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[Pat]

Got our first snow yesterday...not much, just enough to make me switch
my summer rims and tires back to the stock ones and put the snow tires on my wifes truck.
Supposed to get more snow later in the week.
Summer is offically over when I have to put the ugly stock rims back on:(




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[Gregg Loewen]

Good morning everyone!

Joey, good job on sucking up to the prof! Chris White would be impressed.

Trevor, I got my SD 6200 for $550 USD delivered but Im still waiting on it as it was shipped from LA. I have been told that it is a vast improvement relating to jaggies over the 3109 (?) PS player. It also does 3-2 pull down although I dont really know what that means :).

Heather got back into town last night. the kids kept hugging me and saying "its good to be back and hug you Daddy" (It made me all soft and mushy inside).

Hoping everybody has a great day,

Gregg

[Mats]

Morning folks,
Today we serve some nice Chinese (http://members.home.net/markian.sulatyski/combo5.swf) for ya all :B




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[Greg Stone]

Good one Mats!

Finally ordered my Avia this morning from Amazon, and yes Lex, I used your click through! ;)

Now I need to run to Radio Shack at lunch to pick up a SPL meter. Can anyone think of anything else I will need??




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[RickS]

Trevor,

You are right the Sony does list at $2499.00 Cdn. Not that price means anything. ;)

Lex,

I hope the wheels don't fall off after two years but, I have had a Pana A110 (wheels fell off in two months :( ) Then, I went to a Pana A310 wheels fell of in two month increments. :( After four trips for warranty service it seems to still be working but, doesn't get too much use in my upstairs HT. I will agree that the Sony 7700 has a little softer picture than some of the other players but,with 119" dia screen this can actually be a benefit to the motion artifacts and jaggies that other player will introduce to the big picture. I always find the description of "Soft" to be very subjective.

Joey,

I'm sure that you can have someone replace the screen for you. Check with a Phillips service center.

Bing,

Thanks for putting out a flippin bounty!! :B

Pat,

Let it Snow! :)

Mats,

Very funny!!!! What's on the menu for tommorow?

Greg,

Can anyone think of anything else I will need??

The remote! An hour! A tall cool one! :)

Oh....yeah! I also find it makes it alot easier if you have a tripod to put the SPL meter in the main sitting position.




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[Gregg Loewen]

Joey,

How bad are the scratches? Maybe you can use a REALLY FINE sand paper to smooth them out??

[RickS]

Joey,

Have a look at this! (http://www.tanforless.com/tanning/novfinscratr.html)




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[Joey Millison]

Gregg,
Well the size of the scratch has been debated between Mandi and I. I was really pissed at myelf when I scratched it so she went to go see and couldn't find it. I, on the other hand, can see it plain as day. It's right there, a huge mountain of defectivity (there's the made-up-word for the day), staring me in the face.
It's about the size of a pin-head (no, I'm not referring to Andrew Pratt, heh), you know, the ones with the ball at the end? It's the size of that ball. But it's ugly as hell, and it's in a bad spot, and so my desire to use my Pronto is definitely dwindling. I was hoping there was some sort of replacement screen or something.
BTW, I'm afraid that if I were to use sand paper the results would be devistating. I'm not all that handy with the tools, heh. I'd probably strike battery eventually ;)

PS Gregg, did those MP3s make it to you on time?

Rick,
Have you use that before? I'd be interested in trying if it will work :) Thanks for the link!

[RickS]

Joey,

We use this stuff for our face shields on our snowmobile helmets. It does work very well for that but, I'm not sure if there is some special coating on the Pronto that could be damaged by a scratch remover type product.




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[Joey Millison]

I think the best way to tell is to send me a snowmobile and a bottle of the stuff to do a comparison with the snowmobile and the Pronto. Want my shipping address? :B
All kidding aside thanks for the link, I'm going to call Philips and see if it would work :)

[Joey Millison]

From Pronto's site:

The touch screen on the Pronto is very resilient and stable, that is, unless your stupid enough to take an exacto knife to it, in which case you deserve whatever you get; however you should take normal precautions with its use. Always tap the surface gently using your finger or a blunt object such as the eraser end of a pencil or the cap of a pen. Also, liquids spilled onto the LCD display can cause serious harm to the unit. Exercise normal caution when liquids are nearby. The LCD screen should be cleaned with a soft cloth. No abrasives or cleaning solutions should be used.

Ok, so I added the part about the exacto blade ;) It states that no liquids should come in contact with the screen. Would that include polish do you think? Dang it! Still looking around though...

[Joey Millison]

This warranty will not cover issues where neglect or misuse are involved.

Define misuse...it's not, oh say, taking an extremely sharp blade to the touch screen is it?

[Joey Millison]

For the low low price of $150 I can have it repaired I was told. Eegads!

Me: "Yes, I have a Pronto that I purchased and something abrasive came in contact with its touchscreen."

Philips Tech: "Sir, can you define abrasive?"

(I really wanted to make him laugh so I could get him in a good mood and maybe get a charity replacement, so I almost said, "Yes I sure can. Abrasive; a) causing abrasion. b) causing irritation." But I didn't want him to think I was mocking him, heh.)

Me: "Well, not so much abrasive as, say, razor sharp really..."

Philips Tech: "Razor sharp sir? Like a knife?"

Me: "Yeah, something like that..."

He was pretty quiet for a few seconds, perhaps trying to stifle a laugh. I thought I'd get points for creativity and they'd repair it for free, no such luck though :B He didn't grab my name though, maybe I can call back and say it came like that ;)

[RickS]

There goes Joey! Again! :)




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It' going to be to late!!! :)




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Flip perhaps?

[Joey Millison]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Who's yer daddy?! :B

[RickS]

Joey,

Nice flip! I really wasn't trying to snipe you! ;)




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Thanks Rick :)

Did you see the info I found out on the bottom of the previous page?

[Greg Stone]

Nice flip Joey!

Guys, is this what I need along with the Avia?

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[Andrew Pratt]

Sorry for not jumpin gin earlier joey I've been busy this morning getting ready for a presentation tomorrow for 150 plus kids (grade 7). Its national GIS Day (http://www.gisday.com/) tomorrow (bet you didn't know that did ya LOL

As far as I know you won't have much luck repairing that screen short of a) paying the $150 for a new screen from Philips b) sell the existing one on Ebay and buy another c) poke out your eyes so you don't see it d) just live with it....




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Greg,

That's what you need! :)




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Greg,
Sorry, I thought you had already purchased one or I would have said something earlier :) Yeah, an SPL meter + Avia = great balanced sound! You may be shocked to hear the results.
When I calibrated my set last year I was shocked after it was complete. It looked dark and wierd. But once I got used to it I realized it actually looked better. So if it seems too dark when you're done give it a few days and watch a few movies, and see how it goes :)

Thank for the tips Andrew, at this point it looks like I'm screwed :(

I'm going to have to get my Toshiba ISF calibrated again after I move, aren't I?

[Daniel Brecher]

How is everyone? Got jet lag here, but have had the mass of gear obtained in LA last week to keep me awake. It was great meeting Jehan and Gregg!

Alow me if I may, to gum up the works a bit...

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Me with my X-men, before a couple of guys decide to write their names all over it (no, not the two behind me)...

Dan (UK)

[Pat]

Joey, you shouldn't have to get the TV re-calibrated because the grey scale shouldn't change.
You will, however, have to re-converge because of all the shaking and bumps from the move.

Dan, hope you had a good trip:)




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[Bing Fung]

Dan! Good to see ya again! What's this world coming to when peeps is writing all over your stuff with indelible inks :B

Joey, once again you have placed us right in the action better than any HT can. That was too funny (not really in a serious sense) your conversation with the Tech. Uhmm do you guys cover xacto blade cleaning? Sorry , but Andrew pretty much laided it on the line.

That polish Rick mentions is good stuff, as I have used it before. The problem may be that it will be hard to match that matt texture of the pronto, unless you polish the whole surface. Otherwise you'll just get a nice polish spot in the area you are trying to fix. So to get a smooth, consistant surface, you will neet to polish the whole area, and you know what that means if you want to do it right? That's right, you will have to take it apart so you can polish the surface close to, and under the case, Bummer... :( If it's the size of a pin head, it may be one of those things you get over, in time. It's just that it's so fresh at this time, of course it's going to piss ya off. Maybe give it some time.

Nice flip by the way, finally! :)






OK, here is the sequel to a day in the life of the ordinary. Remember, I posted pics of our office move/ rearrangement? Here are the updates with an added surprise. Generally I'm one to sneak by on these, but somebody(Cam) squeeled and here I was... Pictures (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/byfung?d&.flabel=fld6&.src=ph)




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[Joey Millison]

That polish Rick

But Bing, are you SURE Rick is Polish? :B

[Andrew Pratt]

joey yup its Rick Slednutski:)




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[Paul Wu]

Nice flip Joey. And that's really tough about your friend's situation. :) I say listen to Mandi and say to yourself, I mean tell your friend, there is no scratch.

Does anybody remember how to calculate the amount of video ram needed to display a certain colour depth? This is for the laptop and I'm wondering if I really need 16Megs or will 8Megs do me fine. And the specs from the Canadian site and the US site differ a slight bit.

