I am if the warranty is right. I know people have taken the TV home and a year later they die out... ouch. But it also depends on the price point. Only have $400? Then it maybe be worth it. If you were planning to spend $700-1000 anyway, I'd say the savings isn't that great. I've also seen great deals on refurbs at…

If anyone wants a deal on a TV, it's NOW. I was just at Target and they're clearing all of their display models, seems to be about $200-400 off depending on the set. I might pick one up for our living room soon if they have any left by the time I have some cash.

I can see for these systems above a 1kw would be overkill. Like I said, I was just under the impression that most systems required more juice, 700W-800W. I just remember a lot of people who had SLI or heavy hitting graphics cards were having issues with PSU's under 600W, that's the only reason I assumed a modern 2012…

True, the graphics card will definitely be the most draw for power, but if this tower has more expansion bays you're looking at multiple harddrives, maybe if you upgrade the graphics card in the future it could give you some overhead. I guess it's like 20-30W per harddrive (Don't quote me on that, that's what a quick…

I know, right? Since when is 600W enough for a gaming machine? I was under the impression upwards of 1000W was more standard.

I almost always buy toiletries as Target. They also have cheap produce now (At least here in Southern California). It's kind of a one stop shop. Pick up a game, a tshirt, some fruit, and deodorant. BOOM!

I absolutely agree - Parents who are NOT gamers tend to not understand this. As a major gamer, I hope to pass on gaming to my kids but in an appropriate way. My parents played games every now and then with me when I was younger, but I do remember them blindly purchasing Duke Nukem 3D (The Kill-A-Ton pack!) when I was…

Yeah, no thanks, haha.

That's very true. The VSX821 is not a future proof system although adequate for my needs. I can't imagine your "Average" Joe, as tech savvy as he may be, spending $2000 on a HTS. I even work in audio for a living and I can't afford what I would consider a high end system... Though if I had the money you bet my ass I'd…

I see what you mean in terms of the game respecting your intelligence, I actually liked that, in fact, I may be willing to give it ANOTHER try. It felt very real. It's not that I need my hand held, it's just that I like to know what I'm supposed to do. I'm a big gamer, but I'm not necessarily the kind of person that…

I could never get into it either despite everyone talking positively about it. I even gave it a second go a year later and it still wasn't hitting the spot. The combat was too awkward for me and nothing was ever really clear to me.

Budget system my ass. I just bought a Pioneer VSX 821K for $170, Energy RC Micro speakers for $140, and an Energy ESW C8 Subwoofer (240W) for $170 and this system blows me away - Perfect for a small living room. I debated the whole HTS in a box last year then realized it was an absolute waste of money. I'm going to…

Holy cow. That is hilarious. I always meet in public or have someone with me. I remember going to someones house to bring someone some RAM and they sat there and tested it to make sure it worked (Which made sense) but it was super awkward. And then my girlfriend went to pick up a table once and she was super nervous…

I used to use the Desktop version and it never threaded anything correctly. I realized I became more disorganized and thrown off by using a mail client such as Sparrow rather than just using Gmail in a browser. Thought it would save me that "step" from having to open my browser and load gmail but... Nah.

That's very true. I never thought about it that way. Although I will say that the reason I accept this ending is because Shepard is tired, he's tired of making decisions and I think the "space kid" is somewhat symbolic of a "God-like" creator - Shepard accepts finally accepts that he's given a choice, he wants it to…

I understand - I just think it's absurdly demanding of fans.

Holy shit people, if you want answers to every single possible question and outcome then go ahead and make 5 more mass effects. Not like it took a lot of work to make this game, anyway. Afterall, EVERYTHING MUST BE ASNWERED LIKE IN REAL LIFE.

Thanks! I appreciate it. I'm constantly uploading new stuff :)

I usuuuuually don't like to give numbers out, however you're more than welcome to email me at C.Bledsoejr [at] [Gmail.com] and we can chat a bit. But in this article, $70 per minute is TERRIBLY cheap. Just to give you an idea of what the top film composers usually do, is probably between $1000-2000 per minute for a…

Unfortunately it's like this with SO many creative people. Ever watch a really dumb coke commercial or something? I doubt the graphics artists and animators thought it was their best work ever. But they sure got paid well (Hopefully). :-p