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Kurdt · #226 Post by **Kurdt** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:54 am

I just killed a bear with my bare hands after doing a thousand push-ups. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Kurdt · #227 Post by **Kurdt** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:31 pm

So check out what's at the front of Strong Bad's pile of diskettes in his latest e-mail.

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail157.html

Quest For Glory Fan · #228 Post by **Quest For Glory Fan** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:40 am

Kyrandia... lol.

My 36 Year old English teacher reccomends I play Deus Ex for PS2 I have it laying around so i just might.

AsianMusicGuy · #229 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:35 pm

Does anyone know the link to brassfire's web hosting company I want to buy hosting from her.

MusicallyInspired · #230 Post by **MusicallyInspired** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:43 pm

...what?

#231 Post by **navynuke04** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:50 am

You'd probably have better luck if you asked on a forum that she frequented.

AsianMusicGuy · #232 Post by **AsianMusicGuy** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:59 am

like what i dont think she uses hero6 anymore

#233 Post by **Erpy** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:48 am

I'm sure she still checks it. And even if she doesn't, there's plenty of people there who know her. Hero6 or the Quest for more Glory forums is where I'd go.

Angelus3K · #234 Post by **Angelus3K** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:21 pm

Forgot to mention, AGDI and IA were mentioned and linked too in the current issue of Retro Gamer in the UK.

It was in an article about the "old" Sierra adventure games and about how Ken and Berta started etc, also featured an interview with Al Lowe.

Angelus3K · #235 Post by **Angelus3K** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:28 pm

I'm thinking of getting THIS TV next weekend.

What do you guys think? It looks ok for what you get for the price compared to other sets available in the UK.

Broomie · #236 Post by **Broomie** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 6:49 pm

You do forget I work at Currys, don't you.

Although that is a good TV, go 2 inches lower and get this one.

You're saving Â£400 with it anyway, and it's probably our best TV in the whole store. The LG is a good one and I never doubt the make, but we sometimes have a few problems with that TV. To tell you the truth, we've got about two of them in the warehouse ready to go for repair.

That Samsung 40" however we rarely see problems with, and it has one of the better quality pixel engines out of all the other televisions. Compare the contrast ratio for one, 6000:1 vs. 1200:1. And of course, most of the features you see on the LG; digital services, HDMI connectivity, good sound engine ect you'll see it on the Samsung as well! I'd definetly recommend that one.

Oh, and of course the Samsung has a Gaming Mode which presuming you'll use that TV to play your console games, it enhances dark areas, sharpens the picture, speeds up the image processing response and enhances the sounds of your games. Picture and sound quality optimized for the special needs of gaming systems at the touch of a button as well!

Bottom line: Go for the Samsung 40" LCD. Not just because of the quality but if you goto any Currys store, you're most than likely to see one on display and see how much more stylish it is than the rest of the TV's.

You probably gathered I'm a salesman at Currys, and hey whenever someone wants a TV I always recommend this one.

Broomie out!

Pidgeot · #237 Post by **Pidgeot** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:09 pm

In the 2-3 years I've been running Windows XP, I've never had to reinstall at all - that is, not until now, where what seemed to be a semi-small glitch has ended up making my system completely unusable.

It all started a little over a week ago - Microsoft released the Danish version of IE7. Turns out it wouldn't install, it BSOD'd when the installation was starting - I'd seen the error with their Malicious Software Removal Tool, but I could live with that one not working.

So, the next morning, I phone Microsoft support - fortunately IE7 installation support is free. We try out a couple of things, such as Safe Mode, using a different user profile, disabling pretty much everything running, disconnecting from the network - but nothing works. At the end of the day, I'm told he'll pass the case onto someone else, since it's Christmas and he's going on holiday, and I'm supposed to be called back Wednesday or Thursday.

Thursday arrives - of course, I just happen to be at an job interview when they call, but he agrees to call me the next day during morning. Today, I was then told to do a repair of Windows, but since it was pre-installed by the manufacturer, I don't have a Windows CD to do this - the closest thing is a Recovery CD, but that will format my entire system, and I'm not keen on doing that. I also can't use the file checking system in XP, since that prompts for an XP Pro disc (although I have XP Home).
What he then suggests is to try and un-install Service Pack 2, and the re-install it. So I uninstall it - no problem there - but when I try to re-install, I get the exact same error as with IE7.

He then suggests that I put the recovery CD in while Windows is running - a Windows XP setup window appears, and he tells me to go try going into the installer. I have two options, upgrade and new install. I'm told to try an upgrade to see if that fixes the problem. I set it to do that, but since I need to leave at that point (I got the job I was interviewed for the day before, and had to sign some documents), we agree that I'll have to try this and contact them when it's over.

I come home half an hour before support closes for the day, and I see the install is waiting for a driver from the driver CD, so I put that CD in, find the driver, and it pretty much takes care of things from there, finishing with 15 minutes left. It reboots, and I sit ready to try out the SP2 installation.

