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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Ace on September 12, 2005, 08:32:49 AM
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After much research I settled on this baby for my new TV. It\'s 42" Panasonic Plasma TV. Watched my first movie on it last night and it was amazing. Direct-TV comes on Wed to hook up an HD dish for me.
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Anybody miss me? I\'ve been busy with real life unlike you little punks who\'s only worry is what lunch box ya need for school. :p
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Nice TV Ace. How are things going?
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
Nice TV Ace. How are things going?
Hey Giga, things are going well. It\'s been a nightmare getting the second floor aptartment ready for renting. The last tenants were slobs . . . and it was my sister. :rofl: Plus I still have my apartment that is being worked on.
How\'s it going?
Hey, I know you\'re not in the Ford family right now but I saw a Ford GT 40 in Boston the other day. Man, that\'s a nice car. They have one at my local Ford dealer. Wish I was rich.
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You mean a Ford GT right? Technicaly the "GT 40" was for racing only. Either way I love that car. :)
Sweet tv too. 1 by 1 all you fockers are gonna go HD, just like i predicted muhahahhahaha
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Heh I am still in the Ford family - my wife has an Expedition.
Not too bad here - last two weeks have been hectic due to the hurricane and being a government employee they have us doing stuff we normally wouldn\'t do.
That Ford GT is nice - I think every Ford dealer (not dealership) got one. At least that is what my brother in law told me and he works for Ford.
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Originally posted by THX
You mean a Ford GT right? Technicaly the "GT 40" was for racing only. Either way I love that car. :)
Sweet tv too. 1 by 1 all you fockers are gonna go HD, just like i predicted muhahahhahaha
I say GT 40 cause every time I mention a Ford GT most people think I mean a Mustang GT
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is that an EDTV?
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Originally posted by mm
is that an EDTV?
Full HDTV, mm.
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
Heh I am still in the Ford family - my wife has an Expedition.
Not too bad here - last two weeks have been hectic due to the hurricane and being a government employee they have us doing stuff we normally wouldn\'t do.
That Ford GT is nice - I think every Ford dealer (not dealership) got one. At least that is what my brother in law told me and he works for Ford.
Oooh, Expedition. Gas prices must make you cry. I know they do now for me with all the gas guzzling mods I\'ve done to my car. :)
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Enjoy 4x3 material in all it\'s stretched out glory...
Nice set, but I just wouldn\'t buy a Plasma till 90% of material is widescreen. Stretched looks like a poopy.
But the chicks dig it, so you have that going for you. Which is nice.
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Forgot you were a domestics guy Ace. Check these out:
RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE AS to keep the vids from being taken down
SS vs Ford GT (supercar)
http://redworm.net/trmin8r/trmin8rvsfordgt.wmv
Same SS vs 04 Turbo Cobra
http://redworm.net/trmin8r/trmin8rvshellioncobra.wmv
Same SS vs Nova
http://redworm.net/trmin8r/trmin8rvsbadnews.wmv
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Vid- how wude! He said he\'s getting DirecTV and I\'m sure watching the news stretched is worth seeing a football game in hd for. Honestly, what good show is still made 4:3 anymore?
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Enjoy 4x3 material in all it\'s stretched out glory...
Nice set, but I just wouldn\'t buy a Plasma till 90% of material is widescreen. Stretched looks like a poopy.
exactly, i my friend bought a 42" samsung (ED lol) plasma the same week i bought my 36" sony tube HDTV.
then he realized only 7 of his 400 channels display properly on his TV. :rolleyes:
widescreen is good and all, just not enough support for me to plunge for a 16x9 unit
especially when i get the urge to connect up my snes or such
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Congrats Ace! Panasonic makes some great TV\'s.
Also, I don\'t find watching 4:3 material on my widescreen set annoying in any way. I\'d never go back to 4:3, that\'s for sure.
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Hey, I wasn\'t being rude. I love plasmas. I just wouldn\'t get one because I hate watching stretched video and the burn in factor on those darn things blows chimp nuts.
And yeah, most shows I watch now days actually are widescreen. Only thing 4x3 I watch any more is news and some reality shows.
If you are getting a Direct TV receiver now, make sure they will update you to MPeg 4 in November for free.
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Originally posted by videoholic
If you are getting a Direct TV receiver now, make sure they will update you to MPeg 4 in November for free.
ooooh, haven\'t been up to snuff on the latest but that sounds scrumptious. It was funny hearing people complain how much blockiness they saw during the olympics in hd. Maybe that\'s because the standard now is to use a 15 year old wasteful video codec. Nice to hear they\'re taking steps to keep up with the times.
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THey are adding over a thousand some odd HD channels in the next year. IE) Locals
So they need the MPeg 4 for that. It will look better at first, but eventually probably go back to the crappy blockiness they do.
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Well, I\'ve only had the set up for one night. The stretching is not all that bad. I have a pretty good eye when it comes to video and it\'s not all that bad looking. Just the wide screen look alone is worth it. lol!
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Originally posted by Samwise
Congrats Ace! Panasonic makes some great TV\'s.
Also, I don\'t find watching 4:3 material on my widescreen set annoying in any way. I\'d never go back to 4:3, that\'s for sure.
Thanks. Same here. After watching my first movie on this screen I\'ll put up with short and fat news people when I\'m watching regular TV.
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congrat on your new toy. I don\'t know what\'s the fuss about cable or directv...heh, even today i am still watching over-the-air analog tv, maybe i am not that kind of person that care about ridiculously too many channels which most are probably not worthy of watching.