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    Galaxy tab price fail

    This proves my point that marketing is stating that tablets are cellphones or super size smartphones. Though the Logitech Revue also has an issue, but think all these devices that hulu.com have restricted are stated as application devices.
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    Galaxy tab price fail

    I hope that I am wrong that the Galaxy Tab does not have the limitation that I said. On others that I have said is not wrong and they are just opinions, so get over it. Dah, I know that.
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    HTPC Critique & Question

    I am stating some warnings of setting up a HTPC. I critique things harshly. HTPC is OK for playback but quality is not its thing. I state things that are true. Why is everybody have a problem me stating my opinions?
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    HTPC Critique & Question

    That is an option, but it has some limitations and problems. It supports some codecs, but it can not figure out what decoders to use for what codec. Hulu.com blocks it because they say it is not computer. It has problems with searching. If you can work around of those problems, then it should be...
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    HTPC Critique & Question

    Windows could fake the signal and could have overlap the audio signal. Windows has a lot of layers that the audio may not be intact when it first extract the audio the audio track of the movie or audio. A lot of sound cards are software dependent, so playing back multiple streams of audio will...
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    HTPC Critique & Question

    Do not need DRM to extract TrueHD. Just need to decrypt the audio content and direct it to the digital output. Mplayer has support for TrueHD, but I do not think it has on the fly decrypting. In Windows has an audio layer that the digital audio have to pass through and on the fly decrypting...
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    HTPC Critique & Question

    AMD graphics software sucks. nVidia is still the best on software compared to others. Intel is alright, but they also have poor software. In Windows, who cares about bit streaming. Windows still mangles with the audio until the drivers and media players uses ASIO. If you care for bit streaming...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    I have subwoofer that I made with a Rubbermaid box. Yes, a Rubbermaid box and I know it is crazy. If I keep the volume low, noise does not become a big factor. Power tools and me do not mix well, so I went this route. I used two 8 inch Optimus woofers in a push-pull configuration. The volume of...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Fine I wrong again, so the following equation is the right one. (x - y) / y = percent difference Another percentage difference comparing two different results of the same experiment. (x - y) / ( (x + y) / 2) = percent difference Other statements that you said is wrong. The...
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    Help - confirm my HT spec build for my sister

    Glossy screens will always have issues. It is best to pick TV that have matte or anti-glare. The glossy screens can be converted into matte by putting a film. Drapes for the windows helps with the glares. Some drapes are thin enough that you can see through them, but they will diffuse the light...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    It should be the following. (200-100)/((200+100) / 2) = 0.66 X 100 = 66% At this point you should think about what you read. Who saids that shorten rings are require for subwoofers. They are not. It is good to have low inductance, but do not need it for subwoofers. The only times when...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Nope still here. Howard is still wrong on most what he said. I tried stating what he said is wrong prefers to be big baby about it.
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    You just skimmed, but you did not think. Most Howard posts are wrong. Howard does not apply what he has learned.
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    Help - confirm my HT spec build for my sister

    The Polk Audio RM95 will be worth it if they were used as computer speakers or for a small room. You will have to crossover at 150 Hz. A speaker crossed over at 150 Hz will have a problem with subwoofer placement. The subwoofer can not be any further than 7 feet from each speaker or else the...
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    Looking for a low budget beginner HT system

    A $500 for a complete home theater system is going to hurt sound quality. It is best to spend more than this for whole entire home theater sound system. A good sound system will make movies, games, and music be a better experience than a crappy one. I suggest go with Boston Acoustics CS 26...
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    Galaxy tab price fail

    From what I learn is that you can not assume that they know what operating system they are using. I do not have a smartphone, but I do not care what operating system my cellphone is using because it functions as a cellphone. If you tell people what operating system their cellphone is using, the...
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    Galaxy tab price fail

    I did not rave over the Archos 101. Of course anything made using plastic is cheap. It is an option to some people. I did not say that the Galaxy Tab requires 3G to access the Internet. I said it requires 3G to install additional applications. Sure I am saying BlackBerry PlayBook is one of...
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    Mobos that Mattered Most (a MaximumPC article)

    That is not true. The PC wars started during the 80386. During the Socket 7 and Super Socket 7 days, it started the over clock era even though Intel created a few accelerator chips before this time.
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    Galaxy tab price fail

    It seem people do not do a lot of research about tablet PC or they are too keen to eye candy, so they ditch one tablet PC and go on to the next. There are three good tablet PC that competes against the iPad. The Archos 101 is one of them and only of the three to provide a near 10 inch screen...
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    OCZ600SXS powerfull enough to run this rig?

    I do not know what jumpers you are referring to, so I suggest set all jumpers to their default positions. Then in the BIOS, enable the fail-safe defaults. After you enable the fail-safe defaults, set the speed of the processor. Set the speed of the memory to DDR3-1333 and set timings at a CAS 9...
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    Help! Need Lightweight Netbook Distro - opinions?

