I Love Seeing My Oldies in a New Age Way

September 17, 2014 in Electronics, Entertainment, Technology

Finally, it had to happen. We made the leap into the new world of television viewing. This past year we made a purchase that my wife had been wanting to do for a long time: a 50″ HDTV. As for me, I was in no particular hurry. I was perfectly satisfied with the set we had. But…IT DIED! Oh well.

Initially, I had to hook up an old set that once belonged to my mom. Thing is, it was just a 19″ console. Talk about a tiny picture! And when we went shopping, at first I was trying to find the same-ol’-same-ol’ regular analog set. Oops, wrong answer! The only thing available was HDTV. So be it; I had no choice. Still, we had to wait a little while to scrape the funds together because those bad boys sure ain’t cheap. But we finally lucked upon on at a reasonable price, and using a card, we got it interest free if paid off in 18 months, and we got it paid off in a year’s time. I love it when a plan comes together…(sorry Hannibal.)

And was I ever delighted! We had recently switched from satellite to cable before the old set died, and had got reacquainted with several old friends. On our cable service I discovered three local independent stations whose main programing consisted of great old movies and syndicated television series, five of which were some of my old-time favs: Twilight Zone; Night Gallery: The Outer Limits; Thriller; and The Naked City. All of which are from the late 50’s or early ’60’s. But of course, in that era, there was no filming in HD, and each one of these shows were in black and white. No biggie; at my age, I’m an old-school type, anyway. The only I’ve yet to come across is my most all time favorite of this sci-fi, fantasy and horror genre: Quantum Leap. I’d love to meet up with Sam and Al again.

Before I ran across my old buddies, though, my first thought was to see my Atlanta Braves on the big screen in HD. And, WOW! I couldn’t believe how great it was. Almost as good as sitting there at Turner Field and seeing ’em up close and personal. Well, that may be getting a little carried away but the picture on this TV is magnificent. This photo doesn’t do it justice but it should give you an idea of the quality.

Freddie’s ready to crush one!

But baseball is almost over for the season, and the way the Braves are going, the season’s almost over for them. That being so, as disappointed as I am about that, I’ll have plenty of time to finally watch all those episodes of my favorite shows I’ve recorded; the DVR is almost full! And in the coming future, I’ll share with y’all some interesting information about these blasts from the past that have brought back so many memories to this ol’ boy. One thing’s for certain, they sure don’t make ’em like they used to. Thank goodness for reruns…(“,)

About Harry

There's really nothing special to share about me. I'm a simple man who leads a simple life, still in search of knowledge and the enlightenment it gives to my still-growing mind. And I do believe in magic, for it is out there, waiting to be discovered by those whose hearts and minds are open to the possibility, and whose eyes are willing to look past the obvious and seek the realm of the mystical. As I once read in a description of my traits based on my birthdate, I'm a dreamer of dreams, a teller of tales whose mystic mind knows that truth prevails. And as the great poet Robert Frost said:
"...I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."