Aldi's Special Buys From 16/03/06

xueta

The 5.0MP camera seems to be the same as the one Tesco's were selling for £39.97 (Model: Premier DS-5080s).

dc

The photo printer looks like a good buy, forget the Medion badge it is this one
http://www.rocom.co.uk/catalogue/Modules/Product_Catalogue/index.cfm?fuseaction=productdetails&ProductID=18081&CFID=1979866&CFTOKEN=57490798
usually around twice the price and the refill paper/dye packs are much cheaper than other dye -sub. ones at 120 sheets for £20ish, so just under 17p a print, instead of the 30 to 40p Sony/Kodak ones.

dc

Fleetwood_Lad

What are the benefits of paying for the photo printer and then producing a 17p a print snap in comparison to having your selected images emailed or taken to your local supermarket/high street store for a 10pish per image production?

I appreciate the timescale benefits but do the results and the costs involved of home produced prints compare favourably with the commercial option.

sandra_3086

Tomlewis007 wrote:

Wouldnt mind the DVB-T card if it has DBA Drivers or is supported by media portal.

Does it give a model number?

It is made by Tevion??? No model No though

See below


This clever plug-in card lets you receive digital tv and radio (not DAB) on your PC.

* Enhanced 16:9 wide format display
* Auto-scan and channel recognition
* Philips chip set
* Capture TV and video image as Mpeg 4, 2 & 1 format
* Support still image capture in JPEG or BMP format
* Time shifting to record and playback TV programmes at the same time
* Also includes:

remote control with batteries, audio cable, quick installation manual & CD Rom

Hope this helps??

edwardandtubs

sandra_3086 wrote:

On the picture it appears to show Gold Fish????

I used to keep Tropical Fish, and the tank I had required some type of heater to keep the water at a specific/constant temperature.

It was much larger that the one shown though!

I used to keep Tropical Fish too. Would I be able to get a heater for such a small tank ??. I'm sure I could but its been 15years since I've had tropicals..

bartman

Fleetwood_Lad wrote:

What are the benefits of paying for the photo printer and then producing a 17p a print snap in comparison to having your selected images emailed or taken to your local supermarket/high street store for a 10pish per image production?

I appreciate the timescale benefits but do the results and the costs involved of home produced prints compare favourably with the commercial option.

There are no benefits as far as I can see, apart from the convenience of having the finished product instantly. In many cases, using a standard printer, even if you print onto expensive photo-quality paper, the colour is likely to fade quite quickly unless you have a relatively recent model with the option of better quality toner cartridges.
If you shop around you can get your prints for less than 10p each - there are a few offers up for grabs at the moment.

dc

Fleetwood_Lad wrote:

What are the benefits of paying for the photo printer and then producing a 17p a print snap in comparison to having your selected images emailed or taken to your local supermarket/high street store for a 10pish per image production?

I appreciate the timescale benefits but do the results and the costs involved of home produced prints compare favourably with the commercial option.

I was not saying this was the cheapest WAY to print, only that this printer was comparatively cheap. Plus is not only "instant", but allows editing/ cropping /toning etc, to your liking before the final print. It is more of a convenience method.

Dye sublimation is the same print quality as the commercially produced "instant" prints. AFAIK it is the same process.
Also 10p per print wherever you have it done is not the final cost, as time and effort in getting the stored photo to the "shop", postage and travel costs maybe involved. Do you relate the cost of your car in the budgeting of your visit to the supermarket?, I dont think so.

bartman

dc wrote:

I was not saying this was the cheapest WAY to print, only that this printer was comparatively cheap. Plus is not only "instant", but allows editing/ cropping /toning etc, to your liking before the final print. It is more of a convenience method.

Dye sublimation is the same print quality as the commercially produced "instant" prints. AFAIK it is the same process.
Also 10p per print wherever you have it done is not the final cost, as time and effort in getting the stored photo to the "shop", postage and travel costs maybe involved. Do you relate the cost of your car in the budgeting of your visit to the supermarket?, I dont think so.

I certainly wouldn't go to the supermarket for that purpose. I can edit, crop and process them on my PC in the comfort of my home, then email them. The prints arrive by post in a couple of days.
My comments regarding the quality were really directed towards inkjets which is what most people still have. I hadn't really taken on board the fact that we're talking about dye sublimation technology with the machine in this offer. I apologise for confusing the issue!

AdamA_3

Tomlewis007 wrote:

Wouldnt mind the DVB-T card if it has DBA Drivers or is supported by media portal.

Does it give a model number?

Guessing its a KWorld tuner, have an analogue version, audio is a bit hissy but fine for the price. Think its a DVB-T100

http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/product/digital/001/dvb-t100.htm

Adam

MOLLYBRUSH

Am I right in thinking it allows you to view Freeview through your computer and if so, how easy is it to fit, bearing in mind am complete technodunce.