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Originally Posted by ps2cho
Next, Let's say I run this computer 12hrs a day, 7 days a week idle for the most part, how can I figure out running costs? How is kWhr figured out?
1 KWh = 1000W consumed for 1 hour.
So take your...
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Originally Posted by lescaudle
nm88 - "some judder"?
Yes, because you're converting 25 frames or 50 fields per second to 60 per second, some duplicates have to be placed, in an uneven pattern, to fill the extra frames. This...
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Originally Posted by lescaudle
Is it possible to play a PAL DVD (of a TV show from 1997-2000 era) using ZoomPlayer?
Will the normal DVD codecs do the job? Will it look ok and sound ok?
Yes. Yes (all I've seen, at least). ...
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Originally Posted by elee532
Given this, triple core Phenom 8650 Toliman 2.3GHz 3 x 512KB 95W for $96 or X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache 125W at $95?
The dual core is a much better choice, as it's already 40% faster...
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Originally Posted by fdiddy
You can buy cheap plug-in timers at hardware stores. Your TV will need to have a restart on power loss function
They generally don't do that. My Sharp certainly won't.
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Originally Posted by tetsuo55
All the good decoders support at least 4 core's.
Yes, Vista will load balance nicely on a quad core with PowerDVD and such, but it's not necessary if all you want to do is play back BDs. With...
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Originally Posted by mkedda
Graphics Card Driver : 7.15.11.8070 FAILED
But the requirement is NVIDIA ForceWare 174.53. So, what am I missing ?
You are missing a WHQL certified driver.
If you can't find one for your 8700,...
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Originally Posted by yogurt80
So my question is this- I know you can adjust all the video settings with ffdshow, but from what I read, it just adds an artificial sharpness to everything. What I like about the all2hd is it adds a...
