I said I'm sorry. I've made mistakes, but fear was never one of them.

Lilah ,'Conviction (1)'


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§ ita § - Jan 12, 2010 7:12:06 am PST #12266 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have an LG too, and it's been good to me. I can check to see what model it is. I can never even remember the size.


megan walker - Jan 12, 2010 7:30:36 am PST #12267 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Does anyone have any recs for TVs? I think I'm going to need to buy a new one before too long.

I may need one too (unless the increased buzzing is my DVR).

Do I just go to Best Buy?

I only want a 26" (or maybe 32"). Do I still want HDTV? LCD? I have no idea.


Jessica - Jan 12, 2010 7:35:46 am PST #12268 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I imagine that once the 3D HDTVs start coming out, prices on non-3D versions will start dropping, so I'd check CES coverage for release dates.


Jon B. - Jan 12, 2010 8:03:10 am PST #12269 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Is your office freezing? USB Heated Gloves! [link]


tommyrot - Jan 12, 2010 8:45:43 am PST #12270 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I want one of these: Tiniest 1080p-playing PC yet is completely silent

Here's proof that someday soon, home theater PCs will take the form factor of tiny dongles. Inside this outlandishly small PC is the Via EPIA-P820 Pico-ITX motherboard, and Via's AMOS-3001 is the first PC to use it. As you can see by the gallery below, this exceptionally small PC has COM ports and two USB ports on the front, and Ethernet, USB, and HDMI ports in back. The PC is a mere 6 inches wide.

The best news? That 1.2GHz all-in-one VIA VX855 Media System Processor inside plays sweet 1080p video, according to Via. As you might have guessed, this is a fanless design, keeping it perfectly silent — look at it — the whole thing is a heatsink. Its exceptional quietude and minuscule form factor might make for a worthy dongle hanging off the back of an HDTV, ya think?

So far, there's no pricing announced for this reference unit, but it won't be long until even this small form factor will seem bulky — and the pico PCs will be so cheap they'll be built into every TV for practically nothing.


Lee - Jan 12, 2010 8:48:59 am PST #12271 of 25501
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Do I just go to Best Buy?

I was going to compare them and Costco.


javachik - Jan 12, 2010 8:52:53 am PST #12272 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.

megan, I bought a 32" LCD Phillips off of Craigslist over Christmas break (for $250) and LOVE it. It's only two years old; lots of people are selling theirs on C'list because they're upgrading to larger.


tommyrot - Jan 12, 2010 8:56:49 am PST #12273 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day

Scroll down to "Home Entertainment Gear!" for TVs on sale. Like this one:

32" Toshiba 32RV525R 1080p LCD HDTV for $399.99 + $9.99 shipping (Regular Price: $448)


tommyrot - Jan 12, 2010 9:33:31 am PST #12274 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Google Docs Storage Increased: Users Get More Space To Store Files Online

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. is expanding its Internet warehouse so people can stash more digital keepsakes from their life and work.

The upgrade announced Tuesday will provide one free gigabyte of storage to all users of Google Docs, the company's online suite of word processing, spreadsheets and other commonly used programs.

The expansion will let people store photos, video and a variety of other computer files that previously couldn't be accommodated. Each file can be as large as 250 megabytes, and those needing more space can buy it at prices ranging from $17 annually for an extra 5 gigabytes to $14,000 annually for an extra 4,000 gigabytes.

Google already offered unlimited storage for files that were automatically converted into the Docs format. With the change, Google Docs will store files in their original format, and only those will count toward the limit.


megan walker - Jan 12, 2010 9:39:46 am PST #12275 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Scroll down to "Home Entertainment Gear!" for TVs on sale.

Ooh, I really like the idea of this TV coming to me.

Unfortunately, I can't afford to buy anything until next month.