Dude. ita's going shopping.
Yeah, I could do that, but I'm paralyzed with not caring very much.
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§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 6:30:10 am PDT #3153 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Liese S. - Oct 23, 2007 6:50:45 am PDT #3154 of 25497
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That's awesome. That'll be good to know if we end up with cable instead of Directv at the new house.
Jon B. - Oct 23, 2007 7:04:47 am PDT #3155 of 25497
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
eSATA's been available for awhile, though it wasn't well documented.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2007 7:12:14 am PDT #3156 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 8:06:04 am PDT #3157 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, all the relevant parties have won. I'm pricing out HD stuff and even getting a lower rate on my cable.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2007 8:08:07 am PDT #3158 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 8:11:50 am PDT #3159 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When I said Cable Card to the Time Warner lady she brightly asked me if it was for a TiVo, so I'm kind of optimistic. It's not like back in the day when you were trying to have your home network share one internet connection and the DSL people wouldn't talk about it.
Rob - Oct 23, 2007 9:25:40 am PDT #3160 of 25497
We didn't have much trouble getting Comcast to set up our cable cards back at the end of 2006. I think it only took two visits from the installer.
One thing we discovered is that the cable cards are quite heat-sensitive. When the Series 3 was in the enclosed part of the entertainment center, sometimes the cards would stop working. Since we moved it to an un-enclosed area, they've been rock-solid.
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 2:26:08 pm PDT #3161 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Another HDTV question: a CNet review includes "Sharp's LC-37D90U is too small to take full advantage of its high 1080p resolution" which implies that if I'm shopping for 37" or less, 1080p is not a big deal, and might be money for nothing.
Opinions?
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2007 3:46:55 pm PDT #3162 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I have a 1080p monitor, and I can tell the difference between 1080i and 720p, but then again, I sit less than 6 feet away in my NYC apartment. But you're right, it wouldn't be a big deal if I had a 720p set.
A year ago I was looking at the 37" Sharp, but I ended up getting the 37" Westinghouse for almost $1K less. The picture quality isn't as good, but it was hard to argue with the price. And now, a year later, the 42" Westinghouse costs as much as I paid last year: [link]
(Note that the Westinghouses are monitors, and not TVs, so you'll need an external tuner, like a cable box or a TiVo to use them).