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Hey quick question(s).....what is the width of the strap at the tag end? Same as case? 23mm? Also is it possible to use the STD. Rep deploy buckle with after market straps? Is there a max thickness?

YES! It's absolutely HILARIOUS! Season 2 Episode 2 was called "Big Pharma". Your post made me think that you were a fan. Definately check it out if you like political comedy. Lil' Bush

LOL! Do you watch Lil' Bush?

Eh. It pays the bills. Hey.....whos the one rollin an MV?! Talk about lucky! Hell I don't even own I bike! I just borrow em from the shop.

Cancel that last post.

My next purchase from Andrew: Bulgari Assioma

I work in the US. I'd been with the Yamaha road race team for the last 5yrs. AMA Superbike Series. Won 4 SS championships with Jamie Hacking and Aaron Gobert during that time. They needed help in the MX/SX side of the race shop this year, so I have been working with Chad Reed in the AMA/FIM "World" Supercross series this year. Was with Factory Kawasaki for a bit with Doug Chandler and Eric Bostrom. Worked at Ohlins for a few years, helping with the Ducati boys. Anthony Gobert and then Ben Bostrom. Was a factory KYB tech for MX/SX race support and OEM production vehicle development for all of the Big 4 Japanese Mfgs. before that. I skipped over a bunch more that came inbetween those stops. So I guess you could say that I've been around. hahaha I'm know as the suspension [censored] in my circle. Ya, I'm a huge fan of RR too. Where do you live? I'm guessing somewhere in the EU by your sig.

LOL! I should suggest that as a company slogan for work.

I have a friend that used to do marketing for BLOSE. He let me check out his training manuals. Ever wonder why BLOSE dealers ALWAYS have BLOSE displays separate from the competitors??? The don't want direct comparison of their systems. You are correct in that they are VERY specific in their demo displays. Matter of fact you have to either purchase the display or have your own "quality checked" and authorized by BLOSE to use it. VERY good marketing. I own Their QC2 headphones because I travel every week, but other than that you can find equal or better for less. Although I do think their Wave radio is nice.

Factory Yamaha

I'm the Senior Suspension Engineer for a factory motorcycle racing team.

What exactly is a Parking Exhibition???

Agreed. For sure alot has to do with personal preference. Before the new LCDs I liked DLP for movie use. And LCD for games. I just think the new 120hz LCDs add a level of realism that didn't exist before. I understand the bit about recreating film. But honestly I feel like film isn't all that great. The picture on my Samsung LNT5271F looks like you are literally looking out your window and seeing life in action. It's CRAZY!

