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dhex · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:48 am Post subject: shaper!

your pc man.

how is it?

(i just bought a gts)
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boojiboy7 · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:52 am Post subject:

I saw him playing day of defeat on my steam friends list.

I assume this is a good sign!

Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

I saw him playing some TF2 earlier, I have to dumb down the graphics completely in order to make it playable.

luckily I'll be receiving my new video card within the hour.

DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

Can I derail this thread and we talk about my new television instead?

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boojiboy7 · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

Can I talk about how I hate you now instead?

No, I really don't, but damn dogg.

dhex · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

wow that's a big tv.

i picked up a gts ssc for 314 after rebate yesterday on newegg. evga, so if i really feel like a cockhole i can do the step up thing.
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject:

I also just recently got a Bravia too, the next size down though.

It is really fecking sweet. I was watching The Absolute Power DVD, the latest Manowar DVD and it is completely holy shit.
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daphaknee · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

droooool

ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

I have a bravia as well, and blu-ray movies look fantastic. I used the Avia disc some time ago - I love how old it is "If you can, go for S-Video." I know they say you're supposed to adjust and not miss the vivid setting, but I do. Lord help me, I do. Are you worried about distance, though? Isn't your sofa only about 8 feet away from the TV?
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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

I also noticed the Avia disc has a really strange marijuana/crack cocaine reference about a minute in. It was kind of jarring.

Distance? Well I'm about 11 to 13 feet away from the screen on my couch. For me, the TV feels like it's just right at that distance. My old CRT monster was a 57" and the extra 3" I get from this new TV really do make a difference.

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Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

This thread is making it look like you took three days to get from one side of the box to the other.
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:37 pm Post subject:

Maybe next week we'll get pictures from the mountaineering party that he'll have to employ in order to get to the aerial jack.
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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

Haha! My wife and I managed to lift the thing and position it on the stand pretty easily. It only weighs 92 lbs. The old monster is about 206 lbs.

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Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

Guys, where has Shaper been? I haven't seen any traces of him in a while! I'm starting to get worried Confused

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dessgeega · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:27 pm Post subject:

he's been moving. don't worry!
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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Next time thatbox goes by your place, Sir Nixon, I'm going to tag along and be all "Oh wow! Weird! I showed up at this house with an awesomely giant TV and healthy game collection!" Very smooth-like, I assure you.

I had actually brought you some games for letting me drop by when andrew and john were there, but then I saw your Wall o' Games and quickly shoved them behind me. Next time!

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My laptop is making a clicking sound. I read on a few forums that the sound is an indicator that the hard drive is having problems. Son of a bitch. I can either spend around $200 on a new one or around $600 on a new laptop. Can the click sound be anything else?
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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

I'm sure it could; however, the hard drive is probably no. 1 though 20 on the probability list though.

I'm gonna be a jerk and ask if you're sure that you don't have anything in your optical drive.

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

I'd back up anything important immediately, in any case.
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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

I'm anxiously awaiting Shaper's return so he can tell us all his TV is bigger than mine!
Ryan, you did give me a game, I think it was Polarium. Thanks! I remember you had copies of Dead Rising and something else. I already had those.

Final action shot. I peeled off those stickers seconds later.

I'm starting to want to have my collection a little less on display. I think it would make me not feel so rushed at times when I play games. No idea where to put it.

About the hard drive, yea that sounds like the "click of death". I would backup and/or get it replaced ASAP.
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Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth

Maybe it's a bug.
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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

Dammit! I might try to sell it for $200-250 with the caveat that it'll need a new hard drive. Stupid Inspiron, damn you and your 6000 incarnations!

Ohhhh ... pretty ... what game is that?
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Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

How was that movie? Judging by the previews, it seemed like it'd be incredibly boring.

SuperWes · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:16 am Post subject:

dessgeega · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:42 am Post subject:

"i have watched a terrible movie. clearly i no longer have anything to live for."
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DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

I think it's a pretty fantastic movie in almost every way. I'm pretty much universally ridiculed for that at work. By people who haven't even seen it.
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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

I like the idea of The Fountain more than I liked The Fountain itself. I like aspects enough to watch it again, but I think I'd max out at three or four viewings.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

so where is shaper anyway?
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

What's going on in this thread?

Oh, my tv is 2" bigger than yours john. Just like something else.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

OH, DAAAAMMMMMMMN!
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

But seriously, I've been moving/buying/building a lot. And, some other stuff.

My PC is AWESOME and can handle everything (even Crysis on all High-notveryhigh-settings at 30fps+). Though, at this point I'm pretty much limited by the refresh rate of my monitor, which is where I'm noticing all of my little inaccuarcies. HL2/Source tests out at 188.72 fps average at 1680X1050 resolution. TF2 runs as smooth as butter and looks gorgeous.

Quick question: does anyone know why specific textures in the Source engine flicker? It's really bizarre. My guess is that it's because I have an NVDIA card.
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-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

Or probably because it's a Source game.

Also, it's good to hear from you again!

DaleNixon · . Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 179

Yea good to see you back man! Also, best TV retort ever!
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