Gadgetoid

If you’re a regular reader of either PS3Fanboy or Xbox360Fanboy you’ve probably become as sick from the “mah graphix r better than urs” pissing contest as I have. The issue stems from Gametrailers.com’s comparison videos highlighting a clear issue in the PS3s video output. A small uproar erupted in the PS3 fanboy community over Gametrailers.com not using the irrelevant “RGB Full Range (HDMI)” options “Full” setting to ensure a more fair comparison between consoles. Sadly many people have now been misinformed about the purpose of the “RGB Full Range (HDMI)” option.

Over the fold I endeavour to clear up the “RGB Full Range (HDMI)” option misinformation and persuade fellow PS3 owners to properly calibrate their sets to get the most out of the console, rather than relying on what people seem to think is a magical, all powerful, “Better Picture ON/OFF” option.
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It’s official, and it’s drool-inducing. The Fantom G series synthesizers will drop in April to take the torch from the X series and become Roland’s new flagship synth. The G series will come in 3 familiar flavors; the G6, G7 and G8 but there is unfortunately no sign of a rack alternative.

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The Korg MicroKORG is an impressive, ultra-portable and robust
synthesizer which makes up for its diminuiative size and somewhat
controversial half-sized keyboard in droves with powerful synthesizing
features including a vocoder, arpeggiator, effects and 128 genre-grouped
pre-programmed patches to get you inspired and playing music out of the box.
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