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Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

  • Shoveling/Snowblowing

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • Repeated proclamations of The Worst Snowstorm Ever

    Votes: 9 28.1%

  • The bitter cold

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • Not enough booze to go around

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • No Giada on TV

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • Every other driver on the road

    Votes: 9 28.1%

  • Not enough hockey on TV

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • USCHO slow-loading times

    Votes: 1 3.1%

  • The added weight

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Freddy Meyer is acting nice

    Votes: 5 15.6%
  • Total voters
    32
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Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Bakunin said:
I don't know if there's such a thing as an overpriced tv these days. Most of what I've seen in the 50-55" range costs less than I paid for mine in 2005.
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I'm talking relative to same size/reputation/etc.

And ditto on general pricing. If I waited a year, I'd have paid about 25% less for my tv. However, I didn't really have that option unless I wanted to go without tv altogether. :(
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Hellooooooooooooooo * hockey bar!

Although this bumps UAA directly into a slugfest for home ice, which is cool too.
 
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Brenthoven said:
I didn't really have that option unless I wanted to go without tv altogether. :(
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I sure as **** couldn't do it. Lose out on the remaining two months of college hockey, the stanley cup playoffs, etc? No. ****ing. Way.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Twitch Boy said:
Hellooooooooooooooo * hockey bar!

Although this bumps UAA directly into a slugfest for home ice, which is cool too.
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Dude, if you're actively pulling for UAA, be careful - they'll probably crapski the last couple weeks and lose home ice just to spite you.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Bakunin said:
I sure as **** couldn't do it. Lose out on the remaining two months of college hockey, the stanley cup playoffs, etc? No. ****ing. Way.
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Mine went out about a month before the F5. Yeah, not going that route. Especially when I was hosting a sh*load of people that year. (IIRC, that was the year of the first big poker game, but am unsure. Have to check the photos for that)
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Brenthoven said:
Mine went out about a month before the F5. Yeah, not going that route. Especially when I was hosting a sh*load of people that year. (IIRC, that was the year of the first big poker game, but am unsure. Have to check the photos for that)
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The one where I played one hand in the first hour and wound up winning? :D

Someone should've put a bunch of ones on the table when it went HU.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Bakunin said:
The one where I played one hand in the first hour and wound up winning? :D

Someone should've put a bunch of ones on the table when it went HU.
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That was the year. Still disappointed at the outcome of that one. Had a golden chance to take out a main competitor, and the odds didn't fall my way. :(
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Brenthoven said:
That was the year. Still disappointed at the outcome of that one. Had a golden chance to take out a main competitor, and the odds didn't fall my way. :(
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I like how the structure had to be turned to complete **** because the game had taken over 3 hours and we needed to get to St. Paul.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Bakunin said:
I don't know if there's such a thing as an overpriced tv these days. Most of what I've seen in the 50-55" range costs less than I paid for mine in 2005.
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Depending upon how picky you are, you should find some great prices. Stores are looking to get rid of their 2010 models as the 2011 models are coming out shortly. TVs are just not selling right now as there's pretty good market saturation due to those who wanted HD mostly have their sets. Now it's just people pretty much replacing their sets as they break.

I'd go for a 120 or 240Hz LCD rather than plasma for the simple reason that plasma sets have a much higher energy consumption. With the price of energy going up due to renewable energy rules, it just makes better financial sense.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Morning, up to the mountain to ski until 2:30 or so, then driving back to go out for the super bowl. Enjoy your Sunday and the game.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

S'upp y'all

Stillers stillers stillers stillers!!!!
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Sloe Gin said:
Pretty sure you just punched GLM...
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No, that was me :mad:
Sloe Gin said:
Brent, here's a shot of crown XR. Diva, here's a Malibu and diet. I made it a triple.

Les, control this riff-raff!
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Brenthoven said:
She tries to settle me down, we're gonna have a problem.
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:eek::mad:

Brenthoven said:
Good, then I won't feel bad about hitting her so hard in her babymaker that her grandkids will feel it.

