Recent content by MGully8

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    Point and Shoot with decent Video

    I'm in the market for a new point and shoot compact digital camera. My last camera was a Canon S330 which was awesome the day I got it five years ago but I think it has grown old and fat needing to be replaced. Canon treated me well so I'm leaning towards another one but am open to suggestions...
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    Windows not recognizing 2nd HD

    Installed SP2 and wala it appeared. Thanks to everyone that quickly replied to my post and provided incite. I would have been pounding my head against wall figuring this out and not installing SP2 because I did not want to waist my time.
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    Windows not recognizing 2nd HD

    Lifer - does it ask to re-format or just can not see it?
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    Windows not recognizing 2nd HD

    I was running Win XP as a basic server basically providing my XBMC and a few other PCs with content. The configuration was a 80gb maxtor hard drive that had the OS and a 300 gb Seagate for storage. About a month ago it become apparent that some kind of malware infiltrated my system and a...
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    Pretty hot! Sova 32" HD LCD for $520 SHIPPED

    Well it looks like I get to start making a few phone calls to see what comes about from the wonderful world of BUY.com. Since the only Component connection is obvious $#%#. Anyone start putting odds on this getting resolved in a timely matter or at all?
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    Pretty hot! Sova 32" HD LCD for $520 SHIPPED

    Sorry about that, I meant Component where I said Composite. And that would explain why the resolution can't handle the HD on Component1.
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    Pretty hot! Sova 32" HD LCD for $520 SHIPPED

    Not too re-open old wounds I need a bit of advice about how to go about/not wasting my time on dealing with this Sova deal. The scenario: Setup the TV in the beginning of Feb. after receiving it mid January and viewing it for a couple of hours upon delivery (held off till I moved into a new...
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    Seagate 300GB PATA Hard Drive for $89.99 Shipped

    My day just got $50 happier! Thanks for the heads up. $89.99 + $11 (shipping) - $50 = $50.99 or 17 cents a gig
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    Is my PSU and CPU fan adequate for the setup with no overclocking or that jazz?
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    How about this? AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard - outpost.com 79.99 ARCTIC COOLING ALPINE64 CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail - 12.99 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) - chiefvalue.com - $65.39 COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RS-430-PMSR/P ATX12V Max: 400W, Peak: 430W...
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    Ok here is what I'm thinking about getting: AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard for 79.99 from outpost.com Genuine AMD Athlon 64X2 HeatsinkFan Socket 754, 939 for $11 from ebay CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered for $65.39...
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    no one's got any suggestions?
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    The currently using this setup is purely for media storage. Without breaking the bank I would like to add the functionality of ripping and storing my dvd collection (no burning needed except for possible backups) and possibly recording TV? We have a modded xbox in our entertainment center and...
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    forget 411 use 800-FREE-411

    Tried the google but its been about 2 min. and hasn't returned anything. I don't think I've ever used the shortcode numbers before but I do have a pretty recent phone with cingular so that shouldn't the problem. Seems like it would be a pretty usefull service if it worked!?
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    Wired vs. wireless

    Thanks for all the information. I try some of those things this weekend and make a determination.