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Logo 10 3D vs. Trex 600 (pros & Cons)
I am in the market for a 30-50 sized heli and narrowed it down to the Logo 10 3D or the Trex 600. I would like to hear what everyone thinks of these two helis including Pros and Cons of both. I would like to know everyone's advice as to which one is best for me considering the following criteria:
-I already have two chargers that can charge 3-4 cell lipos and want to avoid buying yet another charger.
-I already have a balancer to charge 3-4 cell lipos and dont want to buy yet another
-I dont want to be limited to flying at a dedicated AMA field.
-Parts quality is important (German vs Taiwan)
-Parts availability and prices
OK, so lets hear it....
I think Logo 14 is more of fair comparison due to size.
Parts quality: Mikado has the upper hand. The Logo line has been around for 7+ years, while T-Rex 5 months. So I doubt you will find any bugs in the Logos.
Parts availability: For me T-Rex wins, because every single local hobby shop carries T-Rex line, and most don't even know what a Logo is.
Prices: Well that's pretty obvious. T-rex 600 is a better value.
Performance: In the hand of capable pilot, they can both do any manuever in the book. When I had my Logo, I found the head to be a little tame to my liking. Haven't tried their new virtual flybar system yet so I can't comment on that. But based on stock setup I find the T-Rex 600 with quicker cyclic.
You can use 4 seperate TPX batts and charge them in parallel for either heli. Not the cleanest setup but it works and your charge time with a charger capable of 8 amps is just over an hour or even less depending on the shape of the batteries. ie: my TP prolites charge in an hour or less and my Common Sense batteries take over an hour and a half for the same mah. Using the 4 seperate batteries, you have 6s-2p and 12s-1p available as options. I charge my batteries and then check the balance of each individually. The TP prolites are very good about staying in balance and almost never need to be balanced with the balancer. The Common Sense batteries are out of balance 90% of the time and require extra time to balance and top off the batteries.
I am not sure why you would be limited to flying at an AMA field unless you wish to have coverage under AMA insurance. I am not sure but I don't think that the insurance is valid at any non-AMA designated field. (could be wrong here) Here in Phoenix we cannot fly any gas powered aircraft at the local park so we are limited to electric powered aircraft. Since Lipo's have come out this has not been an issue. We have both the Trex-600 and a Logo10 and fly them at several different parks in the local area with no problems.
I have been impressed with the quality of both companies parts. The Trex-600 needs upgrades in the tail system. The tail grip bearings are having issues but are easily fixed. (I used the 8x4x3 bearings from the main blade grip of the 450xl) There have been complaints about the quality of the tail blades. The tail slider ball is a weak link. (I don't know if this has been addressed yet or not) The tail control arm pivot bolt can twist in the plastic threads if you over limit your tail control and cause the tail control arm to come off the slider ball. (no more control of the tail and since the tail is driven, an auto may not help.) All of these things will most likely be fixed in future kits but you should assume for now that they need looking at and fixing if needed.
It appears for now that the parts will be easier to get for the Trex but I don't have any problems getting either companies parts so that may not help. You need to look at availability in your area for that point.
Prices are a gimmie. The Trex prices are lower overall.
I love how nimble my Logo10 is. The Trex is bigger and is wonderful to fly. I believe it can be made quicker, I just have not done anything to the stock setup and I don't feel the need to.
for a newbie???
I have been wanting to get into the heli hobby couple of questions??
1 I like the trex600 but for a new be is it to much?
2. I dont know which is better for a newbie GAS or Electric???
I have no price limit and willing to get the best of everything but need some advice from you gents/gals.... my local hobbie store here in AZ is not very knolwgable in heli...
Any help in this would be great!
1. Where do you plan on flying? Park? AMA Field? Size of field?
2. What are people in your area flying? Nitro or Electric?
In my opinion, the first question is the most important because if you get an internal cumbustion heli such as Nitro or Gas, you will need a relatively large AMA sanctioned field. If you like to fly in parks or just wherever there is ample space, electric is for you although I see some people fly nitro in vacant fields. I, personally, like to fly wherever there is a safe place so I go electric and I have one for every size field. (325mm blades, 550mm blades, and a 710mm blade or 90-sized heli).
ahhh OK never considered the freedom/space more then likley just where ever there is space
So with that said electric is the best choice....
Do you think that the trex 600 is to much for a beginner?
The Logo or Swift 16 would be a much better choice.
I own both of these heli's. I run my 500mm bladed Logo 10 3D on 1x 5s Evo25 3700's and my 600mm bladed Trex600 on 10s (2x 5s 3700 packs in series).
The Trex600 is obviously more powerful and performs better in windy conditions. The Logo is still very capable and a lot of fun to fly. Also, I do tend to take the Logo to a local park for a quick fly more often than my Trex600.
Parts availability and prices favour the Trex600, but not enough to put me off the Logo. Overall quality of both heli's is very good imop.
Your biggest constraint seems to be your chargers/balancers. If you want to move into larger electric helis you really should look at upgrading these. Otherwise, maybe you should limit your selection to something a bit smaller like a Trex500 imop.
Tom C
I'd say the opposite Rcman, I find the trex 600 to be very stable, underpowered and slow.
The logo steph280 was flying was probably one of the old mikado head designs, built before hard 3d became popular. The newer head designs are extremely fast on the cyclic, yet stable.
I think the trex 600 is good for a beginner on the stock 6s power system, but lacking for really laying down the smack.
I've owned several logo's and my freinds all fly the rex 600's. If it weren't for the parts prices they'd be flying logo's as well.
They don't regret having the rex 600 to learn on as parts are cheap and it's heavy rotor disk loading adds stability in the wind and slows everything down a little.
The swift is a great beginners option as well, but the quality is far less than the rex and downright laughable compared to the logo. I learned on one of these and it was very cost effective. Really made me appreciate the quality and smoothness of the mikado's once I started flying them.
If your a beginner, I'd go with the rex600, mostly due to cheap parts.
If you're starting to get into some decent 3d, then I'd say the logo 10-3d, as it has a much better power to weight ratio.
And yes rex 600 fans, I know the trex 600 can do every maneuver in the book, but the logo 10-3d does it harder, faster, stronger
A properly setup 10s Trex600 will easily keep up to a Logo 10 3D imop.
Also, owned a 5s Swift 16 for almost 2 years and with a few inexpensive upgrades it flew as good as my 5s Logo 10 3D. No doubt the quality of the Logo is a tad better, but not as much as you suggest imop. Overall, I think that the Swift 16 is still the best bang for your buck. Sorry I sold mine.
