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Anything by Creative or Diamond.

Ice Road Truckers: Deadliest Roads is a good season to watch on History Channel. It shows the chaos of Indian roads and goat tracks in the Himalayas. One poor bastard left after having two bingles in the first day. There's always the risk of a lynching if things go pear shaped.

Looking at the facts: "Q. There have been reports saying the dam operators should have released more water, perhaps down to a level below Wivenhoe's 100 per cent drinking reservoir to offset the floods, do you think this is wise? This is a very difficult question and it's one where some...

My in-laws Sony V4100 failed just out of the 12 month warranty. Motherboard replacement was quoted at $800 (bought initially for $699 on Best Buy special). And of course I'd recommended that they not get the extended warranty :( Sony ended up paying for it after a bit of bullshit, but a current...

The modern day receivers have a "midnight mode" / dynamic audio compression which brings up the quiet vocals and compresses the dynamic explosions and ultra loud TV ad switchovers.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-RBuH0bBm5J0/learn/learningcenter/home/tv_flatpanel.html Plasma: Pros: excellent contrast and black levels; effortless motion; rich colors Cons: not as power-efficient or thin as some LCDs LCD: Pros: panels weigh less than plasma and use less energy Cons: picture...

Plasma works by emitting light, as opposed to blocking it like LCD. Choose plasma if you like deep blacks, fast response times (LCD is laggy in comparison), gorgeous life like colours. Choose LCD if you need max brightness.

Yes, good thing Lunars after a 42" ;)

Bummer. Just had the wifes car in, tranny flush was $99 (shifts much quicker into overdrive now), and then new rotors and pads for the front axle, $350 installed.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Panasonic+-+VIERA+42%22+Class+/+1080p+/+600Hz+/+Plasma+HDTV/9761068.p?id=1218168619373&skuId=9761068 Link may not work but the Panny P42S2 (42") 1080p plasma weighs 55 lbs including stand...

Do you need massive brightness, direct sunlight a problem? If not, a plasma gives a closer "CRT" experience.

Faster than Atom, slower than Core2. Faster graphics. "In most of our benchmarks the performance advantage over Atom isn't huge, yet using Brazos is much better than using an Atom based machine. It all boils down to one thing: single threaded performance. Atom can make up for its deficiencies...

http://liliputing.com/2011/01/lenovo-introduces-thinkpad-x120e-business-laptop-with-amd-fusion.html My precious ..... Out in Feb I believe.

Get the cable co to do another drop to your dunny? I'm assuming this is for basic analog channels? If you are spending extended periods in there, a porta-potty in the living room can be more comfortable (tho can be disturbing for visitors).

The problems in Northern and Central Queensland have moved South. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/11/3110689.htm Glad to hear our Bris-Vegas residents are high and dry. Economically there's a significant amount of coking coal not reaching global markets.

The logic is that power amp tech doesn't evolve all that fast, whereas new revision to HDMI seem to come out fairly often. Most power amps have larger transformers/caps, and generally don't have as many compromises as a receiver.

The danger to speakers comes from overdriving of the amp, and the resulting distortion reaching the drivers. From a tech perpective it's better to drive with more power than needed, rather that too little.

The "best" power tends to come from amps running in Class A mode. Downsides are very high power consumption and heat generation. I don't think any receivers use it. Damping factor can effect the tightness of the bass. Personally I've had the best sound from a hybrid power amp with a tube input...

Looks like the eye surgery was a success :)

89dB efficiency isn't terribly low, I would try it with your speakers before upgrading. Chances are it will drive them louder that your neighbours can stand.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/science/earth/25fossil.html Power efficiency takes on a whole new meaning.

Happy holidays all.

So when you were let go from your previous job, that was for drinking on the job and goosing the secretaries right? Oh hang on, you mean you were a diligent employee with no drinkies and touchies and you were still terminated? Sounds like things can happen that are out of your control. But...

No question. However, in the case of bill collectors: Do you think bill collectors should be able to call after 9PM? Maybe call your neighbour using a reverse directory and ask them to tell you that you have legal problems? The laws are specific precisely because bill collectors were harrasing...