Ok.... I lied. Please read..... The knock against LCD TVs--which doesn't apply to plasma or rear-projection HDTVs--has been that their slower refresh rates and response times leave them susceptible to motion blur with fast-motion content. To combat this perception, LCD manufacturers are pushing 120Hz--it's the hot spec of the moment, the 1080p of 2007. 120Hz on its own doesn't appear to significantly reduce motion blur. This may seem like a bold statement right out of the starting gate, but I can tell you only what I saw. We watched a non-120HZ LCD TV, JVC's LT-47X788, next to those three 120Hz TVs, as well as three plasmas: Pioneer's PDP-5080HD and PRO-FHD1, along with Samsung's FP-T5084. Watching the same HD source material on every TV (it included recorded footage of a Saints-Colts football game and a U.S. Open quarterfinal tennis match), neither I--nor my compatriots--saw anything that made us feel 120Hz was making a real difference. Yes, when you run a fast-moving score ticker on the bottom of the screen, the letters and numbers appear slightly sharper (no blurring around the edges), but it's just not a big deal. The fact is, we haven't had a motion-blur problem with any of the newer 60Hz LCD TVs we've reviewed in recent times. Don't get me wrong--we did see a lot of what you might call blurring in faster-motion scenes, but it was always inherent in the source, so it looked basically the same on all of the TVs, including the plasmas. Motion blur is a fuzzy concept. OK, this where it gets more complicated. Typically, manufacturers are coupling 120Hz with a video-processing feature that is designed to eliminate judder in film-based (24 frame-per-second) material. This is often referred to as a "smoothing" feature, and companies have come up with different marketing-friendly names for it. Sony calls it Motion Flow, Samsung's is dubbed Movie Plus, Sharp's is TrueD, and Toshiba's is Film Stabilization, and some work better than others. Even some plasmas, such as the Pioneer PDP-5080HD, offer this type of smoothing feature, though we didn't think it was implemented as well in that model as in the LCDs (it introduced major artifacts). To be clear, motion blur and judder are two different beasts. However, they seem to be getting lumped together because both involve the clarity and stability of the image. Mitsubishi, for example, calls its 120Hz processing "Smooth 120Hz," even though the company's LCDs, such as the LT-46144, do not incorporate anti-judder processing. Anti-judder can have a major impact on picture quality. The smoother is designed to eliminate judder in film-based content, which is most noticeable in scenes that incorporate slow camera pans or in scenes shot with a handheld camera. We mainly looked at the effects of engaging the Sony's anti-judder, which has two settings: standard and high. Even at the lower setting (standard), the difference in the picture was immediately apparent. The image just looks more stable. Kick it up to high and everything becomes rock solid--it's night and day. However, the high setting tends to introduce artifacts into the picture. These look like a little tear or glitch in the picture. They appear for just a fraction of second, but they are noticeable. It's worth noting that the picture on the standard setting sometimes looks unnatural, too, particularly when the anti-judder suddenly kicks in during a fast pan and stabilizes objects moving across the screen. Eliminating judder is not for everyone. Judder is part of what makes film look like film, so when you remove it, it starts to look like video. Now, some folks like the look of video and contend that it looks more true-to-life. Both Matthew Moskovciak and I are judder-free fans. On the other hand, David Katzmaier likes the effect only in certain scenes--he generally prefers to leave it turned off during Hollywood films and turned on for some other film-based content, such as the nature documentary Planet Earth--because, in some instances, it can really alter a scene, or at least take away from what the director intended the scene to look like. This is called "director's intent," and movie purists would argue that anti-judder tarnishes the viewing experience much in the same way that performance-enhancing drugs might change the outcome of a sporting event. OK, maybe that's a stretch, but I couldn't help myself. If you're a fan of anti-judder, it's hard to live without. Moscovciak says he now has a hard time watching movies with judder; he finds it excruciatingly irritating. I personally don't feel quite that strongly, but I kept asking Katzmaier to crank the Sony's Motion Flow setting to "high." I was willing to live with the artifacts in exchange for that rock-solid image. (Katzmaier strongly disagrees.) I'm quickly becoming an anti-judder junkie. Smoothing will only get smoother. As I said, some smoothers are better than others. But remember, this is a relatively new technology, and most of these companies are taking their first cracks at these special video-processing modes. Sony's Motion Flow and others will get better with time, and chances are you'll see you'll see fewer--or hopefully, no--artifacts in future televisions when the anti-judder mode is engaged. For the record, we've tested only three HDTVs with anti-judder technology so far: the Sony, the Pioneer 5080HD, and the Toshiba 52LX177, but we'll check out more as soon as we can get our hands on them. So, is it worth paying extra for a 120Hz model now? If you can afford it, I'd say go for it, so long as you get a model that does anti-judder well--and offers good picture quality based on the fundamentals: decent black levels, color saturation, color accuracy, and resolution. Ultimately, reducing judder, not motion blur, is the real game-changer here. Get a demo yourself. Maybe you'll see what I mean. By David Carnoy And that is why 120hz is nice. This article was also written before Samsung's Auto Motion Plus technology was available to them.

Naw....honestly, not gonna budge on this one. Plasma is no longer king. The new 120hz LCDs are IT right now. Blows plasma away. Brighter, sharper, smoother. The pic just looks like life itself. Honestly, have you gone and looked at one? Sorry but the Pioneer Kuro is only 60hz refresh rate. Slow as a donkey. Hence the choppy picture. Trust me......I know you like your plasmas guys, but if you are lookin for a nice TV right now, 120hz LCD is THE way to go. Just go take a look at one if you don't believe me. 25k:1 contrast ratio, and 120hz....nuff said. One thing though....garbage in = garbage out. If you go to check one out, make sure it's at a good store. One where they have proper signal on ALL their display models. Compare pictures with equal source material. Sorry, I turned this thread into a consumer electronics theme. Just kind of another hobby of mine. CE that is. This will be my last post regarding it. But maybe we can continue this topic on OT? Sorry one more thing.....for those in the CONUS, the site has some pretty good deals if you're looking for a TV: Pay Less Plasma

