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LifestreamSo, I returned the Panasonic G30 because of the rainbow effect. As predicted I am now seemingly unable to use ANY plasma panel. Despite initial good results with the Samsung D7000/D7005, further testing revealed the same problem, only less pronounced and actually more "rainbowy" compared to the mostly green trails on the Panasonic. Compared to [...]
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Bad news all around! I’ve tested the G30 plasma some more and come to the conclusion that at least as far as I am concerned, the panel is complete garbage. I still don’t support the term RBE (rainbow effect) but that is nevertheless what I am seeing. Just so that we’re all on the same [...]
After much deliberation, I got to a point where circumstances forced my hand. There was the technological dead end thanks to the surge of LED TVs and lack of widespread DVB-T2 support. Not to mention frustration that the living room never really got finished. And finally a local event that reduced the price for the [...]
I made a couple of claims about WP7 a while back that I would like to revise now that new information has come to light. The updated IM+ multi-im app now supports the MSN protocol. So either MS changed their mind, required more extensive testing or there was some miscommunication somewhere. So perhaps MS is [...]
Another Ebay (£5.50) find that actually turned out to be better than expected. Random filter pouch. I was sceptical about the plastic pockets but obviously they offer better dust and scratch protection than mesh. I don’t have very many filters but being able to store and carry them in a practical and snug way is [...]
I’ve been looking at the smartphone market, again, and just about the only interesting thing that has happened in the last year is the introduction of Windows Phone 7. Now, normally I’d dismiss it out of hand because the handsets are just too expensive just like with Android and in particular iOS, but I found [...]
Not much to report since last time. Still in CRT hell (or is it?). The new LCD monitor we involuntarily got two months ago seems to be working ok. But I don’t use that workstation much and I haven’t spent any quality gaming time on this display. Preliminary testing suggested that gameplay felt choppy / [...]
Flat panel displays have yet to make their breakthrough around here despite having been around for a number of years now. It’s a bottomless project in many ways. I need a LCD / Plasma TV to enable HD x264 playback and hooking up a proper HDMI media player. I’d also like to be able to [...]
So, I picked up a Nokia 5230 at a sale. I was curious about the Symbian system, and we needed a new phone anyway. After much consideration I concluded that even a bare bones smart phone would be better than any old dumb phone that you could get for the same price. As for myself [...]
This is something that I was meaning to do last year but never got around to. It’s not a novel idea, and I have seen many version of it online, but the problem is that I’ve been unable to find any of the materials for the actual arms anywhere. The model for the macro clamp [...]
