YOU ARE WRONG! 73.47% is crap, 22.16% is bad, and the rest is reruns of the BBC Mystery series... (;~] stan
On Dec 17, 2006,2:33 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Frankly, 90% of what's on TV today is crap. The other 10% is merely > bad. > > -Adam > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> Who says the programs are shit? There is TONS >> of great HD programs now like MOVIES, All primetime TV shows, >> and SPORTS. I am a big movie buff and when I >> see my favorite films in HD for the first time >> it's mindblowingly way more enjoyable compared to what I have been >> seeing over the last 40 years. I get HBO-HD, >> SHOWTIME-HD,HDNET Movies, and CINENAX-HD, and between all those >> and my HD-DVR to capture them and play at my >> leisure, I have more great movies to watch >> than I have time to watch them and I watch >> A LOT. SWITCH to HDTV immediately, it's not just a TV, >> its true home theater. Trust me you will not regret it, >> the only regret you will have is why you didnt >> switch earlier? WHY WHY WHY would you still want >> to watch crappy crappy old ntsc TV in 2006? It makes no sense >> especially when you consider how many thousands and thousands >> of hours of use you get out of a set for so little cost. >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of >> Bob W >> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:53 PM >> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >> Subject: RE: It's snowing in hell --OT >> >> >> The technology can be as whizz-bang as you like, but if the programmes >> are shit, what's the point? >> >> -- >> Bob (the only thing I watch is Strictly Come Dancing) >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of J. C. O'Connell >>> Sent: 17 December 2006 17:53 >>> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >>> Subject: RE: It's snowing in hell --OT >>> >>> My God, this is the HDTV era for 8 years >>> already! Get yourself >>> a good HDTV and get free DVDS ( they look >>> way better on a progressive scan HDTV >>> than any analog 4x3 set can ) from the >>> library. You dont know what you're missing, >>> especailly if you can appreciate good >>> imaging/cinematography and being a photographer already kinda proves >>> that. jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of >>> graywolf >>> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:16 PM >>> To: PDML >>> Subject: It's snowing in hell --OT >>> >>> >>> Graywolf got a new pet, a television. There it was sitting in >>> the thrift >>> >>> store looking all sad and abandoned, so he paid $15 + tax to >>> spring it. >>> It sulked at first shutting itself off after less than an hour, and >>> graywolf thought he was going to have to turn it out on the >>> streets. But >>> >>> a thorough cleaning, wasn't filthy but 25 years of dust on >>> its circuit >>> boards mostly came off and a night to get used to its new >>> home, and it >>> seems to be working nicely. >>> >>> Like any new pet graywolf is going to have to buy it some things, a >>> remote, and a longer cable as the one he has is not long enough to >>> tether it to the splitter and he has to change back and forth >>> between it >>> >>> and the modem in the mean time. And later a VCR so graywolf can >> watch >>> movies from the local public library. Maybe an upgrade in >>> cable service. >>> >>> This could be a very expensive pet. >>> >>> OH? The breed? Magnavox 27in stereo console. By its tag it was born >>> early in 1983 and cost $539.97 ($849.95 list). Does that make it an >>> antique, or just an old TV? >>> >>> One would think the thing would take up a lot of space, but actually >> >>> instead of taking up space it provides a table to place >>> things like the >>> DVD player and the Epson printer on. >>> >>> Anyway as the subject line implies graywolf buying a TV is a >>> very rare >>> occurrence, it has only happened twice in 63 years. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
