There should be a copy of that file in the .CAB files that are in your Windows direcory. Since it's an important system file, Window *should* have reinstalled it automatically....perhaps it's not a vital file... if you like, PM me later tonight, and I'll send you a copy of my file. -Ryan
Hi Diallo, Well, since this is in the HTPC forum, I'm assuming you want to use this computer for HTPC use :D. If that is the case, I'd stay far, far away from Windows ME. Instead, go to Windows XP or 2000. They are much more stable, and better suited for this purpose. To answer your...
Well, since LCD's are progressive output by nature, all 480i interlaced stuff that you send it (DVD, VHS, TV, etc) gets upconverted to whatever the native resolution of the projector is (1024x768 for example). So basically, the image gets scaled and deinterlaced in order to be viewed. Having...
There's a Sony HS10 LCD projector???
I have a Sony HS10 53" rear-projection....Which is CRT driven - Like the one in your HT setup Michael... Does Sony make an LCD front-projector named the HS10 as well???????
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Why would Sony name...
Hi Doug, Is this an LCD projector by any chance? If so, the artifacts youre seeing are typical. It's due to the LCD technology itself, as the tft panels that make up the image have a slow "decay rate". It's just something you have to live with if you use LCD....I'm not sure of anything you...
Hmm - I saw ER in HDTV tonight, but Fraiser was not for some reason....? Werid, because the show after Frasier (can't remember the name) was in HD as well....I just found it odd that my local NBC didnt pass along Fraiser... ? So is ER going to be in HD all season? -Ryan Dinan
Andy, Along with what the others have said, you may want to double-check and be sure that your brightness is set to its optimum point - These "blotches" are MPEG artifacts, and tend to be caused by dark areas, and areas of solid color. The artifacting in the dark areas should be much...
I do this with my HTPC - My favorite Winamp visualization plugin is called "Milk Drop". This one moves so much, I doubt you'd ever get phosphor burn... The biggest thing to remember with a HTPC, is to keep a good screensaver active, that way you dont accidentally leave your desktop up...
Yes, the 61HS30 is a 4x3 - So is the HS10 series.
I personally have a 53HS10.
If you get the room dark, and your set is properly calibrated, you cant tell what aspect ratio your TV is...That is, if you're paying attention to the show ;)
I dont get hung up on the aspect ratio of the screen...
Speaking of Discovery HD.....Is that ever going to go to DirecTV? And who "won-out" on the merger? Will DirecTV people be getting their receivers replaced by something or vice-versa? I'd think that the DirecTV receivers would stay, and the Dish 6000 would be replaced, since there was a choice...
I really liked the part about the invention of golf :D
...I must say, the very last part was hillarious as well :)
Did you see how much water he had back there on that table??
-Ryan Dinan
LaMarcus, Yeah, "enhanced" simply means that the image (whether the aspect ratio be 1.85:1, 2.35:1, 1.78:1, etc) will appear undistorted when displayed on a 16x9 widescreen TV (or a 4x3 TV with a 16x9 squeeze). It's "enhanced" because more lines of vertical resolution can be used for the...
Anthony, For progressive-scan output, you also need a TV that is capable of accepting a 480p scanrate - All current HDTV's will. These set-top-boxes are for receiving and decoding HDTV signals. They grab over-the-air (OTA) signals (if you live in an area that broadcasts HDTV - NBC, CBS, ABC...
So I have a question here.... Discovery HD is only available on DISH - HDNet is only available on DirecTV - However - HDNet is planning to come to DISH later this year, correct? If that is true, then DISH would offer everything DirecTV does, and more, for less. The only negative being...
It sounds like the TV (the CRT) has become magnetized, and needs to be degaussed. Most modern computer monitors have this feature built-in, as they are typically around unshielded speakers and such. Even though your speakers are shielded, they can still cause this to happen over a period of...
Juan, Don't get confused between horizontal resolution and vertical resolution. The upconverting that we are talking about here has to do with vertical resolution - a.k.a the number of scanlines. In an NTSC system, ALL VIDEO sources (DVD, VHS, broadcast, etc) must use 480 active lines of...
LaMarcus, A movie can still be 2.35:1 and be anamorphic - It's not lying to you. "Anamorphic Widescreen" or "Enhanced for 16x9 TV's" just means that the movie can be correctly displayed in a 16x9 aspect ratio - It doesn't mean the movie must fill the whole 16x9 area. Most (movie) DVD's...
:)..........Also, reguarding this merger between DirecTV and DISH (which I *just* read about)...
Does anyone know if hardware will still be usable? if I go out and buy a DirecTV HD receiver today (like the RCA, Sony, Toshiba, etc), will it work with the combined Dish/DirecTV system(s)??? I'd...
Okay, here's a graphic of the satellite locations for both DISH and DirecTV.
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I moved the DirecTV satellites above the equator a bit, so they wouldn't overlap the DISH satellite. It looks like I'd have a better shot with DirecTV, as all their dishes are ssw, and separated by 9...
Im curious - When you say the satellite is located at "61.5 degrees" - is that longitude/latitude? Obviously, it can't be a compass direction, since it would be different for everyone, right? Since Im in Missouri, I'd think the 148 satellite would be far too low in the sky for me to be able...
Hello everyone, I'll be moving into our first house in about 22 days - I'd like to get either Dish or DirecTV - whichever offers the most HD programming, and whichever I can actually use in my location. So far, from what I can gather, both services require a clear line of sight to the...
You guys have to remember, that there is nothing in the DVI-spec that says they can't output a HD image over component on such STB devices - They can, and they do. However, image-constraint is under the HDCP-spec. DVI can be a good thing for newer TV's, as it provides an all-digital path to...
Stephen,
If a 4x3 screen has grey bars above and below the 16x9 area, the set can't be doing a true anamorphic squeeze, as not all of the scanlines are being forced into the 16x9 area - Those grey bars must be scanned by the CRTs, which means less resolution for the 16x9 area - 33% less.
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I don't believe the set has a true anamorphic squeeze mode...
If the set offers the option of 16x9 mode with gray bars, the set is definately NOT doing a true squeeze (at least for that mode), as it needs to scan gray above and below the 16x9 area. However, it's 16x9 mode with "black" bars...