TV - Just... WOW!
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Well, we're just thrilled with the results. We were flipping through the on-screen guide and found Discovery HD, and selected it. OH - MY - GOD! The picture was amazing in terms of clarity! They have a show called "Sunrise Earth" that will blow you away. We got a DLP TV and I was worried about the"screendoor effect" (being able to see individual pixels) and the possibility of seeing color splotches due to the color wheel. Neither my wife nore I ca see either of those things, so it's all good. Someone mentioned something about ghosting on LCDs, but we saw no ghosting when we watched Independence Day. The wiring was a worry but it turned out that I did it right. The real problem is the six remote controls I have to juggle to make it all go. It seems that the remote for the TV and for the cable box can be programmed to control various other components, but neither of them do macros to do groups of things at a time. My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
This remote is excellent, been using one for around a year and would get the same should mine ever break. It's MUCH better than cheaper alternatives, especially the "Activities" functionality where you just push one button and the remote turns on/off whatever needs to be on/off and then choose correct inputs, etc, all form one button. You will love it - it supports pretty much every device, new and old.
Jonathan Wilkes Darka [Xanya.net]
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Well, we're just thrilled with the results. We were flipping through the on-screen guide and found Discovery HD, and selected it. OH - MY - GOD! The picture was amazing in terms of clarity! They have a show called "Sunrise Earth" that will blow you away. We got a DLP TV and I was worried about the"screendoor effect" (being able to see individual pixels) and the possibility of seeing color splotches due to the color wheel. Neither my wife nore I ca see either of those things, so it's all good. Someone mentioned something about ghosting on LCDs, but we saw no ghosting when we watched Independence Day. The wiring was a worry but it turned out that I did it right. The real problem is the six remote controls I have to juggle to make it all go. It seems that the remote for the TV and for the cable box can be programmed to control various other components, but neither of them do macros to do groups of things at a time. My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting. i will vote 5 but tell me why others vote you down. is it because you got a MVP?:^)
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Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting. i will vote 5 but tell me why others vote you down. is it because you got a MVP?:^)
quiteSmart wrote:
Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting.
I can only assume that it is jealousy (and the fact that he counted down to the new telly).:-D
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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quiteSmart wrote:
Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting.
I can only assume that it is jealousy (and the fact that he counted down to the new telly).:-D
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.Pete O`Hanlon wrote:
I can only assume that it is jealousy
That's what I thought. I countered with a 5 anyway, but by the looks of it people are still voting him down. Envy and jelousy are terrible things.
Upcoming events: * Glasgow Geek Dinner (5th March) * Glasgow: Tell us what you want to see in 2007 My: Website | Blog | Photos
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Pete O`Hanlon wrote:
I can only assume that it is jealousy
That's what I thought. I countered with a 5 anyway, but by the looks of it people are still voting him down. Envy and jelousy are terrible things.
Upcoming events: * Glasgow Geek Dinner (5th March) * Glasgow: Tell us what you want to see in 2007 My: Website | Blog | Photos
I started that counter attack so go on and vote a 5. some asses should be kicked.
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Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting. i will vote 5 but tell me why others vote you down. is it because you got a MVP?:^)
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I started that counter attack so go on and vote a 5. some asses should be kicked.
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Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting. i will vote 5 but tell me why others vote you down. is it because you got a MVP?:^)
Maybe people didn't like Independence Day? :)
"Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. " - Morpheus
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I've just threw a 5 at him :)
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs
norm .net wrote:
I've just threw a 5 at him
But his score is still down. Come on good people, give that poor man some 5. :laugh:)
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I've just threw a 5 at him :)
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them. Steve Jobs
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Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting. i will vote 5 but tell me why others vote you down. is it because you got a MVP?:^)
quiteSmart wrote:
Man tell me please why are you votted down. I read what you wrote twice and i couldn't find anything that is bad and that leads for a down votting. i will vote 5 but tell me why others vote you down.
I voted 5 too. This kind of voting really annoys me. This is the kind of post that we should be having in the Lounge.
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I started that counter attack so go on and vote a 5. some asses should be kicked.
I already did a while ago.
Upcoming events: * Glasgow Geek Dinner (5th March) * Glasgow: Tell us what you want to see in 2007 My: Website | Blog | Photos
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Pete O`Hanlon wrote:
I can only assume that it is jealousy
That's what I thought. I countered with a 5 anyway, but by the looks of it people are still voting him down. Envy and jelousy are terrible things.
