Disney is now putting out some of their movies in a combination package containing both a Blu-ray disc and a DVD. We don’t have a Blu-ray player or a PS3 so we don’t need the Blu-ray disc right now. But eventually we want to get a Blu-ray player. Disney movies don’t stay available for purchase for very long so it’s kind of nice to know that we won’t have worry about how to get our favorites on Blu-ray when they’re not out if we got the combination pack we’ll already have the Blu-ray disc.

My parents got my youngest son a new television and dvd player for Christmas. It’s nicer than mine! They got him a 26 inch Westinghouse high def flat panel and a Sony dvd player. His television was only a tiny 13 inch analog model that has been used a lot since it was bought. That tv is probably on for a good 12-16 hours per day. We have no other flat panel televisions in the house so I’m looking forward to checking it out.  It isn’t up yet, we’ve got to get a bracket to do it. I’ve got to wait for my Dad to tell me what we’ll need to get it hung, since I’m sure it will require a bit more sturdy than cabinet or door hardware. I bet the picture will look so much nicer then what’s in there now. What an awesome gift!

Transformers the movie is releasing on dvd and bluray this week. I’m sure that many home viewers will be rolling out the red home theater carpet for this movie. I went to the Transformers movie website and saw that another Transformers movie is slated to open next summer. I admit, I haven’t seen this movie. I remember the Transformers cartoon and thought it was awful, which is why I haven’t seen the movie. I’ll wait and check it out when it comes onto one of the movie channels on television.

Who likes the tv show Reno 911? I watched the first two episodes a couple of years ago and thought the show was crap so I haven’t watched it since. I found out today they also made a movie called Reno 911 Miami. My brother told me he thought it was funny and asked me if I wanted to borrow the dvd. When I asked him what it was about, he said that the movie takes place during a police convention and that Miami police are quarantined in a hotel (obviously not one of the Reno hotels) so the Reno 911 gang try to answer all of the police calls. I said no thanks, it sounded as bad as the show. So who’s seen the movie? Did you like it?

The Table for Five blog is having a contest and the prize is the Shrek III dvd. Interested in entering the contest? You need to do one of two things to enter. You can gain one entry by leaving a comment on the contest post explaining what you most look forward to during the holidays. Or, you can gain two entries by subscribing to the Table for Five feed and then leaving a comment on the contest post. The contest ends Monday, December 10th at 9am est, and random.org will be used to determine the winner. Go enter, and good luck!

Our home is not all that big. It has two average size bedrooms, one teeny tiny bedroom, two small bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a tiny laundry room and a big living room. We have four televisions, all on DirecTv. We love DirecTv. We really love Tivo. All three bedrooms have a tv with dvd and vcr, and two of the bedroom tvs are on Tivo. The living room has a big 56″ tv on a Tivo, dvd and vcr. As you can see, we do not hate watching tv.