The Aldi Reviews Thread

[mello yello]

Hi guys <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piwo.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />





[url="http://aldireviews.com/"]http://aldireviews.com/[/url]



site is down at the moment ..we can hide here

[POWERZONE]

Looks like a good site. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='<_<' />



Didn't know you could get an 19" LCD TV with built in DVD "thingy" for $350 - might get one for the bedroom. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[glen]

The site is still down. Does it review products from here? [url="http://www.aldi.com.au/"]http://www.aldi.com.au/[/url]



We have an ALDI not far from me. Can be quite cheap but usually takes a long time to get through the check out! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[POWERZONE]

Looks like it's back up now, although the Google ads are on top of the board graphics (in firefox anyway).

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It does work OK if you use Opera 9.52 or MSIE 6.0 but the ads are on top of the board graphics instead of over it.

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Whats a "Google Adsense [Bot]"?

[spoco2]

Hi all,



Simon here, creator of AldiReviews...



Thanks for this discussion thread <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



I didn't even know this Melbourne chat forum existed.



So, I think some of you jumped onto the site JUST as I was adding the google ads. I've now tested them in Firefox 3, IE 8 (beta) and Google Chrome... seems fine now.



And I hope they are non-intrusive and don't get in the way of the usage of the site, however if you think they should be placed elsewhere, let me know.



So, yeah, if any of you have suggestions for the site, please let me know, I'm happy to make it useful for you all.



Oh, and I just uploaded this weeks specials..



"Whats a "Google Adsense [Bot]"?"



The forum software has all the major search bots setup in it so that their crawling of the site (for Google/yahoo/msn search etc, and for google adwords) doesn't play havok with the statistics. (They aren't counted, or are counted but grouped into 'bots').



[edit] This is what the site is supposed to look like:

[POWERZONE]

Hi Simon <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



With Firefox 3 I'm still having the ads appearing over the top of the graphics on the right hand side.



So it still looks like this for me...



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Would me restarting Firefox help I wonder?



Cheers,

PZ <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[spoco2]

[quote name='POWERZONE' post='10127' date='Sep 25 2008, 09:30 AM']Hi Simon <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



With Firefox 3 I'm still having the ads appearing over the top of the graphics on the right hand side.



So it still looks like this the first picture in my last post.



Cheers,

PZ <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />[/quote]



Ahhh, didn't notice that... ok, yeah, that would happen I guess if the screen wasn't wide enough.



Ok, I'll fix that by removing the right hand side ad then... aaaaand....



Done.



How's that now? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[POWERZONE]

[quote name='spoco2' post='10128' date='Sep 25 2008, 09:33 AM']Ahhh, didn't notice that... ok, yeah, that would happen I guess if the screen wasn't wide enough.



Ok, I'll fix that by removing the right hand side ad then... aaaaand....



Done.



How's that now? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />[/quote]

Yep, the ads are gone, I'll do you another print screen in a sec. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[spoco2]

[quote name='POWERZONE' post='10129' date='Sep 25 2008, 09:36 AM']Yep, the ads are gone, I'll do you another print sreen in a sec. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]



Don't worry about the screengrab, I see what your issue was... <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />



I should work out the right css to stop that pushing in over the inner bit... hmm, actually I think I know, I'll try it during a less busy time of the day. I do like symmetry, so would like them on both sides... just to make it feel... 'balanced' <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />



Or, would people prefer if it only had them over on the right like here? I quite like the resizing nature of this site, but probably don't have time to fiddle with the theme to make it work, hmm, or maybe I do, I'll look into it anyway, best to use the screen if it's there I think.

[POWERZONE]

If it's any help to you - you can check what it looks like on all different browsers - it takes about 20mins to show you the whole lot - but it shows how different browsers react.



