Tips From Tony Blog

I haven’t been writing very much lately, because I have been LEARNING so much new, massively detailed information. Ever since Apple has changed their name from “Apple Computer Inc.” to “Apple Inc.”, I’ve had to change MY mission statement as well.

I’m learning all about High-Definition TV, home theaters, AppleTV boxes and 2.7 zillion acronyms such as H.264, HDMI, HDCP, DVI-I and many others. I’m learning all of this so that I can distill my advice to simple, elegant terms when somebody asks me for my opinion. Apple is going to RULE the whole High-Definition Movies on Demand world, and I need to stay current.

By the way - I just recently celebrated my 26th anniversary as a consultant, and I don’t know how many more techie facts I can store in this poor old noggin of mine!

So, watch this space for further developments - My new 46″ 1080p (super-duper-high-resolution) Sharp Aquos LC-46D92U LCD Television is arriving Wednesday next week (it’s the February 2007 generation, and still too new to be sold anywhere in town). My AppleTV box is arriving Friday. The Home Theater Surround Sound receiver and speakers should be arriving shortly thereafter, along with the universal remote control. I’ve got several terabytes (that’s thousands of gigabytes) of hi-def material to throw into the mix. I’m READY, Freddie!

Even if you have your own hi-def setup, you’ll want to see this one - It’s the ginchiest. Once everything is set up properly, I plan to host a few “High Definition Popcorn” open-house sessions so that everybody can see what the future looks like. Get on the list early!