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  1. The Tech Thread

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    16 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

    I have an OLED I got to replace my several year old LED.  I notice a difference when Im watching a great source.  But honestly, I doubt I'd lean towards a more expensive model in the future (I was able to get a deal cause I knew a guy who knew a guy).  

    Check out Costco if you're able to.  They have some non-name brand TV's, great prices and ofcourse, their warranty is great.  I bought my mom a TV from there and it looks as good as mine (or at least comparable) for a fraction of the price.

    I've got a power board on the way.

    But for how I watch tv/sports, I know I want OLED. Dark room, lights off etc. I looked at 2 tv's on clearance at the Brick side by side, both LG, one OLED and one LCD. Clear difference in the blacks (both playing same source Age of Ultron). OLED suffers in bright rooms as they don't get bright enough, but this is for the basement with blackout curtains.

    If I can't fix it (and I'm pretty sure I can), then Costco is a good choice for the warranty. Price between them and others is the same on the same model, but $100 to extend the in home warranty to 5 yrs vs. $500 and other stores. They don't quite have the model I'm looking for. They have the LG B9, but I want the step up C9.

  2. The Tech Thread

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    What would you replace a plasma tv with?

    My 10 yr old LG 60" plasma died. Will power on but won't turn on (screen is blank). Happened once before after a lightning storm and I repaired it, but getting a bit pricy for a 10 yr old TV, although I do love the plasma.

    Would I be disappointed with an LCD and do I need to go OLED? Was just at the Brick and they had a E8 (last years model) sitting next to a LCD and the difference seem pretty clear, but I'm looking at $2.5 - 3K all in to go OLED.

    Mostly for football, hockey, movies and some light gaming (Xbox One S)

     

    Thanks

  3. Upcoming Movies

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    3 hours ago, JCon said:

    Wonder Woman was fine for me. Not good but not bad like Justice League, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Batman vs Superman, etc., etc., etc.

    Feel the same. It was okay and I've watched it on tv once or twice (I did see it in the theater). Trailers for the new one look decent, but who knows with DC.

    Still like the TV show now that it's on MeTV.

  5. Star Wars spoiler thread

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    I need to see it again. And not after I had a shitty night of sleep.

    Fell asleep near the end so I'm confused by how things worked out, but I really wish they showed the Star Forge building the damn ships.Would have tied the first Sith world and how Palps could build such a large fleet together nicely.

    And I didn't fine Leia as disjointed as the reviews suggested. Yes, her death should have had more impact, but aside from that I thought her parts worked pretty well. Nice to see Han again only if in Ben's imagination.

  6. The Star Wars Thread

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    2 hours ago, johnzo said:

    Spoiler-free hot take: for me, it wasn't as good as Rogue One, but it was easily the best of the modern Skywalker trilogy.

    It knows who its audience is, and it serves them well.

    Saw it today and will see it again. I had no intention of seeing TLJ twice, even on Netflix/Prime.

    Only problem was I had a crappy sleep last night and actually missed part of it.

  14. O'Shea and Walters Re-Sign

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    6 minutes ago, bearpants said:

    I'd agree with you but also add that that was the toughest game for the Bombers... that was probably more just the Bombers being off than the riders being great... but still, this Bombers team absolutely dismantled Calgary and Hamilton and struggled against Sask...

    Not sure about the Bombers, but damn it was the toughest game for us fans. The other two were far more relaxing to watch.

  22. Where to buy Grey Cup swag online?

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    16 hours ago, johnzo said:

    that whole thing where you go nuts at the Bomber store when you get back to Winnipeg .. yeah.  this came home with us in 2016.  Tag says it's the jersey is a small, our pooch is about 18 lbs and long wiry but it still fits pretty tightly.

    The fun part is that people in Seattle are endlessly confused about why our dog rocks a blue University of Washington sweater.  U-W has a very similar block-collegiate W logo but they're purple and gold.  Wonder if Nichols gets the same thing if he wears Bomber gear when he's at home in eastern WA.

     

    Bought mediums same as their Jets ones. Waiting for them to ship.

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