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Socoder -> Off Topic -> Unexpected Purchase of the Week |
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 04:28 | |
Jayenkai
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Browsing on Amazon's Deals of the Day yesterday, and spotted this for only £45 Obviously I had to buy it!!! Easter Friday, though, and Sister's here, so won't get the time to play until later on. Bah, humbug!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!'' 
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 04:37 | |
rockford
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Is that a projector?
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 04:45 | |
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Jayenkai
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Only does 640x480 output, but has a HDMI and VGA inputs. Had to buy a "screen" (that black thing it's currently sat on, which is obviously white on the other side!) which cost another £22. *tsk* -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 04:53 | |
Dabz
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Corrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! Voice in head: No Dabz, no... Just... No... Click "Back" and forget about it! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 04:55 | |
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Jayenkai
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That was me, yesterday. "When would I ever use it?" "I don't ever watch many movies" "Nah, I really don't need it." "I'd have to fit the screen up, too." "It's a hassle more than a .. Oops, bought it!" -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 05:40 | |
rockford
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I'm kind of like that too. But I also think - if I don't get it at this price now...
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 07:15 | |
spinal
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I always toyed with the idea of a projector. Never really had a room big enough though.
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 07:21 | |
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Dabz
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Erm... yeah... Meet... The bitbox:-  Summary:- Speed 168MHz Flash mem 1024kB RAM 192k Max resolution 800x600 Bit Depth 15 bits Sound Stereo USB host ports 2 Expansion port 10 pins (PWR, UART) SWD/on-chip debug Yes microSD slot 1 PCB (in) 2x2.5 Components ~60 bitboxconsole.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html I'm on it like cheese on a pizza!  Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 07:36 | |
Jayenkai
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Awesome. What's that for, then!?
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 07:55 | |
Dabz
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Playing with! Dabz
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 09:30 | |
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Jayenkai
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Top Tip : Don't get yourself new tech during social/family holiday/gathering time.. Still haven't even plugged the damn thing in, yet!!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 13:43 | |
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Dabz
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We have a winner:- Managed to set the SDK thing up correctly it seems, great it's got an emulator before you can chuck it up on the device!  Time for a bit of a delve! \o/ Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 14:24 | |
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Jayenkai
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You can see the pixels, but it's only a £45 640x480 projector. What do you expect!!? The screen I ordered (100 foot!!) is slightly larger than the width of the two bookcases, so it got a bit crinkly in the top left corner. I'll probably keep fiddling with that. But size wise, it's almost spot on, especially since the end size is based on distance, and the projector's position.. not something that's scalable!  Having the audio come from the projector, which is obviously at the opposite side of the room as the screen, is a little disconcerting. I might need to hook up some proper speakers. There's a 3.5mm Jack to do that, so no biggy.  Game test was, of course, Spike Dislike!  It's OK at full speed, but it has roughly a 2 frame blur going on. To be fair, I was expecting worse, given that it's going from an iPad to an Apple TV, then to the projector, which is obviously then scaling it, before projecting it. .. Given all of that, I'd say it coped admirably!! -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Fri, 25 Mar 2016, 14:43 | |
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Dabz
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Very nice! Dabz
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| Sat, 26 Mar 2016, 11:33 | |
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Jayenkai
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Issue #1 Running out of plug sockets! Issue #2 Can't code very well in the dark. Currently watching Mythbusters on iPad like I normally do, instead of via the mega-screen. It's ok if you're settling down to watch something, but ... I rarely do that! I'm a coder first, and a TV-in-the-Background kinda guy. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sat, 02 Apr 2016, 11:00 | |
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Dabz
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www.amazon.com/Uro-Club-Golf-Portable-Urinal/dp/B016HFDUD0 Steady Michael... Steady........ Cannot believe that is a thing! Pardon the pun, but I thought it was a piss take, which, it is, but like.... "Oh aye... Just gonna lob me shlong out in a huge field and, well, stick it in a tube... This is why I love golf me, the freedom see" Nor... An excellent future purchase me thinks! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
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| Sat, 02 Apr 2016, 11:12 | |
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rockford
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Most people just ue a Lucozade bottle and leave it near a kiddies playground!
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| Sat, 02 Apr 2016, 13:16 | |
cyangames
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Well, continuing the theme, slightly unexpected purchase of the week for me, Space Invaders for the Gameboy, the one which has Super Gameboy features inside it, because that's just too cool
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| Sat, 02 Apr 2016, 14:42 | |
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Dabz
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That's cooler then a fridge freezer with a bottle of liquid nitrogen inside!  Nice one! Dabz -=-=- Intel Core i5 6400 2.7GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB), 8Gig DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 64bit
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