No way man. Sorry to disagree, but there ain't nothin on the market other than OLED ( 11" display= $2500! ) that has a better picture than the current crop of 1080p native 120hz LCD displays. Seriously if you haven't seen one yet do yourself a favor and go have a look. I myself am a Samsung fan. Their LNT "71F" series is the best IMHO. Hands down. I've compared it side by side to the Bravia, and it kills it. One thing though......don't check em out if you can't afford a new TV right now, cuz your gonna want one the second you lay eyes on it. Man hook it up to a Blu-Ray.......forget about it!

If it's not one of the new 120hz models, forget about it. It'll be outdated by next year. Where as your 10 reps will afford you years of joy!

I'm borrowing these pics from a member on another forum. Apparently he just picked this up. I think it's absolutely stunning! Hope that was OK Dan.

Made with genuine Ostrich skin? I posted a question regarding Ostrich skin straps on another forum as I am interested in getting one. I recieved a message from a strap maker telling me that he could sourse the hide as long as there was an intrest in it. Basically the hide is quite expensive. Too expensive to purchase in order to produce just one strap, so I am posting this to see if there are others intrested in perhaps pre-ordering straps in order to purchase this hide. There are two different shades. I myself would be in for one of each. Maybe 2/1. I have my fingers crossed, in the hopes that we generate enough intrest in it to justify having the hide imported.

I'm actually going to be in Seattle this weekend. Too bad I don't get there till Sat. morning.

Back in town so I took a closer pic of the damaged screw. In discussion with the dealer. Hopefully he can resolve this.

Well lucky or not I have a big wrist. I'll be wearing this (maybe ) at full length. I won't be needing to touch the links. I'm just [censored] that this thing showed up looking like this. I'm feelin robbed right now.

Yeah I tried taking pics just now at the request of a mod on another forum. I came up with only 1 good one. Kinda hard to take pics holding a flashlight with one hand. I'll try to take more during daylight hours. The pic clearly shows the screw stickin out though.

So I purchased a watch from one of the dealers that does business here as well as other forums. This is the second watch that I have purchased from this particular dealer. This is my first "high end" rep so I was looking foward to receiving it. Well the transaction was great, excellent communication, prompt service, the process was very smooth. I received the watch today. I open the box, and initially was very happy. Everything seemed in order. I checked all the known "flaws" of this particular model and everything was as or better than expected. That is until I started peeling the plastic off of it..... First thing I noticed was that there was a noticible gap between the endlink and the case at the 6 o'clock position. It's noticible because the other endlink is flush to the case. The particular endlink that doesn't mate well to the case is also rather loose on the bracelet. It is as if the tube is too small a diameter or the end link has too big of a hole in it. I was kind of upset about it, until my finger snagged something on the same side of the bracelet near the clasp. There is a screw that was quite obviously damaged in assembly of the watch. The slot for the crew driver is mangled to the point where the screw hear is almost non-existant. The screw also juts out almost a mil from the link. It's quite easy to tell what happened here. Either the screw was cross threaded during assembly or there was debris from the polishing process stuffed in the screw hole and it wasn't cleaned out. In either case whomever assembled this bracelet, decided to attempt to force the screw in after meeting resistance. Needless to say I was pretty bummed about all of these QC issues. I emailed the dealer from which I purchased the watch regarding the problem. This was his response: "Bracelet is NEW and untouched. All is factory intact when I shipped to you. Thanks" No response as to how to resolve this problem. I've sent two more follow up emails and have yet to get a response. Now I'm F'IN [censored]! Is this the kind of service that is expected from these dealers? How is it that this dealer qualifies as a dealer on this site?! I'm kind of stuck. Unsure of what to do. Any suggestions? I've refrained from naming names and blasting this guy, because it has only been about 6hrs and am giving the benefit of doubt. However his rather short response leaves a bit uneasy. If this matter continues to be unresolved I will have no problem bashing this guy and his partner all over these boards.