Posts by Leander

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Need advice on buying a HDTV (DLP or LCD)

by Leander in

i'm gearing up to buy my first projection tv (this will be my 2nd hdtv) and i'm having a hard time in choosing between dlp and lcd.

can anyone give me a little insight on their experiences with either technology?.

i'm looking for a set that will do at least 720p, with a screen size of 40-46 inches (preferably widescreen but not a neccessity) and at a price of 2k or less including warranty and taxes.

Leander

THanks for the advice Cyrus, I've done a little footwork myself and your info is dead on with what I researched. Apparently the screendoor effect is more noticeable than the rainbows found on DLPs. I think this weekend I'll end up standing around in a few electronic stores here trying to see if I notice those artifacts hopefully not. So far I have my eye on Samsungs 2005 models, in particular the 46 inch DLP. It's a bit more than I anticipated on spending but I think the few extra dollars will worth it.

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Need advice on buying a HDTV (DLP or LCD)

by Leander in

i'm gearing up to buy my first projection tv (this will be my 2nd hdtv) and i'm having a hard time in choosing between dlp and lcd.

can anyone give me a little insight on their experiences with either technology?.

i'm looking for a set that will do at least 720p, with a screen size of 40-46 inches (preferably widescreen but not a neccessity) and at a price of 2k or less including warranty and taxes.

Leander

I'm gearing up to buy my first projection TV (this will be my 2nd hdtv) and I'm having a hard time in choosing between DLP and LCD. Can anyone give me a little insight on their experiences with either technology?

I'm looking for a set that will do at least 720p, with a screen size of 40-46 inches (preferably widescreen but not a neccessity) and at a price of 2k or less including warranty and taxes. I'm not opposed to buying a refurb if I can get a substantial savings and a good warranty. I plan on using the TV for lots of DVD viewing, video games, HTPC applications and cable.

Thanks for any suggestions

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Can anyone recommend a few spacey/trippy rock songs?

by Leander in

i'm working on putting together a rock compilation cd and i'm aiming for a really spacey/trippy type of vibe.

anyone have a few recommendations?.

1. the doors - riders on the storm.

Leander

Tons of good recommendations here, I did'nt expect to get so much feedback. Well so far I added Iron Butterfly's In-a-gadda-da-vida to the list, a couple of songs from the group Egg and also I added a Steve Hillage track. I found a really cool group from Germany that put out a few albums in the 70's, they're called Dzyan. In particular they made an album called Electric Silence, it's mainly instrumental but really good stuff. Then I found a few old LPs by a group called Soft Machine, I guess they're more jazz than rock but they have some really trippy songs. I managed to find a couple of old Pink Floyd albums at the same record store, I have Meddle, UmmaGumma and Wish You Were Here. Finally I also found a couple of records by a group called King Crimson and Can, really good prog rock stuff. So sometime this week I'll try to record all of those albums into mp3 format.

Used record stores are great

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Can anyone recommend a few spacey/trippy rock songs?

by Leander in

i'm working on putting together a rock compilation cd and i'm aiming for a really spacey/trippy type of vibe.

anyone have a few recommendations?.

1. the doors - riders on the storm.

Leander

wow, thanks for all the suggestions. Now I just have to track down all of those songs, time to pay itunes a little visit

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Can anyone recommend a few spacey/trippy rock songs?

by Leander in

i'm working on putting together a rock compilation cd and i'm aiming for a really spacey/trippy type of vibe.

anyone have a few recommendations?.

1. the doors - riders on the storm.

Leander

I'm working on putting together a rock compilation CD and I'm aiming for a really spacey/trippy type of vibe. Anyone have a few recommendations?

Here's what I have so far

1. The Doors - Riders on the Storm

2. Alan Parsons Project - Voyager

3. Alan Parsons Project - What Goes Up

4. Alan Parsons Project - Hyper Gamma Spaces

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What are some good non satanic metal groups/albums?

by Leander in

i created a post like this awhile back but i thought i would start with a fresh one for 2005. i'm still somewhat of a newb to the metal world but i'm a more familiar with the music now than i was a year or two ago.. first off i love almost everything metallica does, i even liked most of the songs from st anger.

i really dig songs with crushing riffs and hard hitting melodies, but what i'm discovering is that a lot of bands love throwing occult themes and references into their music.

i'm not quite that hardcore just yet, in fact i bought a few albums without realizing some of the content.

Leander

That's a great song, one of my favorites. I've heard that Maynard was greatly influenced by the comedian Bill Hicks who also hated Hollywood with a passion.

Do you listen to any Chevelle? They're somewhat similar to Tool

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What are some good non satanic metal groups/albums?

by Leander in

i created a post like this awhile back but i thought i would start with a fresh one for 2005. i'm still somewhat of a newb to the metal world but i'm a more familiar with the music now than i was a year or two ago.. first off i love almost everything metallica does, i even liked most of the songs from st anger.

i really dig songs with crushing riffs and hard hitting melodies, but what i'm discovering is that a lot of bands love throwing occult themes and references into their music.

i'm not quite that hardcore just yet, in fact i bought a few albums without realizing some of the content.

Leander

Tool kix @ss
A Perfect Circle does too
Rage against the machine.
If you're tossin kin I have em?

Yeah I love Tool, but APC is kind of hit and miss for me. I dig Rage too

My buddy has them at the moment

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What are some good non satanic metal groups/albums?

by Leander in

i created a post like this awhile back but i thought i would start with a fresh one for 2005. i'm still somewhat of a newb to the metal world but i'm a more familiar with the music now than i was a year or two ago.. first off i love almost everything metallica does, i even liked most of the songs from st anger.

i really dig songs with crushing riffs and hard hitting melodies, but what i'm discovering is that a lot of bands love throwing occult themes and references into their music.

i'm not quite that hardcore just yet, in fact i bought a few albums without realizing some of the content.

Leander

I created a post like this awhile back but I thought I would start with a fresh one for 2005. I'm still somewhat of a newb to the metal world but I'm a more familiar with the music now than I was a year or two ago.

First off I love almost everything Metallica does, I even liked most of the songs from St Anger. I really dig songs with crushing riffs and hard hitting melodies, but what I'm discovering is that a LOT of bands love throwing occult themes and references into their music. I'm not quite that hardcore just yet, in fact I bought a few albums without realizing some of the content. I'll probably end up tossing out my Megadeth, Opeth, Sabbath and Meshuggah albums.

So anyone have a few metal suggestions without demonic influences

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World of Warcraft

by Valis in

anyone else playing?

this game totally rocks!

only problem i am having is overheating.

Leander

WarHammer 40K rocks

I agree, I wasted hours and hours on that game. Lots of fun

I usually don't care for online rpgs but WoW looks really good. One of these days when I have some spare time I might give it a try.

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What's the last good fantasy or scifi book that you could'nt put down?

by Leander in

so what's the last fantasy/scifi book that you read that was just so good you could'nt put it down until you were done reading it?

i need a few recommendations, i'm in the mood for a good book.. for me the last really good scifi book was orson scott card's "ender's game".

for a long time i avoided this book because i thought it was aimed at a younger audience, but after hearing so many people praise it i finally took a chance on it.

Leander

The Watchtower.

Heh, I had a good laugh when I first read that