Tom C
Besides why would you do a 10s rex if you're starting from scratch ?
The trex 600's value stems from the included 6s motor and esc, if you're not using those you might as well buy a machine built for 10s, like a 6003d or logo 14, and shed a pound or two of weight and end up with more flight time and performance.
Ahhh, the point is moot anyways, his charger and balancer is only good for a trex 450 or 500 anyways.
I agree with Tom C,
The T600 on 10S is a real popper, but 10S battery packs do hit the visa card a bit hard .
And I also agree with him re: the Swift 16 (still am flying the heck out of mine). Their current version is a real winner, and on 6 cells it has much the same pop as the T600 on 10 cells. A great heli for the price. Easy to set for mild training or for some pretty harsh 3D with 515mm to 530mm mainblades.
Like the Logo 10 has evolved from the 14, the current version of the Swift 16 has also evolved a lot since its intro a few years ago, but they have kept the name the same.
On a 4 cell/5000mah one can set it up for more gentle 11 minute flights with lower head speeds for training and milder aerobatics or gear for higher head speed and shorter flights for some very good 3D....and progress up to 6 cell packs and higher head speeds for some very impressive and more extreme 3D....al from one airframe!
Last edited by syclic; Jan 04, 2008 at 10:34 PM.
The 500 and 600 3d evolved out of the two of those.
I thought my swift flew okay, decent performance on 6s and 550mm blades. My main gripe was that 1 in 5 brand new parts out of the package was defective in some way. Flawed moldings, tail hubs drilled off center, etc.
That and it was ugly enough that I wanted to crash it, lol.
Wonder if the much nicer looking swift 620 canopy fits ?
Despite the issues I had, it was a great trainer for me though...
Please take my comments regarding the 10s rex 600 performance with a grain of salt, I'm becoming rather jaded these days, I'm currently beating up on a logo 6003d with v-bar, stretched out to 690mm blades with an actro 32-3 "max" and flightpower 25c 4350mah packs.
7.9 pounds ready to fly on 690's and 4000watts on tap, I'll never be the same again, lol
I had a properly setup 10S T-Rex 600, best of everything you could do, 1912(H)-1Y, 55-10-32 etc... It flew "Heavy" and that is all there is to it. MY Logo 5003D with 550s ate that rex alive and then some, and that is no joke. The Logo 10 on 6S is crazy light for sure. If you are into the new and want excellent power to weight consider the 5003D, you would not be dissapointed.
Funny thing, Pyrok started this thread a little over a year ago and it appears you guys missed that it was not him that got it started again. mnnmaz does not mention that he is limited by any particular charger but he does mention that he is not limited by money. So, mnnmaz, what part of AZ do you live in? I can help you with hobby stores in the Phoenix area but not in any other city.
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Written on: 07/08/2012 by NazIma (1 review written)
Like some of you, this is my first child so had no idea about car seats. We bought this car seat to match our Sola travel system - big mistake! I totally agree with all the bad points raised about it being too heavy and my little boy was only 5lbs when he was born so always looked really uncomfortable in it but the major issue I have with this car seat is the adapters to attach it to our Sola frame. I spend at least 5 minutes fiddling around trying to clip the car seat into the frame and it… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 11/07/2012 by ppppppp (1 review written)
We have the ip with the surefix base and we did have a couple of issues with it. The biggest problem for me was the weight, it's quite heavy before baby is even in it! The other problem was trying to use it without the surefix base only to find out that the seatbelts weren't quite long enough. Another small issue was that it seemed to sit a little too far upright for tiny babies. Other than that the seat is good, some of the fabric designs are much more attractive than some of the other… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 17/01/2012 by brawling83 (1 review written)
We have had real problems with this seat. We bought it because we wanted one to go with the buggy that we had bought. It relatively expensive and we also bought the surefix base in a desperate attempt to make it fit in the car, which barely helped at all! Don't buy this car seat unless you drive a massive massive car!!… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 12/10/2011 by rebecca020780 (1 review written)
This car seat is awful - I was given it (thankfully) but I used it once and only once... apart from the car seat being designed for weight lifters to carry it has absolutely no head support for the baby and is far too upright. It's too big to go in most cars as the seat belts don't fit around it (i tried it in my mums car and my OHs car and their seat belts were too short). The one time I did try it out my baby fell asleep and her head tipped forwards and I had to rush home to get her out of… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 12/06/2011
I don't normally write reviews but I do not like the Primo Viaggio carseat at all, therefore feel strongly enough to write this review. We borrowed this off some friends as their baby had outgrown it, they liked it, I don't. Our baby's curls over in it, as others have said it doesn't support her head. She is very small for a 4 month old and it is incredibly difficult to do up the straps when she has even a cardigan on. It is also too wide for our car (a VW Polo) & the seatbelt is not long… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 17/01/2011
This car seat is so heavy I cannot lift it with my daughter in. Very annoyed at buying it as my friends bought a maxi cosi and carry it around with no problem although they were all shocked at just how heavy my car seat is. Along with this problem is the fact that my daughter struggles to fit into it when wearing a coat or snowsuit of any kind. I called customer services to see if there was anything I could do and the very rude man on the phone suggested that my three month old daughter was… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 30/09/2010
we purchased the primo viaggio before our first child was born so had no experience with car seats before, we had heard that mamas and papas was good, since we have started to use it we have found it to be very heavy, awkward to sit our baby comfortably to strap in and on one occasion i pushed the release button and pulled on the harness only to have the whole buckle come away in my hand!!!!… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 22/03/2010
Mamas and Papas Primmo Viaggio car seat
I had the older version which was smaller and lighter but not as good as the newest version although the major problem i have is when its behind the drivers seat in my hatchback i can't drive it because my seat is to far forward and when behind the drivers seat in our new 5 series BMW its fine for me to drive but my partner can't drive it. so that's a pain as we have had to move our son to the drivers side now and in my car passengers don't get leg room… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/03/2010
Having read a lot of the reviews on here they cover a lot of the bad points i wanted to mention, I cant fit this seat on the backseat with another car seat in car as the driver would need to sit on the bonnet to fit it in, so passengers have to sit in the back, Even in the quashqai it takes up an awful lot of room.
also the material isnt very nice against soft skin and because the button bit is so short and awkward I ended up nipping my daughters leg despite always trying to be careful not to… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/03/2010
We got this primo viagio car seat to go with our pliko pramette which we liked but the car seat was extremely heavy meaning i needed both hands to carry it, leaving my toddler without being able to hold my hand so that I just had to leave it permanently in the car, I had to buy a seperate headhugger from another company when my baby was newborn because her head would just flop and it is very upright (i think very young babies should be more reclined and there is obviously a convincing argument… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 23/02/2010
I wouldn't recommend this car seat. I borrowed it from a friend for my first child, who weighed 9lbs, 9oz. I could barely lift it when he was in the seat. It was also quite difficult to remove the seat from its base with him in it.
