Need help deciding....

TheSoundMan21 · 02-14-2008, 09:33 AM

Ok so I got my tax return.... not as much as I would have hoped for (sorry cant get the carbon fiber doors....) but I can either get a sound system for the S or a Play Station 3 which I would mainly get for Blu Ray simply because they won the format war.

If you get a different deck in the car can you still control the volume by the control to the left of the steering wheel?

DJJSR · 02-14-2008, 09:51 AM

Forget that crap. If you really want to put that dinero to good use, throw a party for your fellow Stewie owners!!!!

Java Junky · 02-14-2008, 09:57 AM

SM, driver'z school.
Don't short change yerself with toys.
You've godda time machine at your disposal n' you're thinkin' about video games n' tunes????
(Failin' that suggestion, I'll go with Don)
Java

seeno · 02-14-2008, 10:09 AM

I'd go for the PS3.. then again i'm only 19 :P

TheSoundMan21 · 02-14-2008, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Java Junky

SM, driver'z school.
Don't short change yerself with toys.
You've godda time machine at your disposal n' you're thinkin' about video games n' tunes????
(Failin' that suggestion, I'll go with Don)
Java

I am thinking about putting my 40" Samsung LCD 720P to good use and I need the PS3 (besides it saves gas money lol)

hajohehe · 02-14-2008, 10:15 AM

ps3...

engine sound > high quality music

TheSoundMan21 · 02-14-2008, 10:20 AM

Hajo hehe I agree with you there. Far as driving school let me save up for tires for that one. I havent had a crash in her yet and I have had the backend out. Ill get track days sometime though.

sonic · 02-14-2008, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoundMan21

I am thinking about putting my 40" Samsung LCD 720P to good use and I need the PS3 (besides it saves gas money lol)

Some advice for your tv shopping. Don't go with a 720p. Get a 1080p. Reason being, in 2009 when all the tv stuff has to be digital the signal that is goinig to be broadcast is going to be 1080p.

rickjkerstetter · 02-14-2008, 11:33 AM

I would get the playstation 3, just so I could play Grand Tourismo 4!

svmtbman · 02-14-2008, 11:57 AM

Get the PS3, I've had mine since launch and turn it on pretty much every day. Not only do you get an awesome gaming system and the Blu Ray, but you also get a media center so you can stream all of your mp3 and video files from your PC through your tv and stereo.

Java Junky · 02-14-2008, 01:52 PM

A'course, there'z alot ta be said fer a good Leggo set.
(Translation: driver'z school SM)
Java

Neil · 02-14-2008, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoundMan21

Ok so I got my tax return.... not as much as I would have hoped for (sorry cant get the carbon fiber doors....) but I can either get a sound system for the S or a Play Station 3 which I would mainly get for Blu Ray simply because they won the format war.

If you get a different deck in the car can you still control the volume by the control to the left of the steering wheel?

Hey if you don't know what exactly to buy with your hard earned refund, I'll send my wife down....................no problem with spending money.
And if that fails I'll send my kids down ( they know how to suck blood from a stone )

Neil

Neil · 02-14-2008, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJJSR

Forget that crap. If you really want to put that dinero to good use, throw a party for your fellow Stewie owners!!!!

Heck no.............all you guys come up North, we'll drive onto the lake with the roof off and fish outa the back

TheSoundMan21 · 02-14-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Java Junky

A'course, there'z alot ta be said fer a good Leggo set.
(Translation: driver'z school SM)
Java

Java on any other normal occasion I would most definitely take that up. Simply because I like to do what most dont. But on the simplicity of this all is in my name. I am a huge media geek last year I bought my tv and sad to say but this Samsung cost me $1500 for a 720p (not 1080p bummer). The only reason I would get the PS3 is simply because they won the format war for Blu Ray. I have completely stopped buying regular DVDs. So I guess I will go for the PS3.

Java as far as the sugestion goes for the track days and driving school. When the weather warms up and constantly stays that way I will go to driving school. But with it being cold and working on getting a gf theres nothing better than watching a good movie in a warm home than frozen outside.

P.S. I love Oklahoma weather its the middle of Jan. and its 70 degrees outside and we have a chance of freezing rain and snow tonight. With a high of 41 tomorrow. =] Top down

Vezna31 · 02-14-2008, 02:53 PM

My refund gave me a Performance Box timer and a track day at Laguna Seca in March plus 3 additional nights in Monterey for my anniversary. And I still had plenty to spare to make a nice big credit card payment

bbcricketta · 02-14-2008, 03:12 PM

aye, a freakin' playstation...sheesh. and a tax refund. man, ya givin' those bloodsuckers an interest free loan. and they gonna give us 600 clams...ok,sonny boy, you have fun payin' that back. i shoulda been a politician. please, don't get me started. learn to speak chinese and / or spanish. don't worry about health care, it's taken care of. and frig, don't worry about your mortgage either. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

