Posts by Duncan Watts
18 posts • joined Thursday 15th November 2007 21:11 GMT
Posted in Dimming the lights on smart(arse) TV
Guessing if it's quietly tutting at you it's a Samsung TV - in which case it's caused by a dodgy capacitor or two on the power supply which is well documented,
Fortunately all it takes is 50p spent at Maplins and 5min replacing the capacitors and it's up and running like new.
Unfortunately I no longer have the justification for buying a new TV :(
But isn't that just Kinect?
Posted in 12% of UK don't carry cash
RE: And don't get me started on..
Just pay for your 50p chocolate bar with £30 of change in the self service machine and you will be presented with a lovely note based change incurring no charge (apart from odd looks...) Works in the Morrisons ones at least...
Posted in Ten... in-ear headphones
@rule of thumb
Completely agree, but I want to get rid of external noise, which typically means turning it up louder, which I don't want to do, therefore my line of questioning :)
Posted in Ten... in-ear headphones
But which are good for the train?
One thing that I can never find referenced in the reviews is how much sound "leakage" (sorry not sure if there's a technical term) you get from these - I tend to watch tv on the laptop on the train on my commute, so my most important requirements are how much they drown out those around you, and how little sound can be heard by others - I'm trying to be responsible here! :)
I recently got some Panasonic RP-HC55's, which are noise cancelling - which are great for killing the rumble of the train, however that just makes the annoying conversation of the women gossiping behind me even more irritating! Especially when I'm not listening to music but watching video where there are commonly more quiter sections.
Any thoughts or suggestions on a reasonably priced solution that'll drown out the background noise without making any external noise?
@tim-e
I'm pretty sure that's what he was saying...
Posted in Nokia: free phones for developers
RE: Yet again...
Didn't Google give away the Nexus One to everyone at one of its developers conferences? This isn't about giving away phones to consumers, but to support a developer community - you just can't test properly using an emulator...
Posted in HTC DG H100 Media Link DLNA adapter
Also recommend Twonky
I've been using Twonky as a DLNA controller on my HTC Desire and it works very nicely as my media box (HDX1000) works as a DLNA renderer and should also work with this.
http://www.twonky.com/products/twonkymobile/default.aspx
It's nice to see standalone DLNA renderers, is anyone aware of an audio only one? I've been looking for one to play music in the kitchen, but haven't had any joy yet.
Posted in Everything Everywhere consummates merger
As T-Mobile seems to be bloody awful everywhere...
Personally, I just set my phone to manually connect to Orange and voila! I now have 4 out of 4 bars both at home and at work.
Now I just need a widget to let me swiftly switch between them from the front screen without needing to dig through the menus to allow net when I'm out and about and I'm all set...
Requiring a google account...
Isn't that much of a surprise - you need one to sign into the marketplace...
Posted in Samsung N510 Nvidia Ion-based netbook
Sim card slot?
When are they going to bring out a netbook with a decent screen, decent gfx, decent battery and a build in sim card slot? I'm sure if i put a dongle into one of these it'll snap off within days...
Posted in Sky Player hits Xbox 360
Existing subscribers?
So what about if you already have a Sky TV subscription? I can already watch Sky Player on the PC, does this extend to the Xbox platform?
Posted in LG promises 3D plasma telly
@Colin Miller
The current movie screens use clockwise and anticlockwise polarisation rather than horizontal and vertical - therefore you don't lose the picture when you tilt your head or put the specs on backwards :)
I had some shutter glasses years ago which worked with the nvidia drivers to make any game (mostly) 3d - there was a fair bit ghosting then and that was using a crt at 100hz :(
Posted in Sky switches on 3D TV channel in 2010
Can't wait :D
With the number of 3D films coming out at the moment, I've definately got to get me one of these.
Price of a 3D capable blu-ray player?
Price of a 3D tv?
ouch!
Posted in Reg Hardware's April Fool's Day round-up
My money's on the iphone app
Doesn't sound all too complicated
Posted in Besuited cubicle monkey trashes office
RE: Thought it was faked.....
Looks pretty real to me.
Just been informed by a Russian colleague that they're speaking Russian in this video, not Japanese...
Worrying
Nice if this worked on UK traffic lights... I'd go get one of those remote control watches I remember so fondly for causing havoc in schools.
But doesn't anyone else think having a train line controlled by an infra red signal slightly worrying?
Pretty common actually
They'll sometimes put a new code on the system at a stupid price to make sure no one sells it before it's released. They'll bring the price down to the proper price once it's finalised and ready for release.
I imagine this might be the rumoured Wii with DVD playback functionality I'd heard about or even just a new bundle...