Instead I bought a Maxi Cosi, which I would highly recommend. Not only is it light, it is also compatible with many buggies and comes in a range of colours… Read Full Review
Written on: 20/02/2010
The one things you need to know about this car seat is that it is increadibly heavy without baby in it.
My son was 9lb when born so very quickly it became a problem to carry him in this and after only a few months we had to leave it in the car attached to the base and put my son in it in the car.
The straps are very difficult to tighten and twist a lot as baby gets older. I purchased this as i had purchased a mamas and papas pram and wanted to use it as a travel combination.
The one positive… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/02/2010
I brought this car seat as it matched my pramette and thinking that as it was mamas & papas it would be great...How wrong was i!!
The car seat itself is heavy, it doesnt tighten very well, the straps always get twisted and when the child gets bigger there is not alot of slack between the legs bit and straps!
I now have a maxi cosi car seat and have found its 100% better in every aspect… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/11/2009
Our new arrival was born a two weeks earlier than expected, and we hadn't bought a car seat yet. At the time there seemed to have been a general run on infant car seats, with the all options across London being on a week's backorder, except for M&P's Primo Viaggio!
Make sure you drive a large car if you are thinking of this seat! This infant seat is bigger and more than twice as heavy than needs be. The seat barely fits in our VW Golf, even with the front seat all the way forward, and it's… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/11/2009
I find this car seat extremely heavy just by itself- but add a chunky baby and its pretty back breaking to be honest. Yes, its a very safe and very padded seat, but the weight is quite ridiculous. Its very easy to fit in the car however, although the instructions are pretty minimal. The base makes it very simple to ensure its fitted correctly and I found it no trouble at all. Removing the car seat from the base can be tricky- it gets a bit jammed and takes a few attempts to heave it clear. Its… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 07/08/2009
I bought this car seat and travel system for my son now 6 with MPX chassis and bought the same again with confidence for our daughter but with X-CEL chassis, the only problem i found was the XCEL chassis doesnt collapse small enough to fit in the car with the pram on top. The car seat is heavy but i wouldn't be comfortable with my baby being in a lightweight car seat anyway. Our baby girls head was a little bit floppy but is fine now and shes only 3 week old, i also prefer it to be more upright… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 22/07/2009
Very happy with the Primo Viaggio car seat! It is nicely padded and has a hood so no need for sun visor on the car window. Only problem is the seat is quite heavy… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 18/07/2009 by gemgem (1 review written)
From the first trip home, i was so disappointed. Our little boys head was flopping about so i had to hold his head in place. The Primo Viaggio car seat sits so upright & doesnt look comfortable for a baby to lie in at all! I wish i had read some fo these reviews before we brought it. I went to mamas & papas & i said to one of the assistants that the carseat seems so upright but all she said that its been through all of the safety training & that the baby wouldnt sleep in it if he wasnt… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 13/07/2009
This is soooooooooooooo heavy compared to other seats available once baby starts putting on weight it's very hard to carry even for short distances. M & P have you over a barrel if you've bought one of their prams as other seats don't attach to their wheels. It is well padded though… Read Full ReviewClick here to see the full range of Baby Products at Amazon
Written on: 27/04/2009
The Mamas & Papas Primo Viaggio Car Seat was absolutely fine until as I tightened the straps one day and pulled on them to ensure they was locked, the slipped through, the strap hadn't locked into place, I had to press the button to make the straps lock.
This happened 4 or 5 times, then I returned it to the 3rd party shop which I had bought it from, from this point forward the customer service I received was shocking. They tested the car seat and said they couldnt find a fault so sent it back… Read Full Review
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BRIGHTON captain Gordon Greer could be in line for a Scots call-up according to his club boss Gus Poyet.
The former Kilmarnock stopper has been in excellent form for the Championship side this season.
And with Craig Levein short of back-four options, particularly in the centre of defence, Greer could win his first call-up at the age of 31 for next February's friendly in Slovenia.
Poyet believes it's only a matter of time before Greer plays for his country and said: "Scotland have been watching him. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a call because of the way he is performing at this level.
"He is the best centre-half in the division without any doubt. He's defending well with aggression.
"He's jumping and tackling but not getting booked. He's always in the right place and is commanding. That's why he's the captain.
"I'm pleased for him. I just hope he can keep himself fit because he has been playing with a few aches.
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Higher gasoline costs raise US producer prices
Rising gasoline costs pushed up the prices U.S. companies receive for their goods and services in June, but overall inflation remains tame.
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Rising gasoline costs pushed up the prices U.S. companies receive for their goods and services in June, but overall inflation remains tame.
The Labor Department said Wednesday that the producer price index, which measures the cost of goods and services before they reach the consumer, rose 0.4 percent last month. The increase follows a 0.2 percent decrease in May.
Gas costs rose 6.4 percent in June. Steel prices shot up 3 percent. But prices fell for grains, cheese and rental cars to offset some of those increases.
In the past 12 months, producer prices have risen 1.9 percent, roughly in line with the Federal Reserve's inflation target of 2 percent.
But inflation appears unlikely to accelerate based on producer prices. Crude oil prices have fallen in July, after surging last month on reports of Iraq being destabilized by the Sunni militia known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
"Nothing here is going to worry the Fed, particularly not when crude oil prices have most recently fallen back," said Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics.
Consumer prices have tended to track the costs for producers. They rose in May in response to food and energy costs increasing earlier in the year for wholesalers. Consumer prices rose 2.1 percent in May compared to the year prior.
Retailer and wholesaler profit margins increased 0.2 percent in June. Excluding the volatile food, energy and profit margin categories, core producer prices were up 0.2 percent last month.
The Fed targets inflation at about 2 percent as a guard against deflation, which can drag down wages and spark a recession. At the same time, the Fed wants to avoid excessive inflation and protect consumers and the purchasing power of the dollar.
Low inflation should provide a foundation for consumers to spend, but it also reflects the weak recovery from the Great Recession that is now entering its sixth year. Businesses are reluctant to raise their prices, if their customers lack the income to afford their goods and services.
