Computers and Related Hardware/Software

krim wrote:

he's already got a 52" DLP in the living room. :hehe:

Some people love that tech ish...if I had six bills to spend on a monitor I'd go on a trip.

Tu_triky wrote:

Some people love that tech ish...if I had six bills to spend on a monitor I'd go on a trip.

he's also got enough miles on his United card to fly him and his wife anywhere.

then again, they're both designers and closing in on AMT territory.

krim wrote:he's already got a 52" DLP in the living room. :hehe:

Aren't the DLPs going the way of the dinosaur like CRTs... And apparently now, the plasmas?

bmwracer wrote:
Aren't the DLPs going the way of the dinosaur like CRTs... And apparently now, the plasmas?

DLPs lost the battle long away...not to say the technology is bad...but there are very few manufacturers that even produce those sets....they generally can't compete on thinness and weight vis-a-visa plasma or LCD....and now with the big OLED push that seems to be coming....DLP stands for Don't Lose & Purchase.

Tu_triky wrote:and now with the big OLED push that seems to be coming....

Word is that the 11" OLED model that Sony's shilling has an outstanding picture... For $2500 it better be. :sweat:

And at that size, any picture would look pretty good... Let's see what happens when the diagonal size doubles or triples...

bmwracer wrote:
Word is that the 11" OLED model that Sony's shilling has an outstanding picture... For $2500 it better be. :sweat:

And at that size, any picture would look pretty good... Let's see what happens when the diagonal size doubles or triples...

That's the word....yeah everybody was flippin' out when they relaased a model for public viewing....the picture is supposed to be that much better with insane contrast ratios.....amazing really. To be so much better than the high end stuff that's out now.

bmwracer wrote:
Aren't the DLPs going the way of the dinosaur like CRTs... And apparently now, the plasmas?

yeah, but you dont just toss your set because there's a newer one out... he's had it for a while.

krim wrote:


yeah, but you dont just toss your set because there's a newer one out... he's had it for a while.

Yeah that tech was invented by Texas Instruments a while back.

Windows XP SP3 Delayed, Vista SP1 Paused
Techtree News Staff
Apr 30 2008

On two separate occasions yesterday, Microsoft announced a delay in the release of Windows XP Service Pack 3, and later pronounced stopping of automatic updates for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 as well.

The delay in XP SP3 and stoppage of Vista SP1 were both attributed by the company to the same problem -- a compatibility issue, although no further details were disclosed. However, Microsoft confirmed that due to this problem, Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System would not be able to work with either operating system update.

While Windows XP SP3 was originally slated for release yesterday, Windows Vista SP1 was released only last week. The stoppage of automatic updates for Vista SP1 is only temporary, Microsoft said. The company regrets the inconvenience caused to customers but maintains that it is only in their best interests ultimately. Fixes for these problems are claimed to be currently in testing, and would be made available as soon as the process is complete.

Nothing new there :P

Go back to your lives citizens, nothing to see here :)

Glasnost: Test if your ISP is manipulating BitTorrent traffic

http://broadband.mpi-sws.de/transparency/bttest.php

Tu_triky wrote:Glasnost: Test if your ISP is manipulating BitTorrent traffic

http://broadband.mpi-sws.de/transparency/bttest.php

Servers are busy. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Servers are busy. :sweat:

I know :(

My new iMac is coming in tomorrow!

Specs:

3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS w/512MB GDDR3
1TB Serial ATA Drive
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard (English) + User's Guide
iWork '08 preinstalled
Final Cut Express preinstalled
Aperture preinstalled
Accessory kit
AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac - Auto-enroll
SuperDrive 8x (DVD}R DL/DVD}RW/CD-RW)
24-inch glossy widescreen LCD
AirPort Extreme
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Wynter wrote:My new iMac is coming in tomorrow!

Looks maxed out... now that's a machine.

Is it require to reinstall the windows in hard drive after replacing an other brand motherboard ?

I replaced a motherboard, does the previous MB's drivers still installed in my hard drive ? does it will effects the windows or something if i install the new MB's drivers without reinstall windows ?

ShinYo wrote:Is it require to reinstall the windows in hard drive after replacing an other brand motherboard ?

More than likely, yes.

I replaced a motherboard, does the previous MB's drivers still installed in my hard drive ? does it will effects the windows or something if i install the new MB's drivers without reinstall windows ?

You always want to install a fresh copy of Windows if your upgrading MBs or HDs... A clean slate is better than a cluttered one. :)

Did that once. It worked. The cpu, ram, video card... were all the same. It took some time, but it worked. It was a busted system, so it was just to backup the remaining data. We had to reactivate windows tho.

The system wasn't stable. Maybe it was daemon tools, but everytime we'd put a dvd in the dvd-rom drive, the PC would reboot. If you have XP, you can always do a fresh install with the new SP3. There's a way to put in on the CD. slipstream I think.

found an easy way to save all the pictures on flickr with the damn spaceball.gif.

With the adblock plus addon for firefox, just right-click the image (spaceball.gif), select "adblock image...", click ok. Now you can save every image you want. :mrgreen:

Anime Dad wrote:I didn't install it, it came on my new comp. Anyway, PowerDVD works fine. Windows Media Player sucks anyhow.

You need an mpeg2 direct show filter or whatever it's called in vista. IIRC, every software vendor needs to pay 3.25$ to the Mpeg group, in royalties, on every software they sell. That's why it doesn't work out of the box in media player. :grumble: