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  1. ChuckSolo

    C.C.'s Trade In HD-DVD Deal

    Well, I bought one. I'll keep it just for the fact that it upscales standard DVDs better than my Samsung 841.
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    LCD survey..

    My buddy's brand new 50" Sammy DLP has worse motion blur than either of my LCD sets.
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    LCD survey..

    I have bought 2, a 32" Norcent and a 37" Olevia. No problems so far except each has 1 dead pixel. No problem to the eye, unless you are looking for the dead pixels.
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    Some LCD questions

    I currently have two LCD sets. A 32" Norcent in the bedroom and a 37" Olevia in the living room. The two sets produce great HD pictures and some of the SD channels are fine, others however, are of poor quality. On each TV I have one dead pixel (inherent on most LCD TVs). But they are not...
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    Zune MP3 Users ?

    I have friends that received Zunes for Christmas. Each was taken back and swapped for an iPod. There are a number of issues with the Zunes. For one thing, you can't just pay .99 for a single song as you can in iTunes. You must plunk down your money in $5.00 amounts. So if you want just one song...
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    IPOD in car!!!

    I too had a hard wired FM modulator installed in my car and my iPod does sound sweet through it. Unfortunately, the 650 watt Rockford Fosgate stereo in my '06 Mitsubishi Eclipse doesn't have any other way to hook up an iPod except this way or wireless FM transmitter (lousy). My car came equipped...
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    Zombie Movie Appreciation Thread

    Check out "Flesh Eater." It stars the original graveyard zombie Bill Hinzman reprising his role from the original "Night of the Living Dead." Made in 1986, it doesn't have the greatest acting, but the gore is superb.
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    Land of the Dead (2005)

    It was a direct sequel and the fleeting vision of Tom Savini's biker zombie attested to that. I really enjoyed the film and didn't go in expecting a "scary" film per se although there were a couple of good jump scenes. I mostly went in to see the premise of the story and the makeup FX. I wasn't...
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    FM transmitters and MP3

    An FM Transmitter is at best, a last resort IMHO. I tried one of these and now keep it just in case I go to a friends house want to play it through his receiver. The transmitter also is only as good as the actual radio you are playing it through. The transmitter plays far better in my wife's...
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    iPod Thread

    The Shuffle is great and I started out with the 512 MB model. After about 60 days I wanted more. I currently have a silver mini and it is about 3/4 full. I have been eyeing the 60 gig color iPod (much to my wife's chagrin)!!! I still use the shuffle when I go and so something physical like...
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    Thinking about buying the Toshiba 26HF84

    I just bought this TV for my bedroom and it is an excellent set. The HD picture is great and I have actually found myself watching this TV more and more while in bed than my 42" in the living room. DVDs look excellent too.
  12. ChuckSolo

    Buget Receiver

    Check out the Sherwood RD-7108 at www.outpost.com It's at an unbelievable price right now.
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    How to Connect MP3 Player to Car Stereo

    Unless your car stereo has either a small 1/8 inch stereo jack or RCA plugs in front or back, you are pretty much out of luck. Yes, you can buy one of those FM transmitters, but I can tell you by experience that on OEM radios, they don't work very well. I have heard them played on high end...
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    Mouth Sore

    I actually went to see a doctor for these because I was getting them frequently, twice a month or so if I lacerated my mouth with my toothbrush or a tortilla chip, taco shell,etc. He told me they start as cuts in the mouth and the bacteria in your mouth makes it become a canker sore. The ONLY...
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    Ipod Problems...

    To tell you the truth, that is why I opted to get the iPod Shuffle 1 gig model. The bottom line is, I don't trust tiny hard drives, particularly when they get that large of capacity. No hard drive, no need to keep messing with it. The tolerences in HDDs that small makes them prone to issues such...
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    Start up Problem

    Can you get to the Internet while in Safe Mode? If you can, go to Microsoft's website and get their latest SpyWare beta and run it. Then do an online scan for viruses from www.trendmicro.com. You may have a bunch of stuff that is causing this condition. I have seen spy/adware literally destroy a...
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    Ipod Problems...

