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Well, as long as you're happy. Personally I can't stand their compressed nature and prefer to hear a fuller dynamic range across my speakers, but each to their own.

So have you replaced the battery yet?

You don't have to say it's for your Dad! Sign up, new poster, make a few random comments, then drop in that amongst other things you'd like to replace the roof Asked on PH?

Tell me more about this strange episode with lights... There's no switch as you describe on the Zed, so I'd expect something else. What exactly happened?

I still want one

I agree, I wouldn't buy a TV for 3D, but if the right TV just happened to have 3D (which most do now) then I wouldn't discount it.

Go wash your mouth out! Don't fall for the marketing.

HD TVs are only just about mainstream now, so 4K is at least 8 years away IMHO.

The correct answer here is to go into a big electronic superstore, take a BD with you with good dynamic range (I use Independence Day), and try a few TVs out. Don't leave them set on the horrible high contrast, put them on their natural or movie modes, and see what you think for yourself. Cheaper Sammys aren't a patch on their more expensive cousins, however they are generally my brand of choice. Don't know if it'll be in budget, but don't go any lower than the 7K series. 8K is where you notice the real differences. If you do buy a Samsung, then bear in mind that universally their internal speakers are completely dire, so I personally would look elsewhere if you don't have a separate speaker system. Some prefer plasma, some prefer LCD, some OLED. Use your own eyes and trust your instincts, and if a cheap no-name TV looks better then buy that one: No point spending money you don't have to!

Gratz dude

First marriage, now kids: Truly, life is over for you now mate Great pics dude, me and Jo will have to pop over at some point to meet them and catch up.

And VXRs are quicker than both

Not at all, really nice to hold and it'll certainly be more comfortable than my current Retina one.

No serious petrolhead should go his life without owning an Elise. There is nothing that compares to them.

All developers always use 100% of the hardware with every game: After all, why would you not? The improvements are with the software dev kits themselves, and I believe that Sony are ahead of MS in this area right now. Combine that with the ESRAM of the Xbone being more awkward to use initially (i.e. when programmers are not used to programming for a brand-new console), and you have a perfectly sensible reason as to why the third-party games are different so far. Look at Forza, and look at Drive Club, both 1st party games (or at least, published 1st party). Forza looks better to me, and is ready for launch now at 1080p and 60fps. Drive Club isn't ready, but will hit the same performance targets. That says to me that once programmers get used to the Xbone, you'll notice precious difference until we are much, much further down the line. I'm talking 5+ years, when the hardware will be relatively ancient but the dev software will be pushing the limits. That's when the extra grunt of the PS4 GDDR5 may well be shown, but that's ages away. Tbh, if all you want to do is play CoD/FIFA/AC then you might as well get a PS4. It's cheaper, after all. I want Kinect, and I want Forza, and I want Titanfall, and I want Halo, and I want XBL. It's the exclusives that should determine the system you buy, not whether one game has more pixels than another. When you buy a TV, do you pick the one with the best specs, or do you pick the one that actually looks better to your eyes and suits your needs?

Someone's having them engraved them I've just been to the shop here at the airport to have a play. 'Tis very light.

Perfect colour, and it's one of the free options!

Sweet baby Jesus! Can't tell if that is/was a genuine VXR, and didn't read all the thread to check.

FIFA 'cos it's free, Forza, DR3 and probably Ryse. Did have Watchdogs on pre-order too, but that's been delayed hence me looking at Ryse. May pick up Just Dance 2014 and Lego Marvel too, for the missus. Also want to get a wheel, but it looks like neither the Thrustmaster nor the MadCatz one will be out in time Most looking forward to Forza, but only with a wheel. Aside from that, I can see me putting a lot of time into DR3 now they've removed the stupid time limit on it. How about you?

So yeah, buy it. I'm going to get one.

I couldn't live without my JesusPad. If I didn't have it, I'd have to talk to the missus in the evenings!

Which, ironically, is exactly what the PS3 wanted to be. I used to be happy with a pure games console, but now I expect more from a home entertainment solution. Being able to snap back and forth between games and Netflix all via voice is going to make a huge difference to our experience here in the Morgan household.

I'll let you know when I pull it out of your arse. It's currently stuck behind the sunshine in the queue though, apparently.

A good ribeye for me, medium.

Little man Chuff me, you really are a tool, aren't you?