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The Colts Win! The Colts Win!

2007-02-05
By: Carlton Bale
In: Events & Travel, Life Reflections
With: 0 Comments

In 2004, the Colts were red hot but I watched them to the New England Patriots (after a long, cold drive home after the heater in my car quit.) It was a long, cold, miserable terrible night. In 2005, the Colts were on fire but I watched them lose to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Colts were rusty and disappointing. Before each of these post seasons, my wife and I agreed that we’d get a flat screen TV in our family room (in addition to the front projector in the home theater room) to watch the Super Bowl if the Colts made it. But they didn’t.Read More →

Flat Panel TV Mounted in Time for Super Bowl!

2007-02-04
By: Carlton Bale
In: Home Theater
With: 5 Comments

With the Super Bowl just hours away, I finished mounting my new Mitsubishi LT-46131 Flat Panel LCD TV. I’m only watching off-the-air HD right now as I have yet order a second HD satellite receiver. As is my history for all things related to home theater, I couldn’t simply sit it on the table or even mount it flat against the wall — I went all-out with a Chief PNR articulating arm mount with an in-wall PAC500 housing. Since those model numbers mean nothing to pretty much everyone (including myself a week ago) here are some pictures. Please note: I still have some drywall workRead More →

Picking the Best Flat Panel TV for Super Bowl 2007

2007-01-26
By: Carlton Bale
In: Home Theater
With: 7 Comments

How and why a “plasma purist” wound-up falling in love with a Flat Panel LCD. Overview: The Super Bowl is a little over a week away and question many people are asking themselves is “which HDTV should I buy for the game?” The answer is not simple and represents a significant monetary investment. Sure, a bunch of future displays were just announced at CES, but there is always something better on the horizon, those displays are months away, and the Super Bowl is upon us – it’s time to pull the trigger! Due to my price and space considerations, I focused on HDTV displays rangingRead More →

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A technology, home theater, photography, and automotive enthusiast. Dedicated triathlete. Indianapolis Colts fan. Engineer-turned-MBA. Lucky husband. Proud father.

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