Modifications usually save the lenders tens of thousands, as opposed to owning and having to take care of the property after foreclosure. If bill collectors do illegal things like call outside permitted hours, threaten legal action without true intent etc, you can certainly sue under the FCRPA...

Lucky they didn't mark it as charged off after 3 months. That would tank your credit score.

Yeah, if you want the fastest single GPU card the 580 is it. The AMD cards are value oriented in terms of bang for buck.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=HD+6970&x=0&y=0 Reviews should be out at midnight eastern.

http://fudzilla.com/graphics/item/21210-radeon-hd-6970-to-cost-275-euro Very agrressive pricing from AMD, good news for us :)

Decent to me implies dedicated buttons for control. Nothing like covering up the screen with your fingers as you wrestle with touch screen controls. For $250 you could get a PSP and a DS.

HP is dropping out. http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/01/hp-dropping-windows-home-server-to-focus-on-webos-wont-be-hitt/

Isn't the installer measuring the job out for you? I would think a basic sketch of your wants would be sufficient for them to do the accurate dimensions?

The only thing the spdif gives you is multichannel on one cable. In terms of sound quality, 2 channel stereo on a good pair of headphones/speakers is not necessarily going to sound better sent to an outboard amp. You would need an HDMI receiver to make best use of the high definition audio...

The biggest problems is the multitude of small, high rpm fans in most server cases. For a datacenter, no problem. But for the corner of an occupied office? Supermicro would certainly be a prime contender for loudest case. There is a baby IBM Bladecenter that can have a "muffler" type device...

Good luck on the recovery paugie. Sounds like you can see out of it now? Or is it an opaque shield?

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20101122190207_Next_Gen_ATI_Cayman_Chip_to_Feature_Brand_New_Compute_Architecture_Slides.html Things are looking good.

I have started production on two PS3s again, in addition to the 5770 and the e6600 with -smp. But I can't compete with your jumbo bonus units. One PS3 won't be folding much once Gran Turismo 5 comes out on Wednesday.

1) So a person making $30,000 pays the same amount and percentage of tax as a person making $200,000? Life isn't fair, they should pay the same. Also, food stamps for low income earners. Disgraceful stuff I know. 2) Tickets, and eventual suspension of license on demerit points is a deterrent...

Whilst we wait for that, something available sooner: "The new Ultrastar SSD400S family delivers the industry’s highest sequential throughput. It is the first to reach up to 535MB/s read and 500MB/s write throughput with 6Gb/s SAS, and 390MB/s read and 340MB/s write throughput with 4Gb/s FC. The...

$18,000 on legal defense costs. Wonder if the Lambo dealership or the owner paid for that? One rule for the rich, one for the rest of us. What does Top Gear 'tragic' mean? I've never heard the term used like that. Love how it says for legal reasons no comments can be published about this...

"In most of our benchmarks the performance advantage over Atom isn't huge, yet using Brazos is much better than using an Atom based machine. It all boils down to one thing: single threaded performance. Atom can make up for its deficiencies by executing a lot of threads in parallel, but when...

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4023/the-brazos-performance-preview-amd-e350-benchmarked Targeting netbooks/laptops from $300-$500

Is this one of those deals where if you plug in both the 4 pin Molex and sata power at once the magic smoke escapes?

Two out of three in this case.

There's no compulsory sports in the US that I can see. So a rugby match would be unlikely for him.

Two DVI? That's what happens when you buy renamed nvidia turds ;) The 5450s seem to come with VGA, DVI and HDMI.

Yeah, it's surburban tree lined sidewalks I'm rotating on, trusty stack hat on. 0 risk to others, personal responsibility for myself. NYC I wouldn't try fully sober (or perhaps you need a hot toddy to take the edge off?).

In New York, bicycle is OK. We arn't talking catatonic type levels of impairment, but enough that you can feel that 2500lbs of steel is not the best transport option. Horse can get you DUI here tho. Also snowmobile/ATV.

Lots of probs with warping rotors here in NY for me, I wonder if it's to do with freezing temperatures/snow/slush and the sudden heat of braking.

I've been riding a bicycle to the bar. Easier on the way there than back again, but no worries about DUI. I can up the intake from 2-3 drinks which is what driving limits me to.