Greybeards Gripes

Yesterday I shortened the lenght of the co-ax cable from the Sat. box to the upstairs TV and removed a splitter.

I realized that the downstairs TV could be connected via S-video and component cables,  thus allowing the co-ax from the Sat box to go directly to the Big TV upstairs.

Note:  I tried the Sat box upstairs yesterday also,  but for some reason,  I assume cable length,  the Sat box will not recieve a signal on the upper floor??

State of the HD?  My cheap powered over the air antennae just isn’t reliable,  it’s going back.  The picture on the HD set (from the sattelite) is now a lot better,  but still far from perfect. Still no reliable HDTV.

Last nights fare was “The Guardian” starring Kevin Costner.  I’d give the movie about 3 out of five stars,  pretty predictable.  I’d give the HDTV about 3.5 stars out of five.  The picture was pretty clear and the sound was very good.  It wasn’t an HD capable DVD and I don’t have an upconvert player,  so I guess it gave about as good as it got.  I’m still a bit frustrated by the fact that wide screen isn’t standardized.  Seems like there are always spacer bars somewhere.

Note: I passed up an upconverting DVD player,  complete with an included HDMI cable .  The price was right, but it was an open box, unknown brand, unit at Meijer’s.

To be continued:

~~Cadet Video

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