Are you getting CableCard service? I'll be interested in hearing how that works out for you.
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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).
§ ita § - Oct 23, 2007 4:43:17 pm PDT #3163 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cool. Thanks a ton.
I think I'm seeing a fair number of monitors sold as TVs with a little added text, but I'm good with that. It's weird to think that my used-as-nothing-but-a-monitor a few years ago cost more than I think I should spend on a much larger monitor/TV now.
Sean K - Oct 23, 2007 5:39:15 pm PDT #3164 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Does anybody have any suggestions for a page layout/desktop publishing tool for the Mac? Preferably in the free or cheap range.
NoiseDesign - Oct 23, 2007 5:47:24 pm PDT #3165 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
Pages, which is part of the iWork package is pretty good. It's $79 for the iWork. You'll get Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
Sean K - Oct 23, 2007 8:32:00 pm PDT #3166 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
It's $79 for the iWork. You'll get Pages, Numbers, and Keynote.
Oooh! I liked what I saw of Keynote.
Not that I'm putting together slide shows every week, but at that price, I just might start.
Java cat - Oct 23, 2007 8:52:20 pm PDT #3167 of 25497
Not javachik
I've been emailed about 50 individual emails in Gmail in response to a request for documentation for a timeline in a lawsuit, and I want to print them out to organize. Is there an easier way to print them all than opening each one to print individually?