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    Creative audio cards - shady business model?

    Is anyone else reading all the tech news site articles about creative labs demanding that a person who released working drivers for Creative cards under Vista stop at once? I am honestly surprised at the amount of outrage over this.... just because I am surprised people are just figuring this...
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    Never shop at wal-mart

    Wal-mart has the worst service ever and employees that just don't care. I was doing christmas shopping today (btw they had far fewer lanes open than needed for such a busy day) and I went to the register to pay. After waiting in line for 10 mins I handed the cashier my $30 gift card my...
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    Can anyone recommend a good chair?

    I am almost embarassed to ask, but can anyone recommend a good chair for an overweight person? I am seriously overweight (250lbs 5' 11" tall) and my last chair literally "snapped" and sent me to the ground. I basically just need a good office chair that is well built and can support me.
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    What panel does Benq FP241W use?

    Can anyone confirm for certain what panel the BenQ FP241W uses? On the LCD buyers guide here it says A-MVA, but I have also read articles saying it is P-MVA. Does this monitor use two different panels depending on which one you get maybe?
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    Dolby Digital on a sound card

    I am somewhat confused about Dolby Digital and what you need in order to have it. If you have a C-media CMI8788 based sound card that has dolby "decoding" and 5.1 speakers does that mean you can listen to Dolby Digital sound with any 5.1 speakers? And with any 5.1 speakers will it play the...
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    What are "digital ready" speakers?

    Hi all, Ok as stupid as this sounds I have never had anything more than 2.0 speakers, but have always had a high end sound card. Right now I have an X-fi.... and I have decided to put it to use by getting speakers for it. I will mostly use it for games, music, and rarely movies. I have...
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    Bluetooth printers?

    Hi all, I have been looking for bluetooth enabled printers. Seems like few exist. The most reasonably priced one I have found is the Epson rx595. My question is this - is bluetooth for printers limited only to printing? For example, the rx595 is an all in one. Am I going to be able...
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    Transfer service from WM5 to WM6 PocketPC?

    Hi all, I have two pocket PCs. One of them is running Windows mobile 5 and the other Windows mobile 6 professional. (Well I just bought the Mobile 6 one today) They are both designed to be used on the sprint network, and the Windows mobile 5 one is currently setup and being used on the...
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    Next generation of hard drives?

    So what's happened with the talk of next gen hard drives? A few months ago there were tons of articles coming out about flash memory based drives and hybrid drives. Now there isn't really anymore talk about them. I just had another drive fail today and I can't wait for something more...
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    Can anyone recommend a sound card?

    Can anyone recommend a sound card that is decent other than a Creative one? I am sick of creative issues. If it is not crackling sound, no drivers, drivers that half work, or BSODs it's something else. Now my sound randomly goes out for periods of up to an hour unless I reboot. I have just...
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    Software for SMART diagnostic?

    Can anyone recommend good (Free) software for using SMART capabilities on a hard drive to discover if the drive is going to die? I am trying to diagnose a problem that I *think* may be due to a bad drive, but I'm not sure. Thanks for any help!
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    How to disable anio filterting & FSAA?

    Hi all, Can anyone tell me how to truly disable anio filtering and FSAA on a Geforce 8800 running on Windows Vista X64 with the newest drivers? I have disabled them in the Nvidia control panel, but I am getting massive gridlines on Final Fantasy 7. These lines only occur when FSAA and...
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    Good external enclosure?

    Can anyone recommend a good reliable esata external hard drive enclosure? I bought one and ended up killing two hard drives before I realized the thing got so hot I'm surprised it didn't catch on fire.
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    Hybrid hard drives?

    Hey everyone, I have read about hybrid drives being released recently for notebooks but haven't been able to find much info on regular 3.5 drives for desktop PCs. Does anyone know when they are coming out? Any good preview articles about them? They sound very interesting from the info I...
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    Six days for 30gigs???

    I am trying to copy 30 gigabytes from one SATA drive to another SATA drive. These are two seperate drives not even the same drive. I am using an MSI P6N system board with 3gigs of RAM and a core 2 duo. I am using Windows Vista. I am using the SATA ports on the system board. No add-in card...
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    4-pin power to 8-pin power?

    Does anyone know if it is safe to use a 4PIN power connector on an 8-pin power socket on a system board? Specifically the MSI P6N for core 2 duo. Thanks
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    Which is a better board?

    Can anyone provide any info on which of these is a better board? The Gigabyte 965P-DS3 or this Evga board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188017 I did have a rev 1.0 965P-Ds3 that just died on me today. I got it when it was first put on the market. I will not be...
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    Bios flash killed my board - way to fix?

    I have never killed a board from a bad BIOS flash for the 10 years I've been doing it. Well it happened today. I can only guess that it was corrupt. After the BIOS flash first reboot I saw an error message that appeared so fast I couldn't read it. The system then powered down, and continues...
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    Trouble at AMD

    http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7241 5% of the workforce is getting axed. "The announcement comes after AMD Chief Executive Hector Ruiz described AMD's recent performance as "unacceptable." Ruiz said that as many as 800 jobs, the equivalent of 5% of AMD's workforce, would...
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    Finally more solid ATI 2600/2400 info

    http://www.dailytech.com/More+ATI+Radeo...+2400+Details+Unveiled/article7117.htm Not so impressed by that chart...
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    Stock Core 2 Duo fans loud?

