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  1. David Hingtgen
    Shorter version: There are a zillion different levels of how "reflective" a flat-screen is. Even similar models within a brand will differ. And it is purely personal preference---you may very well HATE the "latest and greatest" anti-glare technique on some models, etc. So LOOK at them in a well-lit store, don't go by what it says or what other people say. All screens look "reflectionless" in your typical "big wall of TV's in darkness" setup. Go somewhere like Sears, where they have often have TV's set up like they normally are in a living room, and see how they handle lights/reflections. (unless of course you always watch TV in a dark room with no windows, then it won't matter) As for VF-19's caution---Plasmas are like CRT's, in that long-term exposure to a static image will "burn in" the image--only it's a bit different and called retention in flatscreens. But plasma's tend to be much more sensitive to it, especially early in their life. You have to "break them in" first. And the black bars from any non-16:9 source count as "static". (even LCD's can get retention, but it's harder and it usually goes away in a day if it happens)
  2. David Hingtgen
    Every beta key I find is gone 30 secs after I find it... (yes, I'd like to try it, but doubt I'd actually buy it)
  3. David Hingtgen
    Everything I've seen covers quite a long list of available ships, time-wise. Also, the Trek universe has the longest-serving military ships around it seems---Excelsiors and Mirandas were front-line in the Dominion War. Surely by ST:O there's lots of Nebulas still around, and probably a few Ambassadors. If they're allowing CONSTITUTION class, then surely they should have newer, better ships like Excelsior and Ambassador. (also, I think it's quasi-canon that the refit Constitution was actually rather rare in the fleet, it's just uber-famous due to the Enterprise---but the Excelsior and Ambassador were common)
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    Yeah, I know. Half those classes are fake and/or modifications. I don't want a bunch of stuff you'd find in the fan-art section of a Trek site, I want the uber-famous, canon, established ships that formed the bulk of the fleet. I'll keep with the Star Wars comparisons---if I buy a ship combat game, I expect the X, A, B, and Y-wing. Not the X, C, F, G, K, M, and S-wing. PS---hello, the Excelsior class has CANON modifications---notably the Ent-B and Lakota. It's the PERFECT ship for the game for that reason. Instead, we get rejects from Deviantart...
  5. David Hingtgen
    Yeah, but those 3 are the exact top 3 I wanted. I wanted something other than "Ent-A, Ent-D, Ent-E".
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    Because it's already been discussed recently in the "all things videogames" thread. Anyways-----no Excelsior, no purchase. (it'll probably be DLC later, but that just ticks me off---that's like making lightsabers an "optional extra cost" item in a Jedi game----it's so well-known it absolutely should be there period)
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    The finish of the screen is important, and there's more than simply glossy vs flat. There's many levels, even within brands. A fairly big factor for me was the finish of the screen on mine, since it sits right next to a window (but always with the blinds closed and at 90 degrees to it). My TV was about the last one Samsung made with that particular type of anti-glare----others made the same year were different (can't remember if they were shinier or duller) but they were inferior IMHO. And too much anti-glare can be a bad thing, just like too little. It's a sliding scale. For light pointed at the screen----a TV can either reflect and show a clear image, or it can diffuse and show a blurry area of light. Extreme diffusion covers half the screen but is more subtle, but a very sharp reflection will be very small (but very obvious). Pick your poison, you can't have both. (my TV I think is actually on the more reflective end of the scale)
  8. David Hingtgen
    Not much too it. Get a hair dryer, turn it on, and heat the plastic. You should see stress marks lessen.
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    Using a hair dryer on "high" is an alternate method to above, that is much safer/easier. In my experience it works very well on stress marks from fitting/bending/tight pieces, but not on sprue cuts. (worked VERY well on my MP TC's legs--anywhere there's a screw, the plastic gets stressed and turns white) beatsing--to swap the chest pieces you have to completely disassemble the torso, including the pins. That means using a hammer and a punch. (the only pin you don't have to remove is the "master" one that connects the intakes to the forward fuselage, right around the head/neck area---that one is impossible to remove anyways) PS---if you do try the lighter method, and the plastic smells like butane or asphalt, you've got cheap plastic, and probably a knockoff. Actually, just sanding will make enough heat that you can get a sense of the plastic.
