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    Any one have experience with Sony EX600?

    I am looking to buy the Sony Internet TV (46") which from the specs looks like the panel could very well could be the EX600. And wonder anyone has experience with that panel? KDL46EX600 (Sony Bravia TV) NSX46GT1 (Sony Google TV) They are both 1080p, EdgeLit LED, 60Hz Panels What i am...
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    Bad performance from Intel 160GB SSD X25M G2 for an SSD

    I just got my new work laptop(HP 8450w, i5 ~2.6GHz, 4GB of RAM) and it seems so much faster than my old laptop, but something just did not feel as fast as it should per "wow factor" of ssd. So i downloaded AS SSD Benchmark and was pretty sad when the results for Seq was 1/4 than what intel...
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    Win7 Still support software rendering with CPU core(s)?

    Just wondering, does the RTM have the ability to rendering dx9/dx10 (or any other graphical api) with the cpu? I remember reading about this: http://arstechnica.com/softwar...-dx10-software-gpu.ars http://windows7center.com/news...-to-run-dx10-graphics/ I was thinking this may work...
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    Lenovo Warranty service for bad RAM

    Ok my < 2yr old T61p dimm has decided to go out.. I know this as i have two dimm, remove both, install one.. run memtest86+ pass, replace one with other, run test, errors instantly. So i have been though lenovo/IBM for other repairs on other laptops, but i am wondering for something like a...
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    Shutdown PSU delayed by 30sec?

    I just re-installed Vista x64 after using Win7 for the last month. (had win7 on a temp drive waiting for my Raptor RMA to return) but now i have a strange problem. If i shutdown and/or tell my machine to go to sleep, the OS shuts down as normal but once windows is down my computer stays...
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    In search for the perfect editor?

    I been looking for the perfect editor for a while now trying many different ones (free ones). I work 98% of the time with SystemVerilog code and C code. So maybe you guys can help with the features i am looking for. 1) Column Mode (set/unset) a) zero width selection b)...
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    New motherboard support saving bios settings for sleep S3?

    Just wondering does newer motherboard Core2Duo/Nehalem support saving bios setting going into and leaving S3 Sleep Mode? For example, my nForce4 mobo (in sig) does not save any of my overclock setting when resuming from S3. So once i Resume from stand-by i go back to default 1.8GHz (from...
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    Writing Applicatoins for Touch Cell Phone

    I just got an LG Vu and I was wondering if there is any websites showing how to design applications for touch cell phones. I am assuming that it would be some sort of Java Mobile version but would need to find some kind of API/Lib for touch ability. Also i read that most of the menu's are...
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    What new card can fit in a sonata 1?

    Thinking about upgrading my X1950 to something that can handle better 1920x1200 resolution.. But the thing is i am in no need to run out and buy a new mobo/cpu/ram/case/psu.. and so on. So seeing at 1920x1200 the most gaming performance advantage will be attained by a GPU upgrade. By biggest...
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    Does a vnc software exist like this?

    Ok at work we have laptop's with winxp on them. To do our "real" work we vnc into linux (Suse Ent. 9) machines. My setup has two monitors with one being 1920x1200 and the other 1280x1024 res. What i would like to do is this: Have a vnc setup such that each uses both screens. So if i have...
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    6150K8MA-8EKRS system not shutting off completely

    Ok my HTPC which has a 6150K8MA-8EKRS is not turning off completely. When either i hit shut down, sleep, or hibernate. It seems the the system turns off all components expect for the main power. The LED is still lit up and so are the fans. I have to hold the on/off button for 4/5 seconds to turn...
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    Vista Media Center TV is laggy and looks pretty bad.

