After Steve's blog the other day, suggesting that we go to Amazon.com and buy what we want in the HD DVD movie closeout, I did so, picking up some movies that a...
Anyone who spends time on the SECRETS site is familiar with the bane of many home theater dreams: the dreaded S.A.F. For the uninitiated, that's Spousal Approva...
As predicted, the price of HD DVDs has fallen dramatically in the last week. As I am sure everyone has read by now, even Microsoft has thrown in the towel conce...
Let's see. Today's news says
(1) Record Oil Prices.
(2) Drug Resistant Tuberculosis is Spreading.
(3) Extensive Power Outages in Florida.
(4) US Inflation R...
About a year ago a friend asked me to help him set up his 78 year old mother's new 32” LCD. I was more than happy to help, although since then I've set up his t...
No Country for Old Men picked up the Oscar for Best Picture, in spite of my condemnation for that terrible ending. So be it. I guess the Academy was not impress...
As I mentioned yesterday, I went to see No Country for Old Men at the Cineplex. I know it is up for Best Picture, but I want to officially complain about the en...
I went to a movie theater today, for the first time in a long while. I usually wait until the movies come out on DVD. But, I just had to go see No Country for O...
At home, I recently switched out my older DirecTV TiVo PVR for the newer version that has MPEG-4 decoding with the additional satellites that transmit more HD c...
I think I'm the only one around here that doesn't have a front projector, and it's leading to feelings of inadequacy and low self-esteem. The reasons why I hav...
Following Toshiba's announcement yesterday, there's been much talk about HD DVD “losing”. I'd just like to point out the fact that this does not necessarily me...
Last month, a Wall Street Journal book review by James F. Penrose focused on After the Golden Age, a 304-page book by Kenneth Hamilton. Hamilton's thesis is tha...
The fat lady has sung.
HD DVD´s fortunes vs. Blu-ray in the high definition DVD format wars suffered several setbacks lately. The first serious bump in the roa...
I have read recent reports in several news arenas that 3D is the next item on the Hollywood agenda for getting us back into theaters instead of our just sitting...
I just finished a review of cables. I also have a Ph.D. in astrophysics with a concentration in electrical engineering. How can this be? In this little blog, I ...