive, but out of 200, I only watch maybe 5 of them on a regular basis. Also, [...]
Star Trek was one of my favorite childhood TV shows. I remembered watching Kirk and Spock strutting their stuff on a 12″ TV in the 70′s. Back then, the ridiculous props, cheesy music, and fuzzy visual effects were captivating to a little boy, like me. Now, they’ve upped the ante with the latest Star Trek [...]
I have plans to see Star Trek in an IMAX theater this week. I’m already looking forward to the other two big action flicks: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (Release June 24 2009 – in IMAX!) GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Release August 7 2009 – hopefully in IMAX) G.I. JOE trailer in [...]
A few months ago, I took the step and started building an HTPC (Home Theater PC) to watch/record TV and access the internet. For years, I used to do this on my desktop PC that was plugged into a 19″ LCD monitor. Now, I have the need to watch TV (and connect on to the [...]
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