Recent content by Harb

After a lot more research, it looks like the Sharp Aquos LC-32GP1U 32" 1080p display is a dead ringer for what I want. Dunno when I'll get it; I may hold out for the price to go down a bit or I may just bite the bullet and tell myself "you get what you pay for". So, looks like case closed...

Yeah, I just went to Microcenter to look around. The only example of an HDTV as a monitor was a Sceptre Komodo x42gv. It more or less failed my requirements; text was fairly blurry and up close it looked bad. However, it was running at 1360 x 768 (I forgot to ask the guy to change it to...

I could use the 19" for everyday stuff, but space is rather limited both on the desk and in the car. Getting all this crap to/from school at the beginning and end of the year and over winter break is going to be a pain; it was a hassle with the 19" and Creative speakers and I can't imagine what...

Thanks very much for the replies everyone; I've found my new favorite hardware forum :D I looked at the thread linked to by s44, and although it is higher than what I wanted to spend, I do really like the Sharp Aquos LC-32GP1U. I've gotta do some more research on it, but it looks more or...

Thanks for the reply. I considered the projector idea, but there are just too many 'what if's' next year for that to be viable. The dorms I'm in now would be ok for it; I would just have to take down some posters and the wall behind my current screen would be fine. But next year, the dorm...

Here's my situation: I'm a college student on a quest to make a nice theater system for my dorm. I've been wanting to do this for a while, and I've already started buying stuff. I bought a Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty sound card and a set of Logitech Z-5500 5.1 speakers (HUGE...