Buyer Bewa Geek Squad's Half-Baked HDTV & Home Theater Hook-Up
 

By Chris Boylan

As the editor of a home theater publication, I'm often asked for advice from
my friends, not only on what HDTV, Blu-ray player and speakers to buy, but
also how to connect it all together for the best picture and sound. A couple
of years ago, this prompted me to write a three part article on "how to hook
up that fancy new HDTV." To this day, these articles remain some of the most
popular pages on the site.

But many people don't want to become educated on the finer points of HDTV
resolutions, aspect ratios and surround sound technology just to hook up a few
wires. Instead, they will call in an expert to set everything up for them. And
that's just what my friend Diane thought she was doing by calling in the Geek
Squad, the installation and services arm of Best Buy. I asked her how she was
enjoying her newly installed HDTV and HD cable set-top box and what I heard
(and later verified first-hand via a social visit) was a tale of woe that
could only be described as incompetence at its finest.

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Ne..._Squad.s html

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Buyer Bewa Geek Squad's Half-Baked HDTV & Home Theater Hook-Up
 

UCLAN wrote:
By Chris Boylan

As the editor of a home theater publication, I'm often asked for advice
from my friends, not only on what HDTV, Blu-ray player and speakers to
buy, but also how to connect it all together for the best picture and
sound. A couple of years ago, this prompted me to write a three part
article on "how to hook up that fancy new HDTV." To this day, these
articles remain some of the most popular pages on the site.

But many people don't want to become educated on the finer points of
HDTV resolutions, aspect ratios and surround sound technology just to
hook up a few wires. Instead, they will call in an expert to set
everything up for them. And that's just what my friend Diane thought she
was doing by calling in the Geek Squad, the installation and services
arm of Best Buy. I asked her how she was enjoying her newly installed
HDTV and HD cable set-top box and what I heard (and later verified
first-hand via a social visit) was a tale of woe that could only be
described as incompetence at its finest.

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Ne..._Squad.s html




Holy cow! That is sad. I've read elsewhere that GS service can be
iffy, though I have no personal experience - I'd like to believe this
was an exception. But again, I'm wondering if BB has any qualification
testing to know if a prospective hire has the skills for this work. It
would be a simple matter of providing a futzed up system in the shop for
screening applicants.

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jer
email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Buyer Bewa Geek Squad's Half-Baked HDTV & Home Theater Hook-Up
 

On Mar 6, 9:45*pm, Jer wrote:
UCLAN wrote:
By Chris Boylan

As the editor of a home theater publication, I'm often asked for
advice
from my friends, not only on what HDTV, Blu-ray player and
speakers to
buy, but also how to connect it all together for the best picture
and
sound. A couple of years ago, this prompted me to write a three
part
article on "how to hook up that fancy new HDTV." To this day,
these
articles remain some of the most popular pages on the site.

But many people don't want to become educated on the finer points
of
HDTV resolutions, aspect ratios and surround sound technology
just to
hook up a few wires. Instead, they will call in an expert to set
everything up for them. And that's just what my friend Diane
thought she
was doing by calling in the Geek Squad, the installation and
services
arm of Best Buy. I asked her how she was enjoying her newly
installed
HDTV and HD cable set-top box and what I heard (and later
verified
first-hand via a social visit) was a tale of woe that could only
be
described as incompetence at its finest.

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/
Need_an_HDTV_Hooked_Up_Don_t_Call_T...

Holy cow! *That is sad. *I've read elsewhere that GS service can be
iffy, though I have no personal experience - I'd like to believe
this
was an exception. *But again, I'm wondering if BB has any
qualification
testing to know if a prospective hire has the skills for this work.
*It
would be a simple matter of providing a futzed up system in the
shop for
screening applicants.

--
jer

I made a service call at CBS Television City on LA last week and while
I was in the lobby, I noticed the Panasonic plasma on the wall was
tuned to KCBS _analog_ and _stretched_. Now these guys are supposed to
be the 'big boys' and _they_ goofed it up. I offered to tune it to
KCBS-DT instead but was told they were only allowed to watch KCBS. Go
figure.

G²

Buyer Bewa Geek Squad's Half-Baked HDTV & Home Theater Hook-Up
 

Jer wrote:

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Ne..._Squad.s html

Holy cow! That is sad. I've read elsewhere that GS service can be
iffy, though I have no personal experience - I'd like to believe this
was an exception. But again, I'm wondering if BB has any qualification
testing to know if a prospective hire has the skills for this work. It
would be a simple matter of providing a futzed up system in the shop for
screening applicants.

Then there are people like me, who do it for friends and seniors FOR FREE!

Buyer Bewa Geek Squad's Half-Baked HDTV & Home Theater Hook-Up
 

Buyer Bewa Geek Squad's Half-Baked HDTV & Home Theater Hook-Up
 

"UCLAN" wrote in message
...
By Chris Boylan

As the editor of a home theater publication, I'm often asked for advice
from my friends, not only on what HDTV, Blu-ray player and speakers to
buy, but also how to connect it all together for the best picture and
sound. A couple of years ago, this prompted me to write a three part
article on "how to hook up that fancy new HDTV." To this day, these
articles remain some of the most popular pages on the site.

But many people don't want to become educated on the finer points of HDTV
resolutions, aspect ratios and surround sound technology just to hook up a
few wires. Instead, they will call in an expert to set everything up for
them. And that's just what my friend Diane thought she was doing by
calling in the Geek Squad, the installation and services arm of Best Buy.
I asked her how she was enjoying her newly installed HDTV and HD cable
set-top box and what I heard (and later verified first-hand via a social
visit) was a tale of woe that could only be described as incompetence at
its finest.

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Ne..._Squad.s html

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I recently bought a Samsung LN52A630 LCD.

I was really pleased with Amazon's (free) delivery. I was in a hurry to
go somewhere so I asked them to just leave it in the living room in the box.
but they said they should really take it out and hook it up to make sure
it's okay. So I agreed, then he spun the box around and said, "Besides,
there's this big gash in the carton". Holy cow, a warehouse wingnut drove a
fork lift into it!

So they pulled the box top off and we carefully examined the back panel,
no visible damage or scratches. Hooked it up, perfect picture.

Not to mention I ordered it around 11:00 AM and it arrived the next
afternoon. (shipped from their warehouse in Hazelton, PA...not too far from
my northwest Jersey location but routed to Elizabeth [on the shore] first.