Recent content by fishoutofwater

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    keyboard help

    have done both between posts, can navigate with kb in setup but not windows. Tomorrow is Monday...looks like I get a new keyboard...maybe USB with new software. Thanks for walking me through this.
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    keyboard help

    thanks, but no go
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    keyboard help

    lenovo kb, vista home premium...says cannot load driver...code 39
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    keyboard help

    keyboard works in setup but not after wndows loads...have to use onsreen to log on...PS/2...reinstall driver...no luck
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    Any thoughts on the Yamaha RXV-663 vs. Onkyo TX-SR606? Liked the 606 feature & price... Has anyone tried these?...Klipsch Synergy III series 6 1/2"... sound good in store...also: Klipsch KSW-10 and lastly what's the deal with the DLP tvs? Saw some great pictures and some great prices...
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    I guess for right now it's really the built in video upscaling that gives the 863 the edge...that and the HD radio(not big onn paying for radio...TV & internet is bad enough). I am about 50 miles south of Memphis, TN and I know there are a couple of what we used to call "stereo stores" left...
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    Not sure what happened earlier...browser locked up & thought last reply didn't post. Looks like I doubled up...OOOPS! I still think the Yamaha RX-V863 is the way I am going to go because I think it will serve me better now & into the forseeable future.(I don't upgrade very often). Did...
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    Actually I was just being lazy & letting someone else do all the work. Already have my eye on a 50" Vizio plasma at Sam's Club (complete with employee discount) so I will take the receiver one step further: Yamaha RX-V863 And I have the perfect placement for this speaker design (for a...
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    OK...Reality check here!!! It was getting kind of late and I was getting lazy... Might as well go ahead and bump the receiver up a notch: Yamaha RX-V863 and I have the perfect placement for these with the room layout: QS8 v2 Surround Speakers With 30 days to listen to the speakers...
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    I haven't upgraded in 15 yrs. or so, so I was thinking that the H/K receiver in the package would suffice. Of course if I get tired of thinking I could just let someone else do that part for me. The $3500 Balanced AV System Looks interesting and is actually affordable...and might last a...
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    Camcorder for stills or still camera for vids?

    Didn't see anything in the Kodak line to lure me away from OLYMPUS SP-570 UZ or Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Digital Camera Thanks all the same though...never hurts to look because you never know you don't know until you know...
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    Bose Box vs. True Surround

    Seems like the more I look, the more I want to spend. I know H/K has had good receivers since way back when...anyone have any thoughts on their package deals???... Harman Kardon
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    Camcorder for stills or still camera for vids?

    Haven't even thought to look into the Kodak line-up. I never would have thought that Kodak had upped their game...I still recall the old instamatic days...Thanks for the info.
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    Camcorder for stills or still camera for vids?

    Any thoughts on the following: OLYMPUS SP-570 UZ vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Digital Camera Panasonic supports higher resolution in video mode, but I'll be on a boat with a bunch of strangers. It's not like I will be taping hours of X-mas morning gift unwrapping.
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    Camcorder for stills or still camera for vids?

    It's not written in stone that I am limited to one camera...just a personal preference since I am rather scatter-brained & have been told most of my life that I would be missing a couple of critical body parts if they weren't attached... If there were two (1 still & 1 camcorder) that did...