Some X-mas Advice

Well, we're rapidly spiraling (assuming that's a word) toward the most commercial time of the year, and it's important for us all to remember what this time is really about: presents. Since many of you will be buying presents, and since some of you know (or are) people (read: guys) who need to compensate for certain slights from Mother Nature, genetics, or whomever you feel compelled to blame by owning very large electronics, I thought I would offer some information about High Definition TV's. So I sat down to write the official Absian Guide to HDTV, but then I realized that would take a while. So instead, I'm going to link to two other guys' descriptions, which are far more amusing than mine would have been.

This guy explains the two main different types of HD pictures in terms that everyone can understand: Oompa Loompas and Hobbits. [Aside: just because I've mentioned them before, don't go accusing me of having an Oompa Loompa fetish.]

This guy offers some more useful information with a couple of wry observations about the whole situation.

I hope this information helps you buy a Big Ass TV for that compensating guy in your life. And before you go claiming that I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to Big Ass TV's and compensating: au contraire. I happen to own a 50-inch HDTV. So I know exactly what I'm talking about.

Happy Holidays.