Wage growth has been meager and unemployment, now at 6.1 percent, has been slow to recede since the recession. That has limited consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of all economic activity.
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I gave your chastity key away to your boss. I have to admit, I had no idea he was going to be SO mean to you, haha. I mean you were a normal guy that just wanted to play a little game of "chastity key holding" with me and I guess it just got out of hand. At first it was just like, hey.. lets play a kinky game where I deny you an orgasm for a day. Then I found out you were SO much nicer to me when you are "locked up"- so I made it 2 days.Then I thought it was funny that your cock was actually in PAIN in that chastity cage so I made it 3 days…then a week!
When I told my friends about it they laughed and laughed. They were actually the ones that came up with the idea for making you to spend all your savings on expensive shoes and dresses for me! You were soooo horney and stupid… remember??? Ahh, those were the days, huh? That was before Jennifer told your boss that I had you locked up like some pathetic loser, haha!
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This was the last of the three samples I was given for my Battle of the Earl Greys project. Like the others, it won't be listed on their website until the release of the new fall lineup in October, so I had to make some inferences about it and how to prepare it.
Overall, it's a pretty good Earl Grey. The black teas and bergamot are nicely balanced, but some floral elements (cornflower and rose, I think) have been added and they make themselves known in the aftertaste. The astringency is surprisingly potent when compared to how mild the tea is in general, but a nice dash of milk evens it out.
The biggest surprise with this tea was how well it re-steeped. The second cup tasted nearly identical to the first, with the bonus of reduced astringency. I have enough left for one more cup, and when I make it I will definitely re-steep it.
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Matthew Flaming's debut novel The Kingdom of Ohio is a sometimes disjointed mix of fantasy and history, with a setting only slightly off from the America we all know. In Flaming's version, the titular monarchy developed when a French nobleman was sold a parcel of land in what later became Toledo, Ohio, and it's from this region that Cheri-Anne Toledo, a descendent of its original ruler, emerges in 1900. Cheri-Anne finds herself in New York City in the company of Peter Force, a young man working on the tunnels that would become the New York City subway system. With her conviction that she has traveled in time from seven years in the past, Cheri-Anne enlists Peter's help to prove her claims.
All of this is framed by the musings of an unnamed present-day guide, who provides plenty of historical-sounding citations for his account of Peter and Cheri-Anne's encounters with the likes of Nicola Tesla, Thomas Edison, and J.P. Morgan. Narrator Todd McLaren shines best in the book's first-person sections, his warm tones providing the perfect context for this weary but eager storyteller. In the framing segments that mostly come at the beginning of each chapter, McLaren sounds less like a reader than a friendly, welcoming raconteur.
He stumbles a bit with the various foreign accents required by the range of characters in turn-of-the-century New York, and has a habit of using an irritating breathy tone when voicing characters' inner thoughts. Still, he mostly navigates Flaming's meandering story well, drawing the listener in to tales of the beginnings of the Ohio kingdom, Peter's youth on the Idaho frontier, and the bitter rivalry between Tesla and Edison. McLaren also does what he can with Flaming's copious, often superfluous footnotes, but reading them aloud has a tendency to disrupt the story's momentum.
Those stumbling blocks aside, Kingdom is an often engrossing experience with a nice sense of wonder, even if Flaming's prose is sometimes a little florid. It illustrates a world of possibilities just behind our everyday reality, and McLaren's performance makes that world come alive. Josh Bell
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"The journey through the seedier side of New York's Gilded Age...is an arresting contrast to classic time-travel themes. This is a real crowd-pleaser." (Publishers Weekly)
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I really enjoyed this book. The jumps from present time to reminiscing about his past took getting used to, but when you realize its an old man telling the story of his past, it is easy to understand. It moved well and the characters were people you could empathize with.
Speculative fiction, classic romance, historical novel. Its got it all and Todd McLaren could make a laundry list sound good.
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Market Report: Using Goldman and JP Morgan to Predict Turning Points
Goldman (GS)
A couple of stocks I like to follow are GS and JPM to forecast pivot turning points in the US stock markets, particularly the SPX.
You can see how JPM and GS appear to be tracking the SPX well and that it's my belief that if we can track potential Elliott Wave counts in both Goldman and JPM, we can find an edge to the US markets and use that information to forecast major peaks and turns in the US stock markets.
If you overlay SPX, GS and JPM with each other, there is a clear bonding between the 3 markets.
I want to first show an example to the benefits of counting stocks like GS, because they are big stocks that are traded by big institutions, it's important to watch stocks like this as they act very familiar to the major markets. If those stocks have patterns that suggest a reversal then in my opinion we can use that information to time major turning points in the major indexes.
Back in March this year I was tracking a 5 wave advance for Goldman and it looked completed, which got me on high alert for a potential reversal in the US markets, I have seen it too many times that stocks like Goldman and JP Morgan show completed patterns and then the major markets reverse.
With a 5 wave advance, Elliott Wave suggests once a 5 wave move is completed then a correction is due.
If we overlay GS with the SPX, you can clearly see how knowing what was going on in Goldman gave us a distinct advantage with what was about to happen, or I should say what I thought was going to happen with the US stock markets.
Using Goldman I was actually able to predict that a turning point in the SPX was days away.
The high for Goldman was on 27th March 2012, the high for the SPX was on 2nd April. As Goldman and other stocks like JPM started to reverse and move lower it was only a matter of time before the rest of the market would follow. Clearly you can see how the markets reacted.
Which brings me to the point of the article and by using Goldman and JP Morgan, I think a major turning point is at hand in the US markets and one that could be upsetting the bulls that are too complacent.
If we look at Goldman's Elliott Wave count, from the June lows there appears to be a 5 wave advance, and currently I suspect its now in the 5th wave, so a top in Goldman should be seen shortly which as history suggests the SPX will not be far behind if Goldman rolls over.
My best guess at this stage is sometime in January, that Goldman will complete its advance in a 5 wave impulse move. With Goldman so close to the March 2012 highs I suspect this will push towards $135 and end its advance.
It appears to need a few more gyrations to complete its advance from the June 2012 lows. So sometime in January this could be vital clue to use predict a reversal in the US stock markets, and the way GS and JPM appear to be setting up, early in 2013 suggests a turning point for the US markets.
JP Morgan (JPM)
I have been tracking a similar wave count in JP Morgan and that from the June 2012 lows, this as well looks like a 5 wave advance in play and a small dip then a push higher suggests a completion to the advance and another clue that I will be watching to suggest a major turn in the SPX.
