Look what I got! Part 5(?)

[Wickie]

Still haven't connected the ps3 to the t'internet.

Been meaning to, but just can't be arsed.

[subi_doo]

DOH!
well luckt you didnt do it yesterday... big time error crash that reset machine & trophies etc cos it thought it was 29th feb 

[Wickie]

Recently bought these 3 books  



Synopsis: Three lives will change the destiny of nations. Helikaon, the young prince of Dardania, haunted by a scarred and traumatic childhood. The priestess Andromache, whose fiery spirit and fierce independence threatens the might of kings. And the legendary warrior Argurios, cloaked in loneliness and driven only by thoughts of revenge. In Troy, they find a city torn apart by destructive rivalries - a maelstrom of jealousy, deceit and murderous treachery. And beyond its fabled walls blood-hungry enemies eye its riches and plot its downfall. It is a time of bravery and betrayal; a time of bloodshed and fear. A time for heroes.


Synopsis: The war of Troy is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, friends and enemies, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder. Into this maelstrom of treachery and deceit come three travellers; Piria, a runaway priestess nursing a terrible secret, Kalliades, a warrior with a legendary sword, and Banokles who will carve his own legend in the battles to come. "Shield of Thunder" takes the reader back into the glories and tragedies of Bronze Age Greece, reuniting the characters from Lord of the Silver Bow; the dread Helikaon and his great love, the fiery Andromache, the mighty Hektor and the fabled storyteller, Odysseus.



Synopsis: Darkness falls on the Great Green and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King Agamemnon mass. Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene. He knows that Agamemnon will stop at nothing to secure the treasure that lies within the city walls, and he must soon face his former friends in deadly combat. Ailing and bitter, the Trojan king waits. His hope is pinned on two heroes: his favourite son, Hektor, the mightiest warrior of his age, and the dread Helikaon, who will wreak terrible vengeance for the death of his wife at Mykene hands. War has been declared. As enemies, who are also kinsmen, are filled with bloodlust, they know that some of them - men and women - will become heroes: heroes who will live for ever in a story that will echo down the centuries.

Sadly, Gemmell died of cancer before finishing Fall of Kings, however it was finished by his wife Stella.

I picked up all 3 books for £5.00 each.

[Wickie]

Picked up The Hidden City by David Eddings in Hardback format for 1p from amazon, Bargain!  



The third of "The Tamuli" trilogy, this volume shows that Prince Sparhawk and Queen Ehlana must remain with their retinue of Pandion Knights in the Eastern land of Daresia to assist the beleaguered Emperor of Sarabian. There are reported sightings of the dreaded Shining Ones.

[subi_doo]

Got new Pc rig incoming in the next few days

Specifications:
 Intel Core2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 Cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB);
 4GB Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz);
 Seagate 250GB HD & 2x 250GB Western Digitals Sata HDs
 ATI Radeon X600/800 graphics card;
 DVD/RW drive;
 Gigabit Ethernet;
 On board 5.1 audio (Creative Xi-Fi);
 19-in-1 Media Card reader;
 2x 19" Dell LCD Monitors;
 Logitech Webcam;
 Windows XP 64-bit pre-installed;



Can you say yummy? 

[Whitesnake]

*cries*

Picked up The Hidden City by David Eddings in Hardback format for 1p from amazon

I hope that's one pound, not one penny.

Anyhoo, bought me a copy of the Witcher stories, The Last Wish. An interesting read.

[Wickie]

*cries*

Picked up The Hidden City by David Eddings in Hardback format for 1p from amazon

I hope that's one pound, not one penny.

Anyhoo, bought me a copy of the Witcher stories, The Last Wish. An interesting read.

Nope, not 1 pound... 1 penny

I've just bought White Wolf, and Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell. Those two books are part of the Drenai Saga, evolving around Druss the Legend and Skilgannon the Damned

[TenaciousC]

Got new Pc rig incoming in the next few days

Specifications:
 Intel Core2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 Cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB);
 4GB Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz);
 Seagate 250GB HD & 2x 250GB Western Digitals Sata HDs
 ATI Radeon X600/800 graphics card;
 DVD/RW drive;
 Gigabit Ethernet;
 On board 5.1 audio (Creative Xi-Fi);
 19-in-1 Media Card reader;
 2x 19" Dell LCD Monitors;
 Logitech Webcam;
 Windows XP 64-bit pre-installed;



Can you say yummy? 

