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I'm sure they do to a point. The set in most stores are horribly setup, with less than ideal sources, in too bright of an enviroment, etc, etc...

Around here most of the stores have the same HD loop on all the TVs.

A store setup is never going to be good enough to see squat on these TVs.

I think you mean 37" 1920x1080...

Sony's SXRD has better color and contrast than DLP...

The drawback is that Sony is the company that have the best implementation of it, and some people think Sony is evil.

I have a 57" Hitachi RP CRT (2 year old HDTV with QAM tuner) and no one is going mistake analog SD for HDTV, but it's certainly watchable even from ~8 feet away.

Yeah, but it doesn't look as good as the Sony. It seems to have more internal reflections, inferior optics, and inferior analog video processing.

In the US you can get a 32" LCD TV for $500-600 now (not a Samsung or LG though.

Thanks for the offer, but I already grabbed a pair of the Linksys 7dBi ones from ebay.

Oh yeah... the model number... KDS-60A2000

Sony SXRD 60". Sears has it on sale currently for $2k. It's 1080p, end of story.

Aren't those channels illegal in the US? Besides, will my devices be able to see something on channels >11?

I pity you using WMP11. That's why I like my Mobiblu and it's UMS support.

It looks like from this thread at SPCR. That the Scythe Ninja will mount on the Gigabyte board I'm interested in...

I'd like to see the case/system housing that array.

I went with the two Linksys antennas from ebay for $25. I'll find out how well they work soon enough. :D

So, how am I supposed to find out of the Scythe Ninja Plus rev. B fits the Gigabyte GA-M55plus-S3G? I compared a picture of a few of the Abit AM2 boards that the Scythe fits with the GA-M55plus-S3G, and it looks like it's about the same. However, it would seem that the first memory slot is...

You bought 36 of them? What on earth could you possibly need 36 400gig drives for?

Outpost has the 500GB Seagate PATA/IDE for $149.99 shipped free also.

Yeah... What'd you get?

Well, moving the Roku M500 around didn't aleviate the problem... I guess I'll be getting a pair of antennas...

Only 1 of the neighbors has their pants down... The rest are runing WEP or something else. Unfortunately, changing the channel hasn't completely fixed the problem with my Roku M500. I physically moved it around some and I'll see if it works any better... Otherwise I was looking at either...

Anyone have any opinions or experience with high gain omnidirectional 2.4Ghz antennas like this or this? When I first moved into my apartment 18 months ago there wasn't a single wireless network in range, now there are like 13. About 6 weeks ago my wireless network got really flaky. Both of...

And, after sleeping on it, I decided to cancel the order... The Corsair HX520 (SPCR review) that's made for Corsair by Seasonic looks like a better supply to get. I'm going to hold off a little longer before buying anything though.

I should point out that since my last post I found the packing list inside the box. It looks like they stuffed it in through one of the holes for the handles. I guess that is what I'll use for my receipt.

Well, I decided to grab a ThermalTake ToughPower 650 for my server since Newegg has it for $115 (after a $30 rebate) shipped free for my server. I got it mainly because I wanted a high efficiency supply in my server, but I'm also curious to see how quiet one of the Thermaltake 14cm fan'd units...

So, what are you guys sending in as the receipt with the rebate?

But, I bet you have the quietest machine at the party. :p

I'm listening to The DaVinci Code Score right now. It's pretty good, but a lot of it is a dead ringer for The Last of the Mohicans Score.

I got my P180 today after the neighbor brought it to me. Apparently DHL can't figure out the whole reading the addresses on buildings. I didn't bother to open it since my "new" CPU (from P5-133XL) for my HTPC won't be here until next Wednesday and the heatpipe HSF from Newegg isn't coming...

What about the P2 and P3?

Admit it... You're just hoping for freebies...

It might have been a .18um mobile part then... Anyhow, I got a Barton 2500+ coming from P5-133XL, and a mobile Barton 2500+ coming from an ebay seller. One will go in my server, the other in my HTPC. Both may be mercilessly overclocked... :D Thanks for the help guys.

Are you sure about that? According to Wikipedia there were no .09um Athlon parts.

It's Not that hard. :p

While I'm waiting for a reply... Should I be possibly looking for a mobile chip since this is for my server and the reduced heat and power draw wouldn't be a bad thing?

That Panasonic is a noise monster. I'd steer clear.

After all, friends don't let friends buy Matrox.

Alrighty then... I ordered a black one to replace my HTPC case.

Is this thing really quieter than say a standard case?

DVI +HDCP has the same "DRM" in it. And, we can whine all day long about HDCP, but it doesn't interfere with anything I'm trying to do. AACS and CSS were PITA DRM, but HDCP is pretty much transparent.

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Can you give me an example of how HDMI limits what you could do? HDMI doesn't take away options that you currently have now, it just gives you some new ones.

Anyone got an Athlon XP sitting around collecting dust they'd be willing to get rid of for a few bucks? I know I could probably get something off ebay, but I'd rather not deal with it.

Here's another recent pickup of mine that's a real winner... V For Vendetta Score by Dario Marianelli

How do you figure? 1 cable carries up to 8 channel 24bit 96kHz audio and the HD video together. It's pretty simple. I have my DVD player connected to my receiver with 1 cable. I have 1 cable from my receiver to my TV. I'm just waiting for a 1 cable solution from the PC that offers better...

Since you said you're running 2 LCD monitors, I would look at a fanless dual DVI nVidia based card. That puts you into a PCI-E x16 7600GS card. Example 1 Example 2

That won't work though. The audio and video need to be on the same HDMI cable. Besides, the audio is inserted in the horizontal and vertical blanking interval of the video signal. And, I'm not using my TV's speakers. My 7.1 Receiver/Amp takes the audio off the HDMI cable and amplifies it...

This is one of my recent music purchases. Some of it is dissonant (not real melodic), but it's pretty sweet.