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    Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review

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    Of Course, Microsoft Denies Those Project Natal Pricing 'Rumors'

    LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?

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    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of LVP LVP
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review

    I use this.

    [www.amazon.com]
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    Image of drummerdave3 drummerdave3
    11/24/09

    @LVP: Or, just buy a mac airport express, then you can also stream music to your stereo killing two birds with stone
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    Image of anfauglir anfauglir
    11/24/09


    @LVP: I use this.
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment anfauglir was starred anfauglir was unstarred
    Image of LVP LVP
    11/24/09

    @drummerdave3: Does the Airport Express need to be plugged into the network or does it pick up the wi-fi signal?

    I have a wi-fi router.
     Reply
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    Image of LVP LVP
    11/24/09

    @anfauglir: I'd use that too if my router was in the same room as my 360.
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    Everyone is complaining about price but 3rd party devices don't seem to be much cheeper. Am I wrong?
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    Image of thegreatpablo thegreatpablo
    11/24/09

    @yantelope: Third party devices are in the $50-60 range.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    Let's put this into Patriot Perspective.

    A can of PBR at the Patriot (the best dive bar in NYC) is $3.00 ($2 plus a $1 tip). A slider is $1.50. A basket of fries or rings is $3.00. Additionally, PBR and a shot of Jack can be had for a Happy Meal price of $7.00 ($5.00 plus a $2 tip). Usually, you will get a buyback at around PBR Nos. 3 and 6 and possibly and 12 (although I black out around beer 8) and you'll also possibly get a free shot of Jack or Jagermeister at some point.

    From this, we know now that 5 sliders, 6 cans of PBR, 2 shots of Jack Daniels, and a basket of fries is in the neighborhood of $33. Of course, you might as well finish spending your Fast Cash withdrawal with 2 more cans of PBR and a stop by the trashcan on the subway platform to puke into, raising your binge total to $40.

    Accordingly, in Patriot Perspective, this adapter appears to cost in the neighborhood of two nights of binge drinking.

    Mark - how does it stack up against that?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Pub Science is right up there with Pub Economics. Don't get me started on Pub Geology. Ye Gods is it awful.
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I'm heading to NY tomorrow. Besides this, any other suggestions of places I can hit up during my stay? I'll be there through Monday, so I want to hit up as many places as possible.
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: No self respecting, true dive bar will serve PBR. ;-)
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment karelj was starred karelj was unstarred
    Image of Digital9 Digital9
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: "black out"? that's racist. you "African Americaned Out" let's try and keep it politically correct.
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    spannu promoted this comment Digital9 was starred Digital9 was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    @geiko: Well, if it's dive bars you're looking for, there's The Patriot, Doc Holliday's (though it's got an extremely loud jukebox and Alyssa is long gone), Welcome To The Johnson's, and Blue & Gold (which has $5 Happy Meals). There's also Otto's Shrunken Head (though their PBR is draft). One of my friends is partial to Blue Ruin (in midtown) but it wasn't really anything special as far as I could see.

    And if you want a metal bar, there's Duff's just off of the Williamsburg Bridge (or, if you're not averse to going deeper into Brooklyn, Lucky 13).

    The qualification for making my list is cheap PBR and hot barmaids.

    #tips
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    @karelj: In NYC they will. A half-case retails for $6 and can be sold at anywhere between $2 and $4 a can. It's a decent return on investment.

    Of course, I would never pay $4 for a can of PBR.

    #tips
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    Image of geiko geiko
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Gotta have high standards if you truly respect yourself!
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    Image of Segador Segador
    11/24/09


    @karelj: Look, it won a blue ribbon. It's right there on the can.
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Dude... it would be fucking scary if we knew each other...

    Alyssa is gone?? Hmm,.. I haven't kept up with Myspace so I haven't been following her bulletins and I don't hang out in the Lower E much anymore since it went yuppy/hipster....so I am out of the loop.

    I rarely do Otto's..once in a while when it's Frank and his Tikiboy night.

    Keep getting invited to Lucky 13.. have yet to make it.

    Used to hang at Double Down for when my friends DJ'ed for punk rock nights but that was months and months ago.

    Feh.. getting old sucks..
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment karelj was starred karelj was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/24/09

    @karelj: we'll have to do a pubcrawl sometime.

    #tips
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: NYCer myself... I guess I am still holding on to the dive bar mentality of the 80's and 90's. The ones where you stumbled out at 4 in the morning and tripped over the bleeding guy/junkie/dead prostitute in the doorway.. When Alphabet City had it's own song and was not a place for the weak of spirit.
    *sigh*

    I tried PBR..felt like barfing right after. Probably because it was on tap at the aforementioned Otto's Shrunken Head.
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    Image of karelj karelj
    11/24/09

    @Segador: Yeah yeah yeah... cows win blue ribbons also....
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    Image of InsidiousTuna InsidiousTuna
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    I will continue to be a jackass and a burden to my XBL friends and bridge wifi through my MacBook Pro. Enjoy my moderate NAT, folks.
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    222 white castle burgers
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    11/19/09

