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This is a common question but one which I haven't seen answered: What is the best 32" LCD gaming TV?

Can anyone recommend a TV that is used 80% for gaming / 20% movies & television? The order of priority being 1. Extremely low input lag; 2. Picture quality, 3. Connectivity & sound.

There doesn't seem to be a clear article or blog post about this question. I used to hear good things about LG and Samsung, now I hear Panasonic LCDs are getting better; Sony Bravias all look great but don't seem too hot with input lag.

Anyone really happy with their current TV? I'm not looking for the high-end models, just something in the £250 - 450 price bracket. It's driving me crazy because I want to be sure before I buy it!

Please help!

So it's been a couple of years since the back issues dept. had a website. Any news guys? I remember it being really helpful back when it was up...

Wanted:

Megazine issues 275 - 293. PM me if you have any of these issues for sale, thanks.

It's been a while since I was last here but thought I'd share what I got up to whilst snowed in (well, that's what I told my boss).

R2-D2 Snowbot

On second thoughts, I probably should've attempted "Sno-Jaws" but I don't think I could've replicated the smell...

Astrojoe

I'm looking to catch up on issues from the past couple of years:

2000AD - 1511 to present

Meg - 254 to present

Extreme Editions - 14, 19 to present

If anyone is looking to sell then drop me a PM or reply below.

Astrojoe

After nearly 4 years of sci-fi based musical magic, The V.Cs have decided to call it a day. Weâ??ve all had a hell of a laugh throughout the time weâ??ve been around and are eternally grateful to all those who have shown their support to us in any capacity.

A massive thank you must go out to those people involved in making it all happen. Thank you to all the musicians, promoters, engineers, friends, advisors and most of all, fans, for helping us when we needed it and making us feel like superheroes!

Our last release will be â??Residual Energy of the Broken Heartedâ? which appears on Lupine Recordâ??s â??Tales From The Luxâ? compilation which will be available from http://www.myspace.com/lupinerecords and at our final 2 gigs in Manchester and Wigan. You can listen to this track now on our MySpace.

There may be future material/recordings released, including a possible story that will appear on thevcs.com, but there are no plans for The V.Cs to play live after November 1st.

Our website, www.thevcs.com, and our MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thevcs will continue to be checked and updated so you can keep in touch with us all there.

Our final 3 gigs are as follows:

Oct 27th (Sat) @ Joshua Brookes, Manchester

Oct 30th (Mon) @ Dry Bar, Manchester

Nov 1st (Wed) @ Kings Electric, Wigan

Please make it down and say goodbye!

Thanks once again.

Your space-buddies,
The V.Cs

â?¦over & out.
thevcs.com | myspace.com/thevcs

Link: http://www.myspace.com/thevcs" target="_blank">myspace.com/thevcs

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I'm a dummy. Can some help me sort myself out with an avatar/icon image?

Click the link below to witness low-budget visuals at high-budget prices!

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBFEdqSHMoI" target="_blank">Heaven & Hell

Our debut double A-side single, Nice Place ...We'll Take It! / Clones, is available from Rough Trade online - see below.

It is a limited edition run of 500, so be quick!

Link: http://www.roughtrade.com/site/shop_detail.lasso?search_type=sku&sku=271271" target="_blank">Rough Trade Online

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Nintendo in all their mighty wisdom have decided to call their new console "Wii"...

WTF?

Link: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/player.php?mode=article&id=80" target="_blank">Nintendo Wii

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The V.Cs - Nice Place ...We'll Take It! / Clones - Double A-side Debut 7" Single is available to pre-order now! Simply go to http://www.sftrecords.co.uk for more info. Make sure you get your hands on one of the 500 copies of this limited edition release!

It is available in the following formats - 7" Vinyl for ?3 inc. P+P or 7" Vinyl with a CD copy of the tracks aswell for ?4 inc. P+P.

Get over to http://www.sftrecords.co.uk asap and reserve your copy now!

Listen to the tracks over on http://www.myspace.com/thevcs and stay tuned for info on upcoming release tour in May!

