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Until they actually win, and my estimation of the American people falls yet further...

Darn, OK. What player do you use?

Alright, I can see the files, and I can rip them to my HDD. Any suggestions for converting it to some other file format? XviD?

Another reboot and power-cycling the player fixed that issue.

Well, the "Add new hardware" manager detected and installed the correct driver, having the drive and disk appear under My Computer without a hitch. Windows Update promptly stepped in, did some driver updates of it's own, and now it isn't visible anymore :crap:

Has anyone else played around with this? I picked up one this afternoon and it was perfectly plug-n-play in Vista. Now I'd like to get the movies I bought onto my HDTV. Anyone have suggestions?

Or this one.

Try their Data Lifeguard Tools

If you have two identical drives, and one behaves significantly better than the other, I would consider replacement. Run the WD diagnostic tools on it, to see if it has any technical issues.

Pretty much. There was a post a while ago about someone who said they had a way to infect the parent OS, but it's still a ways out I think. If you don't want to do a whole virtual OS, take a look at sandboxie (coutesy of Merc)

My last shipment from Newegg was great, including the hard drives; wrapped like MaxBurn's. My complaint is that they left $10k worth of parts on my doorstep. I'm not worried about thieves around here, but it was baking in the sun. The packing tape was a little gooey when I opened it.

Wow, that is an old system :p Things to keep in mind: New motherboards typically have just one PATA port, so your optical will be going there. Sticking an SATA adapter on your HDD shouldn't be a problem, provided the SATA controller doesn't require special drivers (most of them don't anymore)...

Inconsistency is the key to your typo brilliance...you didn't even misspell it the same way. ;)

Ok, I'll bite. Had a problem with a 2003 domain controller that went up in smoke. Not the only DC for the domain, but it did hold a couple of the roles and was primary DNS. Called MS, payed $300. They had 3-8 people conferenced in at any one time from different departments, taking turns with...

It's funny, there are some companies I just don't think about calling. Even if I know it is their problem, I don't consider calling them part of the solution. In this category are commodity hardware vendors and most major software companies. But I think this is one space where MS has it right...

Erm, that is up for debate ;)

I don't think the vulnerability is known, MS just knows that it is wormable. Once the patch is out, however, it won't take long to figure out what the vulnerability is. Therefore it is a race; can you get the patch out to all of your machines before someone is able to write and deploy code that...

I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with the ASUS. I might even stick a 32GB SSD in it, as the HDD is clearly the bottleneck(even with this one, running XP). It has the fastest processor, most RAM, largest screen, and built-in GPS. I wish it ran at the higher 1024x800 resolution, but it really is...

I don't know if anyone else has been looking at these things, but I think they have real promise. Tablets and convertibles were just too big/bulky for handheld use, but these work really well. I presently have the cheapest one as a loaner, and I really like it. Below is the comparison sheet I...

When I owned the game center, it had a myspace account that I had one of the kids maintain (events, etc). I couldn't stand to even look at it. My GF has been visiting a classmates-like website (for Russia) lately, she's bummed 'cause all her ex-boyfriends are ugly ;)

I will, but I have never used that software. Where do I get it? Are there any specific parameters you want to see?

Speeds to the array in Vista: Write: 140MB/s Read: 170MB/s Honestly good enough for my personal use ;) and not far from the RAID-0 of raptors (150MB/s Write, 170MB/s Read) There would be, except that I am just not that much of a multi-tasker. Lately I've been running my video compression...

Corsair GT 8GB Performance In Vista, copying a 2GB file. Writing: 20MB/s Reading: 24MB/s

I had no idea a RAID-5 array could be this fast. Currently I have the following in my system: (Driven off the onboard SATA RAID controller) 2x 74GB Raptors in RAID-0 for the OS (Off the 3Ware 9650SE-16ML) 3x 36GB Raptors in RAID-0 for games 6x 750GB Seagate in RAID-5 for data Each of these...

I'm still shopping around. It will be part of my new car computer. Parts list below: ASUS R2Hv Car Stereo adapter Targus PA050U USB Hub Turtle Beach TBS-1122-01F 7.1 Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 / eSATA Of course, coverage is way more important than speed, and so long as it's fast enough for an RDC...

