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    Tracking down Netflix COPPs issue?

    Every once in a blue moon I'll use the Netflix Play It Now feature. I have an eVGA 8800GTS 320M video card and used to have a Gateway FPD1975 monitor. Whenever I tried to run Play It Now, I'd get a DRM error and the movie wouldn't play. The video card and monitor were both supposed to support...
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    New Kitchen PC

    Hm, I didn't see the EEE Box. It looks nice, but I'd be worried that it couldn't handle 1080i streams. One caveat of the AOpen that I bought is the remote only works under MCE or Vista! So, that (for me) kills any leg up over the Dell Studio Hybrid, (which is a better deal I believe). I...
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    New Kitchen PC

    Well, it's built. I splurged on a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse combo, and ditched the included USB stick since I bought the internal Bluetooth module for the PC. I may have overengineered since everything including 1080i plays smoothly. My wireless G network caused some stuttering on 1080i...
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    New Kitchen PC

    It's the same size as the Mac Mini! So, no need to stash it--it'll just sit on the counter.
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    New Kitchen PC

    I did look at the Macs in person and I take back the "all white" comment. The new iMac looked pretty nice, but I don't think I'm ready to take that plunge. I'll start with a Mac Mini sometime when I have cash to put on something just to try out. If it doesn't work for me, I'm sure my parents...
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    New Kitchen PC

    The Acer Veriton VL460 might work...
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    New Kitchen PC

    I thought about a Mac Mini, but 1) I'm not too keen on white, 2) I didn't think it would be easy to run ActiveX, and 3) the video wouldn't keep up with my requirements. Same goes for iMac. All the Dell's are way too big, (except for the all-in-one, which is way too expensive...)
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    New Kitchen PC

    I've been using an old laptop as a kitchen PC. It's dead. I'm looking for something new, but don't want to spend a lot because it doesn't really need to do much. Budget <$800 for everything (computer, keyboard, monitor), otherwise I might as well just get another laptop and reuse my...