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WUD
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27 September 2004 16:24
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Hmmmm, im stuck as whether to buy a new 43" tv, or a new graphics card, wot would you lot do?
A.T.M, my Tv is a 28" Hitachi WS, and my graphics card is a Winfast Tivo 128mb Geforce4 Ti4200.
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KendoMonkey
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27 September 2004 16:45
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TV. Although your current TV isn't too shabby. But still TV. 
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Mani
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27 September 2004 16:57
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If you wanna play games, a new gfx card.
TV's are also about to change quite a lot. HDTV etc, cheaper flat pannels, all sorts of shit, minefield man, I wouldn't waste my cash on an expensive TV right now, very dangerous.
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
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27 September 2004 17:41
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I had a 28" JVC widescreen and it lasted me 8 years, I have just bought a 32" widescreen and 5.1 amp thingy for just under 500 quid and im very happy with it. Although I will go insanely larger when the price drops a bit. Still answer to your Q tv all the way baby. If Stan picks up on this thread he will blow us all away with his *geeky* set up. /me awaits Stans flame 
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KendoMonkey
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27 September 2004 17:44
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Quote: Mani
If you wanna play games, a new gfx card.
TV's are also about to change quite a lot. HDTV etc, cheaper flat pannels, all sorts of shit, minefield man, I wouldn't waste my cash on an expensive TV right now, very dangerous.
Hmmm... it's difficult tho. You can hold back forever, if you're always looking over the horizon. Any time is as good as the next, IMO.
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27 September 2004 17:55
Edited by morkith on 27-Sep-04 at 17:57
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Well atm if you want a decent Plasma or LCD youll have to pay a fortune.
I bought a 36inch Widescreen Toshiba CRT about 3 yrs a go and it cost me £1600.
Its superseeded now, Stan has the newer model, but it did take a while for that to happen.
Things are moving atm, the Plasma scene is probably moving faster than anything else.
I reckon at some point next year youll get a very nice Plasma for a couple of grand.
If your interested in getting a CRT then now is probably as good a time as any, as you'd expect the CRT Tech Tree grows pretty slow these days.
As ive said if you want a TV right this minute and dont want to pay stupid money for something that gonna be superseed after a few months id go for the CRT Value for Money option.
leave the Plasmas/LCDs to the likes of Stan and his millions.
As far as upgrading your PC, thats just the usual story so I wont bother repeating.
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27 September 2004 18:33
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whooo its the mean green machine that is mork!
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27 September 2004 20:19
Edited by OpT!caL' on 27-Sep-04 at 20:19
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Which one do you spend more time using?? And there is your answer! 
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Mani
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28 September 2004 00:20
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Quote: OpT!caL'
Which one do you spend more time using?? And there is your answer! Good reply!
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28 September 2004 00:29
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Yes i agree go tv, but make sure its hd compatible, kinda rules out crt as i dont think they make hd tv's. If you want a 42 inch plasma cheapest hd compatable one is the hitachi 5200 at 2.2k. No point wasting cash on anything non hd yet, hd is coming, and you can even get hd satalite now.
Whats the rest of your system cos if thats slow no point just changing g card.
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WUD
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29 September 2004 17:17
Edited by WUD on 29-Sep-04 at 17:22
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New TV it is then, i can put up with my system till January , CLICK here>>>> Specs
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06 November 2004 13:19
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I bought a widesreen TV a few weeks ago, 28" sanyo something or other. Looks good enough for me, it'll do. £200 from ASDA, lol. Cba with all this spending days looking through loads of different places for a good price or good TV. I'm just plain lazy.
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Mani
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06 November 2004 16:55
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I'm just plain lazy You fit in well here then. 
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07 November 2004 13:05
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LOL! Shit hot 
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