Posts Tagged ‘tv’

Cut the Cord, Get DirectTv

Friday, May 28th, 2010 by Joe Lawrence
I am one of those guys who will overpay and sacrifice tons to remain loyal to a company or brand that takes care of me.  Not even a second thought goes into the cost if I am pleased with quality.  However, I will go out of my to let a company know when I feel wronged and give them a chance to make up for it.  If they do, all is well. When they don't, I cut the cord--or in this case the cable.  Last week, I had cable Internet, TV and phone.  Comcast decided to play games with me for...

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TVs Go 3D

Friday, April 2nd, 2010 by Joe Lawrence
I remember when flat screen televisions (not flat panel) came out.  I thought there would be nothing any better, ever.  Then there was HDTV, and nothing could ever top that.  Until now. . . there is 3D TV. I keep seeing commercials for a Samsung 3D TV, so I wanted to look into them.  The area I am at temporarily, doesn't have any of these TVs available for me to personally play with, but the Internet is full of reviews. Everything I have read has been positive about the picture quality of the new technology.  There has been no real criticism...

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Predictions for Coming Years in Technology

Thursday, January 7th, 2010 by Joe Lawrence
With the dawn of a new decade during the information age, there is much hope for great things to come.  I am going to ramble on as to where I see the trends going.  I am not a techno-geek, but as an investor I am always on the hunt. First, the world of computers.  Everything these days has a hard drive.  Video cameras, digital cameras, MP3 players and even gaming systems.  All of this data costs a lot of money to replace, and many pictures are priceless to the parent of a newborn or the newlywed couple.  The trend is...

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