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    Video Editing Laptop on a $700+/- budget?

    I need to be able to make simple edits and colour correction to some HD video. My T510 was able to get it done (barely)...but it seems to have bitten the dust. I'm currently looking at something in the W520 or T530 range, but would be willing to switch to another brand. I have a Samsung 840...
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    Thinkpad T510 - Blinking Power Button - No Boot

    I think my hopes are pretty slim to get this thing back up and running...but on the off chance... My wife spilled some water on our T510. I shut it down immediately and wiped it down...and it didn't seem like water had penetrated it...so I powered it back on...got a crazy beep pattern and it...
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    CHEEEP Video Editing PC - Please Advise!

    I'm way out of tech loop these days. My most recent computer is a Thinkpad T510 which is pretty painful for editing and rendering video. I have a huge batch of video so work on, so I'm thinking it might be worth putting something together, and likely selling it when I'm finished with these...
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    2 PC's + 1 NAS Connect - 3rd PC won't...

    The other PC was connecting fine...then seemingly when itunes was installed it stopped working. first it was intermittent and required a router restart to work properly, now it doesn't work at all. I'm still able to connect to the router and the nas with this machine, so the network card and...
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    VIDEO: Downhill Drumming PART 1

    part 2 we're taking it up some notches part 3 we're attempting a full downhill band amazingly nobody was injured this time around... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJuuTexq6dE If you like please remember to RATE, COMMENT and FAVOURITE the video. Also check out our other vids. If you're...
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    VIDEO: Shot in front of my computer store. Enjoy!

    I really try to utilize my computer store as much as possible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8URNzP8BMT4 leave some comments on youtube! rest of the videos are @ www.youtube.com/yougetatrophy
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    NEW Video(s)!! Department Store and Back Room Beat Down!

    made some videos with the drummer friends... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCle2BQ5J1Y please comment rate and subscribe if you like it...bunch more videos coming... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvuIJpgMunU above is the beat down...top one's the glass thanks guys.
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    HELP! issues with capturing video from HV30

    most every time i try to capture a video i get breaks in the playback and it captures to different clips. sometimes this happens when the camera isn't connected to the computer at all...so it seems like its on the camera's end of things, although it seems to happen more often when they're...
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    Can't Burn...Even with replaced drive. UHH!

    Hi, All the drives read perfectly, and the computer is functioning fine. Its stable with p95, no memory issues (ive tried different ram just for fun) and its a fresh install of windows. the previous installation had the exact same problem. its an acer aspire 360d4200 with new ram hd psu...
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    VIDEO: Drumming on paint cans! Very amusing.

    hey chaps, uploaded a video for your enjoyment Here it is!
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    FAX to PDF on XP Pro?

    Hey Ladies and Gents, Looking for a good program to recieve incoming faxes on the pc as a pdf instead of printing them straight off, then printing only the important ones. We've got a fax modem installed, office 2007 small business and a fast core 2 duo system. Reliability is #1 in this...
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    8600GTS VS HD2400 for video editing?

    I have both of these cards, but I'd love to sell the 8600 if the added spec doesn't help with video editing. I'm going to be running dual displays...1 22" and 1 19" with a max res of 1680. Will i notice a different between the 2? Thanks! P.S. My system is: ASUS P5Q E5200 @...
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    Asus S96S Laptop LCD Issues

    Hi all, For about a month now, I've been having problems with my LCD panel. I can hook it up to an external monitor no problem, but when I turn on the laptop, I can expect a variety of things: a) it might work beautifully (about 5% of the time); b) everything will be weird colours...
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    XP or Vista for Video Editing/Rendering

    Hello Ladies and Gents, I'm looking for a little advice regarding the system I'd like to put together. I need to build a system capable of smoothly editing and quickly rendering video, but I'll also be using the system for recording and mixing audio. I understand XP only supports 3GB of...
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    ASRock 775VMB and x1950pro Won't Work together? WTF?

