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    Blue line down the side of my LCD

    I have a blue line running from top to bottom on my LCD monitor. Any ideas how this might have come about? Monitor works fine other than that. I tried it on multiple PC's with different cables. Is this repairable?
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    IDE to USB adapter

    Anybody know of a real good one? I would like it to be able to do both 2.5" and 3.5" hard drives. I saw a bunch on Newegg but was wondering if someone out there has a good recomendation. I would rather go with better quality than cheap if you know what i mean. Let me know what you guys think.
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    Windows Media Player 11

    :cool: Anoyone else fell that the new layout for the lirary is a little combersome. i played with it a little today and just couldn't get past how klunky it was to get around. is there a way to get rid of all the icons and just have a text only veiw in the library? Having different Icons...
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    Dr. DivX Woes

    Just wanted to let everyone know a little problem i ran into with the newest version of Dr. DivX from DivX labs. i was encoding a few video's and didn't pay attention to what I named one of them. I left a "/" in one of the file names. OOOOPS. I was unable to delete the file using any known...
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    Quick RAM question

    Hey guys! I was wondering what the fastest RAM I can buy for my work PC is. I currently have 512mb of PC2 4200 RAM installed. I guess this is DDR2 533mhz ram. They are in a 256mb X 2 setup. I would like to buy a dual channel kit (preferebly 2 X 512mb). I know that I can get the same...
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    Dr. DivX

    I know this is an old one but I'd thought I'd ask anyway and see if anyone else has seen this. I ripped a dvd using DVDshrink. I then used Dr.DivX to encode the files into DivX format. Pretty simple stuff, but DR.DivX seems to eat up all my system resources. I am running a P4 2.66Ghz with 1.5...
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    Streaming DivX over WiFi

    I'm trying to stream DivX over my wifi from my desktop to my laptop using VLC. The desktop has a 802.11G and the Laptop a 802.1B. The picture never comes up. I know I can do it from my wired network at work to a 802.11g laptop with no skipping but I was wondering if 2 wireless's with one being...
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    Remote Control for Digital Cable Box

    I want to be able to schedule recordings off of my SCientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 digital cable box from my PC. What is the best IR blaster out there. I plan on useing either beyond tv or sage tv for the front end. I know I have a DVR in my cable box but I want to take my files with me on...
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    DIVX Black Out

    Is anybody else out there having problems with DIVX encoding dark seens waaaaayy to dark. Some of the movies I have recorded lately (I.E. The Bourne Supremecy, X2,) have had major issues with darker scenes. I cannot see anything in seens with low light situations. For Hardware I am using the...
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    m0nowall VPN Client and settings

    I currnetly have m0n0wall 1.11 up and running as my router for my home network It works great and i haven't had to reboot it yet. I used to have to reset my microsoft mn-700 ALL THE TIME. I am now using it as just an WIFI access poit and currently the DHCP. I would like to be able to use the...
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    Ati Radeon 9800 Pro Component Video out adapter

    I Use my PC COnstantly in my room, as a PC and small enterntainment center. I was wondering how good the Component video out adapter from ATI works. The s video out to my TV looks SOSO and I was wondering if the adapter is worth dropping another 30 bucks on this rig.
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    Motherboard Compatibility for Presario 1690

    :confused: I have an old Compaq Presario 1690 laying around my shop that needs a replacement DVD drive. After breaking it open to see what all I would need to replace i started looking online for parts (e-bay has a ton of parts for these old peices of crap) I noticed some mobo's for the...