not really a Christmas gift as i've been saving for the past year or so but sinced I just ordered them.

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SVD would be the shit - but now at days I assume a PSL as they're much more common... had a PSL once with an 8x Balarus PSO-1 - "affordable" at ~$800, very fun to shoot, but not that accurate

edit to add - should have kept reading down the list! Now if there was only a 20rd clip for the PSL! The terminal ballistics are better than a 30.06 and the recoil is very minimal. You'll be able to buy stock piles of 54R ammo at a bargain - just be sure to clean it OFTEN if you'll be using the corrosive primed ammo.

My GF got me a few things for Christmas...
working keychain turbocharger
Grado sr-60i headphones
x-fi sound card
rovk band 3
nose hair trimmer
wallet
lots of clothes

Im posting this from the kindle 3g that I bought her. :bigtu:

Fiancee and her family got me:

Citizen EcoDrive Watch
Pioneer Surround Sound Receiver
Voodoo 36" Tactical Gun Case
2 Magpul 5.56 30-rd Mags
Jack Daniels w/ 2 Glasses
XBox Chatpad
Stanley Tool Boxes
MSM Engine Mounts
Box Chain Bracelet

Was a pretty good christmas for myself, i got:
Brake pads (axxis ultimates)
GPS (I get lost alot)
Jump Box
Some really nice clothes
Trip to NYC

Managed to track down some miata parts at the salvage yard as well, treated myself.

Overall another excellent year

My father in law bought me a pencil sharpener (and 15 pencils) that hooks to a drill.
My mother in law bought me a large see through plastic bank with a picture of Elvis on it that looks like a guitar and is full of popcorn.
My wife bought me a Audrey Hepburn calendar and a calender with pictures of guitars on it.

No, I am not making any of this up and these were the only presents I got.

I got a broken-down dryer, (the thermal 'fuses' went out) and a rootball in the sewer system at my mom's place, resulting in a rather spectacular back-up! Whee!

On the up-side, I ate a lot and went to many parties! I'm a happy one!

I was really surprised as I usually don't get (or request) jack.

Day before Christmas wife snuck out and next time I came in from garage I noticed she had thrown something under the tree.

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Wireless headphones so I can stay up late watching stuff without disturbing them. I'm a bit of a night owl, but don't ever plop down in front of the TV before 9pm since I stay moving taking care of things around the house or garage, playing with daughter, or enjoying cooking most of the evening.

Invariably as soon as I get interested in a show my wife and daughter decide to go to bed. Most of the time I'll follow suit, but for the times I don't these are super nice. I'm a deaf bastard, and hate how most movies seen to have incredibly loud action sequences followed by hushed dialogue....just can't stand it. Now I can enjoy actually knowing what's going on.

Wish I had them that night I caught "Lost in Translation". I didn't have the foggiest fucking clue what was going on in that movie...but was afraid to turn it up and have my wife come out wondering why I was watching Scarlett Johansson in her panties.

Stomach flu On Christmas eve and Christmas day. How awesome is that?

I get myself Christmas presents all year anyway. Got an MS2 daughtercard, forged connecting rods, Gran Turismo 5 and COD Black Ops. I just gave them to myself early because I really like me.

Flu for me right after Xmas also. Made its rounds through the entire family over 2 weeks... ugh.

Got a Dewalt Drill/Sawzall set
Few tools/gift cards
Wife got me a picture of a Hutchins Hybrid as a future gift to me :)
Also gave me permission to go ahead and pick up a range pistol. Ruger MKII here I come :)

Nice PSL bro!

I usually don't get much and this year wasn't much different. I got:

a wallet
a tie
a basket gift (work)
a Express gift card (work0
a sweater (work)
a $25 MasterCard gift card (Work)
a total pillow (work's chinese auction game)

Anyone wants to give me a motor (BP 1.8)?? :D

I got an android pro from wife
Garmin Nuvi Nav from parents
and an odb2 scanner from in-laws

I got some pop tarts

I got some top parts

I forgot, we got the new MJ CD. Only like but one track on it.

PSL's don't use "clips" they use magazines. A clip (also known as a stripper clip) is used to charge rifles such as the M1 Garand.

