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    TV tuners for Win x64: HD and SD

    I just discovered that ATI has 64bit drivers for the Theater 500 Pro chipsets. Not only are they for ATI brand tv tuners, but also for other brands using the Theater 500 Pro chips. Such as GeCube Gigabyte MSI Sapphire Tul Yuan Looks like they were released on Jan. 18...
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    Notebook with AMD 64 CPU & About 5 Pounds

    I'm looking for a notebook that uses one of the AMD 64 bit CPUs, and is about 5 pounds. Wide screen and graphics with discrete graphics memory would be pluses. Any recommendations?
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    Key Logger Device Placed in new Laptops?

    Check this out. Mysterious Device in New Dell Notebook Anyone know about this? Look at this: Anti Spy website
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    Downgrade Rights in Windows XP Professinal

    Can somenone explain the downgrade rights in the EULA for Windows XP Professional? This is what the EULA provides: "1.7 Use of Previous Version Of SOFTWARE. If the COA which accompanies the HARDWARE identifies the SOFTWARE as Microsoft Windows XP Professional SOFTWARE...
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    Step by Step Install ATI HDTV Wonder in WMCE

    The number of folks who have difficulty in installing the ATI HDTV Wonder is significant. Here is a step-by-step guide for a low risk, highly successful installation of the ATI HDTV Wonder high definition TV tuner card and another analog tv tuner in a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. A...
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    ATI Radeon 9800 Pro $199.99 CompUSA

    Dang. I bougth this card at CompUSA for $189 and $40 MIR from ATI amost a year ago. Current prices of the "Built by ATI" model have been at this level for at least a year. The NewEgg price is nearly $220. Its $249 at the ATI store. You can get the "Powered by ATI" brands like Saphire for...
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    Syntax Olevia 27" $899 walk out the door, no RB

    CompUSA has the fabulous Syntax Olvevia 27" LCD TV for $899, no rebates. Not available online. B&M only. This is walk out the door price. One day only. Friday, 3/25/05. You need to take the ad with you to the store. CompUSA Ad
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    How Check Version of Nvidia 4n1 drivers?

    How can I check which version of the Nvidia 4n1 drivers I have installed in Windows XP?
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    Two WideScreen TV Deals: LCD TV & CRT

    I have two pretty damn good deals on widescreen HD TVs for you. If you haven't played Half-Life2 on widescreen, well you just haven't played it. 1. The Sanyo Vizon 30" CRT TV is widescreen (16:9 aspect ratio) and has a builtin HD tuner which allows you to capture local over-the-air HD...
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    Basicly, Doom3 is Unfair

    As others have noted the repetitiveness of D3, it is also unfair because it is does not give the player in single play an even chance against the enemies. (1) they come out of shadows and darkness and the switching of flashlight and weapons is gimmicky, and (2) enemies attack frequently from...
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    Athlon 64 3000+ Needs No Fan on heatsink?

    I read a review of a silent heatsink using the Athlon 64 3000+, and one of the tests was performed with the fan turned off. The results showed that the temperature of the A643k was only about 5 degrees hotter when the fan was turned off. I'm building a Windows XP Media Center 2005 box based...
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    Windows XP Media Center 2005

    Because of a series of unfortunate circumstances, I was given a Microsoft OEM Component Kit for a Windows XP Media Center 2005 PC. Included in the kit are: AMD Athlon 64 3000 Asus K8N motherboard eVGA GeForce FX 5700LE 512 MB DDR400 memory 200 GB Western Digital Caviar Serial ATA drive...
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    Ssamsung 16x DVD burners, Microcenter $89, no rebates

    Microcenter is selling Samsung 16x DVD+-R burners for $89 no rebates. Burns DVD+ R and DVD - R disks at 16X, if you can find them. It's in OEM form, not retail package. Buy online or in store.
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    Who Would You Follow Into Hell?

    OK. Here's the situation. We're at war with the devil. Our leaders have decided to enter hell, and to engage satan there, fire and brimstone included. Who would you follow as your field general to your possible destruction?
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    HowTo Books to Fix Credit Reports

    Well, I know a few of you have some experience doing this. I have a credit report, and I'd like recommendations for a book on ligitimate techniques for dealing with various entries in the report. No shyster lawyer type tricks please. With your recommendation, include a link to a fair review...
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    10 Pack DVD+RW disks $9.98 Microcenter

    I got 10 blank DVD+RW disks at the Microcenter B&M in Fairfax, Virginia, yesterday, $9.98 plus tax. It comes in a package containing 5 cases (2 disks per case). It can be found at Microcenter online here: 10 DVD+RW blank disks
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    WiFi 802.11b USB NIC $9.99 AR - Microcenter

    The Microcenter B&M in Fairfax, Virginia, has Gigafast USB WiFi 802.11b network interface devices for $39.99 with Gigafaxt $30 mail in rebate, for net of $9.99. The thing actually works pretty well. A USB Wifi NIC can be a very handy thing. Wherever there is a Windows machine with a USB port...
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    Free Web Hosting From 1and1.com

    You may have seen this deal offered in PC Magazine and in Computer Shopper. 1and1.com is offerring 3 years of web hosting for free. This is pretty good plan, which 1and1.com claims usually sells for $29 per month, and is called their Professional plan. It is eCommerce capable. You don't need a...
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    Which Men Make the Best Lovers of Women

    Of various male profiles, some kinds tend to be better lovers of women than others. When I say "good lover", I don't mean a guy who thinks that boucing belly-to-belly with numerous women makes him a good lover. Any man with a working organs can do that given available and willing women. So...
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    North Korea: Preemptive Right to Attack US

