kurtZoom
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I was looking at an old buddy of mine's wife's website and came across this blog and found it entertaining....thought you all would enjoy it as well. A clearly non-enthusiasts view point.
Here is an exerpt...
Back to the Future or My Quest for HDTV
I had been looking with hungry eyes at those big screen plasma TVs for well over a year, when I finally decided to take the plunge. Last November while we were visiting Val's folks in Missouri, I let a slick talking salesman at the Nebraska Furniture Mart load me up with a 42 inch Panasonic Plasma TV and an Onkyo surround sound system. The unit hanging on the wall had an absolutely incredible picture; it was like looking through a very clean window. Val and I held hands and looked up at the amazing picture with big Anime' eyes and said, "oooh, aaah." The salesman put both hands on the lapels of his seersucker suit, tilted his fedora hat back on his head, chewed on his straw and said, "Ain't that High Definition Television (oooh, aaah) somethin' else?" And we agreed.
After Thanksgiving, I could hardly wait to get home to set everything up and experience the wonder of High Definition Television (oooh, aaah). I hooked that rascal up with about a mile of speaker cords, and video cords from the DVD player and VCR cords, and the cable feed. I felt a bit like Captain Nemo fighting the giant squid, but I finally tamed all the wires down to an impenetrable tangle behind the TV set (the cat went back there about a week ago and hasn't come out yet, I hope he's okay). With great fanfare, I wielded the remote control like a gunslinger, took aim, and let that infrared beam fly. The set powered up and came on and the picture was ...ok. OK? It's supposed to be freakin' High Definition (oooh, aaah)!
See the rest here...
http://www.valeriesmithonline.com/kraigspage.cfm
Here is an exerpt...
Back to the Future or My Quest for HDTV
I had been looking with hungry eyes at those big screen plasma TVs for well over a year, when I finally decided to take the plunge. Last November while we were visiting Val's folks in Missouri, I let a slick talking salesman at the Nebraska Furniture Mart load me up with a 42 inch Panasonic Plasma TV and an Onkyo surround sound system. The unit hanging on the wall had an absolutely incredible picture; it was like looking through a very clean window. Val and I held hands and looked up at the amazing picture with big Anime' eyes and said, "oooh, aaah." The salesman put both hands on the lapels of his seersucker suit, tilted his fedora hat back on his head, chewed on his straw and said, "Ain't that High Definition Television (oooh, aaah) somethin' else?" And we agreed.
After Thanksgiving, I could hardly wait to get home to set everything up and experience the wonder of High Definition Television (oooh, aaah). I hooked that rascal up with about a mile of speaker cords, and video cords from the DVD player and VCR cords, and the cable feed. I felt a bit like Captain Nemo fighting the giant squid, but I finally tamed all the wires down to an impenetrable tangle behind the TV set (the cat went back there about a week ago and hasn't come out yet, I hope he's okay). With great fanfare, I wielded the remote control like a gunslinger, took aim, and let that infrared beam fly. The set powered up and came on and the picture was ...ok. OK? It's supposed to be freakin' High Definition (oooh, aaah)!
See the rest here...
http://www.valeriesmithonline.com/kraigspage.cfm