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    GTX 280 versus Radeon 4870: DVI signal strength/quality?

    I don't know what you mean with a CAT5 repeater (wouldn't that be a network thing?), but the idea is for me to be able to use my currently laid cable with my new graphics card. If I have to go for a DVI repeater when I switch to nvidia the cost is just too high compared to what AMD has to offer.
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    GTX 280 versus Radeon 4870: DVI signal strength/quality?

    At present I am using a Radeon HD 2900XT with a HP LP3065 display (30", 2560x1600) with a 10 m (32.8 feet) dual-link DVI-cable. I know that a lot of nivida cards struggled with DVI signal quality back in the FX days, but I haven't read any more about this since then. Since I am pushing the DVI...
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    I don't know if you've (xtknight) learned this already, but back in june 2007 I asked how LCDs updated themselves. That is, weather they buffered a whole frame and then updated all the pixles at once, which a lot of people think they do, or if they did it as the frame data came in, like a CRT...
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    HP LP3065

    Scaling works well for me, though it's worth pointing out that ATI does not currently support fixed aspect ratio scaling, so if you want a resolution scaled up to native without changing the aspect ratio the resoultion has to be 16:10. Quite frankly the scaling is really good if you enable AA...
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    CPU power consumption as a function of frequency and voltage

    I've seen it stated on this forum and elsewhere, that the power consumption of a CPU is proportional to the simple forumla f*V^2, with f the frequency and V the voltage. Is this formula actually accurate, or is it a very crude forula only valid for small changes in frequency or voltage? For...
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    Scaling at custom lower-than-native res. with ATI HD 2xxx videocard

    I am unable to find any custom resolution feature in the CCC. There are plenty of resolutions available to choose from, and scaling works well with these, but if you need custom resolutions it's not looking good. I might have overlooked something though.
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    Poll: Two 24" or one 30"?

    I would go for one 30". I feel this gives more flexibility than two 23-24" screens. With a 30" you could have one 1280x1600 area for the main application (in this case the code), and maybe two 1280x800 areas for docs. Or (the way I usually set it up) you could have one 1536x1600 and one...
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    what is larrabee?

    According to the arstechnica articles that I've read, it will be a stand alone card, perhaps with separate models for gaming graphics and number crunching. But maybe they will use the same general design for integrated solutions too, just scaled down. It will certainly be interesting to hear...
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    AMD cant fab at 65nm but can at 55?

    The GPU's are designed by AMD/ATI, but they are prduced by a third party, probably TSMC. ATI didn't have any fabs of their own, and neither does nvidia.
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    ATI or Nvidia for my next HTPC video card? ATI HD2xxx series or Nvidia 8xxx series.

    HD 3850/70 has significantly lower power consumption in idle compared to GeForce 8800 GT (3870 is about 40 W lower than 8800 GT), which can be quite important in a HTPC. It certainly seems like the HD 38xx series is the definite choice for HTPC today.
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    Quad Core Cache Useage

    From the few reviews I've seen of AMD Barcelona/Phenom, it seems that AMD's native quad core scales quite a bit better than Intel's in cinebench (I think I saw 3.5 versus 3.9 scaling for Intel and AMD respectively in one benchmark, sorry I don't have any link at hand). But I don't know if the...
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    Simple(?) quesiton regarding multiple monitors and single vid card

    The 30" needs one dual-link DVI port, so as long as he chooses a GFX-card with two DVI ports, and at least one of them is dual-link he will be fine.
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    Gateway XHD3000 30" 2560x1600 monster

    Is the integrated scaler in this screen really that much better than letting the graphics card do the scaling? With my HP LP3065 and a HD 2900XT upscaled graphics look great, with AA enabled. Why should GFX-cards upscale so poorly?
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    In search of the perfect mouse.

    The G9's wheel can be swithched between notched and free-spin (and IMO free-spin is much better for everything except for switching weapons in FPS games). It has plenty of buttons too. It's wheel does tilt, but the the tilting motion is very small, with no audible click or anything, so if you...
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    Help--can't run 1920x1200 faster than 60mhz?

    Nah he wrote 60 mhz, which is closer to 60 mHz (only one letter wrong, versus two for MHz). You're refreshing 1000 times as often! All joking aside, there is probably no LCD display on the market today that actually supports more than 60 Hz refresh rate (see article at behardware...
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    Hardware Acceleration in PowerDVD not working with HD 2900XT for HD DVD playback

    I am aware that the HD 2900XT does not have full HW acceleration, but I believe that some features such as noise reduction is available even on this card, and I am assuming HW Acceleration must be activated for noise reduction to be used. I am certainly seeing quite a bit of noise in many...
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    I've a quick question about how a LCD screen draws its image. I'm simply wondering if a LCD screen refreshes its pixels in the same order as a CRT screen, starting at top left and working its way down to the bottom right (or is it top right to bottom left)? From what I can understand this is the...
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    xtknight (or anyone else who knows), I've a questiong regarding the "Black and White Levels" setting in the ATI drivers (it's under color in the CCC). The two options are "PC Standard black and white levels" (described as suitable for displaying computer graphics) and "Microsoft MCE black and...
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    Forgot to say thanks for a great thread and input xtknight :) Any particular reason the HP LP3065 isn't on your list? It seems likely it's the same panel as the Dell 3007WFP-HC, and has three DVI ports. Just wondering since I'll likely be buying one of these two displays soon.
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    Just a general question about S-IPS improvements over the years. I've currently got a HP F2304 23" 8-bit S(?)-IPS (LG.Philips, if memory serves), which I believe was released in 1H 2004. Has the black level/contrast of S-IPS panels improved much over the 2-3 years since this monitor was...
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    LG.Philips has released specs for a new 30" panel, news article here. LG.Philips lists "MP Schedule" as sep '07. What does this mean (that is, what is MP short for?). Is it likely that we will be seeing displays based on this panel as early as september?
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    Do you follow the standards for time, date notation etc?

