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Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

12/12/2008 12:12:25 PM · #451

Originally posted by soup:

i could test it, but i'd have to open the box up... or use one of those clamp style multimeters. ( and i don't have one of those... )

Hmmm, I bet I could find a way... I've got access to all kinds of test hardware and software...

Would be interesting to chart power draw as a function of time during an online game of RSV2 or something similar.

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 12:14:11.

one2one

Olympus E-5

12/12/2008 12:14:11 PM · #452

That sucks big time. Imagine all those people who bought new bulbs and energy conservation gadgets to save a few bucks on their bill but this game rips everything to shreds. Bad bad MS.

Xbox360 kills the environment. :( Think about it when you're killing those Locust and having fun doing it, you're killing the Planet too. :(

Anyone want an Xbox? j/k :)

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/12/2008 12:43:23 PM · #453

Originally posted by Jac:

I try not to think... :)

I got (2) 360's...

One in the Living Room hooked to a 65" RPHDTV. Those two along with the Scientific Atlanta HD/DVR Set-top box (which runs way hotter than a 360), Yamaha Home Theatre and a Wireless-N bridge; They heat the whole front of the House.

In the Den I have the other 360 hooked to a Wall mounted 37" HDTV/LCD and those two and several PCs heat the back... So I don't run my furnace.

Doh!

one2one

Olympus E-5

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

12/12/2008 01:03:36 PM · #454

Originally posted by awpollard:

Originally posted by Jac:
That sucks big time. Imagine all those people who bought new bulbs and energy conservation gadgets to save a few bucks on their bill but this game rips everything to shreds. Bad bad MS.

Xbox360 kills the environment. :( Think about it when you're killing those Locust and having fun doing it, you're killing the Planet too. :(

Anyone want an Xbox? j/k :)

I try not to think... :)

I got (2) 360's...

One in the Living Room hooked to a 65" RPHDTV. Those two along with the Scientific Atlanta HD/DVR Set-top box (which runs way hotter than a 360), Yamaha Home Theatre and a Wireless-N bridge; They heat the whole front of the House.

In the Den I have the other 360 hooked to a Wall mounted 37" HDTV/LCD and those two and several PCs heat the back... So I don't run my furnace.

Doh!

lol Andy. I'll be getting a 2nd 360 so it's pretty much a mute subject for me too. 65 inches is big as hell. I have a 32 incher but sit only aprox. 8 ft away from it though. I'd sprain my neck watching yours lol.

12/12/2008 01:40:08 PM · #455

Originally posted by awpollard:

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 13:40:56.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/12/2008 01:44:33 PM · #456

do it up - i'm a curious cat...

kill a watt

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 13:46:24.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/12/2008 01:54:26 PM · #457

Originally posted by soup:

hehe - keep in mind - you live in SOCAL. so you never have to run the furnace anyway...

we keep the thermostat at 62 and run the electronics to add that extra couple of degrees that warms the bones... ;}

nothing like sitting in front of a warm 360 to take the chill off after snowblowing for an hour or so ( which i just did :)

Originally posted by awpollard:
I try not to think... :)

I got (2) 360's...

One in the Living Room hooked to a 65" RPHDTV. Those two along with the Scientific Atlanta HD/DVR Set-top box (which runs way hotter than a 360), Yamaha Home Theatre and a Wireless-N bridge; They heat the whole front of the House.

In the Den I have the other 360 hooked to a Wall mounted 37" HDTV/LCD and those two and several PCs heat the back... So I don't run my furnace.

Doh!

Speaking of Snow Boarding have you tried Shaun White Snowboarding? Shaun White at EBGames...

...My Verdict is still not out yet. Still thinking AMPED3 was more fun...Graphics and Soundtrack kick butt but still I'm not quite convinced on the Gameplay... There are some easy challenges and then there are some really toughies.

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 13:54:40.

12/12/2008 01:57:41 PM · #458

Originally posted by awpollard:

12/12/2008 02:01:25 PM · #459

When I lived in So Cal, people put on their pac boots and down parkas if it got below 60...

I usually have a warm XBox in front of me, hot coffee in my belly and a fire in the fireplace behind me after snowblowing.

Originally posted by soup:

12/12/2008 02:02:42 PM · #460

My Focus does really well in the snow with the Blizzaks on it. ;-)

Originally posted by soup:

i might if we can find one of the Wii balance boards...

better match for wii than xbox IMO...

oh and i was snow BLOWING.... a ford focus with sport tires on it doesn't get up the hill very well :) though i do have a couple snow boards, snowshoes, and cross country skiis...

