NeilBlanchard wrote:Looks like the new GTX 970 card is doing ~33,000 points every 3 hours. That's about 260,000PPD - holy moly! It took me about 6 years to get my first million points; now it is 1.8M per week!

Where are those motherboards with the 6 full length PCIE slots when you need them???

It also seems the 980 has a lot more grunt for very little additional power usage. Yeah the price of admission stings, but if you want to compete with Cordis......

Just saying "2015" seems like I am living in the future. It doesn't seem possible. 2014 sure was a mixed bag. Too much and too little of everything. It seems for every positive thing mankind does it also does 3 more in the other direction. Why does everything and everyone have to be so polarized? Wh...

Such a pity that AMD socket AM1 motherboards are so limited in slots. You can pick up a new 25 watt process for like $40. But you can forget about PCIe slots, let alone 2 of them. Oddly enough my Sandy Bridge quad core with integrated video would idle at 35 watts, so perhaps the point is moot. I'd l...

Yes, Monoprice is the bomb for accessories. Observations, this using a Sony BD player about $60. DVDs are more juddery, halos with fast movement. Facial hair is there when still, as soon as there is any movement it goes, as if the camera loses focus. While Blu-rays are smoother they also are not per...

May it live long? Any company that places capacitors next to scorching heat sinks is not ignorant, it's planned obsolescence. The government has spent a decade getting the public to accept Social Security is going away. Flat panel TVs manufactures have spent a decade getting the public to accept tha...

Well your chance at a new plasma is all but finished. A few 60" inch LGs and Samsungs are available here and there, the last of the 51" 5300 series are all pentile sets. I need not their history of failure nor cost of ownership. I settled for a Samsung H6350. The brightness is superb, I don't unders...

I sent them so money. I figured, what the hell? They pulled my fat out of the fire more than once.

Well worth it.

My precautions tend to be more like pull more cash out of the ATM and use that at Target and other stores for small purchases. I don't need this crap. The fewer transactions you create anywhere the safer you are.

High end audio is not crap. But there many companies that claim to be high end and are liars. There are no high end receivers. All receivers, even the $2000 models are all built to a price point, with tons of features that may actually degrade sound quality, which is why Denon used to have a "pure d...

OMG, there's 1 Panny 50 inch ST60 left at the local Sears. I wonder if I can get them to give it away?

You should buy what you can afford and enjoy. Years ago CTR TVs and monitors required shielded speakers, this is no longer an issue for most people. Computer speakers are more sound compromised than most speakers, but if you like certain ones by all means. I chose a low priced 2 channel receiver and...

It's nice to see my Samsung 830 isn't a boat anchor. Yet.

It's rather unfortunate that Newegg reviews have been "Amazon-ed" and have become pretty much useless. In the old days a "hard drive" review was based on 1 model and 1 capacity on Newegg, so you could see if a certain size drive had more problems than others with say fewer platters. Not anymore, lik...

For $40 I'd buy more memory if my OS supports it and just turn off the swap file.

I'm staying away from 4TB drives, slower or faster these 5 platter jobs run hotter than their 3TB 4 platter counterparts. This is fine with a drive in a PC enclosure, but in an external all plastic tiny enclosure they are much more likely to run above their temp spec, resulting in shorter life.

NeilBlanchard wrote:Aris, does the space bar on the K400 work in your YouTube client?

Sorry I did not get back to you sooner. My system and the K400 are miles apart at this time, but they will reunite March 1st. I'm not 100% sure what you mean, ie does the space bar act as a pause button?

I've been an IT consultant for almost 8 months now. Coding phase is almost complete. I've been asked to join the test team, that's good. That work is 1800 miles away, there's no relocation or expenses paid. That's not so good. Final decision will be based on the usual, do I have any choice? My goal ...

I got the K400 as well, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126264 I like having the touch pad out of the way, no accidental swipes. No real reason the top row of keys is so short, no harm either. I really like using VLC Player on the PC, quite an assortment of deinterlacers, th...

I look at the consumers reviews of HDs these days. They ain't what they used to be.

I would consider paying double for a WD Black, made in Thailand.

No offense.

My Internet & phone went from $74 to $96. I can't believe this crap. Options? I see Time Warner actually has a monthly rental fee for the modem, but you can buy your own modem. I'm not home much, I may go with the public library & Starbucks options for a while.

Greedy a$$holes.

I would expect your plasma to be built far better than anything made today.

My mistake, I meant to say your plasma is built better than everything made today.

Aris

This was an interesting development of the Holiday. The Samsung PN51F5300, a 51 inch 1080P plasma wth no frills, dropped 20% in price to $529. The 42 and 43 inch 720P plasmas didn't budge and don't expect them to either. Given plasmas rather limited life expectency this may hold some of us over unti...

We set aside this day to give thanks, so be thankful already.
Eat too much and watch TV with your eyes closed.
Nom nom nom zzz zzz zzz.

Yours truly,
Mr Grumpy.

Panny TC-P50ST60 was a grand about 6 months ago, still a grand.

Black Friday sales my a$$.

Vicotnik wrote:You're a grumpy old man, aristide1. But we love you.

Bah, humbug!

Seriously, who's the danger here? The person who targets 1 justifiably or who demonizes huge groups? And as any justice court judge would say "You opened the door." You think I am critical, which is not true, I merely pointed out the hypocrisy of his own viewpoints. It's his words that make him a ra...

Make accusations and then run away.

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After this hate filled rant I wonder what the zealot originator is trying to hide.

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Remember when anytime you point out the savage, primitive and barbaric nature of all Islamic countries, you substantiate it with facts and statistics, and point out how the Islamic brain rot is different than other superstition-induced brain rots like Christianity, the first thing that pops out of ...