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Chekc out this thread: http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=a8e54fc0cea50d33bf59c55dd64f62a5&threadid=483811&highlight=%2Bverizon+%2Bnational+%2Baccess+%2Bmou Safest thing is if you decide to buy a new phone from Verizon, make certain that when they print out the plan etc, that it mentions...

Wow I missed the part where you got accepted. Congrats, and no worries about "dropping out". It's not for everyone. Dinks all round *extra for me*

Any plan should be fine, you need to ask Verizon to add "National Access MOU" to it. Cable can be had for bugger all off ebay, or more from Verizon. Almost all the newer digital phones have National Access capability. Personally I use it witt a Samsung A530. The PC Cards do cost a fair bit...

I can't help you with the notebook itself, but re: the Internet connection, do they happen to have a cellphone of some description? For example with Verizon you can get a data cable, and get data using your minutes of use on your plan. Therefore unlimited nights and weekends. Speeds in many...

Why not format with >4K clusters in NTFS? (I know it breaks the built-in defragger and some other tools).

Well tonight Lost is currectly listed on the 8300 guide as a 61 min show, so I hopefully will get to see the end of it unlike last week. Channel change/guide speed is good, it's got a faster processor than the 8000HD.

There's hope: http://www.cruzsystems.com/ They will call back regarding availability, tho they didn't sound thrilled at the quantity I wanted :)

*Sighs* Got the enclosure today. Sure enough, f###### SATA-1 L-shaped cabling on both ends. Sweet Jebus. And I've googled high and low for this particular cable, which is what I need. http://www.comaxtech.com/pic/2213C_big.jpg I can't find anyone that sells it *blubbers*

Do the HD TVs have SCART inputs? Perhaps an RGB->SCART cable would do the trick. Tho I realise a lot of SCART inputs don't have the RGB connectors hooked up. It seems like 7 is calling 576p high definition? And 9 is going with 1080i? I don't think it will take much comparison by people watching...

I get the following channels via cable: INHD1 and INHD2: These show only HD content, it's produced by a consortium of cable companies I believe. About 100 new hours per month. HBO-HD and SHO-HD, high definition versions of HBO and Showtime. Some older movies seem to be upsampled, but native...

Usual install would be to place the TA between the cable modem and the router. So TA would take the bandwidth it needs for the call. I've called ATT support twice so far, first time wait was less than 1 minute, second time about 2 mins.

Fax is apparently a hit and miss proposition with VoIP.

Analog recording seems sub-par, compared to the SA8000. Keep in mind you can set it to upconvert everything to 1080i/720p, or set it to pass-thru whatever the programs' native resolution is. I may just be spoilt with HD clarity tho. If you've ever experienced a Tivo/ReplayTV, it's definitely...

Just made my first call using VoIP, sounds just like a landline. If you have a phone socket in your office, you could hook that socket up to the TA (provided you disconnect the copper wires to the house). Use a Y-adapter and you could hook your existing phone to that socket as well. Unless you...

*shameless plug* Let me know if you wanna join ATT, I can get a $40 referral credit :D

Yeah I was asked this a few months ago. They didn't specifically say 5 years, but what I would like to be doing long-term. I thought about what I was good at, and what I enjoyed, and told the boss. Sure enough a few months later I'm on the way :)

Oh yeah first month is free with CallVantage, dunno what Vonage is offering.

There's two options. One, you can just plug say a cordless phone system into the TA, and leave the home wiring alone. Other option is to disconnect the outside copper line from your phone junction box, and then connect one of your phone sockets into the TA. That way, all your phone connectors...

So I've decided to give Alltel my local phone monopoly the flick, and switch to ATT CallVantage. Right now I pay around $45 per month to Alltell just for local service with caller ID package. Long distance from Sprint is on top of that. So I will be saving money from the first month. Got the...

Well Tea the problem is I have no guarantee that the thing will even work when hooked up to the DVR. So I don't want to spend massive bucks on a Maxtor for example and then have the thing turn into a lemon (not that I couldn't use the drive in one of my machines).

