Recent content by eatadonut

Wow. Sorry guys, didn't have my coffee. Off the top of my head I knew (KNEW!) that some of my files were ~40 MByte/sec. Thanks.

I'm putting together a Mini-ITX HTPC build, I have room for one 3.5" drive. I was planning on using the 5900RPM 1TB Seagate LP, but reading through the Newegg reviews :rolleyes: some people are reporting stupid low read speeds. I'm interested in the quietest, lowest-power (really...

The first computer I ever built brand-new, from the ground up, with parts that I had ordered - I found a great deal on a HSF, it was almost half the price of the same one elsewhere. Well, almost the same one. Turns out I'd gotten the Intel version (whatever socket that was), when I really...

My Logitech EX110 works great from about that distance, through a pane of glass to boot. About as bells-and-whistles-less as it gets.

My MX1000 which has served me faithfully since I destroyed my MX700 is finally on its way out. The battery lasts about 4 hours on a charge, the feet are all worn down, and it's started to take longer to wake up and it stutters while I use it. I'm a logitech fanboy, they've always treated me...

I'm pretty sure it's a driver issue, perhaps an EDID issue. Do you have reason to believe there's a hardware problem? Probably moot anyway, I don't think sceptre cares if we're unhappy with our 5-year-old monitors :cool:

Best of luck to you, and if you figure anything out, let me know. I've got an old (expensive) 19" Sceptre, same story. VGA works fine, DVI will not work. You may have some luck hooking it up as the SECOND monitor in a dual-monitor setup through DVI. Basically, you need to display more...

Will the wireless card I picked out (This one) fit into the Antec Minuet? Would I be better off going with a USB one like this instead?

Yeah, I scrounged up some change - literally. Hooray for coinstar! Now the WAF has gone much higher, and I think I'm going the Minuet route. I'll post the final pre-purchase build to the HTPC forum when I get it done. Thanks for your help!

Loose as in, sitting on my desk, leftover from upgrade to vista. No need to get all suspicious on me. yeah, open box. Oh well. I'll see if I can scrounge something up for cheap, or drop $30 on the scythe. I'll have to think about whether $50 more is worth it on a machine that will...

I'm iced in here in OKC, so it must be time to order parts for an HTPC! Basically, the goal of this build is that I want a Blu-ray player with the ability to stream 720p over my wireless network, or watch hulu. It will be attached to my 720p TV, through HDMI, and hooked into my 5.1 surround...

I've worked with the CCC, and it doesn't appear to have any effect. there's even a checkbox to enable lower frequencies for older digital panels. Doesn't fix it, and in fact doesn't seem to have any effect at all. I've been fighting with sceptre's monitor drivers and vista, the two don't...

Title pretty much says it. I have a 4870 1gig. I have to use a DVI->VGA converter to get any picture on my 19" 1280x1024 monitor. I've seen some mentions of this elsewhere, but no solutions. I heard a rumor that running a second monitor would fix the problem - it almost did. I put in a 20"...

Ahh, thanks. Hopefully that'll come back in stock in a reasonable timeframe. Yup - the wife has a hookup for all the free vista enterprise I could need, as long as I don't need more than 2 :D