What did you get for your respective holiday?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:30 pm

I didn't get a whole lot of stuff. Just a GBA w/ afterburner, good headphones,TV tuner card, hat, a lump of coal, and some other stuff.

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 1:41 pm

daguuy wrote:and some other stuff.

I smell used condoms...

sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:50 pm

I got...
-Sandisk Sansa e260 (4G)
-Mini wireless colour spy camera thingy
-Programmable robot
-Reverence for Life by Albert Schweitzer
-A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
-The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
-The Major Works of Francis Bacon
-Sudoku handheld game
-Complete series box set of Get Smart
and other such things...

It's a lot considering all I asked for was... well, a few books.

The Sansa is GREAT. It has mp3/wma/wma drm, mov, bmp/jpg(/png?), and FM playback. And voice/FM recording. The screen is ABSOLUTELY BEUTIFUL and the menus along with the controls work perfectly. There's even a (hardware-based?) shutoff in case of freezing, which works by holding down the menu button for 15 seconds.

I've already uploaded 2 episodes of Dilbert, 2 episodes of The Boondocks, and the first episode of that long-forgotten LoZ series (and some other videos, but I've deleted them). The video converter that came with the mp3 player was a bit lacking in options, but I found some info on editing the config files to my liking (the default audio settings for one thing, were horrible!). The MJPEGB encoded MOV-only playback is a bit of annoyance as the file sizes are HUGE considering the size of the video (something around 180x280), but the video IC is thought to have MPEG-4@30FPS capabilities which might be utilized by Rockbox in the future. And of course, the video bitrate can always be altered in the config file to lower file size.

Rockbox (which I'm sure you've all heard of) is still a work in progress for the Sansa e200 series (no audio support for one), but Sandisk has actually shown some interest and helped in what ways they could (sending dev units to the developers, etc. Smart idea really, as Rockbox support could help take out some of Apple's grasp on the market). But of course no audio and no real documentation didn't stop me from downloading it and playing some Doom2 with a Counterstrike WAD! (besides, I have a dual-boot set up with the original firmware)

For a real review, check out
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/01/sand ... 60-review/

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:00 pm

ganonbanned wrote:
daguuy wrote:and some other stuff.
I smell used condoms...

Wow... completely inappropriate. Not that I wanna play mod or anything, just keep in mind that we do have younger members here, and that's not exactly something they should be reading.

And sniper_spike, I got that same mp3 player for my mom! It's her first one, and she's loving it. Definitely one of the better gifts I've gotten her over the years!

CTFan

Retromaster · Post by **Retromaster** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:01 pm

Hey, my 43 year old mom has the sandisk sansa.....

........Are you sure you're not a 43 year old mom?

sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:05 pm

CronoTriggerfan wrote:
ganonbanned wrote:
daguuy wrote:and some other stuff.
I smell used condoms...
Wow... completely inappropriate. Not that I wanna play mod or anything, just keep in mind that we do have younger members here, and that's not exactly something they should be reading.

And sniper_spike, I got that same mp3 player for my mom! It's her first one, and she's loving it. Definitely one of the better gifts I've gotten her over the years!

CTFan

It certainly is an amazing player.

Retromaster wrote:Hey, my 43 year old mom has the sandisk sansa..... ........Are you sure you're not a 43 year old mom?

Yes, pretty sure. I'm just a guy with a family that doesn't buy into iPod hype=>I get better MP3 players and they pay less $$.

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:16 pm

ganonbanned wrote:
daguuy wrote:and some other stuff.
I smell used condoms...

I smell a gannon-BAN!!!

A wii
wii stuff
ocarina [octave+4 extended range]
Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess game and guide
Super Card Micro Sd lite
1 gig micro sd
Ds lite case
$150
Ati radion card
computer monitor
wireless keyboard + mouse set
Some other misc stuff

SS

Unidentified Assilant · Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:28 am

New PC (currently posting on woooooot)
Lamb Of God Pure American Metal T-Shirt
Chocolates of course... u know those nice ones
A few PS2 & Xbox games
A bit of money

Nicholai · Post by **Nicholai** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:02 am

Good Christmas this year.

1) X-Box 360 Premium w/ Free NFS: MW (Now replaced.)
2) Gears of War
3) VGA Cables for X-Box
4) Extra Wireless Controller
5) A shirt
6) Pair of jeans
7) Planets CD performed by the Philadelphia Symphony

Squalid · Post by **Squalid** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:55 am

Fruitmachine

Got all my mates coming round for some beers tonight, hopefully to put a lot of money in it

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:00 am

CronoTriggerfan wrote:
ganonbanned wrote:
daguuy wrote:and some other stuff.
I smell used condoms...
Wow... completely inappropriate. Not that I wanna play mod or anything, just keep in mind that we do have younger members here, and that's not exactly something they should be reading.

And sniper_spike, I got that same mp3 player for my mom! It's her first one, and she's loving it. Definitely one of the better gifts I've gotten her over the years!

CTFan

sorry if I offended anyone

Squalid · Post by **Squalid** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:05 am

ganonbanned wrote:
CronoTriggerfan wrote:
ganonbanned wrote:
daguuy wrote:and some other stuff.
I smell used condoms...
Wow... completely inappropriate. Not that I wanna play mod or anything, just keep in mind that we do have younger members here, and that's not exactly something they should be reading.

And sniper_spike, I got that same mp3 player for my mom! It's her first one, and she's loving it. Definitely one of the better gifts I've gotten her over the years!

CTFan
sorry if I offended anyone

It could of been much worse, like used b....no i think i'll leave that.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:40 am

Christmas is over and the money I got (failed to tell you greedy guys) has just been used to buy three items. First was a Rifts book, Megaverse Builder. The second and third are off ebay, a case and car charger for my iPod Nano, as well a remote so I don't have to leave it out in the open.

Post by **marshallh** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:17 am

Well....

A weller butane soldering iron
Redwall book
An army MRE (penne with tomato sauce).

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:25 am

This year was a weirdish christmas...

Complete tool set with like every tool imagineable (not really but still)
A big roll of solder
A large tool box
A link to the past for super nintendo
Clothes