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sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: Fiat1
You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

i've seen tens of 1000's of crt tv's, and not one is as good as my panasonic plasma

probably because you never looked at the hd CRTs.
 

swbsam

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Dec 29, 2007
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Originally posted by: MovingTarget
incandescent vs compact florescent bulbs

The latter are much better for energy consumption and longevity, but the old bulbs give off a much better light imho.

Oh, I forgot how much I love the light of an old fashioned light bulb! I think i'll go home and throw out those energy efficient pieces of junk
 

ed21x

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the IBM spring-loaded keyboards had a much better tactile feedback than the current crop of soft-touch keyboards.

Klipsch promedia 4.1/5.1 are leagues better than the multimedia crap they come out with now.

old appliances all seem to be more reliable.
 

swbsam

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Originally posted by: ed21x
the IBM spring-loaded keyboards had a much better tactile feedback than the current crop of soft-touch keyboards.

Klipsch promedia 4.1/5.1 are leagues better than the multimedia crap they come out with now.

old appliances all seem to be more reliable.

Do you know if anyone still makes tthose clicky keyboards, USB style?
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: ed21x
the IBM spring-loaded keyboards had a much better tactile feedback than the current crop of soft-touch keyboards.

Klipsch promedia 4.1/5.1 are leagues better than the multimedia crap they come out with now.

old appliances all seem to be more reliable.

I still have 5 model M keyboards in my house. I think that should last me my lifetime.
Assuming I don't kill them with drinks.
 

Demon-Xanth

Lifer
Feb 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: ed21x
the IBM spring-loaded keyboards had a much better tactile feedback than the current crop of soft-touch keyboards.

Klipsch promedia 4.1/5.1 are leagues better than the multimedia crap they come out with now.

old appliances all seem to be more reliable.

I still have 5 model M keyboards in my house. I think that should last me my lifetime.
Assuming I don't kill them with drinks.

I had a bunch of Focus FK9000's, time has taken their toll and I'm down to my last that is going out. But I do believe there are companies selling updated old school feel keyboards, however they're not cheap.
 
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Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: Fiat1
You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

i've seen tens of 1000's of crt tv's, and not one is as good as my panasonic plasma

probably because you never looked at the hd CRTs.

not any that are bigger than a toaster.

my tv is 50 inches diagonally, 16:9. is that possible with a crt? does it weigh less than 400 pounds? is it less than 4 feet deep? how bad is the screen curvature? does it consume less than a kilowatt of power?
 

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: ed21x
the IBM spring-loaded keyboards had a much better tactile feedback than the current crop of soft-touch keyboards.

Klipsch promedia 4.1/5.1 are leagues better than the multimedia crap they come out with now.

old appliances all seem to be more reliable.

I still have 5 model M keyboards in my house. I think that should last me my lifetime.
Assuming I don't kill them with drinks.

Dishwasher will fix that
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: Fiat1
You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

i've seen tens of 1000's of crt tv's, and not one is as good as my panasonic plasma

probably because you never looked at the hd CRTs.

not any that are bigger than a toaster.

my tv is 50 inches diagonally, 16:9. is that possible with a crt? does it weigh less than 400 pounds? is it less than 4 feet deep? how bad is the screen curvature? does it consume less than a kilowatt of power?

Talking about picture quality, not size. Biggest HD CRT I think was 34".

If you want to talk screen size, I am shooting 110"
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: gorcorps
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: ed21x
the IBM spring-loaded keyboards had a much better tactile feedback than the current crop of soft-touch keyboards.

Klipsch promedia 4.1/5.1 are leagues better than the multimedia crap they come out with now.

old appliances all seem to be more reliable.

I still have 5 model M keyboards in my house. I think that should last me my lifetime.
Assuming I don't kill them with drinks.

Dishwasher will fix that

lol, no, I killed 3 already with drinks, leaving me with 5. They never broke by themselves...
 

BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: sao123
Analog Cellphones >>> digital cellphones

I had signal EVERYWHERE.

BOO to the FCC for lowering everyones transmission power...

I agree, used to be fun to listen to conversations on the police scanner. Same goes for the old 46-49Mhh cordless phones, I could hear them all over as well..
 
Mar 10, 2005
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Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: Fiat1
You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

i've seen tens of 1000's of crt tv's, and not one is as good as my panasonic plasma

probably because you never looked at the hd CRTs.

not any that are bigger than a toaster.

my tv is 50 inches diagonally, 16:9. is that possible with a crt? does it weigh less than 400 pounds? is it less than 4 feet deep? how bad is the screen curvature? does it consume less than a kilowatt of power?

