High End Audio Frequently asked questions
Resolved Question: AUDIOPHILES - the RAREST of the RARE Speakers?
I have a few pairs of Rare Speakers - the A/D/S L1230's - the Speakerlab K-Horns and the Most Rare of every, the Apogee Centaur Majors. I am mainly referring to the ADS and the Apogees - I am a big seller on eBay, and I research my stuff before selling. My problem is that I dont look these enough on eBay - and I dont want to risk getting to low of an amount for these Rare Speakers (I do Auction only - i dont like BuyItNow) Anyways, I need to know if anyone knows of a place to sell very rare speakers. I have checked the ADS numerous times, and ive only seen them once or twice, but the buyers were asking too much and didnt receive it. They wanted 1500 but really they are only worth about 1000. And i have NEVER seen the Apogees on there. I have seen the centaur minors a few times, but never the majors - they are EXTREMELY rare I need to sell these, but the problem is most people never heard of these, and i need to find a place where serious bidders are considering. Maybe there is a site for high end Audio Equipment ?? Does anyone know? I have looked around but ive arrive up with nothing, and like i said i dont want to use ebay because they arent ever on there so who would be looking for them ya know? every the equipment is in close Mint - and I have a lot of other high end stuff like receivers and so on... so any help would be huge
9 Sep 2008, 5:27 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: What video card is best?
What's the highest end video card I could receive for this PC and would it be DirectX 10 compatible? Dell Inspiron 530, Intel Core 2 Quad, 3GB dual DDR2 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz Quad Core) 3GB DDR2 800mhz Dual Channel Memory 250GB WD SATA 2 difficult steer @7200rpm with Data Burst Cache Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Intel G33 LGA775 ATX Motherboard Intel G33 Chipset Supporting Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme Full HD 1080P video output 4 DDR2 DIMM slots (Supports up to 8GB) Dual Channel Memory Support Four SATA II Slots Supports SATA RAID 1 (Mirroring) One PCI Express x16 - One PCI Express x1 - Two PCI Integrated Intel HD Audio and Ethernet (LAN) Eight USB 2.0 (4 front, 4 rear) Intel High Definition 7.1 Channel Audio 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
7 Sep 2008, 4:12 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: Is it possible to hook up these speakers on my shelf system?
I have a shelf stereo system that uses the higher end style of hooking up speakers where the bare copper wire gets crimped/clipped into the stereo. I would like to use some older left over speakers with it. The speakers I want to use have the cheaper/low end style where you actually plug them into the back of the speaker. The plug looks just like the audio video plugs that you would use to hook up a camcorder to a VCR. Is it possible to clip off these plugs and strip the wires and plug them into my stereo? Thanks!
7 Oct 2008, 10:14 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: I can not get the sound to work on my computer...?
When i go to the control panel, then to sound I receive "Digital Output Device (HDMI) High Definition Audio Device Working... But this is the only option i receive...I have turned on "demonstrate Disabled Devices" and "demonstrate Disconnected Devices" on... I have a CD playing and the bar is moving up and down... On every end there says that there is no problem... I have plugged working speakers into the computer, I even tried headphones in the front of the pc... I receive no sound what so ever... Any help on this would be greatly appreciated... :)
7 Nov 2008, 8:57 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: i have a virus in my computer that shut me out of admin
i cannot receive into my admin acc even though i am the admin and i cannot even access the task manager. it says that it had been disabled by the admin. i cannot go into site like bleepingcomputer.com after i run sdfix, my system cannot evenboot up. it keeps showing me a blue screen that says the system has encountered mistake and needs to close down. here's the hijack this log just after i had the virus Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 19:18: VIRUS ALERT!, on 8/7/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\ATKKBService.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe C:\Program Files\Maxtor\Sync\SyncServices.exe C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCD.exe C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE C:\WINDOWS\ALCMTR.EXE C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\Program Files\ASUS\GamerOSD\GamerOSD.exe C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\InfoMyCa.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lphclbbj0erf9.exe C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt.exe C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE C:\Program Files\Imation\ImationFlashDetect.exe C:\Program Files\UltimateZip 2007\uzqkst.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\wusb54gv4.exe C:\Program Files\RogueRemover FREE\RogueRemover.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://softwarereferral.com/jump.php?wmid=6010&mid=MjI6Ojg5&cover=2 R3 - URLSearchHook: Best Security Tips Toolbar - {da30eff8-ccc6-4162-a20d-67402a26a215} - C:\Program Files\Best_Security_Tips\tbBest.dll F3 - REG:win.ini: run="C:\Documents and Settings\chinghang\Application Data\Adobe\Manager.exe" O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06DF596B-3170-4F07-BE10-86E31456BC56} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\yayVNgdb.dll (file missing) O2 - BHO: (no name) - {2B0E6B87-D39A-4E4A-91F9-3E183AD5A1C3} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\hgGYOGxu.dll (file missing) O2 - BHO: BitComet ClickCapture - {39F7E362-828A-4B5A-BCAF-5B79BFDFEA60} - C:\Program Files\BitComet\tools\BitCometBHO_1.2.2.28.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5f90c0e3-4c0a-4d54-a8ac-5afe6163a99e} - C:\Program Files\Starware347\bin\Starware347.dll (file missing) O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file) O2 - BHO: QXK Olive - {86A223EE-081B-4CF9-98FB-52514CE4A8E1} - C:\WINDOWS\wnlmdakqenv.dll O2 - BHO: Best Security Tips Toolbar - {da30eff8-ccc6-4162-a20d-67402a26a215} - C:\Program Files\Best_Security_Tips\tbBest.dll O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll O3 - Toolbar: Starware Jokes Toolbar - {1962c5bc-e475-465b-823b-133e711bceb9} - C:\Program Files\Starware347\bin\Starware347.dll (file missing) O3 - Toolbar: Best Security Tips Toolbar - {da30eff8-ccc6-4162-a20d-67402a26a215} - C:\Program Files\Best_Security_Tips\tbBest.dll O3 - Toolbar: DAEMON Tools Toolbar - {32099AAC-C132-4136-9E9A-4E364A424E17} - C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Toolbar\DTToolbar.dll O3 - Toolbar: bgrqfetx - {87EF3F20-E986-4B30-B9AA-A65E59792F29} - C:\WINDOWS\bgrqfetx.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InCD] C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCD.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [High Definition Audio Property Page Shortcut] HDAShCut.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BrMfcWnd] C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfcmon\BrMfcWnd.exe /AUTORUN O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SetDefPrt] C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl06a\BrStDvPt.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ControlCenter3] C:\Program Files\Brother\ControlCenter3\brctrcen.exe /autorun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "C:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32 O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSPY2002] C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe /SYNC O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /SYNC O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] C:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE /IMEName O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WUSB54Gv4] C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\InvokeSvc3.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mxomssmenu] "C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch Status\maxmenumgr.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [10fd9614] rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\tnvvirxc.dll",b O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Samsung PanelMgr] C:\WINDOWS\Samsung\PanelMgr\SSMMgr.exe /autorun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ASUSGamerOSD] C:\Program Files\ASUS\GamerOSD\GamerOSD.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [\Win143.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win143.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [\Win144.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win144.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [\Win145.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win145.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [\Win146.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win146.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [\Win147.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win147.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [lphclbbj0erf9] C:\WINDOWS\system32\lphclbbj0erf9.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NVIDIA nTune] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneCmd.exe" clear O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTSyncU.exe] "C:\Program Files\Creative\Sync Manager Unicode\CTSyncU.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [testwait] C:\DOCUME~1\CHINGH~1\APPLIC~1\BLEHSE~1\BodyCash.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BitTorrent DNA] "C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MalWarrior] "C:\Documents and Settings\every Users\Application Data\Adsl Software Limited\MalWarrior 2008\Malwarrior.exe" /autorun O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools Lite] "C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Lite\daemon.exe" -autorun O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\Win143.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win143.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\Win144.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win144.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\Win145.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win145.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\Win146.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win146.