Have I mentioned how much I love Futurama lately? Maybe the impending cancellation of the show has raised my obsession with it. The last few weeks devoted fans have had the pleasure of enjoying 3 consecutive new episodes. If you've followed the show from the beginning, you know how rare this is thanks to FOX's terrible scheduling and complete lack of appreciation for the show.
My devotion to the show prompted my most recent technology purchase. See I've been enjoying the Season 1 DVDs which I received as a birthday present, but I recently learned that Season 2 and Season 3 are already available in Europe. Season 2 isn't scheduled for release here in the states for several months with no release date set for Season 3. As a die-hard Futurama fan, I knew there was no way I could wait that long to have them in my collection.
So, what could I do? Simple, buy a region-free DVD player that could play Region 2 DVDs. After some searching, I came across the Norcent DP-300 player. At only $40 A/R, it was hard to pass up this deal. I was able to make it region-free with a simple remote-sequence. Once I imported the DVDs from Amazon UK, I was in business! The unit also handles NTSC/PAL conversion so everything looks great too.
I've been very impressed with the DVD player so far. It also plays CD-R, DVD-R, MP3 and VCDs. So, I can burn the latest episodes downloaded off the net to CD and watch them with it too. Now I can stop using my Playstation 2 for DVD-viewing purposes, which it admittedly is not very good at.
I also picked up a really cool Bender action-figure from a local comic bookstore. It looks great in my office and may just help me turn some coworkers on to the show!
I couldn't resist buying Family Guy, Volume 1 DVD either. It's a notch below Futurama and The Simpsons, but it's extremely funny. It's definitely a different kind of humor, but I enjoy it just the same. Looks like I've got enough animated shows to last through the summer! 
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