Oh, and does anybody have any recomendations as to how to clean off a melted cd on a stove element and on the bottom of a pot?




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There are three kinds of people in this world; those that can count, and those that can't.

[Andrew Pratt]

Dan just who are the two guys behind you?




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[Andrew Pratt]

paul hmmm I can look up that video info if someone doesnt' post it out right. As for the CD...I'd just replace the whole unit since it should be cheap and you'll have a hard time cleaning melted plastic off an element...every time you turn it on its going to reak!

Okay Paul here ya go

640 * 480 4 bit = 521K
640 * 480 8 bit = 512K
640 * 480 16 bit = 1 meg
640 * 480 24 bit = 2 meg
800 * 600 4 bit = 512K
800 * 600 8 bit = 1 meg
800 * 600 16 bit = 2 meg
800 * 600 24 bit = 2 meg
1024 * 768 4 bit = 1 meg
1024 * 768 8 bit = 1 meg
1024 * 768 16 bit = 2 meg
1024 * 768 24 bit = 4 meg
1280 * 1024 4 bit = 1 meg
1280 * 1024 8 bit = 2 meg
1280 * 1024 16 bit = 4 meg
1280 * 1024 24 bit = 4 meg
1600 * 1200 4 bit = 2 meg
1600 * 1200 8 bit = 2 meg
1600 * 1200 16 bit = 4 meg
1600 * 1200 24 bit = 8 meg

Colour depth is directly related to the number of bits used to compose one pixel and can be 4, 6,16 ,24 bits per pixel (we can now get 32) To determine the number of colours that can be represented by these nuber of bits use the number of bits as the power of the number 2. For example 4 bits per pixel is 2^4 or 16 colours. To determine the amount of RAM needed for one frame buffer, multiply the number of bits per pixel times the number of pixels on the screen giving the total number of bits per screen. Divide the number of bits by 8 to determine the number of bytes or RAM needed for the buffer. For example for a screen res. of 1024 * 768 and 256 colours the above table shows we need 1 meg.

The number of pixels for one fram buffer is 1024 *768 = 786432 pixels
for 256 colours you need an 8 bit colour depth or 8 bits per pixel so 786432/8bits/pixel = 6291456 bits.
6291456 bits divided by 8 bits per byte gives you 786432 bytes.

Since 1 meg of ram = 1024000 bytes you need 1 meg of RAM


Simple Eh! I copied this from my A+ text BTW




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[Joey Millison]

Oh, and does anybody have any recomendations as to how to clean off a melted cd on a stove element and on the bottom of a pot?
There's a little J6P in us all ;)

My english teacher FINALLY gave us our grades back, and my 3 mains papers I'm getting graded on are as follows:
1st Paper: A
2nd Paper: A
3rd Paper: A-
Have one more paper to write that my grade will be based off of, and then I have the opportunity to drop the lowest grade so it won't be factored in :) So I may have an 'A' in english it looks like! :) I'm going to have to ask my parents to sit down before I give them the news!
For the first time since elementary school I have straight 'A's!!! :) :) :)

[Andrew Pratt]

congratulations Joey:)




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[Trevor Schell]

Hey Boys!!

Dan,,Glad you had a good trip..What were some of the highlights? I have a A.E.Titan DVD on the way courtesy of Jay.:)

Jeff,,Thanks for the write-ups on the DVD players..I don't care for the Jaggies myself,plus they can be magnified on the 61" screen. Obi wrote a reveiw between the DV-37 and the SD-6200 as he was able to compare both models. In the end he chose the 6200..so the artifacts couldn't be too bad as I know that Obi is not to keen on the interline flicker thing. Maybe the 9200 has an even better picture...The SD-9200 does playback DVD audio capabilities,,is this the same as the Sony's Super audio.??

Gregg,,Did you get the RPTV??..Thats a heck of a price on the SD-6200 as it is listed at $1,200 U.S.

Joey,,Great grades..So who put the hole in your Pronto??..Was it the Fish?:)..Nice Flip!!

Pat,,Snow's a good thing!!

Greg,,Have fun calibrating..Your system will sound much better.

Paul,,Go with the 16 meg, I think that is a new size video chip for a laptop..8 megs was currently the largest. With 16 megs you can't go wrong,,You may never know what will come out that may need it..Its better to have it than not..remember these chips are intergrated so you can't upgrade later. My VAIO has only 2 megs of video which is largely the reason of its slow performance.

Bing,,Hey dude!!:)

Lexman,,Let me know when you sell your SD9000.

Rick,,Where in the heck are you getting the Sony at such a rock bottom price??

Andrew,,I am still drooling from the pics of your new speakers. So Cool!!



Later!! TTP's.




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Ok Trev, got your name penciled in on that piece:)

Lex

[Bing Fung]

Rick Polish? could be...

What.... No comments on my pictures? Did you guys even look?

What, did it take to long to load?

Tell me "Great!" or "PFO" or "Uhmm Bing your life is pretty ordinary, glad your you and I'm me" or "Sucks to be you" but tell me something :)

Andrew, the magazine Perfect Vision(Nov-Dec issue), has a favorable test on a Maggie HT setup. I just glossed over it, but it looks like a good read.

Trev, how does tomorrow evening look for you?




Bing

[Joey Millison]

Bing,
I'll have you know I was late for class because of your pictures, I left five minutes late 'cause I wanted to see 'em. So yeah, I made a specific effort to view them :B I just didn't have enough time to reply, and by the time I got home I was so stoked about my grades that it slipped my mind. Heh, but I definitely looked at them :)

I definitely like what Cam has on his screen, did you have to pay him to do that? ;) it was also funny to see that we have the same storage bins, little cabinets, chair, AND phone. We must get our furniture/supplies from the same company! (though my chair is green)
The coffee pot looks rather snazzy as well! Does it have a cool timer so your coffee's ready when you get to work? :)

[Joey Millison]

PS, am I just stupid because I dunno what "PFO" stands for? Is this that crazy Canadian language thing? :B

[Bing Fung]

LOL made you late? That's good! heheh

Yah the pot does have a timer. I was so pleased that my buddy Cam came from Calgary just for this. Cam and I use to share that office until he moved. He was sitting in his old spot at that PC.

I didn't have to pay him neither, he was just on there when I came in

PFO means Please F*ck Off, as in Please :F

Great marks Joey!

Ok, now that I ragged on you guys, no more comments are required.




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

Bing,,What pics??,,I must have missed out on this.

Tomorrow sounds good!!..I will let you know for sure..Tomorrow.:)

Lexman,,pencil me in..unless I get the 9200 first.;)




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Joey,

Congrats on the A's. :) Polish.....:B....Nope!!!!

Oh.......yeah! I shipped your sled today. ;)

Bing,

If those are current pictures.......Happy 46th birthday. :)

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Andrew,

This has been a clean forum.....so far! :B


Trevor,

I'm alway's hunting for deals on HT gear. The Sony 9000 is available states side for $1000.00 street price and can be had here in Canada for $1500.00 without that much grinding. :)

Good Night!




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[RickS]

Yeah..............Joey! That's some Canadian stuff. :B




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OK,,Found them!!..Cool office,,and a BIG HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY,,Old Timer..Or is it 46;)




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Hmm,,




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Trevor,

It looks like 46 to me! I think were almost close enough for a flip tonight. :)




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Am I alone?




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A flippin we will go!




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Are you?




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Oh No Rick's still up.




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GO!!!! http://animfactory.com/animations/sports/racing/racing_lights_tree_md_wht.gif




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That was one hellava flip!

:B http://animfactory.com/animations/flags_poles/canada_provinces/alberta_md_wht.gif

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Late flip!
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Snip! Snip!




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Nice one Rick,,You got me on that one.




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Nice one Rick,,You got me on that one.




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I think we were gummin up the works there! I was getting all kinds of error messages. :B




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[Bing Fung]

Nice Flippin war guys!

Thanks Guys!

Rick, thanks for aging me buddy! I asked for it.

Trev, give me a call tomorrow at work if able.

Got some problems with my PC. The PC keeps locking up and I think it's graphics card related. I have downloaded the latest drivers, but it doesn't seem to help. Looks like it may need a new install of windows... :(




Bing

[RickS]

Sorry! Bing

It looked like 46 to me. But, anyway happy 40th. ;) I thought that maybe someone on the forum was older than me. :)




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One.call.com has the 9200 for $1499 U.S....I will call Audio Warehouse tomorrow to see what they can do and if they can order it in..This would be nice to put under the tree.:)

Anybody ready to run for another flip??




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Bing,

This one's for you! :B


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Trevor,

What the hell!!! :) That's $2500.00 metric money. Do you want me to do some research on the 9200?




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[Jehan]

Trev: so did you decide to go with the 9200? If you intend to stay with your TV for a while, I think (IMHO) you would be better off with a Sony or Pioneer for the downconversion reasons mentioned before. However, if you switch to a widescreen set this will not be a problem as the Toshiba's are excellent performers. I have a 6200 myself and am keenly awaiting some reviews of the 9000ES as well as 9200 to see what sort of performance increases they offer over present generation progressive-scan players. Still holding out for a player which can deliver a reasonable scaling solution for non-enhanced discs but we shall see...