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\Win147.exe] C:\Windows\system32\Win147.exe O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'NETWORK SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'SYSTEM') O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [AVG7_Run] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgw.exe /RUNONCE (User 'Default user') O4 - Startup: ImationFlashDetect.lnk = C:\Program Files\Imation\ImationFlashDetect.exe O4 - Startup: UltimateZip Quick Start.lnk = C:\Program Files\UltimateZip 2007\uzqkst.exe O4 - Global Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions gift O7 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1 O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload &with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddLink.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload every video with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddVideo.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: &D&ownload every with BitComet - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\BitComet.exe/AddAllLink.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: BitComet - {D18A0B52-D63C-4ed0-AFC6-C1E3DC1AF43A} - res://C:\Program Files\BitComet\tools\BitCometBHO_1.2.2.28.dll/206 (file missing) O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O16 - DPF: {48884C41-EFAC-433D-958A-9FADAC41408E} (EGamesPlugin Class) - https://www.e-games.com.my/com/EGamesPlugin.cab O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://gfx2.hotmail.com/mail/w2/resources/MSNPUpld.cab O16 - DPF: {69EF49E5-FE46-4B92-B5FA-2193AB7A6B8A} (GameLauncher Control) - http://www.acclaim.com/cabs/acclaim_v5.cab O16 - DPF: {A93B47FD-9BF6-4DA8-97FC-9270B9D64A6C} (VaPgCtrl Class) - http://219.75.107.15/plugin/h263ctrl.cab O16 - DPF: {C3F79A2B-B9B4-4A66-B012-3EE46475B072} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MessengerStatsPAClient.cab56907.cab O20 - Winlogon Notify: yayVNgdb - yayVNgdb.dll (file missing) O21 - SSODL: tfnslopk - {03355E3E-98F4-45F0-B02C-B2AD30DB789C} - C:\WINDOWS\tfnslopk.dll O21 - SSODL: xokvrpwg - {42BEE0AD-C08A-4A5D-9052-BA0B287A0251} - C:\WINDOWS\xokvrpwg.dll O23 - Service: ATK Keyboard Service (ATKKeyboardService) - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. - C:\WINDOWS\ATKKBService.exe O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe O23 - Service: C-DillaCdaC11BA - Macrovision - C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE O23 - Service: Creative Service for CDROM Access - Creative Technology Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe O23 - Service: InCD Helper (InCDsrv) - Ahead Software AG - C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe O23 - Service: Maxtor Service (Maxtor Sync Service) - Seagate Technology LLC - C:\Program Files\Maxtor\Sync\SyncServices.exe O23 - Service: MySQL - Unknown owner - C:\Program.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: nTune Service (nTuneService) - NVIDIA - C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\nTune\nTuneService.exe O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe O23 - Service: WUSB54Gv4SVC - GEMTEKS - C:\Program Files\Linksys Wireless-G USB Wireless Network Monitor\WLService.exe -- End of file - 11945 bytes pls help thank you i can't use the com now as it keeps shutting down after the boot up screen i also does not want to format my desktop
7 Aug 2008, 8:46 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Are these computer specs alright?
I am planning on converting the Biostar 790GX into a gaming machine so how does my machine look is it alright. I am going the proccessor later so its kinda temporary. Does it qualify as a high end AMD/ATI gaming rig? What needs chaning? Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Card - 1GB GDDR3 Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI Sound Card Thermaltake / ToughPower / 750-Watt / ATX / 140mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / PFC/EPS / Power Supply Biostar TFORCE TA790GXA2+ Motherboard - AMD 790GX, Socket AM2/AM2+, ATX, Audio, Video, DVI, PCI Express 2.0, Hybrid CrossFire Support, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID Logitech LX3 Optical Mouse (Slate) Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB difficult steer - 7200, 8MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Processor ADX6000CZBOX - 3.0GHz, 2MB Cache, 1000MHz (2000 MT/s), Windsor, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket AM2, Processor with Fan NZXT ALP-001 Alpha ATX Mid-Tower Case - Clear Side, Front USB, Audio, eSATA Ports Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM ATAPI/E-IDE steer - 16x DVD-ROM, 48x CD-ROM Lite-ON IHAS220-08 SuperAllwrite SATA 20x DVD Burner with Lightscribe (Retail) - 20x DVD±R Burn, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW, Software, Black Sabrent CRW-FLP2 Floppy steer & USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader & Writer 6GB DDR2 RAM 19" widescreen monitor 64-Bit Windows Vista Premium
6 Sep 2008, 4:55 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: LAPTOP - studio 15 delivery date?
i ordered a dell studio 15 on the 29th of july. and i was just wondering when i would be expecting it to arrive to my home - i live in ny. anyways i was just wondering if it would arrive earlier or later than the ETA that dell gave me which is boat on the 8-7 and arrive the 8-12 to 8-14. thanks for every the help - i cant wait til i receive this new laptop because i ordered it in purple my fav. color!! Quantity Item Number Description 1 223-7818 Studio 1535, Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, 2.0GHz, 667Mhz, 2M L2 Cache 1 320-6467 Plum Purple 1 311-8611 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm 1 330-0498 Back-lit Keyboard 1 320-6867 Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) 1 320-6516 ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3450 1 341-6692 250G 5400RPM SATA difficult steer 1 420-8566 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English 1 330-0495 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP INSP 1535 1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal 1 420-8223 Dell Video Chat 1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access 1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer 1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp 1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT middle 2.0 1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP 1 313-6229 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD /-R steer) 1 420-8183 Roxio Creator DE 10 1 330-0496 MEDIA DIRECT 4.0 For DVD RW 1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 1 430-2929 Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini Card 1 320-6653 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam 1 410-1163 McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription, for Dell Inspiron / Dimension 1 312-0694 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery 1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested 1 420-6589 Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition 1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty 1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve 1 950-5442 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended 1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year 1 990-5778 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) 1 990-5837 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year 1 987-9922 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended 1 988-3970 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,Initial Year 1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care 1 960-4667 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year 1 991-1159 Bund. LoJack Theft Recovery - 3 Year DHS 1 420-8653 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 3 Year 1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks 1 313-6224 Integrated Finger Print Reader 1 420-8312 Finger Print Software 1 320-6878 Glossy, widescreen 15.4 LCD (1280x800) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera 1 420-8310 Creative Camera SW 1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System 1 330-0717 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE 1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS 1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
5 Aug 2008, 8:28 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Is This TV Bravia HD able to upscale dvd to 1080p
is the sony bravia v series KDL-40v2000 a full hd or can it at least play a standard dvd in a up scaling 1080p dvd player well or is there no point on buying an up scaling 1080p dvd player specs on tv: Delivering high end performance and elegant styling, the V Series is aimed at those who seek the ultimate in picture perfection. Combining Sony's exclusive BRAVIA Engine processing technology with the newly improved Wide Colour Gamut (WCG-CCFL) backlight system, the V Series showcases vivid images with unsurpassed clarity and depth. Utilising a Sony S-PVA LCD panel allows for super smooth handling of quick-moving scenes, ideal for sporting events or video games, with exceptionally wide viewing angles. Supported connections include Component, S-Video and also digital HDMI connections for unparalleled connectivity. DISPLAY TYPE: LCD Flat Panel Display SCREEN SIZE: 40" (16:9) COLOUR SYSTEM: NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL 60, SECAM HD DIGITAL TUNER: Integrated HD Digital Tuner PICTURE: NATIVE DISPAY RES: 1366 x 768 BRAVIA ENGINE: Yes VIEWING ANGLE: 178 Deg SCREEN FORMAT: Wide Zoom / Normal / Full / Zoom PICTURE MODE: Vivid / Standard / Custom MULTI PICTURE: PIP (For Freeze Function) NOISE REDUCTION: Yes SOUND: Audio Output: Yes; BBE Digital: Yes SOUND MODE: Dynamic / Standard / Custom SURROUND MODE: SRS TruSurround XT / Simulated Stereo / Off TERMINALS: HDMI Input x1, Component In x1, S-Video in x2 Composite in x3, Headphone Out x 1, HD15/PC Audio Input x 1 OTHER FEATURES: Power Saving Mode, Clock, On / snooze Timer, Teletext, Light Sensor, Cinema steer, Swivel; OSD LANGUAGE: English POWER REQUIREMENT: 220 - 240 V 50/60 Hz POWER CONSUMPTION: 205W DIMENSIONS (WXHXD, mm)/WT: Stand: 988 x 716 x 334 /28 Kg W/O Stand: 988 x 664 x 103 / 22 Kg SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES: Remote Control RM-ED005, 2 x AA Batteries, Support Belt With Screws, Coaxial Cable, HD15 Cable Sony Warranty Applies
5 Aug 2008, 5:16 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: How to edit static out of Audio
I need help editing audio. There are a lot of static pops in my audio and I can't seem to remove them. Is there any high end programs or ANYTHING i can do to remove it? If anyone would be nice I have an AIM screen name and I can send you the audio and if you would kindly help me. Anything would be helpful and its frustrating me cause I've used many programs like Nero Wave, and chilly Edit Pro and none of them seem to work. Thank you very much. I've already tried Audacity.
