| Monday, February 19, 2007 |
| The monolith |
A few years ago, I read something about home theater that has stayed with me. The writer said something along the lines of, if he went out and bought a big-screen TV and speakers and a DVD player and a movie on DVD, he'd have spent $10,000 to watch a movie. Now, granted, a home theater is an investment in years of entertainment, but all I could think was, how many movies -- or even pricier plays, for that matter -- could I see for $10K? Would the handful of shows I watch, like "The Daily Show" and "30 Rock," look that much better on a giganto-screen?
And so we stuck with our li'l Sony -- until today. A generous benefactor offered to buy us, free of charge, a brand new plasma TV. Our cable company lineup includes the digital Fox Sports channel, and wouldn't A's and Giants games look totally cool in high-def? I agreed to the purchase on the condition that the TV not exceed 40 inches. We wound up going with a 42" TV. It really didn't look that big in the store, but now that it's been delivered to our home, it's like the "2001" monolith turned on its side -- enormous. I guess it just looked small in comparison to the 60" and up behemoths.
Even though the TV is up, there is still much to be done; tomorrow, the cable guy is coming to install digital cable and the HDTV tuner. All of a sudden, we'll go from having "only" 70 or so channels to hundreds, including BBC America, Turner Classic Movies, the Sundance Channel, etc. Will I become a total vidiot? Shall I ever get used to having a monolith in the living room? Does Tina Fey look even finer in high-def? Stay tuned... |
posted by 125records @ 12:25 PM  |
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We have a 26" hi-def in the bedroom and Tina does look better. I like the full wide screen effect. I can't justify a 42" for the basement yet since I am the only one that watches it. Someday, though.
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Bwah ha ha! Welcome to the World of HDTV. Prepare to get lost. Yes, Tina does look better.
So what are you doing PVR-wise? Got an HD-PVR? You'll really want to record a lot of shows in HiDef to watch later when it's more convenient.
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We have a 26" hi-def in the bedroom and Tina does look better. I like the full wide screen effect. I can't justify a 42" for the basement yet since I am the only one that watches it. Someday, though.