Not this user. They already purchased one of these (Max Res 852x480). And have said it is to last them many years. If they change their mind, they can upgrade their HTPC as well.

uda, Where the hell did that come from? I'll tackle it line-by-line, but I understand why so many people block you. The information I was after when I started the thread was listed at the top. As with most projects, it develops over time. As new information was available, I posted it. As...

Merc, the destination is really low res...I don't think any 1080i content will ever be displayed. 720P content played just fine. Thanks for the tip on DriveSpeed. udaman, thanks for the tip on that motherboard. It looks promising, except for the manufacturer (IIRC, the budget branch of ASUS)...

Nope. The physical stores require membership, but the online store is kind of a teaser.

Nope, I can't hear it; that is the point. The Dynamat is to make the optical drive as quiet as possible. And it is pretty darn quiet.

I would argue that it is still harder to cool, even after the budget has been maxed. This system already is loaded with Dynamat extreme and has the quietest 120mm Scythe S-Flex 800rpm fan soft-mounted internally with ducting. The 2.5" SATA hard drive is acoustically insulated and soft-mounted as...

The Sonys are a bit smaller than that, very neat stuff. I have an 8GB Corsair GT coming tomorrow, I'll see how quick it really is.

That is actually better than I was expecting, and good enough. HTPCs are supposed to be small and silent; that is much easier to do without unnecessary components. It already has a tuner card, and adding a video card would increase the cooling needs significantly, making it that much harder to...

Just for grins I tried the onboard video on a board I had sitting around (Gigabyte GA-945GZM-S2) with a 2 Ghz C2D and 1GB RAM. It can handle DVDs fine, and 720P with minimal issues, but 1080i stuff falls apart. For my needs, I suppose this could work. I'll just need to downsample the...

Lost + Dentist + Voice Recognition...that explains everything ;)

Yeah, I know onboard sucks. But for this application (HTPC), an expansion card isn't an option. What I am looking for primarily is smooth video playback and gaming at low resolutions (below 1024*768) output over VGA. So I'm really looking for the best of the worst. Thanks for the links. Looks...

What motherboards offer the best onboard video? What are they comparable to? I've been out of this game for too long now, I really don't know what is out there.

I have never had a problem with Seagates from Newegg. Only WDs, and I blame WD. I love the Sony Mini USB thumbdrives, but they are quite slow. All that I care is that they are fast enough to stream MP3s off of. On another note, does anyone here know the exact spacing for the mounting screws on...

Never tried it. To be honest, I've considered it malware; not because I've seen it do something bad, but because it is usually one of the countless "anti-virus" programs I see on systems that are really screwed up.

As your new title aptly points out, you belong here more than anyone. Good, bad, or indifferent. I'm glad you decided to come back, I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I hope to hear more from you in the future.

I just had WAY too much fresh strawberries and cream...not doing so well myself.

$280 While Newegg is still $309

When I did some testing, they were very quiet. But now they are sitting next to 5 raptors ;)

Loving them. Even with just the 6, I'm getting 130MB/s reads and writes. I've never had an issue, even though they are presently 50C+ 24/7 (due to poor case design).

Since I knew I was building a RAID-5 array, I started with 750GB drives. Now as 750GB drives come down in price, I can continue adding without having too many drives total. I'm falling below 400GB free on the main array, so I'll be adding another drive soon.

Harbor Freight is primarily a brick and mortar establishment, so buying stuff like this from them is not far-fetched. They are notorious for selling the cheapest stuff they could find in China; no quality control at all.

I'm thinking that the only differences are firmware and possibly cherry-picked motors/actuators. I don't think it could possibly be worth the price difference unless performance/reliability were at a serious premium.

Good find Will, that is how I've always done it. I've never been much for rules ;) Now I have something to back me up.

I'm considering water cooling because of the space considerations. In order to have 11 (soon 12) hard drives cooled quietly, there needs to be a lot of space around them. Just the hard drive compartment of my chassis is the size of a NSK2400, and the drives are still over 50C and too noisy. If...

Do we have to judge? Can't we just laugh? ;)