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, [...]
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 [...]
One of my favorite TV show “24″ is back. It all started in 2002 when I caught up to Season 2 of the hard-hitting action/drama. I was intrigued by the real-time, minute by minute, story telling. It’s a very unique plot device. The writing is also clever, bouncing from one issue to another with ease. [...]
A lot of parents object to kids watching TV. They think TV corrupts and robs the family of quality time together. Personally, I don’t think TV is the issue. The problem is the lack of parental control and supervision. Parents sometime use TV to “baby sit” their kids by letting it go on for hours. [...]
Just when I thought television at 120Hz couldn’t be any better, they come up with 240Hz LCD TVs. Samsung and Sony are the current leaders in this race, but Sony has the head start by introducing the 200Hz+ TV first to market. In America, it looks like Sony Bravia 52″ LCD with 240Hz goodness is [...]
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