I've given up on HDtv for now
Feb. 3rd, 2008 01:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaFirst, let me mention a interesting website where people can make public their rotten neighbors. www.rottenneighbor.com/ I was cruising the posh areas to see what sort of bad habits people complain about.
A techie rambling about electronic toys:
Anyway, as far as I can figure out, if one has satellite tv, one doesn't need to have HD hardware after 2009. I was thinking about getting a HD Tivo, but I understand that the DISH HD hardware can't be used with Tivo. So, if I want to keep Tivo--which I do--I need to find another provider. I can't stand cable though. Verizon keeps sending me FIOS ads, but then their automated/web stuff states it's not available in my area. If so, why do they send me stuff about once week, then? Why did someone dig up my front yard to put fiber optics in it? Why can't I find a real human to talk to? I followed a bread crumb trail of phone numbers and never got anywhere after being referred to at least six phone numbers.
I will wait for FIOS to see what they offer. Or maybe DISH will change their receivers to be Tivo compatible. Anyway, it sounds like Tivo ran out of their Series 3 boxes. Hopefully the next model will have a big honkin' hard drive!
So, I went out tonight and bought a little TV to replace the one in the front room that died a few months ago. Our original Tivo is in there happily grinding away even though we couldn't see all the eps of Bones that had been taped. But tomorrow is the Superbowl and I want to see the commercials. Mom will be watching ice skating so, I had to get a tv tonight. The nice thing is that this is the right time of year to buy one with all the sales that are on. And apparently this tv will accept HD whenever we decide to go that route.
The really funny part was when I brought in the TV tonight. I had Mom stand guard on the door so Brindle wouldn't run out. I bought in this cardboard box that was about 15x19x4. Mom looked perplexed and said, "I thought you bought a tv?" "I did." "Where's the rest of it?" "This is all we need!" She was very impressed; I think it was one of those "the world is changing by leaps and bounds before my very eyes" moments for her.
The bottom line is I've put off the big technology change over for at least a year. If I can keep using the stuff I have, I will continue to do so until something valuable breaks.
A techie rambling about electronic toys:
Anyway, as far as I can figure out, if one has satellite tv, one doesn't need to have HD hardware after 2009. I was thinking about getting a HD Tivo, but I understand that the DISH HD hardware can't be used with Tivo. So, if I want to keep Tivo--which I do--I need to find another provider. I can't stand cable though. Verizon keeps sending me FIOS ads, but then their automated/web stuff states it's not available in my area. If so, why do they send me stuff about once week, then? Why did someone dig up my front yard to put fiber optics in it? Why can't I find a real human to talk to? I followed a bread crumb trail of phone numbers and never got anywhere after being referred to at least six phone numbers.
I will wait for FIOS to see what they offer. Or maybe DISH will change their receivers to be Tivo compatible. Anyway, it sounds like Tivo ran out of their Series 3 boxes. Hopefully the next model will have a big honkin' hard drive!
So, I went out tonight and bought a little TV to replace the one in the front room that died a few months ago. Our original Tivo is in there happily grinding away even though we couldn't see all the eps of Bones that had been taped. But tomorrow is the Superbowl and I want to see the commercials. Mom will be watching ice skating so, I had to get a tv tonight. The nice thing is that this is the right time of year to buy one with all the sales that are on. And apparently this tv will accept HD whenever we decide to go that route.
The really funny part was when I brought in the TV tonight. I had Mom stand guard on the door so Brindle wouldn't run out. I bought in this cardboard box that was about 15x19x4. Mom looked perplexed and said, "I thought you bought a tv?" "I did." "Where's the rest of it?" "This is all we need!" She was very impressed; I think it was one of those "the world is changing by leaps and bounds before my very eyes" moments for her.
The bottom line is I've put off the big technology change over for at least a year. If I can keep using the stuff I have, I will continue to do so until something valuable breaks.
