shockwave78
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Just bought a leapster l -max for my daughter, now im looking for games and i know the regular leapster games are compatilble with the L-max, but do the L-Max games have any added features over the regular leapster games?
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HOT deal on the L-MAX
mine came out to $62.32 shipped with the code
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also just to add even though its a ipod thread the best deal right now for an mp3 player hands down is the 1st gen zunes, there are about $80-$100 for a 30gig and do everything the ipod does. Plus the new firmware update makes it pretty much a zune 2 i the zune 1 shell.
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Be careful with plasma. I have heard of alot of people suffering from burn in on the screens, even if they don't play video games. Alot of channels now have their logo on the bottom corners of the screen. If you leave a channel on for a couple of hours with the logo on, the logo will burn into the set. LCD is your best bet.
BTW, I just bought a projection set. 50" for $899 (the same one in HHGreggs BF add). The only issue with a projection is that the bulbs can burn out after 8000 hours of use. I bought the 5 year service plan/warrenty for $200, and it covers the cost of every lightbulb I may blow out for the next 5 years! (Otherwise, the bulbs retail around $250). I am also covered for anything else that could go wrong with the tv, and I really like the picture on it. It is not blurry on fast moving sports games like the LCDs were.
burn in is pretty much non existent now
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I think you'll find that the Pioneer is the best picture (although I think this is the wrong thread for this issue). It is also one of the more expensive. You tend to get what you pay for. However, Vizio is highly rated for its price at cnet.com.
although going to the store and looking at what you want is highly recommended, basing it on in store viewing alone is really a horrible idea. 99.999% of the tv's that are on display at stores are not calibrated at all and are all running there contrast at 100% which gives you an extremely bright picture and makes them stand out more, unless you go to each tv and adjust the contrast to where it "should be at" (usually in the 35-55 range) for optimal picture quality then viewing them in tore and deciding is kinda pointless.
A lot of people run there contrast high because thats what most tv's come out of the box set at, this gives you very very bright colors but TONS of noise which defeats the reason you purchased a HD tv in the first place, I did the same for a couple of years until i started reading about it at avsforum.com , It takes a week or so to get used to but dropping your contrast down in the 40 range will make it seem dark, but you are getting more of a true presentation of the the show/film was made to look and also a much much clearer picture.
And if Best Buy tries to charge you $300 for calibration in home, ask them what they use and what there certificates to do it are... ISF calibrators are the true tv calibrators and they go to school for this stuff, they come to your house with equipment thats worth 10k-20k to calibrate your tv.
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The apple website for refurbs is the best bet probably, last year there were some killer deals all the way up to christmas, you just gotta keep checking everyday at the refurb section to see whats there
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amazon had them like 2 months ago for $99.00 for a few days($200 or so usually) im sure they will do it again this time around since they are advertising a big kitchen sale for BF
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your heater may not be big enough for your house, have you had any sqf added?
all your vents open? Have you checked your filter to make sure its not completely clogged?
At 76 degrees your house should be fine even with a window open, Theres no way your house can lose heat that quickly, so its something with the heating system itself.
Also with your thermostat at 76 degrees your going to have $300-$500 bills monthly
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are there any coupon deals? Im looking at spending about $250 in tiffany lamps at either the depot or lowes
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Remember to find out how much replacement bulbs will cost for the projector you buy. They can be very expensive:eyepoppin $200-$500 for replacement bulbs
how often do they need to be replaced?
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$199 desktop w/17" lcd flatpanel and all in one printer from BB is the best deal I can see, even though its using an Celeron processor. Will suit most kids just fine. The one from CC is okay, except it has a $250 rebate to it. If you don't mind waiting 3-4mths for a rebate check, that is the better deal.
awesome deal!
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Dh and I are thinking about getting a new tv on bf. My question is what is the difference bewteen LCD and plasma and HD and all that? We don't have cable or a dish and not looking for the newest and best out there. Just need to know the basics and what not to buy or is a waste of money. Also what is HDMI and the difference between 1080p and 1080i. Also thinking about getting a home theater system. Anything in Sears bf ad look like a great deal on a good tv for us? Thanks for any help and info or sites to check out.
