With the purchase of his new Panasonic 42" digital television, Fernando Ruiz will see revolution tear his South American nation apart in a stunning digital picture.

"Did you look at those bullets?" asked Ruiz as he beamed intently at his new television. "Let me rewind - see, there, and there - okay that's a lot of bullets, but it's incredible how each one looks like it's really outside my window."

Outside Ruiz's window, government troops waged a fierce gun battle with separatist forces. The revolution has played out on Ruiz's television for the past several days, with no sign of Ruiz turning off his television or a cease fire.

"It's been nonstop entertainment since the rebels invaded my country's capital," explained Ruiz. "I've been able to capture every moment of the revolution in loving digital picture. Of course I have to sleep, and then I use TiVo."

"I've been able to save some of my favorite scenes. Here's the rebels invading the city streets... and taking the capitol building... imposing martial law. I'm going to burn a DVD once this is over."

Though Ruiz is located directly in the middle of a violent sectarian conflict, his position gives him the best chance to compare his old cathode ray television's picture with his new digital picture. He turned both on, watched for a moment, and looked out his window to compare their pictures to reality.

"The digital picture is far better than cathode ray," announced Ruiz, dodging bullets that peppered his balcony. "Less grainy, more real."

In the chaos preceding the revolution, Ruiz was able to procure a set of Sony surround sound speakers, allowing him to hear the revolution better than ever. As bullets sprayed his door, Ruiz could hear almost exactly the same sound ten seconds later - and he was impressed.

"I wasn't expecting to be blown away," said Ruiz, "but I was, by the quality of my speakers. You can sit on the part of my couch that is not full of shrapnel and tell me what you think."

The revolution is expected to be televised for the next few months - all day, every day - without commercial breaks.