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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/25/09

    In reply to Astro A40 Chat Headset Review
    Another option is seeking out Tritton's lineup. As soon as my adapter dongle gets here, I'm getting the AX 720s for 119.99 at best buy.
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    Image of aegies aegies
    11/25/09

    @anexanhume: I have both at my desk at work. The Tritons sound awful by themselves, and in comparison to the A40s, they're unlistenable.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/25/09

    @aegies: I have heard so many conflicting views and opinions on the tritton pros vs 720s vs turtle beaches vs a40s that it's just all noise now. It came down to the 720's working with 360 and ps3, having a good price in my range, and decent feedback from the users.
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    Image of Span_Wolf Span_Wolf
    11/25/09

    @anexanhume: I have an AX Pro, no complaints.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    11/25/09

    @Span_Wolf: I had those and returned them before using them based on feedback of people who had used both those and the 720s.
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    Image of Span_Wolf Span_Wolf
    11/25/09

    @anexanhume: They got good reviews, that's all I have to say.

    #speakup
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    11/25/09

    In reply to The Xbox Elegant Edition
    I'd rather just wait a bit for the real slim black Xbox 360, if ever it makes it to retail...
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    Image of valkilmerisawful valkilmerisawful
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Xbox Elegant Edition
    Looks more like a flattened microwave than Tivo. XBox: HotPocket Edition.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Xbox Elegant Edition
    i'll settle for the Xbox: Doesn't Fail Edition.
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Xbox Elegant Edition
    Psh, no slot loading dvd?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Xbox Elegant Edition
    I think the normal XBox looks more elegant, actually. Maybe it's just me.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/25/09

    In reply to The Xbox Elegant Edition
    Move the Green Ring of Waiting Death in line with the tray and that's a big "yes please".
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    Image of Voyou_Charmant Voyou_Charmant
    11/25/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Yeah, that was the first thing that I noticed. It looks so randomly placed.
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    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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    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.
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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    11/24/09

    In reply to Xbox 360 Wireless N Adapter Review
    222 white castle burgers
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Girl Smashes Her Boyfriend's Xbox 360, Clearly in a Great Relationship
    Man I hate fake virals.
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    Image of Coolmodo Coolmodo
    11/24/09

    @Cash907Censored: I hate virals, period. These videos are lame as hell and so fake it's not even funny.
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Girl Smashes Her Boyfriend's Xbox 360, Clearly in a Great Relationship
    That destruction was pretty lame. This girl needs to get some pointers from her friends. I'm sure they could show her how to inflict some real damage.

    What was up with her nervous laugh when the boyfriend arrives? It's almost as though she wasn't quite sure how he'd react and she briefly had second thoughts about what she did..
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    Image of wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
    11/24/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I think the biggest problem is the choice of weapon-- who uses a golf club to destroy a console? You need a SLEDGEHAMMER. A golf club is going to flex too much along the shaft, and transfer too much of the impact-force up into your arms. A heavier implement, with a wooden handle, will get you some finer destruction. Get it right, girl-- you're just not hot enough, or destructive enough, to make this a must-watch video.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/24/09

    In reply to Girl Smashes Her Boyfriend's Xbox 360, Clearly in a Great Relationship
    "And I bitch, and I bitch.."

    Well there's your problem. Stop nagging the poor guy and maybe he won't use Call of Duty to tune you out..
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