    North Korea says it has the right to a preemptive military attack on US. News Piece As crazy as it sounds, you must agree that the Bush Administration provoked the North Koreans into taking the recent actions it has. The current US National Security Strategy is to take preventative or...
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    Western Digital 80GB Special Edition $90 after MIR at Fry's/Outpost

    The great Western Digital 80 GB Special Edition Hard drive is $89.99 after $40 rebate from Western Digital. Regular Fry'/Outpost price is $129.99. Outpost Deal Page It may be that, after application of S&H, the end price may be close to other deals for this item which I've seen at $107.00 or...
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    Slow Bouncing Cards in Solitaire are Back in Windows XP

    Way back when, if you completed the classic game Solitaire, each card in the deck would start to bounce and would conclude after the last card in the deck bounced. In Windows 95, they were slow bouncers. First, I had a 386SX Intel processor system, and then a box with a 100 MHz Pentium and EDO...
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    US Army Free Game CD

    That's right children. The United States Army has created its own 3d FPS games. Go to Americasarmy.com and register to get a FREE CD of two of the Official US Army's games. No shipping and handling charges. Now, you right wingers can scream about wasting tax payer money. Muhahaha.
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    No RAMBUS PC1066 for P4T533-C & GA-8IHXP

    The Asus P4T533-C and the Gygabyte GA-8IHXP motherboards both support 133 MHz FSB and RAMBUS PC1066 sticks (133 MHz), but it appears that there are no such memory to be found on the retail market.
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    Mismarked Maxtor HD at Best Buy, Reston, VA

    I was at the Best Buy in Reston, Virginia, today, and picked up a retail box of a 40GB Maxtor Diamondmax 7200RPM. On the outside of the box was a sticker that said it was an ATA133 drive. However, on the side showing the part number was clearly the model D540X, which is an ATA100 drive. As all...
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    Public Comment on Microsoft Settlement

    So, all you Anandtech Forum posters do think you got big mouths, do you? Well, you can submit your pseudo intelligent comments on the Microsoft Settlement to the judge in the case. Go to this link Background & E-mail Address for some background.
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    Anandtech Guide in Barnes & Noble

    I was browsing in Barnes & Noble bookstore in Reston, Virginia, USA, last night, and saw a copy of the Anandtech Guide. Cool. There was only one copy, next to the only copy of the Multiboot Handbook and other books on upgrading pcs. I'm glad Anand and the others have ventured this far, and I...
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    George W. Bush was Drunk, Again

    Dubya didn't choke on a pretzel. He was probably drunk. I know, because the same thing happened to me one time. I was watching a Georgetown Hoyas basketball game and drinking home made Manhattans, by myself. After awhile, man, I just sort of wokeup, found that I was on the floor, and there was...
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    Anyone Tried GMAX, free 3ds Max 4 for Gamers?

    Say, has anyone tried GMAX from Discreet? It's a free version of 3d Studio Max 4, non-commercial use.
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    Face Recognition Tech A Failure in Tampa

    Tampa, Florida, Police Department used the Visionics crowd surveilance kit in June and July 2001, and dumped it in August. According to this Registre article, the kit made 14 "positive" matches over a 4 day period of surveilance, but all 14 were false alarms, not a crook among them. The...
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    Poll: Is Gateway Cow Male or Female?

    Say, some of you smart guys can unconfuse me. Is the cow in the Gateway commercials and print ads male or female? When as a boy I worked on a farm near my home, I thought I saw nearly type of domestic bovine, specifically cows. All bovines that gave milk were always females. Bulls knocked the...
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    Poorly Burned Mandrake 8.1 CD?

    Say, I downloaded and burned the three iso cds for Mandrake 8.1. CD1, the first install, returned the following error message at the start of the install: quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Could not uncompress second stage ramdisk. This...
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    Anandtech CPU Database: 37 Intel; 283 AMD

    What is the real story about these numbers?
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    DLink DWL-1000AP Wireless Access Point $129.95 MIR

    This is access point without the router features, but the next best thing. Note the web page has an apparent error, saying that the price is $199.95 after rebate. The price is $159.95 with a $30 mail in rebate, net $129.95. Outpost DLink Wireless Access Point
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    TomsHardware Video on Unlocking Athlon XP

    Hey, Toms Hardware Guide has a downloadable video for showing how to unlock the Athlon XP. You need the latest DivX codes, which are pretty good also. Toms Hardware Guide
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    Composite video connection Webcam, $9.95

    Say, sorry for posting this deal so late. Last Sunday, I bought the Videoemail Xtreme "creative entertainment center" at MicroCenter in Fairfax, Virginia. It is a PCI video capture card with onboard TV tuner and FM radio tuner. A CCD web camera is included, which plugs into the composite video...
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    Who Would you follow into Hell?

    Time to find a leader, the person you would follow into hell to fight the devil.
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    Bush Warned of Terrorism in January

    A Commission of experts and former Congressmen filed a report with the Bush Administration in January, warning of domestic terrorism. Text Filed on January 31, 2001, The US Commission on National Security/21th Century's report came after two years of work. It made 50 specific recommendations...
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    256MB Mushkin Basic PC2100 - $34

    Mushkin Page Seems like this price is an all time low price for Mushkin PC2100 sticks.
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    Linux on Dual Boot Laptop: Suspend-to-Disk

    I want to install Red Hat on my laptop, which already has Win98SE and which must have a suspend-to-disk partition. Some stuff I've read elsewhere suggests that I must reformat the entire harddrive, and create a new suspend-to-disk partition, reinstall Win98SE, and then install Red Hat on its...