Recent content by DrZDO

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    24" monitor

    I just got a 24" ASUS ASUS VW246H for $229. The picture is very good, seemingly better than my old NEC LCD's. There is some backlight bleed at the top and bottom, but I only notice it on black. It has no dead or stuck pixels afaik, and I checked. I didn't measure, but it seems 16x9, while...
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    Wireless drops...Usu. when viewing YT vids fullscreen???

    Update: I installed the Intel utility, and the problem hasn't resurfaced yet. There were additional anomalies before, like page load errors and slow access to network properties, and I haven't seen these either. So, I think it's likely the drivers were the problem, and it's fixed. I hope...
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    Wireless drops...Usu. when viewing YT vids fullscreen???

    Thanks...Here's the device/driver: http://i39.tinypic.com/t685tw.jpg Any specific suggestions on a better driver/how to install it? Edit: I'm downloading the Intel utility for the device, and will install that unless someone has a better idea.
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    Wireless drops...Usu. when viewing YT vids fullscreen???

    There are two notebooks in this house using a wireless connection to a Belkin G router/cable modem. ONE of these PCs loses the internet connection seemingly at random (Could be after 5 min or 24 hours), but I've noticed that it almost always loses it when I view a YouTube video maximized to...
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    using hdtv as primary computer monitor. am I burning screen?

    You may be an expert, which I'm not, but I have noticed a consensus on net articles that plasma burn in does eventually return to normal. random article: http://www.electronichouse.com...yth_of_plasma_burn_in/
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    A/V Rec. --Yamaha R-V1105, replacement advice?

    Thanks, I'll check that but I doubt that's it. I don't think the default's supposed to sound like it's 4 feet underwater
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    using hdtv as primary computer monitor. am I burning screen?

    Plasma? From what I understand, the burning of Plasma is temporary, will last a few days. LCD doesn't burn in
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    A/V Rec. --Yamaha R-V1105, replacement advice?

    Editing to ask more about replacement suggestions. I have an about 10 year old Yamaha A/V Receiver, R-V1105. It broke. It was a "nice" receiver, but I don't have the $ to replace it with its current equivalent. Wondering if I should take it in somewhere, $?, or buy a $200-$300 new...
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    No taskbar, HDTV as monitor

    HAHAA I feel stupid. Apparently my pc assumed that the TV I used to have as 2nd display was still 2nd when it was the only display. Thanks, man.
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    No taskbar, HDTV as monitor

    Yeah, and I can run programs, but I have to create a shortcut to the .exe on the desktop. It's retarded.
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    No taskbar, HDTV as monitor

    I have an HDTV hooked up to the pc right now to play a game, and everything's fine but there ISN'T a taskbar. It's not that it's off the screen, it isn't accesible at all. The mouse stops at the bottom of the screen. Thing is this setup worked last time, probably a year ago, with the OLD...
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    Building my own CPU watercooling block

    "I'm not an engineer, but" I would be careful using solder as a seal like that, if the temp changes, it splits open and you get water on the guts, you know...
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    human eye refresh rate

    It causes me physical discomfort to stare at a 60Hz monitor, whether CRT or LCD, and I notice a faint flicker in bright regions. I don't know why this is. Naturally, I prefer something like 75Hz.
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    dark messiah of might and magic

    Heh, sounds good! I got so pissed at the game design in Oblivion that it won't take much to make me happy.
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    good 24/7 939 motherboard

    Wouldn't just about anything work? I've never had a mobo screw up on me at stock speed.