What kind of shows are being shown in HD? Any sports? The one thing I truly love about the USA is the low prices of their large screen TVs :)

I should add that I don't often drink with the intent of getting hammered anymore, I just enjoy the taste of a cold ale. *Ahh sweet college days*

Drinking alone at home or at a pub? Personally I only go out to the pub if I'm with friends. But I drink often at home :) "Since you can't sleep at bars" *ask Tea about that one ;) *

Whilst this thread is resurrected I might as well update it too. Finally moved to the new digs and got digital cable. Got the SA 8300HD DVR from TWC, it can record two shows in HD whislt showing an already recorded show. HDMI and component outputs, and co-ax digital audio out. Has an external...

My first power supply mistake was when I was assembling my shiny gold Pentium66 (with fuzzymath). Slipped it into a Intel mobo with those new fandangle PCI slots, and put the two halves of the PSU connector together. Sadly, no-one ever told me that the black cables sit together. Fortunately no...

Added another three Nocona 2.8s, unfortunately they are heavily used and availability is varied.

Damn, I never thought about that! :oops: Sorry to hear you have another 4 years of Little Johnnie :cry:

Red Sox fan dies after police shoot projectile into postgame crowd: http://www.courttv.com/news/2004/1022/redsox_ap.html I didn't think they were meant to aim above people's heads. A "non-lethal" projectile is going to kill if it hits you in the eye for sure. Israeli army does it all the time...

ranger and lone doesn't work for login :(

Have you tried a chicken biryani yet? Good stuff.

Hey JTD, long time no see. Not many of the DV camcorders have an auxiliary analog input, the one's that come to mind are the Digital8 line from Sony, and a few others.

Thank yeti, the enclosure will be hooked upto a HD DVR box and won't be frequently unplugged. Just called Granite Digital and they use the SATA-2 connector on both ends, good stuff.

Yeah I thought GameBoy at first, but then that and FPS don't really belong in the same sentence :) Doh just realised he prob means first person shooter, and not frames per sec!

Ok, I've done a little Googling and found that there are two external connector specs, the L shaped SATA-1 (which is basically the internal connector-since SATA-1 doesn't spec an external one), and the rectangular SATA-2. I'll check with GD today to see what they use on the cable (tho apparently...

What gamebox? Do you mean gamecube? Or any type of gaming console? The Final Fantasy role playing games are supposed to be good.

OK I tested the Verbatim 16x in my NEC 3500, gives me a full disc in about 6.5mins. Also Buy.com has it available for around $22. http://www.buy.com/retail/product_jump.asp?sku=10382152&SearchEngine=PriceGrabber&SearchTerm=10382152&Type=PE&Category=Comp&dcaid=15890 Agree with CC being a Zoo...

That's the one I'm using. There's not many out there with 16x DVD+R and 4x DVD+R DL capability. Local CC didn't have any of the 16x DVD+R media in stock, I'll have to order online.

Lost a Nocona 2.8, but added a Dual Xeon 2.4(533) and a P4 3.06.

Assuming that power laptops will one day have an external SATA connector, a portable SATA drive will prob give a good balance of performance and capacity.

Maybe the SATA version when it comes out. Staggering price tho.

Assuming that the SATA 250K is anything like the IDE, I don't want miawing during HD viewage.

Thanks :) sechs: I didn't realise they had a VHD connector for SATA.

OK last question I promise. The granite digital enclosure comes with a data cable, but it looks like a red/orange one (internal?). I'm assuming that is used to hook the drive into the enclosure. So I would need the external cable they also sell. The question is, are the connectors the same no...

Thanks Buck, that's perfect. Thanks for the warning mubs. But unless Merc can show me another brand where I can get a 250GB SATA drive for less than $130.00 after MIR (outpost), I'll have to take my chances against the bag full of Metropolis steel :)

I guess my other option would be to get a bare SATA drive, stick it in one of my external FW enclosures with the cover off, and run the cable directly from the drive to the cable box. Do all SATA drives take 4 pin power? *me SATA newbie* Thinking of probably a 250GB WD SATA drive.

Morning all, I am in need of an external SATA enclosure (one that I can plug directly into the SATA port of my HD DVR box). Any one have any experience with such a thing? TIA, Pradeep.

That seems rather large. Did you select the "dl large work units" option?

I thought I'd drag this thread back to ask what people recommend for a router these days. There's so many to choose from. I have joined the heady ranks of those in the cult of RoadRunner. I have a Dell wireless router thingie but it seems to have died, the Dell control panel tool doesn't...

Apparently CircuitCity has 16x DVD+R spindles from Verbatim available, around $35 for a 25 pack.