TV Needs a Serious Refresh
And by TV, I mean every cable and satalite company in existence. I was thinking I might drop our cable when we move and save the $100 per month we pay right now. Instead resorting to the likes of Amazon Prime (which I ...
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So You Think You Have HD…
This past Christmas, I was at my aunt & uncle's house for our usual family get-together. We wanted to play some Wii, so it was up to me to connect it to their Sharp LCD TV so we could laugh hysterically at ...
Get Your Commercials Out of My Shows
Last I checked commercial breaks are for commercials. TV shows are for TV shows. And the two should be mixed as little as possible. Tonight's example is White Collar. I've never actually seen the show, but have at least been curious to check ...
It’s Not ALL Bad
I hate on TV a lot here... especially commercials and advertising. There are just a lot of thing that annoy me in that world I guess. But just to show that I'm not always a hater, I thought I'd share a couple ...
I Hate You and Your Jingle
I suppose I'm not your "average" consumer. I rarely watch any commercial and think "Hey, I didn't know that existed. I suppose I'll consider buying that now that I am aware of it." But there are some commercials that seem to have the ...
Why the Commercials?
Do people think that repetition honestly works so well? "Hey, look, a commercial for XYZ! Oh, wait, I'm not interested in that." *more tv show* "Hey, look, another commercial for XYZ. Nope, still not interested." *more tv show* "Oh joy... Another XYZ commercial. Hey wait... I'm interested ...
Still in CA Day 3: Dublin is Cool
Back home... we have a mall with a couple small strip mall-like plazas around it. It's really not that great, but it's what we have. Here in CA, it seems like there is a Walmart and/or Target every 1/4 mile. Not to mention ...
Logitech Harmony 1100 & Carbon Fiber Background
For those of you that don't know... right before I ordered my new TV, I also upgraded my remote. Previously I was using a Logitech Harmony 550 (now replaced by the Harmony 510). This was cool enough. I mean, the Activities functions ...
Samsung PN50B860: First Thoughts / Quick Review
As some of you may know, I got my fancy new TV yesterday. In the dictionary, under the word "awesome" ... there is a picture of this TV. Go ahead and look it up... I'll wait. See, told you so. Moving right along to ...
Getting Ready for Awesome
My TV is supposed to be here Monday. Awesome. Was thinking today to try and rearrange the living room. We have a pretty limited space and most of it is occupied by our couch. It's a 5 piece corner sectional... and while not ...