Recent content by z5556792

I'm in the market for a wireless mouse. I noticed that there is a huge discrepancy in the prices among different models. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the headline features --- refresh rate, working distance, extra buttons, etc. None of those matter to me. All I care about is battery...

Thanks for your advice. I went and changed the registry settings as you suggested, and it caused both Media Center and Media Player to let ffdshow handle the decoding process. Unfortunately, these players would simply freeze whenever it attempts to decode Live TV or Recorded TV. Surely I'm...

Yes, I do have mpeg2 activated in ffdshow. When I try to play the recorded TV shows using a different player (Media Player Classic), then the ffdshow settings are active. But if I try watching it with Media Center, then the ffdshow is bypassed. The problem is, Live TV is only playable through...

It looks like my ffdshow video settings are only being applied to Vista Media Center when watching my .mkv and .avi files. However, when watching Live TV... ffdshow is inactive. Anybody know how I can fix that? I rely on ffdshow to output correct black levels for my monitor.

I'm planning on replacing my Logitech z5500. I've been using it primarily for watching Blu-ray movies though my HTPC, listening to MP3, and playing games on the PS3. My budget is $700, and I'm definitely not willing to add to that total with future purchases. If I tried buying 5 satellite...

Thanks for the advice guys. Vista is limiting me to only 4 GB until I upgrade my OS, so disabling the Page File is out of the question. It seems like keeping a Page File on two physically separate drives is most sensible, if only because it allows Vista access to both files simultaneously...

Vista Home Premium 4 GB RAM 320 GB Seagate (old) 1.0 TB Western Digital (new) My OS was installed on my 320 GB drive. I have been told that Vista runs better if I move the page file to a physically separate drive. It's my intent to upgrade to Windows 7 later this year, which would...

I'm sorry if I'm being dense, but did anyone answer c10's question? I am also curious about what is meant by HDMI audio "support" on these Radeon cards. I am always wary of the vague and liberal use of the word "support" in product descriptions. Does the card actually decode 7.1 audio... or...

However, I'm only interested in watching & recording digital channels (as indicated in the original post). So I don't see how the 1800's second analog tuner would be an advantage. That hardware encoder seems to be useful only for encoding analog shows into digital MPEG2 format. Maybe I'm...

I'm trying to decide on a TV Tuner card for my PC. I will be using it mostly to watch and record High Definition digital channels. I spent the last few hours reading up on the HVR-1250 and HVR-1800... and I can't find any reason to choose the HVR-1800. Absolutely none whatsoever. From what I...

Thanks for the input, Impulse. What you wrote is exactly what I've noticed in practice. Doubling the RAM has certainly made Vista run a lot smoother. There's less grinding on my hard drives. I'm sure I lost some amount of fps in games due to the slower RAM, but I doubt I'd notice it without...

Thanks for your help --- I may try to OC these eventually. But I'm quite pleased with how well 4 GB of RAM is working on the Q6600 right now at default settings. So even if these won't OC, I think I'll keep 'em.

This is what was printed on the memory label: CM2x2048-6400C5 5-5-5-18 XMS2-6400 1.80V ver1.2 Since I just bought these brand new yesterday, I would have to guess that these are the lower quality ones. I'm hoping you'll tell me I'm wrong though, hehe. :)

Thanks for the advice, guys. *Blazestorm & *haadij404 --- the reason I'm reluctant to try overclocking the system right now is because I don't have proper cooling. A few months ago, I moved everything to a smaller, quieter computer case in an effort to minimize the noise. And I took out...

[Windows Vista 32-bit @ Q6600 @ Abit IP35-E with 2 GB RAM]: I had the system overclocked for much of 2007-8 while I was gaming heavily. The system (including RAM) proved stable. This year, the computer has been used mostly for video editing and HD viewing. I haven't played many games...