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Title: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Rico on September 16, 2007, 12:23:52 PM
Got a chance to play around with the new HDTV more this weekend.  It's really amazing and a lot of fun.  College football, sports, movies all look amazing on it.  I even hooked up a PC for a bit and played some World of Warcraft and surfed the net.  Should of got one of these a long time ago!    :metallica:

Using TIVO to access my podcast via the net:
(http://www.treksf.com/images/HDTV5.jpg)

Michigan State football game in HD:
(http://www.treksf.com/images/HDTV6.jpg)

Michigan State band in HD:
(http://www.treksf.com/images/HDTV7.jpg)

My main web site page:
(http://www.treksf.com/images/HDTV8.jpg)

In WOW:
(http://www.treksf.com/images/HDTV9.jpg)

More WOW:
(http://www.treksf.com/images/HDTV10.jpg)
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: moyer777 on September 16, 2007, 03:35:42 PM
That is just so cool.

Great pictures!
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Bryancd on September 16, 2007, 03:45:36 PM
Say, how about that Rutgers team?!
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Blackride on September 16, 2007, 05:26:48 PM
Grats on the TV. Once you go HD you never go back....
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Geekyfanboy on September 16, 2007, 06:21:52 PM
I'm so jealous.. I can't wait to get mine.

You're TV is AWESOME Rico!!!!!
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Rico on September 16, 2007, 06:34:28 PM
I'm so glad I got it before all the new fall shows start up.  I just watched "The Hitcher" in HD-DVD.  Dumb movie, but man did it look amazing!  Lots of nice outdoor scenes in New Mexico, etc.
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: brazilianjiujitsu1979 on September 19, 2007, 06:35:25 PM
That is a really cool television.  I like your jabba above it. Is that gentle giant?

Andy
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Rico on September 20, 2007, 05:03:38 AM
The Jabba is Sideshows.  Just Jabba, no throne for it - yet.
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: billybob476 on September 20, 2007, 05:35:34 AM
What resolution do you run WoW in? 1680 x 1050 or something similar?
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: Rico on September 20, 2007, 05:39:45 AM
Quote from: billybob476 on September 20, 2007, 05:35:34 AM
What resolution do you run WoW in? 1680 x 1050 or something similar?

It's close to full 1080.  I had to drop it down just a little in order to not have the icons, etc. off screen.  It's something like 1800 x 1024 or so.  The PC I tried allows me to adjust the screen size precisely when running it over a TV monitor (which the video card detected since I had it hooked up via DVI on the PC).  It was fun to play around with but I probably won't be playing a lot of WOW in front of a 60" screen!  Hehe!
Title: Re: New HDTV in action!
Post by: billybob476 on September 20, 2007, 05:51:26 AM
Funny how that works. Aside from watching video, party music and skype video calls, I don't really use the computer hooked up to my TV as a computer much. I don't really do much web browsing or gaming on it at all. I guess the couch isn't really ideal for that kind of thing.
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