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At a $60 difference and given the type of card they are (low end), I'd save the money and go with the Radeon. I have a 8400GS in a testing system and it works fine and dandy but I could have saved $45 and gone with the integrated Nvidia chipset. Those are low end cards so they probably don't expect that market to care about how many shaders or pipelines are in there. The higher end stuff would have those details, but then again, there are plenty of reviews for those cards because in those markets, those numbers matter.

I call it bad timing....

I'd go with the 8400GS over the X1550. It can definitely handle a bit more than the X1550. But, if your pickings are slim, then you might not have a choice about which card you want. I would check around ZipZoomFly, ClubIT.

I would have preferred this, or a smaller visor. But like i said, I'll go with what they went with. http://www.neoengel.com/gallery/displayima...m=49&pos=15

I would have preferred the the goggles or integrated sunglasses-look as opposed to the visor, but ok. Anybody notice the Arashikage-clan insignia on the right shoulder? Give it some time will ya...It's not like Bay-fomers where everything just looked wrong.

Couple of minor updates today: -I mentioned that a cafe&bar in Akihabara is going to have a little special event from March 22-March 30th. That page has been updated with some info about special drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and special sweets. Anybody who is there during that time, check it out. http://www.akibakotower.com/campane/macross/index.html -Cream puffs should be on sale next week (in Japan only). Anybody near a participating AM/PM store will see a poster hanging in the window.

From Gunota Ewwww.... Impulse... I know the model was based off crappy lineart...but why...

The theme song still ain't doing it for me. This is the 3rd or 4th time I've heard that song with a commercial and it still isn't working for me. I guess I need to see the opening animation to get a better feel.

On that note, here are some highlights from a little discussion panel from the Morgan Library: http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/last-night-the.html

I'm taking bets already.

Don't worry, the masses will have their chance again to watch it in 2 weeks. Then we get to ride this thing ALL. OVER. AGAIN. It will be funny when we get newbs in here saying "OMG 1/60 VF-25 DX Chogokin ~ *drools... dies* I just heard about it...blah blah blah". Our response...."We've known about it since March. Where have you been? "

Some notes about 00 in Animage

Yeah, cuz sumdumgai is on janitorial duty this month....

From the MF blog, complete details about the Tokyo International Animation Fair 2008 stage show are up. Kawamori is scheduled to make an appearance there. http://www.tokyoanime.jp/event/view_stage....5&time_id=2

http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=20116

I don't think it was ever confirmed.

He's new, and most people probably don't realize that we check our sources almost daily, and that we've been following development of this series since this time last year. Nah, Bandai will make your life miserable. One Ozuma-grey and one Osuma-full armor, where the Full Armor doesn't come of. HAHAHAHAHA

This we can't really say for sure. The notes on it say it was "based on the VF-17". What they mean by that is unfortunately, not really clear.

I think I went over this in the MF mecha thread. Shooting inside the dome on a City ship is very dangerous. One stray shot could penetrate the dome causing more trouble. Then there's collateral damage of having big walking guns inside a city. And they learned their lesson, keep them away from the city. No. The 19P is a version based on the VF-19 Custom. It still has everything a VF-19A or F/S version has. Head lasers, internal missile launchers, wing root lasers, choice of gunpods, etc.

Or other series stuff.

Or perhaps, he never left the island. That whole flashback of Jin threw me off.

website updates: 3/14/08 -Macross F Radio program starts in April Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, 25:30, airing every Friday starting 4/4/08 Manichi Broadcasting, 25:30, airing every Sunday starting 4/6/08 Guests include Yuichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Kamiya, Megumi Nakashima. You can e-mail questions to them here. (Foreign submissions are allowed, but please remember this is a Japanese radio show) They'll be covering a range of topics from including the Idol promotion, SMS fan club, etc. Please submit questions or comments to the link provided. -Looks like there will be a event at a cafe & bar (whose name doesn't want to machine translate well) in Akihabara starting on 3/22, thru 3/30. You can get some goodies and an original drink. More details are coming.

It's the machine translator.... 超合金 = Chogokin It says 1/60 VF-25 DX Chogokin

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