Damn these flip wars are starting to get too hot to handle.. I need to get in on the act and apply for my Senior Citizen card :)

[Trevor Schell]

Sure Rick,,You seem to know where to look for the http://animfactory.com/animations/fire/fire_words/prices_md_wht.gif..See what you can find and let me know. I can always have it sent to Gregg's then rerouted here with out duty fee's.

Got a new credit card today.:)




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Trevor,

I'll do some checking tommorow. That would be a good way to break in the new credit card. It won't be to long before


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[Bing Fung]

Great graphics Rick... Trev, did you notice he flying the Alberta flag in your face? :B

That PC...That's zachree how I feel :( Thanks Rick!

Which reminds me.. Mat's you making fun of a brother ;)


Cool graphics Rick "where does he come up with all those neat toys"




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

Yup!! Time to rack it up.

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[RickS]

Good one! :B

I knew it wouldn't be long! :) I think these could really be gummin up the works.


Here's one for .........Joey!


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:B




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[Trevor Schell]

Once more for Bing!!

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Tracey would probably be all on me when she finds out I'm going to buy some new gear.
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Trevor,

Just sneak it in like the rest of us! :)


I should put in the Matrix again!

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[Jehan]

You crazy guys are really gumming up the works..

Nice graphics Rick!

[Trevor Schell]

Sneeking off to bed!!..Good night!
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[Trevor Schell]

Rick,,you sure know how to make that Dollar go along way.

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To late to watch a movie now.
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Good Night..Once and for all.




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Lot's of http://animfactory.com/animations/business/miscellaneous/conferenceroom_meeting_md_wht.gif tommorow!

Good night!




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[Bing Fung]

Thanks again Trev...

What an exciting page to see this morning, you 2 have real jazzed it up nicely!

Trev, zip, zip... :)




Bing

[Kevin P]

Hi folks! I have a Best Buy story for you (from a friend, I only buy DVDs there)...

Anyhow, he was at the local Best Buy yesterday and he overheard one of the sales drones talking to a customer who was looking at a Sony big screen TV. The drone told the guy not to buy an expensive Sony or Mitsubishi, to go for the cheaper Toshiba instead. Why? According to this guy, there are only two companies that actually make big screen TVs and all the other companies put their names on them. Sony, Toshiba and Mits TVs are made by the same company, so if you buy a Toshiba, you get the same thing as the Sony for less $$!

I just about choked when I heard this story! ;)

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[Joey Millison]

Hey Kids,
I got the measurements for my new dedicated "living room" (or as I prefer to call it, my HOME THEATER ROOM) and need help seeing if this will all work. If I throw out some artwork will you guys help me make sure everything will work in there? :) I'm still trying to get American Furniture Warehouse to give me the measurements of the furniture I want, so it may be later on today. Anyone wanna assist though, since I'm new in the art of accoustics? :)

[Joey Millison]

Kevin,
Wow, I did not know that! Another fun fact from Best Buy ;) The seem to be full of information (or shit, as I like to call it, heh) that a lot of people wouldn't normally know. (like Bose speakers are the Ultimate...I repeat...ULTIMATE in home theater speakers...Sorry Tom, going to see my speakers you made for me and use that money for some Bose!)

[Patrick Sun]

Trev, there are 2 competing formats for multi-channel music audio:

SACD - I think this is the Sony Super Audio CD format.

DVD-A - this is the DVD Audio format.

They are not compatible, and I think it's a case of VHS vs. Beta. We just don't know who will win, SACD or DVD-A. I would like to see DVD-A win. There might be a few players that will be able to play both formats, but they will be initially expensive.

Happy Birthday! I lost track of who was getting the cake(s)!?!

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I'm still envious of the HTFers that got their X-Men DVD signed by both Bryan Singer and Stan "The Man" Lee.




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[Trevor Schell]

Bing,,Tonight won't be able to happen..Sorry,,Can we shoot for Friday night..Let me know.
Thanks.




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Friday could work out as well... Keep in touch!

Me Pl@ I hit the big 40hhh

Kev, you have to turn a blind eye or be ready to be consisdered a trouble maker in those stores.

I was at Future Shop and the same thin happened over a DVD, I was helping an aquaintance I met in the store. Well you could tell the sales person was getting all choked. I left it at my best recommedations and pushed it no further.

I was once booted out of a Bicycle store in town for helping a friend in buying a bike. I ran in to him while looking around. He was looking for a bike and the sales guy was trying to push ther house Gas Pipe Special on to him. I never told my friend not to buy it, I just educated him on what to look for at certain price points. ie.@ $500 look for aluminum rims, CrMo steel tube, forged drop outs..etc. Upon educating my friend, he asked critical questions about the models being presented to him. Well the sale person went to see his manager and I was soon punted out as a trouble maker. Ah well! I never liked that store anyways, the have been known to put CrMo stickers on Hi-tensile (Gas Pipe)frames, very unscrupulous. And wouldn't you know, these guys were out of business in a few short years.




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[Joey Millison]

Hmmm, methinks a flip is in order ;)

[RickS]

I guess its time for a new page that's not so gummed up. :)




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[Joey Millison]

I hear a rustling in the bushes, could it be a Sniper? ;)

[RickS]

I wonder if I can snip one today? :)




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http://www.stevesbeatles.com/pictures/images/john/john_finger.jpg
Flipping, Beatles style!

[RickS]

Joey! How you doing? :) I really wasn't trying to snip that one. ;)

Nice flip!




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Very well Rick, thanks! And yourself? :)

[Bing Fung]

Friday could work out as well... Keep in touch!

Me Pl@ I hit the big 40hhh

Kev, you have to turn a blind eye or be ready to be consisdered a trouble maker in those stores.

I was at Future Shop and the same thin happened over a DVD, I was helping an aquaintance I met in the store. Well you could tell the sales person was getting all choked. I left it at my best recommedations and pushed it no further.

I was once booted out of a Bicycle store in town for helping a friend in buying a bike. I ran in to him while looking around. He was looking for a bike and the sales guy was trying to push ther house Gas Pipe Special on to him. I never told my friend not to buy it, I just educated him on what to look for at certain price points. ie.@ $500 look for aluminum rims, CrMo steel tube, forged drop outs..etc. Upon educating my friend, he asked critical questions about the models being presented to him. Well the sale person went to see his manager and I was soon punted out as a trouble maker. Ah well! I never liked that store anyways, the have been known to put CrMo stickers on Hi-tensile (Gas Pipe)frames, very unscrupulous. And wouldn't you know, these guys were out of business in a few short years.




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Darn, I hate the 30min signon at work. it locks my connection creating double extra posts, You think it did not send... resubmit, only to have to sign back on to gain access to the server ...arghhh!

Nice Snipe and flip... Joey, you are the Loseingest flipper ;)
Thanks for that E-card by the way, That was very nice! :)




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Bing, wow, after looking at the pix, you didn't look a day over 39! :D




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[Jehan]

ahh Bing I missed the B-day wishes.. hope you had a good one.

The rate of flipping that goes on here I can't keep up :)

[Daniel Brecher]

The dudes behind me in the pic? HTF Members Curtis Hamilton left of frame, Iain Lambert to the right.

Highlights? Oh god, it was Fox. no doubts... Go find the thread over at the HTF. 'Tis in software...

I ended up with 3 copies of Titan A.E that week. I bought one on the Tuesday, then got given a free one from DTS wednesday, and another free one from Fox that Friday.

Dan (UK)

[Andrew Pratt]

wow you guys have been busy lately three pages! Sorry I missed your birthday Bing. Nice flips Rick and Joey.

Trevor Obi's review of the tosh player was done on his widescreen set so downconversion wasn't an issue on all 4:3 screens it will be no matter how high end the tosh player is they all use the same algorthim for downconversion (which sucks IMO) Given the choice I'd go either the Sony or the Pioneer.




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[Paul Wu]

Looks like we're picking up speed.

Thanks Andrew for the list and how to calc. So is the LCD on the 8000 can only display 1400x1050 and let's say running 32 bit colour, it would need: 1400x1050x32 / 8 or 5,880,000 bytes or video ram to display 32bit colour depth. Even if I output to an external monitor, the card can only supports 1600x1400 resolutions and at 32bit colour this works out to 7,680,000 bytes. So an 8 meg card should be fine? Unless 3d gaming comes into the picture, which really won't as my wife will not have any 3d type games on the machine. So when watching a DVD, I would say that's just a 2d type application? And therefore an 8meg card will be more than enough. Then again, having 16 megs would be pretty cool.

Trev, I think you'll have to go down south to get a Tosh 9200, I don't think they are available in Can. Oh and I could also go with 32 megs for the video card.

Bing, didn't have a chance at work yesterday to look at them, and at home the pics are just too big. Am going through them now...pics are still loading....Happy B-day. Ah, another bike story. :) Here's one, the bike store I worked at was just 2 blocks away from the competition. The competition was more of a mass market/high volume sales type operation, we were more mid to high-end. Anyway, one day a customer rolls in and litereally was on a test ride on one of the models from the competition! We always get the ususal, why are your models so much more expensive? Well, let's compare, mismatched components on the other bike, cheaper rims, only one tube cro-mo, and setup is important as well, loose headset, and factory vasiline in the bearings. In the end, I don't think the guy came back to buy from us.

