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A Merry Digital Christmas
Being an Engineer, I am always curious how things work. While setting up the technical logistics for Wes’ weather reports from Crabtree Valley Mall here in Raliegh, I had a few minutes to talk to Santa as he took a break to see if we could clear up a few things.
Not everyone believes in Santa, [...]
A Smear Campain
This week viewer Terry wrote in about a problem with his plasma display. Normally a plasma TV is the top of the line. The best you can get in picture quality. But the problem he is reporting, is shared by “a lot of angry people” as he put it, and I can certainly [...]
Looks like somebody’s got a case of the Mundaze!
I guess I don’t need to tell you I am not a fan on Mondays. It’s always my busiest day of the week, but at least the Sun came out even though it was a little unseasonably cool this morning. I don’t really mind being busy when it’s a productive busy, and I had a [...]
TV Antennas are Crazy
Now that I have my converter box in hand, I’m researching antennas here in the burbs of Wendell. I just picked up a Phillips Silver Sensor PHDTV3 indoor antenna at Target in Knightdale and ran some tests versus my outdoor antenna. Target has also re-stocked the RCA box, and a trip across the street to [...]
NC Stations Conduct a DTV Soft Test
Many stations in the state participated in a DTV soft test coordinated with the NC Association of Broadcasters, where we put up a slide over the NTSC feed to help people identify which televisions, cable, and satellite signals are not yet digital ready. The results were very favorable, and mostly what we (at least what I) [...]
An “A” Student
I received this email from a viewer that turned out to have one of the coolest and most creative antennas I’ve ever seen. If his Professors are reading, give this man extra credit!
I’m a student at NC State, and got an HDTV with a digital tuner over the summer. Being the poor college student that [...]
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Phat TV
“If you want to look thin, hang out with fat people!” -Rodney Dangerfield from “Back to School”
No! I am not a bigot, prejudiced, closed-minded of people’s differences, etc. and as a matter of fact, I could loose a few pounds myself. And please don’t get irate because I call ourselves newbies, because we are all [...]
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