on my laptop I have to force it to go to the mobile pages.
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le nubian - Feb 22, 2010 6:46:08 pm PST #13002 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Vortex - Feb 22, 2010 7:39:06 pm PST #13003 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm thinking 42 inches. Costco has lots of Vizio brand, does anyone have an opinion?
eta: isn't there some ratio for the size of the TV versus how far away you generally watch it from?
NoiseDesign - Feb 22, 2010 9:02:29 pm PST #13004 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
The Vizio is a decent budget brand, but from what I understand they don't have the best record for longevity.
Jon B. - Feb 23, 2010 2:59:30 am PST #13005 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
on my laptop I have to force it to go to the mobile pages.
Laptops aren't considered mobile devices.
le nubian - Feb 23, 2010 3:40:52 am PST #13006 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yes, I know. But I wish it would be easier bringing up mobile pages on a laptop because when I'm on a metered data connection, mobile pages are the best thing for me to check gmail, etc.
tommyrot - Feb 23, 2010 4:17:45 am PST #13007 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.
But I wish it would be easier bringing up mobile pages on a laptop because when I'm on a metered data connection, mobile pages are the best thing for me to check gmail, etc.
Yeah, that's the issue I have. Using the Google Reader mobile link helps.
Vortex - Feb 23, 2010 5:19:48 am PST #13008 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
The Vizio is a decent budget brand, but from what I understand they don't have the best record for longevity.
Thanks! The Samsung isn't that much more expensive, but the choices are 40" and 52", a big difference.
Gudanov - Feb 23, 2010 5:26:32 am PST #13009 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I have a 37" LG that works great and my parents are happy with their 32" LG. In my case a computer does the upscaling, but my parent's TV does it's own upscaling and it's fine.
I have no personal experience with any other brand, but I've never heard a bad word about a Samsung.
Jon B. - Feb 23, 2010 5:39:11 am PST #13010 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yes, I know. But I wish it would be easier bringing up mobile pages on a laptop
Ahh. You can get an addon for Firefox that will spoof the user agent. I haven't tried it, but here's one: [link]
meara - Feb 23, 2010 6:50:56 am PST #13011 of 25501
Vortex, I have seen that equation but am on the phone and googling would be bothersome. But you are not imagining. I think there's also one to compare your current size tv to what you want to get