Upcoming events: * Glasgow Geek Dinner (5th March) * Glasgow: Tell us what you want to see in 2007 My: Website | Blog | Photos
He's currently at 3.4. We really need the MVPs, Supporters, etc to come out in force and vote him up.
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Maybe people didn't like Independence Day? :)
"Throughout human history, we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. " - Morpheus
Loved that film, except for the stereotypical English pilots in the desert. I really wish that Hollywood wouldn't do this - we don't all live in castles or picturesque little cottages in the UK and we didn't all go to Eton.
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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Well, we're just thrilled with the results. We were flipping through the on-screen guide and found Discovery HD, and selected it. OH - MY - GOD! The picture was amazing in terms of clarity! They have a show called "Sunrise Earth" that will blow you away. We got a DLP TV and I was worried about the"screendoor effect" (being able to see individual pixels) and the possibility of seeing color splotches due to the color wheel. Neither my wife nore I ca see either of those things, so it's all good. Someone mentioned something about ghosting on LCDs, but we saw no ghosting when we watched Independence Day. The wiring was a worry but it turned out that I did it right. The real problem is the six remote controls I have to juggle to make it all go. It seems that the remote for the TV and for the cable box can be programmed to control various other components, but neither of them do macros to do groups of things at a time. My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/20016 remote controls. Wow. I would seriously love that (and annoy the heck out of the wife at the same time). I once considered getting a utility belt to put remotes in but ended up thinking that would look too Tim Allen. Anyway - nice one on the telly front. Voted 5 to try to push your score up.:-D
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before. -
Well, we're just thrilled with the results. We were flipping through the on-screen guide and found Discovery HD, and selected it. OH - MY - GOD! The picture was amazing in terms of clarity! They have a show called "Sunrise Earth" that will blow you away. We got a DLP TV and I was worried about the"screendoor effect" (being able to see individual pixels) and the possibility of seeing color splotches due to the color wheel. Neither my wife nore I ca see either of those things, so it's all good. Someone mentioned something about ghosting on LCDs, but we saw no ghosting when we watched Independence Day. The wiring was a worry but it turned out that I did it right. The real problem is the six remote controls I have to juggle to make it all go. It seems that the remote for the TV and for the cable box can be programmed to control various other components, but neither of them do macros to do groups of things at a time. My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001I don't want to speak for John, we all know he is a sensitive metro-man, but somehow I just don't think he checks the scores of his posts.:laugh:
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Well, we're just thrilled with the results. We were flipping through the on-screen guide and found Discovery HD, and selected it. OH - MY - GOD! The picture was amazing in terms of clarity! They have a show called "Sunrise Earth" that will blow you away. We got a DLP TV and I was worried about the"screendoor effect" (being able to see individual pixels) and the possibility of seeing color splotches due to the color wheel. Neither my wife nore I ca see either of those things, so it's all good. Someone mentioned something about ghosting on LCDs, but we saw no ghosting when we watched Independence Day. The wiring was a worry but it turned out that I did it right. The real problem is the six remote controls I have to juggle to make it all go. It seems that the remote for the TV and for the cable box can be programmed to control various other components, but neither of them do macros to do groups of things at a time. My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
found Discovery HD, and selected it. OH - MY - GOD!
:cool: I've been working with this for about a year now and you've mentioned the two best channels for this. If you've done much scuba diving or snorkling then this is the first time I've seen underwater footage that actually looks like you're there. Enjoy. Elaine :rose:
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6 remote controls. Wow. I would seriously love that (and annoy the heck out of the wife at the same time). I once considered getting a utility belt to put remotes in but ended up thinking that would look too Tim Allen. Anyway - nice one on the telly front. Voted 5 to try to push your score up.:-D
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.Men! ;P
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Men! ;P
Trollslayer wrote:
Men!
Yup. I'm just a reconstructed troglodyte.;P I admit it - Top Gear is my favourite program and I watch DIY shows and wonder what the people in it are thinking letting designers in.
the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
My super remote (Logitech Harmony 880) should be here Thursday.
This remote is excellent, been using one for around a year and would get the same should mine ever break. It's MUCH better than cheaper alternatives, especially the "Activities" functionality where you just push one button and the remote turns on/off whatever needs to be on/off and then choose correct inputs, etc, all form one button. You will love it - it supports pretty much every device, new and old.
Jonathan Wilkes Darka [Xanya.net]
I'll second that! I've got the cheaper 525 model as I wasn't sure about dropping such a large amount of cash on a remote control, but having been using it for over a year now I can say that I'd never go back to multiple remotes, it's just so easy to use and if mine ever broke I wouldn't think twice about buying the more expensive model.
