What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
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This morning I helped a client of mine get his new Blu-ray player configured to access the Internet so he could watch streaming movies from his Netflix account. Pretty cool stuff. While I was there he also asked me if I could help him learn how to use his DVR. But I told him flat out I couldn't help him with that. After a brief pause for comedic effect, I told him the reason was because he didn't have a DVR. In my client's defense, it can be difficult to distinguish a cable box from a DVR by looks alone.… Continue reading...
I have been really slow to adopt Blu-ray. In fact, I haven't really adopted it at all. Part of the reason is that my television doesn't support 1080p and my audio/video receiver doesn't support HDMI switching. And without upgrading these additional components, I wouldn't truly be enjoying the Blu-ray experience.
Plus, try telling your wife you need to spend another $2000 replacing your television and audio/video receiver so you can "truly enjoy" the new $200 Blu-ray player you just purchased.
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I've had my Flip Video Ultra camcorder for a while now. It's been one of the handiest and most portable video recorders I've ever used. And it couldn't get much easier to use. Press big red button to start recording. Press big red button to stop recording. But alas, it's time for me to retire my Flip Video. There's a new sherriff in town and his name is the Flip Video Ultra HD. And mine should arrive next Tuesday. I decided to upgrade mainly because of the Ultra HD's high definition capability. I do a lot of video shooting that… Continue reading...
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Is it just me or has there been very little press at the second go-round of switching from analog to digital television? Personally, I've barely heard a word. Yeah, I saw a couple of commercials on television reminding me that June 12 is the new date but nothing like I saw earlier this year when the date was still February 17. I'm guessing the reason for this is that the switchover to digital television, like Y2K, has been beat to death. So I'm going to do my part and leave it alone as well. R.I.P. analog television Just know that… Continue reading...
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So it seems I jumped the gun a little bit by saying that the digital television transition won't happen until June 12. In reality, the FCC is allowing television stations to go ahead with the transition if they are ready and still want to transition early. If you are interested in finding out whether or not your local television stations are transitioning, the FCC is maintaining a list on their web site of all full-power television stations that are terminating their analog service before or on February 17. I checked and none of the major stations in the Indianapolis area… Continue reading...
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