Chit Chat Thread for the week of October 13, 2008

A lil geek chit chat....

For anybody interested in a killer deal, This past weekend I picked up a 28' LCD from Tiger Direct for 399.00!
(TG advertises it as 28" But the real specs, and on the box, states 27.5" VIEWABLE)

Honestly? I was expecting it to be junk. You know..'you get what you pay for'. If that had been the case, I would have just returned it. I'm VERY PICKY about my monitors..very.
But.. Uh huh! Its a keeper. Bigtime!!
Link here:
http://tinyurl.com/378f66

Its an I-Inc. Ya. An 'off brand'. But I-INC is a spin off from the Hann-G Panels. Everything is the same about the two even the model number. Of course there is one exception and thats a stand that can't be vertically adjusted as with the stand on the same Hann-G panel. (I'll save the cash rather than have a few inches of vertical play).

Here is a quick shot of it.
Tons of realestate for my video editing!
http://www.doodnet.com/images/28lcd8.jpg

I picked it up from a TG store. I'd rather buy an LCD from a store rather than ship cuz of the risk of getting a bad unit...and I did.
First one had a 'spot'. It was pixel perfect, but it looked like there was a 'drip' between the lamenet sheet when it was built. So back to TG.
When I got there I talked to a sales guy and said "Listen, lets save ourselves both the headaches. I have my lappy in the car with a dead pixel tester. Can we unbox one, and test it?" They agree'd. Unboxed the first replacement. Stuck pixel. The guy agree'd..Stuck pixels suck. hehehe
Second one.. A WINNER! Pixel perfect, and no hint of any halo effects(bleeding of the backlight)! Even then, these panels (reviews of Hann-G's) tend to have low rates of shipping dead pixels.

Anyway. I got this puppy home and fell in love with it! I'm driving it at its top resolution of 1920x1600! Using a DVI to HDMI connector that was included with the panel(A very nice touch for them to include!). Granted, its your typical TN panel, but the same IPS panel would easily be double+ in cost.

It replaced a 21" Sony E500 Trinitron CRT. I Loved my trinny and knew if I ever stepped up to an LCD, it would have to be AT LEAST 25". Why Cuz a 21" widescreen LCD compared to a 21" 4x3 screen has less realestate(You have only to do the math). Matter 'o fact, I laughed at the 'premium' for widescreens with the same diagonal measurements. Pffft. You pay MORE for less pixels! But thats just an aside.

I even fired up a few Need for Speed iterations (Carbon and Most wanted) that I havent touched for a loooong time....WOW!! I'm not a gammer, but I like my racing sims and this screen really made a difference. No ghosting that I could reliably detect.(They claim a 3ms response)

Anyway... I just thought I'd mention this.
Its a killer deal. Dont let the I-INC name scare you. Its really a Hann-G panel! Just less expensive.

I swear..sitting in front of a 28"'er makes you feel like you can rule the world!!

I just thought I'd pass this info, and mild review on...If your looking for a huge LCD..check it out!

I didnt buy any extended warrenty..so I hope it passes the inherent longevity tests.

Sounds to me like beer's a good buy! Thanks for the investment advice! LOL!

Bump

A blowout in Fenway!

One win away from the World Series.

Who wudda thunk it?!?

Here is a video clip of Sparky doing his act at the Ringling Brothers Circus a few years back.

I think I caught that act at the circus. What started out as a Ball Park frank ended up a cocktail weiner! Ouch.

Hah @ the Check it out above.. Who'd have thunk Beer would be the better investment

I will be on my youngest daughters Kindergarten field trip tomorrow morning so I will be answering emails and forum posts in the afternoon.
We are going to the pumpkin patch and riding the school bus for the first time, I am so excited. I really love being actively involved with school events.

Miss POI

Good news - Finally got a new roof - Bad news, it rained yesterday and we had a leak! - Go figure!!

Oh well, we will move on to the next item, walls and ceilings. Ugh! a real mess.

Dodgers 1. Phillies in World Series!

I'm not ready for the cool down we had last week. Seems like a lot of people have the crud. This weekend looks better, but don't know if I'm ready for winter

I kind of like the snow last Friday, it was really pretty.

I am excited about fall though, I just wish that I could bring a little bit of Philly here to make it a bit more colorful. There is nothing like a Philly thunderstorm. I miss those the most.

Miss POI

I had a computer stolen plus printer. The gal cleaning the room didn't pull her cart close to the door and a person roaming the halls took it so said the hotel. 1000.00 maximum payment per their insurance.

I'm off to Columbus (OH) for a couple of days. Staying at thr Hyatt, one of the "better" hotels downtown. Wish I could procure a CSI (Crud Scene Investigation) Kit to check out all the little unpleasantries in my hotel room. On second thought, maybe it's better not to know.

"Jack" will be tagging along for the ride. He usually gets me to unfamiliar places with absolutley no problems.

Enjoy your weekend!

