Why use www.HighDefGUY.com?

I wanted to offer a little more insight on the creation of www.highdefguy.com and how I envision its use.

This was  a place to start or supplement anyone researching the purchase of a new television. This was born out of my desire to have something like this when I was looking for a new television.  A place that will give the basics and provide a base to go deeper into the more technical end of the televisions.

 I look at this like a decision tree where first you identify what works for you, then what are the options, then what are other considerations. For example in a room where you have a lot of light, you don’t want a TV that will have a glare on the screen so you can’t see the thing. Then you don’t want a screen that’s too small, or too big (if there is such a thing!).  Then what about formats? All you really hear about is the latest and greatest, but will you notice if you are a certain distance from the screen or if you TV is a certain size? That’s all covered in www.highdefguy.com (well all except the format, that’s coming soon).

Here’s how it works, you can choose what room you’ll be placing your new television. Then you’ll be asked a couple of questions regarding your room. www.highdefguy.com will generate a little summary for you. Use this as a guide when looking through all of the information available to you on this crazy world wide web.

This is constantly being added to expanded on and tweaked. I hope that it will provide a useful resource for you when looking for a new television. Check back often as you will notice changes taking place as information is being added.

Internet Radio – Have you tried Pandora

Right after you read this go to Pandora it ROCKS! Granted I used it for the first time 10 minutes ago, but so far it is incredible.

Type in what you feel like listening to and BOOM you have got that style. Pretty fast to, at least on my connection.

Wanted to pass a gem like this along.

Blue-Ray DVD Won – now what

Now that there’s a winner in the high definition DVD format what does that mean for most of us that haven’t purchased a player yet.

 There’s a good article by John P. Falcone at Crave/Cnet on what to look for when taking the plunge.

To sum it up, make sure that you understand what you are buying and why a player may be considerably cheaper than another.

I favor this resolution, while the initial cost difference of the HD-DVD would have been cheaper the increased viewing options and menu styling of the Blue-Ray makes up for that. It either does or will in the future have richer menu environments and options for all the extras we have come to know and love.

Enjoy and watch out for falling prices!