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    HP Dreamcolor LP2480ZX 24" LED LCD

    I finally bought the HP Dreamcolor monitor since OLED monitors don't seem to be arriving any time soon. The price has dropped from $3500 to below $1900. I just noticed that HP's Part Number has changed along with the price. OLD Manuf part# GV546A4#ABA NEW Manuf part# GV546A8#ABA...
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    What CPU speed is needed for 1080p playback

    I'm using Core 2 Duo as a reference point. What is the minimum speed will I need to handle 1080P bluray, H.264, VC-1, and x264 playback. I've tested as low as 2.4Ghz core 2 duo. Anandtech quotes "From our previous experience though, only CPUs faster than an E6600 can guarantee smooth...
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    dell 3008 LCD

    I've been considering an upgrade from dual Dell 2405s to a Dell 3008. I like that the 3008 handles over 100% of the color gamut, has S-IPS panel, and has display port. Has anything been announced in the next 6-8 months that would be better than a 3008. The only others I was considering...
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    Ascend Acoustic Sierra-1 for the PC

    I have an pair of CBM-170 SEs and I have been very happy with them. It's been a few years so I figured it was time for an upgrade. I just ordered a pair of Sierra-1s that will be attached to a Denon 1907 and my PC. Has anyone else purchased these? What did you think about their...
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    Pimp my PMP

    I'm currently looking at the Archos 605 WiFi and the Cowon Q5 Specifically I want the Audio, Video, and WiFi Web browsing ability. Are there any other brands/models that compete with the features of these 2 players? Archos vs Cowon has one company historically been better than the...
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    Halo 3 beta impressions

    High res beta vids http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/787/787...360.ign.com/articles/787/787729p1.html Personally I'm a bit disappointed for a game with this much hype. Halo3 doesn't look much different than Halo2 PC. Gfx look good but nothing exceptional. No Gears of War thats for sure...
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    LED backlight LCDs

    I saw multiple LED-LCD product announcements in the tech news a month or so ago but I cant find any solid information regarding prices release dates etc... Anyone have some info on this?
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    BLu-Ray playback on PC

    Trying to watch Kingdom of Heaven on my PC. Box says Audio: 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio - English PowerDvd 7.3 claims its using its Mpeg2 decoder for the video? I tried using PowerDVD 7.3 for blu ray playback. Powerdvd does not recognize the disc as specifically bluray disc. I can load...
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    Do Anandtech members play paintball?

    I know alot of people play FPS games but I dont think we are all glued to our chairs. How many of you play paintball? If you do, what state are u in, how often do you play, and what type of gun to do shoot? Florida. Once a week ICD Freestyle FS-7 ShockTech HPR NaughtyDogs...
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    Quad SLI available

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductI...asp?WebProductID=370089&source=froogle $870 for the cards used in QuadSLI. That gives you 2 x G71 cores clocked at 500Mhz and 2 x 512MB Vram. now if you go full Quad SLI this is obviously the only card u can do it with. Anyone hoping to get a...
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    The future of Storage

    I've seen several news posts recently which Ill post here. Now you dont need to read all the articles to join the discussion but should at least familar with the topics mentioned. Holographic Media http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=1478 Samsung 70nm OneNAND...
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    How do I detect a numberic data type from a string in VB.net

    Lets say I have a textbox1.Text without using a masked textbox how do I check the string to see if it is numeric or not? I can not use a try catch to catch a casting error. I have to use IF or Select statements to detect the error.
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    Asus 7xxx series GameReplay feature

    Asus has a feature called GameReplay that will record whats on your screen into mpeg4 files. Now I would think that this would be a much used feature much like fraps but can not find a single review online that actually tested it.
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    NiBitor Voltage Softmods for 7900s

    Supposedly NiBitor 2.8a lets you adjust the voltage on 7900's through its bios. can anyone confirm this? That hardmod from VRZone is just waaay too much work. http://www.mvktech.net/content/view/2069/37/1/1/
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    how to disable partial classes in .NET 2005

    I have written some custom user controls. in 2003 these control would show up in my toolbox as MyControls. partial classes in 2005 seem to be preventing me from having that luxury. any help on this?
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    Agiea PhysX Shennannigans

    I for one have been drooling at the mouth for nearly a year at the mention of a dedicated PPU. So what do we get with hardware physics simulation? http://www.ageia.com/products/release_notes.html This is the current version of Agiea's physX drivers. If you take the time to read it you...
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    Oblivion dual core optimized?

    Please use this thread from now on Mod ----------------------------------------------------------- I have a opteron 165. dual core I run oblivion and keep windows task manager open to monitor CPU useage. if it was true dual core I would expect CPU usage to spike 80%- 100% in...
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    oblivion, help im stuck, literally.

