Recent content by Hollis40

K, thanks. I overlooked the game cards.

Anyone know if monthly payments or for any period of time can be made by entering a key you purchase earlier? And for any online game. I'm guessing it would be a different key than the one for the initial purchase of the game. The title is because the only game I play online that has fees is...

I thought about getting a Viewsonic for X3 The Reunion after looking at this grayscale test: http://www.behardware.com/articles/689-5/22-inch-lcd-monitors-the-3rd-wave.html You have to look at the blacks on the left at an angle to see the difference. To me the Viewsonic at the bottom of...

TV Lcds are an option for me too. I had the topic on computer Lcds to start but TVs are ok with me to discuss. Is it hard to get HDR or Bloom to show properly on Lcd TVs? I bring it up because I lke HDR and Bloom. But researching the web isn't conclusive for me. Seems like HDR (High Dynamic...

I'm checking out the Eizo on the net, thanks for the info. I'll probably have to upgrade my system for any monitor with a native resolution of 1680, but I need a new system anyway.

So I fired up X3 The Reunion on my Samsung 932bw (19") and I was amazed by the shiny detail of the space stations. But the outer space sky isn't dark enough, it's a distracting dark gray compared to my Iiyama 19" Crt. I knew it would not be as dark as on a Crt but wondering what I can do. I...

The teachers said having dsl only helps prevent being tracked not prevent it completely. They also said that someone can still get in your system whether you have cable or dsl if they persist and know what they're doing. But that most or many who are trying to get into systems will move on to...

It's just to help prevent spyware/people from accessing my information or track what I do on the net, whether they know me personally or whether they don't know me. If that's not specific enough I'd be glad to supply more info. Ok, the last sentence was kind of ... snippy. The teachers at...

So I have dsl with SBC and it seems like the IP address varies by a wide enough range just about every time I log on to the net. I can get a new mac address number by simply buying a new $5 NIC every couple of months or whenever. I tried to Google this and poke around this forum but is there a...

Trying to find a way to turn down the intensity of the HUD or to turn it off temporarily. I tried the Ubisoft forums for Splinter Cell Chaos Theory and it doesn't look good there after over a dozen views no replies to the same question. But if you know it would help a lot because screenshots can...

I've seen reports on these forums and elsewhere that Pci-E hasn't yet produced dramatic gaming performance increases. So it's understood that we just have to wait for hardware and/or software improvements to see a big improvement for gaming. But what about non-gaming speed? I thought video...

Thanks for the reply on the mac # and other issues. About the dsl being on always, I think it is. But I plan to pull out the cable to the dsl modem whenever I'm off the net. I figure that will help against random hacks. I hope that doesn't mess up my dsl in any way. It should be ok to disconnect...

Can someone can tell if a PC system on dsl has logged onto the internet by knowing the telephone number of the user's line? For example I may have friends with whom I associate on the net and we share our email and sometimes our telephone numbers and wind up talking over the phone after we get...

Anyone make detailed notes about your games to keep track of various aspects? Or even if they are not extensive. Like tweaks for performance or graphics, special keyboard setup, gameplay help, storyline and game character items and so on. Wondered what kind of game docs gamers here make on their...

Could the 512 mb on the card make returning to the desktop go faster after exiting some demanding high end games or apps? Just trying to see if that's an advantage. Having more ram on the motherboard has helped gamers get back to the desktop quicker, FarCry being a big example. On web forums...