Archive for August 31st, 2008

Open Question: Does a TV built after 2004 need a digital converter box? ?

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

My tv is a 20″ Sanyo LCD built in 2006 - I use an antenna which says HDTV on the box…… now I do not if I should purchase a converter box becuase I heard tvs that are manufactured after 2004 don’t need one?

Please help!!

Open Question: Second-Hand PC: Am I paying too much?

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

I’m paying £99 for this, plus £14 delivery. Is it worth it, or am I being ripped off? Product details are below:

Refurbished IBM Intel Pentium 4 2 .4 GHZ PC in perfect condition & full working order(fully tested), comes with windows xp,antivirus, firewall, office.Hard disc is wiped out and fresh copy of win xp installed for your piece of mind.( software wise like a new computer)

17″ LCD Monitor (in very good condition)

Licensed windows xp professional( system discs included)

512 MB memory ( can upgrade to 1 GB for £16)

DVD writer, Fast 40 GB HDD

Sound, Network, USB.(2 front, 2 back).

Delivery £14 in London. Will deliver & setup & demonstrate that it is in full working order, Payment in cash.
I know its not incredibly fast and hasn’t got much memory, but I intend to upgrade it myself as and when I like to.