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  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #90 - July 14, 2010, 09:14 PM
    Quote from: Kod on July 14, 2010, 09:03 PM
    dvd ?O_O i remember when i was a kid we had them vhs large ass tapes

    and those big looking disks
    (Clicky for piccy!)

    I still have vhs and disks like that and a disk player Cheesy


    Wow-- that had to have been in Egypt. I'm about to be 34, and I can't remember seeing one of those since I was, I dunno, 12, 13, 14 max.

    Quote from: Ferrero on July 14, 2010, 09:06 PM
    3 1/2 floppy's! Cheesy


    5 1/4-- even older format.

    fuck you
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #91 - July 14, 2010, 09:14 PM
    Quote from: Iblis on July 14, 2010, 09:13 PM
    I remember I had 14 of those for Warcraft 2. They were all tied together with an elastic band. lol


    warcraft 2 = best game ever made

    YES ME LORD  !
    [13:36] <Fimbles> anything above 7 inches
    [13:37] <Fimbles> is wacko
    [13:37] <Fimbles> see
    [13:37] <Fimbles> you think i'd enjoy anything above 7 inches up my arse?
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #92 - July 14, 2010, 09:15 PM
    Quote from: Iblis on July 14, 2010, 09:13 PM
    I remember I had 14 of those for Warcraft 2. They were all tied together with an elastic band. lol

     Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #93 - July 14, 2010, 09:15 PM
    Quote from: Kod on July 14, 2010, 09:14 PM
    don't mock me i still have prince of persia 1 somewhere

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zyQ_OVyhNE
    Each of us a failed state in stark relief against the backdrop of the perfect worlds we seek.
    Propagandhi - Failed States
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #94 - July 14, 2010, 09:16 PM
    Anybody got a crystal set?
    Religion is ignorance giftwrapped in lyricism.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #95 - July 14, 2010, 09:17 PM
    Quote from: Q-Man on July 14, 2010, 09:14 PM
    Wow-- that had to have been in Egypt. I'm about to be 34, and I can't remember seeing one of those since I was, I dunno, 12, 13, 14 max.



    Cheesy i dont know if they were there back then I'm not quiet sure
    Quote from: thinkfree on July 14, 2010, 09:15 PM
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zyQ_OVyhNE


    lol it was a challenging game but worst part is you cant SAVE !!!
    [13:36] <Fimbles> anything above 7 inches
    [13:37] <Fimbles> is wacko
    [13:37] <Fimbles> see
    [13:37] <Fimbles> you think i'd enjoy anything above 7 inches up my arse?
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #96 - July 14, 2010, 09:18 PM
    Quote from: thinkfree on July 14, 2010, 09:13 PM
    Check that there isn't an old coaxial socket somewhere which would have been used for analog terrestrial - it should still be valid for digital terrestrial (Freeview) - at a pinch.


    Yeah tried that too I think. You'll see some photos in a sec though.
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #97 - July 14, 2010, 09:20 PM
    Quote from: Iblis on July 14, 2010, 09:13 PM
    I remember I had 14 of those for Warcraft 2. They were all tied together with an elastic band. lol


    ROFL

    Oh man I miss those days.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #98 - July 14, 2010, 09:20 PM
    There's 2 things:
    1.



    2. sorry, i forgot to rotate:



  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #99 - July 14, 2010, 09:20 PM
    Quote from: Kod on July 14, 2010, 09:14 PM
    YES ME LORD  !


    Sounds like Empire Earth for PC. Did anyone play that? Best strategy game for PC ever imo.
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #100 - July 14, 2010, 09:21 PM
    Yeah Empire Earth was good.

    I love Colonization personally. Not the best, but a personal favorite. Sid Meier is a genius.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #101 - July 14, 2010, 09:22 PM
    For the 2nd photo, there are 2 sockets that have the same labels as the 1st socket (FM and TV) only it's for co-ax cables. Dunno what kind of cables fit into the sockets in the 1st photo though.
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #102 - July 14, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Snake 2 on the Nokia 3310s was the best game ever.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #103 - July 14, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Quote from: BlackDog on July 14, 2010, 09:21 PM
    Yeah Empire Earth was good.


    Do you still have it? We could play multiplayer!  dance
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #104 - July 14, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Quote from: Prince Spinoza on July 14, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Snake 2 on the Nokia 3310s was the best game ever.


    +1
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #105 - July 14, 2010, 09:24 PM
    Quote from: J4m3z on July 14, 2010, 09:23 PM
    Do you still have it? We could play multiplayer!  dance


    lol no i haven't played a PC game in ages. Was never big on strategy games, I loved adventure games, RPG's and First-person Shooters.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #106 - July 14, 2010, 09:24 PM
    I have the original copy of Doom in my basement back in Calgary. I wonder if its worth something.
    Quote from: thinkfree on September 28, 2010, 07:58 PM
    Iblis has mad debaterin' skillz. Best not step up unless you're prepared to recieve da pain.

