Yeah, my TV is a 42" ESA Plasma TV. It's the company that makes the panels for Aiwa so it's got a good image, but the control interface for it leaves a lot to be desired. The Logitech controlled it, but the TV is not consistent in how long it takes to respond to certain commands so it just didn't play well with the remote. Trust me, I want to replace the TV just so that I can get a model that will work the remote, it's THAT cool.
Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.
Oz ,'First Date'
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NoiseDesign - Mar 16, 2007 1:01:23 pm PDT #891 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
amych - Mar 16, 2007 1:03:40 pm PDT #892 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
That may be the best "but I need a new TV" excuse I've ever heard. Look out, Kristin.
§ ita § - Mar 16, 2007 1:05:40 pm PDT #893 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love my wee remote. It's almost as well-designed as the TiVo one (god, that's brilliant) and considering it's a major compromise by definition that's an achievement.
NoiseDesign - Mar 16, 2007 1:06:39 pm PDT #894 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
Oh trust me, she's heard the excuse. We still don't have a new TV. She also doesn't see how a 50" TV would be SO much better than the one we have.
Jessica - Mar 16, 2007 1:14:08 pm PDT #895 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
She also doesn't see how a 50" TV would be SO much better than the one we have.
It would clearly be 8 better! Just look at the numbers!
amych - Mar 16, 2007 1:33:47 pm PDT #896 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I love my wee remote.
This takes me to a place of "I love my wiimote". Which I do.
aurelia - Mar 16, 2007 1:46:01 pm PDT #897 of 25496
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I think my G3 Powerbook is nearing the end of it's lifespan (7 years is a good run, right?).
I've all but decided on the black MacBook (120GB hard drive). Is it worth an additional $175 to upgrade the memory from 1GB to 2GB?
amych - Mar 16, 2007 2:02:48 pm PDT #898 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Is it worth an additional $175 to upgrade the memory from 1GB to 2GB?
Upgrading to 2GB memory is absolutely worth it (but shop around a bit to see if you can find a better price -- I'm not sure what the going rate is, but Apple's memory upgrades are notoriously overpriced.)
Pix - Mar 16, 2007 2:16:39 pm PDT #899 of 25496
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Oh trust me, she's heard the excuse. We still don't have a new TV. She also doesn't see how a 50" TV would be SO much better than the one we have.
This is why I subscribe to this thread. Turn my back for a second and pricey electronics conspiracies crop up.
tommyrot - Mar 16, 2007 4:23:55 pm PDT #900 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is it worth an additional $175 to upgrade the memory from 1GB to 2GB?
I'd say it depends on what apps you run. I have 2GB on my MacBook - most of the time I have two-thirds of that free. Currently I'm using 19.1% of the available memory. But when I use Parallels and run XP on top of OS X, suddenly I'm using 2/3 of the memory. Running XP and Linux at the same time with Parallels I come close to using all the memory. Of course, virtual machines are notorious memory hogs. I suppose if you run a good graphics program the extra memory would come in handy too. Definitely get the 2GB if you're gonna be editing video.