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    How do I hook up a digital antenna to Component Input ?

    Hi I want to get rid of my cable desperately as they keep jacking up the prices and dividing watchable channels into packages so you have to pay like $100 a month in order to watch the 5-6 channels you usually do :( likewise with u-verse, u-verse is about $10 cheaper, not a significant...
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    looking for laptop recommendation

    thats not bad, any other ones ?
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    looking for laptop recommendation

    hi i'm looking for a good laptop deal, basically what i need something along the following: under $400, 2 gigs of RAM, windows vista O/S, needs to have a built in webcam, needs to be able to work in europe, asia and americas as i intend to travel a lot with it. its main function will be...
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    How to connect my computer to my TV - wireless ?

    Hi I am looking for a way to connect my computer to my TV set, bireless, so that I can watch movies from hulu and alike on my TV set, but I would like to do this wireless instead of running cables all over my apartment. My home theater / Bluray player has a USB input jack as well as DVI...
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    Okay odd question, what products do you lot all want to see at frys?

    a couple things 1st off i actually shopped for new hardware recently at Fry's Woodland Hills, CA they did not have any DDR3 RAM in stock whatsoever. Also, I would like to be able to buy a wireless USB headset. Not just headphones but a full USB headset with a mic to use to talk to...
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    intermittent power problem ?

    ok, i seem to have an intermittent power related problem that i am not sure how to troubleshoot. basically, right when i start my computer, it stays on, and right when it starts going into bios, it turns itself off, then 2 seconds later back on, then off, then on, then off, and so forth. i...
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    problem with Assasins Creed

    ok i can not get assasins creed to work properly. i think its an issue between teh game and my O/S. i run vista 64 bit, home premium edition, full retail. what is happening, the game does not run in full screen mode. it does not even let me maximize it. i tried administrator mode, safe...
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    looking for a new GOOD FPS game ... if there are any.

    ok. so i am looking for a GOOD new FPS. i understand that what i define as good, is subjective and not the same as that of the next guy, so i will give some examples. i like FPS gaming. here is a list of FPS games I have enjoyed and some reasons i enjoyed them: Doom - first good 3d...
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    Battlefield 3 anyone?

    no. BF2142 has turned me off from BF games sooooo badly. particularly, lack of support for vista 64, lack of ability to fully remap controls how i want them to be, and the idiotic / moronic responses i got from tech support about these issues. these thinsg helped me make up my mind and made...
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    Cancelled Age of Conan, went back to WoW

    i used to play Anarchy Online, so i am fully aware of what Funcom is capable of. BTW, it took them 2-3 years after game launch to finally work out all the bugs out of my primary character class, which was Martial Artist. And these bugs have been there in teh game since beta, i know because i...
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    going wireless and online gaming ?

    hi i would like to get a wireless DSL/Cable router because its easier then rearranging furniture or running new cables inside my walls, hehe. but, i know that going wireless makes higher latencies. causes a bit of lag and of course squeezing out every last bit of a low ping is critical in...
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    nvlddmkm stopped responding ?

    i do not overclock. i run all my stuff stock. also had plenty of cooling. and i should also add i have a good P/S. also, if you had read, i did post initial driver hang happened when i purchased and instaleld bioshock and it automatically updated my driver. and i also added taht with each driver...
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    nvlddmkm stopped responding ?

    that is a false statement. it is directly inacurate and/or at best based on heresay and no facts whatsoever and it obviously comes fro ma person taht is compeltely clueless with regards to this issue. i also had this problem, the following is how it all went down: in february / march i...
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    good sound card for vista 64 ?

    neither the Chaintech AV-710 or the M-Audio manufacturer sites appear to offer vista 64 drivers. i dont see them anywhere. hence they may or may not work and most likely only work on some configurations. i am looking for a sound card, other then creative or ac97, that actually has official...
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    good sound card for vista 64 ?

    are there any ? my built in sounds horrible and my soundblaster x-fi is causing too much drama when using microphone via head set, tried like 5 headsets to boot now as well, same crap. i have a turtle beach riviera but that doesnt have vista support and wont work on my system at all...
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    audio drama with vista and my new system

    did that, no difference. specifically besides the poor audio quality i am having a problem with microphone volume, tried 3 different headsets and same thing. microphone volume is so low no one can hear it even with all my settings turned all the way up. board i got is evga 680i SLI...
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    media player 11 - vista 64 bit, wont play video

    hi media player 11, runing on vista 64 home premium edition wont play my videos. specifically, it plays them but as audio only, it doesnt recognize em as video files. how do i correct this ?
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    audio drama with vista and my new system

    yea, vista is the issue i have 4 gigs corsair dominator 8500, so i doubt ram is the problem. likewise cpu or hd or video. the only problem is the nonexistant to negligible at best driver support from sound card , sound / chip makers and microsoft alike. but the question remains, is...
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    audio drama with vista and my new system

    got some real problems with audio and vista 64. got a new system, evga 680i SLI motherboard, comes with realtek ac97 built-in audio. unfortunately, nvidia's support for it is bare minimal. there are drivers at realtek, but i cant get it all to function at full capacity. the sound quality...
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    cant get evga 680i SLI board to work w/ vista 32 bit

    hi i cant get my motherboard fully functional. main problem is drivers. the networkign part of the drivers is geting hanged on something called Nvidia Network Bus Enumenator. during installation i get a message that it cant finish installing that enumenator thing because its missing a file...
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    will 550w P/S be enough for this system ?

