Christmas list ideas?!?

Question by : Christmas list ideas?!?
I’m a girl 12, I already donate a lot and I’m going to adopt 3wwf animals so don’t call me greedy. iM girly however I like certain emo bands. I have £250 however I’m going to save maybe £150 for the January sales. I have a phone on contract which is due for upgrade in April so I don’t want a phone, I have an old iPod however I don’t want to upgrade tht. I have an iPad 2 and a tv n DVD player in my room, my bro has an xbox and I have a wii. Before someone says anything I have all these things as my dad can win things at work so we have a lot and we have a lot of things however we appreciate them. I don’t want a 3rd as my friends and I don’t rate them. No pets as I have 10guinea pigs, an adult dog and a puppy coming late November.

Also It would be helpful if you have any ideas for my family.

Mum-not into bathy stuff,doesnt read, into housy stuff, I think she is more of a person who would prefer to just have dinner or something so maybe Thts what I will do. But a few ideas would be nice please.

Dad-likes fishing and not much else to be honest he’s not materialistic

Lil bro: he’s 8, likes Lego, video games likes technology etc

Anyway thank yah in advance x

Best answer:

Answer by ?
i think you should have a digital camera to take lots of pics of you,your lovely family,friends and pets also you could have a digital picture frame in your room to go with your camera. skull candy headphones.

mum; maybe a multi photo frame for your home with all family in it and a nice meal out on boxing day or something. willow tree ornaments they are collectable and nice gifts.

dad; a mug with top fisher on, personalised. matching coaster. fishing tie.

brother; xbox games, lego sets and headphones like skull candys.

hope this helps and hope you all have a lovely christmas.

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Q&A: Rip off clearene shop in blackpool?

Question by ALCO: Rip off clearene shop in blackpool?
just returned from blackpool,went into a clearence sale on prom,4 of us spent nearly £500 on things such as camcorders dvd players mp4s and digital cameras ,when we got home checed out stuff on net and could have got it for less than £150,the stuff we bought is all crap,been on to trading standards have i got a hope of getting anything done?
2 answers so far ,not a lot o help
this stall been there for years,seen it b4 just never went in,and to say somethin is worth 800 when its not worth even £100 .is that legal?surely not!

Best answer:

Answer by savethewhale
What do you expect Blackpool and other touristy places are well known for selling tat.Trading standards won’t do anything as most of these trade clearance centres up and move quickly or state in the small print that things are sold as seen,and if your items are working nothing illegals took place.

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Eonon D3103Z Digital 15″ Car Roof Mounted DVD Player (Original £165.00,X’mas sale 12.1% off) Reviews

Eonon D3103Z Digital 15″ Car Roof Mounted DVD Player (Original £165.00,X’mas sale 12.1% off)

• 15 Inch Digital Screen Touch Button Flip Down AVI/DVD/MP3/VCD/CD Player
• Built-In Double Dome Light
• Built-In Speaker
• Support IR Earphone/FM Transmit Function
• Built-In USB Port/SD Slot

Specifices

-Color: BLACK

-Touch Button Function

-Built-In Double Dome Light

-Built-In Speaker

-Support IR Earphone/FM Transmit Function

-FM Transmit Point:

-88.0/88.1/88.2/88.3/88.4/88.5/88.6/88.7/88.8/88.9/89.0/89.1/89.2/89.3/89.4MHz

-Rotating angle of screen: 45° (Right)

-Rotating angle of screen: 45° (Left)

-Max Rotating angle: 120°

-Menu Language: English /German/Spanish/French/ Italian/ Russian/ Traditional Chinese/Simplified Chinese

-Power Supply: DC 12V

-Power Consumption : 28 W

-Remote Control Function

-Auto-Memory Function

-Fold Size: 395(mm)*390(mm)*70(mm)

-Open Size: 395(mm)*390(mm)*360(mm)

-Gross weight: 5.5kg

-Net weight: 4.5kg

-Screen

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Price: £145.00

Q&A: Career Advise Please?

Question by Barrie H: Career Advise Please?
I am 29 years old..

I have a degree in IT however my last few years work have been in sales.

I have always had trouble looking inside for the correct path and over the past few months I have been looking inside for what I want to do deep down rather than just following the crowd.

I have always been really good at setting up sound systems and tv’s and dvd players for families and friends etc.

For example, if a family member has a new dvd player.. however wants it setting up through a surround system and has not got a clue… It would take me 5 mins to do it, as I just have a natural understanding of how these things work.

