That's the sound of me listening...
My parents are coming in just 10 days and I have been trying to figure out what sort of things to plan. My Mom suggested we go see the King Tut exhibit at the art museum, but it seems that tickets are all ready sold out for the times they will be here. I guess it's probably because a lot of people are on vacation then. Then she something Everglade-y so I found this which seemed to fit and looked pretty cool. I also found the Hurricane which would be right up my Dad's alley. Then I saw this tour which would be pretty sweet, Segways and all. I sort of feel like I should be calling to get reservations for stuff, but I'm just not sure what people would like and whatnot. But I'm also afraid that if I wait too much longer nothing will be available and then I will feel all guilty.
Right now I am watching Return of the King on DVD. Roland and I caught the first two on tv the other night and it felt wrong not to watch the last one. Although I kind of wish I had seen the first two on DVD because they leave out stuff, it's the shortened version, and there are commercials. This is one instance when I would like to have one of those ba-giant tvs like Roland's parents and Henry have. I also really really wish we had surround sound. I'm under the impression that having a center channel and all the peripherals would make it better for watching movies like this where the background ends up being hugely loud and the dialog whisper quiet. My denial about any hearing loss becomes harder to maintain. Unfortunately I don't know anything about speakers and surround sound. Anybody out there [Henry Bierman, Jason, or Karl (with a K) perhaps**] have anything to share about it. What does a person need and whatnot. I don't have a DVD player (only a PlayStation 2), and my receiver is about as old as they come. I was thinking, but again I know little to nothing about it, that I would want a new receiver that all the stuff could go through including the surround sound? Lay the info on me, my knowledgeable peeps.
**coincidence that all the techno-minded people I would think to ask also have blogs...I think not.
Right now I am watching Return of the King on DVD. Roland and I caught the first two on tv the other night and it felt wrong not to watch the last one. Although I kind of wish I had seen the first two on DVD because they leave out stuff, it's the shortened version, and there are commercials. This is one instance when I would like to have one of those ba-giant tvs like Roland's parents and Henry have. I also really really wish we had surround sound. I'm under the impression that having a center channel and all the peripherals would make it better for watching movies like this where the background ends up being hugely loud and the dialog whisper quiet. My denial about any hearing loss becomes harder to maintain. Unfortunately I don't know anything about speakers and surround sound. Anybody out there [Henry Bierman, Jason, or Karl (with a K) perhaps**] have anything to share about it. What does a person need and whatnot. I don't have a DVD player (only a PlayStation 2), and my receiver is about as old as they come. I was thinking, but again I know little to nothing about it, that I would want a new receiver that all the stuff could go through including the surround sound? Lay the info on me, my knowledgeable peeps.
**coincidence that all the techno-minded people I would think to ask also have blogs...I think not.
posted by Susan at 4:42 PM
3 Comments:
You can find a decent surround sound setup at Best Buy (I have vague memories of that store. So far away now) for not too much green, And while the PS2 isn't the best DVD player, it's far from the worst.
I've had a surround sound setup of one form or another for over 15 years, and movies and TV just don't seem complete without it anymore.
It can really enhance the whole experience (as intended, duh).
Also, go rent the extended versions of ALL the LOTR films now, I'll wait....
Ok, now sit thee down and watch them.
Rent? *gasp* We own them all thank you very much. We just happened to find the movies whilst flipping channels were too lazy to get up and put in the real thing. I know, I know, very unwise in hindsite, but at the time moving seemed to be such a chore.
Thanks for the info. Maybe when you come to visit I will trick you into helping me get something set up.
I noticed that there is one system on sale at Target this week (at least in our local weekly). They have a lot of other systems - some even lower in price than the one linked above. We have a spare receiver boxed up in the basement (a fairly nice one) but I think it'd probably be more economical if you bought one of the kits that have the tuner and all the speakers included. (?)
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