With or without a new high in the SPX above the September 2012 highs, (although I have daily Elliott Wave pattern that ideally sees 1480-1500SPX) once the patterns on JPM and GS complete themselves. I am confident they will be signally a strong reversal in US stocks, just like Goldman did back in March 2012.
They say they never ring the bell at the top, but who needs a bell when we have JPM and GS.
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PixelsorDeath - Creators Could Be Killing Kickstarter
The next newsbit doeasn't deal with RPG's but with kickstarter. Joshua Dennison of PixelsOrDeath wrote an editorial about kickstarters and backer awards.
Question is do you agree or disagree?
In general, if one is backing a game, any money that the developers can get prior to launch can be used to make the game better so it doesn't make that much sense for backers to be too possessive.
Is this really this widespread elsewhere ?
I don't remember having experienced it thatway with products from my youth on, really. In fact, I grew up in a part of the country where it was common that everyone got everything. My grandparents taught me - a mind set most likely surviving vom WWII - that it was simply most important that everyone got at least something. In the aftermath of WWII, survival was the top priority.
I don't know how it was in the 50-60 (German "Wirtschaftswunder"), but in the 70s to 80s where I grew up, "Exclusives" just didn't exist. I guess that a part of us Germans stil is more "socialist" to some part - and I'm speaking of western Germany. Eastern Germany was a different story.
I noticed this "Exclusivism" for the first time with music records. At that time, it wasn't widespread, so it didn't bother me much.
But the number of exclusive record editions grew. I still have a box with a numbered edition of a certain CD single by Genesis here . that was the first time this "Exclusive Editions" came into my focus. And still, I although I bought it for myself (for a huge sum of money for me back then), I even then found it unfair that some people got exclusive things that others could never dream of reaching.
I guess that I'm indeed too much of an socialist : I strongly believe that everyone should be able to get the same things, if they wanted to. If I was a musiciand, I#d INSIST that there should be NO "exclusives / exclusive editions" at all be made from my recordings - and I thought so already 10 years ago or even 20 (hard to track down singles by Peter Gabriel, what really made me angry). I'd try to forbid my record company doing "Exclusives", because they are in my opinion only one thing :
Just take a look at the discography of the band called "The Corrs". Warner really broke a record in doing an insanely huge number of country-specific exclusives. For Asia, they did exclusives for almost all bigger countries, meanwhile Europe got only 1 version, usually. Plus, they didn't even stop at that - one moron had the idea of releasing singles in 2 parts : As 2 CDs which had different songs exclusive to them.
Warner did it with a few 90s Mike Oldfield singles, too (around and after TB II).
Japanese record companies are infamous for releasing "exclusive editions" of CDs of artists where the rest of the world only gets a "standard" edition of it. In the case of Enya, fans suspect that they even managed to put an more or less unfinished piece onto one CD, although it was never meant to be realeased in this unfinished state, as they suspect.
It's a bad idea to screw over your backers by offering the same rewards cheaper later on.
Apart from that, I have no problems with backer rewards not being "exclusive". I want to contribute to games being made that I believe in/ like the concept of. I think helping create a game is a reward in itself… but of course, I haven't experienced a failed project yet.
This argument could be made about DLC in general. Why should I pay full price for a game at release, then buy the DLC at full price, when I can wait a few months and get everything bundled together for far cheaper? Does the need to have something "now" or "first" really outweigh the logic of waiting until bugs are fixed, DLC is included and the cost of the total package is drastically reduced?
I tend to disagree. Backers directly influence the quality & scope of the game, people who buy it later do not. While I don't mind reasonable backer exclusive items, I've back far more projects without them and won't avoid projects that give them to other buyers later. I give them my money because they pitched an idea I liked and want to see made into the best game possible and will do what I can to make it happen. When people buy it later because it's a good game I know I helped play a very small role in that. If people stop backing, projects stop getting made or quality/scope suffers which is a loss to all gamers imo. Plus, I absolutely hate the massive casualizing of games going from major publishers to appeal to as many people as possible to ensure 1million+ copies get sold to justify their moronic budgeting. Giving developers free reign to run with their vision suits me just fine.
I think all of the extras you get from backing are not really the exclusives people should be paying attention to. The real exclusives are the bits of the game that you contributed to the existence of. That is the most important exclusive you get and any extras you get on top of that are bonuses.
This story is economic nonsense. People who back a Kickstarter do so because it's exactly the type of game they want; not because they are expecting a special deal.
Yes it's important to maintain the good will of your backers, but you can do that by being respectful and honest.
What a load of crap. Why is there, in every crowd, some naysayer who says that eventually Kickstarter is going to implode and everything is going to go back to the way it was? I think these folks just want to swim against the stream so one day they might get the satisfaction of shouting out, "I CALLED IT!"
My least favorite argument is the one about how one day a KS project won't deliver. So effing what? Have you not heard about the 10,000 traditionally published projects that didn't deliver?
Everyone knows that games get cheaper as they get older. We know this from the start, and can make an informed decision whether we can wait for a game a little longer and buy it at a reduced price, or we're willing to make a day 1 purchase, or we want the game so badly that we even pre-order it.
On Kickstarter, it's often left unclear whether some rewards will stay exclusive to the campaign, and it's especially not made clear if the same rewards will be offered immediately after the campaign for a cheaper price. That's simply not foreseeable by the customer, and that's why I said it's an instance of screwing over your backers.
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Today is St. Patrick's Day and everyone will be wearing green. I don't want to be different. Everyone wants to be Irish. They go to extraordinary lengths to find Irish relatives and trace their geology back to Ireland. I turn on the … Continue reading
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The 2010 Northeast Conference for Science and Skepticism was a very successful event. Successful in that we sold out the house again this year, and successful in the comments and feedback I've received so far from the participants and the audience members.
On a more personal note, it was a success for me, which I have a tendency to say anytime The SGU partakes in a live-audience show. Frankly, I like the immediate feedback to any quips or cracks I interject into the discussions – it's a good way to judge my efforts against what I usually sample with just the other Rogues. It is nice to know when humor is working.
While it was an overall success for The SGU as a whole, we could not help but miss Rebecca Watson's presence along with her witticisms, charms, and insights. That we were able to get Rebecca to record a quick message for us about 10 minutes before we took the stage was a fortunate happenstance, and helped ease the pangs of her not being there. On a related note, one can not help to admire the bravery of Liz Gaston of The Boston Skeptics in the Pub, who had a few hours to consider and accept our offer to come on stage with us to pinch-hit for Rebecca. As you will soon hear, Liz held her own and shone during our 'Science or Fiction' segment. Well done, Liz.