Over & out,
The V.Cs

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Link: http://www.sftrecords.co.uk" target="_blank">The V.Cs - Nice Place ...We'll Take It! / Clones

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The V.Cs @
The Windmill, Brixton
Thursday 23rd June
Doors 8pm | Entry ?3

Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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The V.Cs @ Upstairs at The Garage, London N5
Tue 17th May 2005
Doors 8pm | Entry ?5 with flyer (below)


Press:
"Insanely brilliant. 5/5"
- Teletext

"...summoning visions of Betty Page in
leopard-skin panties fighting off a bug-eyed
monster with a stiffy. Rise up and reject
conformity - follow The V.Cs like your life
depends on it."
- Artrocker

"...loose limbed surf rock with chewy keyboard, hollerin' vox and a touch of
David Lynchian spice. With added Theremin. Will Tarantino discover them for his
next film? Will Vince Ray design their t-shirts? All these things are quite
possible. And they have a tune about movie monster animator Ray Harryhausen.
That's classy."
- Smoking Beagle, Jan 2005

"Superheroes in a musical metropolis
populated by the corrupt and the crooked."
- The Fly

"...Hank Marvin has been put into a giant blender
with The B52's and the whole bloody mess turned
into soup and thrown and splattered against a
giant poster of 1960s Californian surf. Brilliant stuff."
- Manchester Music. 5/5

Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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All are welcome!

Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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Can anyone help me out by listing the 2000 AD artists that have their own websites? Personal sites are preferred (especially those who list their current business email address).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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The V.Cs Newsletter April / May 2005
 
: Sorry for the delay with this mail out. The V.Cs have been busy down in London shooting footage for their new video for [CLASSIFIED] which should be ready by May the [CLASSIFIED]. Expect more info soon!
 
: First up, the most important news ? FemBot S4FF has fractured her delicate left wrist due to a bizarre baking accident. The offending Victoria sponge is currently being held by police awaiting interrogation. FemBot is currently floating in a big tank full of home-made bacta and Keyop-503 expects a full recovery within 4 weeks. Feel free to direct your Get Well Soon messages to thevcs@hotmail.com .  I?m sure they?d be well-received.
 

Now, onto our live dates:
 
26th April (Tue) @ The Barfly, Liverpool (supporting Tokyo Dragons)
30th April (Fri) @ The Castle, Oldham (with The Beat Poet)
3rd May (Tue) @ ThreeFatFish, Exeter
11th May (Wed) @ The Sugarmill, Stoke (supporting Dead Fly Buchowski)
13th May (Fri) @ The Fenton, Leeds (with Hooker & Geek Girl)
15th May (Sun) @ Carling Academy 2, Liverpool
18th May (Wed) @ Nambucca, London
27th May (Fri) @ Korners Bar, Lancaster (supporting The Telescopes)
29th May (Sun) @ Night & Day, Manchester
For more info go here - http://www.thevcs.com/gigs.html
 
Videos/Photos/MP3s of your synthi-surf superheroes can be found here -
http://www.thevcs.com/media.html
 

Press:
"Insanely brilliant. 5/5"
- Teletext
 
"...summoning visions of Betty Page in
leopard-skin panties fighting off a bug-eyed
monster with a stiffy. Rise up and reject
conformity - follow The V.Cs like your life
depends on it."
- Artrocker
 
"...loose limbed surf rock with chewy keyboard, hollerin' vox and a touch of
David Lynchian spice. With added Theremin. Will Tarantino discover them for his
next film? Will Vince Ray design their t-shirts? All these things are quite
possible. And they have a tune about movie monster animator Ray Harryhausen.
That's classy."
- Smoking Beagle, Jan 2005
 
"Superheroes in a musical metropolis
populated by the corrupt and the crooked."
- The Fly
 
"...Hank Marvin has been put into a giant blender
with The B52's and the whole bloody mess turned
into soup and thrown and splattered against a
giant poster of 1960s Californian surf. Brilliant stuff."
- Manchester Music. 5/5
 
Over & out,
The V.Cs
www.thevcs.com
 
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Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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The V.Cs are playing on the 5th April
@ The Luminaire, Kilburn, London NW6
Entry ?5.00 | Doors 8pm | On stage 10pm

Link for more info -http://www.theluminaire.co.uk

For more info go here - http://www.thevcs.com/gigs.html

Press:

"Insanely brilliant. 5/5"
- Teletext

"...summoning visions of Betty Page in
leopard-skin panties fighting off a bug-eyed
monster with a stiffy. Rise up and reject
conformity - follow The V.Cs like your life
depends on it."
- Artrocker

"...loose limbed surf rock with chewy keyboard, hollerin' vox and a touch of
David Lynchian spice. With added Theremin. Will Tarantino discover them for his
next film? Will Vince Ray design their t-shirts? All these things are quite
possible. And they have a tune about movie monster animator Ray Harryhausen.
That's classy."