Pumpkin patch was fun, we got a great pumpkin. I am back to work now;)

Miss POI

Made up a little ground today

Just arrived in Florida and it is a little on the warm side.

(Gonna try jumping into the 'roll' of this thread... )

Just got the first glimpses of our data center site.
My security cams I had shipped last week are up and running..but need tweaking. The web site I built for access only needs IP changes..and a lil bit more work to make it look 'pretty'.
Full access and streaming vid of the facility wont happen till we get 'da big pipe' provisioned next week. Till then..slow VPN pipe.

Looking forward to this weekend where I have to work the weekend AGAIN (Last weekend was upgrading my Blackberry Enterprise server. Users love/hate me.). Gotta support a big database move to a new cluster. I have to worry about my webcasting system.
XML changes identified..almost staged and ready to go.

(Hows that? )

I am finally back to work again and trying to find out what all I missed after several days off, and definitely trying to get back in the groove again. Its hard to give a final goodbye to your grandpa and lay him to rest, knowing you will never see him down here again..........

Go Skins !!!!

That reminds me of Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin in the pumpkin patch every Halloween.

I got a plastic pumpkin with a light in it that I can use every year.

Plastic seeds probably don't taste as good as the real thing;)

I love roasting seeds.

Miss POI

Yummy, I can't wait till we carve our pumpkins this year.

My youngest was asking me the other day about our lawn decorations, only a few that we made are out this year. He then asked me why do stores already have Christmas things out already.

I'm waiting for the "Halloween USA" store that opened up a couple weeks ago to start displaying Christmas items.

My wife went to bed with the Rays leading 7-0. I stayed up and watched. She woke up to

Oh, well, back to St Pete. Maybe they can get a win at home.

I am glad to finally see the cost of diesel is going down.

I am now paying $3.39/gal in the Baltimore area.

Paid $4.039/gal for regular in Daytona Beach on July 16th.
Yesterday paid $2.999/gal at the same Hess station.

Coming down I95 in Georgia gas was at one location 2.69 most others 2.89.

That's the price at my usual stop.

Miss Poi
Try these:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/17034?page=1

In a couple of days heading out of Florida for the Smokies,some time in N GA and then to tenn, The wife,the Garmin,The laptop,and I. Will check in once in a while if i can firgure out the wifi. this should be fun.

Jerry, If I can figure out how to connect via WiFi anyone can , however - bring along an ethernet cable for that one time the WiFi is not working in the motel but the internet hookup still is !
Have a safe & enjoyable trip !

When you have a Kyocera KPC680 & appropriate data plan from a provider.

I did look into the thing ATT has for wireless,it is just a thumb drive that you connect on a usb connnection, BUT. they want a small fortune for that, 60.00 a month. way to much for my blood to only use it a few times a year.

I'm a "Baby Boomer", there was the "X" Gen, and a "Y" Gen, I think, what is the latest?

Go Bears

Let see if the Redskins can get back on track?

You guys are giving me heart failure

How you ever could have blown a 7 run lead in game 5...

Where were the Rays bats last nignt??? Grrrrr

Hope the Browns can avoid all of the penalties and pull off another win.

They looked real good last week against the Giants. Maybe they can extend the streak this week!

1. You cannot touch all your teeth with your tongue.

2. All idiots, after reading the first truth, will try it.

3. And discover that The first truth is a lie.

4. You're smiling now because you're an idiot

5. You soon will forward this to another idiot.

6. There's still a stupid smile on your face.

I apologize about this .

I'm an idiot and I needed company ... Have A Happy Sunny Sunday

Not only am I an idiot with a big smile, I am also an idiot with tears of laughter rolling down my face.

Miss POI

At the Buffalo Bills game today (held in Buffalo), balloons were released as a pre-game celebration and snagged on a transformer causing it to blow out. That caused CBS difficulty in broadcasting today's game!

Right now the game is on in our area but CBS keeps warning viewers they don't know how long it will last.

Sandwich Generation (In-between BB's and X).
Generation Y is the latest.

Can't wait for the elections to be over. I am getting very tired of all of the political advertising.

Just think though, if it weren't for all the political ads, we'd be inundated with Christmas ads. One store has been touting their 'Holiday toyland' for two weeks already.

Never heard this one.

I'm among the earliest Gen X, and some people still insist that I'm a Boomer.

I've noticed that my values are night and day from the most Boomers.

It's open season for being first to post on next week's chat thread. Yours truly is not waiting up for the shoe to drop.

I'm sleeping in. Yep, and even going to bed fairly early for moi. (Maybe I show Central Time, but I am currently Eastern time zone.)

Too much to do around the house, getting ready for our trek south in less than a month now. I am getting very excited about the trip, so I can put my Nuvi 880 to its first real LOOOONNNG test.

It is lovely here with the leaves changing color, but I sure do miss my tropicalesque garden and having girls' night out where they serve $1 margaritas. You'll have to join us, Miss POI!