Daily Archives: December 11, 2006

Component Cables and HDTV

I’m here to quickly dispel a myth — that you have to use a digital cable of some sort to hook up HDTV. It’s complete and utter crap. If you have a good component cable (you’ll need three video jacks, … Continue reading

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Bouncing Babies

Ahh, I have good news to relate. A friend of mine, an old friend and fellow Berkeley alum, whom I shall refer to only by her initials, L.S., is due to deliver a baby girl this Tuesday (although she herself … Continue reading

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A quick tip for plasma TV owners

If you ever run your plasma HDTV in 4:3 mode, you should be very aware of this. Most plasmas will display 4:3 mode with two light bars to the left and right of the picture. This can cause burn-in, just … Continue reading

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Oh, how the mighty eBayers have fallen…

If you want to see what the Playstation 3s on eBay are selling for, check this link: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=playstation+3&category0= Indeed. The mighty eBayers who waited in line in the rain, got beaten up by PS3-hungry thugs, who peed against alley walls … Continue reading

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