Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread Joshua MacCraw
HTH can 240hz be hype? It's an improvement over 60 and to a lesser level 120 sure, but hype? So when they stop making 120's, you'll stop buying TV's or are you just saying don't spend ape shit money to get the 240 over the 120 if buying new? 120Hz provided real value. Being a multiple of 24

Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread swzaske
The ? is, how deep are your pockets? Get 240 if it pleases you, I'm still waiting for OLED backlights. :-) Joshua MacCraw wrote: HTH can 240hz be hype? It's an improvement over 60 and to a lesser level 120 sure, but hype? So when they stop making 120's, you'll stop buying TV's or are you

Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread DSinc
Stan, Please share what you mean by OLED? Since you seem to be a pockets sorta person, perhaps you can add to this very confusing matrix. I do so hope this is not another emotional rant generator. Based on my crude calcs, I am shopping a 58-6x something panel. Yes, this means major $$$. So

Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread swzaske
Most LCD's are incandescent back lit. There are LED backlights that have been coming out the last couple years and they're good but still an incomplete solution. Organic LED's don't require any backlighting because the LED's themselves provide the light and color themselves. If I'm mistaken on

[H] 1.5 TB 2.0 TB hard drives

2009-10-12 Thread James Maki
I am looking to add some storage space and am wondering if I need to worry about compatibility with the new larger hard drives. I haven't had any problems with 1 TB drives (Western Digital and Samsung). Any warnings or caveats? Any favorites in the 1.5 and 2.0 TB manufacturers? Any warnings?

[H] OT: Comcast 250 GB limit

2009-10-12 Thread James Maki
Well, it has been over a year since Comcast instituted their 250 GB cap and they still do not have a way to monitor your usage. Has anybody run afoul of the limit? Was this a power play by Comcast to get people to self limit themselves or intimidation to limit movie and television downloads from

Re: [H] OT: Comcast 250 GB limit

2009-10-12 Thread Alex
I've been monitoring my usage and for a few months in a row, I topped 250 - in the 260-290 range, not a peep from Comcast, no throttling obviously (otherwise there's no way I would have hit 250+ in a month). Maybe my neighborhood is underused and my usage doesn't make a dent in the available

Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread DSinc
Stan, Thanks for the share. Perhaps I will focus on LEDs. I do not think my living room can support plasma w/o some major renovation ATM. Your use of incandescent is curious. Do you mean old BULB tech? Like old filiment stuff like current/old light bulbs? Best, Duncan swzaske wrote: Most

Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread Winterlight
At 06:22 PM 10/12/2009, you wrote: OLED's are the future, be pollution free and be energy cheap to operate. but they need to solve the short life span problem... saw this today LED TVs: 10 things you need to know http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10370112-1.html?tag=nl.e703

Re: [H] Digital TV buying

2009-10-12 Thread DSinc
Wiinterlight, What is your value for a viable life span for this new tech? I only need 15-20 years, ATM.:) Trust me, I'll read your share for sure.. Best, Duncan Winterlight wrote: At 06:22 PM 10/12/2009, you wrote: OLED's are the future, be pollution free and be energy cheap to

Re: [H] 1.5 TB 2.0 TB hard drives

2009-10-12 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
I have a seagate 1. 5 as well as a WD 2 tb and both are running great. The seagate got a bad rap due to initial shoddy firmware. But all is well now. On Oct 13, 2009 5:54 AM, James Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net wrote: I am looking to add some storage space and am wondering if I need to worry

Re: [H] 1.5 TB 2.0 TB hard drives

2009-10-12 Thread Gmail
I've had good success with the 1TB SpinPoint F1 drives. Now the F3 model is out and it's been getting rave reviews for speed and performance. --- Brian Sent from my iPhone On 2009-10-13, at 1:50 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar z00...@gmail.com wrote: I have a seagate 1. 5 as well as a WD 2