[Las Vegas Dave]

Pinging the HDTV list.. HDTV pings!

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[American Constitutionalist]

This is great that TV technology is improving, but ? the content that people are watching is getting worse...
The stuff that Follywood is producing is crap.
Produce more family friendly movies, movies that hold dear our traditional values, movies that don't make America look bad.

[highlander_UW]

I find it ironic that the technology for bigger and better TV’s has arrived just as Hollywood has stopped making much worth actually watching on those TV’s.

[R. Scott]

No need to search for the remote. You've got voice-activated menu access, with channels and programs at your command.

That sounds great singles living alone - but for everyone else?
I want to watch the History Channel, my wife wants to watch the Soap Channel.

[aruanan]

They left out the flying cars.

[tickmeister]

Haven’t had TV in my home for over 3 years, probably never have it again. You all go ahead with your consumin’, I’ll be on the porch picking my banjo.

[Fresh Wind]

Too bad no one’s working on the programming technology.

[Tunehead54]

My "TVPC" features:

• Displays any PC video to the HD big screen
• Internet, email, word processing etc. easily workable from 15' away on couch with feet up on hassock ;-)
• Wireless mouse and keyboard from 20' +
• BluRay HD recorder/player
• 2nd DVD recorder for archiving DVDs, home videos, backups, etc.
• TV can display in window in "PC Mode" with all normal PC functions active - you can switch back and forth between PIP modes - PC or TV as main screen ...
• Hi-Fidelity Jukebox - can play throughout house/yard
• Family Photo Album
• Over The Air HD - many channels not even available on cable - plus cable channels
• Watch cable channel, record an HD OTA channel and use the DVR for two more recordings - important on Mondays when MNFootball Chuck and House are on and daughter wants How I Met Your Mother "taped"
• Any PC in the house can play multiple netflix movies or a channel off cable/OTA HD - in HD!
• "HUGH" growing list of online TV programs and videos -
• Separate monitor off PC allows "normal" PC access with TV in "normal mode" - works fine with 25' VGA cable
• Windows Vista Home Premium included (reluctantly for testing)
• Works fine on 100MB/wireless N network - next step 1GB wired/wireless
• Cost - $1000.00 for the PC (quiet box with full-size cards and intel motherboard and CPU) separate from wireless network ... quite the deal! ;-)
• Separate software for TV to other PCs and archiving DVD required but not expensive depending on your needs ...
• Just a hobby now but thinking about upgrading and selling online ... ;-)

[Tunehead54]

My "TVPC" features:

• Displays any PC video to the HD big screen
• Internet, email, word processing etc. easily workable from 15' away on couch with feet up on hassock ;-)
• Wireless mouse and keyboard from 20' +
• BluRay HD recorder/player
• All sound goes through home entertainment amp - digital or analog with full surround sound
• PC games are amazing on big screen!
• 2nd DVD recorder for archiving DVDs, home videos, backups, etc.
• TV can display in window in "PC Mode" with all normal PC functions active - you can switch back and forth between PIP modes - PC or TV as main screen ...
• Hi-Fidelity Jukebox - can play throughout house/yard
• Family Photo Album
• Over The Air HD - many channels not even available on cable - plus cable channels
• Watch cable channel, record an HD OTA channel and use the DVR for two more recordings - important on Mondays when MNFootball Chuck and House are on and daughter wants How I Met Your Mother "taped"
• Any PC in the house can play multiple netflix movies or a channel off cable/OTA HD - in HD!
• "HUGH" growing list of online TV programs and videos -
• Separate monitor off PC allows "normal" PC access with TV in "normal mode" - works fine with 25' VGA cable
• Windows Vista Home Premium included (reluctantly for testing)
• Works fine on 100MB/wireless N network - next step 1GB wired/wireless
• Cost - $1000.00 for the PC (quiet box with full-size cards and intel motherboard and CPU) separate from wireless network ... quite the deal! ;-)
• Separate software for TV to other PCs and archiving DVD required but not expensive depending on your needs ...
• Just a hobby now but thinking about upgrading and selling online ... ;-)