    no SLI, just a single card. i picked this board because it has all the features i am looking for and got excellent user reviews and can run at 1066 apaprently out of the box with this ram without problems. but i wont be using 2 vid cards. thanks
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    will 550w P/S be enough for this system ?

    hi just wanted to know if Antec True Control 2 P/S http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3218/...550W_ATX12v_v20_Power_Supply_Unit.html will be enough for the following: EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR 8800GTX R - vid card CORSAIR TWIN2X2048-8500C5D R - ram MB EVGA 122-CK-NF68-TR NF680I 775 - M/B CPU...
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    need laptop recomendation, IF possible ...

    looking for a gameworthy laptop for under $800 or under $900 total with taxes, shipping and all. any such a thing in existance ? if so can i ge ta direct link please ?
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    looking for some case recomendations

    budget is a non issue the only cases like that i have been able to find so far are alienware, but they do not appear to be selling parts at all, only entire systems and i really dont want to buy a whole system from them just to gut it for the case. not that i dont have the cash to do so, just...
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    looking for some case recomendations

    ok i'm looking for a mid tower (or similar size) case with following: 1. liquid cooling 2. sound dampening, as much as possible wherever applicable. 3. 500-600 watt P/S thats Nvidia SLI compatible and quiet, already build into the case, dont want seperate. 4. supports BTX/ATX formats...
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    Nvidia 7900 ? ? ?

    damn what a bummer. thats so long away. i want to build a new system for PCI-e and was hoping to stay clear of ATI this time around after the drama i have had with 9700 AIW Pro and 9800 Pro (both AGP). not to mention their control center. the control center wouldnt even run on eitehr of my...
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    Nvidia 7900 ? ? ?

    hey anyone know when Nvidia will be releasing their next round of hardware forretail ? will it be 7900 ? or something else ? i cant seem to be able to find any articles / press releases on this. can someone thats up to date on this stuff please post some direct links ? thanks.
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    question about x1900 xtx pci-e w/ 512

    thanks, just doing some research fro my near-future upgrades. my radeon 9800 pro doesnt have any sort of native wide screen support, gave me a bunch of headaches and drama, after which i went and bought a low end nvidia card just to get me by until my system change. surprisingly, even lowest...
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    question about x1900 xtx pci-e w/ 512

    ok i cant find the full list of available resolutions the card supports native anywhere. not on ati site, not here, or any otehr retail place. specifically, i would liek to know if these cards have built-in, native support for 1920 x 1200 resolution. can some owner of one please...
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    Yeesh, X1900XT may be fast, but it has issues.

    why would you need a format ? arent video cards supposed to work when plugged in ? arent video card manufacturers supposed to make functional products without having to do a system wipe ? and if a system wipe is required why doesnt it state so on the box when you purchase it ?
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    so what new hardware is coming out before summer ?

    awesome, thats something i actually havent thought about but will look into. thanks for bringing up the mice. speaking of wireless, any recomendations on a good wireless headset ? i would really like to do away with that cable my logitech came with. i'm specifically looking for the one...
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    so what new hardware is coming out before summer ?

    hi. i'm looking at building a new system, or at least mostly, sometime before the summer. definetly going back to AMD and Nvidia, tired of driver drama no wide resolution support from ATI and some intel headaches and annoyances which were never an issue when i was using AMD. i will be...
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    problem with net traffic hanging up in background apps

    wow, no one is familiar with this one ha ? ok, this is last bump.
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    problem with net traffic hanging up in background apps

    ok the network adapter i use is integrated into my M/B http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Pr.../Products_GA-8IK1100%20(Rev%202.x).htm i have all the latest drivers. in fact, i re-downloaded them, uninstalled and reinstalled all the network drivers, chipset drivers, in fact ALL my drivers...
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    problem with net traffic hanging up in background apps

    hi i have a very specifc problem. tried microsoft knowledge base, e-mailed microsoft, tried world of warcraft forums, e-mailed blizzard. so far no results from eitehr one, i am unable to locate any specific info or help. here is my problem exactly: i like to play world of warcraft on...
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    voice recording with media player ?

    hi i have a headphone / mic setup, and i would like to be able to record some simple voice wave files which i may use as messages. however i cant find any voice record options within microsoft media player 10. found CD/DVD recording, ripping, mp3 converting etc. everything except for...
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    How can I make my mouse faster ?

    hi ever since i have gone from ball mice to the laser ones i have had this problems. so far tried about 3-4 different brands, right now i am on a Logitech USB Wheel mouse. specifically, the problem is that as the video technology progressed and my screen size increased, the maximum mouse...
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    what is a file with "wpa" extension ?

    hi can anyone please tell me what is a file with a "wpa" extension ? for example: funnydocument.wpa and what program(s) do i need to be able to read it ? if its something like MS Office Suite, or Excel, or Word Perfect, are there any free legal (preferribly small size) alternatives...
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    Help! New system will not install windows XP (BSOD)

    it might hehe you still have a floppy drive ? i got rid of my last one about 5 years ago, when they implemented bootable CD drives on a wide scale the floppy became absolete. it is far too small capacity wise for transferring data, and it no longer functions as a good means for mentenance...
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    Help! New system will not install windows XP (BSOD)

    hi try the following: 1. go into bios, disable any onboard networking and any onboard audio your board has. many times these will cause problems. while in bios, set all options to compatibility mode, which many boards have, or its equivalent. of course do this before you disable the...