MAMA's Techno-Geek Thread

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Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Actually, the title on the page I found that picture is oddly appropriate..!
http://www.codesandciphers.org.uk/lorenz/colossus.htm

Or maybe this one.

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Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

... and here's what it looks like (neon lights are off in this picture)

...and on in this one.



It's a great case...7 expansion slots, slide-out motherboard tray, four 5.25" drive bays, and five 3.5" drive bays plus top mounted usb, firewire, and sound ports. All it's really missing is a beer cooler.

[jwardell]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Waiting...
HD cable comes tomorrow as do long cables to connect it to the AV stack that's hidden away.
Bought a new DVD player that upscales in the digital domain and puts out an HDMI signal... Now I just need to find the $$$ for a 33ft HDMI cable...!
No Monster cables for me, not at the start anyway..!

http://www.monoprices.com/products/s...d=hdmi&x=7&y=8
But the longest I see anywhere is 15ft. Why is your DVD player so far away?? Maybe if you can find a M-M cable and a M-F cable and plug the two together. Or maybe the HDMI spec only allows up to 15ft.

Monster is overrated and way overpriced. Don't forget it's digital anyway so its not like your signal quality will be affected.

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Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell

Don't forget it's digital anyway so its not like your signal quality will be affected.

heh.

[suvssuk]

Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell

Or maybe the HDMI spec only allows up to 15ft.

Yup. 5M is the spec. However, I've used 10M cables with success. I think I paid about $250 for it

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http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000997022480/

I thought IBM was already out of the PC business. Or maybe that was just IBM out of the consumer market, not selling the whole thing off.

I liked the comment about Thinkpad quality. I can't tell if that was meant as "it won't get worse" or "it can't get worse"


I guess that's not fair. The quality of my Thinkpad from work is good, it's just the design that sucks. 5 freakin "mouse" buttons... stupid trackpoint eraser / nipple thingy... Dumb keyboard light that's at the top of the screen, so when you turn it on it throws glare on the screen and just a tiny bit of light on the keyboard (go with the backlit keys like my powerbook, already)... I never can remember which key combination wakes it up from sleep... a speaker mute button that's not a toggle (you push it to mute, but to un-mute you have to volume up or volume down). At least I didn't have to pay for it.

[GadgetGav]

Jason,
Didn't Apple get a patent on the backlit keyboard, so you'll have to use your powerbook to get that feature..!
Josh,
The DVD player is so far from the screen because all the AV stuff is hidden away in a closet. The wires go down through the floor along the joists in the basement and then back up the wall that the screen is on. No point having a 4" deep, hang on the wall TV and then having massive boxes of electronics beneath it and loads of wires! Once it's finished you won't see any wires going to the screen.

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The long cables are out there... I just don't want to pay another $200 just yet.
http://www2.dvigear.com/hd10mshrca.html

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by jwardell

How's the TV?

SWEET..!!!

[pezboy]

Damn Gav...that is serious. Do you have a little theatre type room? I didn't see any such equipment in your living room.

Oh, what was that? You are inviting me to watch the Patriots game in HD on Sunday? Okay!

[m2smith]

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2000/4/MS_Buys_Evil.html

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by pezboy

Damn Gav...that is serious. Do you have a little theatre type room? I didn't see any such equipment in your living room.

Oh, what was that? You are inviting me to watch the Patriots game in HD on Sunday? Okay!

No, nothing to see here... no HDTV, not here, sorry move along now...
Patriots... what's that again..? Wonder if they have the Premier League in HD..?

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Quote: Originally Posted by m2smith

http://www.bbspot.com/News/2000/4/MS_Buys_Evil.html

Love it. I still have a copy of The Onion from 6/3/98. The headline reads "Evil Genius Gates Drops Windows 98 Into NYC Water Supply"

...and who can forget this classic.

[jwardell]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

The DVD player is so far from the screen because all the AV stuff is hidden away in a closet. The wires go down through the floor along the joists in the basement and then back up the wall that the screen is on. No point having a 4" deep, hang on the wall TV and then having massive boxes of electronics beneath it and loads of wires!

BAH! You just need nice-looking AV equipment likemine. Plus, the ladies are always impressed by the sheer mass of wires behind my entertainment rack! (Did you know my DVD player alone has TEN RCA cables exiting the back? All custom-made with gold connectors by myself, at a fraction of the cost)

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...or Secco's

[GadgetGav]

Rick