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need new mouse/tv/monitor/mobile (31 comments)

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Posted by spyteman @ 15:37 CST, 8 February 2011 - iMsg

jo so now that I'm paying taxes (about as rich as Jamerio by now) I'm looking into purchasing a few electronic essentials and would be glad for some helpful input

1. new mouse (about 35eur)
got an MS 3.0 atm but need a 2nd mouse for work notebook, might either use 3.0 there and buy a new gaming mouse or use another 3.0 or something, any thoughts? no wireless crap, needs thumb buttons for forward/backward

2. tv/monitor (about 200-300eur)
found out my new flat has digital tv only (about to come anyway) which my old tv can't do. will either go for new large monitor or new tv. is it ez to get tv onto pc so i can use the monitor for it as well? would save space + money that way =) won't play much but won't hurt if it's 120hz tft either

what about this? Samsung SyncMaster P2470LHD

3. mobile (about 250-300eur)
looking into motorola defy but apparently it's borked so will have to wait for them to fix it or look into something else. would love to have android but what I basically need is outlook exchange access, some sort of navigation and long uptime.. so something more traditional might do the job, too. if it has no camera it's a bonus as I'm not allowed to have one at work, they'll rip it out and I'll lose warranty anyway. :-<

gogo input =)

edit: added some price ideas

Edited by spyteman at 16:02 CST, 8 February 2011 - 4804 Hits

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<< Comment #1 @ 15:54 CST, 8 February 2011 >>

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tbone

1. deathadder (500hz+ is a must, and I can't be arsed to deal with all the troubles I've had with my ms3.0's whenever I move a mouse or my pc)
2. I would say a 2233rz, but for a tv, it would be too small. I don't know whats good, a bravia?
3. i'm old school, get the cheapest blackberry. (I like buttons, and emails, and making phone calls, that is all)

<< Comment #2 @ 16:05 CST, 8 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #1

hmm thought everyones hating on razer, they break n stuff? :<

2233rz sure is great but what about tv integration? stumbled over Samsung SyncMaster P2470LHD which does both in a reasonable way, any cons with such a thing? I'm completely out of touch regarding anything electronic these days xD

what blackberry you got? wouldn't mind some nice web features or multimedia support as I'll spent quite some time traveling around in trains. office support would be nice to have too, and outlook exchange is a must as my company is built around it :-<

<< Comment #3 @ 16:15 CST, 8 February 2011 >>

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waVVes - Reply to #2

could use a tv card or a usb tv stick (think they're called that :D) and then just get a nice 120hz tft (2233rz \:D/) - i use one and it does the job!
and i haven't seen a mobile without a camera in years! i'm probably not looking hard enough though :)
oh and another plus for deathadder here- i used a ie 3.0 but the da really is far better (nicer buttons, cable, feet, wheel). the flashing logo is a bummer if you're not using drivers with it though!

<< Comment #4 @ 16:21 CST, 8 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #3

hmm would be awesome to use it as tv without a pc connected to it like the samsung above does =) rather have not so great performance for fps (no time for gaming anyway lulz) but more comfort

will look into deathadder =) ty

yeah sux with phones and cameras :/ and my company will have me destroy the lense or sommit, so might as well not have one in the first place :<

<< Comment #8 @ 08:53 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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waVVes - Reply to #4

do you want one with an inbuilt tuner (tv i'm chatting about here :D) or are you gonna hook up a digibox/cable/whatever to it? Could go for a diff 120hz tft that has hdmi and use that to connect your digibox to it; but if you're looking for a monitor that has a tuner built in to it then I have no idea i'm afraid! :(

<< Comment #11 @ 09:26 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #8

doesn't have to be built in I guess, moved house and lacking tv equipment as a whole :d got digital tv on cable to use, hdmi laptop and no real dvd player/tv tuner, that's where I'm starting from.

<< Comment #9 @ 09:14 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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zealot - Reply to #4

don't buy a monitor with a built in tuner, that's stupid :d you got lots more options and possibility to upgrade once needed when you go with a hdmi monitor + seperate tuner.

<< Comment #12 @ 09:26 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #9

good point xD

<< Comment #5 @ 16:30 CST, 8 February 2011 >>

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tbone - Reply to #2

Well the abysuss I have is well made apart from the sensor. There are some that swear by the deathadder though.

I don't really watch tv, so for me it's more important to have hdmi (for xbox), you will probably need to have something that changes the signal to hdmi or a tv card(which aren't expensive) If you're going for comfort, get a dedicated tv with a large screen.

My needs are different, I have a very old blackberry (Not sure which model - must be about 5 years old) which I got for free from my work. It's features aren't very impressive but it does the job. But I have a dedicated camera and a dedicated ipod, so I don't really need those things. For work on the go I'm thinking of getting a netbook. Most of the development stuff I do isn't very processor intensive.

<< Comment #6 @ 16:35 CST, 8 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #5

not allowed/much hassle to take anything electronic like laptops/netbooks into my office :/ need a license for everything n shit ^_^

<< Comment #24 @ 14:31 CST, 14 February 2011 >>

By

Something - Reply to #6

A license for personal electronic kit for use in an office?

Sounds weird/interesting, please explain why?!

