Thursday, February 14, 2008

We've got HD!

Sweet. A couple of weeks ago we decided to go to High Definition television. I called our existing provider, DirecTV, and they gave me a great deal to upgrade to HD. The installation was scheduled for last Thursday. Then everything collapsed into a disturbing whirlpool of unhappiness and despair. The installer said the HD signal came from a different part of the sky and that trees were in the way. DirecTV couldn't give us HD. Nooooooo!

The installation company called later that day and asked if we wanted a second opinion. Heck yeah! So the second installer came by yesterday (weather preventing the install) and this morning. Apparently, the first guy was a doofus because we now have DirecTV high definition service! And just in time for tonight is Lost and Survivor! Plus, Carol reports that if you're watching TV and the phone rings, a pop-up on the screen tells you who's calling! Holy crap!

Woo hoo!


6 comments:

ahtitan said...

I'm intrigued by the caller ID feature. I wonder what other messages you might get.

"The pizza guy's here."

"This episode sucks. There's something better on Channel 47."

"You have to pee."

Anonymous said...

That's great. Maybe the first installer was a mole secretly working for Comcast.

Anonymous said...

Actually, we think he is taking kickbacks from Dish Network. He said he used to work for them, and "He shouldn't tell us this, but we could get service from Dish because their signal comes from the other direction".

Gage said...

Too bad Burnett is way too cheap to shoot Survivor in HD.

Ipecac said...

Are you sure? It's not widescreen, but it sure looks like a higher resolution than we're used to.

Gage said...

The picture is better due to the incresed resolution on HD sets but it is not HD. Watch Jeporady HD (very basic set) and you will see a big difference in details. Better yet, watch anything on HD Discovery. It's a shame as Survivor would really pop at the locations that they shoot at.