Setting up tvs, dvds, surround sound systems might sound like a bit childish and a bit silly.. however I have the experience over the past few years to know that alot of people simply do not understand how to use their tv’s dvd’s etc to their full potential.

How would you advise I do next?

Sorry for such a direct question.. however is there such a career out there?

If there is something out there… where would i start to look to get qualified or get started.

I hope you can help and thank you in advance

Best answer:

Answer by exactduke
I don’t know how things work across the pond. But here in the states, when you buy a big screen tv or a stereo system, the stores have people that come in & set them up. So you might try that.

Or you could also go into business for yourself. Advertise in various web sites, newspapers, magazines, & say you will install & set up these tv, stereo & sound systems.

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Q&A: HD, Blu Ray, HDMI and the unanswered question – WHY?

Question by JJ: HD, Blu Ray, HDMI and the unanswered question – WHY?
Me and three Uni. mates have recently come home from a year working in Japan and decided to rent a place together. So we got all our stuff out of storage and, after a month of celebrating our return, moving in, and just about every other excuse we could think of ,it was finally time to set up the TV properly in time for the NHL playoffs.

This caused a problem – between the four of us, our living room looked like the tv section at pcworld, and worse, the girls had better kit than the guys. Now obviously there is nothing wrong with that, however male bonding was needed to restore the man-pride – a weekend mission to find and buy the best set up we could afford, and as a house of hockey nuts this was seen as an investment. Then there was a problem – my flatmate wanted us to get a hdmi cable that cost 1/5th the cost of the tv. Even I thought this was madness, Oddly the commission based sales assistant disagreed.

I lost. We helped that sales assistant pay for his degree. But not being one to give in, and having little else to do that afternoon, we agreed to test all the kit – how bigger difference do you actually get from HD?

We tested all our connections, blu rays, dvds, scarts, hdmi’s, you name it, it was there – our pride and joy in a sea of cables, and the difference? well what was the point?
1) up-scaling dvd player – the picture through the scart connector and the hdmi was the same.

2) blu ray player – played dvds exactly the same as the dvd player, played blu rays really well, however there wasn’t a great difference in picture over the dvd and the sound was exactly the same to our ears. Don’t get me wrong – blu ray looked better… however worth the money difference? no way.

4) The ps3 – composite and HDMI looked better than scart, however the same as each other and the scart picture wasn’t that bad – you’d never sit there thinking ‘I need to improve this’.

HD tv – this was the one area that mattered – compare a hd flat screen to the old crt and the difference was huge – what ever you connected, the picture looked better in every single way over our older tvs and non- hi def flat screens.

It surprised both of us how little ‘noticeable’ difference there was. I think we’d both got sucked into the hype about it all at the moment, and i was wondering if someone else has got their new kit home and been surprisingly underwhelmed? – don’t get me wrong, like I said, the TV is amazing, and all the HD bits that go with it are better, they just aren’t a ‘how did we cope before’ moment.

So have you been disappointed like us? or do you think i’m wrong and hi def changed you’re life?

Best answer:

Answer by john313181
I AGREE WITH YOU.sorry about the caps,there is to much hype about the benefits of HD tv ,picture is better however not as good as i expected or was led to believe it was, i use the Sky dish and the HD box however not greatly impressed with it , however when i go onto the Freeview channels the picture is a vast improvement, and to date this area is not fully upgraded for the Freeview, another thing i found out is ,check your signal input channel on your HD- TV, I was advised to do this by a Sky engineer and change the input channels until i got a sign telling me i was on 1080 dpi as this is the channel for using the HD with, if you are using the scart lead,your tv will automatically go onto AV input mode,but if you switch it to the 1080 dpi HD input channel there is a vast difference in the picture and sound, my TV is a Sharp HD 1080 ready set and channel input no 5 is the only one which shows me i am getting the full HD signal ,it can get bloody confusing at the best of times,good luck with it.

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How to sell your stuff quickly and a good price?

Question by lexi: How to sell your stuff quickly and a good price?
Hoping to move abroad soon and want to sell most of my stuff. Ebay is a really slow process so I don’t want to sell them on a betting site. Other than a garage sale, which isn’t going to happen, what else could I consider, meaning not sly remarks Just what other sites I could get quick cash back. It will cost me more to transport these things, than just buying them in the country. TV, HIFI system, laptop, dvd player, so yeah mainly electrical. I know I won’t get much for them however am hoping to get the best deal possible. The furniture I’m giving to friends. Thank you

Best answer:

Answer by xpatinasia
Craigslist.

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2nd hand PC price opinions?