    Does anyone else find the fans included in the retail boxes of the core 2 duos to be loud? Mine sounds as loud as a box fan set on medium.
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    $40 Off BenQ LCD FP222WH at newegg

    This one is hot. Use promo code "BENQFP222WH9403" at newegg to get $40 off the BenQ FP222WH monitor. This monitor is currently 309.99 before the rebate. Brings it down MUCH cheaper than the 22" sceptre. This expires 2/28/07
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    Is this a good LCD?

    Hi all, Does anyone know if this BenQ FP222W H is a good LCD? I haven't been able to find much info on it on the net at all. http://www.benq.com/products/LCD/?product=1005 Is this "Senseye" tech it mentions also good, or is it just marketing? I want to hook up a PS3 via HDMI and this...
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    DVI *IN* Video Card?

    Hi all, Is there such a thing as a video card that supports DVI *IN*? Basically what I want to do is find a dual DVI video card which supports one DVI OUT and one DVI IN. What I then want to do is use a HDMI to DVI cable and connect a device to the IN DVI and have it go OUT the DVI OUT...
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    Widescreen vs Non-widescreen

    How do widescreen vs non-widescreen monitors compare as far as which one has more screen area? If you have a 19" non-widescreen monitor for instance and a 19" widescreen monitor which has the most screen area?
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    Did you at first find LCD image quality very bad?

    For the longest time I was using a 14" (yes you read that right) CRT that was made in 1996. I used it for years with games, DVD playback, every day use, etc. I kept reading that LCDs would blow that display away, so a couple months ago I ordered a 19" LCD. For the first two days I found the...
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    Any HDMI LCDs $200-300 range?

    Does anyone know of any HDMI supporting PC LCD displays that are in the $200-300 range or of any that are coming out in the next few months? I was looking on Newegg and was only able to find one for about $350.... All others I have found are several hundred more. Are HDMI displays for PC...
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    Time to sell high-end Creative sound cards?

    I have been reading about Vista and the changes Microsoft has made to the audio system. From what I am reading it sounds like current high end consumer sound cards (such as the X-fi) won't even have hardware accelleration anymore. Given Creatives track record of very poor driver support, and...
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    Anyone find Vista RTM too buggy for use?

    I downloaded Vista from Technet yesterday and after about a day of use I am already having flashbacks of Windows ME. Here are my experiences thus far: First problem occured right after a clean install. I was looking around the control panels after install. After going through a few of...
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    Does this card support HDMI in real time?

    Does anyone know if this Intensity card supports HDMI input in real time? I'd like to use it with the Playstation 3 on my comp, but of course if the video was delayed even by a second or two it wouldn't be a viable option... http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/
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    Vista RC1 and ATI TV Card? (Theater 550)

    Has anyone been able to find a program that works with Vista RC1 that allows an ATI TV card - the Theater 550 - to display S-video/composite input? The Vista media center allows for TV coax input, but not s-vid/composite. :/
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    MIMO card with non-MIMO router

    I have been reading about MIMO and I keep getting conflicting information. I have read that a MIMO card can be used with a non-MIMO router. But is there any advantage to doing this? Does the range actually increase or must the router be MIMO as well for any benefit? Thanks for any info.
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    What is a "CAD Card"?

    I am taking an architecture class and on the papers that were handed out it says that a "CAD Card" would be recommended for our computers at home. Is a CAD Card an Nvidia Quadro or ATI FireGL card, or is there something else that is actually called a CAD Card?
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    Did the socket game hurt AMD?

    It seems almost like AMD wasted a huge amount of time playing games after the release of the Socket 754 CPUs. The next move they made was from 754 to 939 giving us dual channel. (which should have been in 754 to begin with IMO) Then they went from 939 to AM2 which as far as I can tell offered...
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    Vista & Core 2 Duo

    I was reading the other thread on this forum about "feeling the difference" after going to Core 2 Duo. It was stated that for everyday tasks there wasn't much difference. It got me wondering - I've read Vista is supposed to be written with dual core in mind. Because of that would a Core 2...
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    6300 vs X2 4600

    Well I've done my pricing today. The two possible rig options I have that almost max out my cash are either the Core 2 6300 or X2 4600. Both should be far better than my old Athlon 64 2800 socket 754 chip. I've been reading the benchmarks and it looks like both the X2 4600 and Core 2 6300...
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    Conroe - Wait for Nvidia chipsets?

    I've been with AMD for a long time now and I want to switch to Conroe. I've been with AMD since the original Athlon so I really am behind on the Intel side of things. (running socket 754 2800 currently) On the AMD side I have enjoyed the Nvidia chipset boards. I have read that Nvidia will...
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    Conroe Dual Channel Ram

    Does running memory in dual channel help increase performance on Conroe? Say on a DS3 board DDR2 800. In other words would it be better to get two 512 chips - for example - instead of one 1GB chip in order to get dual channel?
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    Wait until the next generation?

    Right now I have an Athlon 64 2800 socket 754 system. Would it be better for me to wait until the next generation from either Intel/AMD to upgrade? I'm thinking about the new Core 2 Duo... but not sure if it would be worth it. Would I actually see the performance increase in something other...
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    HDMI to PC from PS3?

    I want to buy a new card to replace my old Avermedia TV card. I've been using it to connect my PS2 via S-video to my computers LCD display. When PS3 is released I'd like to do the same thing, but I understand the PS3 will use something called HDMI instead of Svideo. Is there any TV Tuner...