Archive for Consuming
November 16, 2006 at 1:49 am
· Filed under Consuming · Tagged: decor, HDTV, wiring
I was chatting with a friend today, and he commented that everyone he knows has their flatscreen resting on a console.
He thinks people are too scared to watch $3000 fall off the wall. My theory is that there is no point in wall mounting unless you pay for a pro to wire the stuff inside the wall to your gear. Who wants cables running down their walls? I think art directors are just cutting cords off for photoshoots.
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How is your flat panel HDTV mounted?
November 15, 2006 at 5:08 pm
· Filed under Consuming · Tagged: video games, Wii
Nintendo is an interesting beast. After shouting “it’s about games, not convergance” over and over, they ship the Wii with a news reader, weather center and and handful of other non gaming stuff. Yet according to this joystiq report, the MP3 functionality is pretty crippled. Sure it’s lame there is no real player, and the only way to hear tunes is to insert a song into a photo slideshow. But the real tragedy is that in game soundtrack replacement is going to be handled on a game by game basis. Continue reading »
November 14, 2006 at 10:52 pm
· Filed under Consuming · Tagged: Gears of War, video games, Xbox 360
By now you’ve certainly see the reviews (95 out of 100 at metacritic), so I won’t bore you with the details, or feed Cliffy B’s ego with anymore praise. I will just say that the game should get a special look if you’ve outfitted your media centers with a surround sound receiver and a high def display. “Visceral” is the word that first popped into my mind, and I’ve heard it over and over in other reviews and opinions about the game. Continue reading »
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