Any Bravia owners here?

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by phykell

Even a moment of anger is always wasted - the chances are that the target or reason for your anger is blissfully unware and unconcerned by any problem you may or may not have with them.

I can't remember the saying exactly but it was along the lines of, "Anger is a gift that many seem willing to give but all hate to receive".

You might remember, that earlier this year I learned how short life really is.
It takes real strength to be angry all of the time, and I just cba to try.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by phykell

It might be the Panasonic Viera - they do 42", 46" and 50" models and pretty good they are too!

BTW when did PC world get so heavily into shifting large screen TV's?
I was in a recently refurbed store and they've gone from dispaying 8 or 10 to half of the damn store!

[divine]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

It takes real strength to be angry all of the time, and I just cba to try.

Unless your name is pies/cheets. Then the anger just overflows without any effort at all

[phykell]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

You might remember, that earlier this year I learned how short life really is. It takes real strength to be angry all of the time, and I just cba to try.

I do remember, yes

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by divine

Unless your name is pies/cheets. Then the anger just overflows without any effort at all

If you look up "Angry" in the dictionary, it has Pies photgraph in there.

[phykell]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

BTW when did PC world get so heavily into shifting large screen TV's? I was in a recently refurbed store and they've gone from dispaying 8 or 10 to half of the damn store!

I don't know, I didn't realise they stocked them!

It doesn't surprise me TBH. This is the start of a consolidation of technology products - PCs are moving into the home entertainment arena. Consoles and even TVs themselves are now benefitting from the DLNA initiative to network video and audio content. A bluetooth keyboard and mouse together with a PS3, makes for a great Internet browser and laptops are putting paid to the idea of a computer necessarily sitting in one room of a house.

[A Place of Light]

Convergence.
You're not kidding.

My next task is to replace my current media setup (original Xbox) with a proper media PC. I've decided that the ability to record TV is more important than I first thought.

[phykell]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Convergence.
You're not kidding.

My next task is to replace my current media setup (original Xbox) with a proper media PC. I've decided that the ability to record TV is more important than I first thought.

PlayTV and a PS3

Alternatively, there's even an LG LCD with a hard drive built-in now.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by phykell

PlayTV and a PS3

Alternatively, there's even an LG LCD with a hard drive built-in now.

I saw those LG's about a year ago, but I can't help wondering about the brand of HD they use. Plus, if it goes bang can it be repaired/replaced?
The PS3 angle is an interesting one, and I find it amusing that a lot of people bought one simply to play bluray first and foremost and the gaming side was an added bonus.

[phykell]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

I saw those LG's about a year ago, but I can't help wondering about the brand of HD they use. Plus, if it goes bang can it be repaired/replaced?
The PS3 angle is an interesting one, and I find it amusing that a lot of people bought one simply to play bluray first and foremost and the gaming side was an added bonus.

LOL - I know what you mean and I was one of them. My excuse was that we don't even have a DVD player - we'd always use one of my laptops for playing CDs, DVDs and downloaded video. However, Wipeout HD came out and that was enough for me to buy a PS3 especially when I'd seen all the other stuff it can do. Of course it's network-aware so it can deliver and play content from my NAS or PC plus, for some reason, it produces a much better picture when playing back downloaded video than my laptop ever did. I'm going to get a bluetooth keyboard and mouse when I get the big TV as it will also function as a pretty good Internet browser, image retention aside if I do buy a plasma