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    Image of scarlet.photo scarlet.photo
    12/14/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    The only perpetuation of stereotype comes from the haughty twits who will sit in front of their computer and make assumptions about the character of the individuals in the video simply because they would not choose to brandish a firearm themselves.
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    12/14/09

    @scarlet.photo: Yes.... it's ALLLLLL about the guns. You keep telling yourself that. It's ALLLL about the guns.
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    12/13/09

    In reply to Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV
    Using an Eee box and a usb tuner seems a bit more economical. Looks schnazzy though.
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    Image of Eruanno Eruanno
    12/13/09

    In reply to Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV
    Woah, what? 4000 dollars?!
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    Image of kazoni kazoni
    12/13/09

    @Eruanno: It'd be cheaper to spend about 1/4th that and make a custom boxee box (a la [lifehacker.com]) and pay someone to fabricate a mount for you.
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    Image of smcallah smcallah
    12/13/09

    In reply to Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV
    But if you are putting this on a TV that is not mounted on the wall, you can go much cheaper than this. I bought a $40 VESA mount for a Mac Mini and have that attached to the back of a TV.

    I'm sure that you could make a VESA mount for a Dell Zino and do the same thing, since the Zino is a little more capable as an HTPC. Or maybe someone will make a VESA mount for it so you don't have to.
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    Image of yule-and-bellow yule-and-bellow
    12/13/09

    In reply to Svelte Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 Media Center Hides Behind Your HDTV
    You forgot the to add that a Blue-Ray drive is available, and when you think about it that takes almost 170 dollars OFF the price...so that $15,000 dollar one I configured didn't seem so crazy after all
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    Image of masonsturtle masonsturtle
    12/12/09

    In reply to Best Buy Finally Offers Legitimate Sale Prices
    What's the difference between a 600Hz Plasma and a 60Hz LCD?
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    Image of NotSoSiniSter NotSoSiniSter
    12/12/09

    @masonsturtle: plasma as of now, have better picture. lets say you had both tvs side by side, then you had a cnn headline going across the screen on both of them. The plasma one would stay very crisp, the LCD would get blurred. So during a fast action sequence in a movie, the video stays crisp on the plasma but it can get blurry on the LCD. Realisticly, you cant notice it unless you compare it side by side, even then, its not that bad.
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    Ryan_Long promoted this comment NotSoSiniSter was starred NotSoSiniSter was unstarred
    Image of Ryan_Long Ryan_Long
    12/12/09

    @NotSoSiniSter: This is very true. My argument FOR 60hz TVs is that motion blur is a naturally occurring thing. When things start to look too crisp, like a movie like Spider Man for instance, it begins to look fake. It can make even live action begin to look like CGI.
    I prefer blurriness and fuzz, because that's what real life looks like. Maybe it's because I have terrible vision and have to wear glasses- but it's all I know!
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    12/12/09

    @Ryan_Long: Or maybe you grew up trying to make out a boob on the scrambled Playboy channel like I did...
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    Image of Badongadoodle Badongadoodle
    12/12/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: oh. that's why I cant see shit now.
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    Ryan_Long promoted this comment Badongadoodle was starred Badongadoodle was unstarred
    Image of bustedchain bustedchain
    12/12/09

    @Ryan_Long: I thought that way at first, but I made myself enable the 120Hz on my TV for a while. I got used to it, now I like it. When I watch other peoples' TVs, I don't miss it much, but when I watch mind I don't mind the effect and it does make things crisper. At first I thought it was surreal or too crisp / fake looking. My mind started processing it differently over time and now I see it more like I am looking through a window at the scene instead of looking through what a camera recorded.

    Not sure if that makes sense to you.
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    Image of Branhower Branhower
    12/12/09

    @bustedchain: 120 Hz is where it should stop. I can't notice smooth motion anymore beyond that.
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    Image of presto117 presto117
    12/12/09

    @Ryan_Long: i'm kind of conflicted when it comes to 60hz and 120hz. for one, i like the fact that it makes the picture look less blurry and sharper, but the demos at best buy just downright disgust me. it looks way too fake. sometimes it doesn't, so i'd have to test the tv first. the thing i like about 60hz TV's is that they're cheaper lol.
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    Image of bustedchain bustedchain
    12/12/09

    @Branhower: Sure, I absolutely agree. Accurate color reproduction is far more important than going beyond 120Hz. There is a slight difference at 240Hz and even smaller diminishing returns the higher you go.

    Accurate / true black level is more important too.

    I was trying to say that 120Hz over 60Hz is hard to swallow at first because there is a lot of difference and it looks too real, but at least for me I found that I got used to it and rather like it now. I don't dislike TVs that don't have it, but it just a nice thing to have now that I am used to it.
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    Image of TheRiseOfRoy TheRiseOfRoy
    12/12/09

    In reply to Best Buy Finally Offers Legitimate Sale Prices
    i work at CompUSA. we have better deals than that by far.
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    Alfisted promoted this comment TheRiseOfRoy was starred TheRiseOfRoy was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/12/09

    @TheRiseOfRoy: Yes, but can you beat tradekay.com? How about ustradebuy.com?
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    12/12/09

    @TheRiseOfRoy: the fake CompUSA, let the real one RIP. (Worked there)
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    Image of paulrules paulrules
    12/12/09

    In reply to Best Buy Finally Offers Legitimate Sale Prices
    600Hz? MINE!
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    Image of Zonky Zonky
    12/12/09

    @paulrules: That is the standard refresh rate for plasma nothing special there. The prices are good for LCD, but they are like that because they are 60Hz, 120Hz is now the standard medium to shoot for to getting an LCD. Feel free to enjoy laughing at those getting 240Hz,
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/12/09

    @Zonky: Yep, 60Hz means no 24p mode, which I consider an absolute must for Blu-ray content.
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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    12/12/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    For the record, the gentleman with the Sharper jersey *cough*, skull tattoo, and jean shorts over pajama bottoms is...amazing. Takes a special man to pull off a look like that.
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    Image of Zhejan Zhejan
    12/12/09

    @Chimaera: That was me
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    Image of petertew001 petertew001
    12/11/09

    In reply to Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009
    Aren't those ping pong ball lights supposed to be super dangerous cause they can catch on fire really fast?
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    Unionhawk approved this comment petertew001 was starred petertew001 was unstarred
    Image of Unionhawk Unionhawk
    12/12/09

    @petertew001: How would they catch on fire? They're made of plastic.
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    Image of cadenlaguna cadenlaguna
    12/12/09

    Unionhawk: very fun to do when u crack a pingpong ball
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    Unionhawk promoted this comment Edited by cadenlaguna at 12/12/09 11:01 PM cadenlaguna was starred cadenlaguna was unstarred
    Image of Unionhawk Unionhawk
    12/12/09

    @cadenlaguna: hmm... well, I stand corrected then
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    12/11/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    I just want to know what round that guy shot through the T/C carbine. That had a bit of powder behind it.
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    Image of Michai Michai
    12/11/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    "Eh they commin out da woodworks...".
    This is a perfect example of why we shouldn't teach apes to use technology. Dem donts know how to use'em, aeu'ah.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/11/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    "Dey comin' out tha woodworks!"
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    Image of Golf_Nut Golf_Nut
    12/11/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    Nothing like some drinking and shooting. This was probably done at 8am in the morning.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    12/11/09

    In reply to Man Loses Bet, Allows Rednecks to Shoot Up His TV
    Well, maybe if the world really ends in 2012 it won't that bad a thing after all...
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