- Smoking Beagle, Jan 2005

"Superheroes in a musical metropolis
populated by the corrupt and the crooked."
- The Fly

"...Hank Marvin has been put into a giant blender
with The B52's and the whole bloody mess turned
into soup and thrown and splattered against a
giant poster of 1960s Californian surf. Brilliant stuff."
- Manchester Music. 5/5

Over & out,
The V.Cs
www.thevcs.com

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Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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The V.Cs are playing tonight, 28th March
@ The Charlotte, Leicester
Entry ?6.00 | Doors 5pm | On stage 6.30pm

Link for more info -http://www.aovb38.dsl.pipex.com/charlotte.htm

For more info go here - http://www.thevcs.com/gigs.html

New videos of your synthi-surf superheroes can be found here -
http://www.thevcs.com/media.html

...and also a brand new photoshoot is online now at
http://www.thevcs.com/locationpictures.html

Press:

"Insanely brilliant. 5/5"
- Teletext

"...summoning visions of Betty Page in
leopard-skin panties fighting off a bug-eyed
monster with a stiffy. Rise up and reject
conformity - follow The V.Cs like your life
depends on it."
- Artrocker

"...loose limbed surf rock with chewy keyboard, hollerin' vox and a touch of
David Lynchian spice. With added Theremin. Will Tarantino discover them for his
next film? Will Vince Ray design their t-shirts? All these things are quite
possible. And they have a tune about movie monster animator Ray Harryhausen.
That's classy."

- Smoking Beagle, Jan 2005

"Superheroes in a musical metropolis
populated by the corrupt and the crooked."
- The Fly

"...Hank Marvin has been put into a giant blender
with The B52's and the whole bloody mess turned
into soup and thrown and splattered against a
giant poster of 1960s Californian surf. Brilliant stuff."
- Manchester Music. 5/5

Over & out,
The V.Cs
www.thevcs.com

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Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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The V.Cs are playing tonight, 25th March
@ The Grapes, Sheffield
Entry ?3.50 | Doors 8pm | On stage 9.30pm

Go here for map -
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=435048&y=387362&z=0&sv=s1+4el&st=2&pc=s1+4el&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

For more info go here - http://www.thevcs.com/gigs.html

New videos of your synthi-surf superheroes can be found here -
http://www.thevcs.com/media.html

...and also a brand new photoshoot is online now at
http://www.thevcs.com/locationpictures.html

Press:

"Insanely brilliant. 5/5"
- Teletext

"...summoning visions of Betty Page in
leopard-skin panties fighting off a bug-eyed
monster with a stiffy. Rise up and reject
conformity - follow The V.Cs like your life
depends on it."
- Artrocker

"...loose limbed surf rock with chewy keyboard, hollerin' vox and a touch of
David Lynchian spice. With added Theremin. Will Tarantino discover them for his
next film? Will Vince Ray design their t-shirts? All these things are quite
possible. And they have a tune about movie monster animator Ray Harryhausen.
That's classy."

- Smoking Beagle, Jan 2005

"Superheroes in a musical metropolis
populated by the corrupt and the crooked."
- The Fly

"...Hank Marvin has been put into a giant blender
with The B52's and the whole bloody mess turned
into soup and thrown and splattered against a
giant poster of 1960s Californian surf. Brilliant stuff."
- Manchester Music. 5/5

Over & out,
The V.Cs
www.thevcs.com

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Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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Long time, no plug!

The V.Cs are playing tonight, 11th March
@ The Dirty Water Club, London N19
Entry ?6 | Doors 8.30pm | On stage 9.30pm
www.dirtywaterclub.com

Go here for map -
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=529161&y=186002&z=0&sv=n195qq&st=2&pc=n19+5qq&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=

For more info go here - http://www.thevcs.com/gigs.html

New videos of your synthi-surf superheroes can be found here -
http://www.thevcs.com/media.html

 ...and also a brand new photoshoot is online now at
http://www.thevcs.com/locationpictures.html

Press:

"Insanely brilliant. 5/5"
- Teletext

"...summoning visions of Betty Page in
leopard-skin panties fighting off a bug-eyed
monster with a stiffy. Rise up and reject
conformity - follow The V.Cs like your life
depends on it."
- Artrocker

"...loose limbed surf rock with chewy keyboard, hollerin' vox and a touch of
David Lynchian spice. With added Theremin. Will Tarantino discover them for his
next film? Will Vince Ray design their t-shirts? All these things are quite
possible. And they have a tune about movie monster animator Ray Harryhausen.
That's classy."

- Smoking Beagle, Jan 2005

"Superheroes in a musical metropolis
populated by the corrupt and the crooked."
- The Fly

"...Hank Marvin has been put into a giant blender
with The B52's and the whole bloody mess turned
into soup and thrown and splattered against a
giant poster of 1960s Californian surf. Brilliant stuff."
- Manchester Music. 5/5

Over & out,
The V.Cs
www.thevcs.com

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Link: http://www.thevcs.com" target="_blank">thevcs.com

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