TromboneAl
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Today I got a nice 42 inch HDTV for $450 from Craigslist. When I flipped the switch, my DVR, Tivo, DVD player, and cable service all became obsolete.
IOW, when a regular-old analog TV picture is viewed on the larger screen, it doesn't look as good, so now I have to think about upgrading the other equipment. We get one 1080p digital channel, and it looks fantastic, but we can't record it with our TIVO.
But I shouldn't complain. It looks good, and it was light enough to put up high where we can see it from our recliners:
Here's a question about closed captioning: It doesn't seem very effective. The person on TV will say:
"His name is Thor. Call me, Thor, I still have your tie."
and after 20 seconds, the CC will say
"I HIS NAME ITILL GOT YOUR BOW-TIE."
Is it supposed to work a little better than that??
IOW, when a regular-old analog TV picture is viewed on the larger screen, it doesn't look as good, so now I have to think about upgrading the other equipment. We get one 1080p digital channel, and it looks fantastic, but we can't record it with our TIVO.
But I shouldn't complain. It looks good, and it was light enough to put up high where we can see it from our recliners:
Here's a question about closed captioning: It doesn't seem very effective. The person on TV will say:
"His name is Thor. Call me, Thor, I still have your tie."
and after 20 seconds, the CC will say
"I HIS NAME ITILL GOT YOUR BOW-TIE."
Is it supposed to work a little better than that??