5 Aug 2008, 10:28 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: I want a high end PC for under £1k, can anyone beat this one ?
Looking to buy kick arse machine for below £1k, any takers??? Current choice of every kit listed bellow: HIS HD 3870X2 1GB DDR3 Dual DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card - £214.98 AMD Phenom X4 Quad Core 9950 2.6GHz Socket AM2 -£132.80 OCZ 8GB Kit (4x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Reaper Memory HPC Edition Dual Channel - £149.98 MSI K9N2 Diamond nForce 780a SLI Socket AM2+ onboard DVI audio ATX Motherboard - £159.93 Coolermaster RealPower 1000W Modular PSU - 4x 6pin and 2x 8pin PCI-E, 8x SATA - £138.49 Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB difficult steer SATAII *32MB Cache* - £87.99 Optiarc AD-7200S 20X DVD±RW/DL/RAM Internal SATA Bare Black steer - £15.70 XION II Black(Green LED) Steel Mid Tower Gaming Case - No PSU - 3 Fans - £29.99 Total inc vat: £929.86 ------------------------------------- CAN ANYONE BEAT THIS ?? have looked at www.arbico.co.uk but i still beat most spec (bare in mind, i will be doing the labour work)
4 Sep 2008, 2:54 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: Help me with purchasing a Desktop PC for gaming, please.?
Well, i really need your help Yahoo Users. This is the computer i'm looking at http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-a6554f-Desktop-PC-FJ464AA-ABA/sem/rpsm/oid/213650/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do . It looks nice, but I am not sure exactly what some of the spec's mean. I'm fairly certain that this- This desktop features 5GB of advanced DDR2 system memory—enough for the most demanding users, gamers and multimedia professionals -means the ammout of SDRAM Memory, 5GB's seems very good. Also- The major queston I have is what is its Video Card? I want to play games like Bio-Shock, Team Fortress 2, Oblivion, and Halo... mabee, but I need to know if the Video Card it has is good enough. I have no idea what this means- High-end audio/video capability: This desktop features Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 with 128MB dedicated graphics memory, and up to 287MB Total Available Graphics Memory. This video memory is perfect for movie watching or gaming. Support for eight-speaker audio lets you connect a great surround sound system. -is that the Video Card? "287MB Total Available Graphics Memory"? whats that? I know about the NVideia seris and how they name there Video cards... but i have never seen this before... if you could compare the Video Card to an Nvidea card that would be wonderful, Thanks You Very Much! if you need to you can email me at hienz10@yahoo.com Ok again, THANKS!!!
31 Aug 2008, 5:13 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: What is everything I need for a complete a car audio system? Also any high end products or companies?
30 Jul 2008, 1:29 am | click here for answers
Voting Question: 'High-End' Animation_Which MotherBoard 'nd Processor [Both Intel]?
** Plz suggest a best Intel Motherboard nd Intel Processor for a 'High-End' user for - 1. 3D Animation - Maya,3ds Max,Houdini,ZBrush(3D_Modeling) 2. Video,Audio,Image Editing - AfterEffects,Sound Forge,Photoshop, 3. Compositing - Combustion,Apple Shake And lots of Rendering of The Animated Video- takes a lot of Time in Normal/Slow Performance Motherboards nd Processors. guyz plz answer,
3 Sep 2008, 4:59 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: I need help on Dead Space.?
On Chapter 6, the Environmental Hazard Chapter. Im in the Air Infiltration chamber, where it has those halls that have flame shoot through them at high speeds. It has an elevator that goes down with an Audio Log close it. There's three doors on each end of the hallway that won't open on the lower floor with the flame tunnels. How do I open them? My pal at school told me to shoot a certain little chip or "light" close the door. I found a chip with blue wiring coming out of it. I tried shooting it and nothing happened. Anybody able to help me?
3 Nov 2008, 7:15 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Best high ends speakers
I'm trying to find the best 6 1/2" and 5-1/4" high ends speaker for front and rear doors and i'm thinking on JL audio (evolution) or Boston.What would be the best choice when im not puting a sub i just want the best clear sound and the best bass onl with te speakers
3 Aug 2008, 1:45 pm | click here for answers
Open Question: PC GAMING? HELP CHOOSING PC?
PC GAMING? HELP CHOOSING PC? HI I NEED A PC CAPABLE OF PLAYING GAMES LIKE AGE OF EMPIRES 3 , SIMS 2 , COSSACKS , WOW(WORLD OF WARCRAFT) WHICH ONE WILL DO THIS? OPTION 1 Accessories Included AC Power Adapter, Warranty Registration, Wired keyboard and Ball Mouse Audio Features Yes Brand Acer Bundle Contains PC base unit Card Reader Yes Features of Keyboard Wired Features of Mouse Wired ball Features of Product Stylish and Unique tower design with potential to upgrade. Powerful Intel® Core™ 2 Quad CPU for more demanding application requirements. 3072MB of RAM. 500Gb difficult disk steer provides ample media storage space. BD-Combo optical steer with NVIDIA® GeForce® 7100 Graphics for High Definition viewing ability. Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium for seamless efficiency and superior multimedia experience. Graphics NVIDIA® GeForce® 7100 up to 1024MB difficult steer Size 500GB difficult steer Type SATA Memory 3GB Number of PCI Express Ports 1x PCI Express X16 Slot & 1x PCI Express X1 Slot & 2x PCI Slots Operating System Windows Vista™ Home Premium Optical steer DVD Dual Layer Rewriter Optical steer Blu-ray Compatible Yes Optical steer HD Compatible Yes Processor Intel Core™ 2 Quad Processor Bus 1066MHz Processor Cache 8Mb L2 Cache Processor Model Number Q6600 Processor Speed 2.40GHz Product Depth 45.5 cm Product Height 37 cm Product Width 18.3 cm Software Load Acer Empowering Technology, CyberLink® PowerDVD®, Microsoft® Office 2007 Trial with Microsoft® Works 8.5, Adobe® Reader®, NTI CD&DVD-Maker™ Gold, McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2008 (60-day trial) TV Tuner No OPTION 2 Box Contents PC, Keyboard & Mouse Brand Medion Bundle Contains PC Base Unit Only Features of Product This powerful Quad-core multimedia PC comes with the latest high-end AMD Phenom X4 Quad-core processor - 9500. With Microsoft's latest Vista Home Premium operating system and a massive 2GB of DDR2-RAM this really is a hi-tech power home of a PC. Whether it's organising your digital photos, managing your digital music collection, watching a DVD movie or playing the latest 3D games you'll have both the computing power and a huge 500 gigabytes of storage space to complete any task no matter how demanding the application. For gamers the PC includes a powerful nVidia GeForce 8400GS DirectX 10 graphics card which will let you run today's demanding and super detailed PC 3D games designed for Windows Vista. The graphics card even lets you connect the PC to your computer monitor or flat screen TV with the DVI-I or HDMI port (cables not included). PC Built in Webcam No PC Card Reader Yes PC Graphics nVidia GeForce8400GS 256MB incl. DVI + HDMI out PC difficult steer SATA PC difficult steer Size in Gb 500GB PC Keyboard Type Wired PC Memory in Mb 2GB PC Mouse Type Wired PC Number of PCI Express Ports 2x PC Number of USB Ports 2x Front & 4 x Rear PC Operating System Windows Vista™ Home Premium PC Optical steer Type DVD Dual Layer Rewriter PC Processor AMD Phenom X4 Quad Core PC Processor Bus 3,600MHz PC Processor Cache 4MB L2 PC Processor Model Number 9500 PC Processor Speed 2.2GHz PC Software Load Vista Premium; MS Works 9.0;Nero Burning ROM and Recode 2SE; BullGuard Internet Security (90 day) PC Sound Card Yes PC Spearkers None PC TV Tuner No PC Wi-Fi No OPTION 3 * Intel Quad Core processor Q6600. * 2.4GHz processor speed. * 8Mb cache. * 3Gb DDR2 667MHz RAM upgradeable to 4Gb. * 500Gb SATA difficult steer. * Mult-format, dual layer, optical steer. * nVidia GeForce 9600GT graphics card. * 512Mb graphics memory. * 20-in-1 media card reader. * 5 USB ports. * 1 Ethernet port. * 2 FireWire ports. * 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express. * HD Audio 7.1 sound card. * Microsoft Vista Premium operating system installed. * Software included: Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 60 day trial, DVD playing and burning software, internet security with 90 days of free updates, Adobe Acrobat Reader, difficult disk recovery/facility to burn recovery media. * Includes wired keyboard and mouse. * Size (H)37.3, (W)20, (D)43.5cm. * Weight 12.5kg. OPTION 4 SOMETHING ELSE ALSO PLEASE GIVE REASON FOR CHOICE
29 Sep 2008, 10:41 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: My computer's crap, i think, will it run Red Alert 3?
I want to receive red alert 3 but i don't know if my system can handle it. Here are my computer's specs: PC, ACER ASPIRE T671 Capacity, difficult steer:160GB Capacity, memory:1 GB Colour:Black and silver Connector type A:Front: 3x USB 2.0, mic, headphones, Multi-card reader SD/MMC/CF/SM/xD/MS/MSpro Connector type B:Rear: 4x USB 2.0, 2x PS/2 mouse & keyboard, VGA, Parallel, RJ45, IEEE 1394 FireWire, 6x audio ports Depth, external:442mm steer types:DVDR/RW steer and HDD Graphics card type:ATI Radeon X1250 graphics Kit Contents, Descriptive:PC, keyboard, scroll mouse, UK IEC mains guide Length / Height, external:359mm Operating system software:Windows Vista Home Premium pre-loaded Processor speed:2.8GHz Processor type:Intel Pentium D 915 2.8GHz Width, external:181mm (some of those specs probably aren't needed), And here are the Red Alert 3 requirements: OS – Windows XP / Vista (32-Bit) * Processor – XP: 2.0 GHz (Intel Pentium 4; AMD Athlon 2000+; Multiple Cores) / Vista: 2.2 GHz (Intel Pentium 4/AMD Athlon 2200+/Multiple Cores) * Memory – XP/Vista: 1 GB * difficult steer – Media: 6.0 GB / EA Link: 12.0 GB * DVD steer - 8 SPEED * Video Card – NVIDIA GeForce 6800, ATI Radeon X1800 or higher end DirectX 9.0c compatible gfx card * Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible (Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards require a Intel P4 2.6 GHz or similar below Vista, Yamaha Xwave-512 not supported) * Online Multiplayer – 512 Kbps or faster; 2-8 Players * Input - Keyboard, Mouse * Optional – VoIP Headset Please could you help me, i'm rubbish at this nice of stuff and just want to play the game, will i be able to? Thanks.
29 Oct 2008, 8:47 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Which cheap microphone should I use for vocals and ukulele?
I am just learning a bit about how to play the uke and how to work audio specific programs. I have been using Vegas for a while and I am quite familiar with multi-track recording, but every this microphone, home studio stuff is pretty new to me. I'll be doing vocals recording later after building a mini-sound booth for myself out of a hoola hoop (or two) and some foam (likely with a vinyl outer shell. However, the microphone selection around here is awful. There are some cheap 'line in' microphones and a handful of Philips karaoke mic's and knockoffs, but between the needy selection and much of the details being written in Chinese, it's tough to make a choice. Many have recommended a Logitech USB mic, but I have been to 17 stores and not found a single USB mic by anyone. every plug into a line in jack with a 3.5mm end. What characteristics should I be looking for? What brands could you recommend? I am not looking for ultra-high quality, just average or slightly better. I gave this a try already by purchasing a tiny and cheap clip-on mic that is very tiny. I put it in the sound hole and clipped to the side of the hole with the wire out of the way. The mic does not bang against the sides, but I find the quality needy. Additionally the mic doesn't have much dynamic range, so from soft picking to difficult strumming, I bang against the ceiling quite easily. I am currently learning its limits and trying to play within them. Ideally, I'd like to move the mic outside of the instrument since it will likely sound better there, but I couldn't think of a better way to really clip out ambient noise (quite a bit of that here 24/7) and have the mic hear carefully to the instrument. For now, I am not actually singing, just working on getting good quality recording straight from the instrument. I will overlay vocals later. I am using audacity and have Kristal recorder as well. I don't much care for either, but Audacity is enough for now. Well, that's a great answer for a mid-priced or expensive microphone. Yeah, I have known for a long time that Shure are good mic's. Around here, they cost around 5 times more than what I was hoping to pay though... I have such a difficult time believing that it would be necessary. I'm looking for something to record myself in a mini-studio. True, I may end up getting a Shure, but I am currently looking for OTHER options, you know, CHEAP options. There is a significant premium with Shure for the casing and the name. Neither of which I would like to pay. I'd rather put that money into another instrument. This is just something for practicing and maybe sharing some stuff with my family overseas. I'm not looking to receive into the industry. Oh and btw, where I live, people buy things new. There is virtually no second hand market for anything. I live in Taiwan. With a population of 23 million in an area the size of vancouver island, the second hand market here isn't even close to that of Victoria with a population of 350,000.
