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[challenge entry] I know it's lame, but...

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(fugly, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:11, archived)
# I wouldn't be impatient for her!
Er, so, am I a geek then??



/edit and woo yay! ;)
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:12, archived)
# you forgot kittens in to the pc
silly chicken
(I helped save b3ta! the_fabulous_dancing_yak You like game? You come see 5punk.co.uk. You like!, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:13, archived)
# The kittens are normally
nested behind the video, trying to undo the cable ties I've used. bastards.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:14, archived)
# Depends
how big the speakers are and whether you own a copy of Wipeout Fusion
(I helped save b3ta! Finite "Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:14, archived)
# Logitech desktop speakers
(still used cos the sound is pretty effing impressive), and I don't have wipeout.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:15, archived)
# Tis good!
The Sims is strangely addictive too
(I helped save b3ta! Finite "Aardvark sorted out my shit!" on, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:18, archived)
# I got that
(well, downloaded it...) couldn't really get into it tho.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:21, archived)
# I agree.
Although I can't understand why
(I helped save b3ta! Threepwood is heading back to a town called b3ta, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:23, archived)
# it's too close to real life
get up, pee, go to work, never any time to do things in the evenings, repeat...
(I helped save b3ta! corington, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:30, archived)
# nah
he really neeeds a DSP and then it'll rock.. and eveything can go through it with no loss of quality (like putting your PS2 through a cable box - urrgh)
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:16, archived)
# tis plugged in that way
so i can broadcast dvds to me laptop from the pc over wifi. does that help?
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:18, archived)
# yes ina
"you're mental" sort of way..

my god - you are broadcasting DVD's over wifi & watching on your laptop..
Mental.
(and bloody pointless - loss of quality? stick with VHS mate, you're wasting your money if you watch them that way)
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:20, archived)
# Just so if I'm washing up
in the kitchen/poorly sick in bed. get to watch dvd or tv then anywhere in the flat. :)
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:22, archived)
# nope - just sad
then.. I'm mean I'm a geeky nutter but that is just mental and going too far.

for the cost of the wifi you could actually have decent sound/video.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:23, archived)
# Its only 50 quids a card
and the quality of the stream is near dvd quality. not sad, just practical.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:25, archived)
# well
your username is correct.. :)
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:27, archived)
# :-P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:28, archived)
# I'd
agree with Darkedge, an AV AMP would make it a lot easier, and it would sound a whole lot better....
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:21, archived)
# If only.
can't afford it tho. :(
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:22, archived)
# after buying the wifi
& a laptop .. noo..

I laugh in your general direction!

Sorry but it all sounds like a travesty runing good DVD films & TV by using such an inferior setup. But hey - your choice.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:26, archived)
# Like I say,
wifi 50 quid a piece and the lappy is from work.

and you can't dis the quality unless you see it.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:27, archived)
# I can
if is on a laptop with laptop speakers & Screen

esp when you are comparing it to a decent screen & a 6.1 sounds system - yes it's crap (in my opinion) & cannot be good. Ok?
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:30, archived)
# Fair enough.
But the laptop isn't the primary display - thats the point. Its only used if we wanna watch something outside the living room.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:31, archived)
# I know
I just wouldn't want to watch it outside the living room.. mind you if you only have PC speakers for the sound in the living room theres not much difference.

/AV whoring
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:33, archived)
# At least I got the answer now anyways.
I'm not the geek. ;)
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:34, archived)
# and neither do you
care about getting the best out of your DVD's
;)
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:37, archived)
# If I wanted a perfect picture
I wouldn't be using a ps2. tis good enough for me's anyhoo.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:38, archived)
# V true
why not spend £30 and get a DVD drive for the pc?
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:41, archived)
# Got one in the PC,
but wanted to be able to stream the video while the PC could still be used, so windows media encoder just runs minimised and streams the input from the tv card. works fine!
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:43, archived)
# err
share the DVD drive and decode it on the lappy.

Best quality and you will only be using the wifi & DVD drive. no encoding & v little CPU usage.
That'll be best really - as you can control it completly from the Lappy.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:47, archived)
# Wouldn't get Telewest broadcast that way though
so it'd still need to be plumbed in this way.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:49, archived)
# true - but you swap to the encoder for telewest
when you need it (remode control the pc from the lappy)..
best all round - the hookup is the same though.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:51, archived)
# Oooh look!
We've gone all skinny now!
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:52, archived)
# but
you know I'm right - don't you?
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:53, archived)
# Depends.
When I get a payrise I'll replace the whole fecking lot anyways, but for now, its sweet. :D
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:55, archived)
# Easyspazz
No one will see this anyway, so: spacerat
(I helped save b3ta! Wurst Puns Inc. Back in the future., Sat 1 Mar 2003, 2:50, archived)
# no, more more!!!
I like to watch AV whores whoring it about. I'm going to go home and tickle my amp.
(I helped save b3ta! Jay, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:42, archived)
# erm. ive done that exact same thing
and ive got a natty life book widescreen laptop. the annoying thing is im still waiting for work to buy the wifi (main reason for wifi is coz i live close to work so i can work from home using wifi)

