Update your old TV

here are some quick tips from what I've researched on buying HDTV's

* don't be a cheap ass get a Sony, Samsung or Sharp HDTV, please don't go for the vizio's do yourself a favor and keep away from them.

* get an LCD set, they're way cheaper than DLP and CRT(these are big, and cheap but requiere calibration) and some DLP sets suffer from burn-in.

* ignore the whole "FULL HD 1080p ads" it means nothing unless you're getting a set thats 50' or larger, the human eye can't tell the difference from 720p, 1080i and 1080p if the TV is smaller than 50'

* be sure your tv has ATSC tunner, (previous brands will have it included) but what is it? the tunner will let you access HD transmission of your local channels.

* if you're a gamer, be sure it has a game mode, so you don't suffer from lag in-game (recent samsungs are good at this, trust me ;))

* take advantage of black friday deals, best buy has some of the best, if there's a time of the year to buy an HDTV it's black friday. DO IT.

* you can get a 40' samsung for $1400 or less

that will be all, thank you

that will be all for today, thank you

JACC 2007

who would have guessed that in my first year participating at JACC (Journalism Association of Community Colleges) i would win an award. I was shocked when the announcer was starting the News Judgement/Layout - Broadsheet category award. It was an Honorable Mention but hell, i've never ever designed a layout for a newspaper and this was my first try.

If it wouldn't be for Mark Rojas or Almendra Carpizo back at the newsroom i wouldn't have an idea of what to do, and thats why I'm completely grateful with them.

although i didn't win anything in the sports competition i don't feel bad, i thought i did my best in the contest.

JACC was a great experience and i already can't for the next one. Getting to know better Brandi Perez (ex-sports editor) Victor Muniz (photographer, who is in our class) and Chris Saenz (photographer) was also great I think we developed a great friendship between all of us.

Also, the highlight of JACC was this video, we probably watched it like 10 times a day, sad i know...