And G1, when you say 50" do you mean flat LCD/Plasma TV? Or old school big mother of all that's big, thick, and no visiability at certain angles?
DLP widescreen. It's rear projection, but not the big ones you're thinking of. It weights something like 80 pounds (vs. my grandparents old school big screen that's probably 500 pounds or more). To be honest, the LCD screens weren't as good as the DLPs that I saw. I liked one of the Sonys, and the higher dollar ones are nice, but for the money, the DLPs are about the best. Plasma's are nice, but way more expensive, and I think they still have the worst problem with burn in.
Hmmm, gonna have to get a picture of it to see what you mean. LCD's have a problem with not being able to change fast enough, so you end up with blurs (say, when you watch soccer) and I know plasma's have burn in, but I don't think they're as bad as they used to be. But hey, whatever works, I personally want a big flat plasma for myself, but then again, those are shiny, I'm the "Yeah, that looks nice but OMG SHINY *buys*"
- "Sometimes life smiles when it kicks you down. The trick is to smile back."
That's what I bought. I almost got a 62 inch Mitsubishi, but that's a lot of money for a TV. Especially when I'm in an apartment. A 50 inch is plenty I think. As for the LCDs, they're not as good for gaming and normal TV. They're amazing for HD though.
Hehehe, the rain stopped and the fireworks went off (I slept through it of course) and then once the fireworks where done it started to rain VERY heavy (Like, tropical heavy, but with more wind and hail =P) So yeah, I mean, the rain started in mere minutes of the finale, so yeah, that's good freaking timing right there.
G1, the TV you got looks sexy. Looks just as thin as a plasma as well, just with a base instead of wall mounts. The picture could be deceptive, but if it isn't, that's a sexy thing (Imgaine the Halo parties man!)
- "Sometimes life smiles when it kicks you down. The trick is to smile back."
It's not as thin as a plasma. It's rear projection. Plasma's are flat screen. This TV probably has a 1 and a half foot depth. But still extremely light, and considering the price compared to plasma flat screens (which really don't look THAT much better) it's a good deal. Especially when I got it for quite a bit less than it's listed for.
GhaleonOne wrote:It's not as thin as a plasma. It's rear projection. Plasma's are flat screen. This TV probably has a 1 and a half foot depth. But still extremely light, and considering the price compared to plasma flat screens (which really don't look THAT much better) it's a good deal. Especially when I got it for quite a bit less than it's listed for.
Nice, I imagine by the time you are settled the technology for Plasma's will be so great, there will be no burn ins and the price will be around the same you paid for the one you just got. Then again, they may just have an advanced version of the one you have for even cheaper yet (and bigger, but lighter still!) so yeah.
- "Sometimes life smiles when it kicks you down. The trick is to smile back."
phyco126 wrote:Edit: "Time to celebrate the birth of our nation by blowing up a small part of it!" I've heard that before for this date, but I forget if it's a casual joke made by all or if it came from a comic of sorts. Care to enlighten me? I hate it when I forget where things come from, lol.
Actually I can't remember where I stole that from either... fancy that. ^^***
phyco126 wrote:"Time to celebrate the birth of our nation by blowing up a small part of it!" I've heard that before for this date, but I forget if it's a casual joke made by all or if it came from a comic of sorts. Care to enlighten me? I hate it when I forget where things come from, lol.
The Simpsons Season 7 Finale "Summer of 4'2". The Indian gentleman that owned the Kwik-E-Mart knock off said that to Homer when he was trying to buy illegal fireworks.
My 4th went well, lots of illegal stuff, most I have seen around here in years. Sadly one of my friends put gun powder in a pen and it blew up, here's a rough schematic.
We were supposed to light the fuse, pull the pin and it would fire the pen cap which was supposed to explode in mid-air, however the pressure was too much for the walls of the plastic pen and when he pulled the cord it blew up and sent shrapnel into his and my face (It had to be a 2 man operation, nobody else was hurt). Fortunately he was holding it with pliers so his hands were fine, but he was almost hit in the eye with plastic. I was hit on the chin, ear and chest so we're both OK. But it was the most intense thing I had ever experienced, like I felt like a bomb went off right near my brain, I was all disoriented and we both fell to the ground. Crazy stuff, I can't wait for next year!
Ah, thank you oh wise DBD! I remember that episode now XD
Lots of illegal stuff here, but more so because all fireworks where banned, but no one cares, they all lit off fire works anyway.
As for the pen bomb, sounds fun Do you need any special license to purchase gun powder, or can you just walk of the street and buy jugs of it like milk? (I recall my dad had special gun powder jugs from some ammo store.)
- "Sometimes life smiles when it kicks you down. The trick is to smile back."
Yea it sucked, scariest thing I have ever experienced.
As for the gun powder, what you need is stuff called Pyrodex, it's a safer version of black powder, and as far as I know you need to be 21 to buy it, but I am sure it varies state to state. It should be the same age as gun ownership. You can buy it in any gun store.
Makes me want to buy a gun. Alrighty, thanks. Though what I really want to find someday is some good old fashion fire crackers. You can't buy them here legally, and I don't know where to buy any black market style. I know some states have them at those huge truck stops in some states. I just mis being able to stick a firecracker in the ground and making craters XD Would be fun to make the fuse longer and then fly them on paper airplanes XD XD XD
- "Sometimes life smiles when it kicks you down. The trick is to smile back."
Do you need any special license to purchase gun powder, or can you just walk of the street and buy jugs of it like milk? (I recall my dad had special gun powder jugs from some ammo store.)
