Well, I'm at work. Fairly bored, since Tennessee Ernie Ford is playing, and the Lawrence Welk show is on next, and that show is an hour long. Not much to do, have most of the records finish (2 more to go plus the PBS/NPR Newsbreak, I believe?)
So, I haven't been posting a lot on the site...or in my livejournal, but I have been posting a bit more on the livejournal...don't ask me why.
We got a new, bigger high def. monitor at work for the WNIN digital loop of PBS HD and the digital relay of the regular analog programming on channel 9. With the bigger monitor, it's clear how nice the HD signal looks...the colors are all bright, and everything looks much more crisp- like everything is easier to see and focus on, if that makes any sense. I still have no desire to spend large amounts of money (if I had large amounts of money) on an HD set...tho, theoretically, your regular TV set you have now should be obsolete in 2005 when the all digital rollover takes place (I think the deadline is 2005?) Not that that's going to be the case, because HD isn't catching on like they thought it would. I mean, people aren't sitting at home thinking- gosh, I wish my digital cable looked just a tad bit better, and I'm willing to spend thousands of dollars on a new TV, upgrade my cable box, pay for the HD programming, etc. just to get that small increase in picture quality. It's nice picture and sound, but I don't think that's what consumers want all that badly...more channels, more choices, DVR capabilties from more cable companies, interactive TV- that's what I think people want...more network ala carte packages geared toward certain niches...stuff like that.
That was completely exciting for most people, I know, but it's interesting to me. I actually subscribe to a few digital tv magazines aimed at people in the industry...not that I understand half of the stuff, but it's interesting nonetheless.
I never went to the movies the other day like I was going to. I wanna see Broken Lizard's Club Dread and The Passion of the Christ possibly...not so sure if I'll see the second one, but I know I want to catch the first one. There are a few other movies coming out that I want to see...I need to make a list. Dawn of the Dead looks good- tho I can't remember if I have actually seen the original. I'm sure I have, but it's been so long...
The lady that works tomorrow morning just called and asked if I could come in at 1pm instead of 2:30...I said yes, because that's the kind of nice guy I am.
Alright, well I guess I'm off. I need to get something to drink before I die of thirst, and umm, maybe I can start reading this book that I've had in my bag for weeks and never really read any of.
Posted by Josh at February 28, 2004 06:49 PM | TrackBack