The Sony Bravia 46" XBR4 tv that we decided on and ordered from Amazon arrived yesterday, and it's gorgeous. The only down side is that our satellite provider, Dish TV, doesn't have local channels in HD, so we actually have to have an old-school antenna hooked up to the TV. We bought a Phillips rabbit-ear style antenna, which didn't work for us at all, so we'll be shopping for something different today so we can get our favorite network shows in HD.
But the XBOX 360 games? Wow. Just...wow. Katamari (my addiction) is glorious in HD, and Lane couldn't believe how good Splinter Cell looked. And the HD channels we do get look spectacular.
As if that wasn't all good enough, my new MacBook Pro 17" replacement computer shipped yesterday, and is due to be delivered today. (That's why I was sitting at home, rather than the office...I was hoping that it would arrive before I thought I had to leave.) I'm picking up a DVI-to-HDMI cable today so that I can use the new computer to play DVDs onto the big screen TV, and so that I can see what WoW looks like in immersive mode. :)
Now if I can just slog through the last 20 projects to be graded (40 done! Yay me!), I'll be free and clear to play with the new toys for two full weeks before classes start back up again...
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Update: Argh! According to the FedEx website, the computer was delivered exactly three minutes after I left the house. At least it's there. Squeeee!
I'm curious - Do you have Dish DVR? If so, can you run the antenna signal through the DVR to record HD network programs from the OTA signal?
Yes, and yes. The HD DVR has a separate OTA antenna connection. You can use the DVR controls to scan for OTA channels, and add them to your program guide. The guys who did the Dish HD DVR setup did a great job of explaining it all.
Cool, thanks.
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