Don Adam takes a goal away from MN, and gives one to tUMD. Make that TWO fifths of whiskey, please.
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:mad::mad::mad: We'll see you scallywag. Now you have a hangover and I have been drinking my chocolate milk all night we'll see who takes down who....:p

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! sunday day of rest and superbowl
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

St. Clown said:
I'd go for a 120 or 240Hz LCD rather than plasma for the simple reason that plasma sets have a much higher energy consumption. With the price of energy going up due to renewable energy rules, it just makes better financial sense.
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I've heard that, but I've also heard LCD's suck if you aren't looking at them straight-on (or nearly so). I've also heard they have issues with contrast (black isn't dark enough).

Right now, I'm hunting around for something in the $900-1200 range. I'll probably order something off amazon and have it shipped 2-day so I get it by Tuesday.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

melmac said:
Happy to see that Don Adam is still making * up as he goes along.
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I watched this game last night, and Don Adam makes Steve McInchak look competent.

Morning, Lodge. Going to work to feed the mob, then coming home, frying up some bacon, and sitting down to watch the game with a BLT and a bottle of Bell's.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

Bakunin said:
I've heard that, but I've also heard LCD's suck if you aren't looking at them straight-on (or nearly so). I've also heard they have issues with contrast (black isn't dark enough).

Right now, I'm hunting around for something in the $900-1200 range. I'll probably order something off amazon and have it shipped 2-day so I get it by Tuesday.
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I looked at plasmas and LCDs for about a month before purchasing. I went with a Panasonic Viera. I'd highly, highly recommend the G25 series. It's a step below their 3D TVs but without two features: 24p and 3D. If I had one regret about my TV it would be the lack of 24p. My next TV absolutely will have 24p. I can live without it but it would be nice. It eliminates the 3:2 pulldown jutter effect on plasmas. All the benefits of an LCD but the picture quality of a plasma.

If you go with LED, know that unless you're getting a top end model, you will not get the zonal LEDs, just a single backlight. Why are zonal LEDs important? Because they can turn off sectors of your TV's backlighting to give a much deeper black than any regular LCD without LED backlighting could ever hope. Also, LED is somewhat of a marketing gimmick. It's a bit better, but not a whole lot.

Don't buy into the 240 Hz crap or anything like that. It's well, well above what the human eye can perceive. Major gimmick. Any side-by-side models that seem to show the superiority of 240 Hz is because they set it up that way. Don't fall for it. Also be very careful about any other side by side videos. If this is a purchase you don't intend on making again in the near future, bring in your own Blu-Ray or whatever and play around with it. I did and it saved me $500.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

leswp1 said:
No, that was me :mad:


:eek::mad:

:mad::mad::mad: We'll see you scallywag. Now you have a hangover and I have been drinking my chocolate milk all night we'll see who takes down who....:p

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! sunday day of rest and superbowl
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I don't get hangovers. :p
And I'm much calmer today. I just needed to stir up a little commotion after that game last night. Here's a chocolate milk, my treat.
 
Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 129: Still got those Winter Blues...

St. Clown said:
Depending upon how picky you are, you should find some great prices. Stores are looking to get rid of their 2010 models as the 2011 models are coming out shortly. TVs are just not selling right now as there's pretty good market saturation due to those who wanted HD mostly have their sets. Now it's just people pretty much replacing their sets as they break.

I'd go for a 120 or 240Hz LCD rather than plasma for the simple reason that plasma sets have a much higher energy consumption. With the price of energy going up due to renewable energy rules, it just makes better financial sense.
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My 50" plasma on average will run about 300 watts. Let's say it's on four hours a day, every day. That's about $2.70 a month in energy consumption. Let's assume an LED runs about 150 watts. That's a savings of about $1.30 a month. Energy costs could go up from about $0.08/kWh to $0.40/kWh and you're still looking at a few bucks a month. Energy savings are hardly worth mentioning.
 
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