Seriously… I guess I’ve just not had a real desire to sit here and write in my blog for whatever reason. I mean, I don’t think that many people read my blog anyway, so it almost seems pointless. Nothing has really changed much lately anyway. I work 60-70 hours a week at my job, go home and sleep, only to turn around and do it again. Then on weekends we have friends over and if I’m in the mood I get drunk on Saturday nights. So basically it’s the same-old same-old. I’ve gotten new stuff as of late, but nothing else has really changed.
As far as the new “stuff” goes, I finally broke down and bought a PS2 because I didn’t have a console and didn’t want to shell out the money for a 360 until I got an HDTV. Surprisingly there are still some good games out for the PS2 and even some that have come out lately seem to be pretty decent. Admittedly, Sony is going to start pushing the PS3 (Which I will never own) so the games for the PS2 may end up becoming fewer and farther between. However, from what I’ve been reading, the PS2 is still outselling all the other consoles on the market today so maybe it’s not dead yet. I WILL be getting an Xbox 360 early next year at some point… There are so many good games out for it and so many more coming that are just plain amazing that I can’t NOT buy a 360.
I also finally broke down and bought a TV. Previously I had been using a TV card on my PC to watch TV and pipe in any other extra sources (the PS2 for example). I finally got tired of it and went to my local HH Gregg and bought myself a decent TV. I opted for the Westinghouse 32w3 LCD TV. As you can guess from the model number, it’s a 32″ TV. Pretty nice for the $700+ tax that I paid for it. Not the best around, but about the best I could find in that price range. It does have HDMI, DVI and VGA inputs along with the standard component, composite and S-video. At the same time, I went down to my local Comcast office and got the HD-DVR they offer so I can actually watch cable in HD. Needless to say, a very nice upgrade by all means. HD channels look fucking great; infinitely better than their SDTV counterparts. I did a direct comparison between standard-def ESPN and ESPN-HD and was amazed at the clarity difference. Now if only ALL channels were offered in high definition. Unfortunately most of the channels are still limited to standard 480i resolution. I have my HD DVR connected via HDMI and digital audio out to my home theater receiver so I get the full 5.1 dolby digital surround sound. I also have my PS2 connected via component video cables with optical-digital out to my receiver as well. Things just plain sound better on a full blown home theater receiver than via stupid TV speakers. When I get my Xbox 360 I’m probably going to get the DVI cable for it so as to get the best possible quality. Hopefully I’ll end up getting the HD-DVD drive to go with it… then I’ll be able to watch actual hi-def movies! Home theater is such great fun, but so damned expensive. I do know that later this year or maybe next year I’m going to end up getting a bigger TV. I really want a 61″ JVC HD-ILA rear-projection but they’re about $2300. Maybe later, but not a big priority now. Oh well, that’s enough crap for now.. maybe more later.