One of the most gratifying aspects of my participation in NECSS this year was the honor (and I do mean HONOR) to sit onstage directly next to The Amazing James Randi. I have been in Randi's presence twenty or so times since 1999. In every one of those occasions, I have had to mentally pinch myself so as to not "glaze over" too much while basking in such rare proximity to, as Jamy Ian Swiss called him, the single most important person in all of skepticism. Receiving Randi's unique education so up close is a brain-searing experience. These are some of my most treasured moments as a skeptic.
Meeting new faces in the audience and re-aquatinting with some faces that I have not seen in a while is a big factor in the success of the event. What a terrific blend of veteran listeners along with the newer listeners of The SGU. I have said it many times before, and I will say it again: without our audience, the SGU would not amount to a grain of sand on a beach. Socializing with our audience before, during, and after the event is always tremendous fun, and this time was no exception. Thanks to everyone I had the pleasure of dining and conversing.
In conclusion, thanks as always to Michael Feldman, Jamy Ian Swiss, Adam Magazine, Page Van Meter, all of the volunteers, directors, and members of The New York City skeptics for carrying the workman's load in making this all happen – in a scant 6 months of planning. Just think what these talented and dedicated people can accomplish with 12 full months of leading this annual conference. We at The New England Skeptical Society and The SGU are very proud of our affiliation and co-operation with the NYCS.
So allow me raise my glass and toast: Here's to NECCS Successes, both past and future!


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Good Questions: Island Enlargement Please?
Hello AT,
I had my apartment renovated before I moved in back in February of this year. I'm thrilled with how everything turned out, especially my kitchen but am now wishing that I could accommodate two more seats at my kitchen peninsula.
Coming from a tiny rental, where my coffee table was also my dining table, I was at first feeling spoiled with my new 34"x49" peninsula. However the reality is I cannot accommodate more than one other person for a sit down meal...
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As you can see from the pictures, the two seats I do have are on the living room side of the peninsula (8" counter over hang). You'll also see that there are drawers and cabinets on the kitchen side of the peninsula, so a kitchen-side over hang wasn't an option over the storage that the peninsula gives me. An over hang on the side of the peninsula was also not an option as it would not have allowed enough of an opening into the kitchen.
My idea is this: create a portable 8" over hang on the kitchen side - something with collapsable legs that is only there when needed and can easily fold up and be stored in a closet. I'm thinking MDF or HDF could be used, and I've found a laminate that matches my SileStone.
Thoughts? Additional ideas?
Thanks very much, Tom
Your idea sounds great, though a little challenging to produce. You know how in bars they will often lay a piece of wood on the bar to create more overhang for eating? Perhaps it would be simpler to make a wooden top that would simply sit over the whole thing - overhanging on both sides - and which could slip away when not in use. A nice piece of wood, with a high finish would look lovely and you wouldn't need to worry about matching your silestone.
Anyone else???


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Can any of you gurus please point out the error of my ways?
It throws parsing errors on the last line. I know I have a good result with 4 rows. The $row[1] has 3 digit numbers in it like 208, 209, etc.Code:
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Great picture, Gene!! One of those keepers that brings back childhood memories of a more simple time.
Thank U so much Richard, robryan....Scooter said to tell you he is happy U like him LOL
I can remember going down to the creek & doing this - thanks Gene! Scooter looks a real cutie!
Sorry Scooter I was thinking it was your buddy with a new facial hair job. I knew it was too good looking and had to be his best friend. Brings back memories of the farm and things to do in the summer Gene.
Thank you smllpkg, Suzy, pilley, lyndee for stopping in and for the comments and scooter loves to play pilley :-)))))))))
Having three grandsons, I can very much relate to this puzzle. Thanks Gene
Gene, wonderful new avatar, my 3 soul mates, JinJin, MeinJu, and Precious invite Scooter to come over and play.
Hey to scooter! This painting brings back days of collecting tadpoles
Very sweet!
Thanks patsyanne my friend I appreciate the comments and thanks for saying to scooter he will appreciate it also LOL
One of Bateman's earlier paintings 1963. Love it. Also your little Scooter. Thanks for showing both.
Thank you all for stopping in and for the comments,,,By the way my Avatar is my little buddy "Scooter" He is a full blooded ShihTzu, about 10 lbs. of nothing but love and I would be lost without him......
Love this picture gene, everything so natural:-))I like your new avatar
Lovely picture of boys in summer. ; )


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You dont have to update to play newer games, just update the cios or add appropriate ios. My wii is still 3.2. Updating through disk wont brick your wii.
ok, hello everyone, im new to homebrew and im wondering,
if I accidentally update to v4.3 firmware through a disk (while your wii is softmodded) would it brick ur wii and is there a way to update safley?
i'm just wondering because if a new game comes out and i need to update through the disk to a later firmware or something, would it be safe? i heard that if the game is from the same reigon then it's safe. i've also heard if you try to update at all ur wii is screwed.
P.s. i have a v4.1 wii and im pretty sure my cios is v249... oh ya and i dont have wi-fi so i can't and i don't ever do anything that has to do with internet
P.P.S. I'm sure there are probably are a bunch of these posts already but i couldn't really find anything in the search
also, if im not making any sense, sorry, im just kinda confused, and i'm a n00b to this stuff.
You dont have to update to play newer games, just update the cios or add appropriate ios. My wii is still 3.2. Updating through disk wont brick your wii.
also, a couple more questions
again sorry if i'm not making much sense.
Last edited by darkshadow2212; 11-26-2010 at 10:29 AM.
No NEVER update!!! NEVER.
No an IOS update won't brick your wii unless you install a stub IOS where your system menu IOS should be. Never install a stub IOS
Last question, yes if you are playing from a backup loader.
Damn I suck!!!!
What don't you understand about the word NEVER? If you took a disc update that wouldn't be "never" taking an update would it ?
Damn I suck!!!!
Games don't need updates from disc. Priiloader blocks updates, install the IOS or cIOS you need. Simple. Read around a bit....these questions have been asked and answered many times.
Damn I suck!!!!
didn't games like red steel 2 and wii sports resort come with some sort of update, cuz when i played red steel 2 for the 1st time it said "updating..."
Lots of games come with updates, it does not mean you need them.
I am not going to answer that question for a 4th time, so good luck.
Damn I suck!!!!


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New Zealand Cup
Tasman make top eight
October 4, 2008
Afeaki Pelenise grabbed two tries for the quarter-finals-bound Tasman
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Playing like there's no tomorrow, Tasman secured a quarterfinal berth in the Air NZ Cup rugby championship with a 36-7 demolition of Manawatu in their final round robin match in Palmerston North today.
Needing a bonus-point win to usurp Taranaki from the top eight, it looked a like a bridge too far for troubled Tasman whose future in the Air NZ Cup remains unclear because of the on-going discord between founding sub-unions Marlborough and Nelson Bays.
With the win, Tasman moved to 23 points, equal with Taranaki, but overtake them because they beat Taranaki 33-23 in the third round. They trailed 5-7 at halftime as bottom-placed Manawatu, playing a fund-raiser for teammate Aaron Cruden who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, seemed set for an unlikely upset.
Tasman started by using their forwards to build the phases before moving the ball wide. But with their eyes firmly focused on Tasman's tryline, they left the back door ajar in the seventh minute.
Defending mightily into a strong wind, Manawatu effected a turnover and fullback Francisco Bosch kicked on, recovered the ball and fed wing Andre Taylor on the cut back. Taylor found fellow wing Lote Raikabula who needed just three strides to score his seventh try of the season. Matty James converted.
Tasman were a shadow of the side that troubled Wellington in their Ranfurly Shield challenge last week as they struggled to break a dogged Manawatu defence down. Manawatu gave up territory in favour of possession, keeping play tight when they had the ball.
Tasman finally broke through in the 35th minute. Miah Nikora moved the ball down the blind side from a ruck and hooker Daniel Perrin broke through before his pass found wing Blair Cook who dotted down in the right hand corner. Nikora missed the conversion.
Having got a wake up call from coach Todd Blackadder, Tasman, with halfback Kahn Fotuali'i, winger Blair Cook, centre Kade Poki, prop Ben Franks, number eight Mark Bright and fullback Robbie Malneek firing, stormed hom with five well-taken tries.
Two came while Manawatu's Johnny Leota was spending time in the sin-bin after being shown the yellow card for what appeared to be a strong tackle but one which referee Keith Brown thought was dangerous. Winger Afeleki Pelenise showed his finishing prowess with two tries. Nikora, Malneek and Poki added the others as a winded Manawatu defence finally crumbled.
Result of an Air NZ Cup rugby match played at Palmerston North today:
Tasman 36 (Afeleki Pelenise 2, Blair Cook, Miah Nikora, Robbie Malneek, Kade Poki tries, Andrew Goodman 3 con) Manawatu 7 (Lote Raikabula try, Matty James con). Halftime: 5-7.
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Regression Discontinuity and the Price Effects of Stock Market Indexing
Yen-cheng Chang, Harrison Hong, Inessa Liskovich
NBER Working Paper No. 19290
Studies find price increases for additions to the S&P 500 index but no decreases for deletions. Additions come with good earnings news, suggesting these studies are not just measuring an indexing effect. We develop a regression discontinuity design using Russell Indices for cleaner identification. Stocks are assigned to indices based on their end-of-May market capitalizations. Stocks ranked just below 1000 are in the Russell 2000. The indices are value-weighted so these stocks receive index buying whereas those just above 1000 have close to none. Using this random assignment, we find price effects for both additions and deletions.
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Published: Regression Discontinuity and the Price Effects of Stock Market Indexing Yen-Cheng Chang Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Harrison Hong Princeton University Inessa Liskovich Rev. Financ. Stud. (2015) 28 (1): 212-246.
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Human rights: More vigilance required as torture escalates
The South African Human Rights Commission is honoured that the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions and the Association for the Prevention of Torture chose it to host vital training in investigating allegations of torture.
It could not come at a more crucial time. As a country, we are experiencing torture, ill-treatment and police brutality of a magnitude we have not experienced since we became a democracy.
The tragic killing of 34 miners by the police at Marikana, where two policemen were also killed, sent shock waves through South Africa and the world.
It followed the killing of Andries Tatane by the police during a protest march by the Ficksburg community. Mido Macia, a Mozambican taxi driver, died after he was dragged behind a police vehicle in Daveyton, in full view of members of the public.
We commend the South African government for establishing a commission of inquiry into the Marikana deaths and for the fact that, in the other matters, the policemen concerned were charged and appeared before our courts. Nonetheless, these incidents have tarnished the image of the South African police so much, it will take a long time to restore it.
As a commission, we are participating in the Marikana inquiry, and we investigated the Tatane killing, making a finding against the police. The minister of police is now appealing our finding. The acquittal of the accused in the Tatane case is a source of concern.
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Just days ago, the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights found the Zimbabwe government responsible for the torture and ill-treatment of Gabriel Shumba, a well-known human-rights advocate and lawyer.
In Mali, two ethnic-Tuareg men who had been arrested on February 15 2013 and tortured by Malian soldiers in the town of Léré, in the Timbuktu region, died in detention at Bamako Central Prison.
These incidents and many that go unreported every day paint a grim picture of the daunting challenges ahead of us as investigators of allegations of torture in Africa.
The Rabat conference of our organisations in 2011 called for the strengthening of the role of African human-rights institutes in the prevention of torture.
It called on all states in Africa to ratify the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
It was resolved that organisations such as ours should monitor places of detention, mainly police cells, investigate allegations and pursue the prosecution of perpetrators of torture and related intolerances.
I am pleased that after a protracted period of time the South African government last year placed before its National Assembly the Prevention of Torture Bill for passage into law, which will make torture and related treatment a crime.
The commission will continue to put pressure on the government to accede to the Optional Protocol.
This is an edited excerpt from the opening speech at a conference on the prevention and investigation of torture. Advocate Mabedle Lawrence Mushwana is chairperson of the SAHRC and the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions


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IPTV angle?
I guess any OLED TV will probably have IPTV but it's a tenuous link :)
IPTV Week logo Five years ago, the display technology on the consumer electronics industry's lips was OLED. Screens made from an "active" matrix of organic light-emitting diodes - tiny components that contain molecules which emit light when an electric current passes through them - could produce a more colourful, higher …
I guess any OLED TV will probably have IPTV but it's a tenuous link :)
I'm waiting for OLED for the general crappy laptop screens to be replaced with something decent, or gorgeous :D
Seriously, the latest laptop I could get (I was hunting for the best screens to) has a great image once calibrated (shouldn't have to do that) but the black level is chronically bad compared to any other modern display.