Rick off on another flippin rampage, cool gifs/smilies/images. Nice Christmas tree!

Joey, I swear everybody has that same phone! So I guess maybe a NT Meridian group should be started. Yeah, we all have a little J6P in all of us, ended up buying a new element. Just wanted to make ya feel better. Though I don't have any HT related stories, yet. Great marks, and sucking up to the prof before hand comes in handy. Nice flip.

Dan, good to see you back. Read your report on the LA meet, sounds great! What other DTS titles did you guys get?




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[Greg Stone]

Nice flip Joey, cool Beatles pic!

Happy late birthday Bing!

Dan, sounds like a great time was had by all! Welcome back to TTP land... :)




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[Daniel Brecher]

DTS gave us U571 and a Santana concert disc along with as mentioned, Titan A.E. We also got a DTS Audio cd off them, and we all grabbed DTS Demo DVD discs while at Daves.

Dan (UK)

PS: Happy birthay, Bing, sorry the wishes are late.

[Paul Wu]

Joey, Why buy a replacement screen, when you can just buy a whole new pronto! Check out Andrew's post in the forum. And if you're looking for a home for your really scratched up pronto, I might be interested in taking it off your hands. :)




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[Joey Millison]

Paul,
Forgot to let you know, your "package is in the mail" (sounds top secret, heh) so you should be getting it soon :)
I left you voice mail on Monday about it, and was able to ship it yesterday.

[Andrew Pratt]

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Joey, got the message via voice. :) Thanks for the update. So how big was that scratch on your pronto? Man that must really suck. I bet it looks like the Grand Canyon to you. So they say $150 for a new screen? Are they easy to install? What if you muck it up, then you'd be totally screwed. Might as well buy a new pronto, there's a great price going on at Mercarta. So for the price of a new screen, you can get a whole new pronto! Then you can sell off that scratched one.

Andrew, I'm working on Joey. :) Noticed the shipping to Canada was really cheap. Don't know what I would be dinged for brokerage and customes.




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Happy Belated Birthday Bing! :B

Did anyone pick up the Fantasia Anthology?
I looked (not real hard) an only found the regular versions.




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[Bing Fung]

Hey Guys, My Birthday? Really you shouldn't have, Thanks :)

Pl@ yours was worse, before I was told I didn't look a year older than 39 :)

Paul, What shop did you work at in Van? One of my most memorable visits was to La Bicicletta many years ago. I walked in and they had tons of Italian frames hanging from the ceiling as well as many fully equiped bikes on the floor. In the back there was a group of people rambling on in Italian. It was totally immersive and I truly felt as i had visited the origins of cycling. This was in 1988 and I remember there was nary a Shimano component to be found in that store. times have changed though....

Daniel, Glad to here you walked away with lots of goodies.

Andrew, Were you able to find that Perfect Vision magazine?




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[Bing Fung]

I may have solved my PC woes...

My PC was starting to lock up while doing anything graphics related. Most times it was while running Netscape. Well, after loading the latest drivers, windows updates and doing a bunch of regestry sweeps, to no avail, I pulled the graphics card last night. The fan and heat sink was Gummed up with a lot of dirt and dust that was not allowing the chip to dissapate heat. After cleaning this it seems to be running fine again.

I have been told the Matrox G400Max is aready heavily overclocked and seeing as my frontside bus is overclocked as well, the card must have really been on the hairy edge. Not being cool enough was most likely wigging it out. :)




Bing

[Paul Wu]

Bing, I've worked at a few stores. At the time of the story I was at West Point in Kerrisdale, but have put stints in at other West Point stores, namely Bikes On Broadway, Bayshore Bikes, and at the main West Point on 10th ave. I finished my bike stint at The Bike Cellar. Here's another funny storey, my first week working at The Bike Cellar, I go to answer the phone and say, "Hello West Point Cycle," and the owner of the store was standing right next to me. :oh:

Back during the summer of 88, I was moving from the Broadway store and the Bayshore. La Bicicletta, yes, one of the last bastions of European equipment. Lots of cool stuff there. Always dreamed of owning one of those Cinneli TT bikes. I remember the Campag Record Groupo on the wall. Back when click shifting was considered the wimpy way to shift. :) Wasn't a 6 speed cluster about as big as you can go? What's it nowdays? I think I heard 9 speed clusters are out!

Been reading up on the graphics stuff, and I'm pretty sure I'll be going for the 16 meg card.




Paul

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[Bing Fung]

Ah, I have been to most of those shops Paul, as I made it my mission when ever I visited a different town to go and pick up local shops logo shirts or bottles..etc.

Funny situation Paul, so did the manager say anything to you about the error?

I have always coveted a Cinelli record, or Colonago Master... One of these days, when I can stop buying electronics ;)

About a year ago I came across a Rossin Ghibli with full Record parts, Rossin engraved, cherry condition... Sweeet! It was on consignment for $1200.00 That's right $1200.00, this was a $5K bike new. Alas it was a 50Cm frame. I ride a 52cm-54cm. I thought of buying it just for the parts, but then the cranks(167mm) and stem would have been too short, you and I know the Frame and the cranks are the single most expensive parts for the bike. Bummer.... :(

Dura Ace is currently at a 9 speed hub, Campy has a 10 speed hub on their record group. My Dura Ace set is the 8 speed hub.




Bing

[Joey Millison]

Off to math class...thou shall not flip ;)

[RickS]

Joey,

We should have this flipped before you get back from class. :) That's if .....Trevor the flipmiester show's up. :B

Bing,

39 and holding? ............:B




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[Paul Wu]

Bing, I used to try and make my parents take me to local bike shops when we were on vacation. Although we never really made it to one. Wait a sec, there was one road trip that turned out pretty good. Picked up a set of Look clipless pedals in LA, bought a pair of Sidi cycling shoes in Portland. The shoes were stolen from the car that afternoon, but the store put out an APB. About 2 weeks later, I got a package with my shoes. :) Apparently the theives went to another store to try and exchange, the sales guy held onto them and started asking a bunch of questions, and the lady just took off. Unfortunately, some of the other stuff never got recovered.

The manager/owner was okay, I went oops, old habit. :) We both had a good laugh, maybe cause his name was Paul as well. So I became Paul Jr.

Man, that would have been a sweet deal if it fit. A 50cm with 167mm cranks? man thats short! Must have been a real tiny person. I don't need any more parts. :) I've got rims, hubs and BB's, wheels and tubulars still sitting at my parents. hmm, 9/10 speed clusters...Must resist...

Here's a Canadian deal on Gladiator, but it's pretty limited geography wise. First you must have a London Drugs store around, if you don't know what store that is, then you don't have one around. Anyway, they've got a gift catalog out and on page 74 they list Gladiator at $21.99. So you take that ad to Futureshop and get them to price beat it, and since Futureshop is pricing it at $26.99, you should get $5.50 off the price, or $21.49. If you happen to get a really good, read new, register person, you may be able to get the price down to $16.49. :) It all depends on what they enter into the computer.




Paul

There are three kinds of people in this world; those that can count, and those that can't.

[Bing Fung]

Joey, bet on it :)

Rick, they say you are only as old as you feel.... Bullshit! I truely act and feel 25 inside, but when I look in the mirror, I'ze looks 40!

Paul, what a terrible thing to have happen. if your anything like me, things like that are things that are the bounty of the holiday, and then somebody puts the grip on it.... Time to institute Caning!

Actually a 50Cm is a small frame as well. My standard frame size is a 54, but I ride a 52 with 170mm cranks for the stiffness, I'm 5'11 with a 32" inseam.

For MTB, my frame size should be a 18.5' but my choice ride is a 17.5" with a radical sloping top tube(= to a 13") for that very important crotch clearance :E :E

Mmmmm....Sidi's, Tubulars, Radial lacing....




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

I am back!!....Zero'ing in for a Flip..

I'm suprised Rick and I didn't get booted off the Forum by Andrew after gumming up the works last night.

I sent you an e-mail Rick.

Paul,,Good choice in going with the 16 megs of Ram..if a 32 meg video chip is available in a laptop,I would go that way then..It would be worth it down the road.

Bing,,We can plan for a Friday meet. Today was a bummer as I had to go in to work after a phone call I received..So the whole day's planned activities had to get changed.

So whats better..DVD Audio or the Sony SACD(spell?)..I don't listen to music much anyways ,,just the 80's collection,so these audio formats may not really matter to me when I make a final decision on a player.

My DVD player is ready to be picked up tomorrow..$94 for the Firmware upgrade.




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Bing,,You still look like a young pup!:)




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Thanks Trev...

I'm not sure which is better, but from my take on it, Audio DVD material is very much non-esistant or hard to come by. SACD is more plentyfull, though I have not yet seen a disk in Toon town.