[url="http://browsershots.org/http://www.aldireviews.com/"]http://browsershots.org/http://www.aldireviews.com/[/url]

[spoco2]

[quote name='POWERZONE' post='10140' date='Sep 25 2008, 09:48 AM']If it's any help to you - you can check what it looks like on all different browsers - it takes about 20mins to show you the whole lot - but it shows how different browsers react.



[url="http://browsershots.org/http://www.aldireviews.com/"]http://browsershots.org/http://www.aldireviews.com/[/url][/quote]



Hey, that is absolutely awesome! Not just for this, but for work (we do web based applications). Just brilliant. Thanks <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



Looks like it still has issues with older IE and other things, I might just turn off the ads for now. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[glen]

good luck with the site! i like aldi <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[POWERZONE]

This is the product I was referring to earlier...



[quote name='www.aldireviews.com']19" LCD TV with DVD Player

$ 349 *



* Integrated analogue tuner

* LCD TFT display panel

* 16:9 aspect ratio

* 1440 x 900 resolution

* Plays DVD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW

* 400:1 (typical) contrast ratio

* 250cd/m2 (typical) brightness

* 140°(H)/130°(V) viewing angle

* 2 x 2W output power

* Teletext

* Connections: AV, VGA inputs/TV antenna, headphone[/quote]



I'm a bit out of touch now with AV gear but to me this looks like a good deal - what do others think?

[spoco2]

[quote name='POWERZONE' post='10193' date='Sep 25 2008, 02:22 PM']This is the product I was referring to earlier...







I'm a bit out of touch now with AV gear but to me this looks like a good deal - what do others think?[/quote]



The analogue tuner concerns me, in this age of digital... it's being fazed out soon so not a great thing to have in a set you're buying now.



Resolution is very much a pc resolution (same as my 19" lcd monitor on my pc actually), so it has to scale to that, which is pretty normal I guess.



It's one of those items you really, really don't want to buy sight unseen though, if you can't view it running instore, I wouldn't bother...

[radioholic]

am i right by thinking that we are talking about the supermarket Aldi?

[radioholic]

[quote name='mello yello' post='10087' date='Sep 24 2008, 06:03 PM']Hi guys <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piwo.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />





[url="http://aldireviews.com/"]http://aldireviews.com/[/url]



site is down at the moment ..we can hide here









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oh mello you have done better you know..............

[spoco2]

[quote name='radioholic' post='10195' date='Sep 25 2008, 02:33 PM']am i right by thinking that we are talking about the supermarket Aldi?[/quote]



You are indeed.



They have very odd weekly specials for a supermarket. For instance, [url="http://www.aldireviews.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18&sid=5a3faf85e7ec69cde4b691adf1b7f4b9"]this week they have Men's suits, an overhead projector, and manchester[/url]. Other weeks they've had things as bizarre as a [url="http://www.aldireviews.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=15&sid=5a3faf85e7ec69cde4b691adf1b7f4b9"]foldable wheelchair[/url]. And it's for that reason I love them <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



Who goes to a supermarket to buy a wheelchair?

[radioholic]

your right............



their fresh fruit and veges need improving..............................











(gotta go schools out soon)

[POWERZONE]

Hehe



How do they get into a supermarket with a wheelchair and leave with two? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



[quote name='spoco2' post='10194' date='Sep 25 2008, 02:25 PM']The analogue tuner concerns me, in this age of digital... it's being fazed out soon so not a great thing to have in a set you're buying now.



Resolution is very much a pc resolution (same as my 19" lcd monitor on my pc actually), so it has to scale to that, which is pretty normal I guess.



It's one of those items you really, really don't want to buy sight unseen though, if you can't view it running instore, I wouldn't bother...[/quote]

Thanks for that <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



I suppose I could just get a tuner for the computer and watch tellie on the 19" monitor here.

[radioholic]

[quote name='mello yello' post='10255' date='Sep 26 2008, 07:50 AM']





Can I start with youre service tag and model number please <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />







oh...and





ASL ? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[/quote]





i think its called service tag "cola women" and service number goodnight lady"



<img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />