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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:46:27 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote: On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:49:43 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: I'll be finished with the super collider in the back yard for the development work very soon - plenty of room on the ground floor for a good invester. :) I know some of the super collider folks from a past life if you need any technical assistance. Their project in Texas got cancelled for lack of a measly few billion $$$ and 10,000 acres of land give or take. Amateurs. I have a different approach - much cheaper and in a smaller space to boot. :) |
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:56:56 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message news ![]() "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can safely be disabled. Want it emailed? http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm Thank you, I think. You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up with a dead computer. I can smell it. Resist the temptation. Unless you want a new computer, then bya ll means - have at it. :) There are some things that mere mortal human beings are not meant to know. That's why God invented Nerds and Geeks. |
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Eisboch wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message ... How about the recommended type cable to connect HDTV to a Blu Ray? HDMI? Definitely, if for nothing less than reducing the amount of wires. HDMI carries both the video and digital audio in one connection. I just finished completely redoing my system using HDMI cables where ever possible. I have a Denon A/V receiver that does all the audio and video switching. I have a regular DVD/CD player, the new Blu-Ray player, a SACD player, a Sirius receiver, the Comcast HD TV receiver and a turntable all connected to the Denon (which powers the various speakers). Then, I have a 35 foot HDMI cable that connects from the Denon "Monitor Out" connector to the HDMI HD input on the Samsung monitor. This way, whenever you select a video source on the Denon, it's video (and audio if you want to) is automatically connected to the Samsung. Like many modern A/V receivers, the Denon allows you to assign and rename the inputs, so I have programmed it so if I select the Blu-Ray player, "Blu-Ray" is displayed on the Denon. Same with "Sirius" or "HD-TV" or "SACD. The Denon also allows you to set up different surround parameters and other audio setting adjustments individually for each source which is nice because you can fine tune the sound for each source and don't have to keep adjusting it. HDMI cables are pricey, but worth it, IMO. Best quality image transfer and reduces the amount of cables. Eisboch Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the appliance easier than the cheap ones. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html |
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Eisboch wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message news ![]() "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can safely be disabled. Want it emailed? http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm Thank you, I think. You and Doug are going to get my curiosity fired up and I am going to end up with a dead computer. I can smell it. Eisboch Well then that means it is time to upgrade to a new computer. |
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:18:31 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message .. . On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:20:11 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote: "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message ... "Eisboch" wrote in message ... How can I find out what program(s) are running "in the background" so to speak? Reason I ask is that I routinely put this thing in "standby" mode when I am not using it and it normally shuts down the display, hard drive and cooling fans until I hit the "enter" key when I want to use it again and then it springs back to life. Every once in a while though, it shuts down normally to "standby", but then starts up again by itself. The only way to stop this is to completely go through a "turn off" cycle and then restart again. After that, it's good for another week or so until it begins to start up by itself again. I suspect a program is running in the background, because when I do a complete shutdown, I see a brief window indicating that something is shutting down, before the computer goes through it's normal "shutting windows down" cycle. OS is Windows XP SP2. Hope this question makes sense. I'd like to open something to see what is running. Eisboch I have a pdf article from Tech Republic that lists XP services which can safely be disabled. Want it emailed? http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm Please! -- John H Please what? On that link is an explanation of the XP services and suggestion on how they may be configured. Sorry, I was referring to the email article that Doug was talking about. -- John H |
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![]() "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message . .. Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the appliance easier than the cheap ones. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available. Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia. Eisboch |
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message ... Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the appliance easier than the cheap ones. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available. Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia. When I bought this computer, I didn't realise I needed a HDMI cable for the fancy video card I bought. So, I went to Best Buy and Circuit City to get a 6' HDMI cable. So I looked online and found a ton of HDMI cables for sale here and there - all about $7 to $11, but it was going to take at least a couple of days to get them, so I decided to take a trip to Best Buy and/or Circuit City for a 6 foot cable - how much more could it be right? $99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for $6.95. No wonder Best Buy is making money. :) |
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![]() "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... $99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for $6.95. No wonder Best Buy is making money. :) Blame Monster. They've successfully created an image, convincing many that their cables are superior for everything that passes electrons. I "love" seeing their audio interconnect cables with the little arrows indicating the "direction" of signal flow. Eisboch |
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:35:58 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message ... Here is a great article comparing the low cost generic HDMI vs the high priced (Monster Cable) HDMI cables. Basically, there is either no difference, some people found the monster cables pulled out of the appliance easier than the cheap ones. http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html I don't buy Monster cables unless they are the only one available. Phillips makes high quality cables at about half the price. And the packaging is easier to open without getting a hernia. Eisboch I tried the HDMI cables and the Cox supplied RGB component cables. I couldn't see the difference in the picture. Took the HDMI cables back for a refund. But, with the article above, I may relook the issue. -- John H |
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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:06:39 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . $99 dollars for the exact same cable I got from Global Computer for $6.95. No wonder Best Buy is making money. :) Blame Monster. They've successfully created an image, convincing many that their cables are superior for everything that passes electrons. I "love" seeing their audio interconnect cables with the little arrows indicating the "direction" of signal flow. Eisboch Tom, if you're watching, which cables did you get from Global Computer. The 15' HDMI cables were $39.95 or thereabouts. ( http://tinyurl.com/3yvrfu ) -- John H |
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