My Brag Thread :)

Live forum: http://forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=40864

ILoveToys

08-06-2006 09:55:12

I started this w/ the plasma, but now am moving on to the other stuff. I just received (or hope to soon) the following things

PS3 Gold Bundle from yourps34free ---> Order Placed
$250 Paypal from yourfreeflatscreens ---> Received
$300 Paypal from yourfreevideoipods ---> Received
$250 Paypal from flashipods4free ---> Pending Approval
$300 Giftcard from Freegay ---> Pending Approval (Of course)
24" Dell Widescreen LCD ---> Pending 1 green for my referal


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It just showed up, so I will have to post pictures later tonight....This was my first DIY and I'm pumped about it right now...even giddy )

JKirk

08-06-2006 10:03:09

Congratulations! Where'd you get it from?

ILoveToys

08-06-2006 10:04:13

onlinerewardcenter ----> Nuitech

JKirk

08-06-2006 10:07:58

You have a list of offers? I know you probably hate when people ask that but you make me want to do it really bad.

rodne2000

08-06-2006 10:52:19

how long did it take from finish to start?

I'm thinking about doing this site. Congrats.

JKirk

08-06-2006 11:11:35

[quoted1ae12f313="rodne2000"]how long did it take from finish to start?

I'm thinking about doing this site. Congrats.[/quoted1ae12f313]

Same here but I know Nuitech is notorious for having OOD's on the last page that are satellite or road loans but I'm waiting to hear back from ILoveToys. )

UniPrize Media

08-06-2006 11:41:21

[quote1fb0e10662="JKirk"][quote1fb0e10662="rodne2000"]how long did it take from finish to start?

I'm thinking about doing this site. Congrats.[/quote1fb0e10662]

Same here but I know Nuitech is notorious for having OOD's on the last page that are satellite or road loans but I'm waiting to hear back from ILoveToys. )[/quote1fb0e10662]

It is very easy to do. You dont really have to do any OODs (like credit cards and loans), even if you did it's well worth it.

ILoveToys

08-06-2006 11:48:37

You know I can't give you a list of offers....I wanted to say I started in early March, but I did only 2 or 3 offers at a time, and would wait for credit. The last page was a little tough. I did do 2 CC offers which are stupid, but I'm good w/ those and don't hardly use them....In all the total cost to me was $275 about, and that includes 106.90 that I was blind sided w/ on WhiteOverNite.....Not bad seeing the shipping receipt said it cost 1579...I'm going home to take pictures now...They'll be up in a couple hours....

rodne2000

08-06-2006 12:01:47

^^^ Thanks.

How long did it take to ship from your voucher got processed? And what kind of TV is it?

ILoveToys

08-06-2006 12:25:20

Here are the not so great pictures I just took of it....Not my camera and I don't really care to figure out the best setting.....My voucher was processed a day or 2 after they received it...Got the TV about 2 weeks later...It's a Panasonic TH-42PD60U

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Wolfeman

08-06-2006 14:54:32

Its a better plasma than they had sent I think )

JKirk

08-06-2006 14:55:16

That is really nice, wish I had one.

ILoveToys

08-06-2006 15:18:37

How worried do I need to be about burn in?

redman12

08-06-2006 15:30:23

Nice dude. congrats

Wolfeman

08-06-2006 15:32:25

[quote609026e414="ILoveToys"]How worried do I need to be about burn in?[/quote609026e414]
Do some research on that model and see if people are having issues. Or get dmorris in here, he is real good at this stuff...

dmorris68

08-06-2006 17:26:24

Plasmas are more susceptible to image retention than any other flatscreen technology, but things have improved with more recent plasma generations. You'll have to be careful not to pause a DVD/PVR/video game, or in 43 mode, and then leave it for hours and hours. But through normal use and just a little care, you shouldn't have much trouble with it.

Most of them have screensavers of some sort built in, but the problem is the screensaver isn't smart enough to detect a paused image (at least not on my Panasonic). It comes on at either a fixed time or a fixed interval, which is annoying if you're actually watching TV at the time.

EatChex89

08-06-2006 22:35:02

my dell flatscreen goes into powersave mode.

Ryizan

09-06-2006 00:59:27

I heard that Plasmas die or stop working after so many hours of use? (100,000 hours or somtin' like that).......dmorris68? )

spongebob253

09-06-2006 03:10:38

i would guess it depends on the set...

igneous

09-06-2006 05:35:57

[quote212aa8f2f9="Ryizan"]I heard that Plasmas die or stop working after so many hours of use? (100,000 hours or somtin' like that).......dmorris68? )[/quote212aa8f2f9]
No, its around 60,000 hours, which is more than many tube based televisions. Most "problems" with plasmas these days are overblown, the new models are hard to burn in, and last a long time.

dmorris68

09-06-2006 06:39:20

Right, plasma half-life is around 60K to 80K hours now. Which means at that time your TV will be about half as bright as when new. If you calculate that out, with 8 hours per day of TV watching, 7 days per week, 365 days per year, that's 6.8 years. Virtually nobody watches that much TV, so a more realistic estimate would be around a minimum 10 year useable lifetime. So half-life is no longer really an issue.

Burn-in, on the other hand, is still a real problem, but as I said one that has improved with recent generations and as long as you don't go off and leave your Xbox paused for days at a time or use the TV exclusively in 43 mode, you should be okay.

ILoveToys

20-06-2006 13:33:37

added some more prizes...