Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

My objection to the DVD/VCR combo is mainly based on the fact that I already have a very good DVD player which is hooked up and all (so I don't want to try to figure out how to hook up a new, hybrid gizmo, especially when I'm running late) PLUS my innate skepticism about hybrid machines. I like to be able to replace or repair just the part that's not working, rather than having to take everything into the shop or scrap the whole set-up.

Picture me as Scotty in the third Star Trek movie (Search for Spock, just after he sabotaged the warp engines of the fancy new starship): "the more they fancy up the plumbing, the easier it is to clog up the drains." Or, in other words, the more complex and multi-purpose the piece of entertainment equipment, the more likely it is that the darn thing will break down on me and cause me great inconvenience.

And once I'm settled somewhere and can switch to satellite TV instead of cable for my Sci-Fi Channel fix, I'll definitely plan to get TiVo!