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    How to configure TV to display same ratio as movie on comp?

    So I just got the first issue done, getting colors to work. Now I'm testing out a movie which is I believe 16:9 (wide screen), but on my TV it displays it as 4:3. So there's a distortion, and it looks awkward. How can I configure it to display either 16:9 or 4:3? The control panel for...
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    Geforce 7950 GT KO use TV display, HOW?

    Hi all, I have an evga Geforce 7950 GT KO, There was an adapter included (it has 3 outputs blue, green, and red) Im connecting my composite cable to it. The problem is that there's no color. Is it because I'm using the adapter that came with it? It seems to be an adapter for component...
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    Good birth day present for a friend (girl)

    So in two weeks my friend (a girl) that I've known for...oh say 4 years almost , has her bday coming up. I've not hung out with her that much, but I'm going with her and some of her friends to six flags in two weeks and I feel compelled to buying her a gift as I'm sure her other friends will...
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    cursor going out of bounds on my desktop view..

    i just noticed that my mouse cursor is not bound to the desktop view. there's this part of the right edge where the mouse can move out of the desktop view. i just reinstalled a fresh (but old version) of windows XP today, i never noticed this before prior to the installation but im pretty sure...
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    battlefield 2 1.21 patch

    anybody having issues with it? i just d/led it and installed it, and now i can't even load BF2, the splash screen pops up and disappears within a second or two, then it looks like it's ready to load the actual game as the screen turns black, but it only does it for about 3-4 seconds and then it...
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    battlefield 2 1.21 patch

    anybody having issues with it? i just d/led it and installed it, and now i can't even load BF2, the splash screen pops up and disappears within a second or two, then it looks like it's ready to load the actual game as the screen turns black, but it only does it for about 3-4 seconds and then it...
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    any mechanics or car guru's out there?

    how much would it cost to go to a mechanics to get the sway bar fixed? i was going to get a wheel alignment today at Sears but they said there's damage to the sway bar and they can't do a wheel alignment. they put down some comments so i could take it to a body shop and have them take a look...
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    question about C Shell and Bourne Shell string comparisons

    hi guys so im trying to compare two strings in terms of lexical order for example if i set VAR1="hi" and then i set VAR2="bye" and compare them, so for instance if the snippet of code looks like this: ###################################### set VAR1="hi" set VAR2="bye" if [...
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    cost for wheel alignment

    anybody knows how much it would cost (in general) to get a wheel alignment on the front tires? i'm planning to go to either costco or sears. i'm thinking costco will be cheaper. anybody know the price for the two? (it's going to be on a honda accord 96)
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    error msg: "Primary IDE channel no conductor 80 cable installed

    i'm getting this message when i boot up (during the first screen where it detects my IDEs). i usually keep my computer on 24/7 so i don't notice this message, and usually the first screen just blazes through so i must've missed it in the past. so i did a little googling about it and it seems...
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    cd burning problems

    my dvd and cd burner seems to not be able to burn CD-R/RW. at first i thought it was just CD-RWs that were in question but just now i tried burning a CD-R and it won't work. i have no problems burning DVD-Rs on my DVD burner though. anybody knows what the problem may be? everytime i do...
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    burning problems

    my dvd and cd burner seems to not be able to burn CD-R/RW. at first i thought it was just CD-RWs that were in question but just now i tried burning a CD-R and it won't work. i have no problems burning DVD-Rs on my DVD burner though. anybody knows what the problem may be? everytime i do...
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    burning problems

    my dvd and cd burner seems to not be able to burn CD-R/RW. at first i thought it was just CD-RWs that were in question but just now i tried burning a CD-R and it won't work. i have no problems burning DVD-Rs on my DVD burner though. anybody knows what the problem may be? everytime i do...
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    steve carell's acceptance speech

    does anybody know where i can find the clip of his acceptance speech?? i went to nbc.com/The_Golden_Globes but the video link doesnt seem to work....the other 3 clips works however....what a bummer! so please if anbody have an alternate source to where i can find the clip please please share!
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    burn capacity for DVD-R Taiyo Yuden

    i bought these silver TY dvd-r from shop4tech.com, it's advertised as 4.7GB per media. i'm trying to burn some data with a total capacity of 4.59GB in Nero. but it says the media doesnt have enough burn capacity. this confuses me since the media was advertised at 4.7GB. is there something...
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    Conan O'Brien vs Bill O'Riley

    hey guys, anybody seen or heard about the debate between the two? this was a while back, but i just recently heard about it from a friend and i heard Conan owned Bill in the debate...whatever the debate was about. if anybody has a website with a clip of the debate i would greatly...
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    Battlefield 2 Playing as commander

    i'm curious on how the commander gets his points. i know the basic combat and teamwork doesnt contribute to his points, when i kill someone i only get a kill not 2 points as opposed to being a soldier. when i repair, revive, i dont think i get pts either. so how do i get points? is it based...
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    battlefield 2 unlocked weapons inversed

    in the past week, i noticed that my unlocked weapons were inversed, the ones i had unlocked were locked, and the ones that were locked were unlocked. it happened about 3 times and now i think it only happened when i joined this specific server. and of course i get kicked after about 30 sec...
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    Some tips on Battlefield 2 PLEASE

    i need some insights on this game. i've had the game for a little more than a month right now and i JUST RECENTLY picked up on the fact that you could switch between burst mode and auto (or semi auto). i used to get the 1 bullet shot with the rifle and i had no idea why that happened, i...
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    battlefield 2 issue/question!

    first of all....yes i know this question doesnt go here, but since it's this late, there probably won't be any traffic in the gaming forum, so here it goes. im trying to play battlefield, but during the login section, i keep getting "The server has refused connection", and it comes to a dead...
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    Battlefield 2 "The Server has refused connection"

    i got my game today, and i was playing online just fine earlier, and just now, i tried logging on, it gives me the error message "The server has refused connection" ..... WTH does that mean?? is the main server down or something? this is really annoying, they should at least allow the user to...
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    class action lawsuit against Paypal, went through, finally coughing up the money

    just received an email from paypal saying they plan to deposit a sum of money into my account because of a class action lawsuit against paypal that was settled last November. what do you guys think the sum will be lol? i had some bad experience with paypal and my lost $135 because of them, i...
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    anybody up for some CS ??

    just like what the title says...