    OK i just upgraded my HTPC (the Athlon64 3000+ in Sig) with Vista Ultimate SP1 from WinXP Pro. And i have to say vista is running great. The only driver i had to install is newer Nvidia Drivers, then i ran media center and followed the setup but got a couple of problems. 1) It will not...
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    Why vista might take it time to cache (superfetch)

    I was nothing on my T61p laptop (in Sig) that vista x64 takes forever to cached anything > 500MB, and then it cache couple MB here couple MB there and still leaves almost 1GB doing nothing lol. Now my home computer Opteron (in Sig) it is almost an instant i see it caching leaving only 33MB...
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    MS VS 2008 and C Programming?

    OK well i have been writing some code using MS VS 2008 to test the functionality, but when i transferred to the server that will be running the code it uses C compiler. So i am going to have to change some code syntax here and there (nothing too bad, as i was using just standard C++ syntax)...
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    Host = 64-bit, would there be a problem with running 32-bit VM OS?

    Ok i am getting a pretty fast laptop (see sig, T61p) and going to be running vista 64-bit on it and i am wondering if i will have issues running 32-bit os's via Virtual PC or VMWare? I am assuming i will not have a problem, but i just wanted to make sure. Now that Virtual PC and VMWare have...
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    Writing to file (fprintf, fputc, fputs.....) Problem

    ok i have this code to output 3 tables into a file and onto a screen for loop fprintf(pImage,"%1c",blueTable[arrayLoc]); printf("%2x ",blueTable[arrayLoc]&0x000000ff); fprintf(pImage,"%1c",greenTable[arrayLoc]); printf("%2x ",greenTable[arrayLoc]&0x000000ff)...
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    Enable 3d clocks for windowed 3d programs?

    Ok i would like to solve the problem with not using third party application but if i have to i understand :P The problem is it seems windowed 3D application are not triggering 3D Clocks to start, so things like 3D CAD programs, windowed stress test programs are all running at 2d Clocks. I've...
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    WinXP Batch File for deleting FF added dictionary

    here is the code i am using to delete that option firefox forgot to add, i.e. deleting the added words to your dictionary. I always seem to add the words i am trying to fix lol. anyway here is the code: suggestions?
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    Need help optimizing some code ( lots of help )

    ok i have some code running on a DSP C6713, but i am using C/C++ to code so i am sure any good C programmer can give me some hints. Well i have this section of code that loops a lot and inside this loop it access a large set of memory adds and avg's of the values in two different memory...
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    Question about Steam

    I was wondering how it works if you install steam on two computers? For example, i have it load with all my purchased games on main computer. I was thinking about buying psychonauts or other platformers and buying an xbox360 controller and playing the game on my HTPC computer. Is this legal...
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    WinXP Home safe for parents with no computer experience?

    Ok my fiancee's parents do not own a computer or ever owned one so we were going to pass an older one that is just sitting in our closet to them. The machine is an HP with a WinXP Home Product Key. I currently have ubuntu 7.10 installed on it and it works flawlessly (slower compared to WinXP...
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    Helpful site to get FedoraCore 8 installed and configured

    I found this website today while trying to get fedora core 8 installed on my old dual p3 machine and i thought someone on here might find it useful http://www.howtoforge.com/inst...-guide-fedora8-desktop
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    Which Internet Brower do you use?

    I have been using firefox for sometime now but the memory footprint is annoying on my laptop so I decided to open up 4 of the same website in tabs in four different browers and this is how it ranked. Memory footprint: Flock: ~77MB Firefox 3 beta2: ~65MB IE7: ~33MB Opera: ~25MB I also...
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    Preparing for second interview (intel/NI) (EE)

    I was just wondering if anyone here have suggestions on things to refreash up on for my second interview with intel and National Instruments. For the first interview i did some reading on digital logic stuff and it helped as the questions asked where stuff i did in my first digital logic class...
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    ATI+Vista+Custom Res?

    ATI + Vista + Custom Res Is it possible?
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    Something other than polling?

