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Mercutio: I spent time, which is something I had when I was doing this, and learned a bit. I don't really see tossing the components, and peripherals, of what at the time was a 2500 dollar system for something maybe twice as fast, when I can double the speed of the system with a 33 dollar...

Ram 95 dollars PS, though this is useable in a new box 95.00 Junk ASUS board 60 dollars cpu cooler 15 dollars. ... A64 CPU 25 bucks X2 CPU 33 dollars Corsair DDR ?? dollars Kingston DDR2 26 dollars ... Shipping stuff 20 dollars " RAM: No cost. Patriot lifetime warranty, replaced with better...

Emailed Gigaybte about the motherboard. They informed me that the memory controller is on the cpu. Apparently, on that CPU, the AMD 64 series, they fail. So, I've had two chips, a 3200 and 3800+ that both had failed memory controllers. They still work, just not able to use the dual channel ram...

Sprint: 80 bucks a month, for a cell phone? http://www.sprint.com/index_p.html Evaluations of their offerings, on the basis of value?

I'm at a crossroads here. My contract is up in December. A smart phone would be cool. I like tethering with the Nokia, like the 10 dollar plan that is discontinued, even though it's throttled if you use it much(T mobile). My question is: Is it really worth the prices these companies charge for...

DB: Thanks. It's a bad time for movies, so that was a great link. Plus, after watching Kelly Slater loose the New York ASP event today, it will be fun to see him ripping as usual. I ordered the Bluray 3D version to see what it looks like on my setup, or if it will even play, and the DVD version...

It does sound like a good deal, since it's been taken back to Costco for a full refund. It was a safe gamble. If your Toshiba fails, you'll, at the very least, pay shipping back. That is if you can still return it. Costco has that Toshiba 40" IIRC, but, it's about 600 dollars there. Maybe in a...

I've been using Antec Hotswap bays, at someone's suggestion here. http://www.vendio.com/stores/goldduo/item?lid=16587667&source=Vendio:Google%20Product%20Search They work well, but, I don't hotswap. I turn the computer off, switch drives, then turn it on again. Perfect setup to back up your...

Bluray for backup? Not with what the media costs. Last burning I did was using dual layer DVD disks. I use hard drives to store Bluray, not vice versa. With current pricing, I use 1.5 gig-2 gig drives(shop) and use that for storage. I also have non-critical backups on these drives. If it's...

This is the hotel the guys are staying at, in front of the break: 500-600 dollars a night.... Allegria Hotel 80 West Broadway Long Beach NY 11561 You can mapquest for the location: http://www.mapquest.com/ pretty incredible location for a surf contest. SUMPTUOUS OASIS IN EVERY SEASON...

Hi Should be a fun contest, in barreling lefts and rights, off Long Island New York. Here's the link, first round is already done: http://www.quiksilverpro.com/ For the first round, which was done in small waves, on a swell coming up...

"It's not really like that. Apple make well integrated OVERPRICED products, the software and hardware work well together, they just don't work with anything that isn't made by Apple." Essentially you are saying what I've known for a long time: Appl's desire is to completely own your entire...

That makes it even better: Samsung=Korean Apple ;-) I can imagine the wars, and crooked business dealings going on when those to sleaze ball companies try to screw each other out of any penny then can. I'm sure it's the old, "We have a contract. Now we start renegotiating all terms we agreed...

WOW! Samsung=Japanese Apple ;-)

Might this be caused by a corrupt bios? Would flashing the bios work, or should I leave well enough alone? Doesn't really appear to need anymore ram, at least for what it does, and looking at task manager.

The last Samsung phone I had, the Highlight was a real abortion. The Nokia 5230 is a bit better, but maybe because it doesn't have the proprietary software that now seems to plague phones offered by carriers like Verizon, or even T mobile. I've had pretty good luck with Samsungs' hard drives...

The last Samsung phone I had, the Highlight was a real abortion. The Nokia 5230 is a bit better, but maybe because it doesn't have the proprietary software that now seems to plague phones offered by carriers like Verizon, or even T mobile. I've had pretty good luck with Samsungs' hard drives...

Just a reminder about Samsung: Quote: Originally Posted by ddrueding View Post Indeed. The one I ordered also stated 1080p clear as day. It wasn't until I viewed the EDID information directly that I found out what it actually wanted. DD, it was a Samsung unit you had... (And it just reinforced...

I had fun looking this one up. It's about the same as my Cf-51Dual core(uses pretty much the same processor), and is about the same ram wise, 1.25 Gigs to 2 gigs. The weird thing is the first release used a PATA interface, and, a slower SSD then the Kingspec that I have in mine. IIRC the...

Just got done watching Thor in 2D, and a regular DVD at that. MUCH better then the 20 bucks I spent to watch it in 3D. The special effects were so bad they detracted from the story, and, a lot of stuff that was poorly focused and dark in 3D was very well done in 2D. Looking forward to the...

