Those Samsung 26" HD sets are actually priced very good. There's plenty of college kids that could afford them now, as the prices aren't that bad anymore. That's what hard work is for. :)
We have a winner. It isn't that expensive in the first place, relatively speaking (about $600) and I've been working since I was 13, plus I don't spend much money, so I had plenty saved up. And school is free because of scholarship, so that helps the $$$ situation.
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Symphonic... that sounds familar....
Ah yes, we have a cheapo Shinsonic DVD player, cost 100 dollars. This was a while back, so they were the ultra cheap ones at the time. Got it to watch Harry Potter 1 when it came out.
We do have a very fine RCA player now. The TV is also RCA. Buy American I suppose.
Then again, MY set up is all Japanese, they really do know what there doing.
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@ j-roc, MORE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and HOT GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There are many discarded workstation monitors that can do HD (if not more!). I have a HP p1130 that can do 1920x1440. (My friend Caitlin Williams gave it to me when she upgraded to LCD.) I remember the day when I watched the 2004 Super Bowl on it. The details sure came out nice and clear, a little too clear if you know what I mean. But anyways, an old workstation monitor is probably the cheapest way to get true HDTV.
Of course, for those willing to spend more, there are high end LCDs that can do HDTV, as can good laptops. Dell's 9300 is really nice, and when combined with a USB or PCMCIA HDTV adapter, allows you to take HDTV with you.
Actually, pretty much ANY monitor and video card that's not just plain old ancient can provide full HD quality display. The native resolution of a 720p signal is 1280x720 pixels. This resolution can be attained by practically any monitor and video card setup. 1080i/p is a little more tricky, but can be handled by just about any modern monitor. The native resolution of a 1080i or 1080p signal is 1920x1080 pixels (displayed either interlaced or progressive), which is a resolution handled by most monitors/cards in recent years.
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@ j-roc, don't forget that if you do decide to go to GA Tech(heart of downtown atl) that Georgia State, Emory, and like 3 other colleges are right there in the same area. MORE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and HOT GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROFL lol ^_^
One of the many factors to consider when going to college isnt it?
Anyways, in terms of the TV @$600 its still a tad expensive but certainly not bad. Looks fun and I bet games look beautiful on it. Go play some burnout revenge :approve:
Of course, for those willing to spend more, there are high end LCDs that can do HDTV, as can good laptops. Dell's 9300 is really nice, and when combined with a USB or PCMCIA HDTV adapter, allows you to take HDTV with you.
Where can you get a USB HDTV tuner? There used to be one at www.usbhdtv.com, but it appears it was discontinued. All the ones on eBay are for Australia.. ;) I'd love to get an HD tuner for my laptop. I watched a recorded HD college basketball game from last year on it and WOW. :)
I don't know if I would feel right dropping that much money on an HDTV in a dorm room. Maybe when I had an apartment but... just too many people going in and out.
I actually considered that too, which is one of the biggest reasons I didn't buy an LCD tv (that and that they don't have the HD tuner built-in and my tv does, thus saving me another $250). I keep my room locked if I'm not in it and that tv is heavy enough that it won't just randomly walk away...it WOULD take some effort and planning. Plus I'm friends with everyone on my floor and they'd definitely know if something was up. Besides, my laptop cost more than that tv, as did most people's computers in the dorms.
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Where can you get a USB HDTV tuner? There used to be one at www.usbhdtv.com, but it appears it was discontinued. All the ones on eBay are for Australia.. I'd love to get an HD tuner for my laptop. I watched a recorded HD college basketball game from last year on it and WOW.
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If I was VirtualBox, I could load my virtualization module into Hannah and boot up another kernel in the same address space.
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