29 Jul 2008, 9:21 am | click here for answers
Voting Question: Video stuttering every 5 or so minutes?
hey, i have a brand new gateway p7811fx gaming laptop and a few days ago i decided to sift through it so that i could delete certain files that weren't needed for obvious reasons. anyways, now, whenever i watch movies in any nice of player, online, offline, whatever, almost the exact same thing will happen. every 5 minutes or so the screen will lag for maybe 2 seconds, sometimes more sometimes less depending on my power settings and the video quality. after it lags the audio is occasionally much further ahead than the video, but it will also sometimes end up glitching up along with the video. the computer is easily quick enough to run a video file with beyond perfect ease, but for the life of me i cannot figure out why it is doing this. was it something i deleted, and if so, where can i re-download it/how can i install it/what file is it, or if its a setting or whatever, i really need to know how to fix it :/ system specs: MODEL :gateway p-7811FX PROCESSOR :Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8400 @ 2.26 GHz/2.27 GHz processor RAM :4.00 GB RAM OPERATING SYSTEM :64-bit OS VIDEO CARD :NVIDIA GeForce9800M GTS AUDIO :NVIDIA HDMI Audio/Contextant High Definition SmartAudio 221 (not sure which one its using currently but if i switch between them it won't make a difference) so anybody think they might know whats the dealio? please answer asap i really want things back to normal :/ thanks ^^
28 Oct 2008, 11:09 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Would this work? Audio/Video Question?
I'm thinking of experimenting with something, I don't think it will work though. Give me your opinions. Getting an RCA Video cable, cutting it in half and exposing the wires inside, then plugging the male end to a TV output. Then getting an audio cord and cutting that in half and exposing the wires, and plugging the male end into the microphone jack of my laptop. Then tying the video and audio wires together and seeing if I can record a video signal as an audio file in the computer. Why? I want to look if I can record the signal as a high quality wave file. I'm expecting it will just sound like a whole lot of buzzing. Then plug the audio cord into the headphone jack, and plug the video cord into the TV input and look if playing the sound translates back into a picture. My theory is that the video signal will travel through the video cord, and hopefully the same video signal will travel through the audio cord and be recorded in audio format. Then I'm thinking if I play that sound back through the cables, it will send an almost identical signal back up the audio cord and through the video cord back to the TV and end up with a picture close enough to the original. Could be a great way to record video on a computer that doesn't have a video card, and could also be a good way to hide important videos or pictures such as secret messages or something. I don't know, just thought it'd be interesting to try. But before I go buying an RCA video cable and snipping it in half, does anyone think it will even work?
28 Aug 2008, 1:42 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: subwoofer and car audio system help..?
i want to receive 2 subs for sure.. should i receive 2 12'' subs or 2 10'' subs.. i heard a rumor that like subs over 10 or 12 i cant remember which number... starts gettting too much bass and sounds bad... and if i hook 2 subs in what amp should i receive? A mono channel amp or a two channel for best quality? OH and also should i have the more high end expenisve amp to run my speakers or my subs cuz i will have 2 amps but one will be cheaper than other and i dont know which one will need the best quality.. help here plz tahnks
26 Oct 2008, 11:52 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: MacBook Pro: 2.4GHz vs 2.5GHz vs 2.6GHz (plus other small details)...?
I'm about to buy a MacBook Pro. I will primarily be using it for running Logic Pro. I record most of my audio to an external Firewire steer. Like anyone else, I'm interested in saving as much money as possible, but seeing as how I'm going to have this machine for the next few years, I want to purchase one that's going to age gracefully. I've been looking at a 2.4GHz model, tweaked to include a 200Gb 7200rpm internal steer + 4Gb RAM, but notice that I can receive a refurbished standard configuration 2.5GHz machine (250Gb steer @ 5400rpm + 2Gb RAM) for about $115 less. Am I better off with the entry-level 2.4GHz machine, beefed up with the extra RAM & higher-performance steer, or with the nicer video card, extra 50Gb storage capacity & less RAM offered by the slightly higher-end, refurbished 2.5GHz model? ...or should I just wait & look what changes Apple is going to introduce to the line in the next few months (if any)?
26 Aug 2008, 2:16 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Ideas on subwoofer size for mustang convertible?
I have a 94 mustang gt drop top, and currently have a lightning audio 12" sub in a truck box and a 300 watt jenson amp. I want to receive something that hits harder and cleaner. I have been toying with the idea of getting one high end 10" sub with a clean amp, and doing it that way. Whats ur ideas on the best setup for my situation.
24 Sep 2008, 11:27 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: !!! > should i BUY an ALIENWARE DESKTOP?
My laptop has several big cracks running down the screen so....time for a new desktop. Ive heard Alienware is pretty decent for gaming and it looks unreal. Being high end, 1 year warranty, construction and software pre-installed i can understand a "bit" of overpricing. -How is this for $1850 ($2200CAD)? (i live in Canada, dollar dropped from >1.00 to .79 but Alienware is temporarily giving out free shipping which makes up for it) -Use for: movies / world of warcraft (my laptop ran WoW at 15fps...i wish this fixes it up nicely). ___________________________________________________ [1] Aurora™ Processor: AMD® Phenom™ X4 9750 Quad Core 2.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Alienware P2 Chassis: Alienware® P2 Chassis with AlienIce™ 3.0 Video Cooling - Space Black System Lighting: Alienware® Standard System Lighting - Astral Blue System Cooling: Alienware® Standard System Cooling Power Supply: Alienware® 750 Watt Multi-GPU Approved Power Supply Graphics Processor: Dual 512MB GDDR3 ATI® Radeon® HD 4850 with CrossFire™ Technology Memory: 4GB† Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 x 1024MB Motherboard: Alienware® Approved AMD® 790FX Motherboard Includes PCI-Express 2.0, BIOS Overclocking Utility, and Support for AMD Phenom Quad-Core Processors Operating System (Office software not included): Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 – DirectX 10 Ready! System steer: Single steer Configuration - 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7,200RPM 16MB Cache Optical Drives : Single steer Configuration - 20X Dual-Layer Burner (DVD±RW) Enthusiast Essentials: Single High Performance Gigabit Ethernet Port Sound Card: High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio - Standard Keyboard: Gaming Keyboard - Saitek II Backlit Keyboard Mouse: Gaming Mouse - Logitech® G5 Gaming Mouse Warranty: 1-Year AlienCare Onsite Service and 24/7 Toll-Free Phone Support Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mesh Cap Alienware Extras: Alienware® Mousepad Alienware Extras: Alienware® Desktop Binder Alienware Extras: Owner Identification Card Alienware Extras: Internal Wire Management ___________________________________________________
24 Oct 2008, 5:45 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: Has anyone ever used a high amp resetable breaker for battery protection, how high in amps was it ?
They sell realy good quality resetable high amp breakers - more for audio than anything else. I want to mount one of these to the side of the battery box, because I'm relocating the battery to the trunk. I want there to be no chance of a possible short circuit to ground in the event of an accident. The possitive cable runs through the trunk floor, and just over the gas tank. If I can install a circuit breaker very close to the battery leads coming off of the battery, it will protect me if the hot cables receive shorted when they receive clip up in a rear end collision.
22 Sep 2008, 5:15 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Sylvania 32 In. LCD Integrated HDTV Any good?
I'm going to possess this tv soon. I'm 19 and i put it on layaway so I can make it easier for me to afford it. At the Kmart they didn't have the tv's setup with the with a good picture because they used low end audio and video cables and the signal was fuzzy on every of the tv's. I checked the specs for the tv and it should look pretty damn good. I'm really excited to hook it up to my 360 so i can play games in high def and to watch movies in h d with my hd player. My question is are Sylvania HDTV s any good? http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_018W677925110001P?vName=Computers+%26+Electronics&cName=Televisions&sName=LCD+TVs that's the website ps i got it on sale for 500 and by the way sears sell it also.
22 Sep 2008, 11:48 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: What do you think of this laptops specs?
I am looking for a high end gaming laptop, are the specs on this laptop good for gaming Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 Processor speed (2 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB Cache) Memory Size 3 GB MB Memory Type DDR2 RAM difficult steer Capacity 250 GB The Optical Drives BLU RAY COMBO Screen Size/Type 16" HD Widescreen Display Graphics Card Type ATi Mobility Radeon HD3650 Graphics Memory 512MB dedicated TV-out YES Sound Type Dolby Home theatre HD audio
22 Aug 2008, 12:17 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: Quality car audio system?
I possess a 2005 KIA Sorento. What is medium to high end systems? Diamond?Bose?
21 Aug 2008, 11:43 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: what do you think about the new 2010 ford car features?