Paul, I have never rode tubulars, but had the choice of those or clinchers at the time of purchase of my last ride. I took clinchers for the performance gap was narrowing and for the ease of patching. Though I like the fact that most tubulars can be pumped up to 200psi for the ultmate lowest rolling resistance, forget about cornering and ride quality :B and look out if a pebble get's launched from under the tire LOL




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Sharpshooters anywhere?




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

See my post in the Pronto thread..I need some help..




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Bing it looks like it's just me and you>>




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Cable VS ADSL




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Two more to go..Where's Bing??




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Now




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:EFLIP:E
http://animfactory.com/animations/birds/penguins/penquin_colony_dive_md_wht.gif




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[Greg Stone]

Trev is going for it! Nice flip!

Andrew, I can't use the cheap Pronto link you posted as I already have an account with Mercata... so no $100 off for opening a new account. :(

[Bing Fung]

Cable can have a higher total bandwidth, but is limited by how many useres are on line. ADSL is a more consistant performer as long as you are with in 7km of the substation.

We have cable at work and I have ADSL at home , the ADSL is consistanetly faster than the cable for me.




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Flip! http://animfactory.com/animations/creatures/alien/alien1_taichi_sm_wht.gif




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Bastards! :D I knew there was peeps layin low in the grass.. Greg just pops up!

Nice flip Trev, I was waiting for your move, I even had a flip page post lined up, then you distracted me with the Cable/DSL thing. you probally don't even care, it was just a cheap ploy ;) that worked I might add...




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

The Cable is faster tonight;)

I think I am the only one in the neighborhood with Cable modem,,So I definately have the upper hand.:)




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Yeah, yeah, talk the talk ;)




Bing

[RickS]

Geeesh!......Just got home from work and thought I'd get in on the flip!!! Way to late. :)

Over to the animated gif site! :)

Bing,

I agree with you! I'm 40 as well, and am still doing the things that I like. I feel 20 but, my wife says I look a hellava lot older!

Trevor,

I'll bet with some research you can find a 9200 for about $1200.00




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Yah,,It was a ploy...Made you type a bunch while I was flipin the page:)




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Hi Rick,,$1200 would be awesome..

Greg,,Maybe you can offer some help..check out the Pronto thread..Not familiar with how the Marcata deal works.




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Trevor,

My ADSL line at work and home usaully work O.K. ;)

Lots of people here have swithced from cable because of increased traffic and slower service.




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[Bing Fung]

Hey Have you seen the latest Audio critic magazine?

It features the 10 biggest lies in audio, any guesses which one it 1st?

Any guesses to the top 10?




Bing

[Trevor Schell]

I wonder if the Nuon feature for DVD players will make the new Sony and Toshiba obsolete very quickly..is it something we will need??




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OK..not really sure how this works..Anyways, I set up an account and placed a bid on the Pronto for the 296.97 price..when checking out it gave me only a $59 discount on the Pronto..total bill comes to $245..So how do I get the $177 price?..
When I completed the sign up it did indicate a $100 credit was applied to my account.

Not really familiar with the BID thing..does this mean I actually ordered it..Not sure..So what's up with this??

Thanks.




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That Nuon looks to be cool, what does it all exactly do?

One thing I'm surprized with is how few players out there will play MP3.... i mean this should be the next hot item for convenince sake, not that it would every replace CD, but some times I do just let my PC run MP3's to my System. it's nice for casual use.




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[Greg Stone]

Trev - I replied on the other Pronto thread, hope it helps. :)




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[Lexman]

Well, I can't get ADSL, and my cable modem is only half duplex. Meaning it's good for downloads, but uploads still rely on land lines.:(
Horrible analog connectivity up here limits me to 24,000 baud on outgoing! GAAAACK!

I am waiting with baited breath, (no, not bad breath), for the introduction of what Radio Shack is selling with new PCs right now. 2 way satellite service through MSN. That's right, 2 way. Static IP, so you could run a server off it.

Can't wait, introduction coming in January from what I have heard from the local shackies.

Lex

[Lexman]

Oh yeah, and what's new with my theater today? THX EX processing! Yeah! Finally got my DTS/DD EX chip installed in my MC-1 today. Seems pretty cool. For those not knowing how Lexicon does EX, see the thread in Club Lex for an explanation. Basically, it uses the sides and rears to create the EX effect.

lEX
Emphasis on the EX :B





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Bing, my road bike's a 52 with 170mm cranks and I'm about 5'8" with a 30" inseam, so that fits me quite nicely. Got a 11cm stem on that sucker. My MTB is an old Rocky Mtn Blizard. It's effectively a 16.5" fram, but has a radical slope! Yes that clearance is mucho importante! I don't need no stinking suspension! I picked tubs for the coolness and the performance. Only thing I noticed was that they naturally leaked, ie pumped to 120psi and a week later was down to around 80psi. These were Vitoria Corsa CX's, had some Wolber SP1's but never rode on them. I'm so pathetic.

Trev, yes the 32 meg is only an extra $150 over the 16 meg version. Although if I add it, it will push it past the 3K price point before ship and taxes. Oh and get this, the free promo now is one year free internet access through AOL! :P ThomasW is extreamly happy with SACD, plus there's software available now, where DVD-A is ?? Nice flip. Way to distract Bing.

Audio Critic mag? Nope.

1. Bose don't suck?
2. Speaker wire makes a difference.
3. The more expensive the speaker the better.
4. DD and DTS are the same
5.

Nuon? I don't know if it does it, but if you can access dvd-rom material, that would be great. If not, I think it's a gimic. Plus, you might be able to do that with the PS2.




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[Bing Fung]

Lex, EX.... Atta boy Doug! So is it essentially the same as all the other EX's?

Paul, no way! A bizzard, like as in the black and white model?

I have a Rocky Mountain Wedge, which is like brothers to the Blizzard, Both custom built right there in Vancouver..... WAY COOL

It has the custom 7 color splatter paint on Black that Rocky did for this model only. it was hand built by Lance Bolen, Now CEO, himself! These models of MTB were way ahead of their time, how many have the radical sloping top tube now, "everyone"! I have been able to update mine preety much along the way. I still have the barny ruble shifters, but I don't mind them, at least i can shift the range of 7 cogs in one deft move, unlike my pedestian Karakorum with the STI shifters that takes two. I have a Rock Shox Judy SL, and bits of Titanium every where ie. bottom bracket, bolts, etc, it was my money pit for quite a few years, but it certainly owes me nothing. for it has seen a lot of trail time and given me the good pleasure value.

We truley are soul brothers :D

Those Tubular leaked because most of the good ones used latex tubes for their suppulness. Latex does not hold air as long as butyle tubes due to the porosity of the latex.


Audio Critic Top Ten Lies:

1 out of 5 Paul, you are an optimist with that bose comment arn't you?(Actually I don't mind Bose, it's the price that gets me)

1. The Cable Lie (speakers or interconnects)




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[Trevor Schell]

Greg,,Thanks for the help.

Paul,,32 megs would be very nice.

Lexman,,Congratz on the EX upgrade.

Good night Everybody!!




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Bing, the one and only, was thinking of getting an Avalanche at the time, but found out I could get a 'Pro' deal straight through Rocky through the Point. So for the same price, I snagged the last 16" in stock. Basic black and white, with splatters of white on grey for my rear stays. These still had the infamous, U brakes front and rear. Deore XT through out. Got some Synchros bar ends and seat post right away. I ended up getting a custom bar and stem job from a friend, swapped my shifters around so I had underbar shifting. At the time, the Blizards were hand done in Japan. Only the Thuderbolt was custom built in Richmond, but my wheels were hand done.

Yes, we must be soul mates. :) Oh, I think you'll love this story. While working at the shop, I got to go to the sports trade show in September. Got to see all the new bike lines for the next year. Rocky had their own room at a hotel, so we got a nice sneak peak at their new products. :) A mechanic and I test rode a couple of bikes that night. That was so much fun.

Night Trev, still wavering, 32 megs or go with a 10 gig hd.




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Wow, Paul and Trevor end the night both on exactly 300 posts!

Trevor, go back to Mercata, find the customer service number, tell them you missed the redemption of Mercata dollars on your order, and get them to adjust the price before they ship.

If they won't, cancel the order if it hasn't shipped, and then sign up from work, and do it all over again. $100 is too much to leave sitting in your account. :)

P.S. I 'm going to try signing up today at work so I can catch the $100 bonus myself. Will see how that goes.




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Pat,

Welcome to the old guy's club. :)




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Good morning, TTPers!

Trev, I am hoping DVD-A wins over SACD just because I think DVD is the future for the next 10 years. But I don't know enough to be an informed judgment yet. And Sony does have a catalog of titles to spin off on the SACD format...

Pat, welcome to the old fogey's club!

I can't wait for Friday to roll around so I get to go on vacation (not doing much for the Thanksgiving break, but not working either!)

Hope everyone has a great Thursday, it appears to be a rainy one for me.




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Lex,

You'll have to give us your impression's on the EX vs Logic 7 when you get more time to compare the two formats. The new Denon 5800 that I'm using as a processor has added a new dimension to the HT. I really enjoy the new discrete and matrix sound for the rear back channel.




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Patrick,

Enjoy your time off!! I couldn't imagine rain in November. :)




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Greg,
Let me know if you need help signing up if it doesn't let you, and I'll start a new account for you :)

[Andrew Pratt]

Wow you guys are flying these days...this should be the 2900th post 100 to go before 3K:)




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I'll take a look at that tread for you in a moment...re the pronto




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if you're going to play DVD"s on that laptop go for as much memory as you can afford you'll need it for smooth playback




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Well...........maybe a flip off this morning? ;)




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should be getting near a flip soon aren't we:)




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Flippin???........I really wasn't trying to snip that one. ;)

Nice Flip!!!




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ha finally got one in there:)




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Andrew,

Trevor must be picking up some tips from some of our most senior members. ;)




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Rick, do you have ICQ? I have a question for ya :)

Bing,
You're on my shit list! ;) Here I am, last night, having an argument with Mandi. And my computer happens to be on, and on the TTP no less. I'm just kind of scrolling, not really reading, while I'm being talked to (it all started because she had to do homework so I went in my room to watch a movie, that I guess she had wanted to watch with me, so she was upset about it), and all of a sudden I see this animated image of an alien doing Karate. I try my absolute best not to laugh, and ALMOST was able to, until it came bursting out.
As you can imagine, when your SO is talking to you in a serious tone and you start laughing, well...let's just say it didn't help my cause any. Which prolonged our chat for another 10 minutes...I guess you could say we had the director's cut of an argument ;)
So thanks alot BING ;)

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Is it me or is this flipping thing starting to get out of hand... AGAIN!!?? ;) Every time I jump in there's another page to read. Thank goodness for Stealth Browsing Technology, Patent Pending, (C)(R) 2000 Kevin P. :B

I haven't flipped the page since the TTP was in the Testing area of the HTF. But then the flips weren't nearly as competitive back then. How I long for the good ol' days.. ;)

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Joey,

I don't have an ICQ number. Just e-mail me rick AT snowwest DOT ca (mailto:rick@snowwest.ca) its a dedicated line that gets to me instantly.




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I think the flipping is okay so long as we're not running from post 12 to get to 35 just for a flip. I will agree though that 35 posts per page may be to short for the TTP:)




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Maybe we need a flip filter, where when browsing a thread any posts that exist solely for flipping or running toward a flip are filtered out. With that the entire TTP could fit onto just a couple of pages! :B

I might make some tweaks to my Stealth proxy to do just that. Granted, I'll only see 2-3 posts per page that way, but it'll save wear and tear on my mouse scroll wheel. ;)

So, how many posts/pages are we shooting for? I know on HTF a TTP would quit around 200 posts and we'd start another one. If someone archives this thread, it might be a good idea to filter out the flip-only posts.

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This is good for at least a smirk:

http://www.modernhumorist.com/mh/0011/florida/

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Kevin,

I just set up my filter to cut out anti-flipping posts. :B ;)

I feel that I've made new friends here on the TTP, and the "flip" thing is one of the fun things about the TTP. The other sites that I'm involved with are sometimes way too serious. I hope I'm not, and, in no way want too piss anyone off by what I'm saying here since I was not apart of the old TTP site. But, I think this is a really good group of people here and I really enjoy being here flippin away some of the daily stress in my life. Let the flip live on....with discretion. :)




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[Paul Wu]

Kevin, so what is it you do again? I thought you were a number cruncher, sounds like you can program a filter to filter out anything you want. Must come in handy. I think we originally thought that 1000 posts and then start again, but wasn't it Lex or Mat that said the load wasn't that great on the server and they'd like to see this go on. :) Well I'm sure we can go on forever. Rember DO NOT try the 'View All' feature on this thread.

I archived the previous TTP's from Chap 3 to the last one. I think part of the fun is the flipping off and now I think more importantly, the sniping of the flip. It is no longer enough to flip, but I think if you can snipe somebody going for a flip, you defenitely get more points.

Rick, well said, and we welcome any and all to participate. I think I saw a Jeff a couple of pages ago.




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[Andrew Pratt]

I like the "one way" sign joey. Rick you are most definatly a part of the TTP family now...the more the merrier IMO...yes that even includes you Jeff Kowerchuck;)




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[Kevin P]

Kevin, so what is it you do again? I thought you were a number cruncher, sounds like you can program a filter to filter out anything you want. Must come in handy.Actually, I'm a code cruncher, as in programmer, which makes it a piece of cake to write programs to filter out junk. :) I have my stealth proxy which filters out all kinds of crap, my stealth browser, and all kinds of filters on my email to filter out spam and other unwanted junk from landing in my inbox.

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[Greg Stone]

Damn Mercata would not credit me with the Mercata $ dollars when I signed up at work today due to the fact I only have one credit card open right now, and they have that number on file. Dang it!

Guess I will be using the link you sent me earlier Joey. :( :M




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[Mats]

Kevin, Your filter seems to work pretty bad if you still get this thread :B
Guys, Looks like we're hitting 3000 shortly, so let's flip it into 4000 :)




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[Jeff Kowerchuk]

LOL!!

I thought I was hiding pretty good there Andrew! ;)

[Patrick Sun]

GregS, sorry to hear about the Mercata non-deal. I have at least 8 credit cards, they come in handy when buy.com has a decent "existing customer" $10 off $30 coupon. :D

And no, I do not carry credit card balances (unless I make a big purchase for which I'll spread the payment over 3 months max).




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[Andrew Pratt]

well I signed up for mercata but it wouldn't give me the the deal since I'd signed up months ago. I never used the account so its too bad they wouldn't give me the $100 credit ...oh well I can't afford to save that much right now anyway:)




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[Andrew Pratt]

Jeff you're not hiding too well so you might as well come out of the closet (you are a lesbian thespian after all:) You missed a great demo last night at my place. Jeremy was over with Titan AE...awesome bass, image and decent story to boot. The bass just never lets up from start to finish in this movie.




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[Jehan]

Titan certainly rocked.. I posted a short review over at HTF a couple weeks ago and it seems more and more people are enjoying this gem.

Been a little sick over the last couple of days.. flu/cough, had a chance to catch up on some DVDs though. Took a look at North By Northwest last night - beautiful restoration work by WB, and a great classic to boot.

Those Mercata deals are *hot*, pity I am not a new customer else I would be forced to pick up a Pronto at the prices it is going at now... Still waiting for the Fantasia Anthology....

[Pat]

I think the flipin' is fun...Mats should take the numbers off of the posts though, so you at least have to figure out when the flip is pending:)

I don't get to flip many since I only get 'net access from home.




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[Joey Millison]

TTP is going to be taken up a notch soon...mark my words! I'll have a surprise for you all soon!

[Paul Wu]

A fun site to while away the time. Sorry Kev, you'll have to wait until you get home to see.

http://www.wotch.com/funstuff/election2000/default2.asp

Pl@, hmm, depending on what those limits are, you'd be right up there in credit over a the ccf place.

Mats, on to 4000 it is. :) Why not make it 5000?

I'm waiting on Titan AE, can't wait to hear/feel it. :) I did a quick demo of the openning to TS2 on Monday. Everybody was very impressed.

I think I can swing the 32 meg for the video card, but now I see nVida has announced a card for laptops at Comdex. But it won't be out till Q1 2001. Oh well, if I wait too long, I'd never get anything.

Pat, I like that idea, makes you have to work a bit harder for the flip.

Joey, can't wait. So can you tell us now?




Paul

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[Kevin P]

Kevin, Your filter seems to work pretty bad if you still get this threadI could block the entire htguide.com site if I wanted, but then what would I do when I'm supposed to be working? :BA fun site to while away the time. Sorry Kev, you'll have to wait until you get home to see.I can't see it at home either. My personal firewall blocks out ActiveX garbage and anything that looks like a banner ad, so I just get a blank space where the graphic would have been, and I'm too lazy to reconfigure it. :)

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[Little Bruce]

test...test....test...




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[Paul Wu]

Hey LB, where ya been? Haven't seen or hear from you since, what, the air show?

Okay, my wife's got the cpu loan funds and I've already made a call to Dell to "reserve" a system. It'll be the Inspiron 8000 laptop with a Cel600, 128M ram, 32M video, 14" TFT screen, DVD, etc. Now talking to the sales guy on the phone, he's trying to sell me on the extra $200 complete care. This is one of those exteneded warranties, but for a laptop, might be worth it. It is supposed to cover any accidental damage, including the screen, spills on the keyboard, and drops from the desk. Of course they will try and diagnose and send part to get it fixed, but if not, they will "replace" it. This lasts for 3 years. The basic warranty is a 3 year next business day on site. I kinda went over on the 32 meg card :) so adding another $200 to the mix is getting expensive. So all opinions welcome.




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[Bing Fung]

Hey Guys, Busy day here today :E

Sorry to get you in trouble Joey ;) I think I have been in the same situation as well... Most times I'll be on the net and Christine is talking to me, eventually i look at her for I know she just said something to me that requires a response. Well as she's looking at me she will say "You have no idea what I was just talking about , do you?" which I must confess with a "No, sorry..."

Ah, I love my lovely wife :)

congrat's on the new laptop Paul. that will be one nice mobile theater :D

http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/fung1/FBD02B.JPG

I Picked up a Beringher Feedback Destroyed today, Seems pretty cool so far. This is what I have been needing I think.

