Dusty Chalk Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 ^ how does something like that compare to a monitor intended for computer use?It has a built-in tuner. That said, I just contacted them about cancelling my order. The resolution is not 1920x1200, as stated. I screwed up. I really thought I was getting a deal -- $250 for a 1920x1200 monitor that I could also occasionally watch DVDs and Blu-Ray disks on. Oh, well, back to window-shopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 How much? I'm wanting one. I bought todd's and my wife commandeered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I presume that's directed at Hopstretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I think iPhone+Verizon=win Except it won't be able to do anything useful since Verizon will cripple the damn thing to death. I still love my Verizon coverage, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrice Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Except it won't be able to do anything useful since Verizon will cripple the damn thing to death. I still love my Verizon coverage, though. Agreed on both counts. I'm counting the days until our plan is up in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 You grawk-blocker! He offered it to me first! ... I just bought 624 feet of pipe insulation. 288 feet for 1/2" pipe, and 336 feet for 1" pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 yup, and if you want it it's yours. I want it if you don't, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 It has a built-in tuner. That said, I just contacted them about cancelling my order. The resolution is not 1920x1200, as stated. I screwed up. I really thought I was getting a deal -- $250 for a 1920x1200 monitor that I could also occasionally watch DVDs and Blu-Ray disks on. Oh, well, back to window-shopping.Oh, hey, look at that, they changed the description (it used to say 1920x1200). I guess I wasn't the only one. So that leads me to this: so you-all know I've been drooling over my coworker's 2560x1600 monitor, and it makes sense in my case to "settle" for 1920x1200, but how does that work with DVD's and stuff? I mean, there's that whole thing about refresh rate in televisions, and 60Hz vs 120Hz (try googling), but most LCD computer monitors don't go up much past 60 Hz. And I'm not sure they do any of that "3:2 dropdown" stuff, anyway. Anyone have any ideas/recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Amazon.com: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon): J. K. Rowling: Books This is the coolest collector's edition of anything I've ever gotten, hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Amazon.com: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon): J. K. Rowling: Books This is the coolest collector's edition of anything I've ever gotten, hands down. looks pretty cool, but I'm not really an HP fan. haven't read any of the books. the movies I've seen are fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'm not a giant fan of harry potter, but I have 4 kids...I buy collectors editions of any book I buy if it's available, just because I'm like that. So far, it's paid off. I've made over a grand from stephen king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostonetr Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 I bought 2 wallets from jomashop.com ... one bifold for normal use, and then one of those slimmer/front pocket ones. Best part was, after checkout, I realized I had one of the wrong wallets in the cart. Immediate contact to the shop to modify the order was worthless, apparently they don't check e-mails/their own modify order form which shows up right after checkout. Completely my fault it happened, but I really don't get what's up with customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Wooooo! System complete! .... for now..... My dream DAC, the Electrocompaniet ECD-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postjack Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I'm not a giant fan of harry potter, but I have 4 kids...I buy collectors editions of any book I buy if it's available, just because I'm like that. So far, it's paid off. I've made over a grand from stephen king yeah I'm a sucker for collector's editions books as well, as you know. so I've at least added it to my amazon wishlist. grats on the ecd-1 sherwood! i've never heard one, but it sure does get talked about a lot around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Wooooo! System complete! .... for now..... My dream DAC, the Electrocompaniet ECD-1. Nice! I've always liked the vaguely Soviet retro-futurist look of that thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swt61 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nice snag Sherwood! She's purty too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nice snag indeed, right out from under The Monkey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 When I was talking to the seller, he said "some other guy emailed me right after you". I shed a single tear for The Monkey. Nice thing was he was amenable to putting it up on ebay if I paid the listing fees. Pay and extra 40 to save 200? Yes sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naamanf Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nice thing was he was amenable to putting it up on ebay if I paid the listing fees. Pay and extra 40 to save 200? Yes sir. I just did the same for someone. I really wonder who's pocket the money comes out of and how they make money this way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I just did the same for someone. I really wonder who's pocket the money comes out of and how they make money this way? The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for Audiophiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Seems to come from Microsoft, though I have no idea how it generates them revenue. I've got about 600 dollars in my cashback profile, which is a pretty serious outlay. Definitely more than I've spent on MS products in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 I've heard that the Predator is better than the ECD-1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nipples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 They sell those now? Man, I always have to rent mine. ...I'll get my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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