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Currently I have an ATI 3450 video card. When I was running XP, the HDMI out passed both video and audio. When I upgrated to VISTA Home Premium, only video was passed. This is a know issue for VISTA versions of Catalyst and looks like it won't be fixed. Not too big of an issue since I have...

All: I now have a 2 TB NAS on my home network for the purpose of eventially importing all my CDs for on-line storage and access and to allow me to finally put my physical CDs into storage. I'm thinking of using iTunes as my primary means to import the CDs, which I'll do in WAV format in order...

Hello all: I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a Mac Pro Refurb from Apple's site. These are the two I'm looking at and both cost $1,999.00. Refurbished Mac Pro Quad 2.66GHz Intel Xeon Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors 1GB (2 x 512MB) memory (667MHz DDR2 fully-buffered...

As a result of my local COMPUSA store closing, they have a few Mac Minis on sale. I'm looking at this one - 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo 512MB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x256 80GB Serial ATA drive SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Mac OS X - U.S. EnglishIntel GMA 950 graphicsAccessory kitNormal price is...

I have a 55" Sony Grand WEGA with an HDMI input. I also am using a computer as a PVR (would really call it an HTPC, yet) with an ATI 8500 DV All In Wonder card with a DVI output. Right now, I have an analogue monitor attached to the DVI connection via a DVI VGA adaptor while my TV is connected...

Yesterday I bought a surplus Power Mac G4 with OS X 10.3.9 for $599.00 and included a 17" Apple digital LCD monitor. I bought because I thought the price was right for learning an OS that I've never used before and I'll use it for photo editing since my Photoshop Elements can be loaded on a Mac...

Tomorrow I am taking delivery of a 55" Sony LCD projection TV with an HDMI input. The PC I am using as a PVR has an ATI 8500 DV AIW with a DVI output. Should a DVI-to-HDMI cable do the trick or is there something else I should be considering. FYI, I am using a Hauppauge 350 as my tuner card...

On today's "Morning Edition" there was this story about why classic movies don't always make it to DVD. Here is the description of the piece from NPR.org: Story included interviews with folks from Criterion, MGM, etc. It was a nice way to start the day.

I can see a legitimate use such as someone not giving permission or producers unable to get clearance to use a persons image on TV or covering up a license plate to protect privacy but somethings just seems silly. For example I saw on program where a hat logo was digitized. Before it was...

Let me apologize from the outset since this sound more like a PC question than a photography question but I figured that digital photo folks would best be able to answer. First what do you think are the optimal requirements for processing, editing, manipulating, etc digital pictures on a...

My browser got hijacked. I used Spybot Search and Destroy and it found the offending registry entry and fixed it. But when I went to reset my homepage this is what happend: 1. I selected "tools" 2. Clicked "internet options" 3. Error box pops up stating "This operation has been cancelled...

I saw this on cnn.com today. The article begins with this opening statement: (CNN) -- Before we go to the core of this week's article, allow me a brief dissertation on the "widescreen vs. fullscreen" DVD debate. In my opinion, there's no reason to buy a fullscreen DVD. Thank you. Now, back to...

A while back I bought a remanufactured Gateway 1.4 Ghz from Tiger Direct that I then stripped down and transferred everything to a nice ANTEC case. Well, 1.4 Ghz ain't fast enough and I want to replace the processor but I have no clue as to what my mother board can support. I can't find any...

What was Bravo thinking? Ten minutes before the show was over and it was down to Mimi Rogers and Dave Scott they show a commercial for the two hour finale. Guess what? They showed Dave Scott at the table with the other finalists. So, knowing who the winner was I changed the channel. Nice spoiler...

I have a pair of Infinity Kappa 9s and have had them for over 10 years. For those of you who don't know them, the are almost six feet tall and have seven drivers; five that face forward and two that face rearward. Two of the seven drivers are 12" woofers and there lies the problem. I was getting...

Ok, I am a math rock. Or more specifically, a geometry rock. I need to know two things: 1. On a 16:9 TV how can I figure the diagnal screen size of a 4:3 image. 2. Conversely, how big will 16:9 image be on a 4:3 TV. I need to know this so I can compare and contrast TV ratios. Thanks.

I am looking at two subwoofers. One a 12" and another is 15". Can one get one that is too big? Right now my listening room is rather small but I want growth room. Any comments would be helpful.

I want to replace my current 20 gig drive with something much bigger. Do I put the new one in as a slave, copy everything to the new one then make the new one the master? Also, thinking of installing a RAID card. To do this do I have to have drives of equal size? Thanks.

How difficult would it be to lable two-sided discs with something so simple as "side A" or "side B"? For example on the current "Dr Zhivago" disc the only difference between the A and B sides is that the catalog number ends with an A or B in small type. The same is true on "Ben Hur" and...

I recently bought a remanufactured Gateway 1.4Ghz computer from Tiger Direct. My plan is to transfer the guts to a larger case and build a PC that I will connect to my audio/video system. One of my main projects will be to transfer my LPs and tapes to CD. That being said, here are my...

Does anyone know if there is a firmware upgrade available for this player. Mine has been doing some funky things especially on Fox discs such as freezing up. This has occured on Die Hard, X-files series, and Cleopatra. Also (sorry for the neophyte type question) but what exactly is involved...