{"id":423,"date":"2005-06-20T14:06:05","date_gmt":"2005-06-20T04:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=423"},"modified":"2005-06-20T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2005-06-20T04:06:05","slug":"dont-buy-msi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/20\/dont-buy-msi\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Buy MSI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not yesterday sunday, but the sunday before that (i.e. now 8 days ago) I bought an MSI Mega 180 case to use as a mythtv box. Not only was it DOA, I still do not have it. It’s expected to come in the day after tomorrow. That is TEN DAYS since i bought the thing.<\/p>\n

What seemed to be a well priced and suitable box (PCI slot and mini-pci, so i can use the mini pci for wireless – yay. also space for two HDs) is proving a pain in the arse – and I haven’t even used it yet.<\/p>\n

I am very close to getting very annoyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not yesterday sunday, but the sunday before that (i.e. now 8 days ago) I bought an MSI Mega 180 case to use as a mythtv box. Not only was it DOA, I still do not have it. It’s expected to … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,1,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-gadgets","category-general","category-life-the-universe-and-everything"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5a6n8-6P","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":424,"url":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/22\/a-followup-on-dont-buy-msi\/","url_meta":{"origin":423,"position":0},"title":"a followup on “Don’t buy MSI”","author":"Stewart Smith","date":"2005-06-22","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm still waiting to get my box back. I'm meant to be getting a call back from the shop where I bought it later today (I called them, again, this morning). i want my mythtv box dammit.","rel":"","context":"In "General"","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4780,"url":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/20\/the-apple-power-macintosh-7200-120-pc-compatible-part-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":423,"position":1},"title":"The Apple Power Macintosh 7200\/120 PC Compatible (Part 1)","author":"Stewart Smith","date":"2021-03-20","format":false,"excerpt":"So, I learned something recently: if you pick up your iPhone with eBay open on an auction bid screen in just the right way, you may accidentally click the bid button and end up buying an old computer. 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