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My Home Digital Setup

So lots of friends have been asking me how i do my setup at home. So instead of telling of you one by one i'm just going to post it here. It will save me effort and the anonymous surfers out there can also benefit. I'm very open to comments, feedback and suggestions as to how to improve my setup, so just please let me know. DO NOT assume i have tons of cash ok! Just becoz i bought the dyson fan... ---- Disclaimer: I'm not saying this is the best setup at all and neither am i saying i'm an expert on the matter. I'm just a regular geeky guy who enjoys his toys and this is just what i use. I'm happy with it. Learn what you can from this. I'm also not going to go into detail. Everything can be found in detail with google so if you need more of the fact-sy stuff, just google it. What you can't find anywhere else is MY opinion :D ----- Fundamentals 1. GIGABIT network speed Max out internal LAN bandwidth. Especially if you are going to stream videos. Make sure ...

New Stuff

Ok haven't been updating much. Just thought I'd share a couple of recent buys: Dyson Air Multiplier There is NO WAY this is worth its money in terms of actual cooling and value but wow, it really looks good. I think the utility its giving me everytime i look at it is worthwhile. Pros: No buffeting wind which is a big deal to me, super stylo Cons: Quite noisy, not really powerful, need to be used in conjunction with an aircon HAHA...seriously... Samsung Series 4 32 inch LCD (LA32C450) Bought this at a recent IT fair after going back and forth against a the Sony BX320. In the end, found that the colour is more vivid in this one and its also much cheaper. Don't really like the look and form factor of it (compared to the stylish Sony) but then its just a secondary TV so there. Not even full HD but its only 32 inch so I don't see much of a point. Pros: Gives me the quality I need, very cheaply bought Cons: Don't like the design WD Live TV Bought this also at the IT fai...