Word: video
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Forget the Pilgrims. For many Harvard students, Thanksgiving has gone from a day of turkey and family bonding to a weekend filled with friends, competitive eating and video-game playing...
...Eating Couch Potato TIME Daily's classic video guide man heads home for the holidays...
...Eating Couch Potato TIME Daily's classic video guide man heads home for the holidays...
...family room into a personal multiplex, are fast becoming an affordable, mainstream entertainment option. According to the Consumer Electronics Manufacturing Association, more than 15 million U.S. households enjoy the big pictures and booming Surround Sound that come with a wide-screen, 25-to-65-in. TV, an audio-video receiver, a front and rear set of speakers, hi-fi VCR and a LaserDisc or DVD player. Less than a decade ago, entertainment mavens had to shell out tens, even hundreds, of thousands of dollars for that kind of gear. Now newcomers can find complete, easy-to-install packages...
...simple gazing begins to wear thin, home-theater converts can sample a more aggressive brand of entertainment. Set-top boxes like WebTV bring the Net's resources side by side with sitcoms and football, while video games from Nintendo and Sony move computer shoot-'em-ups to the big screen. Seasoned couch potatoes need not be worried about leaving their comfortable perches: new keyboards are now wireless...