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    Sage TV for Linux - How is it?

    I installed a copy the other day for a guy and there were no issues that I saw. It was a streamlined PC with only one tuner though... Has anyone had experience with Sage Linux version using HD tuner cards? How does it do with xvid/divx and other AVI's? My MCE box just seems to die every 6...
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    VGASAVE driver loading... can't get rid of it...

    So my Matrox driver was being a freak and interlacing the display on my 2nd monitor and I decided to reload the driver. After I did so, I booted into XP x64 with the VGASAVE driver loaded. I can boot the system in VGA mode, and last known good also loads the VGA driver. But no matter what...
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    ATI vs NV for HD HTPC

    It used to be ATI had the market covered in this arena - but is that still true? Is the image quality and HD settings more of a video card and driver issue, or does it fall back to the quality of your TV tuner and HD Tv? It seems to me there would be a best case card for each scenario - but...
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    Best $1500ish LCD for TV use

    I've seen some good Pricing on the Soyo 32 and 37 inch units - but if their LCD's are like their mainboards I need to steer clear - Does anyone that works with these all day long, or someone who owns (has owned) a few LCD's have any suggestions? I'd like to stay away from projectors and...
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    Home or Business Gigabit Ethernet Speeds -

    I've read briefly about network strategy and advantages of large packet GBE switches etc. - I've always wondered how fast other peoples gigabit LANs are though. I've got a Netgear 5 port switch that I mostly run large file transfers over - Measuring speed with DU Meter, I will average about...