RickR

The timing of this cracked me up because it matches your status in so many ways.  Look what came in the mail today!  It's from a youtube giveaway for Rick Nineg, who just hit 100k subscriptions.  The thing is...I watched the giveaway and I didn't win.  Now a few weeks later, this arrives.
 

Correct.  Maybe he ended up with extra prizes or something.  Maybe he liked my first name.  Who knows?  It was very nice and I sure do appreciate it. 
 

The timing of this cracked me up because it matches your status in so many ways.  Look what came in the mail today!  It's from a youtube giveaway for Rick Nineg, who just hit 100k subscriptions.  The thing is...I watched the giveaway and I didn't win.  Now a few weeks later, this arrives.
 

The timing of this cracked me up because it matches your status in so many ways.  Look what came in the mail today!  It's from a youtube giveaway for Rick Nineg, who just hit 100k subscriptions.  The thing is...I watched the giveaway and I didn't win.  Now a few weeks later, this arrives.
 

This is the chair I use for my TV watching.  I love it -- it's so comfy for me.  It's very portable too -- very easy to move wherever you want it.  Ikea Poang. 


 

And my wife and I are on-board with sticking with our "small" 40 (maybe it's 42") TV.  It works nicely and we'll just stick with it until it fails.  I've been tempted many times at Costco's prices on new 55" tv's.  But for now, we're good. 

We do have a nice Sony sound system controlling the whole entertainment system, and it sounds great.  Blu-ray, Roku, TV, and a spare HDMI cable for laptops are hooked up.
 

That is true.  I've seen some DVD's that have an absolutely terrible transfer and compression.  "Predator" on DVD comes to mind. 
I've got "Freaks and Geeks" on hold at the library, and that will be our next tv show re-watch here.

@nosweargamer Little House is on my wishlist. I picked up the Blu-ray set of Knight Rider a few months ago. Now if we all pitch in, maybe we can put a bid in for the Hoff's KITT that's up for sale.
@Justin I never watched Barney Miller while growing up. A few months ago, I saw an episode that popped up on my YouTube feed and fell in love with the show and its production style (looked like a stage play).
@RickR I too was a DVD-snob. Watching DVDs on 50" 1080p TV and 65" 4K TV really show all the warts. Smaller displays probably help a lot in this regard.
However, what I didn't think about until recently was that the compression varies from DVD to DVD. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider starring Angelia Jolie on DVD and made me the snob that I was. It looked horrible even in 1080p, and I was using an Oppo DVD player that was highly regarded for upscaling, and it looked worse, like a bad VHS tape, when viewed in 65" 4K.
And then I watched The King and the Clown, a high regarded Korean movie, on DVD, and my jaw dropped. It may not have been crispy as a Blu-ray on the 65" 4K TV, but it looked very good.
 

I loved Barney Miller! Wojo was a hoot.

Yes, USPS is a mess.  I had a package from a member here take about a month to arrive (and it was "Priority Mail"!)
You've picked some good shows there.  My wife and I have been watching Star Trek Voyager and Schitt's Creek as time permits.  But it's been slow going.  Mostly, we are so exhausted most nights that we just sit and read or watch our beloved Portland Trailblazers.  We still have the "Breaking Bad" full set to watch, but have not started.  Stupid COVID - we work harder and longer now than ever. 
I've been a DVD person for a long time.  I know BluRay has better resolution.  But for the most part, I don't see any real difference watching DVD movies on our main TV.  It's only 40", and maybe that's why it's no big deal to us.  Son #2 is a real DVD-snob though.  Meh, whatever.
 

Yes, USPS is a mess.  I had a package from a member here take about a month to arrive (and it was "Priority Mail"!)
You've picked some good shows there.  My wife and I have been watching Star Trek Voyager and Schitt's Creek as time permits.  But it's been slow going.  Mostly, we are so exhausted most nights that we just sit and read or watch our beloved Portland Trailblazers.  We still have the "Breaking Bad" full set to watch, but have not started.  Stupid COVID - we work harder and longer now than ever. 
I've been a DVD person for a long time.  I know BluRay has better resolution.  But for the most part, I don't see any real difference watching DVD movies on our main TV.  It's only 40", and maybe that's why it's no big deal to us.  Son #2 is a real DVD-snob though.  Meh, whatever.
 