Kevin, what type of bandwidth should I set my filters to? 30-1/60, 60-1/60 120-1/60 I don't understand this, yet....

Holy speaker thump on power up or down.. It this normal Kev? Do you just leave it powered on?




Bing

[Patrick Sun]

Paul, what's ccf?

Bing, how much was the BFD? Hurry up and give us the scoop on the BFD, I need to know if I want to get it too (most likely I will need it anyhow to tame my 56-65Hz peak).




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[Greg Stone]

Paul - I would have to say no on the extended warranty. The standard as you mentioned is next business day, and that is quite a lot of warranty. I have the standard Dell warranty, and have had a keyboard key quit working, next day a UPS guy walks up to my door with a new keyboard.

Same thing on a mouse, the left clicker quit clicking, so I thought I would call to see if it was covered, took two days that time, but still a mouse was delivered, free of charge.

Now unless you are real clumsy (no offense J6P), I don't think you will drop it into the tub or let hot glue drip on the screen, ;) so I would just stick with the standard options.

Load it out with all the extras, and you'll be happier that way than with a $200 insurance policy.




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[Pat]

Pl@, CCF is Lex's new play area "Credit Card Forum".
It is towards the bottom of the main page.




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[Pat]

Joey, I mean Emril:B
what are you talking about "Kicking it up a notch"?




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[Pat]

dum-de-dum...




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[Pat]

quick while nobody is looking...




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[Pat]

almost there




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[Pat]

http://animfactory.com/animations/creatures/mermaid/mermaid_hangingout_lg_wht.gif
How about a little flipper! :B




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[Pat]

And to really gum up the works...
http://members.home.com/pmcgeough/images/heavysnow.jpg

A little snow for you snow lovers :)
(it is an old pic that I took)




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[Bing Fung]

Pl@, $240 Canadian. Or about $160 us.

So far so good, but it sure has a lot of control. I may have really mess up my room response.

If you remember, my sub was very flat at the 1 meter and the near feild test as well. Well the in room sitting position had a peak at 25 and a dip at 50. I don't own a SPL meter so all I did was boost and cut the sections in the graph to sorta be flat at 90dB. I know this isn't the proper way, but thats all I have now until, I get a SPL meter. Previously, I borrowed one, as I'm waiting for the digital to go on sale. http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/fung1/inroom.jpg

Go Here For Near Feild & 1 Meter response (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/byfung?d&.flabel=fld5&.src=ph)

Pl@, at this point I would say it is well worth the price for what it can do. It will boost +16dB or cut -48dB.

It is a very nice looking unit but I'm not sure if i like the look of it in my rack, it's kinda loud looking, I wish I could dim the LED's. I may strap this to the back of my sub so it is less obtrusive.

It seems very well made and the tactility of it feels very high quality.




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Nice flip, Pat, nice photo as well.




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Anybody want to enlighten me on proper sub calibration techniques?




Bing

[Joey Millison]

Check it out guys! Look HERE!!!

These are just prototypes, expect some cool shit soon though ;)

Be sure to zoom in to the back of the ash grey t-shirt!

[Lexman]

That's impressive work there Joey:) But there is ONE teenincy PROBLEM. There is NO reference to HTGuide.com. :(

Can you please integrate an HTGuide.com into the shirt design? Lex would be very happy!

Lex

[Bing Fung]

Are You serious Joey??? Those are way Cool, I like the back!




Bing

[Bing Fung]

Lex, if you look close on the back of the grey T-shirt, the loction path will have HTGuide's web path :B, thin, I know...




Bing

[Greg Stone]

My father in law has a Tree Farm and I maintain his web site here (http://www.members.home.net/drewtodd/watson/Index.htm)
Please take a look as he opens next week, any suggestions for improvements will be appreciated!!




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[Greg Stone]

Joey - that is fantastic! I love the back of the grey shirt! Very cool stuff there... :)




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[Trevor Schell]

Sorry that I was not around today guys.
Ended staying in bed all day as I guess I have the flu. Didn't get up until 7:45pm..going back to bed as I am still not feeling that great.

Joey,,Absolutley awesome!!..I will order one of each...Too Cool!!




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[Joey Millison]

Actually, I do need someone to order one shirt to see what the quality is like, to see if it's worth it.
Here's the deal though:
The company that makes these shirts charges a base fee, and you can change the prices above the base fee to make a profit. I didn't do that, I left everything at base fee so that I won't make a single dime off of anything sold, so that it keeps costs down to the exact minimum.
I'm going to be changing them, so that there are some cool shirts. I just used the same few patterns over and over to see what each looked like, but I can change them within a few seconds if need be. Does everyone like the logo for the most part though? That's what we have to decide on first, a TTP logo that everyone likes :)
After that I can spruce up each shirt a bit and make them look a little more professional :) Who wants to order one shirt though and give their "review" on the quality? :)
Glad you guys like them. I hadn't done anything for everyone in the TTP in a while and wanted to make another contribution :)
The company ships them and everything, so it should be a pretty easy and quick proces to get shirts.
So, who wants to test one out? :)

[Bing Fung]

Trev, if your not felling well, lets make it another day, Ok?

Greg, that site looks like a place I would like to buy a tree from!

One comment, each time I clik on a picture, or go back, it keeps loading a plug-in. There is a lag with my ADSL line, no big deal.

Good Job!




Bing

[Joey Millison]

Which logo do you guys like...the first shirt or the second? They're only slightly different...

You'll probably have to zoom in on it to tell the difference :)

[Joey Millison]

Bing,
I think it's trying to load an MIDI player on Greg's site when it's loading a plug-in.

Greg,
The site looks great! You did an awesome job on it :)

[Lexman]

Oh, well thank you Joey:)

Now, 2 things.

1. Do the shirts say it's "home theater" anywhere?

2. I would really like to adapt something from our logo on the main page. As in the lettering for htguide.com. If you need assistance, I am sure Mats will lend a hand making the graphic usable for the T. Then just htguide.com changes, not the "presents" part. Should make a nice addition.

Let me know what you think!

Lex

[Joey Millison]

Lex,
I just opened the htguide store so you can have some HTG Shirts :) I'll get with Mats and get some logos and stuff :)

[Joey Millison]

Made one of the shirts that has everyone's name on the back! :) Going to bed now...please give me feedback as you look at 'em so I can make the shirts cooler! :)

Night kids!

[Mats]

Joey, Way Cool!!!!
Just send me an E-mail on ms@htguide.com and we'll fix some cool TTP/HTGiuide logos :)




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[Greg Stone]

Joey / Bing - thanks for checking out the site, do you think I should delete the MIDI player? If it slows things down on ADSL, it would be a killer on dial up I'm guessing.

Joey - those shirts are sweet! Can you make one that says TTP 2001 for next years wearing? :)

TGIF everyone!




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[Pat]

Thanks Bing.

Joey, Very cool!
I like the first logo (the one that looks like chrome).
Might be cool to have something about "Home Theater" in the design too.

Greg, checked out your tree farm site...very nice.
The only thing I noticed was the midi is very quiet and has a lot of background hiss and static.
I had to turn up the volume a lot higher than normal to hear that there was any music at all.
Just thought you would want to know...




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[Kevin P]

Kevin, what type of bandwidth should I set my filters to? 30-1/60, 60-1/60 120-1/60 I don't understand this, yet....The bandwidth controls the range of frequencies that the filter cuts or boosts. I think it's measured in 1/60 of an octave (octave being a doubling in frequency, say, 30-60 hz, 60-120 hz, etc.) If you set it to 1, the filter will be narrow banded--its boost or cut is sharp at the filter's frequency and slopes off quickly above and below the frequency. If you set it higher, the bandwidth increases. I set mine based on trial and error--I had a hump at 50hz for example, so I set one filter with a relatively wide bandwidth (say 5-6 on the BFD) to cover most of the hump, and set a couple of narrow band filters to deal with specific trouble spots.

Feel free to play with the filters to get a feel for how they work. For example, as a test, set up a filter with a -12db cut at 60hz, with the bandwidth set at 1. Run a frequency sweep (such as the one on Avia) and listen to it, and you'll hear the sound drop off suddenly around 60hz and come right back. Widen the bandwidth (say to 6) and the drop off will be "wider", dropping off say at 65hz and coming back at 55hz.

Holy speaker thump on power up or down.. It this normal Kev? Do you just leave it powered on?Mine does this too. This is common for pro gear (my Peavey amp thumps too). I always turn the BFD on before the amp, and shut it off after shutting off the amp. Then the thump doesn't reach the sub.

Hope this helps... the best thing to do is play around with it. If you get something you like, save it as one of the presets and then you can get it back. Then if you play around and get lost, you can just dial in your preset and bring everything back again.

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[Bing Fung]

Morning all!

Joey, I like the logo, and I feel we should pay some lip service to HTguide, seeing as it is our pub house :) Get with Mats and see what you boys come up with. These are excellent Joey, you should never feel as if you have to do anything for the TTP, other than be here. its very appreciated though :B

Greg, It's fine. I never knew it was loading a midi for my speakers were turned down, I just thought it was apage lag for no reason (duuh). it takes about 4-5 seconds to load, seeing as you have 2 pages, I wouldn't change it. You have the right level of volume set on the midi, it not too loud to be obtrusive, yet corresponds well with the feeling and ambience of the farm.

