As I hinted to yesterday, today we have a new HD Television in the house. Specifically the Samsung HL-T6187S. A 61", LED, DLP TV. That means it's a projection television, not a flat panel like LCD or Plasma. We chose that because it gives the best picture for the money. A full 1080p set for just under $2000. Very few LCD of Plasma can do native 1080p, and those are nearly 3 times the price.

This set is beautiful. We were able to watch a couple of HD shows, via the new cable box we picked up yesterday. It is a significant upgrade from or previous set up. I hate that I have to wait for this damned HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray debacle, to see native 1080p content. I do expect HD DVD to come out on top, but prudence (whoever she is) suggests that we wait longer. We probably won't.

Things aren't perfect roses yet. I didn't really expect them to be. I just hoped really hard. Figuring out all the aspect ratio quirks of the cable box and television, took some time. The new DVR has a different software package that has bugged out 3 times in the last couple of days. I'm also hoping really hard, they fix themselves soon.

I'm betting the Thanksgiving parade in Manhattan will look great tomorrow.

Well now I'm officially a kind of uncle. Rick and Amanda have a new son named Kyle. He looks likes much like every other new born, which is yes absolutely adorable. He is also tall and lanky, much like the rest of his fathers family. Happy Birthday Kyle!!!

Of course I took lots of photos. It's actually hard to take a bad baby picture.