In Short: E-Book Readers

If you are considering purchasing an E-Book Reader, such as the Kindle, or any others for that matter, wait. There are some ugly facts that are true about all E-Book Readers at this time. Some of them may change in the future, some of them will definitely improve. If these details listed below don't bother you, don't let me stop you, you may very well be happy with your upcoming purchase.

1. Owning a physical book does not entitle you to an E-Book version.
This means if you want an E-Book that's not available for free, even though you bought the physical copy already, you will have to buy it again. If it's in the public domain, you can find it for free.

2. In some cases, you never really own an E-Book. If your E-Books exist only on your Reader(Kindle, Nook, etc.) it may be taken away from you. I don't mean stolen; I mean the retailer or publisher can actually pull your access to it away without warning. Whenever possible, you'll want to have back up copies on your computer, and in some cases that's not possible.

3. $200-$300 to get started is a tough entry point for a lot of us. The price will go down, so unless you're in a terrible hurry it's best to hold off for a little while longer.

In Short: HDTV's

If you don't watch live sports, or movies in the genres of action, science fiction or fantasy at least once a month in the comfort of your own home, an HDTV is not a good investment for you.

If you are completely satisfied with your old VHS player an HDTV is not a good investment for you. The same goes for your DVD player.

If you do watch live sports frequently or enjoy a lot of action/SciFi/fantasy movies and are willing to invest in a new TV, higher month bills and more home theater equipment, look into getting an HDTV.

In Short:

Since there is an incredible amount of data to digest in any tech topic, these posts can get rather wordy trying to cover the pertinent bits. The truth is that you may just want the bottom line, and not the owner's manual. With that in mind we are introducing "In Short" posts as companions to our lengthier ones. What this means for you is that if you just want the bottom line on HDTV's and not the entire article, you can just look for the post titled "In Short: HDTV's" and skip a long winded explanation. If you're consistently interested in the bottom line, you can just click on the "In Short" link to the right and look at only the short explanations on these subjects. Efficient!