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Get thee behind me satan, how dare you utter such filthOriginally posted by DimPrawn View PostGet a Mac.
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My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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If the 3.5mm jack where you plugin the headset is spoilt you do get a disturbance in the background.Comment
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RC is right but actually a modern TFT screen does as well. If you have one of those suction pad phone pickups attached to an amp put it a few inches from the screen, it hisses like crazy.A non-flat-screen monitor (etc) can cause hiss in an audio lead if too close
PS Just tried it, actually it's more a high pitch whine.
PPS No actually, it depends where you put, some areas more like a mains buzz, some bits whine, some bits hiss, loudness varies a lot too. My screen is a little orchestra!Last edited by xoggoth; 23 June 2011, 20:29.bloggoth
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Doesn't everybody have a suction phone thingy attached to an amp? Must spend hours a day holding a phone to your ear if not. If I have to listen to Holst's Four Seasons yet again I'd rather do summit else while I'm listening.
PS They work great as cable detectors too. So does a cheap 1970s am radio although I expect only me and Zeitghost have one of those.Last edited by xoggoth; 24 June 2011, 09:08.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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