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I just purchased a new TV, and because the new set has 3D and DNLA I also updated my AV receiver at the same time to one which will handle HDMI 1.4. This leaves me with a spare 40" TV and Onkyo TX-SR606 receiver that I figured I'd stick in my bedroom. What it doesn't leave me with is any...

So maybe this should be elsewhere since I've already solved it but it was such a pain in the arse I thought it deserved to be somewhere if only to shorten some other poor bastards search by a day or so... On Saturday I went out and bought a shiny new 40" Samsung D7000 TV. (I should have bought...

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/ So it's a terrible name (I think they're trying to cash in on the success of the Wii or something) but at $199US I can think of several uses for one of these things. In fact as lame as the name is the link to the Wii is spot on in my opinion, this could appeal to a...

So I've been looking a little bit at the PS3, from a hardware perspective it's a fairly impressive machine, nice video chip, cell processor... And it runs Linux... And it costs S*ny money if I buy one and no games... It seems like these things would make ideal media-centre style machines...

I've been thinking of building a new system to function as a download/tv box to grab and watch tv shows on. I thought my best bet for an efficient quiet machine would be one of the promised 35 Watt AM2 Athlon 64s, probably an ADD3500BOX since that seems to be the only single core one available...

Recently I've been setting up a linux box to act as a file server/router with the aim of getting the bulk of my storage out of my soon to be watercooled duel core opteron and into something a litte cheeper/safer to run 24x7 as well as increasing my options with security and internet control...

O.K this is a really small thing, but it's often the small things that annoy us the most... (Well me anyway) The problem is this; Every time I view a pdf file adobe reader puts an icon on the desktop. I'm not really sure why it does this since all the program really does is to read pdf files...

I just moved into a new house with a couple of freinds. We're in the same block of units with two other friends and have set up a p200 to act as a router so we can share a single cable connection between the five of us. So far everything is going pretty well. Smoothwall lived up to its name...

I seem to be making a habit of fixing hardware that many people would just throw away. My latest triumph is an Athlon XP 1900+, one of the pins was missing, one snapped off near the bottom and several badly bent. The one that came off entirely wasn't necessary (It wasn't actually attached to...

A friend recently installed 512MB of RAM into a computer backwards. The result was some RAm with one of its gold tracks burnt off and a terible smell. I intend to atempt to replace the track with some silver paint and with a ridiculous amount of luck might get it working again. If anyone has...

A Sony CRX145E 10X4XSomthing(32 I think) Reasonable condition, blue, only a couple of years old, and I have to admit I bought it from Ron (But the box was sealed and the thing works). Great burner for anyone who doesn't want to burn copy protected CDs, doesn't mind waiting 10 minutes and likes...

Its getting to be time to trade in my processor on a newer faster model. Why? Is it running too slow? Is it unstable? Is it becomeing a bottleneck? Well the simmple answer to all these questions is no. I'm just bored and my case light won't be available for another two months, so when the...

I'm having a bit of an issue with my monitor and was wondering if anybody could help. I'm using a Mitsubishi Diamond View 19NF I normally have my desktop set at 1600X1200@85Hz, this usually works fine and looks nice. For the last couple of days, however, the screen has been a bit flickery, as...

(I apologise for the formating of this post - I've never been big on paragraphs and recent experiences havn't helped) I'm typing this on my parents K62-400, Where now is my AthlonXP1700+ overclocked to 1900+? It sits silent. Crippled by the loss of its RAM. How did this tragity occur you ask...

There seems to be quite a few Linux users on this forum as well as a number of gamers so it seems an apropriate place to ask this question. What is Linux like for games? Is there much support for games on Linux? I've been hearing about a project to get DirectX games to work in Linux. Anyone seen...

It was not so long ago that I descided that I needed to set myself up with a comprehensive PC repair kit. I started out with the obvious things, screwdriver, pliers, then I moved on to less common stuff like a tube of Arctic Silver and a solering iron. Added about 3 different types of glue and...

I am having a problem with an Epox board, its a 8KH+ using the VIA 266A chipset and I'm running an Athlon 1700+ Its multiplier unlocked and runs fine at 1533(1800+) but for some bizzare reason whenever I increase the multipler beyond 11.5 it goes back to running at 1467. If I keep upping the...