But I JUST GOT HDTV. I mean, I’ve had the TV but not the service. With the HTPC, I didn’t feel the need. I had a DVR, everything was upscaled to 1080i (which can look pretty good), and frankly, I was just too lazy to get it. Now that the HTPC took a dump, well, I HAVE to have a DVR. Once you use a DVR, you can’t get along without it. If you don’t know what this is, feel free to listen to the podcast, it’ll come up eventually. But it is like a VCR but way better. So we negotiated with Comcast and now I’ve got a DVR and more channels than I know what to do with. And can I just say that HD looks way better than I expected. Of course, I’ve seen it before but you don’t really know if the difference you are seeing when you are viewing at someone else’s house is because of their equipment of because of the HD. In your own room, with your own equipment, you can REALLY see the difference! And hear! Holy moly! 5.1 Dolby Digital is my friend. I’ve never watched so much Discovery Channel. Somehow, I’ve got a bunch of movie channels in HD too. I hope I’m not paying for that because I don’t want it (though it is pretty cool). Of course the first night Fox HD isn’t working. So I’m all confused and wondering if I’m doing something wrong. But all is fixed now. And you know, Skin-a-max in HD – not the best viewing ever. Those plastic soft-porn girls really need a bit of fuzz in the picture to hide all the surgery scars. Cause in HD, you can see them… or so I’ve heard… So, for now, I’m still in the honeymoon period. But rest assured, I’ll find something about Comcast, Motorola, or HD in general to hate. But for now, this is one of my few “happy” posts.

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