CyrusThePersian

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  Need advice on buying a HDTV (DLP or LCD)

  by Leander in

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  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.

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  Hi! Glad I could be of help. One more piece of advice on buying a DLP. Take Mrs. Leander and any Leander Jr's with you when you go to the store. Apparantly the ability to see the rainbow effect varies from person to person due to each individual's persistence of vision. You'd hate to buy an expensive TV only to find that Junior can't stand to watch it. The rainbow effect can be very annoying. The Samsung 46" is an excellent choice BTW, prices may come down more as Christmas approaches so you may catch it on sale. Cyrus the Persian
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  Need advice on buying a HDTV (DLP or LCD)

  by Leander in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  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.

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  Hi!
  
  
  Are you looking for a front projector or a rear projector?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  DLP's, on the other hand, use a spinning color wheel as part of the display system. Some people (like me) can see the "rainbow effect" this color wheel produces, especially in bright, fast moving scenes. Newer DLP's use a faster spinning wheel, (10,000 RPM plus)to minimize the rainbow effect but these sets are out of your price range.
  
  
  One thing both displays have in common is the use of a replaceable backlight bulb. These last about 3 to 5 years on average and are easy to replace at a cost of about $200.
  
  
  As for specific models, Sony makes a 42" LCD which should be within your price range. LG makes a 44" DLP which might be in your price range if you catch it on sale.
  
  
  Bottom line: Shop and compare! Look at picture quality. Can you see the artifacts I described? Do your homework and I'm sure you'll make a great purchace!
  
  
  Cyrus The Persian
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  Speaking from his jail cell, Jehovah's Witness leader Ted Jaracz...

  by sf in

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  i am in the usenet forum on google and 'stumbled' upon this item i will paste below.

  what i would like confirmed by those in the know is if it is, in fact true:.

  http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.religion.watchtower.reform/browse_thread/thread/15917b063a0fae8f/35c81946ada928d9?tvc=2&q=ted+jaracz&hl=en#35c81946ada928d9.

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  Not true unfortunately

  The "Story" is dated 3-21-98 and Janet Reno is no longer the Attorney General of the United States

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  35 Yrs ago today - We rocked!

  by Amazing1914 in

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  does this sound like the jw organization you know today?

  yes, on july 17th, 1970, my wife and i were baptized as jws at the "men of good will" district assembly (convention today), at the oakland, california coliseum - where the raiders play.

  nearly 70,000 attended, and over 750 were baptized ... and it all made the news in the san francisco chronicle & examiner and other newspapers and radio stations.

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  To sKally and Euphemism,

  You are both absolutely right, of course. Just because there were good times back in the old days doesn't make it any less a destructive cult. Even back then the Watchtower was destroying families and laying burdensome guilt trips on its members. Too, us parents made some awful decisions regarding our children. I have a daughter who is a gung-ho witness-and is unhappy as hell and a son (living with his mother) who is headed in the same direction. Like you Euphemism, I prefer my cults to be on the decline, despite the "good times."

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  35 Yrs ago today - We rocked!

  by Amazing1914 in

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  does this sound like the jw organization you know today?

  yes, on july 17th, 1970, my wife and i were baptized as jws at the "men of good will" district assembly (convention today), at the oakland, california coliseum - where the raiders play.

  nearly 70,000 attended, and over 750 were baptized ... and it all made the news in the san francisco chronicle & examiner and other newspapers and radio stations.

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  Yep,

  35 years ago we did indeed rock! i remember working in food service in the early seventies. Such fun!

  Stirring enormous pots of beans, rinsing off THOUSANDS of metal institutional trays, it was hard work but for a fourteen year old kid,but it seemed worth it. I remember in 1971, the year I was baptized, the convention was held at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis Tennessee. There were 12,000 people there, in a venue that was only designed to hold 9000. The overflow had to sit out in the concourses or stand up all day and listen at the Shelby County Building next door (which served as the cafeteria). There were hundreds who were baptized. I had to wait for an hour to get dunked, there were so many!

  Now it's all gone. Food service is no more. Now you bring your own stale sndwich. No more live music, just canned recordings. The talks are drab, the dramas are lifeless. There are so few baptisms that they may as well have them in the men's room. Yes the glory days are over and all I have to say is ...Good %$#*@ Riddance!

  CyrusThePersian
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #140

  by ozziepost in

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  2. friends

  ok i'm back!!

  looking over the past few days, i see the esteemed farks has appeared out of the mists of time and readan_connor too and........ well ain't it nice to know that old friends are still 'there'.. so how's it been for you?

  need a smile?.

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  10. Other (Please detail)

  How about if they served a nice shiraz at the literature counter after the meetings?...no wait, BEFORE the meetings, might make them a little more tolerable.

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  What really bothers me about my JW research.

  by ithinkisee in

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  some of you may know, but i have been on a serious journey through watchtower "theology", and by association, have gone back all through the history of christianity.

  i know many on this list have gone thru the same thing.

  i have checked out probably 100 archeological, religious, and history books from the library.

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  I agree! After all is said and done, after all the research is gone over, it's always the simple things that nail their a$$ to the wall!
  
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  I want to let you know....

  by RichieRich in

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  at least 2 or three times a week, i get a pm from someone that sounds similar to this:hello richie, .

  i just read your recnt post from the assembly.

  appears you've no concern about being located?

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  Hi Richie!

  Just remember, if any elder or other self-righteous prig ever confronts you about your pictures, just look at them all wide-eyed and innocent and say:

  "You saw my picture WHERE!?!"

  "Shame shame Brother Elder, perusing them heathen apostate websites."

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  Back from the DC

  by jula71 in

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  first they should have changed "godly obedience" to "society obedience".

  i have never heard obey the gb pushed so hard in all my years as i dub.

  it was amazing.

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  "And what I've heard is correct, major push against "higher education". This was pushed in some form or manner everyday"

  
  

  
  Yes! I noticed the same thing. I think this push against higher education may be an effort to stem the small but growing number of JW kids who grow up and simply walk away from the org. They are easier to control if they are uneducated window washers and janitors. They probably realize that college is more than a further education, that it teaches you how to think...and if you know how to think, the WTS teachings go out the window.

  What they don't realize is that college or not, more and more young people will leave, simply because the Watch Tower is no longer a relevant part of their lives.

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  I GOT A JOB!!

  by RichieRich in

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  i don't know how many of you knew this, but i've been looking for a job.

  i submitted an app to a local burger joint, and one to a really good chicken place called zaxby's.

  i had an interview yesterday at the burger place.

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  Hey Richie!