But there's a small hitch, XP needs to be reactivated immediately - it won't let me log in before I do. I can't activate via the Internet, so I need to phone in, but the request is denied, so I need to talk to customer service to get the activation ID. Before I'm done, there's only 1 minute left for me to try installing SP2 - not enough time to try it and get a hold of Microsoft, so I'll need to wait until after New Year's.

Here's where the real trouble occurs: This last part has COMPLETELY messed up my system. Rundll32 isn't working, resulting in a couple of errors on start-up, AVG claims it isn't registered properly, Outlook Express won't even start, and to top things of, I have no network cards available at all, so I can't go online with that computer.

Because of this, I've spent the last 7 hours backing up as much as I can, and I'm still missing quite a bit. Tomorrow, I'll have to use that recovery CD "properly", and then spend a few days re-installing all the programs - SP2 and IE7 will be first, but then follows Office (which will require going through Customer Service AGAIN, since I've already activated it way too many times), Encarta, World of Warcraft (plus patching, which will likely take longer than installing), Neverwinter Nights, and a bunch of other things. Joy >_<

Quest For Glory Fan · #238 Post by **Quest For Glory Fan** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:31 am

I recently had to reformat my XP to but for different reasons and I know what you mean it sucks and I don't think I'm installing WoW for awhile just because it's an all day type thing.

Angelus3K · #239 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:06 am

Sounds like you've had some bad luck there Pidge!!

And Yes Broomie I posted that waiting for YOUR answer lol!

Is it worth dropping 2 inches for a better contrast ratio?

Broomie · #240 Post by **Broomie** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:39 pm

I'd say yes, at the end of the day you're just looking at a span of 2 inches and if you compare them side by side, you will see a difference but only at a minimal range. The quality will make up for it as well as reliability. In fact I had a guy today who was intending to go for that exact LG model but I managed to convert him to the Samsung.

The problem at the moment, however is that it's out of stock for the time being until next week, unless of course the Newcastle branch has it in stock which I could check tomorrow to save you the journey. But if not I'm sure if you go down next Saturday you'll be able to get yourself one.

Angelus3K · #241 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:52 pm

The branch closest to me (5 mins away) has the LG in stock but not the Samsung one.

It could change by Saturday though so I'll wait and see.

It does seem to be a big difference the LG has a contrast ratio of 1600:1 and the Samsung 5000:1

I'll pop into Currys on my day off Wednesday and hopefully they'll have both models on display.

Quest For Glory Fan · #242 Post by **Quest For Glory Fan** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:31 pm

put an image in my signature finally, been looking on and off forever but I really like this one.

Angelus3K · #243 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:49 pm

I went for the 42" LG and they didnt have the Samsung in stock anyway.

Here's some pics.

TV

PS2

TV and Wii (Picture in Picture)

Broomie · #244 Post by **Broomie** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:53 pm

Well it still looks pretty damn sweet which is the main thing, and that picture in picture display with the Wii is awesome.

Did you get any extended cover or just the TV on it's own?

Angelus3K · #245 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:58 pm

Just the TV, they didnt mention extended cover and I wouldnt have got it either lol!

Resi Evil 4 on PS2 in 480p looks AMAZING!!!

Broomie · #246 Post by **Broomie** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:11 pm

Since you have a Wii, and I'm not sure if you have plans to get an X-box 360 why don't you invest in those Wii component cables?

Here's a comparison between normal AV and Component cables.

http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6162297 ... 297&page=2

You can only get them online but it makes the picture so much sharper and runs it in 480p.

Vildern · #247 Post by **Vildern** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:14 pm

Angelus3K wrote:I went for the 42" LG and they didnt have the Samsung in stock anyway.

Here's some pics.

TV

PS2

TV and Wii (Picture in Picture)

Big tv...

Angelus3K · #248 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:02 pm

Yes it's a HUGE TV Vil!!!

And Broomie, I already have the PS2 and Wii hooked up with component cables

Surely you knew I would have already thought of that!

Bit of a clearer pic

Angelus3K · #249 Post by **Angelus3K** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:24 pm

So we decided to get a new camera today, we didnt want to spend to much so reserved THIS one online at PC World and went to collect.

After waiting around for 10 minutes the guy came back and said sorry we don't have that camera in stock... so you get the next one up for the same price!!

So we ended up with THIS one which we were originally looking at but didnt wan't to spend that much lol!!

Also picked up a 1GB SD Card for use in the camera (and the Wii

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Broomie · #250 Post by **Broomie** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:48 pm

That's just freaky, for some reason even before I clicked the link I knew you went with the Samsung D103 camera. At 10 million pixels for more than half the original price it's defintely worth it.

And I also spot the Philips Digital Frame on your corner stand.

Are you going for Sky HD by any chance? When you bought your TV there would have been an offer to get the Sky HD box around half price (Â£169>Â£300), yet I doubt it cause the guy didn't even offer cover.

Or will you be saving the HDMI connection for the PS3. Since if you have both you'll probably have to switch the cable for each one you're using due to the Sky HD box not having any extra HDMI connections. Unless the PS3 will have it but I doubt it.

Anyway, the TV looks awesome and I know you may have had the cables, I was just checking up on you.

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