# I pit modern electronics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-modern-electronics/551921>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 29, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-modern-electronics/551921 "2010-08-29T21:48:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-modern-electronics/551921/41 "2010-09-02T23:14:13Z")

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I once wired an entire house HVAC to an Apple ][. I named it HAL. I like to mess with electronics.

While we’re on this tangent, I’d also like to repeat that my Magnavox Blu-Ray ($80) was the best decision I made in a long time. It’s not so much that it plays Blu-Ray, though that is nice, as it upsamples normal DVDs flawlessly… most upsampling DVDs did weird stuff with my Batman The Animated Series. Just not designed to handle cartoon fills, I guess. And it autodetects wide screen and low-def content, and toggles between them flawlessly, while still providing the option for a manual override. Even if the wide screen and square screen stuff is on the same disc. (Menus and adverts vs content, for example.)

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**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-modern-electronics/551921/42 "2010-09-02T23:34:03Z")

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> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#):
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> I’m stuck on “video one” and the only way I can use the DVD or Wii is if I crawl back there and change the RCA cables. Why? Because you fuckers didn’t put any buttons on the damn TV!

Two words: switch box.

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