John-Michael Del Valle’s Blog

I just found yesterday that Circuit City Home Entertainment Specialist are now on commission in a way. They are still paid an hourly rate but have added bonuses at the end of the month. I didn’t get the exact detailed explanation on how it works exactly. From my understanding it works on how much gross […]

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The Sony 2008 LCD TV line up is quite confusing and has tons of models. I’ve put this chart together to help people understand the differences between each line. Right now as of 7/30/2008 we don’t know everything about all the XBR lines. With time I’ll be updating this chart and fixing […]

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Samsung 2008 LCD TV differences explained in a chart. I plan on adding how many bits the panel and processor are for each model. If you want to comment with the correct bits for each model, I will add them. If you have any suggestion or corrections that need to be […]

I’m going to start a document of differences between all these specific models. It’s quite confusing when you walk into the store and have all these options. Right now at this moment (7/24/08) the 8 & 9 Series are not out. Thinking of putting together an Excel spreadsheet with all the features and if they […]

Today I caught wind of Samsung’s new LCD announcement. Since information I’ve posted on the Sony XBR 8 LED model I’ve been wondering if Samsung will bring out a new LED model. Now we have something to look forward to from Samsung, the 9-Series.
It looks like Samsung is using its marketing techniques on inflated contrast […]

My friend who works with AT&T and been at training for U-Verse installs just gave me a heads up that there was a soft launch for U-Verse this week for Miami. Apparently this week AT&T employees have access to sign up for the service. This mean in another two weeks we should see some trucks […]

Blu-Ray Player Comparison
You could call this the affordable blu ray player comparison
The Players:
Insignia NS-BDDVD Blu-Ray
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-Ray
Sony Playstation 3 Blu-Ray
Sharp BD-HP20U Blu-Ray
Panasonic DMP-BD30K Blu-Ray
Sony BDP-S300 Blu-Ray
Phillips BDP7200 Blu-Ray
The Categories:
Profile
Insignia: 1.1 profile
Samsung: 1.1, 2.0 profile coming via firmware upgrade
Playstation 3: 2.0 profile via system upgrades
Sharp: 1.0 profile
Panasonic: 1.1 profile
Sony 300: 1.0 profile
Phillips: 1.1 profile
Whats the […]

Today I planned to connect my uncles TVs. I left to the beach around 11:30ish I believe. I ended up not leaving till around 6:30. Sometimes the easiest task could turn out much more difficult. I’ll say the first half of the day was spent moving around old TVs. You take for granted the new […]

Yesterday I got a call from my bestfriend Paula to meet up since she knew it was my day off. I was out anyways after spending too many hours playing Metal Gear Solid 4 (On last act). She wanted to meet up at Target near Brickell. I got there early and decided to visit the […]

First off the Sony 46″ XBR 8 is ’suppose’ to release in the Aug-Sept time period. Later on next month I’ll go check at a local CC to see if anything is in the system yet. As for all those people who want a 52″ I’m sorry to inform you it looks like they will […]