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    Solution for switching between wireless headphones & soundbar?

    I'm looking for help on something I could buy to handle the switching of audio output from my TV. I have a soundbar but sometimes I want to use wireless headphones. There doesn't seem to be a way of using both options without manually unplugging/plugging the cables in the back of the TV. Is...
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    Office 2007 installs "successfully" but doesn't work?

    This is a work computer. I've never seen anything like this without error messages or anything in event viewer. It just "installs successfully" but there are no shortcuts on the desktop or anything. The only way to try and launch a program is to navigate to the .exe files in Explorer or open...
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    Do you lose OnDemand if you switch to Windows Media Center?

    So I want to set up a good HTPC that will connect to my digital cable box and get all the channels in WMC. It seems pretty straight-forward but I'm wondering what will happen to the interactive stuff like OnDemand? Would I still get the OnDemand "channel" and be able to view everything or...
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    Why is L4D2 lagging on my new HD6870?

    I just swapped out a 5830 for a 6870. The 5830 ran L4D2 perfectly at high settings. Now with this new 6870, I get this slight lag every once in a while. It doesn't effect the game much, but still, this makes no sense. Its almost like a sudden slight drop in fps. It mostly happens when things...
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    Renesas USB 3.0 Driver "Device Cannot Start"

    Windows 7 Pro 64, Asus p8p67, i5 Sandy Bridge I've tried everything from deleting and re-installing the drivers to going into the Renesas program and disabling the power-save feature. USB 3.0 is already set to 'on' in bios. For some reason, this yellow exclamation point is always on in Device...
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    Question about SSDs/HDDs

    I've got an 80gb SSD and a 1tb HDD. I'm gonna be running a bunch of stuff off the HDD because of space limitations. Will the programs run slower than they would off a standard HDD with Windows and the programs installed on the same drive?
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    HDD speeds . . What matters?

    I got a SATA II Intel 80gb SSD and the speed is amazing. It was a deal, so I stuck with the SATA II even though my MB supports SATA III. Now I'm looking for a second 1tb-2tb drive. I'd like it to be SATA III, so I can at least use up a SATA III port on my motherboard. So, what's the best...
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    What PSU will handle this?

    ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6813131705 i5 Sandy Bridge http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6819115072 Intel 80gb SATA II http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6820167049 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2...
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    Sata II Intel SSD vs Sata III Crucial SSD?

    I bit on a deal for an Intel 80gb SSD, not realizing its SATA II. I guess I was blinded by the almighty "deal." It had already shipped, so I called Newegg and they say I can just return it unopened for full refund (seems too easy to me). Anyway, would you keep it, or return it and get this...
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    What did I break? (flashed bios)

    I have a cheap ECS GF7050-VT that I got with a C2D a couple of years ago. It was a Fry's deal that I actually got from somebody on Ebay (live nowhere near a Fry's). Anyway, I've never updated the bios, until I recently installed Windows 7 x64 and had some crashing issues with Left 4 Dead 2...
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    Need some advice (Blu-Ray vs PS3 vs HTPC)

    Alright, here's the deal. This friday I get a free $300 point voucher at a casino. Of course this can only be used at the casino, that friday only, and they purposely make everything higher in price because, ya know, you're using free 'points.' A PS3 goes for $499 there (a PS3 'motion' for...
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    Xbox Live driving me CRAZY

    The gyst of it is, as of now: I'm using ICS with a long ethernet cable from the 360 connected to my PC (which is connected to a cable modem). I disable all firewalls on the PC . . I can connect to Xbox Live and play against people online. I can even SEE downloadable content (marketplace)...
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    A good Antenna Isolator?

    I have horizontal bars traveling up my screen accompanied by an annoying HUM. I've read that this is due to the cable wire connected to my TV interfering with the PC connected to another outlet . . or something like that. Anyway, it looks like I need an antenna isolator. But I don't know where...
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    IDE cable in a micro-ATX HTPC case?

    Well, not much explanation really required. I have some old parts lying around from when I was starting to build budget PC's (micro-ATX case, IDE hard drive) and I want to fit it into a small HTPC case. I just want to put this thing in my room for emulation and games . . maybe a DVD drive...
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    Best cheap PCI-E video card?

    Well on a whim I decided to upgrade an old motherboard with only AGP. What's the best PCI-E video card (NVIDIA . . done with ATI after the nightmare one of their cards put me through) for about a 60-80 dollar range?
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    Reboot Loop

    Anybody want to weigh in here? The PC I'm setting up for a MAME cab just started rebooting yesterday. For some reason, I started playing Frets on Fire and (don't know if this is even related) but the fonts seemed REALLY big. Then, it shuts off and goes into a reboot loop. If I cut the...
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    Low range Video Card "upgrade" - Is it worth it?

    I'm using a P4 2.8 ghz, 1 gb ram, low end system for a Mame cabinet. It plays most Mame games fine but I want more performance out of Dreamcast emulation and some PC games . . Nothing like Crysis or anything but fun mid-range arcade style stuff like Spiderman: Friend or Foe or Marvel Ultimate...