Pfffffffffft, I got 8GB RAM AND 1TB HD! And I bought this computer May '09. But your is probably more affordable :P

[subi_doo]

well on that rig theres gonna be 5 external HDs too  that are 1 & a half Tb altogether.
But xp only registers 3.something worth of ram, think its .6 or close out of the 4Gb thats lpugged in.
Not switching to vista for love or money & not so sure on win7 but quite happy to play games on this baby as it is.

Fingers crossed for the delivery tomo before 11am... else ill be away for the next couple days.
Im jealous of your 8gb ram thou TC 
You mite be right about the cost too, only set me back £400 but.... the delivery is costing me £170 
On teh dell website its costing up to £1000 for a reburbished unit, so all good thou 

[Wickie]

Just ordered a new phone, yes, a new phone. I am aware I bought a phone a few weeks back, but fuck it! This one is the Shiznit~!

It's a Nokia 5230, comes with SatNav, which is 100% Free to use 

Full specs are as follows:

General    2G Network    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network    HSDPA 900 / 2100
     HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Announced    2009, August
Status    Available. Released 2009, November
Size    Dimensions    111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc
Weight    115 g
Display    Type    TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size    360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
    - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
Sound    Alert types    Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone    Yes
    - 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory    Phonebook    Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records    Detailed, max 30 days
Internal    70 MB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot    microSD, up to 16GB
Data    GPRS    Class 32
EDGE    Class 32
3G    HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps (Nokia 5230 only)
WLAN    No
Bluetooth    Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port    No
USB    Yes, v2.0 microUSB
Camera    Primary    2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Video    Yes, VGA@30fps
Secondary    No
Features    OS    Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU    ARM 11 434 MHz processor
Messaging    SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser    WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio    Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games    Yes + Java downloadable
Colors    Black, White
GPS    Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch (SatNav)
Java    Yes, MIDP 2.1
    - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- Organizer
- Photo editor
- Flash Lite 3.0
- Voice memo/dial
- T9
Battery         Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)
Stand-by    Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G)
Talk time    Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play    Up to 33 h

All for £69.99 on Vodafone network, pretty good deal, considering that if i bought it on the T-Mobile network it would cost me £50 more  at £119.99

[TenaciousC]

well on that rig theres gonna be 5 external HDs too  that are 1 & a half Tb altogether.
But xp only registers 3.something worth of ram, think its .6 or close out of the 4Gb thats lpugged in.
Not switching to vista for love or money & not so sure on win7 but quite happy to play games on this baby as it is.

Fingers crossed for the delivery tomo before 11am... else ill be away for the next couple days.
Im jealous of your 8gb ram thou TC 
You mite be right about the cost too, only set me back £400 but.... the delivery is costing me £170 
On teh dell website its costing up to £1000 for a reburbished unit, so all good thou 

Sorry to be tough on ye. You got yourself a sweet machine. Dell's customer service is The Devil if you ever gotta call 'em.

[subi_doo]

Doubt id ever bother them, cos its 2nd hand i'd be surprised if they'd help much anyhoo.
any issues any id prob give it a try myself else the shop down in the town i usually use =)

dont trust tech call centres 

[Wickie]

Finally taken the plunge and decided to upgrade my old tv to a new 32" Full HD 1080p LCD

specs are as follows  
  
   * 32inch Widescreen LCD Panel
    * 1080p Full HD
    * USB Record (Record tv directly to memory stick or hardrive)
    * 500cd/m2 Brightness
    * 1920x1080 Screen Resolution
    * 8ms Response Time
    * 178°/178° Viewing Angle
    * Wide Colour Enhancer
    * Freeview Tuner
    * 1000 page Teletext
    * Remote Control
    * SRS TruSurround XT
    * 2 x 8 watt Integrated Stereo Speakers
    *Contrast Ratio 4,000:1
    
Connections

    * 1 x RF
    * 3 x HDMI
    * 2 x Scart Connection
    * 1 x Component In
    * 1 x S-Video
    * 1 x PC/VGA In
    * 1 x RCA Audio Input
    * 1 x USB

Just waiting for it to be delivered now.

[Wickie]

  It's Heeeeeeerreee

[subi_doo]

Hehe very nice, im looking at replacing the old crt telly.
prob wait till im move house thou fore buying anything, prob between a 40-50" one.
Mates got a 50" an its just mental to look at it.