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    Post the last thing you bought. Oh fun!

    An Invitation by Inara George and a Bird and The Bee t-shirt at their concert in MA. Really enjoying this album.
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    Laptop that doubles as HD TV

    I am looking for a laptop that can double as an HD TV. That is, one that has a good quality wide screen and component video inputs. Does such a thing exist?
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    Nintendo Wii First Impressions

    I got a Wii, an extra controller, Zelda and Excite Truck on opening day. Excite Truck is a great game- you steer by tilting the controller left and right. Wii Sports is fun too. I think Zelda is cool, but I'm stuck on the first dungeon. I have had a similar experience as a lot of other posters-...
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    Does anyone make a digital audio "head unit" with USB in?

    I believe the Iaudio x5 can read from usb drives, but it has 20 GB anyway.
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    Nintendo DS

    Yes, I hear noise with and without headphones. Edit: I have not listened to the original DS on headphones and an amp, just my DS Lite, so I don't know if the louder output and bass is caused by a difference in speakers or in something else inside. The noise, however, is definately audible on...
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    Nintendo DS

    I find I can hear noise whenever sound plays on the DSL. I really mean only when sound plays. When there is nothing playing, it is silent, when sound plays, noise. This seems more noticeable when playing GBA games. I have listened to two DS Lites and 1 original DS, same issue on all. One...
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    Blind Cable Taste Test RESULTS!

    One variable is left unaccounted for in this experiment: the subject's perception of what each material is supposed to sound like. Because of this, it is possible that all the subjects heard actual differences, but associated these differences with the wrong material. This experiement just shows...
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    Xin Super Mini IV Options -- Quick (Kind of) Questions

    http://www.fixup.net/products/iv/miniivops.htm Here are the tests for the different chipsets. AD8397 and ST-WV seem to be quite similar in sound, while ST has noticeably higher THD and IMD, meaning higher levels of distortion, or tube-like sound. I'm just showing these tests, though, I have not...
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    DS Lite or PSP?

    I tested a few games on both DS Lite and GBA SP. SP does not have a headphone jack at all, so I went by the sound of the speakers. The DS definately does produce some audible noise not noticeable on SP. The SP also produced some distortion (not noise) not present on the DS, but this could have...
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    DS Lite or PSP?

    The verdict on adding an amp to the system is- it reveals artifacts present in the sound of FFIV (or they could be added by the DSL's GBA emulator) and to a lesser extent DS games, since it really reveals the bad-sounding voice. But overall it improves things. Background music in Mario and...
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    DS Lite or PSP?

    I don't find the DSL too cramped for me but for someone with big hands it could certainly be a problem- the buttons are pretty close together and when I was first using it I kept accidentally pressing the shoulder buttons, gripping it too tightly. I believe the PSP has more space between the...
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    Which Xin's amp to get?

    According to the RMAA reports on Xin's site, they all sound pretty much the same and can all drive HD580 headphones with no problem. The SuperMicro has higher (tube-like) distortion than the other two. As for the remaining two, Macro is larger, has external switches, better battery life...
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    DS Lite or PSP?

    I got a DS Lite two days ago and I am definately having fun. The battery life is great- the only time I have had to charge it so far is tonight, using it several hours each day, second darkest setting. It feels durable, sturdy, and is a bit heavier than I imagined. It easily slips into my...
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    DS Lite or PSP?

    Quote: Originally Posted by HiGHFLYiN9 Yeah, both are still needing in the RPG category, although I believe PSP has a few more. I preordered a DS Lite recently and a big contributor to my choice was the fact that all the old Final Fantasies (and other SNES games) are out as...
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    help with Xin amps

    Quote: Originally Posted by Asr It's approximately credit card-sized in length and width, and little less than an inch tall. I haven't heard the SuperMini-IV but it's the same case as the SuperMini-3 which I do have, it's the second smallest amp there is (next to Xin's own...
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