TheSoundMan21 · 02-14-2008, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbcricketta

aye, a freakin' playstation...sheesh. and a tax refund. man, ya givin' those bloodsuckers an interest free loan. and they gonna give us 600 clams...ok,sonny boy, you have fun payin' that back. i shoulda been a politician. please, don't get me started. learn to speak chinese and / or spanish. don't worry about health care, it's taken care of. and frig, don't worry about your mortgage either. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

I know what you mean but I rather get money back. I am 23 and yet still have to learn a few things. Money management being one of em. Dang the only reason I want the playstation is just for Blu Ray does anyone on this board know what that is. lol

bbcricketta · 02-14-2008, 03:25 PM

dig...but it is your money in the first place. if you had it making 3% you would have $618 instead of $600. no biggie you say...but it is $18 more than you're getting now. 6 gallons of gas. course you would have to pay taxes on the $18. can't get rich giving money away. especially to the bloodsuckers.

Neil · 02-14-2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSoundMan21

I know what you mean but I rather get money back. I am 23 and yet still have to learn a few things. Money management being one of em. Dang the only reason I want the playstation is just for Blu Ray does anyone on this board know what that is. lol

Dirty joke stand up comedian.........close ?

or.............

A new system with heightened graphics and visual effects, blue ray discs, dvd's etc....................close?

TheSoundMan21 · 02-14-2008, 03:54 PM

Neil apparently I dont know what that is......
As far as the money advice Ill have to tell my future money handler (my wife) when and if I find her I am sure she will get that fixed for me. Til then get everything I want before I marry. Tv check
surround sound system check
Xbox 360 check
PS3 soon to be check
Awesome car check check

btw this is Blu Ray

with that im outta here going to drive top down.

Java Junky · 02-14-2008, 05:18 PM

Ahh-h-h-h-h SoundMan . . thou art smitten.
Now I'd heard that BlueRay, as good'z'itt'izz is kind'a in the same situation that the ol' Beta tapes were when they were better than the VHS. As I hear it the HD . . well HD somethin' HDTV? HDMP? HD-M-O-U-S-E. Anyway, investin' heavily in BlueRay may be somethin' ya wanna hold back on until you see which way this playz out.
But from the get-go SM, I know diddly about this new technology. That little bit'a info above was only shared with me by some friends who do this for a livin'.
'Kind'a like me repeatin' somethin' that I'd memorized in French. I can say it, but I don't really know whut it means, y'know?
Java

TheSoundMan21 · 02-15-2008, 08:24 AM

As far as I know WB has signed with Blu Ray which was the last remaining hope for HD DVD. I have an HD DVD player but no movies are even comming out any more one it. Ah I dont know just looks like HD DVD is dead. What else do your friends say im kinda curious....

Java Junky · 02-15-2008, 09:37 AM

You godda be kiddin' me SM. I went brain-dead fer 6 hours jus' 'memberin' that liddle bit whudd I tol'ja. 'Woke up layin' in 'Roo'z cage n' from the lookz'a the two'uv us, it don't appear he gave up the cage willin'ly.
Either I started peein' oud'a my ankle 'r the mangy flea-bag pissed on my leg.

batguano · 02-15-2008, 09:46 AM

Tax rebate?
Don't count those chickens until they hatch.

We all know how the politics game is played and it aint pretty.

mdbrich · 02-15-2008, 10:04 AM

47 LCD 1080p TV (Check)
PS3 (Check)
Denon Reciver With polk audio (Check)
Modded Ps2 and Wii (Check)
30" Dell Computer monitor (Check)
s2000 (Check)
good job and lots of @s$ (Check)

What else do you need?

In my opinon the format wars are dead, when you download all your movies and stream them to your tv from your computer for free!!

rickjkerstetter · 02-15-2008, 02:02 PM

NES 16 bit : check

18" black and white T.V. : check

Boom box with detachable speakers and 2 tape decks : check

Swatch watch : check

parachute pants : check

1982 chevy chevette : check

What else does one need?

TheSoundMan21 · 02-15-2008, 02:23 PM

Turbo Tax my friend money should be in the bank next week. =]

Java next time if your about to absorb some information be on the couch or sumthin. Dog pissin aint that cool.

Blu Ray here I come.

02-14-2008, 09:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
TheSoundMan21 Village Pyro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,042	Need help deciding.... Ok so I got my tax return.... not as much as I would have hoped for (sorry cant get the carbon fiber doors....) but I can either get a sound system for the S or a Play Station 3 which I would mainly get for Blu Ray simply because they won the format war. If you get a different deck in the car can you still control the volume by the control to the left of the steering wheel? __________________ If you want to avoid toil, check your God Blessed OIL.

