Wednesday, December 05, 2007

"HDTV" Defined

I've figured it out: what "HDTV" means in Middle-Class Geek (and the poorer dialects) is "Go read a book." There are some beautiful HD displays out there and they're getting better all the time. I'd still rather spend $4.00 on a Dean Ing paperback.
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 5, 2007 at 10:42 AM

    You got THAT right!
    Best time I ever has was reading "The Count of Monte Cristo". Thackeray wrote that he picked it up at 6 AM and couldn't put it down 'til 9 PM. And I love movies, but books? No contest!

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  2. BobGDecember 5, 2007 at 3:19 PM

    HDTV has some uses; you should see Battlestar Galactica and Firefly on it; very cool. Mine is only a 42", but the difference is quite striking.

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  3. Roberta XDecember 5, 2007 at 6:57 PM

    I grant you it is striking. I work around the stuff all day!

    To me it is not price-of-my car striking; it's not even cost-of-a-used-motorcyle striking.

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  4. Dr. StrangeGunDecember 6, 2007 at 8:19 AM

    I succumbed a few months back... but only because I found one of those "deals of the century". Picked up a Hitach 51F59 for $599... 51" 1080i, and it still wrangles and herds electrons with vacuum and electromagnets like God and DeForrest intended!

    Now, if I could ever watch it more than 3-4 hours a week...

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  5. LessDecember 6, 2007 at 1:41 PM

    I just do real-time first person shooter games.

    Meaning, "I use that type of $$ to spend on bullets and IPSC match fees!!"

    Why live vicariously, eh?

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