  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #107 - July 14, 2010, 09:25 PM


    Oh the memories. Lauging at the kids who only had 3210s and had to play Snake 1. You couldn't even go through the walls in that lol.  dance
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #108 - July 14, 2010, 09:26 PM
    Ah man I'm getting all sentimental and shit. Good times. Easy times.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #109 - July 14, 2010, 09:26 PM
    Quote from: Prince Spinoza on July 14, 2010, 09:25 PM
    You couldn't even go through the walls in that lol.  dance


    It was an abomination indeed.
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #110 - July 14, 2010, 09:27 PM
    Quote from: Q-Man on July 14, 2010, 09:14 PM
    5 1/4-- even older format.

    Our first PC had a 5 1/4 floppy drive.  mysmilie_977  We even had some Alim course disks of that format.
    "Many people would sooner die than think; In fact, they do so." -- Bertrand Russell

    Baloney Detection Kit
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #111 - July 14, 2010, 09:29 PM
    Quote from: Ferrero on July 14, 2010, 09:20 PM
    1.

    (Clicky for piccy!)

    This probably goes to an aerial on the roof. You should try feeding the TV connection socket to the terrestrial (DVB-T2) tuner on your set.

    Quote from: Ferrero on July 14, 2010, 09:20 PM
    2. sorry, i forgot to rotate:

    (Clicky for piccy!)

    This box is from the cable company (VM). You will find a couple of threaded connectors, one is for a cable STB and the other will probably be for a radio tuner.
    Each of us a failed state in stark relief against the backdrop of the perfect worlds we seek.
    Propagandhi - Failed States
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #112 - July 14, 2010, 09:29 PM
    Classic video games:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npro4-XOZIU

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzAqO1NBik

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qAPbXNq0dc

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorJfexzF4M
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #113 - July 14, 2010, 09:29 PM
    lol, I turned this into a tech nostalgia thread.
    Quote from: thinkfree on September 28, 2010, 07:58 PM
    Iblis has mad debaterin' skillz. Best not step up unless you're prepared to recieve da pain.

  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #114 - July 14, 2010, 09:36 PM
    Quote from: thinkfree on July 14, 2010, 09:29 PM
    This probably goes to an aerial on the roof. You should try feeding the TV connection socket to the terrestrial (DVB-T2) tuner on your set.


    Urm... is set another word for TV?  hush

    Oh and what cable do I need for that? A co-ax cable won't fit.

    Quote
    This box is from the cable company (VM). You will find a couple of threaded connectors, one is for a cable STB and the other will probably be for a radio tuner.


    What does cable STB do?
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #115 - July 14, 2010, 09:44 PM
    lol i remember playing doom and mortal kombat 1 for hours

    Yes me lord is from warcraft 2 if u play human Cheesy

    and yea empire earth is great
    [13:36] <Fimbles> anything above 7 inches
    [13:37] <Fimbles> is wacko
    [13:37] <Fimbles> see
    [13:37] <Fimbles> you think i'd enjoy anything above 7 inches up my arse?
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #116 - July 14, 2010, 09:45 PM
    Quote from: Kod on July 14, 2010, 09:44 PM
    and yea empire earth is great


    still have it?
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #117 - July 14, 2010, 09:49 PM
    Just checked outside and we have a satellite dish just to our flat by the looks of it. I saw another satellite dish for another flat.
    The unlived life is not worth examining.
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #118 - July 14, 2010, 09:58 PM
    Quote from: J4m3z on July 14, 2010, 09:36 PM
    Urm... is set another word for TV?  hush

    For the purposes of this conversation:

    Digital terrestrial = DVB-T/2 (over the air transmission, with a traditional or high gain antenna). This means Freeview / Freeview HD.

    Digital satellite = DVB-S/2 (using a dish). This will be Freesat in your case.

    Digital cable = DVB-C/2 (cables running under the street). Virgin Media.

    The above three types of broadcast systems require different tuners.

    When I say old coax connections, I mean these sort:

    Unthreaded, interference fit.

    When I say F-type, I mean these:

    Threaded.

    Quote from: J4m3z on July 14, 2010, 09:36 PM
    What does cable STB do?

    A cable Set Top Box (STB) would be provided by the cable provider (Virgin Media aka VM), much like a Sky box (satellite STB). The STB is basically a standalone tuner / decryption / decompression / video display device) which connects to the TV. In your case, your TV has both a satellite and digital terrestrial tuner built-in, negating the need for the STB. What you need to do is decide whether you want to use digital terrestrial ala Freeview (using an aerial - if you need to buy one then you need to read a little more) or satellite ala Freesat (you will probably have to get someone to install it, and of course get permission from your landlord).

    God doesn't want you waste your life watching TV, which is why he's placing these obstacles in your path.
    Each of us a failed state in stark relief against the backdrop of the perfect worlds we seek.
    Propagandhi - Failed States
  • Re: Buying a TV. Any advice?
     Reply #119 - July 14, 2010, 10:03 PM
    Quote from: J4m3z on July 14, 2010, 09:45 PM
    still have it?


    probably in my old hard drive if i looked Cheesy ( my 80 gb hard drive Cheesy )
    [13:36] <Fimbles> anything above 7 inches
    [13:37] <Fimbles> is wacko
    [13:37] <Fimbles> see
    [13:37] <Fimbles> you think i'd enjoy anything above 7 inches up my arse?
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