  10. David Hingtgen
    I can change it. But how do you want it?
  11. David Hingtgen
    Your thread and your post are opposing. The thread is titled "list of ones with smooth pins" but then you go on to list those with knurled...
  12. David Hingtgen
    I looked at US Skywarp in the store---it's nearly flawless. But most of the production batch of Thundercracker has CHUNKS missing on the tailbooms. Not just sprue marks, but very obvious ones. As for reversed chest piece--yes, they ALL do. Nobody has yet to report one that didn't. I swapped mine around though.
  13. David Hingtgen
    Like Mortal Kombat 2.
  14. David Hingtgen
    Smoothing out sprue marks with your thumbnail is often the easiest and best method. Just burnish hard. (assuming the marks are decently smooth, and not obviously chewed/ragged)
  15. David Hingtgen
    Just google your intended cooler+mobo with the word "fit". Surely, someone's tried it and posted pics of how it fits. That's how I knew my mobo+cooler+case combo would work before I ordered parts. Another possible issue is RAM fitting under a cooler. A big cooler, combined with RAM that has large sinks, can be an issue.
  16. David Hingtgen
    My Masterpiece Thundercracker would disagree.
  17. David Hingtgen
    Long story short: I accidently way overvolted my E8400 for a few secs. 1.75v instead of 1.175v. Now, it only ran that high from "booting up to as soon as I can start CPUID" so it was probably less than 30 secs and unstressed. Would such a short period have hurt it? Or is that much voltage really bad no matter how little time? I use a MUCH bigger cooler than necessary (Scythe Ninja Plus) :edit: I'm starting a Prime95 test tonight and logging temps, will see how it does.
  18. David Hingtgen
    Anyone thinking about White Knight Chronicles? http://www.thegameheadz.com/Games/Playstat...40/Default.aspx http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/whi...nline-tutorial/ I first saw it like 2 years ago, and thought it looked kinda Xenogears-esque (what with the giant knight in battle and all), and it's *finally* coming out to the US.
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    Well, it's popular enough (with a fairly distinct art style) that it has definitely influenced much recent/popular art of what a valkyrie "should look like".
  20. David Hingtgen
    Just a quick note: It seems that ME2 will be like DA:O in regards to the social site, and you may be able to "show off" your Shepard, etc. Also, Bioware is going to close the current ME forums and switch them over to the social site prior to launch. (which will suck, as the social forum has godawful architecture and search functions, and likes to auto-post spoilers in the front page)
  21. David Hingtgen
    That'd be Lenneth, the valkyrie. I'll assume you've never played/seen "Valkyrie Profile". (the 2nd-best game ever, after Xenogears)
  22. David Hingtgen
    Exactly. Someone's got OLED's like that too, but the individual "pixels" are like 2ft by 2ft. They're intended for skyscraper-sized images.
  23. David Hingtgen
    I will only change my Shepard if it'll bring me closer to exactly how I want it. I won't "change", only "improve". I've read there's more hair choices now, so that may change. (really, I think there should be more mouth choices---a lot of them are very similar, and there's entire categories of "basic shapes of human lips" that seem to be missing) Scream Man----that's what I fear. I know Bioware won't spoil anything big. But other people will! Anyways, if anyone's playing through ME 1 again---don't ever get rid of your Shredder VII or Tungsten VII rounds. There is no better version, and nowhere will ever sell it again, and nothing will ever drop it again. They are the best anti-creeper, and anti-geth ammo out there---but above level 45 or so, they never appear again.
  24. David Hingtgen
    Lenneth! I proclaim that the best art in several pages.
  25. David Hingtgen
    New good pic of the Gamestop-exclusive armor: http://www.gamestop.com/gs/landing/masseff...t2_preorder.jpg
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