Only thing in a Panasonic 50" Plasma. Eats too much electricity. The 32" they carry is a 720. I am more or less making due with what I've got until something I really want comes into my price range. Around 40", 60 hz 1080p. LED or LCD. I'm not real happy with Samsung right now. Still, if...

SSD on the motherboard? Relatively cheap, track pad looks to big, but, it seems just fine for most things... Except it's an Apple...

That sucks. I wonder again, if all these things aren't made in the same Chinese factories, with the same pretty much cheap components? Sort of the giant shoe factory model for athletic shoes in the Shang Hai area.

LM: Where are you going? Labor Day traffic :throwup:

If you think yours is a POS, you should have seen the Viore. Still, it didn't look bad with a Bluray James Bond movie playing... I've got 90 days to return this one. It's really kind of sad. Costco used to do a bit of the shopping for me, buying quality products. Right now it's looking like a...

Funny part is they both have the EXACT same interface for settings for the screen. Makes me think Viore is a company setup to dump flawed components by Westinghouse, or whoever owns Westinghouse. We'll see how this one plays out.

Just hooked up an ibook to this router. It's running about 70Mbps, and about 5 Mbps upload. Pretty good. Book seemed rather nice and thin lightweight, and with an SSD, it might even be fast. Is apple still crippling their systems with garbage hard drives?

Update: Traded the Viore in. It was 1808 X something, to fill the screen. 1920 was well off the edges. Ended up with a Westinghouse LD-4070Z 40 " "120 HZ". Picture is considerably better with stock setting,so much I haven't used adobe to check the quality. It displays at 1920 x 1080P, @...

SoCal is raging. Malibu is NEVER this big and the wedge is 12-15 with 20 foot sets. http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/the-wedge-southern-california-hdcam_4232/ http://www.surfline.com/surf-report/malibu-southern-california-hdcam_4209/

Appears we are starting to get the left overs in San Francisco today. http://www.surfline.com/surfline/lola/5dw_cencalanim_hpd.jsp Still some good sets for Hawaii: That buoy they talked about in the video is pretty clear in this cam shot of Ala Moana Yacht Harbor entrance...

Here is the same swell: http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/best-of-the-web-ala-moana_58875/# Yes, they make it to Hawaii. The fun part is the actual swell is focused on mainland South America. Hope you can see this: http://www.surfline.com/surfline/lola/spaallhgtanim.jsp The irony is that...

Swell has made it to Hawaii. It's diminished to a 8 foot swell, but, it has the longest duration I've ever seen in a Hawaii south swell, 21 seconds. Record up till now, was 17 sec. Here's Ala Moana Bowls. It usually is WAY inside this buoy, not outside it...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882780088&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL083011&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL083011-_-EMC-083011-Index-_-HomeAudioSpeakers-_-82780088-L016C...

HMMM. That's a 20 minute drive away...;-)

On again today. Looks like the finals will go. Kelly Slater is going again.

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/coverage-of-hurricane-irene_58698/ http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/hurricane-irene-coverage_58728/

The Heat Analyzer now has two sections on the tow session, and the live contest is on today. http://billabongpro.com/tahiti11/heat-analyzer-gb

Here is one of the largest, most perfect barrels I've ever seen paddled into: http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/sixty-seconds/ryan-hipwood-wave-of-my-life_58680 Tavurua, Cloudbreak.

PICTURES ARE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS, NOT TO MENTION A BIT OF VIDEO: http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/full-coverage-of-billabong-pro-tahiti-tow-session_58716/

Maybe a bit weird, but there are a lot of slabs, maybe not as heavy as that one, that people tow into that are freezing cold. Dungeons South Africa comes to mind, as does Mavericks, and a few other spots around here.

BROADCAST IS ON! http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb

Here is a link for yesterday's highlights. Pretty darn good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2gGiZvRYgs&feature=uploademail Guess no broadcast today.

http://www.billabongpro.com/tahiti11/live-gb If you get a chance, have a look tomorrow, and, part of todays surf was pretty incredible. Use the "Heat Analyzer" feature to play back the high scoring waves. First couple heats were the craziest. Tomorrow should be incredible.

Thanks M. Didn't know that....

Isn't just saying the hard drive went out the best way to deal with it?

DD: Is it really double the value of the these? http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html I am loosing a keyboard, so this topic is timely....

Is there something that 2003 won't do that 2008 does? When I was using 2008 I couldn't help but think that it was 2003 with a face lift...

Wouldn't it be cheaper to spray paint a cheap keyboard? Any reason not to get a PS/2 keyboard? Are the new motherboards getting rid of that standard as well?

DB: It's what I posted in the original post.

Please explain this to me: Panasonics specs for their Plasma: "Costco extends manufacturers warranty to 2 years Screen Size: 42" Class (41.6" diagonal) Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Resolution: 1024 x 768 Tuner: ATSC/QAM/NTSC Display Capability: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p 24p Playback (2:3) " So native...