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I was super-excited for the launch but when I saw the X570 boards had these fans, I went into analysis paralysis: Do I get a X470 board, do I get a 9900K and an ironically cheaper Z390 board? Should I just wait? In the end, since I need a new video card for a 2600X/X370 machine I am building...

External SSDs made a big difference for my XB1s for Anthem, and seems to help somewhat in everything else. Its not like it was on the PC where it was night and day for everything. They are among the fastest and don't require external power but more expensive than what you are indicated you...

Was this a special deal or an ongoing thing? They are sold out at my local MC. Was going to buy a 2080 Super on the 23rd but may go ahead and spring for the 2080ti if the MSI are going to be regularly available for $999.

I got this same exact system from MicroCenter to build out as a third PC for my son to play games on; good to hear it benches that high with the 1080ti.

I used to keep a folder with "memorial" bookmarks when sites folded but it got to be too much. Love seeing the old names bandied about, though.

Prime Now is freaking awesome, and that's before they brought video games.

When I switched off Windows Phones a few months ago, I was looking for something similar; I had spent almost 2 years with a Note 2 and really wanted something smaller. I ended up getting a new Galaxy Alpha off of ebay for 250-ish. While it doesn't have expandable storage, the rest of the...

Despite not having near enough GPU horsepower for games at any 4K resolution, I bought one of these Saturday night. It's just now arrived from Seoul and sitting in my living room in Houston, wrapped in tons of bubble wrap on the outside of a sturdy box. Going to unbox and report back shortly.

This is where I am at; the 2nd gen boards are better and cheaper, DD4 is way down in price, and a 5820k gets you 90%+ of the performance and two extra cores for DX12.

They are working to bring all the brands under the "Windows 10" umbrella, so no matter what device/OS flavor you are using, the unified brand/universal apps carry over. All MS has to do is line up a number of high-profile universal apps to go along with the W10 launch (and new hardware: I think...

I just got a 5s as a replacement for my BB because my work requires iPhone/Android but I have a collection of Windows Phones now, including a 635, although my main phone is a ATIV S Neo. I would use the 635 in a heart beat if I could, and I am in for the long haul with Windows Phone/Windows 10...

Forget the monitor and the speakers, where did you get those movie posters and have them framed like that? Overall, though, that is an amazing set up.

I was paying something like 200 bucks a month for my and my wife's old grandfathered unlimited AT&T accounts. I definitely wanted to keep my unlimited forever, because I hate metered services from the old days (Compuserve and "long distance" being 20 miles away in 1983 scarred me forever)...

First Windows 10 tech preview available for more recent Lumia phones: Annoucing the first build of Windows 10 technical preview for phones For the following phones: Lumia 630 Lumia 635 Lumia 636 Lumia 638 Lumia 730 Lumia 830 Putting it on my 635 now. Edit: the reason for this small list...

The Verizon exclusivity stuff is/was *maddening* for me when I was looking for an everyday Windows Phone. I am on AT&T and as a former employee, I don't want to leave. "Oh hey look, the Icon looks pretty sweet. Damn." "Oh hey look, the ATIV SE! Damn." Repeat until boiling. Although I will...

I have a M8 One for Windows coming as a gift but I love my ATIV S. There was a new flagship phone in the works "McLauren" that was due for Q1 but MS cancelled it. It's a tough time for WP lovers but I do believe Microsoft has a valid long-term strategy: Once Windows 10 hits, its going to be...

I bought several of the 39LN5300's, which are VA screens but have way better color than my previous IPS TVs (Westy 37 and LG 37) but none of apparent drawbacks for which VA's used to be known. Really an awesome set. Of course, I am now waiting for a good 39" 4k set to be available in the US...

You can't upgrade integral components of a tablet, or any of the new portables like that. They are all in one integrated devices. If one is failing, the only solution is to have it fixed or most likely by the vendor/store. Barring that, the only answer is to buy a new device if it really is a...

Despite what anyone has said in this thread, LCD technologies do not burn-in like CRTs or plasmas; in fact, they can't. In CRT/plasmas, the phosphors will literally burn in, which is a permanent physical change to the screen. What happens to LCDs is called "image persistence". They look...

