Kristi Yamaguchi the Favorite Wins

ASSI- From the start of Dancing with the Stars Kristi Yamaguchi was slated to win the Disco Ball Trophy. The former Olympic winning Ice Skater who was born with a club foot and her partner Mark Ballas danced their way back into the hearts of Americans. Yamaguchi is accustomed to performing in front of an live audience, her fans had another opportunity to marvel at her amazing foot work, admire her wardrobe choices that were reminiscent of the costumes she wore during her Olympic days, and performing dance and skating routines on ice skates was surely more difficult, which I believe gave her an advantage. However, she claims dancing without the skates was more difficult than doing a triple-sau-cow. Kristie is the second woman to win the Trophy since Kelly Monaco won series one. The other contestants Penn Jillette, Monica Seles, Steve Guttenberg, Adam Carolla Priscilla Presley, Marlee Matlin, Shannon Elizabeth, Mario, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Cristian de la Fuente was without a chance, except for runner up Jason Taylor who plays football for the Miami Dolphins. Hopefully next season will have dancers without any formal training like Emitt Smith who won last season.

Polaroid LCD HDTV: An Instant Deal

ASSI - Sisters, cousins, brothers, and friends were talking High Definition (HD) Television and how it makes sense to replace your tube analog television because it is obsolete. From restaurants to airplanes Plasma HDTVs were popping up everywhere, except airplanes, Plasma’s are ill-equipped to handle the altitude making way for the LCD monitor, which is a great alternative to Plasma. The Polaroid FLM-3725: 37” LCD TV/Monitor pictured above has served us well. Although, we associated Polaroid with still images, the technology of the LCD was most appealing to us. During our research we learned that the LCD is comprised of cells filled with liquid-crystals stored between two sheets of glass. Transistors supply voltage to the crystals and when combined with a surge of electricity: the crystals untwist to an exact degree to filter White light that is produced by a lamp behind the screen. It is the liquid-crystal matrix that produces an excitable image with bright, rich, and vibrant colors. Unlike the Plasma that is made of hundreds of thousands of pixel cells, each pixel cell is an individual microscopic florescent light bulb that illuminates the proper balance of red, green, or blue phosphors contained in each cell to provide the proper color sequence from the light.

It is most cost effective to replace a light bulb in the LCD than to replace the noble gases (i.e., argon, neon, xenon) that loose their glow overtime. I would be remised to go on an on about Plasma and LCD when the DLP HDTV is also competing for the HDTV dollar. The DLP is a Texas Instrument product. The technology of the DLP is millions of tiny hinge-mounted microscopic mirrors that each measure less than one-fifth of a human hair. Sounds interesting but what does that mean for contrast/Black levels, color accuracy, viewing angle, computer use, video playback speed, altitude usage, longevity, screen burn-in, production size and cost, power consumption, price and resolution? I am unsure for I have not had the pleasure of an actual experience beyond Sam’s club.

However, we have yet to experience “burn-in,” glaring, or angel viewing problems with the LCD. Attaching the computer was a breeze; and since, the TV is a monitor the computer images are inspiringly beautiful. The only disadvantage can be the cable length that connects the PC or Laptop to the television. This FLM-3725: 37” LCD TV/Monitor is an older model; however, Polaroid’s HD Televisions are affordable, attractive, and the picture quality is exceptional. As I see the Polaroid FLM-3725: 37” LCD TV/Monitor with remote control and a host of other features was well worth the money. I give it four blinks.

ASHI – The picture quality of the Polaroid LCD HDTV is wonderful, you feel like your actually at the game, you feel like in your watching the big screen at the movie theater, the magnified detail is exceptional. It is the most ideal television for additional connections such as games, additional surround sound, cable, and DVD players. It comes with DVI with HDCP input, D-sub input, 2 component inputs (YPbPr/YCbCr), 2 composite video inputs, S-video input, 6 audio inputs, Composite video output, Audio output, and a headphone jack. You can also select to view programming in full or wide screen, English, Spanish, or French, has closed captioning, and you can even set the sleep timer, and the full function universal remote is a great feature. The silver finish is a nice cover for the built in stereo speakers, the Black back gives it a sleek look that is suitable for any style room. We did much research on LCD, Plasma and DLP High Definition televisions before deciding on the Polaroid LCD 37 inch HD Television, which has not been problematic for me, I like that it is durable and seems to have longevity, and one of the main reasons that I wanted to purchase the Polaroid is their history with producing quality pictures. Although this model is older, I still recommend the brand and give this product four and a half eye balls.