Re: Genius Peripherals

Posted on 2015-07-18, 01:38

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And no, I have never seen this company before. You are not the only one. I just browsed through their products. They look good, but have no features I am interested in. Do they make any mechanical keyboards? The visual design of their gaming keyboards are writing checks the apparent quality and …

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Re: Is there such a thing as a robust mouse wheel?

Posted on 2015-07-18, 01:31

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I've never had the buttons on my mouse outlast the scroll wheel. I'm sure you could break the scroll wheel, but the left-click always goes first.

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Re: List the PC games that you have beaten

Posted on 2015-07-14, 02:03

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None. I have never finished a PC game. Or any game. Okay that's not totally true, but it's true enough. Very very very few games are good enough to hold my interest until the end.

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Re: Logitech Rebranding itself as "Logi" with a very early 90's / late 80's feeling commercial

Posted on 2015-07-11, 21:39

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The MX 518 was the finest mouse I ever owned. When it finally wore out I bought a G400s, which only lasted about a month before the left click wore out completely. They replaced it with the "next best" model, the G402 Hyperion Fury, which is a shitty gimmick mouse. It's also too flat and small, much …

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Re: Logitech Rebranding itself as "Logi" with a very early 90's / late 80's feeling commercial

Posted on 2015-07-08, 18:46

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Please no. No. No please. No no no no no no. This is the worst thing that ever happened. Well I guess it's not that bad, I'm don't really use Logitech products anymore, after my G400s died. Moved on to bigger (more hand filling) and better (better software) Roccat Kone+.

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Re: Please help! Windows 7 won't load on this laptop (factory reset doesn't help)

Posted on 2015-05-27, 09:17

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I see safe mode tank on CLASSPNP.sys all the time, and it's always meant Windows was horked up pretty badly (messed up drivers, can't initialize hardware? something like that) Sometimes you can use the Windows 7 disc to do a repair installation. I don't usually see that work, but most of the time …

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Re: Bring out your swag

Posted on 2015-05-24, 04:51

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I used to have a paperclip holder from Boston Mac World Expo '94 (which is the MacWorld that Bungie's Marathon was first playable at, I know, NEEEEERD) but I can't find it. Maybe it's at work. I'll look.

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Re: Can anyone give me any pointers on microphones?

Posted on 2015-05-24, 04:49

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Unless you're using this microphone for professional endeavors, don't spend too much. The law of diminishing returns is in full effect with microphones, as in most of the technology world.

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Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-18, 19:46

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Also, almost anything that will run a C2D will run a comparable C2Quad, which is STILL a huge amount of performance for the money. Almost a huge amount of performance for ANY money. For even fairly intensive PC tasks I would happily use an LGA 775 system. And do, for Windows 10!

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Re: Windows 8 beats XP in performance

Posted on 2015-05-18, 19:44

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Nice! I've been running Windows 10 preview for a while now, and trying everything I can think of on there (including games!). Was running super well on a C2D, and even better with a C2Quad.

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Re: Can anyone give me any pointers on microphones?

Posted on 2015-05-18, 04:39

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I get good results with the headset microphone on my Turtle Beach analog headset. Surprisingly high quality, probably helped out by the fact that it's close to my face and has a foam cover. I also have a USB condenser mic, but that one is harder to keep the misc sounds from picking up.

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Re: Humour Thread: Outrageously priced retro gear for sale online

Posted on 2015-05-17, 03:49

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That can NOT be real. Who would pay that much? It just has to be fake bidding!? RIGHT?!?!?!?!?

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Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-17, 03:48

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When I was at Portland Retro Gaming Expo, the metal flange holding the glass in on one of their pinball machines gave way, and the sheet of glass slid out and onto the floor. BLAM! The machines were all provided by Ground Kontrol arcade in Portland, and they had it fixed before the end of the day.

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Re: Guess the game!!

Posted on 2015-05-16, 05:20

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That's how all my games of Flight Simulator turn out, so I'm going to say: Flight Simulator!

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Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-15, 04:27

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Also shooting on public land will get banned if we don't clean up all the crap we shoot. Hmm, this is a forum about computers and shit right? Time to get back on topic. 😀

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Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-10, 07:00

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Jorpho wrote: AidanExamineer wrote: Rough handling at work with broken CRTs for surplus leads to a lot of dropped CRTs. Never seen the glass break, usually the plastic shell cracks and shatters but the glass stays intact. And it keeps working too? Oh my no. 😀

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Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-09, 23:27

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Rough handling at work with broken CRTs for surplus leads to a lot of dropped CRTs. Never seen the glass break, usually the plastic shell cracks and shatters but the glass stays intact. There's an old CRT TV that somebody hauled out to my favorite woods shooting spot. They shot it to bits and left …

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Re: If you could play any game for the first time ever again...

Posted on 2015-05-07, 05:08

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Perfect Dark. That game was somehow transformative for me, it felt like the game that would never end. Endless possibility.

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Re: GOG launching a new platform. GOG Galaxy

Posted on 2015-05-07, 05:07

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On the one hand, HELL YEAH! On the other hand GOD NO! I'm not sure I see the advantages of having a download platform over their older style (the advantages to me, at least), and the last thing I want is another launcher running all the damn time.

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Re: How many of you guys still use CRT monitors on all your retro computers (and maybe your modern ones too)

Posted on 2015-04-14, 04:06

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Represent! Some kind of 19" Dell CRT for non-standard resolutions (all of the LCDs I've tried crap out when fed weird stuff, like ATI Rage's 512x384, or 640x400). And for the old consoles, a Sony Trinitron KV32FS100. Great teevee.

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