Joining the 21st Century

Feb 08, 2008 10:19

So yeah, I got with the times this morning around 7:45 AM,  using my tax refund to bankroll something glorious ( Read more... )

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twotone February 8 2008, 16:35:46 UTC
Congratulations!

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monocle February 8 2008, 17:23:45 UTC
Congrats! I uust upgraded my TV recently too, and I love it.

ALso bene playing Puzzle Quest a lot recently on my DS. I have learned one thing. The game hates me. Really hates me. Hates me so much that it thinks about ways to get me when I have it turned off.

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raptorck February 8 2008, 19:08:51 UTC
32 inches? Fie on that! My ancient c.2000 SDTV is 32 inches! It's also a flat CRT, though, which sorta balances that out.

The big issue is that it's the perfect size for an SDTV in our apartment. To go HD, we'd need to account for the new screen ratio, and bump that puppy up to a 42" screen at the very least. You'd probably add even more once you wall-mount it, since the Sorny is something like 15" deeper than your average flatpanel.

All that said, 32 isn't bad for an HD set, but it all depends on your view distance. Any other reasons got a bigger TV have more to do with dickwaving than actual technical merit.

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fangwing February 8 2008, 19:12:39 UTC
Well, I'm about six feet from the screen, so 32" seems HUGE.

I just played Portal and Half-Life 2 for the last hour, and I don't even know if we need to bother with the HDMI cable for it. The picture quality was flawless, sharp, and the blacks were really nice deep black.

The old 90 pound 31" CRT with green magnetized spots on the corners is now in the bedroom, waiting to be hooked up. I should probably do that sometime today.

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negrondevice February 8 2008, 20:54:41 UTC
Do you have the version of the 360 with an HDMI out port?

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xsr February 9 2008, 05:09:47 UTC
I'm pretty sure the 360 can pump out 1080 via component cables, save the HDMI ports for something more fun, like an eventual PS3.

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fangwing February 9 2008, 05:46:09 UTC
Turns out our XBox 360, since it's first-gen, doesn't even HAVE HDMI out on it, so the cable's going back.

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negrondevice February 10 2008, 08:39:06 UTC
If I had a HDMI equipped 360 I'd pickup the cable for it...still have one available connection on the HDMI switcher. But everything looks spiffy regardless through the component cable connection. Halo 3, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4...all just fantastic looking in HD.

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fangwing February 10 2008, 17:37:06 UTC
Yeah, we got the component cable for it, and the picture quality is top notch. Burnout Paradise looks just crazy-real.

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xsr February 9 2008, 06:02:15 UTC
And what's your XBL username, anyway?

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fangwing February 9 2008, 20:10:02 UTC
Dr Fangwing

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