*Bob*

Too small to get the full benefit I would say.. depending on how close you sit. It should still look better though!

Sounds like you've done all you can. Personally I think you need a telly over a certain size to see all the benefits of HD clearly.

Are you watching HD channels - ie BBC1 HD rather than BBC1 old-stylee? On our box BBC1 S(tandard) D(ef) = channel 1, BBC1HD = channel 101 102 = BBCHD (which is some of BBC2 plus some other BBC stuff) 103 - ITVHD 104 = C4 HD Most of the rest of the channels are not broadcast in HD yet (and a lot of them probably never will be. Jonathan Dimbleby's chest hair is most alarming in HD.

It is a shame about the auditions stage. I was angry at hurt at first when I saw the format change, but I soon accepted that - in real terms - it's only like finding dog shit in the tread of both trainers.. as opposed to just the one.

You could glue one to your forehead and then goose-step up and down Lordship Lane, barking like a dog?

I prefer ITV's 'we're shit and we know we are' attitude to talent shows to BBC's efforts, which always carry the foul stench of worthiness. (See 'Fame Academy' also.. bleugh!). Spinning chairs and the frozen grin of a Welsh corpse weren't doing much for me. X Factor is always 'the best year yet' during the first few weeks, 'not as good as previous years' halfway through the live shows and then 'the worst year yet' as it gets towards the close. In other words, it's exactly the same as last year, and the year before that. It's like having a kebab. By the end of it you feel used and dirty, but you know you'll be back for more next time - and feeling more wretched than ever.

It would have been Esther Rantzen. Shame she lost her deposit. See? The electorate doesn't always get it wrong.

Are you saying that effectively serving the needs of your constituency - and eating kangaroo testicles in exchange for ITV telephone votes 11,000 miles away - are incompatible? Say it ain't so.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I ... don't know why he hasn't done a serious > song like that before. He has - his performance at Judges Houses was also remarkably passable. And he's wearing a snood - extra points.

I agree with Nick.. er, I mean, ????. They've got a few things in, probably about as much as they're entitled to. The rest has been a hard lesson in real-life politics innit - and there's no way to avoid the kicking that is surely to come.

Defeated parties (and supporters of defeated parties) need to concentrate on trying and get more people to vote for them, not blubbling about 'ow they woz robbed.

Reality check: they've got less than 60 seats in Parliament - out of 650. What do you expect? Vince Cable as Prime Minister? Nick Clegg as King? Full policy implementation? I think they've had just about as much influence as they're probably entitled to.. ie not much. BLAME THE LIB DEMS! It's like shouting at a child for throwing a crisp packet in your front garden whilst somebody else empties a thousand tonnes of manure in your back garden.

harding

Evans / Moyles

Interesting how sacked radio DJs who rant on-air are usually on BBC stations. It's almost becoming something of a tradition.

I was an occasional listener and liked his show, but - to face facts - this is a mainstream BBC station - *the* mainstream BBC station for London, which is shedding its audience like a hairy dog in summer. Every successful mainstream Beeb channel - secures the likes of R6 and BBC4. And if the Beeb fails to attract a healthy mainstream audience share - the other good stuff will be first in line for the chop. No listenee, no fundee.

It seems that - these days - 'tricks' are so infrequently requested that the kidz don't even bother to prepare any. Bad show.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/final-3-at-world-series-of-poker-in-vegas-begin-last-run-toward-title-853m-top-prize/2012/10/30/88cd92b2-22f9-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html

Speaking of Jimmy Savile

Hi everyone! We're making a documentary about people who'd step over a body in the street but spend their life savings on a cat with a hurty paw. If you'd like to take part please email our production team [email protected] We can't pay you but everyone who takes part gets a free pouch of Felix. NB.. I think we probably qualify as the latter, but that doesn't make it any less ridiculous.

There are concerns ????, but I don't think moving to the North West and melting metal is the answer. The picture accompanying the welder ad has also changed from 'a man welding' to 'a large-breasted blonde wearing a sports-bra with a welding mask in the background'.

I quite enjoy the 'targeted marketing'. I never knew I wanted to be a welder.

IDENTITY THEFT! SHRIEK! If there's a whole in the news, a story about identity theft will fill it. IDENTITY THEFT! CUSTOMERS OF NATIONWIDE MAY HAVE HAD THEIR SHOE SIZE AND DATE OF BIRTH LEAKED!! MASSIVE ALERT!!! I gave my credit card number and ccv numbers out 20 times to complete strangers last month. Concerns about Facebook not on radar.

You should also not post your bank account, sort code and online banking login details on Facebook. Or leave ?100 on your garden well. Or cut your own foot off with a breadknife. Stay safe, people.

Advertising and pointless apps aside (both of which are easy to ignore) - the content on Facebook is provided by 'you' and your 'friends'. So if you find Facebook boring and tedious, you know where to point the finger.