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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:23 pm
by John Cartwright
I already run my 28" Samsung at 1366 x 768, very clear and crisp if you ask me.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:48 am
by Kieran Huggins
I stand corrected! Must be all that marketing jazz going to my head...

My tv and your 28" monitor both clock in at around 45 ppi, whereas a 24" 1920x1080 has a pixel density of 80 ppi. My (old, crappy) CRTs pull about 60 ppi. Keep in mind these calculations are extremely lazy.

I have no complaints about my CRT pixel density, but I always heard people talking about how denser was better. Anyone have any thoughts? Something I should really consider before I invest in a new monitor or two...

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 6:14 am
by Grim...
jayshields wrote:
Jenk wrote:meh, boxter isn't a real porsche anyway :P
Have you driven one? They're awesome. I had a go in my uncle's brand new one.
At the end of the day, a porsche is a porsche!
They're like Tonka Toys, even compared to other Porsche's.

For real insane speed for little cash, you either want a TVR Griffith 500, or an Arial Atom.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 8:29 am
by regX
Yesterday on my lunch break I *finally* placed the order for my new drum kit. Nothing to fancy, but nice enough...

Pearl ECX Fusion Black on Black (black drums/black hardware)
* 10"/12"/14"/16" mounted toms
* 22"x18" bass
* 14"x5-1/2" snare
* Stands & BassPedal, but I am ditching the hi-hat stand and bass drum pedal...I already have DW 5000 Turbo Double-kick w/matching hi-hat stand.

Zildjian A Custom cymbals - 14" hats/16" & 18" Crash/22" medium ride

Pearl Rack with Clamps

All for $2,009.88, which is a steal. The cymbals alone are typically $950-$1000, but I got the 18" free ($244 at GuitarCenter). All found at my local retail drum shop, who beat everyone's price (musicians friend, guitar center, music123.com, etc) by at least $300.

And I got a free Zildjian hat. :)

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 9:04 am
by jayshields
Grim... wrote:
jayshields wrote:
Jenk wrote:meh, boxter isn't a real porsche anyway :P
Have you driven one? They're awesome. I had a go in my uncle's brand new one.
At the end of the day, a porsche is a porsche!
They're like Tonka Toys, even compared to other Porsche's.

For real insane speed for little cash, you either want a TVR Griffith 500, or an Arial Atom.
Well I haven't driven another Porsche; and yeah, performance-wise you don't get the most for your money - but you get a Porsche badge on the steering wheel!

Besides, (correct me if I'm wrong) the Carerra is the next model up and it's ~£25,000 more.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:15 am
by RobertGonzalez
Jcart wrote:Call me crazy, but my brother just got a 32" Sony Bravia for free, to which he said I could have. (he works for Sony)

Samsung 28" and Sony Bravia 32" should play nicely together. :P
Dude, how do I go about marrying in to your family? I could use a brother that works at Sony...

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:24 pm
by onion2k
Grim... wrote:For real insane speed for little cash, you either want a TVR Griffith 500, or an Arial Atom.
TVRs are horrible, and an Atom is even less practical than a Boxster. So both of those would be out. I'll probably just keep my Astra for another year. It does 120, that's more than enough really. If I bought something quicker I'd probably die or something.

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:32 pm
by Weirdan
Dude, how do I go about marrying in to your family? I could use a brother that works at Sony...
And what does your wife think about you getting married once again? Image

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 2:36 pm
by RobertGonzalez
She has never been that positive about it. But if there is an option for a new TV... well, who wouldn't allow multiple marriages?

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:28 pm
by Kieran Huggins
sounds rather Denobulan to me... think of all the possibilities!

I always wanted a Karmann Ghia... slow, but awesome!

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meow!
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:04 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Dude, does that Carmen come with the Ghia?

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 4:16 pm
by d3ad1ysp0rk
Best bang for your buck car?

Early 90s lexus SC300 for under $5,000. Add $100 for a think headgasket, and $5,000 for a badass turbo setup, and you've got a car that would walk a boxster, or even a 911.

Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:22 am
by Kieran Huggins
@everah: I wish I knew :-(

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:26 am
by feyd
d3ad1ysp0rk wrote:Best bang for your buck car?

Early 90s lexus SC300 for under $5,000. Add $100 for a think headgasket, and $5,000 for a badass turbo setup, and you've got a car that would walk a boxster, or even a 911.
J2Z power! :) One of the best damn engines ever made.

Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:52 am
by Grim...
onion2k wrote:
Grim... wrote:For real insane speed for little cash, you either want a TVR Griffith 500, or an Arial Atom.
TVRs are horrible, and an Atom is even less practical than a Boxster.
No-body mentioned practical (although, in fairness 'windscreen' is often on my list of priorities) :)
And the Griffith is a lovely (500BHP) car which you can pick up for around £10k at the moment.