by erin thursby scopes1925@msn.com
With all the new tech around these days, it’s hard not to get caught up with a deep desire for a new home entertainment system.
Most men, who are visual creatures anyway, want the biggest screen possible. Women, on the other hand, mostly want a set they can hide in oak lacquered cabinetry. I don’t know if we believe that people will think our family is more intelligent if they don’t see a TV or if we just feel that TV sets are ugly. Sets these days are now slicker and thinner, so much so that there are some sets you can just hang on the wall. Wall sets have a more hip dynamic look, but you can hide those with a roll down screen or a curtain, so you can pretend that the TV is actually a window.
Once upon a time, the larger your speakers, the higher the likelihood you might get laid---at least in porn. Of late though, people are saying things like: “No really, those are the speakers. Can you believe all the sound is coming out of that?” Men are now showing other men how small their systems are, marveling at the contrast between how small it is and how much they can do with it. (There’s a penis joke in there somewhere, but I just can’t bring myself to make it).
Plasma Pros
--They come in larger screen sizes than LCD
--The contrast is better, the color depth is better and the motion tracking is better. Long story short: the picture is better
LCD Pros
--They last longer. Plasmas are susceptible to heat generation and older models have problems with burn in.
HD vs. Blu-ray
Say good-bye to Blu-Ray as far as DVD systems are concerned. The technology is out there but since Blue-ray and HD are incompatible, it was only a matter of time before one came out ahead of the other. HD got backing from the heavy hitters: three major movie studios: Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and the PC giant Microsoft. Both formats are backward compatible, so you won’t have to switch over all your movies and CD’s. HD will soon be the norm for TV’s, though the war still continues as far as movie players are concerned. For compatibility’s sake, if you’re buying a new TV, make sure it’s HD.
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