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Still heard nothing from Sky :(

I've always thought that a combination of mostly matt with very small shiny highlights (perhaps Nissan logos or 'Z's) might look good - kinda like the shirts seen in very early Jackie Chan kung fu movies. A bit like this (for the effect): http://www.finechineseclothing.com/eng/product/detail.aspx?ProductID=1784

Love the looks of them - especially in black.

Tell that to the Civit cats ;) Yes, it's very good but it's a bit over-rated - over £70 a kilo? You can can better for much, much less. http://www.hasbean.co.uk Get some "Kicker", and an Aeropress, and redefine your expectations....

Legally, the offence you'd be done for is "not displaying a valid tax disc" but in real terms it's at the copper's discretion since he can check on his police database. Probably best not to, though.

@jaikai, that box looks like it might do the job - thanks! The muppets in Maplin led me to believe that a device like that would cost hundreds, hence my stress. I'll see if I can get Sky to pay for one for me. @Gio, thanks for the good info. You totally nailed my point about not having to change it - dunno why Sky can't grasp it. I was aware of the signal thing and my next projector will definitely have at least an HDMI input (they'll probably have some kind of HDMI v2 by then). I'm going to get something with higher ANSI lumens too - I'm tired of having to draw the curtains all the time ;)

You're a star! Thanks mate :)

You might regret asking that.... ;) Long story short... (and it really is much shorter than all the rubbish I've gone through so far). I have a HD projector, not a TV. I have a first edition Sky HD box. My setup is Component Video (hereafter known as CV) out of the HD box into a 'CV to VGA' adaptor and then into my projector. It's done via a YPbPr ("Yipper") cable. My projector only has that input ie. no HDMI in, no SCART in, no S-Video in. I've been more than happy with this for ages. The picture is fantastic. I have a Sky Protect plan which, in the Ts & Cs states something like "replacement equipment will provide AT LEAST (my emphasis) the same functionality". My HD box has played up for ages and I put up with all the "turn it off/on again/planner rebuild" stuff until I couldn't take it any more. The box is faulty in too many ways to list (I have listed them to Sky) but at least I can watch SOME stuff. New Sky HD boxes don't have CV out, so I can't connect one to my 'CV in' projector. Therefore if I accept a new HD box as a replacement, I won't be able to watch anything AT ALL. They've tried suggesting that there's a cable that converts HDMI to CV but there isn't - the only way to do it is with a very expensive modulator. 6 weeks ago, I challenged them to provide me with the details of this 'magical' cable by email. No email has been received, presumably because they can't find one - because there is no cable that will do it. So, as far as I can see, it appears to be a clear breach of the Ts & Cs. Currently my box has CV out but a new HD box doesn't - that's clearly not "at least the same functionality". And nobody at Sky will do anything about it other than send me around the loop again to try technical solutions that don't actually exist. It's ridiculous. "We'll try and get you another old style HD box", they say. "You've already tried that and there aren't any", I say. Then today I get another phone message left telling me that there aren't any old ones. Duh! And so it goes on. In the meantime, I'm still paying loads to Sky for shows I can't watch or record AND for the Sky Protect which doesn't seem to be worth the paper it's written on. It's soooooooooo frustrating. I mean no offence to you, btw. I'm positive you're great at your job 'cos you own a Z ;)

Ta, will try that when I see one. I spent another wasted hour with the idiots on the phone again today.

Can our friend at Sky do anything about Sky breaking the Ts&Cs of my contract with them, please? They've been useless so far.

My Godmother's family (from Yorkshire, if you want a cultural contrast) lived and worked in Kuwait for many years back in the 70s/80s and they say it was the best thing that ever happened to them.

Stones are for sharpening and steels are for honing.

Yep, I had one. No gears. And there was an even smaller one for tots called the "Budgie" which only had a front brake, istr. The Grifter was the bomb, even though it weighed a ton. I had a blue one and it was my favourite bike ever.

Great job!

Is it true he took enough cocaine to kill two and a half men?

That's a lot of porn.

I designed Battlemorph and Blue Lightning for the Jaguar CD.

Great show! I loved the little homage to the original with McGarrett standing on the balcony in the opening titles.

Ball lightning or St Elmo's Fire over the tallest building in the area?

Have you checked the wheel nuts for tension? A few years ago I had a noise and thought a helicopter was chasing me. Nursed it home in the dark (not far) and found that 4 wheel nuts had sheared completely on one wheel! Lucky escape.

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There's a great Android camera app that does tilt shift photography (among many other effects). Off the top of my head, I think it's called "camera360".

You chose well ;)

Android users - there's a free camera app for your phone that can do this.

Thanks :)