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[Doobz]

im thinkin of buyin an av vable for my 360 so i can play on my monitor plz tell me if dis 1 is ok??

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-de-49-en-70-16s8.html

[phsyche_varun]

ok so i have a dell 19" monitor with HDCP, it has a vga port and a dvi port, i have my ps3 connected with my dvi port and my pc to the vga!!

now i have also got a 360, is there any possiblity that i can connect all 3 at the same time??

or connect the vga cable(of 360) with a vga-dvi converter and then keep switching between ps3 and 360 mannually??

[gpt]

bournevita bhai .. go for the 360rs gold plated one ..its better thn the one ur thinkin o buy .. not much price diff anyway

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-de-49-en-70-178e.html

[rana]

for 50k you'll get a very good digital SLR camera. go for a nikon or canon d-slr (cameras that come with their company lenses). read up on the cameras at dpreview.com and most importantly go to a shop and play around with them. Jumbo and Ezone both have decent camera collections.

But the flip side is that if you've never used a SLR be prepared for a steep learning curve. These require a good knowledge of photography and post processing to get the perfect picture. Especially if you are graduating from A560 (which is a point and shoot).

If you are looking for something in between for vacation pics and videos try a canon s5 or sony h7 / h9 (I thought the h9 was overrated). Both give awesome pics, can go from fully automatic to fully manual, has all the fancy features like multi-face recognition, high optical zoom, image stabilizer, etc. Both can shoot video. The canon s5 scores over the sony because the video shooting is better.

Both these are around 25k (or was late last year). One of the best in this range of cameras is panasonic lumix f7? (i forget the model), but I couldn't find it when i bought mine. I really suggest spend a week trawling through dpreview.com to figure out what you might like.

Oh and megapixel doesn't matter so much. It's the hand and eye

 

ohhk. thx buddy. what about the HD cam's?

Edited April 26, 2008 by rana_10

[Donz21]

Hey im planning to pucrhase a controller for my 360 ... does anyone have an idea watz the cost of the halo LE controller ?

[phsyche_varun]

ok so i have a dell 19" monitor with HDCP, it has a vga port and a dvi port, i have my ps3 connected with my dvi port and my pc to the vga!!

now i have also got a 360, is there any possiblity that i can connect all 3 at the same time??

or connect the vga cable(of 360) with a vga-dvi converter and then keep switching between ps3 and 360 mannually??

 

c'mon guys, anything???

[Bulovski]

ohhk. thx buddy. what about the HD cam's?

 

i think sony h7 / h9 is HD. but you'll require HD for videocams. i really don't think you require HD for still cams. the pic quality is very good even at the largest size. like i said, if you want best pic quality go for a DSLR - a really good one gives professional level pics. but that can be $$$$$.

try out bestbuy - they have a nice camera section where you can browse for lots of options. once you've made your pic then you can start checking out prices in India.

also, try and keep an eye on indiaplaza - i got my s5 at a 30% discount, making it cheaper than US prices!

[skdMrk]

ok so i have a dell 19" monitor with HDCP, it has a vga port and a dvi port, i have my ps3 connected with my dvi port and my pc to the vga!!

now i have also got a 360, is there any possiblity that i can connect all 3 at the same time??

or connect the vga cable(of 360) with a vga-dvi converter and then keep switching between ps3 and 360 mannually??

 

U need this

 

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-8e51-7...-j-70-2bz1.html

 

 

PS3 direct to DVI input on monitor, the VGA in on the adapter for PC & Xbox & the VGA out goes to ur monitor VGA in.

[Aftrunner]

So I seem to have a copy of Watchmen on sale on Indiaplaza.in at a price that I can live with. My only question is how realiable is thier delivery? Anybody tried them?

[Bulovski]

^^ been an indiaplaza customer for some time and have bought quite a lot of stuff from them. all well delivered, including a camera. the only time they've screwed up is shipping mass effect revelations - they haven't done it yet after a few weeks (out of stock after saying in stock).

what price are they quoting?

[Aftrunner]

^^ been an indiaplaza customer for some time and have bought quite a lot of stuff from them. all well delivered, including a camera. the only time they've screwed up is shipping mass effect revelations - they haven't done it yet after a few weeks (out of stock after saying in stock).

what price are they quoting?

 

http://www.indiaplaza.in/books/all/0930289...ll/watchmen.htm

 

The amazon price is about fifteen US$. They (Indiaplaza) are offering it for Rs. 833.58 + 25 shipping, which I feel is not a total rip off.

 

But it says limited stock and ships in 14 days so I am worried about being stuck in your Mass effect situation.

[Invictus]

you can try this one

http://www.a1books.co.in/searchdetail.do?itemCode=0930289234

 

....Used to order shitloads from them, shipping used to take around 10 days.....

[MarketTantrik]

Guys, I'm considering buying this. Think its worth it ?

 

Watchmen

Rare Leather bound Graphitti Designs edition of the incredibly influential story that changed the comic book industry forever. Beautiful book with tons of extras.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00...324&sr=8-10

[Invictus]

first point ---

second point, i wonder how diff this would be from 'absolute watchmen', in contents

third point

[MarketTantrik]

^^ Yip, yip

[Invictus]

isnt watchmen the novel that the sin city guys are making into a movie?

peace

 

you mean you havent read it!!!!!!!!

[Aftrunner]

I feel so f**king stupid now. I searched high and low for Watchmen and it was right in my own backyard. There is this little bookshop I have used for years (literally) in South Ex because its the only one in Delhi (that I know of) that has a half decent fantasy/Sci fi collection.

 

And guess what? Not only they had Watchmen for a fantastic price, they have a very respectable collection of Graphic novels. It was a side section of the shop I never ventured into because I only went in directly to the Fantasy section and walked out. For f**cking years!!

 

So I paid about 590 Rs for a brand spanking new copy of the novel (Rs 728 MRP - 20% usual discount). I actually paid over a 1500 Rs years ago for the same, somehow I managed to loose that copy while shifting houses some weeks ago.

 

Thanks for your input anyway guys.

[GamerZ-Cloud Strife]

i want to send my Xbox360 to a frnd in Bangalore by DTDC..i came to know that there is restriction of sending electronics goods to Bangalore...is that true.

[MarketTantrik]

I feel so f**king stupid now. I searched high and low for Watchmen and it was right in my own backyard. There is this little bookshop I have used for years (literally) in South Ex because its the only one in Delhi (that I know of) that has a half decent fantasy/Sci fi collection.

 

And guess what? Not only they had Watchmen for a fantastic price, they have a very respectable collection of Graphic novels. It was a side section of the shop I never ventured into because I only went in directly to the Fantasy section and walked out. For f**cking years!!

I'm in Delhi tomorrow and the day after. Where is this place. I wanna check it out.

[Aftrunner]

Midland book shop South Ex.

 

Mind you the South ex market would be closed on Monday or tuesday. Cant remember which day. Also if you do buy something from them look for the 20% discount. I am not sure that I get it becasue I have been a customer for years or is it a general thing, my brother who bought something from them didnt get any. So if they dont offer the discount make sure you let them know you want that. Its 20 percent off the printed price.