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DJJSR Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hooterville Posts: 1,752	Forget that crap. If you really want to put that dinero to good use, throw a party for your fellow Stewie owners!!!! __________________ Don

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Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,436	SM, driver'z school. Don't short change yerself with toys. You've godda time machine at your disposal n' you're thinkin' about video games n' tunes???? (Failin' that suggestion, I'll go with Don) Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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TheSoundMan21 Village Pyro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,042	Hajo hehe I agree with you there. Far as driving school let me save up for tires for that one. I havent had a crash in her yet and I have had the backend out. Ill get track days sometime though. __________________ If you want to avoid toil, check your God Blessed OIL.

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seeno Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 19	I'd go for the PS3.. then again i'm only 19 :P

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rickjkerstetter Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 69	I would get the playstation 3, just so I could play Grand Tourismo 4!

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svmtbman Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 35	Get the PS3, I've had mine since launch and turn it on pretty much every day. Not only do you get an awesome gaming system and the Blu Ray, but you also get a media center so you can stream all of your mp3 and video files from your PC through your tv and stereo.

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Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,436	A'course, there'z alot ta be said fer a good Leggo set. (Translation: driver'z school SM) Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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Vezna31 Resident Track Whore :) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chula Vista, CA Posts: 1,285	My refund gave me a Performance Box timer and a track day at Laguna Seca in March plus 3 additional nights in Monterey for my anniversary. And I still had plenty to spare to make a nice big credit card payment __________________ Vezna Financial Services - For mortgages, accounting and taxes, and phone service needs. http://www.vezna.com San Diego Car Club - http://www.sdcarclub.com

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bbcricketta normal aspiration Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 710	aye, a freakin' playstation...sheesh. and a tax refund. man, ya givin' those bloodsuckers an interest free loan. and they gonna give us 600 clams...ok,sonny boy, you have fun payin' that back. i shoulda been a politician. please, don't get me started. learn to speak chinese and / or spanish. don't worry about health care, it's taken care of. and frig, don't worry about your mortgage either. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! __________________ 2007 berlina black

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bbcricketta normal aspiration Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south georgia Posts: 710	dig...but it is your money in the first place. if you had it making 3% you would have $618 instead of $600. no biggie you say...but it is $18 more than you're getting now. 6 gallons of gas. course you would have to pay taxes on the $18. can't get rich giving money away. especially to the bloodsuckers. __________________ 2007 berlina black Last edited by bbcricketta; 02-14-2008 at 03:28 PM.

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TheSoundMan21 Village Pyro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,042	Neil apparently I dont know what that is...... As far as the money advice Ill have to tell my future money handler (my wife) when and if I find her I am sure she will get that fixed for me. Til then get everything I want before I marry. Tv check surround sound system check Xbox 360 check PS3 soon to be check Awesome car check check btw this is Blu Ray with that im outta here going to drive top down. __________________ If you want to avoid toil, check your God Blessed OIL. Last edited by TheSoundMan21; 02-14-2008 at 03:57 PM.

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Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,436	Ahh-h-h-h-h SoundMan . . thou art smitten. Now I'd heard that BlueRay, as good'z'itt'izz is kind'a in the same situation that the ol' Beta tapes were when they were better than the VHS. As I hear it the HD . . well HD somethin' HDTV? HDMP? HD-M-O-U-S-E. Anyway, investin' heavily in BlueRay may be somethin' ya wanna hold back on until you see which way this playz out. But from the get-go SM, I know diddly about this new technology. That little bit'a info above was only shared with me by some friends who do this for a livin'. 'Kind'a like me repeatin' somethin' that I'd memorized in French. I can say it, but I don't really know whut it means, y'know? Java __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

02-15-2008, 08:24 AM	#22 (permalink)
TheSoundMan21 Village Pyro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,042	As far as I know WB has signed with Blu Ray which was the last remaining hope for HD DVD. I have an HD DVD player but no movies are even comming out any more one it. Ah I dont know just looks like HD DVD is dead. What else do your friends say im kinda curious.... __________________ If you want to avoid toil, check your God Blessed OIL.

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Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,436	You godda be kiddin' me SM. I went brain-dead fer 6 hours jus' 'memberin' that liddle bit whudd I tol'ja. 'Woke up layin' in 'Roo'z cage n' from the lookz'a the two'uv us, it don't appear he gave up the cage willin'ly. Either I started peein' oud'a my ankle 'r the mangy flea-bag pissed on my leg. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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rickjkerstetter Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 69	NES 16 bit : check 18" black and white T.V. : check Boom box with detachable speakers and 2 tape decks : check Swatch watch : check parachute pants : check 1982 chevy chevette : check What else does one need?

02-15-2008, 02:23 PM	#27 (permalink)
TheSoundMan21 Village Pyro Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,042	Turbo Tax my friend money should be in the bank next week. =] Java next time if your about to absorb some information be on the couch or sumthin. Dog pissin aint that cool. Blu Ray here I come. __________________ If you want to avoid toil, check your God Blessed OIL.