    I pick up too many items. Now I cant move. How the heck do I drop stuff? I check control options and tried drag n drop in the inventory with no luck. noob slander is welcome ---------------------------------------------------------- There is already a thread on this game...
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    Samsung's 32GB NAND flash SSD drive, $960

    Samsung disk info LINK1 Samsung disk info LINK2 Samsung has built a notebook hardrive 32GB, read: 57Mbps, write:32Mbps Aside from being extremely durable and low power consumption it also has the fastest seek time of any harddrive <1ms . You would never need to defrag this drive. The...
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    Bullet cam Sony CCD and Archos DVR 500

    Basically the best bullet cam out right now is a Sony CCD up to 560 TVL. Many vendors selling it as different products but they all haev the same connectors. 1 power and 1 RCA/BNC. It would seem to me that even if the camera captures dvd resolution, the composite cable it transfers on would...
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    wrong thread

    wrong thread fs
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    Tips for DVD-Audio Playback on PC

    Tips for DVD-Audio Playback on PC search Keywords: ctdvda2k.sys , dualcore, Windvd , powerdvd After a very very frustrating experience using my first dvd-audio discs I am posting this mini help guide. You must use the analog outs on your card. The Creative Audigy 2 ZS or greater...
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    High end computer speakers

    Need some audiophile or direct user opinions. I plan to purchase before new years. The tweeter in these units is exactly the same. The only major difference I can tell is the cabinet and the size of the mids driver. If you have no idea what I am talking about I'd prefer you didnt reply...
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    What speeds from Verizon FIOS service

    Fios very high speed internet I have a house in Tampa. they are deploying FIOS but it has not reached my area yet. I would like to know what speed package people are using and what kind of actual speeds they are seeing. How much changes during peak hours...
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    Nvidia detonator / forceware 81.26 experiences

    I installed the Nvidia detonator 81.26 beta I have a dualcore system AMD x2 4400+ Nvidia 7800GTX and I must say i am simply amazed! BF2 run much smoother and a higher max fps. The biggest difference is in in my lowest frame, which has raised 10-15 fps. BF2 runs perfect...
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    FRAPS on AMD64 X2 DUALCORE

    Copying this from another thread as im sure there will be more people interested and easier to search for. I will respond to any additional questions that reply to this thread.
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    Windows x64 Performance using 32bit apps

    Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Background info: x64 uses a WOW64 (windows on windows emulator) for 32-bit applications. I searched the internet and all performance evaluations were either while x64 was still beta or while x64 drivers from 3rd party vendors were still...
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    6800 PCI-E $320.00

    *EDIT* wow i messed that one up. did a search on pricewatch using "6800 gt pci" and it came up. My bad. I dont know if this is a typo or what but its amazingly cheap. http://www.gameve.com/gve/store/productdetails.aspx?sku=VC-LEAD-029 Total is $326.00 with shipping I...
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    ASUS A8N-SLI OC/Bios problems

    this is with bios v1003 1/20/05 with dual mushkin LvII PC3200 ok so I overclocked my amd64 1.8Ghz to 2.43Ghz no sweat . A month later I ran cpu-z and realized that for some reason it was underclocking my memory to 176Mhz when it should be 200+ so i go back and set the...
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    WD Raptor 74GB $164.75 NO mail-in rebate

    Dell is doing 20% off storage, they dont display the raptor opennly but i did a search and its on sale foshizzle. $164.75 before shipping. http://accessories.us.dell.com...2999&amp;page=external *EDIT* UPDATE- orginal deal is dead, but there is another.... dell has 25% storage...
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    The future of gaming and video technology [edtorial]

    I was discussing with my roommate the modding potential for HL2 and how we should develop some totally new gameplay dynamics. Wouldnt it be great if you could get games to work in dual display mode. Like an RTS that can monitor the map using 2 completely separate view points. Even just a 2d...
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    Gamespot: HL2 released Friday November 12th?

    SOoooo I migh tbe smoking crack cause i thought the release date was 11-16-04 BUT its not april fools and I cant imagine gamespot screwing up something this big.. http://www.gamespot.com/featur...ofhl2teaser/index.html I checked some other sites and havent seen anything yet, anyone...
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    Massive discounts at compusa til 30th

    just check out the compusa website and print out the ad. Several really good deals. runs til august 30th
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    WD 200GB HD so cheap, deal or death trap?

    ive been seeing the Western Digital 200GB 7200RPM w/ 8 MB cache at what is basically a dollar per gig since it got released. now im seeing it as low as $191. Has anyone bought one of these that can comment? I heard a rumor that they crash easily but i havent found anything to back that...
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    CPU: what to put in a aShuttle SV25 mini PC?

    I bought myself a nice little Shuttle SV25 barebone system. It comes integrated with everything but RAM, HD and CPU. This is basically going to be sitting under a futon as the case is only 16cm high. Im going it use it as a backup file server so speed isnt really an issue. I want to Put Win...