acquisitions
With my back aching to various degrees for months, I made a somewhat impulse purchase of a 4-inch memory foam pad that was listed in a techbargains.com entry.
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=1862343&IID=prod1862343
$150 has dramatically improved how I feel in the morning, I've had it for about a month.
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Last week I caved in to getting tv-functionality. I got a dvd-burner with built-in ASTC HDTV tuner. I can get the cable channels I'm paying -$0.05 a month for, and the over the air channels that work on this side of the building. the PBS in HDTV is great, but I barely watch it. I use the s-video port on my 20-inch LCD montinor, and the digital audio port on my Cambridge Soundwords computer audio sub, and the setup works great, I hit a button on my computer screen to switch to TV, the dig audio line overrides the analog line from the computer.
There are 2 good dvd-recorder on the market, afaik, and the Samsung was out of stock everywhere, so I got the LG model in Best Buy - ordered online for in-store pick-up - process worked smoothly. $200 or so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_recorder
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=818511
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8251517&st=dvd+recorder&lp=14&type=product&cp=1&id=1169512521931
wow, are these dropping in price fast, the Samsung is down about $60 in 2 weeks
$142
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New book: Blink, started reading early, still nee to finish 'Tipping Point'
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=1862343&IID=prod1862343
$150 has dramatically improved how I feel in the morning, I've had it for about a month.
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Last week I caved in to getting tv-functionality. I got a dvd-burner with built-in ASTC HDTV tuner. I can get the cable channels I'm paying -$0.05 a month for, and the over the air channels that work on this side of the building. the PBS in HDTV is great, but I barely watch it. I use the s-video port on my 20-inch LCD montinor, and the digital audio port on my Cambridge Soundwords computer audio sub, and the setup works great, I hit a button on my computer screen to switch to TV, the dig audio line overrides the analog line from the computer.
There are 2 good dvd-recorder on the market, afaik, and the Samsung was out of stock everywhere, so I got the LG model in Best Buy - ordered online for in-store pick-up - process worked smoothly. $200 or so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_recorder
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=818511
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8251517&st=dvd+recorder&lp=14&type=product&cp=1&id=1169512521931
wow, are these dropping in price fast, the Samsung is down about $60 in 2 weeks
$142
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New book: Blink, started reading early, still nee to finish 'Tipping Point'