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May 5, 2008

What’s All The Talk About HD

HD is all that is ever talked about with television anymore, and it might not take a rocket scientist to see the difference between HD and standard television there are questions.

Questions such as, is one brand of television better than another? This is something to be concerned with it is a major purchase and one of the best ways to find this out is to read up on the comparisons of the different brands and what they have to offer.

Another question is if this television is purchased where will if find the most HD programs and the answer to that one is DirecTV, they have far more HD programming than cable or other satellite providers.

So, what is the true advantage, well if your in the market for a new television this is one that will have the clearest picture available, it is also one that when paired up with surround sound a movie is really a movie but in the comfort of the armchair.

There is also the fact that analog transmissions will end in February of 2009, and then it is a choice of digital television or purchasing a box to see any programming.

If nothing else the quality of watching HD wins out over standard television any day of the week.

May 1, 2008

NASCAR Fans It’s Race Time

This weekend is the AT&T Chevrolet taking place at the Richmond International Raceway and in chassis No. 204 in the Crown Royal 400.Jeff Burton will be there competing.

He wont be alone, he is going to be traveling with the Directv setup as a part of the HotPass Coverage and the channel that is dedicated to Burtons car is 792 and for HD broadcasting it will be on 797.

The car was built new for the 2007 season, this is the same car Burton raced at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September 23rd where he finished 18th. Then later raced this car again at the Phoenix International Raceway in November on the 18th where he finished 12th.

Now this weekend he will be one of four cars featured on DIRECTV’s HotPass Coverage that allows viewers to watch all the action through DIRECTV’s multiple camera angles, real-time car telemetry and listen to in-car audio communication.

So with Directv you have the inside scoop as it happens on the track, a seat as the race can’t give you that kind of information.

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