Recent content by Mike Veroukis

It's really hard to say, but what you describe tells me that your hardware is probably fine but there's something messed up with the OS. You say cpu and memory are fine, but what does that mean? And how did you check? How much free space is on the drive? I have experienced degraded performance...

I agree with Seldan Ball. A new PC isn't likely to solve the issue. I have an even older media server and it works fine for HD content. Only difference is that I use a dedicated 1000Gb wired line. If wireless is the only option, you may want to consider wireless AC adapter and an AC router and...

The SqueezeBox does look good, but not cheap. Also looked at the Sonos ZonePlayer and Roku SoundBridge.

Thanks for the tips. I am aware of the iPod approach, I was just trying to avoid that. I'll have to look into the SqueezeBox. I think I've heard of that before but just forgot about it. Thanks. Btw, one other option for PS3 owners is to get a PSP (or look into using OpenRP) and use the Remote...

Like kimmo said, there are lots of options! It's a problem that's both simple and complex. Once you know what you want, it's fairly straightforward to setup. However, before you start you'll want to think it all through. For example, do you want the media to be stored on the HTPC or do you want...

Hey, Not sure this is the right spot for this, but I have a media server which i use to stream media over the network to my Sony PS3. I use it often for video, but also for audio. However, I find it rather wasteful to run the PS3 and my TV just to listen to music. My receiver is an older Yamaha...

Funny, I'm pondering the exact same thing. I'd love to see some replies here as well. However, I am curious about this "yellow stain". What is it, and is it in the current crop of SXRDs? If so, is it a nightmare thing or a hardly noticeable thing? And can it be corrected? But yes, both...

60,000 hours is what most TVs are advertised for. - Mike

If you're gonna get a DLP, then you should seriously consider Samsung's new LED DLP. http://www.marketnews.ca/news_detail.asp?nid=2323 Best selling feature: It has no color wheel. It's still single chip, it just flashes red, green and blue LED light instead. However, I'm one of those...

Just had a thought about this today. I wonder how susceptable these TVs are to bad or dirty power? Although the TV is plugged into a pretty good surge protector, it's not going through a line conditioner. How likely is it that this could be the root of the problem? - Mike

Greetings! I'm the owner of a Toshiba 50HX70 and we've had warranty work on it three times now. It JUST died on us a few minutes ago and will now have to go through the Christmas break without it. The problem each time was a defective convergence circuit which needed to be replaced. The last...

Do you by chance mean BAD_POOL_CALLER? If so, that just means that a kernel-mode process or driver incorrectly attempted to perform memory operations in the following ways: - By allocating a memory pool size of zero bytes. - By allocating a memory pool that does not exist. - By attempting...

Sorry, I mixed up this thread with another one. I guess that's what happens when you're quickly posting on forums when you're SUPPOSED to be working! :D - Mike

Okay, forget what I said about the drivers. :) It seems they've done things a little differently since the days of my GeForce 2. :) Of course, it be just my own bad memory, ya never know! :) Btw, the GF4 MX440 requires an interrupt (which is uncommon for a video card, unless it has built in...

The PCI vs AGP simply means that it would first attempt to find a video card in one of your PCI slots before checking the AGP slot. If you only have one video card in the system, this setting shouldn't make a major difference. If however you're using more then one video card, this setting will...