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Some tools that I have recently started playing with: xwax - serato scratch live - like program. map digital audio files to vinyl! mixxx - powerful system for mixing audio ardour jackd -q

This card, plus a mac workstation would get you there: http://www.ceag.com/store/product.php?productid=136 Honestly, once it's come down another $1000 and supported on linux, I'm buying one. I just pray we can hold on to analog HD outputs on equipment long enough for it to remain useful...

Well, I hate to have to inform you, but you're screwed. It's just not gonna happen. You cannot currently record from an HDMI source. As far as "subscription free" pvr apps, MCE is highly regarded by many folks here. I use MythTV, which is excellent and was free. Until recently. Now I...

Saw this in another thread, and it may just help out: So, it would be seven of thse: http://www.avovercat5.com/products/hdmi.htm $3919.65 Run the output of the server into one of these...

It was my understanding that the FCC requires that if a STB has a firewire port, that the cable co must enable it at the customer's request. If the STB does not have firewire, then I'm not sure if you can request a cable box that does. The law does *NOT* stipulate that the cable co must...

Just FYI: mythtv supports QAM and has for a very long time. For free. It's a PITA to set up, though. -q

I'm on my second (and last ever) pair of these. I highly recommend them for durability and output volume: http://123dj.com/headphones/mdrv700dj.html In fact, it's the only piece of sony equipment still in use in my household. When they die, I'm not sure what I will replace them with. -q

Brute force cracking of a password is nowhere near as difficult as it used to be thanks to today's substantially faster hardware. You should be able to leave L0phtcrack running overnight (or many other tools that do the same) and have most of the 8 character keyboard mapped combinations tested...

I'm curious how tolerant everyone posting here would be of these "minor inconveniences" when you desperately need information provided by medical imaging devices that happen to be affected by this issue? Most certainly, I haven't heard about it happening yet, but it scares the living bejeezus...

Fair enough point, but I wasn't stating that this was new functionality. The article contains statements made by MS to its OEMs stating that this functionality was activated "as of this week". Any nonzero amount of false positive identifications are a grave consequence of the mindset that...

It's been BARELY more than two weeks since this: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/39679 I can't see how that *WOULDN'T* affect legit users. -q

Some of these may have already been covered, but... mythtv - best PVR suite I've ever played with audacity - audio editing tool mpg123 - great for playing mp3's on another device over ssh. Scare the crap outta your spouse for fun and profit! celestia - prove to yourself that you are very small...

I just about spit out my drink reading this over lunch: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9035478 MS has an internet connected service for monitoring the licensing of its operating system software. This system had a serious outage two weeks ago...

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/488988302 $145. And it comes with a p4 2.5ghz chip that runs a custom linux distro, a power supply and case, etc. In all seriousness, it's not that great as a standalone hd-dvd player, but it works well. But who cares. It's an IDE HD-DVD...

HOLY CRAP it's even cheaper than when I bought it at $189: http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/488988302 It's got an IDE HD-DVD Drive in there, as well as a 2.5ghz p4 chip and a ddr sodimm. For $145! It'll work okay as a HD-DVD standalone player, but ultimately, it's most...

I hate comcast and timewarner as much as anybody else here, but there is a word of caution I would like to give here. Verizon / ATT are *NOT* bound by any of the laws that apply to cable carriers, since their content is delivered over fiber. This means that they have no requirements to enable...

w1retap: did you try using XP SP1? It appears that there were some changes to the firewire implementation post-SP2 that make it impossible to use with this STB. -q

If your unit has a firewire port, this is a good place to start: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=4682052#post4682052 http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?threadid=453804 -q

Thanks for reading / replying, rally9x. Doing some quick back-of-the-envelope figuring, it looks like it'd be about $12 to ship the speaker. My assumptions are: Speaker listed on bestbuy.com as 13.3 pounds for a pair. I assume speaker to weigh 7 pounds. Shipped from minneapolis zip...

So, does *anybody* have an extra of these speakers kicking about anywhere? -q

I <3 my T40. Bump for a good machine. -q

I currently have a pair of these speakers: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7705307&type=product&id=1138085354138 I purchased them when BB had them for $40/each. I am quite fond of them, and REALLY wish I had picked up more of them at that time. Unfortunately, I did not. I am...

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/488988302 Now you've seen two. $189 for a box with a p4 2.5ghz chip, laptop dimm, custom redhat setup on a flash disk, and an IDE HD DVD drive in a slick case (with a pretty darn nice remote too). Have fun tearing it apart. Mine arrived via...

Cheapest way to get one: http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/488988302 Mine just arrived today. Before you get upset saying "That's not a bare pc drive... it's a consumer electronics device... a full HD DVD player!" read this...

I am hopeful: http://www.easytvdata.org/ -q

Another option you may want to consider is this: http://www.radiient.com/Calypso-5-Channel-Home-Theater-Speaker-System;jsessionid=ac112b1f1f435cd530cbb5bb4b8cbb2cfadc9f6764a3.e3eTaxiNaN0Te34Pa38Ta38MaN90?sc=2&category=6 They are decent speakers, from what I've read. I have a pair of...

7-11 is giving away 7.11 oz slurpees for free today, 7/11/2007 http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/071107dnbusslurpee.6159b090.html Enjoy! -q

I'd just like to say that I appreciate the forums whenever they are available. Coming from somebody who maintains a large website, it's NOT EASY. Thanks a million to the [H] team for busing their asses to make this happen. It's a tough job and your efforts are appreciated. -q

Be careful what you say. Thanks to horrible legislation and purchased congresscritters, this is ILLEGAL in many countries. -q

The tuner product that I am currently enamored with is the HDHomerun: http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_info.php/pName/silicondust-hdhomerun-networked-digital-hdtv-tuner?osCsid=a9ae0c0a2af813dc2e810951fafe24b0 2 HD Tuners in one box with one antenna connection and an ethernet connection on...

Motherboard Monitor FTW! -q

FIREWIRE. http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/FireWire I hope that you have a motorola or sa cable box with a firewire out on it. -q

Freenas is great. If you want to look at something that's a little lower power and possibly *EVEN* easier: http://www.google.com/products?q=NSLU2&btnG=Search&hl=en&show=dd Plug it in to the wall, plug it into the wire, plug it in to a USB hard drive. -q

This mouse ROCKS...

Thanks, OP. My backend box for the HTPC needed a dual core processor. -q

It doesn't necessarily have to be expensive to replace a woofer with equipment designed for home audio use: http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&CATID=49&ObjectGroup_ID=483 That said, there is nothing stopping you from using a subwoofer driver designed to be put in a car with...

Thanks for the link to the test material. I'm gonna take a peek at how my system handles it when I get home and I'll report back on how it goes. I'm currently running two gentoo boxes for my mythtv installation: one hooked up to two firewire cable boxes, the other hooked up to my tv. I...

I don't know about 1080p, as I can't seem to find any content to test with, but my mythbox does very well with 1080i / 720p: x2 3800+ (mildly oc'ed) 7900GS 1Gb of ram The same system had the exact same performance level (besides goom, which had to be scaled in half, which isn't too bad)...

Xbox + linux + vnc = win It's cheap (very, very cheap), you can get a usb adapter to use a real keyboard and mouse on it, you can convince it to play every media file out there in standard def, it's extensible, and did I mention that it's cheap? -q

This deal was available in-store in the DFW area this weekend and I caved in. Thx, OP. -q