What do you think about the new features, Do you think its better, worse, ?????? DETROIT - So you think junior is a little too guide-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it. The company will roll out a new feature on many 2010 models that can limit teen drivers to 80 mph, using a computer chip in the key. Parents also have the option of programming the teen's key to limit the audio system's volume, and to sound continuous alerts if the driver doesn't wear a seat belt. "Our message to parents is, hey, we are providing you some conditions to give your new drivers that may allow you to feel a little more comfortable in giving them the car more often," said Jim Buczkowski, Ford's director of electronic and electrical systems engineering. The feature, called "MyKey," will be standard on an unspecified number of Ford models when the 2010 cars and trucks arrive out tardy next summer. The feature will spread to the entire Ford, Lincoln and Mercury lineup as models are updated, spokesman Wes Sherwood said. Ford arrived at the 80 mph limit even though freeway speed limits are lower in most states because it wanted to leave a margin in case an unusual situation arises, Buczkowski said. In some states, freeway speed limits are over 70 mph, Sherwood said. "Just lopping it off at exactly 70 mph was felt to be too limiting," Buczkowski said. The company already uses computer chips in its keys to prevent thefts. The car won't start unless it recognizes the chip in the key. "It's making use of existing technology, and through the magic of software, we're able to build features on top of the features we already have," Buczkowski said. In addition to speed limits, MyKey also will limit the volume of the audio system, and it will sound a six-second chime every minute if seat belts are not fastened. The chime sounds for adult drivers, too, but ends after five minutes to avoid annoying adults who adamantly don't want to wear seat belts, Buczkowski said. Parents also have the option of having the car sound a chime if the teen exceeds 45, 55 or 65 mph. The feature will debut on the 2010 Focus compact car and quickly move to other company models as a standard feature, the company said. Ford said its market research shows 75 percent of parents like the speed and audio limits, but as you might expect, 67 percent of teens don't like them. Danisha Williams, a 16-year-old senior at Southfield-Lathrup High School in suburban Detroit, said she's against the idea. "I wouldn't want my parents to have that much control over how I'm driving," she said. "If your parents are holding your hand, you're never going to learn." Brittany Hawthorne, 17, another Southfield-Lathrup senior, said there may be emergency situations where she'd have to steer more than 80, possibly to accelerate to avoid a accident. Ford's research shows that parents would be more likely to let teens use their vehicles with the system, Sherwood said, and if it gets them the car more often, the number of teens objecting drops by nearly half. A top official from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group funded by the car insurance industry that is pushing to lift the minimum driving age to 17 or 18, found the key intriguing and said she was not aware of any other manufacturer offering such a feature. IIHS says car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. "Research we've done has shown that speeding is a major factor in teen crashes, especially novice teen drivers," said Anne McCartt, the institute's senior vice president for research. "So I think a system that tries to correct the speeding behavior has the potential to improve safety." More than 5,000 U.S. teens die each year in car crashes. The rate of crashes, fatal and nonfatal, per mile driven for 16-year-old drivers is almost 10 times the rate for drivers ages 30 to 59, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Several U.S. car insurers have begun offering in-car cameras or global positioning equipment to help parents monitor their teens' driving behavior, in the wish of reducing the number of crashes.
20 Oct 2008, 9:35 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Or Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music?
Hey Guys!, Am a Heavy audiophile and don't want to reret buying the wrong thing. I Need help! am thinking of Upgrading my Sound-card PCI-E Express X-Fi Xtreme Audio!, Coz of capability issues i have with my Motherbord against the card! in vista! I Searched thu creatives site and found the specification differences were not that much!. I Use my Pc Mainly to play High End Pc Games, But Still Like to play music with it! Now my question is which one should i receive!, If i receive the X-Fi Xtreme Gamer will i loose out in Music Playback X-fi Capabilitys! Or if i receive The X-Fi Xtreme Music will i loose out in gaming EAX and xfi quality! sampling.. HELP..!!!
20 Aug 2008, 3:51 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Is Obama the Anti-Christ? I have the answer!!!?
People have been running around, and fretting over whether Obama is or is not the Anti-Christ. You may now be at ease my dear friends, because I have developed a system to put an end to every speculation! Your anit-Messiah checklist is at hand. Handy-Dandy-Anti-Christ checklist: 1. Worshippers. 2. Priest/Priestess 3. A Temple 4. Supernatural power Let's examine data, and look if Obama meets this Anti-Christ criteria. 1. Worshippers-yes We have seen them. They scream. They sob. They write songs for him. They mindlessly repeat his speeches ("Yes We Can" reference). They are without a doubt his worshipers. Here is audio from an Obama worship service http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_eE21r8r4 2. Priest/Priestess - Yes This is obvious. We every know Oprah is his high priestess. However, what most people don't know is that Obama has more priestesses as well, including actress Halley Berry. With this comment, Obama will without a doubt promote her from being a mere worshiper to priestess, "I'll do whatever he says to do. I'll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear." 3. A Temple - Yes http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/08/021336.php 4. Supernatural power - Yes Obama loves to use his mind controlling powers to make simpleminded women faint at distances several feet away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndl57E7UJno He also has the ability to recall speeches made from different people and to repeat them at will years later. For example. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vACOtmwckGc I’ve wish this test cleared up any uncertainty. PaperCut, Spend some more time in the Joke section. Maybe then you will receive a sense of humor. This was obviously a joke. You either didn't read it, or do not understand sarcasm, dude ;)
2 Sep 2008, 10:25 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: what power supply do i need?
i have an antec 9000 gamer case, msi board, dual core amd processor, 4 gig ram, 4 - 400 gig drives (adding 2 more 400 gig drives), 2 dvd-rw drives, nvidia 6800 graphics card (upgrading to high end), sb audio card, and a card reader.
2 Nov 2008, 8:04 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: How To Install 5.1 Home Entertainment System?
i understand that the red and white audio jacks run from my tv to my subwoofer, and the sub works fine, however, the wires running from my speakers to the sub start to receive complicated. The speaker wires have a jack on one end that go to the speaker, on the other end, the wire is split into two wire exposed ends. On the back of the sub there is HIGH LEVEL IN, with four plugs for the exposed wires (two black, two red). Also on the back is HIGH LEVEL OUT consisting of the same plugs. Since i have the right number of wires and accessories, i do not find a need for a receiver, am i wrong or right on this assumption? A clear explanation on the reason why the speakers are not working would be greatly appreciated.
18 Oct 2008, 9:42 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: HDMI interconnects: what are the advantages & disadvantages vs. component video vs. composite video?
HDMI are the newest entry into the arena of high-end A/V equipment. They look like USB-interfaces on your computers & allow for simultaneouos transmission of both audio & video signals between your A/V hardware. However, doesn't this increase the potential for cross-channel interference? How does the audio & video fidelity compare against component video + separate audio interconnection vs. composite video + separate audio interconnection?
18 Oct 2008, 10:56 am | click here for answers
Open Question: Burning Audio CDs with CD Player - Music Quality Variation?
I noticed that some music CDs I made have a little static in some of the songs at the end of the disk. After much troubleshooting I found that it depended upon the nice of disc I used, I had been making music CDs using a disk that said "TDK Music CD-R 80min 700mb", I made lots of great high quality recordings, when I switched to using "TDK CD-R 80min 700mb" the music on these disks have static. I thought having the word "music" on the disc was just marketing and that other CD-R disks that don't mention the word music could be used to make audio CDs. I was trying to keep a couple of dollars and now I have 98 blank disks probably only good for making data disks only. What is the best brand of CD-R disk to use for my audio CDs and for keeping my data safe? Is it true that the word "music" on a CD denotes some extra manufacturing steps in making of the disk or is it just a marketing ploy and every CD-R disks are the same?
18 Nov 2008, 10:35 am | click here for answers
Voting Question: I am having trouble playing many of my DVDs in different DVD players?
