Posts by thollida

I have Powerdvd 7.3 deluxe up and running. I'm having a bitch of a time getting hardware decoding working so I've decided to stick with software only for now. This almost maxes out both cores, but it does work. I'm waiting until...

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkoJ Hooked it up to my Hughes SD-DVR40 from Directv by S-Video (it doesn't have component), and my first impression was very bad. Tried composite video, slightly better, but also quite...

Does anyone know if these LCD panels will accept a 1080p50 signal? That's the UK version of HDTV. Essentially it's just like ours but with a 50Hz refresh instead of 60Hz. I might end up moving to London in the near future and I don't...

Yep, that's solid advice. In this case, I picked up the Dell 4600 from the Dell Outlet for $300. So I guess the price was worth it :D. But damn, I just can't believe that Dell wouldn't test things more carefully. Anyhow, if anyone...

Sure as hell, it was the Dell installation that screwed things up! With a CLEAN install of Windows XP Home everything is fine. What the f$@k! Why the hell would Dell create a system image that has such horrid video playback?

One quick follow-up post. When I said "clean install of Windows XP" what I really should have said was "clean install from Dell". I'm tempted to blow the whole thing up and load my own clean version since I have no...

Ok, this problem is driving me nuts. I've been using an HTPC for years, just upgraded to a new system, and everything has gone to hell. Here's the setup Dell 4600 P4 2.8GHz 512MB RAM Sapphire Radeon 9600 16x DVD-ROM I'm...

There's actually ALOT of information on this subject. It's just that you're coming a bit late to the party. Here's the low-down on getting dvi input to work well with your toshiba CRT based RPTV: DONT BOTHER Seriously, it isn't...

Quote: Originally posted by mdryja A great back-up solution is Exabyte's VXA-2 drives and tapes. This year they top out at 80 gb uncompressed and up to 160 gb compressed. Next year it's supposed to be 160 gb uncompressed...

Quote: Originally posted by Bob Sorel And just for the record, I fall into the "I just installed TT 2.0 on 2 different computers and .tp files (MyHD's version of .ts) work flawlessly" camp, with just a couple of...