"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Dang, Roger -- they're playing you opposite Monday Night Football?

That's a tough row to hoe... Especially when my beloved Packers are
playing!

Must be tough to be the last person in North America without a VCR. How
do you guys manage? Don't all your friends make fun of you?

Mine do.

I've got satellite, digital home theater stuff, CD Changers, dual DVD and
DVD recorder and more remotes than I can shake all ten fingers at. I've got
a thousand miles of wires in a ratty mess behind my (now antiquated)
oversized projection TV with PiP (that doesn't work, either).

I had it all working together at one time then moved from one house to
another. It's such a pain to re-hook up everything so it all works together
that my VCR is still in the box after a year.

I'm awaiting DVR to make it all better.

There was a movement some years ago with a "new" firewire scheme where
everything would be standardized. You simply daisy-chain all components
with firewire and they all automatically see each other and work through a
single remote. That was the dream, anyway.

Life used to be much more simple, ya know?

I'll see you on the TV tonight, Roger.

--
Jim Fisher