    I think the SQ on the Shuffle is excellent. I just filled it up and have about 15 hours of music on the thing. I can't believe this thing is so SMALL!!!!! I have various portable players, CD, Tape, DVD, etc., but this thing blows them all away. NO skipping, take it anywhere and unobtrusive; it...
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    Ipod Problems...

    Hey, just bought an iPod Shuffle today, the 1 gig model and I have to say, it is the coolest thing. I can load about 20+ CDs on this little thing. It acts as a flash drive too. I really can't believe how cool this thing is.;)
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    Hardware Radio Control Switch????

    Yes, there should be a small button somewhere next to the power button that enables the wireless function. I have run into this on numerous laptops, the latest being an Averatec model notebook. It is sort of inconvenient, but it makes sense when you realize that you can't have the wireless...
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    How to treat a SCSI - any different than SATA?

    Ron, Chris is making valid points. The dual processors was another aspect of your setup that was making me wonder about your choices. In a client/server environment and if you were running say an Oracle Database (that can take advantage of dual processors), then I could see the dual setup...
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    How to treat a SCSI - any different than SATA?

    Well you may be right, I guess I am used to getting pricing on more than one server at a time. The last servers we bought included the OS at no charge. My main purpose in responding to your thread was that you basically had them build you a server confuguration so I was just curious as to why...
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    How to treat a SCSI - any different than SATA?

    Ronald, Server 2003 is basically identical to XP Professional although it has all the networking components and horsepower to fill a file server role in a LAN environment. All the same software that runs on XP home, will run on 2003 server. A server, by default, is best at storage and sharing...
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    How to treat a SCSI - any different than SATA?

    Hmmmmm, interesting choices. My only comment is: Why didn't you just get a Dell Server, which are after all, just about the same configuration you described. You probably would have paid less too. Also, it would have come with Windows 2003 server, a much better OS than XP any day. You could have...
  24. ChuckSolo

    hdtv question from non-hdtv country

    1. Yes, HD channels are broadcast over the air (OTA) by the major television networks, but you still need an HD receiver built into your TV or a separate receiver if your TV is HD Ready and has no HD receiver built in. 2. Even when all broadcasting goes to "digital" I'm sure that there will...
  25. ChuckSolo

    Tell me why I don't like Widescreen

    Methinks esboella just doesn't want to spring for a widescreen TV and is stuck in 4:3 "square" land. Seriously though, the reason that those of us who are widescreen advocates, to me anyway, is that we can enjoy a film in a "theater" like environment. Why is 2.35:1 laughable? I guess we...
  26. ChuckSolo

    question an my sherwood RD-6108

    Phillip_G, I have the same unit and it works great. IMHO, the RD-6108 is one of those gems that crops up now and then. This receiver really can't be beat for the price.:)
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    Building your own PC: recommendations.

    Piece of cake nowadays actually. Just be sure to ground yourself as much as possible and DON'T DROP ANYTHING!!! Sounds like you picked some good components. BTW, if this is your first PC you are building, DON'T OVERCLOCK yourself. Build the PC and get some experience and then try this advanced...
  28. ChuckSolo

    I need a DVD player but it must have these capabilities:

    Rolando, asking a question like this is tantamount to asking someone to do your high school/college homework for you. You obvously know what you want, and you DO have Internet access. Do a search for DVD players with advanced features and you may get some hits. I personally don't know of any...
  29. ChuckSolo

    First time poster, some very basic questions:

    dakine, I doubt very seriously if you are going to get anyone on this or pretty much any other A/V forum to recommend a Bose system. For 2-3K you can get quite a nice system using separate components. It is kind of hard to recommend specific equipment because it all depends pretty much on...
  30. ChuckSolo

    Led Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti"

    My favorite is the "ZOSO" album or Led Zepplin 4. True, "Stairway to Heaven" has been played to death, but no better rock anthem can be found.:)
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