This video is actually a pilot for an interesting Adegga project

Logorama explores the extent to which logos are embedded in our daily existence. Said members of H5, “Logorama presents us with an over-marketed world built only from logos and real trademarks that are destroyed by a series of natural disasters (beginning with a hurricane, cyclone, tidal wave). Logotypes are used to describe an alarming universe (similar to the one that we are living in) with all the graphic signs that accompany us everyday in our lives. This over-organized universe is violently transformed by the cataclysm becoming fantastic and absurd. It shows the victory of the creative against the rational, where nature and human fantasy triumph.” [from wikipedia]

It’s a very interesting perspective on how daily life is surrounded by logos, brands every day and every time. Also, interesting to note that the city overview looks like a container city.

The runners up for Best Animated Short were:

• French Roast – Fabrice O. Joubert
• Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty – Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
• The Lady and the Reaper – Javier Recio Gracia
• A Matter of Loaf and Death – Nick Park

French Roast

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty

The Lady and the Reaper

A Matter of Loaf and Death

Enjoy!

LG says that the monitor is perfect for gaming, but not being a huge gamer I’ve decided to test the W2486L as my Mac monitor (which includes movies & TV series) for a few weeks.

Yes, that’s me playing around with the new design of Adegga.

The W2486L would be a normal 24” monitor if it wasn’t for 2 things. First it uses the LED-backlit technology with allows LG to make a very thin monitor with a high efficient use of energy. And, with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080, the W2486L is also capable of playing Full HD videos. Which is specially interesting given its 16:9 aspect ratio.

Design
The W2486L is a beautiful piece of design. For those of you interested in using this monitor in your living room (like I do) you won’t be disappointed with the way it looks. The monitor’s buttons are nicely integrated into the design and even the pointy power button gives the monitor a nice stylish look. It won’t totally seem like a misfit next to your media center and those lovely B&W speakers.

Performance
I didn’t perform any specific tests to the monitor. First because I would have to research them and second because most people won’t bother to read them or even try them at home. The truth is that most people want a above average screen that performs well at their eyes, which means crisp and clear image, no lagging and lots of power (HD support). For the extremely geek of you I will copy what CNET said about their tests:

The W2486L scored well in our color tests, faltering only in our color ramp tests as it didn’t show a smooth intensity color ramp. In our Dark Screen test, clouding or backlight bleedthrough was noticeable on the top and especially the bottom-middle edge of the screen, but not quite as much as we saw on the XL2370. We were pleased though that the display didn’t crush dark grays and confuse them with black. We were able to see low levels of dark gray.

There, happy now?

Connectivity
The monitor comes with 2 HDMI ports, a D-Sub port and a DVI-D and also a headphone jack. Lots of options for the gamer in you (I’m thinking about Xbox 360 and PS3).

Downsides
The W2486L is quite a good package. If I could change anything I would probably remove the Photo Effect feature which is pretty useless (why would you change your monitor to Sepia?) and also the Auto Bright Sensor which is a smart but annoying feature that fortunately can be turned off.

Conclusion
Overall I’ve had a great experience with this monitor and would recommend it as a computer monitor that is occasionally used to watch movies or TV series. For an average retail price of 300 euros (best price at Pixmania) this is a great monitor to have in the living room connected to your computer or media center.

More W2486L reviews here, here, here and here.

Note: I’ve received this monitor from LG and was asked to test it for a few weeks. As part of that LG program, the monitor will now be given free-of-charge to the Associação Terra dos Sonhos (my choice) which supports children and teenagers with chronicle or terminal illness. Well done LG.

I’ve always had a thing for really good, deep and powerful bass. Be it on house-style music, a good RnB, a rock classic or even heavy metal (think Metallica) bass can have a striking impact on the quality of your music-listening experience.

It’s been a while since I paid any attention to fine audio equipment. I was decided to go back to owning some really good, bass-powerful audio equipment and so I recently acquired the Sennheiser HD 215 headphones.

I was not going to buy a full audio system and so I decided to consider a new set of headphones that would have really good bass but wouldn’t compromise on the audio quality of the the other side of the frequency response range.

With a factory response of 12 to 22000 Hz and big ear cups the HD 215 is definitely designed to handle deep and powerful bass. However, my tests with music requiring a good mid-to-high response, have also show that the HD 215 can handle any type of music with a clear and vivid sound. The excellent attenuation of ambient noise together with the very good wearing comfort makes the HD 215 ideal for long listening sessions.

Another little feature that I like on the HD 215 is the fact that you can unplug the headphone cord from the body of the headphones. This means the cord can be replaced if it gets damaged avoiding having to throw away a perfectly good pair of headphones. The headphones come with a practical protective pouch to carry them around.

At 80 euros these are not your everyday headphones but they certainly they justify every euro spent. I’m loving them.