Great job!




Bing

[Lexman]

Thanks Joey, where's the link to the htguide shirt site? I may eventually do this type thing on my own. but for now, this works. :)

Lex

[Patrick Sun]

J6P, you've outdone yourself! It looks like you should get orders from me, Bing and Trev for the grey t-shirt because our posts are depicted on the backside of the t-shirt. :D I just placed my order for the grey t-shirt.

I would offer a suggestion: Could you put the TTP2000 logo on the front side of the sweat shirt? I would buy one if I could proudly display that TTP2000 logo on my chest.

Thanks for going the extra mile for us, buddy!




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[Andrew Pratt]

those look great joey I'll try and grab one next week or so...




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[Joey Millison]

Pl@,
No prob, it'll take me a sec but I can make it any way you guys want :) I'm going to try to make a few cool 2000 ones and a few 2001 shirts as well.

NEED HELP,
Anyone remember the date the TTP started? :)

[RickS]

Pat,

Nice flipper!

Bing,

I'm very interested in results you get from your testing. Did you buy this in Canada? I have 2-(SVS 20-39's and have a large dip in my room at 50hz. Why are you waiting for the digital SPL? I think the analog one is probably better for what were doing in our HT's, IMO.

Joey,

That's great stuff you've come up with. http://smilecwm.tripod.com/net7/biggthumpup.gif I can see it NOW! Dear what the hell is a TTP? :? :B

I like the first one since there is a reference to the site.

http://www.cafepress.com/si/zoom/229227_ZOOM.JPG


Thanks Mats & Lex!

Greg,

Nice site! It did ask me if I wanted to download a midi player, I didn't do that but it looks great!!! Nice work! I think we should send you guy's some snow to complement all those beautiful tree's.

Have a good day!




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[Greg Stone]

Thanks to all who checked the web page out for me, I appreciate the input!

Joey, I think I remember someone saying the original HTF TTP started in April 2000??




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[Andrew Pratt]

Nice logo for the TTP. I'm not sure when it started actually I wonder if Trevor remembers or not?




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[Andrew Pratt]

damn my web connection's been down for a hour this morning at work...had to actually do something for a change :)




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[Paul Wu]

Joey, those designs are great! I like the first design.

So I placed the laptop order last night. Now I have to wait for 10 business days before it arrives!

Say could I share the dvd drive over a home network? I probably could, but would the performance be acceptable?




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[Andrew Pratt]

Hey guys you must all leave feedback here for the ER show that was in widescreen last night (http://nbci-nbctv.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nbci_nbctv/people?2-59[/url) don't let all the little 6 packers out there complain:)




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[RickS]

The widescreen ER was great. Sally Field is one hellava actress.

Here we go!!!!




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[RickS]

Snip! Snip!......................Snip. :)


FLIP!!!!




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[Andrew Pratt]

ah what the hell




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[Andrew Pratt]

ah what the hell




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[Andrew Pratt]

ah what the hell




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[Paul Wu]

Oh yeah, I seem to recall it starting some time in April. I didn't join in until the tail end of chapter 1. But I kinda remember going through the first 5 or 6 pages.

Andrew, I noticed you said "...do something.." instead of "do some work" :)




Paul

There are three kinds of people in this world; those that can count, and those that can't.

[Andrew Pratt]

damn I knew Rick would be waiting to snipe the flip:F




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[RickS]

Andrew!

You were really cued up there. :B




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[Greg Stone]

I just ordered my Pronto! :B

2-3 day UPS shipping should put it here right for my birthday next Wednesday! Whoo Hoo!!!!




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[Trevor Schell]

Hi Guys!!,,

Still not feeling that great.Stayed at home again today,,Actually just got out of bed...Bing we will have to have the get together another time.

Joey,,Good job on the T-shirts,Mugs,and Mouse Pad.
When did you start planning this as it seemed to come up so sudden..Did I miss something..I like the idea of HTG logo incorporated into it.

Kudo's to Lexman for hosting the TTP.

As for a date for the first TTP thread, I would have to say it originated either the end of March,beginning of April..whenever I started gumming up my posts with Smiley's as that is were I first tested them.

I missed the second discount on the Pronto..As Andrew said you can only use up to 20% of the bonus $..I didn't sign-up for the microsoft passport discount which would have been another 20%.I just jumped in there like a pig in mud and went and ordered the thing without reading or checking details. I already have a Pronto but ordered this one for my parents for Christmas. They have about 7 remotes sitting on the table right now..So it would be something they could appreciate.

Later.

PS..Bing,,Sorry.




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[Joey Millison]

Greg,
Right on! So when does Greg's UPS Pronto Watch begin? ;) Congratz on getting it though, you're going to absolutely love it! :)

Trevor,
I didn't wanna tell anyone until the last minute, as I wanted to completely surprise people :) I'm working on embriodered TTP shirts and "hoody" sweatshirts as well possibly. After I find out prices or what-not I'll post and see who's interested. Until then I'll make sure to have some cool stuff available :) Sorry I don't have more :) But I'll try to come up with some cool designs :)
Hope you feel better soon!

Is everyone cool with 4/2000 as being the origin date? :)

[Paul Wu]

Watch out for these dangerous toys. (http://www.toysafety.org/2000/2000.html)

I think I'm going to have to look for the Bart Simpsion kit. :)




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[RickS]

Greg,

Congrats on the new Pronto! It seems to be the choice for many of us. Get ready to put in some time creating the perfect ccf. :)

Trevor,

I hope your feeling better soon! You will have to some more ccf work as well after X-mas.


Geeesh!!! Joey!

What are you doing in your spare time!!! :B ;)

Paul,

I have not bought extended warranty on any of our Dell computers. We have not had any warranty claims with our Dell systems at all. I'm sure you'll be very happy with the new laptop. Congrats!




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[Paul Wu]

Oh no, the Pronto deal is back up again! Must resist the urge. So how much would customs be and how about brokerage fees?

And call me a sucker, but I went for the extra warranty. I just know that little J6P in me will do something to my wife's laptop. And then I'll feel really bad.




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Trev, hope you are feeling better soon.




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[Andrew Pratt]

Paul brokerage and tax etc was $105cdn when I imported my pronto. You could probably save a bundle having it shipped to Joey and have him send to you via USPS with a declared value well under MRSP. Remember a pronto is quickly becoming a pre req for posting in the TTP:)




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[Joey Millison]

Paul,
That toy list is awesome, especially the bloodied battery operated chainsaw, age 6 and up! Heh, that cracks me up, who the hell's idea was that?! I wanna get one for my nephew just to watch my sister go ape shit for giving it to him ;)

Feel free to ship your Pronto to me first, and I'll smuggle it into the country for ya ;)

Package Info
Contents: Box of Kleenex
Declared Value: $2.00
Type: Gift

Gotta run, they're making us go home due to weather, as there's a snowstorm coming! So I gotta "vacate the building" :) Talk to you guys later!

[Trevor Schell]

Thanks guys, for the get well wishes.
Had some cereal today and it stayed in me.:)
So I guess that means I am on the road to recovery.

Congrats on the Pronto Greg..
I should have had mine sent to Joey..I Forgot about those Duty and tax charges..

Joey the TTP Shirts etc look good..I would like to order some for Christmas...Origin date of 4/2000 sounds good.

10 more posts to hit 3000..wow!




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If I calculated everything right,,post # 26 on this page will be #3000.




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[Paul Wu]

According to Mercarta, looks like they use UPS, and from their web site, brokerage is C$34 for standard shipping and free for Expidited and Express.

Went and took a walk around the basement here at work.

This is such a good deal, but I think I'm going to have to pass. :( If I had better timing on selling some stock, I'd have the funds.

Thanks for the offer Joey. Box of Kleenex thats pretty funny. :)




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[RickS]

Joey,

:B I wish we would get some winter storm warning's.

Paul,

How can you pass up this kind of deal??? :) I think Andrew has a plan here for the TTP. :)




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[Paul Wu]

Rick, with great difficulty! Man peer preasure at its worst. :) Seriously, like the straw that broke the camels back, this deal, no matter how good it is, would be like the straw to push me over into a balance situation on my credit card. Even if it was like $50, I'd still take a pass.




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[Trevor Schell]

Go for it Paul,,you can't go wrong..Remember Christmas is coming.:)




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[Joey Millison]

As if it wasn't hard enough, now you have TTP peer pressure to get it Paul :B

"You wanna be...cool...don't you?" ;)

[Paul Wu]

Hmmm, interesting, a talking Trevor (http://www.adcritic.com/content/del-mar-talking-trevor-doll.html) doll.

So I see the peer preasure is starting up. :) Go ahead give it your best shot, who knows you might be able to wear me down. However, there's just one thing that's been running through my head since I saw this deal. "No more remotes"




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[RickS]

Paul,

When I came to the TTP I didn't own the Pronto/Marantz remote..........they made me buy it. ;) Thanks Guys. :)




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