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There was a glimmer of hope today on buy.com. They had them back in stock for $54.99 w/free shipping. They appear to be sold out again now though. I wonder how they came across new stock. Perhaps other retailers will be getting shipments too.

I'll post my impressions of the rx700s here after I get a chance to listen to them. I think part of it might depend on what sound signature you prefer. For example, I found someone with similar tastes as mine on Head Fi, and he said the rx700s were the best headphone he'd ever heard under...

You can pick up JVC rx700's for $90 shipped and rx900s for $112 shipped on e-bay from reputable Japanese sellers. They ship express, which is why they charge so much. It's essentially MSRP + shipping. Things aren't looking good in the US. Buy.com pulled both models from their site, and...

1. If I used a ATI video card on a motherboard with a nVidia nForce SLI Northbridge? Does the northbridge manufacturer matter? Will a nVidia card have a natural advantage over an ATI in my situation? Couldn't nVidia intentionally cripple the ATI's performance so that consumers will...

Here's what I came up with, in case anybody cares. :p Using free programs downloader.exe (to download a URL to file from command line), cmp32.exe (compare files), and doff.exe (date/time output). It downloads the latest radar image file, compares it to the latest one on disk. Throws it...

OK, here's what I want to do -- ideally within the confines of Windows XP. Weather Radar GIF: http://weather.cod.edu/mcnexrad/Minnesota.gif Every five minutes or so, this image is updated. The last 12 images are available here. What I'd like to do is have a program running on my...

In a home environment, what is the most secure way to access your home PC from work (or any remote location)? By home environment, I mean something typical like a Linksys router/firewall and Windows XP. Obviously one method would be to forward port 3389 inside to an XP workstation with...

Man, this is tough. Are you forwarding anything else successfully with the Linksys? I mean, the only two possibilities seem to be that the Linksys isn't forwarding the request, or that IIS is ignoring it. Does IIS have an error log that shows denied website access? I assume the regular...

If possible you might want to consider putting the 9000 Pro in the new system. It really is marginally better than the 5500 (which has a hard time besting the slower 9200 most of the time). I might just end up doing that. Another question for you gurus: How much do 3D apps rely on the...

FYI My friend had a Radeon 9000 and it was about on par with my old Geforce3 Ti200 when it was at stock speeds. My current card mops the floor with his. I got the impression from earlier replies that since my card is new that it's probably a 128-bit like your overclocked FX5200 -- is this...

So you were complaining about low FPS while using default nvidia drivers from XP, without installing anything? No, I upgraded the nvidia drivers and saw no improvement. .. and I tried to make it clear from the beginning that FPS/Gaming/$500 video cards aren't a big deal to me -- the thread...

Thanks, that was the problem. I set the DVI input to single display mode and videos work fine now. I think the DVI was the primary before, but alas it was in clone mode -- so thanks for the advice!

OK, some clarification: The new box has a fresh install of XP SP 2. Madden 2005 is the only game I've tried so far, I'll install another one or two that I have laying around to see how they do too. I started up Madden 2005 without updating any drivers, so I was just running whatever XP...

Hmm, nobody else had this problem? I couldn't find anything about the issue on Google. It happened with my old box and now my new one, so it's not the graphics card. I guess maybe there's another forum section that would be better to post this on?

I'm not well versed in video cards / connector types, etc. I just got a Viewsonic VP171b-2 and connect it to my GeForce 5500. I have both cables hooked up to the Viewsonic (D-SUB and DVI). Digital mode looks noticeably nicer than analog, but video files (in Windows Media Player for example)...

I know it's not a great gaming card, but is it supposed to suck versus the older Radeon 9000? I think I bought that thing a couple years ago. I mean that's an old card too that could use an upgrade, right? Still, that one did fine with Madden. Thanks for the quick reply.

I changed setups recently. The only game I play is Madden 2005. The FPS is like 12-15 while playing the game, and it used to be 20+ on my old box. Same resolution mode (1280x1024x16) and same detail settings. Here's the two setups: Old: PIII 933MHz, 512MB PC133 RAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro...

BTW, I received this monitor from newegg and it is superb. Really crisp and clear text and graphics. I like it a lot.

I bought the VP171b from Newegg.com earlier this month and it arrived in the box pictured for the VP171b-2, with an 8ms sticker applied to the box (by Viewsonic?) after the fact (i.e., it wasn't printed on the box). Did I get an 8ms monitor even though it wasn't the B2?

For a learning/experimentation test bed at my work, I want to set up two Windows 2003 Server boxes with some old PCs we have being unused. I just need some help distributing the roles between the two. They'll be pretty light usage (accessed by just a handful of workstations for configuration...

I just ordered one today. I'll let you know how it is when it gets here. - Eric

OK question for you guys: I'm considering either a 17" or 19" LG-brand LCD monitor from newegg. The DVI-equipped models. Anyway, since both are native at 1280x1024, will the 19" be less sharp/crisp? Meaning that -- since the actual pixel pitch (size of each pixel?) is larger/wider, would...

Which would you rather have, and why? Same price: Intel P4 540J w/HT 3.2GHz 512MB DDR PC3200 RAM (2 DIMM) 128MB DDR ATI Radeon X300 SE OR AMD Athlon 64 3400+ operating at 2.4GHz 512MB DDR PC3200 RAM (1 DIMM) 256MB DDR nVidia GeForceFX 5500 For a wide-variety of uses. I guess...

1997-98 dell dimension xps t500 24/7 no screensaver. Same here, same model. Runs like a champ.

Yeah, when I had this problem come up on a client after SP2, I disabled Internet connection firewall and it worked like a charm. Maybe I just got lucky.

I see where you're coming from too -- I'm the kind of person that would let the neighbor know about it so they can secure it. Honestly, it's more fun to discuss the legal and ethical issues surrounding your neighbor's open AP than it is to actually hop on and use it. Especially when you've...

If your neighbor doesn't lock his doors, and his fridge is open and full of beer, is it ok for you to walk in and take his beer without his permission? It's more like your neighbor set up a bunch of beers in a big radius around his house. Some extended into public property, some even into...