Originally posted by awpollard:
Speaking of Snow Boarding have you tried Shaun White Snowboarding? Shaun White at EBGames...

...My Verdict is still not out yet. Still thinking AMPED3 was more fun...Graphics and Soundtrack kick butt but still I'm not quite convinced on the Gameplay... There are some easy challenges and then there are some really toughies.

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 14:02:59.

12/12/2008 02:18:10 PM · #461

yeah i got f'n summer tires - not all season - summer tires...

it's a good car - i just haven't shelled out the cash for snows yet. and this winter i don't really have to worry about it. not working, and can always use the subaru with the hankooks if need be.

plus it's fun to slip, slide, and fish tail around town... ;)

probably gotten around 2.5 feet of snow so far this year. but it's come and melted away. i think we're in for it this year. last year was a top 10 of all time ( ranked 9 ), and this year i think we might make top 3...

just a hunch.

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 14:20:05.

12/12/2008 02:34:04 PM · #462

I'm hopin' for a cold snowy one this year.

I didn't even get my snowshoes out last year.

12/12/2008 02:39:13 PM · #463

we were buried... four feet deep and sustained all winter... i used the snow shoes...

dogs had a hard time though.

Message edited by author 2008-12-12 14:39:46.

Olympus 7-14mm f/4.0 Zuiko Digital Zoom

12/12/2008 03:03:30 PM · #464

Lucky

one2one

Olympus E-5

12/12/2008 04:18:13 PM · #465

We got a fresh 14 inches over two days. woohoo! My suv is on 4 wheel drive and I think it'll stay there all winter, like last year. I usually switch it back and forth, now I put it on 4wd and forget it.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

12/13/2008 08:51:00 AM · #466

back to xbox

how far are you into WW III ?

i see you beat the prelude...

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

Lucky

digitalpins

Canon EOS-60D

12/18/2008 10:02:13 AM · #467

Originally posted by soup:

we were buried... four feet deep and sustained all winter...

Well in NYC we have a big storm coming tomorrow and another next week plus I have 2 weeks off from work and no damn Xbox because it just crapped out on me.....by the time I get it back from microsoft I will be back at work

>:-|

12/18/2008 10:27:35 AM · #468

I've done about 8 or 9 battles, right now, Russia is down to just Moscow and I've been concentrating on W Europe letting the Euros take out Russia. I've had some difficulties with the voice command not doing what I'm telling it to do. After about the tenth time artillery deployed instead of the riflemen I asked for, I got frustrated and I went back to RS6V2 and ranked up to Elite, playing with some weapon combos I haven't used before. It gets a lot more challenging playing "pistol only" and the clip fed shotgun is pretty cool too.

Originally posted by soup:

back to xbox

how far are you into WW III ?

i see you beat the prelude...

Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Lucky

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

12/18/2008 10:36:53 AM · #469

cool. i'll probably play some end war this afternoon. but i have been working my way through RSV1 on realistic. picked it up used a while back. never played that one on regular. though i'm not that far into it. nearing the end of the fisrt section ( border town i think it's called ). you start out in a windy narrow street city, and work your way to the train yard - through the train station, and then the train dumping ground.

not a whole lot different than the sequel. no run ability though. and i think the spawning points are more predictable, although the AI isn't bad - changes depending on your moves. need a sniper with a silencer !

Originally posted by Spazmo99:

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

12/22/2008 03:53:30 PM · #470

Anyone doing Call of Duty World at War? I'll prolly be playing that over the Holidays. I did split screen with a buddy last night and it wasn't bad at all. The game itself, well it is a Call of Duty type game... lots of baddies (wave after wave) but if you hunker down and play you should, it ends up being like a shooting gallery which gets a bit old.

If your playing it give me a shout.

K3Master

Pentax K-3

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

12/22/2008 03:56:28 PM · #471

My Gold membership was up for renewal in January, but because of my car accident, I had to cancel it. Can't get it now until Feb. or March when my finances balance out again. DOH!

Oh well, I wasn't playing online much lately anyway. Fallout 3 has taken my 360 over. Hopefully I can get another really good single player game to pass the time until Gold becomes an option again.

Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW

12/22/2008 03:59:25 PM · #472

dead space

K3Master

Pentax K-3

12/22/2008 04:01:17 PM · #473

Originally posted by soup:

dead space

Already played it. Liked it a lot, but no replay value. I might have to focus on finishing some games I have that I never did finish, like Oblivion, and The Darkness.