    In reply to Ear Force X41 Review
    These sound really interesting. My only issue is that if I run my optical cable from my xbox to the headphone unit, how will I listen to audio when I want to use my normal 5.1 system? Is there an optical pass-through?
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/19/09

    In reply to Ear Force X41 Review
    I am very interested in hearing about the Astros -- I have been in the market for a few months for a wireless headphone however I am also quite dumb when it comes to this. I have a 360, HDTV using a Xbox wireless adapter.
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    Image of jdamien75 jdamien75
    11/19/09

    @BergenCountyJC can edit his name?:
    The Astro A40s are still wired, but are quite nice. I've had a pair since they first came out & found them to be very comfortable, plus they put out some great sound. Their customer support group is also quite friendly.
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    BergenCountyJC can edit his name? promoted this comment jdamien75 was starred jdamien75 was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/19/09

    @jdamien75: When you say wired - how long does it extend? I usually play from my bed which is about 6 ft back from my 360/tv.
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    Image of jdamien75 jdamien75
    11/19/09

    @BergenCountyJC can edit his name?:
    The headset itself has an option for a 10 ft cable. If you have the mixamp as well, it connects via toslink to the system, so however long of an optical cable you feel like having.

    I originally got the a40s for my pc, but since i game more on the 360 now, it lets me play later at night without pulling too much wife aggro. ;)
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/19/09

    In reply to Ear Force X41 Review
    I bought a set of one of their older wireless models a couple years ago. The sound was OK, but when you tried to use them with Xbox live the things went to shit. I could either hear my teammates or the game, not both. (and no, this was not a settings issue). They were a huge waste of money.

    I'm really glad to hear they have gotten better. Are the chat/sound effect issues gone?
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    Image of Navin R Johnson Navin R Johnson
    11/18/09

    In reply to Of Course, Microsoft Denies Those Project Natal Pricing 'Rumors'
    I will buy this when it comes out even if it's $199. I'm not even sure why I want it so much, but I want it. So much.
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    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    I wonder what color that led turns when this thing kicks the bucket? I'm sure they're sick of red. #projectnatal
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    Image of vlatro vlatro
    11/11/09

    @chauncy that billups:
    BLOD: Blue LED of Death. #projectnatal
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/11/09

    @vlatro: Or if you do well in the game it could give you the BLOW: Blue LED of Win. #projectnatal
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    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    They are sure dead on with the impulse buy, especially with Amazon's instant buy -- what a clever devil those Amazonians #projectnatal
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    11/11/09

    @BergenCountyJC: They also have good fundamentals. They are good at Snu-snu. #projectnatal
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    11/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: Mmmm death by Snu-snu. #projectnatal
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    Image of ichiban1081 ichiban1081
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    So this is going to come out for a rumored reasonable price while the Wireless N adapter comes out for $100? For under $80 I would definitely give this a try but MS needs to alter their pricing on the HDD's and wireless adapters. #projectnatal
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    11/11/09

    In reply to LEAK: Project Natal Shipping in November 2010 with 14 Games for Under $80?
    If this isn't an indication that this really is a project funded by the military/NWO wing of Microsoft to body scan people so they can send the terminators /drones/cruise missiles to kill us selectively, I don't know what is.

    This is why I buy Apple products. Steve Job isn't Illuminati and/or a Free Mason Eugenicist. #projectnatal
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    Image of Daver73 Daver73
    11/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: That's what he wants you to think. #projectnatal
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    11/11/09

    @Daver73: Oh you mock, but wait, you'll see. The time timetable has been set. It'll happen on a holiday when people are traveling. Microsoft will say the XBOX user accounts have been compromised, and in order to use the XBOX and it's network, you have to do a full body scan and biometrics read to log into your XBOX live account and/or play games. And who will have access to all this information? The Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA. The secret government. That's when they shut down the internet for everyone else and only let "confirmed" Natal users access the WWW. Making them the chosen ones, but because they are scanned, they are marked. By the beast! #projectnatal
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    Image of Cash907Censored Cash907Censored
    11/06/09

    In reply to Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
    I guess they finally wised up the fact that people were using the ol' hairdryer-on-the-warranty-seal trick to repair their boxes themselves without voiding the 3 year RRoD warranty. When the dvd drive went out on mine a month after the 1 year standard warrant ran out, I purchased an OEM replacement off ebay for 30 bucks and went in there like Zohan. After 45 minutes, my trusty box was booting up Halo 3, and no one was the wiser. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

    I'm assuming this was done to crack down on people who were buying broken boxes, refurbishing them, and selling them as used but never broken. This is a problem in the auto industry as well, when wrecked cars that were never officially listed as "totaled" are purchased by disreputable garages, then repaired and sold with clean titles, instead of the "rebuilt" titles the law requires. #xbox360warrantyseal
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    Image of Justin Paulson Justin Paulson
    11/06/09

    In reply to Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
    Is it like block quote week or something? #xbox360warrantyseal
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    anexanhume promoted this comment Justin Paulson was starred Justin Paulson was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @Justinpaulson: No, it's MLA week. Expect exciting citations soon.
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/06/09

    @Justinpaulson: Who cares? Deliver more humorous quotes please. #xbox360warrantyseal
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