Misconstrued Thoughts : Yesterday's Misconstrued Thoughts Today

So for the last two years there has been question which will will blue ray or hd dvd? Blue ray can hold almost 2x more data than HD DVD ... so i was for Blue Ray....

However in december with players being $100 instead of $1000 I bought one. I have to say it is a great up converting DVD player... which anyone could use (if you have a high def set).

However this week.... Toshiba anounced it would no longer make the players. Walmart won't carry HD DVD and netflix wont carry HD DVD either...

Its over... HD DVD is gone... so next winter look for Blue Ray to be affordable...

As it is... I sold 3 HD DVD players and more than paid for mine.. so no real loss...
(Maybe its time to send my unit to the world of Ebay too)

Posted by itzjerm at 10:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night of Wednesday, February 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from most of North America (Sorry west coast). So plan on getting outside and looking at the sky tonight.

During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.

An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. The shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside the other. The outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some (but not all) of the Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra is a region where Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.

If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a partial eclipse is seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the umbral shadow, then a total eclipse of the Moon occurs.

Posted by itzjerm at 10:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)