First I will mention this message board your should visit and join
It is by far the biggest and best community out there for Audio Video, it deals with everything home theater and everything pretty much electronic in your house. There are tons of people there to you help you and doing a search will give you any answers you ask.
Anyway ..
The short explanation of HDMI is that it passes both audio and video through one cable.
the difference between 1080i and 1080p can be very much or pretty much unoticeable.
1080i is the old interlaced format that tv's have used for decades(although 1080 is relatively new itself , it just uses old ways)
Basically - 480i-720i-1080i , 480i is your standard digital television the higher you go the better the picture hense HDTV, this "i" format uses the old interlaced method though
1080p - stands for progressive, it is the new format but is really only useful on tv's over 50", the larger the TV you get the more you should go with a 1080p TV. If you are going to get a smaller tv then just get 1080i, you will not see any difference on something less than 50".
Basically the big difference is that you can sit really close to the tv with 1080p and you will not get that "screen door" effect as you would with 1080i.
Also just to note nothing is broadcast at all in 1080p via your cable/satellite/FIOS, The only place to get 1080p will be from a HDDVD/Blueray player, or the xbox 360 HDDVD addon.
for more info go that the forum i mentioned above you can get alot more detail about it if you want, i just kind of gave the really quick version.
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xbox 360 hands down
There warranty coverage is now cream of the crop since the issues that began with the units(mine just died and im one of the original buyers from before they were even released, I never filled out a warranty card or anything, shipped it out to them two weeks ago and ill be getting a refurbed back monday), 99% of the problems are the red light issues, and microsoft is now covering that issue for life free of charge!
Playstation 3 is more powerful cpu wise but gpu wise the 360 is more powerful, it evens out but right now the 360 is so far ahead since they had a 2 year head start on them.
Xbox live is awesome, it really cant get any better which you cant say about alot of things and it is worth $50 a year(or do it like me and buy 13month subscriptions off ebay for $20-$25 a year :) )
One last note, madden 08 runs choppy on the ps3 i guess in some situations
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Its not really a sale, its a woot off, they have a certain number and when they are gone, they are gone. They may bring in something else but its like a big clearing house or something like that, they get refurbs or lots of items and puts them up for sale until they are gone. It can sell out quickly or go on for awhile
this is not the normal woot , this is the VIP section, its hard to find thats why this is still going on, notice the the regular woot has a different item.
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http://estore.usa.canon.com/productlist.asp?SETID=100
The Canon MP500 refurb is great, I picked up a couple weeks after searching around. This one is considered the best by many out there for all in one printers
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thanks the 5 sheets that canon gave me with there printer wasnt quite cutting it :)
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I ended up going with the Canon MP500 refurbished at Canon's estore for $99 shipped. Best deal out there right now and one of the best printers out there also
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bump, im interested also
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Rondo is very good for your begining players or even seasoned vets who want to try out a new style of guitar or just a different instrument before paying top doller for the more expensive ones.. I've been playing for about 17yrs now and whenever i want to just try a new type of guitar out I will buy from rondo because they are cheap and the quality is very good for the price.(much better than that of lets say a $200 guitar you will get from your local stores)
If you go to a local Guitar Center never pay the price there asking, you can always knock off about 15-25% off everything
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Not the fancy ones that hang on the wall or whatever, but like the ones that come in the 3 ring binder with pages after pages of plastic inserts for the cards?.
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I have never had a printer in 10yrs of having a PC, I think its time :)
WHats the best deal on an all in one right now?
Photo printing !
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I ordered mine a few weeks ago during th $9.99 sale, I just got it Tuesday, Doesnt look to great but im a carpenter so...Its still in the box actually
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I ordered my stuff(flypen games) a couple days ago with the free shipping, They shipped the next day
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TomTom One 3rd Edition $149 at Dell.com Right now
in Online Hot Deals
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do you have to subscribe to anything with these gps units or do they connect by themselves free of charge?
I have no need for one really but for $129