But does the cheap price have drawbacks?

Okay, it is an older model TV, so it is fairly thick. It is about eight inches deep, which is very thick for an LCD. The reason is unnecessary. The ports are put sideways, or perpendicular with the screen, rather than on the same plane. This adds about 4 inches to the thickness, but that’s just a small gripe. Also, it is limited on ports with only two HDMI ports and one doesn’t have audio, I think. Blacks aren’t as dark as I would hope, but that’s not a huge issue for me. It tries to compensate by darkening the screen based on ambient lighting and what is on screen. This is fine, but it does it too much. The screen will go slightly dark and it will go from full brightness to about 10% and back up. It is fairly annoying to be honest. But I fixed that with a little bit of playing in the menus.

So was it worth the price?

Okay… yes, there are a few issues that can be annoying, but the price was unbelievable. Browsing around, I couldn’t find a TV for this price that was even close to the size. The closest I found was $649.99 and it was a 40″. It was Insignia too, I think. The fact I found a name brand for this cheap was great for me. If you have found an awesome TV or other major electronic and got it for a super cheap price, share it in the comments! Feel free to brag about your awesome frugal-ness!

This is just a type of discussion for your feelings on topics like gay marriage, gay adoption rights, etc… everything that relates to equality for all people.

To get started, I’ll put my feelings. I am an openly gay male, so I am not ashamed to say that I want rights for me and whoever I choose to live the rest of my life with. I just feel like I should be given the same rights as everyone else. And it hurts to know that people are voting on your rights to marry. How would you feel if I got to vote for your right to marry? Gay people cannot choose the life they live. The discrimination faced is horrible and knowing that people who you don’t know and who don’t know you hate you before you even meet them.

Think Love Sacs, but a third the price… just no cup-holders

I got the Sumo Sac Sultan. The 4 foot wide one. It is ridiculously huge! It just beckons to have multiple people on it, and I can honestly say that people love to do flying jumps onto it. It is a great gaming, movie, cuddling chair. Everything about it is great!

It is made from a giant water-resistant bag filled with shredded furniture foam. This means it is soft, silent, and never goes flat. It is incredible!

It runs $250 with free shipping, which I think is 100% worth it seeing as you can put as many people on it as you can a couch. Think a convertible couch for super cheap. They are great for college students and people who love movies.

You can go grab one at Sumo Sac’s Website.

That is obviously a 15″ MacBook Pro claiming to be a 17″ MacBook Pro.

That is not attention to detail.

I actually think that mine could. 

When I got my iPhone in July, I thought at first that something was wrong with the glass covering on the screen. It was nothing major. Just that it seemed like it sunk down in the bottom right and slightly in the top right, and the bottom left. When I was playing around with other’s iPhones and iPhone 3G’s, I noticed theirs did not. It is nothing major, there is no gap (except a slight hairline one that you can see the backlight through when its dark), so this must be either a defect in my phone, or something I did. Seeing as it was like this when I got it in the AT&T store, I am ruling myself out. The sales associate opened the box in front of me and I didn’t see here do anything that could have caused it, so she is not to blame either. I want to believe that it was either a factory defect, or the iPhone 3G I played with had a defect and didn’t  have this. I don’t think that is likely.

If you know anything about this, or have this as well, let me know. Remember, this is not a problem. This is just something small I noticed. I don’t feel like it is to the point where I should try to return it, but I also don’t think that Apple should use such shoddy workmanship on something they take great pride in (supposedly all of their products, but whatever)

Just leave a comment and let me know!

I have a zune pass, so all my views are based on that. Microsoft made MixView similar to Genius, but with a small exception. That is that with iTunes, it seemed like everything it suggested I didn’t have. I think this may be a move to get even more people buying from iTunes, but zune suggested a few things that I had, and the others I just downloaded because I have a zune pass. Very convenient. Something I was confused by happened a few days ago, I had Flobots playing and Genius recommended all these Black Eyed Peas albums. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have no problem with Black Eyed Peas, but I couldn’t see how this related to Flobots. I used the zune marketplace and used MixView and it also suggested Black Eyed Peas. I moused over it in the zune marketplace and it actually told me why. Black Eyed Peas and Rage against the Machine are related artists and Rage is inspired by the Flobots apparently. I actually learned something new from music. I was also recommended to people who listen to a lot of the same music as me, so I was able to listen to their recents.

The zune marketplace, zune pass, and zune 120 make a seamless music/social networking experience other players just don’t have. I am currently working on filing up the 120 and with the zune pass and all these cool features, it shouldn’t take too long.

Also, Corpus Christi doesn’t have the radio tags like other cities, so I can’t test that feature. If you like the zune or have a favorite player, list it in the comments and say why it is your favorite!

On a side note…. Spammers, rot in hell if you keep trying to comment on my posts. I moderate every comment that goes in and out of my blog. Yours will not be seen by anyone but myself and I will not click on anything. Stop wasting my time and yours as well. That is all

I know not everyone who reads this will have a blog on here, but most of you do. If you feel like you are being spammed relentlessly by spammers too, leave a comment saying it. If it isn’t spam, I will approve you. I know the title to this seems extreme, but there are better ways to make a living that making ads that the public will never see and just annoying bloggers to no end. If you are a spammer. Please do not ever comment on my blog again. No one cares about generic cialis, webcams, or granny pr0n. That is just sick and disgusting to do that on a tech blog.

My rant is over. Have a nice day.

I am the kind of guy that doesn’t want his fancy new iPhone looking bad because of the case. I still want it to look good, but I also want it protected. Finding a case that solves both problems can be a little hard. Let me know if you have any luck finding a solution. I already have a case and will buy a new one if I can find a better one. Here is my experience with them.

Silicone cases bother me to no end. I don’t carry my phone in my hand, I am a guy, so I don’t have a purse to keep a phone in, I keep my phone in my pocket. If you have tried to get something covered in silicone in and out of your pocket, it isn’t easy. They also collect dust and lint. Yes, I know you can just wash them, but I would rather have a case that I can just “Set it and forget it.”

I actually bought the Griffin Wave Case from Apple’s website. It is a very good case, but if you have wet hair when using your phone or sweat while on the phone, your hair will actually transfer water under the case which can be annoying at times. I also use the anti-glare screen protector. I am sorry, but I do not know who made it, or how much it cost. I don’t have the receipt and payed with cash. It is a nice case, so if you see an anti-glare one, it will probably do well. I like it cause you do not see fingerprints, and it works well in sunlight without blinding you.

I am thinking of getting a full body protection case. Something like BodyGuardz or similar. If anyone knows of a good one, let me know!

For those of you wondering, no… I did not die. I am just in a new place. I moved into my dorm for school, and haven’t had time for a new blog post or YouTube video.