A New Era?
Looks like my PS3 is going to be getting more loving. We recently purchased a 42″ Panasonic plasma television for the living room, complete with 5.1 surround sound, and I must say, even the demos on the PS3 are amazing in 720p, especially with the added sound support. It’s just a pity that most of the games I play on the PS3 are PS2 games – but that may change in a couple of months.
The biggest issue I had with buying a 1080p HDTV was the price of cables. With HDMI and Optical cables seemingly being distributed by price-gougers, I opted for some from Newegg.com and Amazon.com and ended up with 4 HDMI cables, 1 Optical cable, and 1 new component cable around $70 – which is probably about $20 more than one HDMI cable from companies like Monster in the store. So while I’ve saved some money, I’ve still got at least another day or two until my HDMI cables show up – then I can’t wait to see what Blu-Ray has to offer.
After gaming on an SDTV for the longest time, it’s like a breathe of fresh air. It feels like a new era in my gaming life.
Keeping Busy
I’ve found that I’ve been doing my best to stay busy. I miss Tabula Rasa, but can’t bring myself to pay-to-play until I’m happy about where the game is, and not just where it’s going.
So I’ve bought a copy of Lord Of The Rings Online from eBay, and should be getting it this weekend. The nice thing is, I got a founder’s referral. What’s that mean? That means that I get to play for only $9.99 a month (regular price is $14.99 a month), billed monthly. If you are interested, let me know, and I’ll see about hooking you up with the same.
I’ve also been spending time with the PS3, playing Guitar Hero 3, Gran Turismo 4, and Final Fantasy X. I’ve had a lot of fun with these game thus far, and Lord knows that I’ve got more I can play if I get bored.
The one other thing I’ve been working on is a coding project that I’m trying to accomplish for my home church, a web-app that will manage contacts, and is customizable (by me), using php and MySQL, tools I’ve been developing with now for near 4 years.
Happenings
I downloaded the free trial to Lord Of The Rings Online this past Saturday. I’ve spent maybe a total of 8 hours actually playing it (non toon creation screen, that is). I must say that I find it a great change of pace. It’s been well thought out and I really like all the polish I’ve encountered.
Holydragon and I are on Landroval, the unofficial role-playing server, and anyone that wants to come visit, look for Aldstar or Belstar – my captain and my minstrel, respectively