add a snes and a neo geo to that setup and then sneak in a zx81 and a bbc micro for ultimate in geekery. and wipeout fusion sucks. no dr. get wip3out. the best.
(djboo, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:39, archived)
# Errr,
got them all on the laptop as emulators. am very ill at the moment so very bored. :)
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:40, archived)
# its not the same.
its nice to have a 30 min gap between games due to loading times and really badly designed pads. havign sed that, the amiga emu i got on the xbox is ace. sensi soccer is miles better with xbox pad.
(djboo, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:47, archived)
# I hope you are virtually
inside the building you work at..

best range most of the time with wifi is 50 ft. a bit crap really.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:42, archived)
# If you wanna work from home properly,
sort out broadband and a vpn connection - thats your best (and safest) way.
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:44, archived)
# theres no broadband in tangmere
i just moved here, left behind a 1meg cable. i live 200 meters from work, and 800meter wifi is available now. and its an ex-airfield i live on, with line of site to work. plus they got a T1 that i wanna abuse. (and i know what im doing, im a network manager - im just a cheap skate bastard one thats all)
(djboo, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:49, archived)
# Sorry,
I've just refreshed and actually read all the other posts...

*wanders off to bang head against wall*
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:27, archived)
# Only if you add
two VCRs
graphics tablet
another computer
and a stereo system.
*ahem*
(I helped save b3ta! Samsonite, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:18, archived)
# Stereo sitting by
the tv (but not rigged up this way).
laptop connected to the pc via wifi - pc encodes telewest and broadcasts it to the laptop thru WME.
no gfx tab or 2nd vcr tho. :(
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:19, archived)
# I have a lappy on my list
I want to go on tinternet in bed.
/Lazy bastard
(I helped save b3ta! Samsonite, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:22, archived)
# i do that
along with WiFi and broadband.

b3ta in bed, yay
(I helped save b3ta! teflon, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:24, archived)
# Shouldn't
that be B3tan in bed? Kinky Bugger....
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:28, archived)
# where's your
betamax?
(I helped save b3ta! mnb098mnb used to be here, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:21, archived)
# mines in the loft
along with my Video 8 stuff.
/memories
(I helped save b3ta! Samsonite, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:24, archived)
# hmmm
ditch the ps2 and replace with an xbox. there will be a marked improvement on...well, everything.
(I helped save b3ta! Jay, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:33, archived)
# except the number of
good games.
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:33, archived)
# that's down to taste
there are plenty. Did you buy a memory card? That was the same price as my DVD controller was, so quits there. It's better than a PS2 for DVD playback, and you can kill people with them. PS2s merely bounce off (it's all down to Sony's fear of litigation. Micro$oft care not for such matters.)
(I helped save b3ta! Jay, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:46, archived)
# got both
I'm just playing devils advocate
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:48, archived)
# haha!
likewise. I'm too old to get sweaty about consoles :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jay, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:52, archived)
# And lack of
DVD playback without buying more kit. And its ma-huuuusive. And shite. ;)
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:35, archived)
# And
it doesn't have Vice City
(I helped save b3ta! 4838 Let the man go through, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:37, archived)
# *yawn*
It would appear the PS2 only has one good game.
(I helped save b3ta! Jay, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:49, archived)
# Same the PS2
DVD playback is complete WANK.
I've seen 60 quid off the back of the lorry playback better than a PS2...
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:38, archived)
# You again!
;)
(Danabnormal, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:41, archived)
# all
these problems are solved by chipping your xbox.. free games, emulators (arcade, snes, megadrive, pc-engine, amiga, n64), divx playback, region free dvd playback.

btw at my house it's:

laptop in sitting room->pc (vnc)
pc->tv
pc->soundsystem
xbox(as above)->tv
ps2->tv
gamecube->tv
video->tv
sky->tv
pc->3 other pcs->1meg cable
tv->(2nd)surround sound system

/gloat
/saddo who needs to get out more :)
(I helped save b3ta! slight yoinks!, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:50, archived)
# Reminds me a little bit of what I've got ... however,
if u pick up a SoundBlaster Extigy,
an external soundcard that connects on USB,
you'll be able to take advantage of it's Dolbey decoder for your DVD player.

It's quite kicky if you get the drivers all installed properly :D
(I helped save b3ta! Don~Keyotey, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:41, archived)
# thats a good un.
wyh to yas
(I helped save b3ta! Obz Click, ting, stamps, Mon 24 Feb 2003, 14:16, archived)