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    Toshiba HD-A2 $231 w/Free Shipping at Amazon

    I just checked Amazon.com and the HD-A2 is showing up as $231.63 with Free Super Saver Shipping. That's well below the $250 threshold that most people have cited as the point at which they will buy an HD player. EDIT: Updated to reflect slight change in price and inclusion of free shipping.
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    Asus E616P1 vs. Asus E616P2

    The Asus website makes it seem that the only difference between the two DVD-ROM drives is that the newer one, the P2, has QuieTrack. The P2 seems to have very good rip speeds as seen in this CDR Info review. I couldn't find a similar review for the P1. Does anyone know if the rip speeds are...
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    TV Tuner Recommendations

    My ~5 year old WinTV card is slowly crapping out on me and I want to replace it. Currently I'm debating between the TV Wonder Pro and the WinFast TV2000 Expert (both 10-bit cards using the Conexant CX2388x chip), both of which would cost me roughly the same (~$50 give or take a few bucks). I'm...
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    Verbatim DigitalMovie DVD-Rs

    Has anyone used these DVD-Rs? They're the ones with the little movie reel printed on them. I ask because Best Buy has a 25-pack of 4x discs for $14.99 and I'm highly interested in buying them. I tried to find reviews of them online, but the only reviews I could find were very simplified ones...
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    Poll: Do you want to see Multi-Tasking benchmarks in CPU review articles

    I want to see how many people are interested in seeing multi-tasking benchmarks in CPU articles. Most articles out about CPU performance are done running just one application at a time. This to me is pretty much useless as >99% of the time that I spend on my computer I'm running more than one...
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    90nm A64 to produce 105w of heat

    Here's a link to the article on the Main Page. Should Intel fanatics be allowed to start 500 bajillion threads on this subject now, just to make things even? Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Is this proof that AMD is having problems with the 90nm process, as every AMD fanatic was claiming...
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    Sony (key backer of +RW) to use DVD-R drive in PSX, also no CD-R or MP3 support

    Link Anyone think it has to do with higher compatibility? Cause I sure do. Another thing worthy of noting: Won't play CD-Rs and no MP3 music playback? What's up with that?
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    HT makes processor run cooler at idle?

    Just put together a new system with a P4C and I've noticed that with HT on the CPU runs considerably cooler. As reported by ASUS Probe, with HT on my CPU/Mobo temps are 30/39, with HT off temps are 38/41. After 15 minutes of full load (the temps maxed out after the first 5 minutes of full load...
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    WinTV-D opinions/experiences

    I'm considering getting the WinTV-D, which is an HDTV PCI TV-Tuner (for those that don't know). Most of the broadcast channels in my area offer HDTV programming so I'm sure it would get a decent amount of use. I've read a couple reviews of the WinTV-D, but I want some feedback from people that...
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    Can't open audio/video files by left clicking on links

    For a few weeks now I've been having this problem. Any audio or video file that is opened by Windows Media Player, if I left-click on its link on a web page, it just opens up a "The page cannot be displayed" error in IE. This has happened on every single site I go to and every time I'm able to...
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    CDRInfo.com DVD compatibility test: DVD-R = 96.74%, DVD+R = 87.32%

    Click here for the full article. Everyone is always asking the question, and fanboys (mostly from the +R side) are always giving misleading and very vague answers. Now here's a true comprehensive test that answers the question once and for all.
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    Warm. PC Club: Cendyne 4x DVD-R $179, 50pk DVD-R $39

    This is off their San Diego Ad, but usually SD prices are the same as all SoCal prices. YMMV Cendyne 4x DVD-R (Pioneer DVR-105): $279 - $50 coupon (the ad itself, usually this is just automatically applied) - $50 MIR = $179 No price matching, no haggling. Just regular advertised price. Their...
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    Cannot delete files.

    I tried to save a couple of text files through AIM and for some reason something went wrong. The files were created with the extension missing and end with a period (e.g. "textfile." ). The size of the files is 0 kb so they're not taking up any space, it's just annoying having them there because...
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    Blu-ray vs. Toshiba-NEC blue laser DVD standard

    I've seen a lot of mention of Blu-ray but no one mentioning the Toshiba-NEC proposed standard. I was hoping that we can have a civilized discussion about why you prefer whichever standard you prefer. First a little background info for those that might not be totally familiar with these two...