I keep saying we need global moderators but no one ever listens to me :(

Hello pb and all you lurkers waiting for it to be 5pm.

Yeah, good to see you back, and afternoon Machie!

Anyone know any good places I can buy stuff with Clickandbuy?

Welcome back El Viking :)

Ahoy there everyone, I'm back.

Have I missed much, ie quiz-wise? I've given up on working as a charity fundraiser and back home with regular internet access now...

Well if enough shops supported BT Clickandbuy I could get it, I've got enough credits through overpayment of my phone bills.

Tiger Woods is really good. But then it is not going to be everyone's cup of tea (because not everyone likes golf lol)

But i like the building you attributes side and Online works very well and not too long to wait. Some of the best online play i have ever seen!

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Hello children of Freeola!
>
> Is anyone interested in a highly-embarrassing singing
> competition? It won't be a whole song, something like a verse and
> a chorus or something like that. If a few of you say yes to it
> I'll set it up and NO you're not getting the song that'll be the
> fun of it, but if you win maybe you can choose the next song etc
> (Like we did ages ago Nin)



Isn't that still going on PM?

Still not 100% convinced.  It might be one I'll get later when it gets cheaper.

Morning all, good weekend? Got Tiger yet pb? It's pretty good, seems quite lenthy too.

Morning Emmie.

I'm still getting over the kids party.  What it does mean, though, is that I have lots of crisps and mini chocolate bars that I can delve into for work.  Well, until the kids find them and eat them all!

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Hello children of Freeola!
>
> Is anyone interested in a highly-embarrassing singing
> competition? It won't be a whole song, something like a verse and
> a chorus or something like that. If a few of you say yes to it
> I'll set it up and NO you're not getting the song that'll be the
> fun of it, but if you win maybe you can choose the next song etc
> (Like we did ages ago Nin)

Er, yes.  Entered one on PM before.  I'm not embarrassed by my bad singing!

Morning people. Hope everyon is feeling good, and had a good weekend.

Shame it is a monday, but at least its sunny.

I sing a lot but have no means to record it. I guess you'll have to go without. :(

:D

Rubbish rubbish rubbish nobody wants to sing

Had a quick go on the video capturing side of things. Not much joy. I managed to get it working but the recording didn't come out well. It seemed to skip the majority of what I was recording. Probably some kind of framerate problem.

I also wasn't getting any sound on the recording too.

Mmm many years ago while i was ill i got into a cushion throwing fight. It wouldnt have been an issue but when you're going throuch chemo your fingernails grow intermittently so you end up with big gaps, anyway i through a cushion, it caught a jagged part of my nail and ripped the whole thing off. Not so much painful but very bloody and strange to just have this fleshy bit at the end of your fingers.

One of my nails like ripped out. Bad times.

I remember. I'm too old and sensible these days, it's boring.

Hello children of Freeola!

Is anyone interested in a highly-embarrassing singing competition? It won't be a whole song, something like a verse and a chorus or something like that. If a few of you say yes to it I'll set it up and NO you're not getting the song that'll be the fun of it, but if you win maybe you can choose the next song etc (Like we did ages ago Nin)

I might test out that video capturing stuff tonight if I can be bothered. I might add some more tracks to the Game Music Quiz. I might do nothing. I'll see where we go as the night progresses.

Alfonse the Turtle wrote:
> I just watched Resevoir Dogs on pirate video on the worst t.v.
> you could imagine. HD is kind of overrated. (Yep, pirate video)

i have a full hd 1080p plasma,skyHD box with a sony blu-ray player and a Sony High Definition cinema 5.1 amp all wired together with HD cables and optical cables, the picture quality is amazing, no comparison wot so ever to digital or analgue tv and the audio from a blu-ray dvd is simply awesome.

resevoir dogs a a great film tho, next time your mobile video man calls round in his estate car see if you can get hold of a copy of RAISE OF THE FOOT SOLDIER. wkd film on wot ever format!

So Nin, as Tappet explained, this is also crystal clear:) Also Alfonse, pirate dvds are always of excellent quality ha ha :D

Dragonlance wrote:
> Nin wrote:
> Someone explain to me the difference between a HD-TV and a HD
> Ready TV. I'm assuming it's something to do with picture
> resolution and capability.
>
> No difference between, one is a requirement of the other:
>
> The HD Ready logo appears on all TV screens and projectors that
> are compatible with HDTV signals. HD Ready screens must meet the
> following specification:
>
> Minimum 720 vertical lines (the latter figure when a resolution
> is written out, e.g. 1280 x 720)9
>
> Analogue component video and either DVI or HDMI inputs
>
> Support for HDCP content protection
>
> Able to display 720p (1280 x 720 at 50Hz and 60Hz progressive)
>
> Able to display 1080i (1920 x 1080 at 50Hz and 60Hz interlaced)
>
> Crystal clear eh:)


HD ready tv's are mainly minimum spec resolutions ie 1080x720
FULL HD OR HDTV 1080p are over the minimum spec, ie full hd is 1920x1080. anyway plasma and lcd are old hat these's days, if you want a awesume picture look out for the new OLED TV's developed by sony) that should be in the shops soon, but if your buying a plasma or lcd (i recommend plasma) then hold on a bit cos when the OLED's hit the shelfs plasma will half in price. the main two specs to look out for is contrast ie 1000000:1 and colour satuation.
1080i is interlaced and 1080p is progressive, 1080p is superior. SkyHD is only broadcast in 1080i, you will need a blue-ray dvd player to view a 1080p or high picture on ya tv.

watch out for tv spec's the state high res' ie,1920x???? sometimes tht spec only refers to the pc connection only via vga.

I just watched Resevoir Dogs on pirate video on the worst t.v. you could imagine. HD is kind of overrated. (Yep, pirate video)

Nin wrote:
> Someone explain to me the difference between a HD-TV and a HD
> Ready TV. I'm assuming it's something to do with picture
> resolution and capability.

No difference between, one is a requirement of the other:

The HD Ready logo appears on all TV screens and projectors that are compatible with HDTV signals. HD Ready screens must meet the following specification:

Minimum 720 vertical lines (the latter figure when a resolution is written out, e.g. 1280 x 720)

Analogue component video and either DVI or HDMI inputs

Support for HDCP content protection

Able to display 720p (1280 x 720 at 50Hz and 60Hz progressive)

Able to display 1080i (1920 x 1080 at 50Hz and 60Hz interlaced)

Crystal clear eh:)

Nin wrote:
> And how long will we have to answer the questions? I believe i
> have to go out tomorrow morning.

It'll be up for a week, or once the last team gets their answers in.

Someone explain to me the difference between a HD-TV and a HD Ready TV. I'm assuming it's something to do with picture resolution and capability.

The Reaper wrote:
> Just want to remind everyone the quiz starts tomorrow :)

And how long will we have to answer the questions? I believe i have to go out tomorrow morning.

gr13ve wrote:
> Afternoon people, anyone got any remedies for a hangover? I just
> tried getting rid of it by offering a bacon sandwich but it's not
> having it.

The 'hair of the dog' mi old son - have another drink:)

Just want to remind everyone the quiz starts tomorrow :)

I'll post everything at around 1pm, so if any of you have any late registations to get in (*cough*Machie*cough*) try to get them in as soon as possible. The thread is stickyed on the GC forum.

I've got a few PC games. You know me, I'd play pretty much anything. :)

Also, if you did want me to play something that I didn't have, you guys could always send it to me. :D

Afternoon people, anyone got any remedies for a hangover? I just tried getting rid of it by offering a bacon sandwich but it's not having it.

Good morning everyone. Have you all just got back from church? I don't go to church, I'm an atheist or agnostic they're pretty much the same.

That's great then GP :) Do you have many PC games? I always considered you a console gamer.

Cool, hopefully I won't need any help setting it up as I'm a complete dunce when it goes into technobabble. I think it's better to just explain something simply. :)

Grandprix wrote:
> Have you used this software Garin? It sounds almost too
> perfect... :)
>
> If this software works, it could be possible that I could record
> both systems, if it records anything running on my PC screen
> theoretically.

A long time ago I've used it and it worked fine.  Just been reading its forum though, and it would seem its quite patchy with older stuff.  In which case you might be better trying this.

I'm currently s**ting myself due to a HUGE spider on my wall, it's like the size of an orange.

Nin wrote:
> Sunflower wrote:
> Ermm.. I've been to town and to the cinema, watched Step
> Brothers.
>
> They wouldnt let you into the slasher film you wanted to see
> then? ;)

Hey, I am old enough to see The Strangers, but I watched it online the night before... It's VERY disappointing; it took forever to get interesting and then failed to keep my attention. However, I am pleased with Step Brothers, couldn't stop laughing =D

Have you used this software Garin? It sounds almost too perfect... :)

If this software works, it could be possible that I could record both systems, if it records anything running on my PC screen theoretically.