A few months ago, I tried to play a few different DVDs in my DVD player. Some that I tried were my possess, others were from Netflix. For each one that I tried, my DVD player failed to read the disc and displayed "No Disc." I figured my fairly cheap DVD player had simply reached the end of its life. So I just bought a high quality home theater with a DVD player and the same exact thing is happening: it won't read any of my DVDs, nor will it read Netflix DVDs. However, it reads Audio CDs just fine. I feel as though it would be too big of a coincidence for me to have simply purchased a defective new home theater after what happened with my previous DVD player (which was not even very old and had never given me problems before I moved into my home last September). Could every the DVDs that enter my home become demagnetized or something? Any help is greatly appreciated, as I am completely befuddled and extremely frustrated. Thanks.
18 Aug 2008, 5:56 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: video encoding question?
iv'e been converting mastroka files (.mkv) into high definition windows media video files (HD-WMV) so that i can stream them to my 360. I'm using TMPG Encoder to join the video and extracted audio at the end. When i select the audio encoder i notice that there are multiple settings, windows media audio 9.2, windows media audio 9.2 lossless, and windows media audio 10 professional. I'm assuming these are the encoders, but only 9.2 lossless and 10 pro are capable of 6 channel audio. within each setting, there is constant bitrate and variable bitrate, and one pass and two pass. Iv'e been using wma 10 pro 1-pass vbr (constant quality) with no problems. But my output files are huge! i converted a 4.2GiG mkv file into wmv with 5.1, my output was 8.4 gigs! can i use any different setting to receive a smaller file in the end? most movies i receive have ac3 5.1 audio. can u find the maximim bitrate of the audio and set it? Will 9.2 lossless 1 pass vbr give a smaller output file? Is it normal for a file to double in size from .mkv to wmv?
17 Oct 2008, 3:54 pm | click here for answers
Open Question: How do I solve a playback problem in Adobe Premier Elements 4.0?
I purchased a new Dell Studio 15 laptop at the end of August. I opted to buy Adobe Elements and Photoshop already installed to keep money. I've just now gotten around to playing around with Elements, and the instant capture feature sometimes works, but pretty much always states that my built in webcam is "offline". Also, when I try to play back captured video, I receive and mistake message that Playback Failed: The audio system does not seem to resond. Maybe card does not support full duplex mode. the Device listed is IDT High definition Audio CODEC and the mistake code is FFA-8-00D [80040154]. Has anybody else encountered this problem? Any help would be much appreciated.
17 Nov 2008, 3:08 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Am I insecure or is she cheating? How can we change? ?
My wife and I have been together for 13 years (since high school) and have 2 kids together. When we first started dating we were into doing drugs and partying because that’s how both our parents were. After having kids we made the decision to change so they would have a better environment. We moved away from our friends and family and for 10 years have really grown close as a family. Last year she got a new job and made friends with this guy that she goes to lunch with almost daily and sometimes comes home tardy from work because he needs a ride. The problem is he is into the drugs and the partying, and reminds me so much of our past. I brought this up to her and reminded her that we left our old lives because of that nice of people. She told me that would be the end of it, but when she still came home tardy from time to time, my insecurity got the better of me, and I hooked up audio surveillance in our vehicle to find out the truth. Although they are not having sex they like to hang out at lunch, smoke pot and have very personal, sometimes sexual conversations. I know it was wrong for me to invade her privacy, but she is lying to me and I did not want to blindly accuse her without knowing the facts. This is a person I adore very much and I don’t know how to confront the problem without pushing her farther away.
16 Oct 2008, 5:54 pm | click here for answers
Open Question: Macbook Pro sound distorted in OS X but not while running Vista in boot camp? ?
Hi Everyone, Thanks in advance for helping me out if anyone can think of what could be causing this problem! So this is my problem, and it's a big one. Prepare to be extremely confused because I have never even heard of this problem before and I found no articles that even looked close on any websites. I have a Macbook Pro 15 inch Penryn 2.5ghz intel core 2 duo, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD, (early 2008 model), running OSX Leopard. Since the day I got it (about two months ago) I noticed that the internal speakers were very bad sounding and had absolutely no bass. I assumed this was just because the macbook pro has terrible speakers and every of them were like this. I quickly plugged it into my desktop speakers, and it sounded alright at low-normal volumes on some songs, but I soon began to notice some distortion. I realized that this distortion was happening in every of my music, and it was happening more the higher I turned the volume. I foolishly assumed that my right speaker was blown or damaged (as it seemed to be where most of the distortion was coming from), so I purchased a new 2.1 speaker set. The SAME EXACT thing happened. At this point in time, I had already installed Windows Vista Ultimate on a seperate partition of the difficult steer with boot camp. I used this only to play games, and I never played these at high volume, so I assumed that the sound quality was also bad on the Vista side, but never noticed in much because I only use the Leopard partition to play music and watch movies. Eventually, I tested my macbook pro against a friends macbook pro with the EXACT same specs, playing the EXACT same tune (Arcade flame; Keep the Car Running) on both computers. I tested them both with the internal speaker, as well as three different external speaker sets, and determined easily that my macbook pro was distortiong the sound on both the high and low ends extremely, and my friends was playing it perfectly. From this, I deduced that my macbooks sound card must be damaged or problematic in some way and I would have to receive it repaired. Now the wierd part. I just tried playing the exact same mp3 on the Windows Vista partition of my macbook pro, and there was NO DISTORTION WHATSOEVER. Is this a problem with apples drivers for Leopard in my computer? Why would Vista sound good and OSX sound horrible on a macbook pro? I am so confused, especially because as far as I know there is no way to update or change the audio drivers on the OSX partion, since apple just assumes their drivers work. Any help or input anyone can give would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!
16 Nov 2008, 11:25 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Is this computer the best for high end gaming.?
* Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor with VT * 6GB DDR2 Dual-Channel Memory, 640GB SATA II (7200RPM, 16MB Cache) difficult steer * ATI Radeon™ HD 3650 w/ 512MB Discrete Video Memory * Analog/Digital TV Tuner w/ 3-D Comb * 802.11g Dual Band Wireless LAN * 18x DVD?R/RW SuperMulti steer featuring Labelflash™ Technology * High-Performance 15-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader with Smart Copy Button * Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1 * Intel® G33 Viiv™ Chipset * 6 - USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 4 Rear) * 1 - HDMI Port * 1 - IEEE 1394 Port (Rear) * 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio * Amplified Stereo Speakers (USB Powered) * Elite Multimedia Keyboard * USB Optical 2-Button Wheel Mouse * Modern System Design with Black Chrome Branding Strip
16 Aug 2008, 5:34 pm | click here for answers
Open Question: What will happen if I hook up a 2.1 speaker system to a 5.1 sound card?
I am a musician, so I need a good audio card. The cards I have found are every 5.1 or 7.1. I have limited space where my computer is, so I want to run a 2.1 speaker system. High-end manufacturers like Bose make 3-speaker systems that work with a 5.1 card, but they are way too expensive! I would like to keep my speakers below $100, if possible. Thanks! That makes sense, Colath. I appreciate your input. I didn't want to spend the money on speakers, only to find they won't work with my audio card.
15 Nov 2008, 2:02 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: New computer need opinions on its stats?
I'm getting a new computer soon, until it is in stock, anyway. I've been searching for a good computer for gaming, and I found a modem unit, of course, buying the keyboard and minitor with it. Here is its stats. * Intel Quad Core processor Q6600. * 2.4GHz processor speed. * 8Mb cache. * 3Gb DDR2 667MHz RAM upgradeable to 4Gb. * 500Gb SATA difficult steer. * Mult-format, dual layer, optical steer. * nVidia GeForce 9600GT graphics card. * 512Mb graphics memory. * 20-in-1 media card reader. * 5 USB ports. * 1 Ethernet port. * 2 FireWire ports. * 2 PCI slots and 2 PCI Express. * HD Audio 7.1 sound card. * Microsoft Vista Premium operating system installed. * Software included: Microsoft Works, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 60 day trial, DVD playing and burning software, internet security with 90 days of free updates, Adobe Acrobat Reader, difficult disk recovery/facility to burn recovery media. * Includes wired keyboard and mouse. * Size (H)37.3, (W)20, (D)43.5cm. * Weight 12.5kg. Just wanted to know, is this a high-end computer for high-end gaming? I've been searching a while for a computer, so I just wondered Oh, and for the curious ones, last time I checked it was a fujustu master or something.