Yes, USPS is a mess.  I had a package from a member here take about a month to arrive (and it was "Priority Mail"!)
You've picked some good shows there.  My wife and I have been watching Star Trek Voyager and Schitt's Creek as time permits.  But it's been slow going.  Mostly, we are so exhausted most nights that we just sit and read or watch our beloved Portland Trailblazers.  We still have the "Breaking Bad" full set to watch, but have not started.  Stupid COVID - we work harder and longer now than ever. 
I've been a DVD person for a long time.  I know BluRay has better resolution.  But for the most part, I don't see any real difference watching DVD movies on our main TV.  It's only 40", and maybe that's why it's no big deal to us.  Son #2 is a real DVD-snob though.  Meh, whatever.
 

The USPS is massively backed up right now. I'm waiting on several packages.
My wife and I are constantly watch old shows. Right now we're mixing up Knight Rider, Little House on the Prarie (her favorite) and Dinosaurs.
 

He was on my dad’s side. The grandfather I mostly talk about on here is still alive. If he had died of COVID I would feel really, really guilty as we have gone over to visit recently and I would blame myself for killing him.
 I haven’t seen my dad’s dad in about a year (kind of sad that coronavirus has been going on for so long).
I had no idea that when we went to visit in late December 2019 that that would be the last time I saw him. It’s pretty depressing when I think about it.
Thank you all for the prayers and kind words and thoughts. I truly appreciate it.

Please keep your eye on whichever parent whose father he was.  Trust me, the most common response is to try to hide your feelings and "be strong" when an elderly parent dies.  But it does not work.  Give them room, listen, and just be there if you can.  The aftermath of responsibility is very difficult.   

And you.  I know you were close to your grandfather.  So please take good care of yourself. 

My sympathies to your entire family.  I'll be thinking and praying for you, Harry. 

Oh Harry, I'm so sorry.  May he rest in peace.  Please take care. 

My grandfather has died. He was 84.

I'm very sorry.  Prayers to you and your grandfather. 
 

Hopefully your dad will come through OK.  Take care, Jones family. 

Thank you for the kind words.

I feel like a lot of collectors are going to keep this thing in the original box anyway, which makes the kickstand even more pointless.  I do get that it's a feature missing that the original G&W had, but to me it's of no concern.  Hey, I'm also glad they skipped the LCD screen from the original design too! 

You got it.  It's an Intellivision multi-cart. 
I'm planning on getting a CRT out to try this out sometime soon.  Right now, our dining room table has a new computer for my wife on it.  Until we get time to get her VPN installed and swap it out with the old PC in the office, I'm on hold.  After, I'll use that space to play some intellivision.
 

From what I know, it's like the Harmony cartridge but for the Intellivision. It lets you play rom files, so you can play homebrews and store the entire official Intellivision library on a single cartridge. I hear the Intellivision homebrew scene is quite vibrant. I missed out on the early batches and ordered this. Hopefully it'll come in 4-6 weeks.

Thank you for the kind words.

I feel like a lot of collectors are going to keep this thing in the original box anyway, which makes the kickstand even more pointless.  I do get that it's a feature missing that the original G&W had, but to me it's of no concern.  Hey, I'm also glad they skipped the LCD screen from the original design too! 

Thank you for the kind words.

I feel like a lot of collectors are going to keep this thing in the original box anyway, which makes the kickstand even more pointless.  I do get that it's a feature missing that the original G&W had, but to me it's of no concern.  Hey, I'm also glad they skipped the LCD screen from the original design too! 

Wonderful little review in your status update @RickR! Describing Super Mario Bros. as a "masterpiece" is just perfect. I'm glad to see they did a nice job with this. It's everything I would've wanted back then! Loved your final thought on the "no kickstand" comments. Some classic gamers feel like they have to always have a snarky comment or something to criticize or they're not getting their name out there or having something to say. Sometimes it's okay to just love something for what it is.