Today got good fast.

"Svend" (svend) 01/08/2016 at 11:08 • Filed to: None

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This morning I finished work and was asked to pick a Smart TV for the backroom, preferably around 40". I tried to put the family off as the backroom was nowhere near sorted.

Well after finding out the new car may well be delayed for a couple of days we went to pick a TV. So I found a nice Samsung 40" Smart LED TV for a good price with two NOW TV boxes in with the mix.

Then I was told it was actually for me and my room.

So now on my bedroom computer table is a Samsung laptop, Samsung LED TV (with NOW TV, SkyGo and Netflix) and Tassimo coffee maker. Yay me.

Oh, and many Guinness.

d15b > Svend 01/08/2016 at 11:14

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You can hook up that TV to your laptop and use it as a giant monitor. Then, switch it to TV mode when you want to watch TV.

Svend > d15b 01/08/2016 at 11:28

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Just need to source another HDMI cable and a couple of other things.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Svend 01/08/2016 at 11:29

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Remember with HDMI cables, if it works at all, it’s good. There’s no such thing as high fidelity digital cables. Don’t go buy overpriced crap like monster cables.

Svend > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 01/08/2016 at 11:38

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I’m pretty much, if it works, it works. I don’t buy into hype.

davedave1111 > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 01/08/2016 at 11:38

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“if it works at all, it’s good”

How long it lasts is important too. Cheap cables (of any type) usually have crappy connectors that break in some way after you’ve connected and disconnected the cable a few times. It’s worth buying something a little better than the cheapest you can find.

TheJMan92 > davedave1111 01/08/2016 at 14:10

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I bought pretty much the cheapest cables I could from Amazon (with descent reviews, something like $7) and after many weekend moves to friends places for gaming they haven’t given me any trouble. YMMV.

davedave1111 > TheJMan92 01/08/2016 at 17:48

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Sometimes you’ll do just fine that way; other times the $10-12 ones (or similar price ratio, whatever the price) can be significantly better quality. YMMV as you say.