Recent content by JSK07

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    Gutiar Hero/Rockband

    Get the ION Drum Kit. Works with either game and can also be made into a stand alone digital drum set. Pricey at $300 but if you want realism it's the way to go.
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    Want to buy an XBox

    I'd be careful with that 20gb hard drive promotion for the Arcade systems. From what I've been reading on the Xbox.com forums some people who recently bought Arcade systems are getting a msg. saying their system is not eligible for the promotion when they try to enter their console information...
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    **Official Xbox 360 Jasper Hunting Thread**

    Congrats! I managed to score a Jasper Pro also today from Best Buy. Same manufacturing date as yours.
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    **Official Xbox 360 Jasper Hunting Thread**

    I'm buying a 360 on Friday and hoping to get a Jasper. I was going to buy the Holiday 360 Pro but I'm thinking maybe I should go for an Arcade instead because they seem to have better odds at being a Jasper. I know it's off topic but if anyone knows a good deal on a 360 I'd like to see it...
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    Bye-Bye WIN VISTA (too bad)

    It's a shame a person cannot buy a brand new retail PC these days and just take it home and go. Instead they often have to weed through several useless "free" applications on a hacked version of Windows. I've had success with getting Vista to run well but usually that required me to upgrade...
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    VX2255wmb or W2207?

    I have the w2207h and it's a good all around display. I had to buy a DVI to HDMI cable since my 8800GT does not have HDMI outputs. Newegg cable for $10 worked fine. lol I don't find glare to be a problem with the glossy screen. At least no more of an issue than my old 21" CRT. I had...
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    WoW FPS is weird.

    Thank you for the correction. I was not aware that turning off v-sync and triple buffering would change this. I think many people are like myself in that we generally just change our game resolution but otherwise leave the other settings at whatever the game defaults.
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    WoW FPS is weird.

    I'd say that looks about right based on your system specs. I had similar performance with my old AMD X2 system. When I went to the Q6600 and 8800GT I had a huge increase in performance in those zones. Your FPS is capped at whatever your display refresh rate is set at. So with your LCD it's...
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    Gamma on Viewsonic vx2235wm 22" and Vista

    Wiloden, I had the same problem with the same LCD and video card combination. I will be honest, after 2 days of fooling around with the settings I ended up returning the LCD. I would get the settings configured close to what I found enjoyable. But then if I'd walk way for an hour or two and...
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    Mid-range point and shoot recommendation?

    I was looking at the comparisons over at dpreview.com. Under their review of the S5 they have side by side comparisions to the same shot taken with the S3. While I can see some differences in the 2 shots I could not say it would have been worth us spending the extra $100-150 to get the S5...
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    Mid-range point and shoot recommendation?

    Well, I ended up going with a Canon S3. I found one at the local Office Max brand new for $219 on clearance. Couldn't pass it up at that price. I realize it's an older model but for our needs it will be more than adequate. Now if I could only make sense of half the settings. LOL I guess I...
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    Mid-range point and shoot recommendation?

    Thanks for the reply. I have to admit, I'm a complete novice. Which probably means that either camera is more than capable of meeting my needs. LOL I just want to make sure I don't make a bad decision. I've been searching around on the cameras but I get lost in some of the lingo.
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    Mid-range point and shoot recommendation?

    Hello everyone, I am in the market for a new digital camera. Something mid-range with regards to price. Our current camera is a Canon A550 which has been good to us but now the battery cover has broken. We'd like to step up into a better camera and since we have had good luck with Canon...
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    **OOS**Antec P182 ATX Mid Tower $60 AR - Free Shipping

    Great deal at this price. I'd highly recommend it!
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    COMP USA going out of business.

    I have no complaints about Comp USA. I worked for them for 5 years and my experiences helped launch me into the career I have today. If anything I was saddened the day they closed down the store which I was formerly employed. I had the pleasure of working for them back in the days when Hal...