Recent content by BiPolar

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    New monitor needed

    well, it looks like the purchase is on hold anyway, my old crt has been resurrected.
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    New monitor needed

    ^bump
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    New monitor needed

    hmm, it's a little pricey for me (dell site has it at 679 now).
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    New monitor needed

    I've been looking for a new lcd now that my crt has blown, but I just don't have a ton of money to spend on it. I do some gaming, but not a whole lot, my pc time is mostly spent, browsing, office and imaging. I'm looking to spend between 400-600 on the monitor, and would like it to have less...
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    Panaflo Fans

    I'm looking to put in a rear exhaust and blowhole in my case. I wanted to go with Panaflo 120mm for their superb air movement and low decibel ratings (I'd prefer a quieter case). However, is there a massive sound difference in reality betwee the L1 and M1 (rated at 30 and 35db respectively)...
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    DDR Memory Question

    Is this stuff any good? Text PDP SYSTEMS Memory Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 1GB (512MBx2) DDR PC-3200> I'm looking to upgrade my memory to OC my system a little more (NF7-s, amd 2600-M). I play games, but most importantly, my main non-game software requiring power is Surfer, for Kriging data into...
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    Cheap card for converting VHS

    hmm, maybe all-in-wonder is the way to go, then. that way, we can upgrade the card as a whole and get the conversion hardware.
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    Pre-Built Systems

    While, I myself would never do this. My buddy does, and while I could build one for hiim, he likes the idea of tech support, etc. He doesn't really play games, mostly wants it for office apps and to convert his home movies to DVD. He's willing to upgrade his video card, but I was wondering if...
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    Cheap card for converting VHS

    the radeons have s-video/compononent video inputs?
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    Cheap card for converting VHS

    I'm looking for a cheaply priced video card for converting VHS and such to DVD for a buddy. He doesn't play games, and really is just looking to be able to do the conversions. Any ideas on lower-priced cards for him?
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    CD-writer issues, please help!!

    HA! Oh, well. The internal seems to be working now, so I think i'll tell my boss to hope for the best and pray that he won't need the external.
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    CD-writer issues, please help!!

    Will removing any of those mess with my internal CD-RW? I don't want to stop that from working just to get the backup burner working.
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    CD-writer issues, please help!!

    I did, but as soon as I plug in the cd-writer, XP's automatic driver installation occurs. I tried tricking it by forcing an installation of a generic cd, then updating to the folder from HP. It doesn't seem to work. SOme more info: 1) The device manager has it listed as "HP CD-Writer+...
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    CD-writer issues, please help!!

    I've got an external HP CD-writer (8200) and Windows XP Home ( i know, it's not mine), won't recognize it as a cd writer, just a cd player. How can I change this? The device manager says it is running the 8200a driver, but it is a 8200e device. I downloaded the latest driver from HP, but it...
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    Printer Sharing

    Anyone know how I can share my Canon i860 printer connected via USB to my PC with my Mac G3 running OSX? I've been working at this for awhile, and can't figure it out. My printer is set to share, but I can't figure out how to find out on my Mac. The machines are networked via a Linksys router...