Question by Dopes: 2nd hand PC price opinions?
How much should I put this up for sale for, I’m selling the below pc:
Case: ThermalTake Shark
Mother Board: Asus p7p55d-E-EVO
Intel i5 750 (Cooler Master 212 plus fan)
Ballistix Tracer DDR3-1600 PC3-12800 (4Gb)
Asus HD5770 v2
HX850 PSU
Blue Ray dvd player
750Gb HDD
and also has a Lynksys WiFi usb (N)
Been out of the game for a while and have no idea what would be reasonable to sell this for in GBP.
Thanks in advance.
I made it in January this year.
Also forgot there’s an HD 22″Monitor LG

Best answer:

Answer by Yeah I know.
I don’t know about the GBP. But i’d expect maybe like 0ish?

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Can’t decide between two 22″ HD TV’s…?

Question by Jamie: Can’t decide between two 22″ HD TV’s…?
It’s my birthday on Thursday and I’m being given £250 to buy a TV for my room which I will be using for both Freeview & a PS3. I’ve brought it down to 2 specific ones, so please don’t advertise me other ones lol
Firstly a UMC 22″ from www.comet.co.uk
Advantages: Is the only (and I mean only) 22″ TV in my price range that has 1080p HD qualilty. I am using this for a PS3 so that could come in very handy even thought the TV is small. Although it’s a little more expensive it really looks worth it, and it also has a built in DVD player, which could come in handy.
Disadvantages: It is from a company I haven’t heard of before so it may not last as long, and if it brakes then we have no idea who to go to if comet don’t replace it. Also looks like there could be small (fixable) sound issues. 4.8/5 on the site: http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/503487/UMC-L216-22B
The other TV is BUSH 22″ in the sale from Argos for £195.69.
Advantages: It’s a BUSH TV so at least I know the company. It is more popular and has more accurate reviews and comes with guarantee.
Disadvantages: I can’t seem to find a wall mount for it and it only goes to 720p HD which means some of my PS3 games will downgrade from 1080. No built in DVD. Around 4.4/5 on the site:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5294062/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7CHome+entertainment+and+sat+nav%7C12108813/c_2/2%7Ccat_12108813%7CTelevisions%7C12108983/c_3/3%7Ccat_12108983%7C14+inch+to+24+inch+LCD+TVs%7C12108998.htm

I know it’s a bit to read however I’d really appreciate any feedback and advice on which one to buy, thanks a lot!

Best answer:

Answer by Nat
second one, simply because its a better brand, my 32″ is a samsung. and my ps3 and every other console works like a dream

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maths homework help!!?

Question by Bug: maths homework help!!?
so… I desperately need help with my maths homework! The questions are below and i need workings out as well… I don’t get how you do the multiplier thing..

An elastic band is stretched so that its length increases by 25%. If the stretched elastic band is 16cm long, find its unstretched length.

A strain of bacteria increases at a rate of 12.5% per day.

a) if there were 1000 bacteria originally, calculate the number there will be at the end of each day for seven days. Round each calculation to the nearest number.

b)Use a single calculation to find the number of bacteria at the end of seven days. Round your answer to the nearest whole number

c) what do you notice about your answers to part a) and b)? explain your findings

Also this question,

This table shows the original price and the shop sale price of four items in an electrical shop.
a) which item has the largest percentage decrease in price in the sale?
b) which item has the smallest percentage decrease i sale price?

item , original price , sale price
dishwasher , 270 , 220
toaster , 18 , 15
DVD player , 190 , 165
food processor , 99 , 78

Best answer:

Answer by JimmyxP
Sorry…can’t help ya!

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Any sudden reason for this to happen?

Question by thinpinblue: Any sudden reason for this to happen?
I have just purchased a CD that came with a free DVD. It’s on sale nationally in the UK. When I try to play it in my Panasonic DVD player & recorder, I get a message saying its the wrong region. I have never had this happen before My other DVD’s work perfectly OK. I tried the DVD on a neighbours player of exactly the same make and it plays perfectly. Would this suggest i may have altered a setting accidentally or what. I explained over the phone to the tech dept of the store where i bought the player,(John Lewis) and all they could say is that they were baffled
The DVD does say after the title NTSC

Best answer:

Answer by Arnak
Hi,

NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee is the analog television system used in most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Burma, and some Pacific island nations and territories (see map). NTSC is also the name of the U.S. standardization body that developed the broadcast standard.[1] The first NTSC standard was developed in 1941 and had no provision for color TV.

So you have a region 1 dvd not region 2 as required in the UK.

It probably played on your neighbours player as it may be all region.

Arnak

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