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Thursday, August 9, 2007
8:55:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Today I was stuck at the car dealership for a couple hours, while the mechanics there tried to figure what the heck that weird sound my air conditioner was making was all about (short answer: Apparently a leaf got in there and made buzzing noises as it flapped incredibly quickly), so while I was waiting I did something new for me, which was to watch a full-length movie on my little portable media player. Despite the image above, I didn't watch 300 (although I have it loaded onto the player); I watched Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg.
I wasn't really expecting watching a widescreen film on a two-and-a-half inch screen to be a really optimal experience, but I have to say it was actually surprisingly a not bad way to watch the film. Clearly you're going to miss details on a screen that small (there's a scene in which a character is typing stuff into a computer, and I can't see anything he's typing), but overall everything was generally pretty clear, and the sound, as it was coming through earbuds, was better than I get off the TV in my bedroom. I don't know that I would recommend it for regular movie watching, but when one's in the waiting room of a car dealership with a couple hours to burn? It's definitely doable.
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8:55:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Films on a Tiny, Tiny Screen
Today I was stuck at the car dealership for a couple hours, while the mechanics there tried to figure what the heck that weird sound my air conditioner was making was all about (short answer: Apparently a leaf got in there and made buzzing noises as it flapped incredibly quickly), so while I was waiting I did something new for me, which was to watch a full-length movie on my little portable media player. Despite the image above, I didn't watch 300 (although I have it loaded onto the player); I watched Shooter, starring Mark Wahlberg.
I wasn't really expecting watching a widescreen film on a two-and-a-half inch screen to be a really optimal experience, but I have to say it was actually surprisingly a not bad way to watch the film. Clearly you're going to miss details on a screen that small (there's a scene in which a character is typing stuff into a computer, and I can't see anything he's typing), but overall everything was generally pretty clear, and the sound, as it was coming through earbuds, was better than I get off the TV in my bedroom. I don't know that I would recommend it for regular movie watching, but when one's in the waiting room of a car dealership with a couple hours to burn? It's definitely doable.
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I'm so out of it... didn't even know they made one of those things. Glad you had something to pass the time with.
Take care, Chrissie
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Don't watch the 300 on it... it would be a waste of the cinematography!
be well,
Dawn
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Cool.....I just might have to get me one of those little toys!!
Carrie -
8/10/07 11:14 AM
Now, bring me buttons.
-Dan
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