Breaking the Silence

Long time, no post. Of course, I have a perfectly reasonable explanation. Over the last 8 months I have purposely been avoiding updates to this blog in order to build suspense and tension until such a time something so momentous occurs that I cannot possibly resist informing the world.

Ladies and Gentlemen, that event has occurred.

What is the occasion, you ask? What could possibly be so important that I would consider it a crime to withhold from the public at large?

(drum roll...)

Behold, the 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in DUAL-VISION!

Now, let me answer the obvious question. No, this picture was not taken at ESPNZone, Applebee's, or any other neighborhood sports bar. I can understand how you might be fooled...

That is in fact my computer screen in our living room, and yes, you are seeing two tournament games at once! I know, it's incredible.

Thanks to NCAA March Madness on Demand, I am able to stream live games during the first two rounds of the tournament through Windows Media Player, with only a 20 second delay (my estimate) compared to the broadcast on CBS. This is the game that appears on the left in the photo.

On the right side you see the output of my TV card, which is tuned to the over-the-air signal for CBS in DC, thus allowing for the simultaneous viewing of two games at once. And if this isn't brilliant enough, I have just realized that I now must test whether I can open a third or fourth stream for TRIPLE-VISION or QUAD-VISION.

The possibilities are endless.