(It's a ...) Micro World (... after all): What to do?

Friday, November 13, 2009

What to do?

So my dream has always been to get a widescreen, high definition television (somewhere around 42" minimum) for my living room. I wanted to get it set up with surround sound, extra speakers for placement through the house, and connect it to a computer which would serve as a media platform. I could use it to stream NetFlix movies, play my music collection (well over 120 GB at this point), and record television shows. I'd also have it connected to my Wii and PS2. Well, just recently NetFlix announced that the PS3 can now stream movies. The PS3 also can play music. The only thing I don't think it will do is record television shows, which I guess isn't much of a loss since I don't get anything but local television. The benefit of getting a PS3 then is the array of videogames. Killzone 2 and Borderlands look awesome, and I'm a huge fan of the Unreal Tournament series. It'd also be cheaper than buying a computer with the capabilities I'd need. The only problem is having something at home for word processing and the like ... but I can always bring home my work laptop for that.

What to do?

5 comments:

Genomic Repairman said...: Do it, I'm streaming Netflix through my 360 right now and am loving it. They don't have everything up there for streaming yet but they have a good eclectic mix.; 6:23 PM
Genomic Repairman said...: I also use my 32" Vizio as a monitor by running a adapter from the laptop and piping it into one of my HDMI slots.; 6:24 PM
Thomas Joseph said...: Things come and go off of the "Watch Now" option, so it really does depend on when you look. I love NetFlix, and my turnaround time from mailing to receiving a new one is 3 days. I didn't think of hooking up my laptop to the TV, so that is a definite route I can go. My desktop is on its last legs (I built it five years ago) so a Windows 7 laptop would be a nice direction to head in.

PS3 it is! Once I get the television. ;); 11:19 AM
Genomic Repairman said...: PS3 is the good choice since it has the built in Blue Ray DVD player in it.; 11:24 AM
Genomic Repairman said...: If you are getting a new laptop let me know I've got a few extra licenses for my copies of Office 07 kicking around if you want one since I run solely off of a Mac now.; 4:42 PM

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Thomas Joseph
Professionally I am a bug hunter (aka microbiologist) and a gene jockey (aka molecular biologist). I started my career as a med tech, but now I'm a research scientist who studies environmental microbiology. When I'm not answering scientific questions about the roles that microbes play on climate change and/or water and soil quality, I'm an amateur astronomer and play racquetball. I'm also a sports nut, though my liking of both the NY Metropolitans (baseball) and NY Jets (football) tests my devotion to these sports on a continual basis. Fortunately, I'm also an OU alumnus (PhD, Microbiology) and we usually have a pretty good football team. Boomer Sooner!

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