Just got my other Christmas gift...
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My gf ended up loving everything I got her, so that was a relief. She said she was torn between getting me a laptop or an ipad but didnt know what I'd rather have or use more often, so she passed on both. She ended up getting me a couple small things and a pretty badass telescope instead. I had mentioned to her before that I always wanted one of my own, but would never buy one and never asked for one as a kid. She remembered and hooked me up. :) I keep telling her I'm a fucking scientist now and I'm going to find the next planet. lol

From my one brother and sister in law I got cash, and the other set got me a iTunes card and a marijuana desktop calendar. :laugh: We usually focus on the kids because that's what Christmas is really about. Seeing that there's 6 of them between the ages of 9-15 its pretty loud and crazy. My dad was a little unsure about the projector and screen when he saw it. I only had it temporarily setup for him and it wasn't lined up and positioned right for the room, so I don't think he knew what to expect. Now that everything is mounted and hooked up my mom says he watches a blu-ray every night. I'm happy he has something to look forward to and enjoy now after working in the freezing cold all day.

Here's a daytime and nighttime shot of GT5 on the screen.

Me like.

I got a couple cool radio antennas (another hobby) and a nice set of speakers (Boston Acoustics Pro60SE's) for the miata. Friends tell me I shouldn't have a radio in such a car but my autocross times always got better with Motorhead cranked up to ear bleed levels.

is that a dildo or a barrel?

That looks great, info on said projector?
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I got an airhogs in-door helicopter and a hat with built in LED lights, pretty cool shit

Optoma HD20 - http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-HD20-De...4257647&sr=8-1

Favi 120" screen - http://www.amazon.com/FAVI-16-120-In...257861&sr=1-14

1080p on a 10ft screen is fucking awesome! Twice I spent almost as much on 42" Panasonic plasma TVs and this things blows them away!

Definitely worth checking out if you have the space for the screen and the room is long enough for it to work.

Is it bright enough for everyday viewing IE sunlight through the windows, lights-on, etc?

Its super bright and in a normal room would probably be sufficient for everyday use. The room in the picture has a greenhouse connected on the right side of it, so it looks a bit more washed out in the picture than it should.

I'm really impressed with the quality of this unit. I did have a couple hiccups along the way getting it setup, but once everything was said and done I ended up staying and playing GT5 for a couple hours. lol

Let me know if those work. I have a set (different than those) and they suck.

Excellent projector based on what I've read.

Have you tried measuring the input lag on that projector? The one thing I hate about most HD display devices is that they take time to process the image which results in a delay from when you push a button and when it is shown on the screen. I stick with Panasonic plasmas for this reason.

Yeah, all the reviews I read basically gave this one the "best in class" type praise. 5 years ago something like this would be $5k, and now you can get it for just a hair under $1000.

There doesn't seem to be any lag from what I've experienced thus far. The remote for the projector works spot on and same with the PS3.

The only issue I had with the projector itself was when I couldn't get it to sync to a specific source. It would cycle through HDMI 1, HDMI 2, VGA , etc, but never find anything. Then I would switch the HDMI cable from 1 to 2 or vice versa and it would work. I was beginning to think the projector had some issues but in the end I came to the conclusion that it was the cable itself.

Setting up the mount on the other hand was a GIGANTIC pain in the ass! :vash: I'm telling you I put together and took apart this fucking thing at least 3 times before it was right. I had to drill my own holes to line them up and cut one of the brackets shorter to make it fit. Its sturdy as hell, but the assembly of the thing was a total joke. Good thing it was only like $50 or so.

My dad worked for InFocus for a long time, we had plenty of projectors go in and out of the house during my high school years. Loved them. Just had to close the curtains during the day, not that big of a deal.

Vash, I had that same problem with an HDMI cable ($3 unit from Amazon) when I was switching back and forth with just the one cable between my xbox and cable box. The TV eventually stopped recognizing that anything was hooked up.

Funny you say that...because it's a Amazon cable.

I ordered them all new cables, a switch box, and some other odds and ends from monoprice yesterday. What cost $100 would have been $200-$300 anywhere else. I've never had an issue with my monoprice cables, so I have full faith that these ones will work well.

Brought home the one Xmas gift last night.
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got assassins creed: brotherhood for the ps3 :p
random stuff from the relatives.
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