Death of the VCR
My sulking about not getting a jet pack when the 21st Century dawned is getting old but I won't stop. This hasn't prevented me from continuing my quest for tech toys. Yup. I just ordered a TiVo (pictured at left) to replace my dead-for-a-month-now VCR. There it sits with a strangled tape hanging out of its maw, cold and lifeless. :::sigh:::
It was difficult convincing myself to not get the cheapest model but realizing that my nearly 10-year old TV couldn't handle having a TiVo and a DVD player connected simultaneously convinced me to drop a few more dollars. It is also kind of cool that I can listen to my iTunes through my home theater without getting a dock. This will hold me until I earn a Bose iPod SoundDock through my employer's incentive rewards program (if I can wait another month, that is).
And I gave up on the hope that iTunes would sell episodes of ABC TV network's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Its great that Battlestar Galactica is now available (I bought 2 episodes) and that other shows are becoming available. This could be the future of television. I just need to have my TV last long enough to make the digital broadcast deadline in 2009 (now there's a date that always seems to be changing).
