What's Noo?
A blog for noobies by Patric Welch, techie and all around fun guy.
Strike One Earlier this week, Apple announced its new line of iPods along with a $200 price cut on the iPhone. Both of these announcements left a bad taste in my mouth. For starters, I just purchased my iPhone a little over two months ago–the first day they were released to the public to be exact. While I understand that being a pioneer of new technology products comes with a price, I didn’t think that price would be $200. Strike Two Furthermore, the new iPod Touch model looks identical to the iPhone. In fact it pretty much is the iPhone… Continue reading...
Last week I decided to try the Redbox DVD rental service. For those of you unfamiliar with Redbox, I’m referring to the new DVD rental service that has recently popped up at many McDonald’s locations. The service works like this. You walk up to the Redbox kiosk (some are inside McDonald’s, some are outside), and touch the video screen to begin. At this point, the screen displays a list of all of the DVDs that are currently available for rental at your particular kiosk. You can click on a specific movie title to find out more details about the movie.… Continue reading...
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Yesterday I received a letter in the mail from DIRECTV. Here is the first portion of the letter: Dear Patric Welch, We’ve missed you! So we’ve created a special offer just for you. Get 4 months FREE of PREMIER, our best TV package, when you order NFL SUNDAY TICKET. With over 250 channels and exclusive NFL action, it’s our best offer of the year. Local channels are included. No equipment to buy. Not start-up costs. Call now! What’s so odd about this you might ask? Well, for starters, I AM ALREADY A DIRECTV CUSTOMER! In fact, I have been one… Continue reading...
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Q: Will my new high definition television play 5.1 surround sound or do I need to buy something else to hear the surround sound? A: Let me start by bringing everyone up to speed on 5.1 surround sound. With the advent of high definition television, networks will be able to include 5.1 surround sound in their transmission along with the already gorgeous high definition picture. The “5″ of “5.1″ refers to the number of speakers in your surround sound setup. The five speakers in this case are the front center, often referred to as the center channel, a front left… Continue reading...
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Q: Will my VCR still work when we go to high definition? A: The answer to this one is yes, no, and it depends. Let’s breakdown each answer. Yes, your VCR will still allow you to view your videotapes on your high definition television. However, unless you use one of the stretch modes on your high definition television, you may have to put up with black bars on the left and right of the picture, referred to as pillar box. No, your VCR will not be able to record over-the-air channels, such as your local network affiliates, once the switch-over… Continue reading...
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