    I've flashed the bios to the latest version, and changed the video aperature to 256mb...it freezes 2 seconds into POST. HELP! $200 down the drain if i cant get it to work...cant return the video card unless its defective. it works in my dell optiplex but not with the other. thanks in...
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    Building a $3000 video rendering machine!! What do you think?

    Ladies and gents! looking to spend roughly $3000 on the best possible video editing and rendering machine i can get for my money. the budget given to me was $3000CAD but i figure i could go as high as $3200. I'm looking for a rough idea of what to use, as this is the first high end system...
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    Won't Power On. OH NO!

    Building a new system using the ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA motherboard and a AM2 3500+ i was working on it yesterday, having a problem getting the HD audio drivers to work. powered it on today to try again, and no go. the power light on the front of the case is on...and ive tried swapping...
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    Thinkpad A21m NIC Unknown...WTF? HELP! lol

    I have 2 IBM a21m 2628-FQU laptops with windows 2000 pro. the IBM site has 2 drivers...one intel and one 3com. I've tried to install both repeatedly...and ive done hundreds of drive installs before. what the hell am i missing? lol. i set the bios to defaults...then tried changing...
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    IRQ conflicts...XP sp2...help!!

    I just purchased an ASUS s96j barebones laptop. t2500, 2gb corsair...60gb 7200rpm drive...and a firewire soundcard for audio. the main purpose of this laptop is to record professional audio...but its not possible at the moment because irq16 has 4 devices on it...so anything over 4 tracks of...
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    Restart After Memtest...wtf?

    ive switched over to the noisetaker psu...thinking that might have been the problem...but nope i got to windows setup and it hung...now the computer restarts after memtest...or when i try to enter boot or setup... any suggestions?
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    New PC...No Post...No Ideas...HELP!

    a8n-e 3800+ 2x1gb pc3200 hynix x1800gto wd2500ks i tested both sticks of ram separately as well...i get no post and no picture...so either its the video card, or im missing something...im testing outside the case with a stock 420w psu and the motherboard is getting power...as are the...
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    $1000 Budget No Monitor! GAMES GAMES GAMES!

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I've got a $1000USD Budget to build the most happening possible dual-core gaming system. i need the tower and all its contents...a good psu, etc etc! thanks for any help! i was looking at the aerocool extremengine case with an enermax 400w liberty...if you'd...
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    Big Problem! Thinkpad Harddrives not found...help! lol

    Hey...i have 3 a22m laptops...2 with 20gb and 1 with 12gb drives... the computer with the 12gb also had double as much ram as one of the ones with 20's, so i decided to swap hd's...so i could charge a premium for the better of the 2 when reselling. once the harddrives were secure in the...
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    Liberty 420w PSU powerful enough for...?

    x2 4400+ 2x SATA WD 300GB AeroCool ExtremEngine case 7900gtx 2 optical drives audigy 4 x-fi ive already had good luck with enermax, and the largest available are the 400w liberty and 420w noisetaker... would these be adequate and which would you suggest? overclocking is most likely...
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    Midi controller...gameport...not working...

    I sat down ready to demo my new song today, but my midi controller seems to have stopped working. The light is on meaning its getting power through the gameport still... windows doesn't seem to be seeing the gameport at all though...and its connected to the freaking motherboard. ive...
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    LGA775 Pentium-D Rig...Component Help!

    Hey there everyone...I'm looking at the prospect of building a new socket 775 system for general multi-tasking and Nuendo with loads of vst instruments loaded...id like to be able to rip dvds or encode/decode in the background and still use nuendo smoothly. also...id like to have a blatant...
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    Value CPU's...What Should I Do?

    Gentlemen, gentlemen and ladies if there are any... How are you all doing? That's great! Here's my situation. My goal is to have a system that can smoothly run all my midi-related programs (NUENDO with plug-ins, Band in the box, Full VST libraries, etc) in addition to having many...