    OK well i have a USB controller i designed in FPGA that is connected to a windows machine. The basic interface is the windows program sends a command out to the USB and it returns some data, always. So in my program i have button, when click it sends a command to do something, receives data...
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    Byte Array into a string of hex values?

    i have a byte array as: array<System::Byte> ^buf = gcnew array<System::Byte>(8); Now i would like to know is there anyway to to turn all the 8 bytes into a string without using a for/loop? Is the an array function built in? for example if: buf[0] = 0xFF; buf[1] = 0xAA; buf[2] = 0xAA...
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    Have a question about Cox digital cable box and digital audio out?

    OK my digital cable box has a digital coax output. I hooked it up to my receiver but only some channels have sound, so i have to use normal RCA stereo cables to get sound and it is not where near as clear. So whats up with this? Is it because the some stations are really just analog and the...
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    I think AMD just it the spot for HPC

    FPGA coprocessors... I am in love :) http://www.altera.com/educatio...lerate-apps-fpgas.html i will be willing to get a dual socket opteron board to play around with this if the FPGA chips will be anywhere as cheap as the actually chips and dev boards are now, (cyclone series). edit...
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    So when is HDTV a must?

    Just wondering as i am a SDTV user and have not taken the plunge to upgrade my TV(s) because (1) i don't watch them very much and (2) they are expensive. Also i rather wait until all the stations are hi-def as i don't want to see pixels when watching TV. Hoping for better tech also by then :P...
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    Link firefox favorites on different OS's?

    OK i have 3 OS's installed for different reason but i would like it to i could view the same favorites in all three OS's and say in sync if i add a favorite in one OS it would update them in all three. IS this possible, if so a how to would be great. Thanks
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    Need OS choice for my next comp?

    Ok i have been thinking about my next machine and most likely it will be quad core and 8GB of RAM with whatever high-end card is out when i buy the stuff. I do some gaming and mostly work on the machine being Work or School work involving both 3D CAD software and EE CAD software. My current...
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    AMD DualCore 2.4GHz vs Core2Duo at gaming with High Res and Max Detail?

    Ok well i have been thinking about what i am willing to upgrade in my computer at the end of the year and i started to think about the age old question, GPUs are the number one bottleneck to games so why should i upgrade my CPU? My current machine is in the sig basically a 2.4Ghz dual core...
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    C# to C++.Net Win Forms

    OK i am trying to write an application to interface with my USB port on an FPGA device. The USB chip is a Cypress FX2 and they have a .Net Library but all the examples are in C#. It doesn't help as i am mostly all my programming is in oldschool C/C++. But i have gotten used to make Windows...
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    Just finished CoH, looking forward to Opposing Fronts

    Just beat the single player of CoH and i have to say the single player was worth the $40. I have yet to play online and i am sure i will get more than my money's worth if i like it as much as i like playing AoE3 online. Being thing only issue i have had with the game was the endless amounts...
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    CoH problems :(

    Ok i bought CoH yesterday and patched it up to 1.7... but still have issues. The game seems to crash here and there for no reason what so ever that i can tell. My load GPU temps has not gotten past 78*C, which is pretty damn good for a X1950, and my CPU temps top out at 41*C with chipset at...
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    Is there a software like memtest86 for video ram?

    well today i was about to use a CAD program i've been using for the past 3 years, Rhino3D. This program is kinda like autocad in the way it accepts command, text line driven, and it has snaps and such. But anyway, When i tried to snap to a endpoint of a box a square filled with garage would...
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    ATI Control Panel Setting "Catalyst A.I."

    I recently receive my 1950XT and i have now started to play with the control panel options and looking at the detail. The one option i don't understand is the "Catalyst A.I." as in my Nvidia CP i turned off all optimizations, set to 16xAF, set to High Quality and i get great looking textures...
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    My Sonata 1

    So you idea are ways to make it better? I kinda like it and seems to run pretty cool and quiet. MySonata1
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    I got a New X1950XT, have some questions

    Well my PowerColor X1950XT 512MB (625/800) came on friday and so far works as it should :). I am using the newest 7.5 drivers from ATI, not sure why every one complains about the control panel, seems fine to me. But overall not sure if i am 100% happy. I am at least 50% happy as under WinXP...