Maybe that might be the case if they were making tons of money or had double-digit growth. Right now, though, it's not. They can't crack the premium brand ceiling that Apple has and Chinese companies like Xiaomi are chewing into the low end markets in lots of places. They need to throw some...

My Razer Naga Epic is one of my favorite mice of all time; I have a Chroma Epic waiting to go. It was telling me "invalid code"; as a few minutes ago, it wasn't providing any feedback at all when I tried to apply the code, just loading the page again. Edit: Store crashed for me, and then Out...

I have bought a ton of stuff from the UK (vendors through and directly from Amazon.co.uk and Ebay.co.uk, mostly) and never had any issues with customs or with sales tax. That $980 price isn't what I was hoping to pay but its low enough to give me serious pause.

Completely pedantic but its actually pixel-quadrupled, since each axis is doubled. 1920x1080 is approx 2m pixels, and 3840x2160 is approx. 8m pixels. Your larger point is completely accurate, though, as everyone has stated:Since its an even multiple, its easy to scale up. Seems like there is...

This is exactly what I did. iPhone->Android-> Windows Phone. I was all iPhone until the Galaxy Note 2, then stuck with that until I started to find it just a little cumbersome. I bought a Lumia 520 once when they were on sale for 30ish bucks and started setting it up for my son to use as a...

This is where I am as well. I loved the idea of 21:9 but then the thought of how short they are vertically gave me pause, and now having seen a 34" in person, I am definitely much more oriented towards a 40" 4k 16:9 for my next. Hopefully the next step up to 37" or 39" 21:9s happens before too...

Very generally (with my limited knowledge on the subject), LCD's don't suffer "burn in" like CRTs or plasma, where a phosphor will literally "burn" into an state . LCD's can, however, suffer from "image persistence", which is similar but generally reversible, as the underlying tech is different...

Be careful putting that much gloat on your crow.:rolleyes:

It's true, patience should win out; I don't want to drop $1000+ only to be regretting it in a few months. This monitor, though, hits all the sweet spots for me. I have friends in the UK who could reship it for me, if I were so inclined. With a 20% VAT, I would have to be convinced nothing...

Wow, just got this in reply from @Philips: Whaaaaaaa?

I tweeted @Philips to see if I could pry any info about US availability of this set out of them. Will report back if I hear anything. The reply:

Do we have any ETA for a US retailer/distributor for these yet, and what the pricing might be? Understand we have it in lots of places but I haven't seen anyone confirm a US MSRP/ Expected street price yet.

I don't disagree entirely; when you think about it as a phone, it is expensive. When you look at it from the perspective of an ultra-portable computer with a 6" touchscreen and 10+ hours of battery life that can connect to Wifi and Cellular networks, it sounds less outrageous. Also, with the...

This is me; I really want one of the newer, smaller WP flagships but I really don't want to change carriers. I would love to have a 5", swappable battery and sd-slotted phone, ala ATIV SE Neo but not willing to switch to Verizon to get it. I can't believe that they would be able to lock up all...

I used the stylus on my Note 2 approx. 10 times in the first week after I got the phone to demo that functionality, and never took it out again.

This is the thing that actually got me. I don't know that I have ever had as satisfying smartphone experience as using/interacting with both the Lumia 520 or the Ativ S Neo; I don't know really how to explain it. I would say that it gives credence to the folks who hate touchwiz but its better...

This looks like as a good a place for this as any: So I bought a cheap Windows Phone just to have look at the OS, and was intrigued by it so much that I bought a Samsung ATIV S Neo to replace my Galaxy Note 2 for a bit while I wait to be eligible for another subsidized phone. I was going to...

Doesn't the Roku app work for that? I use that to control all of the Rokus in my house from my Note 2.

This should be usable on AT&T's network, right?

37-40" is what I think the sweet spot is for what I would want in a 21:9 monitor; at least that would make me consider getting one.

The MVA Panel in the 39LN5300 is as IPS as possible; All in all, for me the MVA in the 39LN5300 surpasses the IPS in my 37LK450, in my judgement. SixFootDuo and I have long been advocates of the 39LN5300. I bought three last fall to use in Eyefinity but with the 290/x release...