<< Comment #25 @ 13:39 CST, 15 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #24

One reason being industrial spying, another one safety/insurance (broken devices burning down the house). I'm working in advanced technology development in the automotive industry, can't even bring my own coffee machine :<

<< Comment #26 @ 02:00 CST, 16 February 2011 >>

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Something - Reply to #25

wow, thats rather crazy :S Understandable in a way; I would have imagined a severe enough NDA signed would have covered that sort of thing, I presume this sort of thing is rampant/common if such measures are to be taken?

From the outside world and having no experience of being in that industry, all I get to see of that sort of thing is the way they try and disguise key aesthetic/aerodynamic features on their test models being run outside of company grounds. Makes sense that they are even more paranoid internally where one could actually get hold of designs/data/software.

Still sucks for day to day things like that though :((

One of our family friends works in seattle for a contractor as head developer for the software for car ECU's, ABS/Traction control systems etc. Coming from the UK, he said he was rather intimidated by the severity of some of the NDA's and all the other paperwork he had to sign :S

<< Comment #29 @ 16:24 CST, 16 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #26

All of my work is protected by NDAs, even the partners of my company have nicknames internally so you won't recognise them if you're not involved in that specific project. At the end of the day all that stuff is worthless if there's just someone with a smartphone taking a high res picture of the car that will hit the market in 2 years from now. All the NDAs and even catching that person won't help once the damage is done, and this damage can cost millions easily.

<< Comment #7 @ 03:59 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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spyteman

mmh deathadder... 50 bucks for mouse :-/ and abyssus got no thumb buttons, right? blows.

<< Comment #17 @ 09:27 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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vib - Reply to #7

have you considered buying a mouse from 2nd hand?

like razer diamondback? or even razer deathadder if you like the shape of it..

<< Comment #19 @ 16:01 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #17

I'd rather have warranty so 2nd hand is not really a great option... it's just that I don't like the idea of paying 50 euros for such a "minor" tool. :<

<< Comment #23 @ 16:12 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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vib - Reply to #19

warranty is overrated tbh ; x

also I bought some mice from 2nd hand (all were, and still are, working perfectly fine) and most of them had still warranty, the sellers included their receipts : )

<< Comment #10 @ 09:19 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

By

kalston

If you don't care that much about FPS gaming the monitor you linked is good. There are different sizes too (23,24,27" IIRC) just pick the one you can afford (they are 100% similar appart from the size). Colours etc are allright and it has a much better upscaling than your average PC monitor (meaning it won't look terribly bad when you're not in native res; ie TV that isn't HD, DVDs, DivX etc).

Dunno about the Deathadder but many people say the build quality of Razer mice is terrible so you should probably get something much cheaper and that will last for a while (forever?) like the IE 3.0, MX518 etc

About the phone, erm no idea but if you can afford a Blackberry, that can't be bad. It's more of a serious phone, not like the iPhone which has tons of fun apps, games etc. It's a great tool for work.

Edited by kaleena at 09:40 CST, 9 February 2011

<< Comment #13 @ 10:55 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #10

blackberrys start at like 200 euros which isn't that much for a phone these days :) but they all have cameras too it seems :/ meh

<< Comment #14 @ 13:44 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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zealot - Reply to #13

one thing to consider with blackberrys especially... depending on your job a blackberry means you'll take your job back home. the calender syncronizing has some wildly unpopular side effects :p

<< Comment #18 @ 16:00 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #14

I moved to one end of the city just to end up on a diff project at the other end :D so I'll be spending 2x 1h a day on the train, quite some time to either waste working or waste without working. Won't really feel like free time no matter what I do :/
also would go for a motorola defy if it wasn't for that huge bug, but I was hoping there's a blackberry without camera still. Guess I need to get rid of the camera either way. :/

<< Comment #15 @ 14:00 CST, 9 February 2011 >>

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pTOLEmy

Phone: samsung omnia 7 with windows phone 7! Fucking love it. Fast, classy and a beautiful screen(amoled)!

<< Comment #20 @ 16:02 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #15

my linux heart will die when I buy a win phone xD already enough that I get to work with win7

<< Comment #16 @ 09:26 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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vib

advice: go for android os

don't know much about the potential htc mobile phones (besides that they are good & popular), but:

cheap, yet nice: lg swift (gt540)
a little expensive, but very nice: samsung galaxy x

<< Comment #21 @ 16:04 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #16

hey that LG one looks actually not too bad, do you know anything about 2.1 update? galaxy is somewhat expensive :d and I'll most likely have to break warranty so I'd rather not trash a 500eur phone immediately :D

edit: nice, apparently 2.1 is out :d will really have a closer look at it now!

Edited by spyteman at 16:08 CST, 10 February 2011

<< Comment #22 @ 16:09 CST, 10 February 2011 >>

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vib - Reply to #21

no problem with that whatsoever

<< Comment #27 @ 02:17 CST, 16 February 2011 >>

By

skint

I've got a diamondback you can have

<< Comment #28 @ 09:09 CST, 16 February 2011 >>

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vib - Reply to #27

oh can I have your diamondback plz? : P

would pay shipping ofc

<< Comment #30 @ 16:25 CST, 16 February 2011 >>

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spyteman - Reply to #27

I gladly accept presents and free shipping, ty mate. <3

<< Comment #31 @ 10:27 CST, 22 February 2011 >>

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spyteman

bought a nokia e51 on ebay (used), let's see :> will probably need to debrand n shit :x

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