The dynex at BB was just under $300 today. I'll keep looking online and check out the post-xmas sales, maybe. Thanks for the brand reccs.
Mom gets consumer reports, so I'll ask her.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
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sarameg - Dec 06, 2008 1:44:44 pm PST #8296 of 25501
NoiseDesign - Dec 06, 2008 1:55:33 pm PST #8297 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I'm very partial to Samsung LCD's, they are a little more expensive but I've found them to be very worth it.
omnis_audis - Dec 06, 2008 1:59:01 pm PST #8298 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I have a Samsung LCD that I got on sale from Best Buy in the summer. I think it's great. From what I understand, for "smaller" sets, less than 50" or so, picture differences are mild between brands. So it's more about features the set has and price. One thing I wish my set had was picture in picture. Aside from that, it's cool.
NoiseDesign - Dec 06, 2008 2:04:45 pm PST #8299 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
One of the big things to look for on LCDs is the contrast ratio. The good sets will have at least 10,000:1, the really good ones upwards of 30,000:1.
sarameg - Dec 06, 2008 2:54:55 pm PST #8300 of 25501
Considering I'm getting air broadcasts, not cable and am supremely unpicky about picture quality (see: rabbit ears) and I'm really cheap.... but it is good to know. Most of the numbers don't mean much to me.
tommyrot - Dec 06, 2008 5:01:09 pm PST #8301 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.
So I accidentally unplugged the power cord to my MacBook. The power then ran all the way down to 0% and the MacBook suddenly died. No warnings at all. Once I reconnected the power cord, it booted up fine, but the "% charged" sat at 0% for about 15 minutes. Now it seems to be charging normally. But when I go into System Profiler and look under "Power", the "Health Information / Condition" says "Check Battery." What does that mean?
Jessica - Dec 06, 2008 5:39:12 pm PST #8302 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica is one of my two Google Reader friends. Am I one of yours, Jessica?
So it turns out I'm an idiot - you ARE one of my Google Reader friend. (I just had a brain fart yesterday and didn't connect you with your real name. DUH.)
le nubian - Dec 06, 2008 6:59:38 pm PST #8303 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Theodosia - Dec 07, 2008 3:44:33 am PST #8304 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Anybody who wants to add me as a friend on Google Reader: my name is Theodosia there, so I'm easy to find. I don't have enough friends to share cool items with....
shrift - Dec 07, 2008 7:47:23 pm PST #8305 of 25501
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My dad wants a car adapter for his Toshiba laptop. Anyone have recommendations?