    Can you find any standard from any major standardization organization defining k = 1024? I for one find it absolutely incredible that an engineering field has created such an ambiguous notation as this. It is obvious that there must be standards for these things, and computer engineers have...
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    Do you follow the standards for time, date notation etc?

    arcenite: Well, I simply hate ambiguous notations. In Norway, as I said, dates are normally written dd-mm-yyyy (this has been decided by our "language council"). We do however recognize the ISO 8601 standard, and I therefore use that instead. Also, I do understand that switching would be very...
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    Do you follow the standards for time, date notation etc?

    I am guessing there are a lot of Americans in here. I am not trying to be an a** hole to Americans here, but I really do feel you guys mess around alot with standards, units of measure, or pretty much anything that could be logical and unambiguous. Not to say Americans suck, but in this regard...
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    Bought XP Pro OEM version.

    What I have heard is this: You computer is in this case your motherboard. Other components can be canged without violating the license. I also believe that the license sticker must be on the case of your computer, and that it is not permitted to remove the sticker. Thus you may not change the...
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    Bought XP Pro OEM version.

    Do you mean that the license permits a "divorce" (like Retail), or that such a divorce is practically possible?
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    Bought XP Pro OEM version.

    Since the question has been correctly answered, I was just wondering how the student version works. Does it get a divorce if it wants, or is it as restricted as the OEM version? Also, does the student version expire when you are no longer a student? And another thing: Can you buy a upgrade...
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    Simple question concerning PowerShell

    Hello all. I've been trying to learn PowerShell, and the help docs and the get-help command has been very helpful, but I can't seem to figure out how to launch an external application (specific example here is 7-Zip). Know that I have not got any experience in any text-based shell what so...
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    So you want to learn a new programming language...

    I am not a programmer and I don't know anything about this stuff, but if you're a Windows person, perhaps C# 2.0 (is that not the name?) could be a good way to go? M$ seems pretty serious about .NET, and I believe PowerShells' syntax and all is based on C# 2.0. (but don't take my word for it)...
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    I need a good computer game for the summer

    If you have the patience for a good strategy game, then Galactic Civilizations 2 (future in space), or Hearts of Iron 2: Dommsday (WWII + WWIII) would be great. They certainly have the potential to last for a really long time.
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    What program makes images and buttons like these?

    It could also be what Stardock calls "objects", which are pretty much just large icons (generally), often with mouse-over animations as well. DesktopX (www.desktopx.net) is the program in this case, and wincustomize.com is the site where objects can be downloaded.
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    PowerDVD 7.0 Released

    Most likely Xvid files, but I haven't checked. I was under the impression that all you need to play either xvid, DivX or any other ASP format was an ASP compliant decoder (if xvid and DivX follow the standard that is)? Very strange that it won't play.
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    PowerDVD 7.0 Released

    IMO Power DVD sucks really bad, except for their superior implementation of Dolby Headphone. The reason it sucks is that there are alot of files it simply can't play. Had it been able to play all my video files with Dolby Headphone enabled I would give it an A+ simply because no other program...
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    any free .rar program

    Unless something has changed, 7-zip (www.7-zip.org) can un-pack .rar files, as well as .zip etc.
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    Is there any other way to install SATA drivers during an XP installation without a floppy?

    I am not certain, but I believe nlite (www.nliteos.com) lets you integrate such drivers to the installation CD? Not certain though, so maybe someone can confirm.
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    Is it possible to skin Windows 2000?

    Window Blinds 5 (now in Beta) no longer has the system process that WB4 has ( I think), so in a little while your wish will be fulfilled.
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    7800GTX 512MB Coming out!!!!

    It'll be interesting to see if it is generally available before the x1800xt. It may even be broadly available over here in Norway before the x1800xl.
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    Do you use Triple Buffering? Poll.

    Humm. So triple buffering increases FPS when it is under the maximum allowed by Vsync. What is the downside then? Why would one not use it?
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    Are DVDs supposed to look like crap on the 2405?

    Indeed, DVDs are kind of low res. But it shouldn't be any worse than on TV and such so long as you have a good decoder. Scaling up to a much higher resolution than the original material is should lead to less degradation than scaling to a resolution closer to that of the material (with the exact...
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    Why letterbox movies still shown with widescreen?

    You resolution is quite perfect actually (1280x720 is one of the two standard HD resolutions, the other being 1920x1080). Most "HD-TV ready" TVs over here (Norway) have some obscure resolution that absolutely no content uses what so ever.