I want an OLED laptop screen damn it!
That or an IPS one, but only Apple seem to do those for any length of time.
IPS laptop screens exist, but you'll be paying Apple-like prices to get your hands on one.
What I'd like to see is these 4K screens in a laptop. It's hard enough to find a laptop sporting a 1080p screen and the next iPad3 and Prime Transformer will have larger than 1080p crammed into a 10" (touch)screen.
Because I'm not buying a new set every 3 years....
My Super-AMOLED Samsung Wave hasn't deteriorated much in the nearly two years I've had it. It's generally held that blue compound degrades faster than red and green. Not heard much about that. What has changed is the introduction of DuPont's inkjet like production process which increases potential screen sizes enormously whilst reducing production costs as currently you have to do everything under high temperature in a vacuum. If they really have solved that part of the problem then you can expect production costs to undercut LCD systems fairly quickly. You might even see some kind of rental model introduced with the screens collected for recycling every three to four years. Well, one can hope!
Sony's problem with the UK launch was selling it in dollars
guess the old panasonic plasma will have to soldier on for another 5 years or so at least.
Where are they getting this pricing? That's almost double the price of high end 55 inch 3D TVs and more than 4 times the low end 1080p 2D price. I don't see how that can work out to a $3700 average. I can get a 70 inch TV for less that $3700.
You can get a craptastic 60" TV from Walmart for ~$899 or pay upwards to a nice 3D 240Hz bell+whistle 55" name brand for a hair over $2000 (if you don't know how to shop). It then comes down to having a feature-less OLED 55" or a everything-plus-dog 55" LCD that's "good enough" and pocket the $3k difference (new HTPC and desktop rig for the difference I'd say...)
The EnergyGuide labels on TVs in the US show costs of ~$15-$20/year for a 47" screen, running 5 hours a day. Even if the calculation is based on an unrealistic 11c/kWh, you can't sell a $1000 screen on the basis that it'll save you $10 a year in electricity
You just don't put it that way, you say "Super energy effecent!" and stick some wildlife on the sticker.
People are stupid.
So do they now regret trying to deceive us all by omitting the 'backlit' from all the supoposedly LED tellies they sold last year?
aye, they made a rod for they're own back there. Number of times in the last year, I have had to explain that they don't have a led telly, but an lcd telly with a led backlight. People are convinced that's what they have bought it said LED in big letters on the TV in the shop. Even some who had RED BLUE and GREEN coloured letters. Hmmmm sucker is all I say.
"But there lies the rub: a 55in LCD TV costs, on average, $3700 (£2375), says IHS iSuppli, another market watcher, whereas the first 55in OLED TVs are likely to set punters back around $8000 (£5134)..."
$3700? Jeezus H. Bicycle-Riding CHRIST. And, if that hasn't got me sputtering enough... EIGHT THOUSAND GODDAMN' DOLLARS -- FOR A GODDAMN' TV SET?
Eight grand just for a bigger, crisper, cleaner look at Hoarders, Operation Runway, Top Chef, The Bachelor, Big Bang Theory and Law'n'Order? Christ, I need a drink, or two... or twelve.
The wife paid maybe a hundred bucks or so for a regular old digital flatscreen to replace the old portable analog CRT set in the kitchen, and we find it perfectly OK for watching evening news or the Endless 50s/60s Rerun Channel on OTA DTV while making dinner or fixing a snack. And in the bedroom, we're doing fine with our 24" flat CRT hooked up to the satellite box. $3700? $8000? Pardon me while I laugh until I piss myself.
Y'know, back in the early '50s, when TV was first taking hold (in the States), TVs were so expensive that only the well-off had them -- and bars... which gave rise to the old tradition of guys getting together at bars to watch the fights on Friday nights. And because TVs were owned by mostly well-off homes, programming was, on the whole, much better quality.
Sadly, not so today. And, we're honestly expected to cough up $3700 -- or, Dog forbid, $8K -- for a better view of The Kardashians, Real Housewives, The Apprentice, American Idol and Two And A Half Men -- with unemployment nudging ten percent? Are they shittin' us?
I remember seeing an early LCD TV, £8000, lets just say the prices quartered in a year.
When they get mass production sorted prices will drop.
As to TV, they do more than have TV on them, games & films for a start.
UK HDTV may only be 1440x1080i (same as HDV which is interesting), but we get 1920x1080p from BluRay.
We also have the BBC and so have on average slightly better TV, haven't seen any Cardassians on for a while (actually any Star Trek), but we do tend to get pretty good dramas such as Doctor Who, Merlin, Downton Abbey (yes an ITV programme is pretty good), but get to personal documentries and watch great TV.
Michael Palin travel programmes always worth a watch, I really like Great British Railway Journeys on BBC HD.
Unfortunately we do not have the sitcoms as much anymore, well we do but not as funny
Does the 55" OLED really have a 3840x2160 resolution ? At that rez, $10k sounds good.
I didn't pay $8,000 for the car I'm driving .
$800 dollars for the one I am driving!. Tellies have to get cheaper!
How does it compare with plasma?
It's essencially a non-issue with most LCDs since you can "excercise" the pixels as a preventative measure to stop anything.
But if they're at, or around how the early plasmas were, I don't think people have forgotten yet why they ditched their plasmas yet...
My plasma is 10 years old this year, and going like a trooper. Great colours, great blacks, so ghosts. It's only SD and has no HDMI which is a bugger, and I paid through the nose so you guys can get cheap-as-chips screens today, but I don't grudge it anything by now.
Happy Birthday, TH37PW4B! They grow up so fast...
I remember when SED TV's were going to be the future.


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MADRID, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has proposed charging patients with non-urgent medical needs for ambulance rides.
Non-emergency ambulance riders, such as chronically-ill patients who need transportation for treatment, would pay varying amounts for trips to hospitals, ThinkSpain reported.
Mato proposed that pensioners making less than $23,600 a year pay about $13 every six months for regular ambulance trips.
People making $131,000 a year would pay about $78 twice a year for non-emergency ambulance rides.
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"As you roll a muscle back and forth on the dense foam cylinder, it breaks down adhesions and scar tissue," says Dr Scott Levin sports medicine specialist at Somers Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. "It also warms and stretches muscles, increases circulation, and prevents soreness."
Foam rollers come in a variety of lengths. For maximum versatility and effectiveness, we like the 15x90cm size.