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Sounds very unprofessional. Too bad they won't pay you to setup the building correctly. I'm sure you could do a great job.

I would be more concerned with stability, hence I would pick the Corsair memory. I don't suspect you'll see a speed increase going from 667 to 800 for most tasks. For $148.00 that should include shipping.

Nothing wrong with a Core 2 Duo system. I'm including the E6300 and E6400 in my price list now.

webingo: Makes me cry -- I could easily do a better job.

Perhaps this cannot be changed, but I would highly recommend that the machine be dedicated to capturing surveillance video. I've built a few machines with CCTV capture cards from Sentry and they come with the necessary software. They have some interesting hardware and compatibility...

Also, the commonly used description "OEM" is often used incorrectly. If a product is OEM, then it is designed with a direct customer in mind - often with specific alterations (hard drive manufacturers do this because the request for a different LBA count or acoustic level needs to be met)...

The TCO rating is to meet that current standard for environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of electrical and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety. What type of gaming do you plan on doing? First person 3-D gaming?

Pythonkorean?

With point 4, Mercutio used the word "legally". Are we still talking the U.S.? In other countries, your rights can be severely limited in comparison to the U.S. when it comes to Internet use and connectivity.

Ironically, S*ny DVD/CD RW drives are rebadged Lite-On things. I have been very satisfied with the NEC ND-3550A series, and I know a good place to buy them. <cough> :)

They have some interesting differences. The 204B is TCO '99, the 204T is TCO '03. Yet, the 204B uses almost half the amount of power during max operation. The 204T has a slightly wider viewing angle but 700:1 contrast ration, instead of 800:1. The 204T has more than twice the 'typical...

If you can get a 204B for roughly $300.00, I would second the recommendation. For that price, buy two.

I think the 214T is the largest good quality 4:3 LCD you'll find. My distributor has other brands, such as Hyundai, Advueu, AOC, Asus, AOpen, KDS, LG, Viewsonic, blah, blah, blah. AG Neovo, Samsung, and Hansol have worked well for me. I don't like retesting the waters every 6 months...

I do recommend Samsung monitors most often if my customer's budget allows. If not, then I'll offer the AG Neovo 19" F-419 (R12) - a simple monitor with only tilt capability. Nonetheless, it has good picture quality and hits that 19" sweet spot with a native 1280 x 1024. I personally use...

The 2007FP is a proper 20" diagonal measurement, hence the 1200 pixel height and 4:3 aspect ratio. The 2007WFP is 20" wide and not as tall as the regular FP model, hence the 1050 pixel height -- you're getting less vertical screen. You'll see the same price discrepency with the Samsung 214T...

For the uses you outlined and desired budget, I would recommend the same Dell model. Outside of that recommendation and budget, there is the Samsung 214T, a basic 4:3 aspect ratio (1600 x 1200) full featured LCD. There is also the Samsung 215TW, which is wider with a 16:10 aspect ratio (1680 x...

Sad.

Yup, still summer here . . . 90 degrees here and 100+ degrees at a friends house. I sit in my airconditioned house looking at my fall LLBean Hunting Catalogue -- come on winter!

Why bother when there is Opera 9.xx? : )

Nonetheless, Bartender, Technics did a great job almost a decade ago implementing Dolby Pro Logic II. The article Mercutio referred to is a nice read. Makes one want to build a HTPC. Thanks Merc.

All this talk about quality home theater systems gave me the urge to use my own eclectic setup. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan came out quite good on a Samsung 32” LCD display powered by component video and everything audio analogue, with the help of my favorite: Dolby Pro LogicII – fantastic...

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(Toast and no tea?)

Very nice thread. I was recently given some used surround speakers, the center being a Klipsch -- certainly made an enjoyable difference in clarity.

I like the "just work" bit. I expect that as a Quadro based card they'll work as expected.

I was thinking of using some Quadro based PNY cards. Any comments or suggestions?

Working on some webpages recently, I found that Opera 9 and IE6 were happy with my CSS coding, Firefox 1.5.0.6 was not. Now, I'm not saying that my coding is perfect, because it certainly is not. But after seeing that little snafu and then seeing the acid2 test failure, I wonder how long...

LLBean tents seem to be on the heavy side for backpackers. However, the Vector series is for above tree-line camping. This requires a much more robust shelter (nothing to protect you from the weather (wind/rain/snow) except your tent). For light-weight below tree-line camping, the Light Stuff...

Probably Supermicro.

LL Bean - great camping gear. I have yet to do drive up camping, but for all of my backpacking needs they've been beautiful. Great return policy too. I had an expensive mountaineering pack that was too long, and even after a couple trips they took it back without any complaints. They've been...

Very nice comparison Mark. All good choices for your service needs. As has been mentioned, outside of FAH, the 4600+ are overkill. For office work, the 3800+ provides plenty of power.

It depends . . . typically the answer is no, they do not make much money. The largest profit margin comes from having a full share in the Enterprise market. Seagate has done outstandingly well in this arena, which has helped them float their ATA side of business (this usually runs at an even...

Currently listening to a nice Mozart piano concerto by Mitsuko Uchida released though Philips. It is an 8 CD set. Mitsuko recorded with the English Chamber Orchestra.

Very true.

Buy them new Samsung 244t displays.

I would be inclined to use a separate video card. Depending on the customer's performance needs, you might want to spec out multiple hard drives. One for boot/apps, another for data, and possibly a third for swap/scratch.

BOFH: Office politics #25 A disturbance in the force "So, I'm approaching Mission Control one morning and can't help noticing a disturbance in...the force...It's almost as if a million souls were suddenly installing OS2." Nice!

Depending on the type of tasks an OEM system is used for, many times an upgrade isn't necessary at all. I'm finding many older VAIO systems with P4 1.8 GHz processors operating at a ruinously slow speed because they come glutted with obese software. Just sell a new copy of Windows XP, install...

I was thinking of Oddball from Kelly's Heroes.

Thanks. I have time. I'm running SuSE 10 with Gnome.

" Woof, Woof, Woof... " Greg, is that your other dog imitation?

That is a very nice Gigabyte motherboard. Solid capacitors instead of electrolytic capacitors. The price is high. But the product is very well endowed. It would make for a very nice advanced HTPC.

Oh, and there is no vmware folder under /usr/local/

I went directly to a terminal and type "vmware". The result was as follows" linux:~ # vmware vmware is installed, but it has not been (correctly) configured for this system. To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl. linux:~ # vmware-config.pl Making sure...

I went to Applications>Run Applications>typed in "vmware" and nothing happened.

Okay. I downloaded the VMware Server RPM. Executed the RPM and installed it with YaST. The process completed. Now what? No new icons or programs.

ADA3800CUBOX for US$199.00 each.

The deal has been made . . . Dailytech ASUS and Gigabyte Form New Joint Venture Kristopher Kubicki - August 8, 2006 7:31 AM " The new joint venture will effectively let Gigabyte use Asustek facilities for manufacturing of "Gigabyte" branded video cards and motherboards." "Gigabyte will own a...

Tannin, is your signature the Mission Statement for ECS?