    May work for your notebook computer, but on others it will not work well. My notebook computer only work once for suspend. The second I put it in sleep mode, it does not wake up.
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    Help! Need Lightweight Netbook Distro - opinions?

    You will be spending a few months tweaking it. Linux is not design well for notebooks. It is still not design well for desktops. It is a server only operating system. Flash in Linux uses only the CPU. Sure the graphics might use OpenGL, but the processor have to convert vector graphics into...
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    Mobos that Mattered Most (a MaximumPC article)

    The problem with Abit is that someone taking revenge on Abit by suing them. Eric Schonning sued Abit because of a faulty motherboards. From what I found on the Internet, Schonning has a lot of problems with his consumer electronics like TV, VCR, DVD, and others, so he had a lot of rage. The rage...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Simulations are not accurate. Engineers knows this, so they figure in the tolerance. Thiele and Small provides some part to help simulate. They treated the speaker driver as a circuit and a simulations follow by adding nested circuits to simulate sealed, vented, bandpass, passive radiator. I...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Over time it will sag more than just 0.78 mm. Then you have to flip it over to sag back into itself. The suspension has its own memory. Like a NiCd, it as its own memory effect. The Xmax will slowly deteriorate and so will the performance of the woofer. It is best to not use down firing or up...
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    Mobos that Mattered Most (a MaximumPC article)

    I am not sure why they did not mention Abit KA7-100. What is awkward in it is its 6 buffer chips to handle up to 2 GB of RAM at 133 MHz. Others can only handle 768 megabytes. Also they should have mention the first motherboards that included a diagnostic display. I think Epox is the first to...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    First you need to break-in the subwoofer for at least a week or two. Then you can fiddle with Audyssey. It only has been a day or two. Of course the subwoofer's performance will not be good at this time. The suspension is too stiff. You have to break it in to loosen up the suspension...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Over time down firing or up firing orientations ruins the output of the woofer. When it is used, gravity will amplify the force exerted on the heavy mass of the woofer and it will bottom out sooner than it should when mounted on the side of the box or in this case front firing. You are...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    A good wooden box is not put together with glue. It is put together based on friction. The glue makes the wood swell to improve friction. A good example how friction provides a good method to hold two or more objects together is MythBuster episode of using two telephone books. It took over 8000...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Glue does not hold for long. Sure can use epoxies, but speaker drivers can not be installed while it is drying. Screws are actually used for strength. If using screws at an angle, the screw is very strong. Though if using screws from an alloy, the screw is very, very strong. Since after a...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    If you compare the GR Research SW-12B to a Dayton Audio RSS315HF-4, the differences are the cone travel, inductance, and impedance. Using two SW-12B could be used and it will displace more air than one RSS315HF-4. For fidelity, the Dayton Audio RSS315HF-4 is better because of lower inductance...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    jlee, BIC America subwoofers might be cheap, but there are better brands. If you want to go cheap, go cheap. Another design is the following. (2) GR Research SW-12B http://www.gr-research.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=131 3 cubic feet sealed 300 watt BASH plate subwoofer...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Actually there is a magically way to absorb bass. It is air. Air absorbs bass, so if there is enough air between one material and then to the next, it will be absorb. If the apartment is up to code, it will be able to handle some audible bass. If the apartment is up to code, the neighbor will...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Even if doing research, the suspension sags and the performance gets lost. Sonotube are good because it provides the simplistic of design, but I am not saying they will be obsolete. Down firing and up firing loses performance because of Xmax gets lost. A speaker driver can lose about 1 to 20 mm...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    You have a big problem. I am trying to help, you are just laughing in my face. This is like throwing crap in may face. I am helping by providing you are better option than what people have stated, so you can actually use a subwoofer. Using subwoofers where you live will cause you problems, so...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    Using that amplifier with that woofer in a 2 cubic feet box will damage it at the peaks. About 250 watts is as far as it should go. At max using a 250 watts in a 2 cubic feet, it will output about 96 dB at 20 Hz. This better than Dolby requires is about 70 dB at 20 Hz, but it is below than THX...
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    I am not wrong. I am right because I have doing this for a lot longer than you have.
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    How obvious is the difference between a 20hz capable subwoofer and 25hz, 30hz, etc?

    It is not the -3 dB this and -6 dB that. There is more to subwoofer design than what howard and others have said. There is displacement and how far the cone can travel. It is best to be under the limits for the cone travel than trying to squeeze every mm of the travel for output. It seems...
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    Healthcare reform, changes go into effect today

    After doing research for health insurance, a lot people think it is easy to pick. It is not easy to pick a plan. You have to pick a plan based on deductible, co-insurance, out-of-pocket, and the monthly fees. A lot of people go for the prices instead of quality of service. The new Act covers the...
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    Is a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium a good upgrade over Audigy 2 ZS?

    I am against Creative Labs. If you like sound quality pick a different brand. ASUS Xonar DX is good, but I read its Windows drivers are poor. In Linux, it does not have a problem. Using 7.1 channels for any setup is over doing it for sound. For surround sound 5.1 is all you need. A 7.1...