Talking about picture quality, not size. Biggest HD CRT I think was 34".

If you want to talk screen size, I am shooting 110"

not with an open window, you're not ;)
 

sonambulo

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Feb 22, 2004
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Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
nothing wrong with today's good weed


gas stoves > electric
heavy pots and pans > aluminium
wired keyboards > wireless
real food > gmo / synthetic / prepared
car cosmetics of the 50's and 60's > efficient, safe, boring
tube amps > solid state
elaborate mechanical watches > swatch
old music and movies > today's crap
razor > electric
ivory soap > fake soap
vinyl > mp3
cotton, wool > polyester
paaper towels > shamwow

Negative. As soon as I buy a record I clean it, rip it, then put it in a plastic sleeve and shelve it. I get the nice 'warm' sound of an LP but all the convenience of library searching and playlists.
 

Atheus

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Jun 7, 2005
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Originally posted by: sonambulo
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
nothing wrong with today's good weed


gas stoves > electric
heavy pots and pans > aluminium
wired keyboards > wireless
real food > gmo / synthetic / prepared
car cosmetics of the 50's and 60's > efficient, safe, boring
tube amps > solid state
elaborate mechanical watches > swatch
old music and movies > today's crap
razor > electric
ivory soap > fake soap
vinyl > mp3
cotton, wool > polyester
paaper towels > shamwow

Negative. As soon as I buy a record I clean it, rip it, then put it in a plastic sleeve and shelve it. I get the nice 'warm' sound of an LP but all the convenience of library searching and playlists.

Purists would say it's impossible to digitize the vinyl sound. Do you disagree? Can you tell the difference between a vinyl rip and a CD rip?
 

sonambulo

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Originally posted by: Atheus
Purists would say it's impossible to digitize the vinyl sound. Do you disagree? Can you tell the difference between a vinyl rip and a CD rip?

I can hear some of the hissing and popping when I'm listening through headphones. I don't think it sounds quite as nice as a straight play on the decks but I honestly can't be bothered to change out records constantly.

My main point is that all the additional features and convenience of MP3, for me, beats out the audio quality of pure vinyl.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: The Boston Dangler
Originally posted by: Fiat1
You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

i've seen tens of 1000's of crt tv's, and not one is as good as my panasonic plasma

probably because you never looked at the hd CRTs.

not any that are bigger than a toaster.

my tv is 50 inches diagonally, 16:9. is that possible with a crt? does it weigh less than 400 pounds? is it less than 4 feet deep? how bad is the screen curvature? does it consume less than a kilowatt of power?

Talking about picture quality, not size. Biggest HD CRT I think was 34".

If you want to talk screen size, I am shooting 110"

not with an open window, you're not ;)

I shoot through windown panes too. And up here they are double paned.
 

Aikouka

Lifer
Nov 27, 2001
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Originally posted by: xboxist
Sorry, but that's just wrong. LCDs can be excellent, and nearly on-par with Plasma. You can generalize that overall, plasmas are of better quality than LCD, but to just say that LCDs suck ass, period, is stupid. Samsung makes amazing LCD TVs.

Samsung makes great DLPs too... DLP is simply FTW when it comes to going up higher in size.

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

/thread

ZV


I used one of them gear/lever things this year for the first time... it was kinda fun :eek:.
 

Descartes

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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I would throw in almost ANY type of food processing technique/tool. Everything from pasta makers to microwaves, the better way is almost always the low tech way.
 

Atheus

Diamond Member
Jun 7, 2005
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Originally posted by: Descartes
I would throw in almost ANY type of food processing technique/tool. Everything from pasta makers to microwaves, the better way is almost always the low tech way.

This too. Especially when people try to cook things like eggs or meat in a microwave or one of those stupid low fat grills.

The one and only exception for me is microwaved steamed rice in one of those plastic steamer things. Perfect.
 

ConstipatedVigilante

Diamond Member
Feb 22, 2006
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Originally posted by: Atheus
Originally posted by: Descartes
I would throw in almost ANY type of food processing technique/tool. Everything from pasta makers to microwaves, the better way is almost always the low tech way.

This too. Especially when people try to cook things like eggs or meat in a microwave or one of those stupid low fat grills.

The one and only exception for me is microwaved steamed rice in one of those plastic steamer things. Perfect.

Meat should never be put into a microwave. It is an abomination and an insult to the grill.