



What shall I remix th'day? I'm unemployed, taking a day off giving a fuck and need
something to do before I start drinking. And anyone who says 4'33' gets a slap.

42" 720p Plasmas, £450: Panasonic or LG?
My old telly died today. And as usual the internet is a clusterfuck of adlinks instead of any useful info.
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My old telly died today. And as usual the internet is a clusterfuck of adlinks instead of any useful info.

and try to get a 1080p at that size if you can afford a little extra, it makes a big difference
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Personally I doubt I'll see much difference from across the room, and I won't be buying Blu-Ray or a PS3 for quite a while. The Wii only manages component anyway, not HD.
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my lg 32" works great at 720p..and upscales to 1080 for ps3
(and I wouldn't get plasma..lcd's are better from what I've heard)
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(and I wouldn't get plasma..lcd's are better from what I've heard)

8 years ago
it was in colour and it made sounds
and it was such an ugly piece of furniture that when it started smelling of burnt cable one evening
I threw it out, never got a new and never looked back.
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it was in colour and it made sounds
and it was such an ugly piece of furniture that when it started smelling of burnt cable one evening
I threw it out, never got a new and never looked back.

but I don't think they do plasmas
I got a new 40" sammy last week and it's outstanding
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I got a new 40" sammy last week and it's outstanding

*makes helicopter noise*

Actually it's 6/8, never mind
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and it's fantastic. at that size it doesn't desperately matter if you're running at 720 or 1080 but this supports 1920x1080 from a computer both in the hdmi/dvi input and in the vga input. the contrast is good and the colours are crisp. i'm very happy with it.
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A frickin' 'sammy'?!?!?!
What next?
"Aim orff to may gentleman's club to watch their Toshy, don'tchaknow"?
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What next?
"Aim orff to may gentleman's club to watch their Toshy, don'tchaknow"?

I don't see the point of getting a flat screen, as it won't last 5 minutes before breaking, no doubt.
Mrs Vagabond's sister's got a 48' widescreen HD USB Wingwang Overdrive Mentalist, and they've had to replace it 3 times in the past 7 months.
I don't think I know anyone with a flatscreen without a similar story.
It's just more landfill sold in the name of football.
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Mrs Vagabond's sister's got a 48' widescreen HD USB Wingwang Overdrive Mentalist, and they've had to replace it 3 times in the past 7 months.
I don't think I know anyone with a flatscreen without a similar story.
It's just more landfill sold in the name of football.

It's probably the last thing I'll sell. :(
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but it's too dull to go into
Apart from getting Toshiba to refund me on a telly that two years out of warranty
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Apart from getting Toshiba to refund me on a telly that two years out of warranty

EDIT: and i can't stand football
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I think its all i'll ever need
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I'm hoping I can ease myself into the world of fancy flat screens before my currently 13yo trusty 32 inch widescreen gives out. I don't want to have to rush into anything.
Mind you there's nothing I watch that would be enhanced by HD.
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Mind you there's nothing I watch that would be enhanced by HD.

Cost about £130 to fix it. :(
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See what people say about them who own them, that's what I go on if I don't know someone who owns a product.
As Ad7 said, best to go for 1080p at that screen size; if you can't afford it, get a smaller screen (38" maybe?) with 1080p. It really does make a difference.
Does it have to be plasma? They are very power-hungry. This might be worth a read asia.cnet.com/buyingguides/home_av/0,39066264,61985379-3,00.htm
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As Ad7 said, best to go for 1080p at that screen size; if you can't afford it, get a smaller screen (38" maybe?) with 1080p. It really does make a difference.
Does it have to be plasma? They are very power-hungry. This might be worth a read asia.cnet.com/buyingguides/home_av/0,39066264,61985379-3,00.htm

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But Comet have just advertised the Panasonic P42X20B for £450.
A review of that suggest it's spoiled by reflections, but this might just be someone who's come from an LCD rather than a CRT.
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A review of that suggest it's spoiled by reflections, but this might just be someone who's come from an LCD rather than a CRT.

Incidentally, I was in John Lewis in Kingston the other day, listening to one of their sales guys basically put a customer off buying an iMac. I walked away chuckling to myself.
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if I'd had the money I'd have went for a bigger screen,
but 32" is just peachy for me.
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but 32" is just peachy for me.

they have real techy geeks on there, along with a few fanboys, but the knowledge is fantastic
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tis proper good. More expensive than Plasmas, but doesn't bugger up after 2 years.
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Cheaper in the long run I expect; they are much more energy efficient, so the leccy bills will be a bit smaller
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Buy a decent computer monitor and stay on the internet
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Dell 2209WA
Excellent purchase, although it seems to have gone up in price a lot since I bought mine
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Excellent purchase, although it seems to have gone up in price a lot since I bought mine

I hope to buy a new pc before Xmas but want 1920*1080 to view my camcorder footage.
I'm considering this monitor www.amazon.co.uk/Iiyama-E2710HDSD-B1-display-widescreen-speakers/dp/B00337P71O/ref=sr_1_17/278-8030551-3233260?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280837806&sr=1-17
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I'm considering this monitor www.amazon.co.uk/Iiyama-E2710HDSD-B1-display-widescreen-speakers/dp/B00337P71O/ref=sr_1_17/278-8030551-3233260?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280837806&sr=1-17


they're lovely. absurdly expensive, but lovely.
i'm going to save up a fortune and then spunk it all on a mac pro with a massive, massive cinema screen, and then sit happily in my penury.
edit: store.apple.com/us/product/M9179LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1OTQ fuck me, $1,800 for a monitor??
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i'm going to save up a fortune and then spunk it all on a mac pro with a massive, massive cinema screen, and then sit happily in my penury.
edit: store.apple.com/us/product/M9179LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU1OTQ fuck me, $1,800 for a monitor??

They're replacing it with a 27" version of this from what I hear
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I was going to say "pity" but actually I don't really need a 30" monitor, I think a couple of 27" inchers is more than enough to me.
/insert obligatory cock jokes here
Also I just souped up the current soon-to-be-replaced-if-we-believe-the-rumours Mac Pro to the hilt but without all the pointless software packages. About £12,000. Not $12,000 but £12,000. That's quite a bit of money.
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/insert obligatory cock jokes here
Also I just souped up the current soon-to-be-replaced-if-we-believe-the-rumours Mac Pro to the hilt but without all the pointless software packages. About £12,000. Not $12,000 but £12,000. That's quite a bit of money.

I wonder how many people have bought the £12000 one
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but one returned it the next day because it was too heavy to use on the train
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well in that case how about the nelly the elephant theme tune
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Call it Smells Like My Bitch
WINNAR
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WINNAR

www.youtube.com/watch?v=USUHAaPt9X0
a song I've been meaning to remix for years into a gabba track :D
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a song I've been meaning to remix for years into a gabba track :D

...if you don't want to explore the possibilities of 4'33
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Tue 3 Aug 2010, 13:32,
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Does nobody make new music anymore? It comes to something when the DJ gets more attention than the artist he's just shoved through an octivider for a Pinky & Perky effect. I was doing that on a Revox 77 in the 70s!
Whaddaya mean, old fart?
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Whaddaya mean, old fart?