15 Nov 2008, 10:20 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: i have recieved a letter about my tax credits stating i owe them £5.000?
this has been going on for 5 years now and today i got a letter saying full payment must be made by 22nd august or proceedings in the court will start which may result in a ccj, i have every the paper work from the tax credit office along with the audio cd, however this only shows the calls that have been recorded and obviously the important ones where i told them everything wasn't on there. i have absolutely no proof i told them the situations have changed,ie, child leaving school, child signing on with connections hubby's work hours increased hence higher wages. child now in full time work. i'm on the higher rate disability and hubby's wages just pay the bills, we never ever go out any more, and i just cant seem to look an end to this. i cant make an appointment to go look the local cab as i cant receive out some days and knowing my luck the day ive made the appointment for i wont be able to go out. i'm really worried about this and certainly don't want bailiffs knocking on my door. any help would really be appreciated.
14 Aug 2008, 8:36 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: High End Car Audio!!?
i want to build a daily road banging setup that will do some serious damage at a competition(my goal is at least 150db daily)......it will be in a gmc envoy...will this work: 1 300-380 amp alternator 1 interstate battery below the hood (biggest one they sell) 2 red top optima batteries in trunk 1 custom built box tuned to 40hz (43 hz is my cars loudest hz) 1 rockford fosgate t4000 2 dd audio(digital designs) 9515s with the carbon fiber dust cap (no composite cone) 0 guage wire 200 amp fuse im goin to exclude the speakers and 4 channel amp in my question..if im doing anything wrong please tell me ....or if there is a better way to receive to my goal while maintaining great quality please tell me..thanks
14 Aug 2008, 4:35 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Are audio cards resource hogs?
I'm trying to piece together a fairly high end stable and preferably free flowing processor workstation. I'm old school and I remember maybe 6 or 7 years ago reading that audio cards tax a computer's processor and ram more than most programs do. Is this still the case? If yes, are there "low resource hungry" audio cards? Can you name a few or give me a brand to check out? Am I better off staying with the on-board audio processor that is included in the motherboard? I'm not a recording musician so I only need audio for playback purposes.
13 Oct 2008, 5:13 am | click here for answers
Resolved Question: What should i include on Barack Obama's biography?(could you read what i have)?
i have to do Barack Obama biography for a huge history project and im nice of lost. i have to include family life, education, non political education, political offices/positions held. political philosophy (specially) and reasons for running for office... BUT i dont know if the information i have includes this every.. so could you read what i have and tell me what else to include??? please? Barack Hussein Obama was born on august forth 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii to Barack Obama Sr. A black Kenyan and Ann Dunham. His parents divorced when he was two and he lived with his mom while his dad went back to Kenya. In 1982 Barack Obama Sr. died in an automobile accident. After the divorce Obama’s mom married Lolo Soetono, and in 1967 they moved to Jakarta Indonesia where Lolo was originally from. Obama attended school there, where classes were only taught in the Indonesian language. When Barack was ten he returned to Hawaii to live with his maternal grandparents. In 1995 his mom died of ovarian cancer. Obama graduated from the esteemed Punahau Academy with honors in 1979. He was one of the three black students at the school. During those years he became aware of racism and what it meant to be an African American. During his teenage years in high school Obama admitted using alcohol, marijuana and cocaine at the 2008 civil forum he said it was one his greatest moral failures. After high school Obama attended the occidental college for two years and then transferred to Columbia University in New York where he graduated with a degree in political science. On February 1988 Obama entered Harvard law school and was later elected to be the first African American editor of Harvard law review. He then graduated in 1991. He then worked a few years as a layer in Chicago. In 1995 Obama published an autobiography called Dreams of My dad, and won a Grammy for the audio version of the book. Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago law school and was a senior lecturer from 1996 to 2004. In 1996 Barack Obama was elected to be the Illinois state senate as a democrat. Once he was elected he gained support for legislation reforming ethics and health care laws. He sponsored a law increasing tax credits for low income workers, negotiated welfare and promoted increased subsides for childcare; He was reelected in 1998 and in 2002. For the first time he decided to run for a seat in the U.S home of Representatives in 2000 but he lost. Later in 2004, he ran again and won the democratic primary with fifty-two percent of the votes. After the nine eleven attacks Obama expressed his opposition of president bush’s will to go on a war with Iraq. During a rally at Chicago’s federal plaza in October 2002 he said “I am not opposed to every wars, I’m opposed to dumb wars”. Many times Obama expressed his feeling about the war in Iraq saying that it was not a good thing, and continually opposed bush’s decision to go to war with Iraq for the wrong reasons. On February Ten 2007 Obama announced his candidacy for president of the United States. Throughout the campaign Obama emphasized the issues of ending the war in Iraq, increasing energy independence and providing universal health care. He later announced that these were his top three priorities if he became president. At the beginning he was running against Hilary Clinton, but on the seventh of June she suspended her campaign and endorsed Obama. Now he is on a tight race against the republican nominee Senator John McCain. please, im just in high school,, i dont need things to be 100% correct. just what seems to be right.. i i know its not perfect, and i do need to do some corrections, and i think its a bit short.. thanks for those who answered this truthfully.
13 Oct 2008, 3:53 pm | click here for answers
Voting Question: Video Editing Software?
So, I am going to start posting videos on youtube, but I need a HIGH END, VERY PROFESSIONAL video editor for windows vista. Windows movie maker is CRAP, and pinnacle studio won't do the job either, don't say stupid programs like zs4, wax, avid freedv or any other low end free ones please. and i am not okay with multiple programs, just one if you can. I need to be able to: -edit audio and video to the centisecond (5.02, 5.03, 5.04 etc.) windows movie maker only does it in threes (5.03, 5.06, 5.09, 5.12) and isn't good enough. -post backgrounds behind a video so the video image doesn't blow up and pixelate when i post it on myspace/youtube etc. - amazing slide transitions as well does not matter what the finished file format is as long as it isn't any type of flash file (swf, flv, etc.), i have a good enough converter that won't mess up the quality. size of program also doesn't matter, i have over a terabyte to work with not avs either i already have avs, and i like the transitions, but need something with more features
13 Nov 2008, 2:29 am | click here for answers
Open Question: What is the best method to to digitize audio cassettes quickly without losing quality?
I have about 3,000 audio cassettes I would like to digitize. Most of them are one of a nice, such as home recordings, and of live events that were not recorded in any other way (so finding them on CDs is not an option). I have been looking into ways to do this project as quickly as possible. I came across theGraf of Newark DigiTiser, which shows a lot of promise. I wonder however, if it would be cheaper to set up a bank of tape decks and connect them to the external sound card I already have, (a PreSonus Firepod). As I understand it, high speed input without losing quality is only possible with high-end (read expensive) sound cards like the Telex Zing, which are able to record at a high frequency. I would appreciate every comments and suggestions. Links: Graf of Newark DigiTiser Telex Zing
10 Oct 2008, 12:09 pm | click here for answers
Resolved Question: Do I need a receiver that will decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD if I have a Playstation 3?
I have a Playstation 3 and am looking to buy a receiver. I'd like to receive the full audio capabilities from it (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD) and want to make sure that I don't need a receiver that comes with a Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Decoder. I've read a few threads that say every I need to do is purchase a receiver that is HDMI compliant because the Playstation will decode Dolby and DTS internally then send it PCM to the receiver. Am I correct in assuming that I can purchase a less expensive receiver that doesn't have the HD decoders built-in? I've been looking at the Onkyo605 (which has HD decoders), but don't think I need one that high end. Any help would be appreciated!
1 Aug 2008, 12:16 pm | click here for answers