Not a completely unproductive weekend but not earth shattering either.

Last night, Sunday, I was messing around with MAME. It would really be nice to get some proper arcade style joysticks and that flat panel TV I’ve been promising myself for a couple of years. A decent Linux clone of Gauntlet wouldn’t go amiss either (running at 1920 × 1080 would be fantastic!) I was never much into Arcade Games, with the possible exception of the original Star Wars when on holiday, I was always far too tight to waste my limited pocket money on them – especially given I could play on my Atari as much as I wanted. Still, it is now possible to play real arcade games for free on a PC (there are a few made freely available by the copyright holders) and I was very impressed with the home built Arcade Cabinet I saw at LUGRadio Live 2006… This is ties in with my plans for the TV room becoming a real home cinema room – big flat screen (preferably Hi-Def) TV, a couple of rows of chairs, the second row raised up somehow. Now perhaps also a podium that can be slid in front of the TV that contains either 2 or 4 arcade joysticks. It could work! It will certainly be expensive and something that won’t happen this year!

Talking of expensive… On Saturday afternoon I met up with Keith and Tony and we had a drink at their favourite Coffee Shop and then wandered around a few shops. I was on the look out for the DVD for the First Series of Extras, hoping to find it on special offer somewhere – it has been out for a good few months now. I only found it in one place, HMV, and it was full RRP – £21.99! I don’t think so! A quick look at Froogle when I got home found it online for £8.95. That’s rather more like it. Less than half the price for the same thing. The only downside is that I will have to wait a few days for it to arrive. That’s a price I’m willing to pay! This all rather reminds me of someone, who shall remain nameless, who just bought the DVD Box Set of the 2005 Doctor Who (just the Eccleston episodes, not the Christmas Invasion) for full retail of £70! It’s hard to believe anyone paid full RRP for that set, everyone else I know bought it for more like £40-£45. That’s quite a difference. It didn’t even occur to him that he might get it cheaper elsewhere. The moral of the story, think before you pay.

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