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Finally convinced my better half to give in and got me one of these

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32inch Flat LCD HD-TV. Looks great as a monitor for the mac!
Can finally appreciate all those HD trailers I've got! :yinyang:
 
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That's awesome. My roommate and I just started saving up (50/50) to get a 37" Westinghouse LCD with DVI input for the ol' G5.

Congrats! ;)
 
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Congrat, I was able to convince my wife also. So I have a Sharp LCD HDTV.
 
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Gotta say, nothing quite like surfing the net on this TV. So crisp and clear. Love it love it! DV-I and bluetooth kb and mouse.
 
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I always wondered whether it's not a bit to huge. I mean, how far are you sitting from this thing?
 
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I believe at least six feet. I know for 42-45" about eight to ten feet.
 
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My sofa is 20 feet from it. No eye damage here.
 
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Niiiice... You'll definetely love the HD.. I run my Xbox 360 into my 21" LG Monitor in high def.. It's amazing for gaming...

Just out of curiousity, what'd you tell her to convince her? :p
 
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not as woohoo-ish as this post but my 80GB HDD for my iBook arrived today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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punkr0x0r said:
Just out of curiousity, what'd you tell her to convince her? :p
Click to expand...

Well the old TV was on the blink and I commented on how if we had a flatscreen it would take up less space.

Also used the "Well now HD is around we'll have to buy one sooner or later!"
 

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