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<0> people told me it would work
<0> using a friend's pc and it doesn't have dvd writer
<1> you believe everything people tell you?
<0> if my friend did, i would be burning dvds
<0> or i can construct an external dvd writer
<2> i broke down and spent 33$ on a external
<1> :)
<2> http://www.acortech.com/.sc/ms/dd/External%20Enclosure--5.25%20Enclosure/2267/5%2E25%26quot%3B%20Neon%20Light%20Solid%20Aluminum%20External%20USB%202%2E0%20Enclosure
<0> u think i should construct an external dvd writer?
<2> u can slap what ever you want in there
<0> it would be usb, but not sure about the speed since it resides in the outside
<2> dvd burner hd glock
<2> hah like a internal usb would be so much faster
<1> heh
<0> i'm using a dell dimension 4100 that's on windows 98 se
<0> so it would support hard drives largert than 137gb
<2> then you dont have **** for usb support anyway
<2> install win2k
<2> skrew 98se
<2> 2k will fly on your computer im sure
<0> i don't think my dell can handle it
<0> its my friends, so i can't do that
<0> i can install 2k on the external hard drive, but not sure if that would help
<2> hah
<2> just install it on another partition
<2> you can run both
<0> usb not supported on windows 98se?
<2> not very good.. and you prob have usb1.1 so stuff is going to be going SO SLOW
<2> 11mbps compared to like 420
<0> how do i check which usb version?
<2> you dont need to
<2> if you are running win98 that means your skrewed
<0> does my dell 4100 needs to be xp?
<2> win2k should be fine
<2> but it wont make your usb faster
<0> what if i have my external hard drive on windows 2000 or xp, would that help? and leave dell 4100 as windows 98
<2> you have firewire?
<0> no firewire
<2> if you have xp/2k on your external you are never going to boot windows
<2> better off having it on a ech a sketch hd
<0> i just need it for backing up stuff
<2> yea like dc91p said just get a dvd burner
<2> or plug the hd in to ide
<0> so i'm better off with a external dvd burner
<0> although it would be usb, it would have same speed compared a dvd burner that resides in a pc?
<2> no you want internal
<2> usb1.1 is very frustrating
<2> it takes me over a hour to copy like 800mb to usb1.1 hd
<2> it seems like at least
<0> can't do internal
<0> friends pc and he has important stuff
<2> y not
<2> so what
<2> its not like opening the case is gonna fry it
<0> checking device manager
<0> my friend has an adaptec pci to usb enhanced host controller under usb controllers
<0> and an intel
<3> I currently having a Radeon X850 Pro, and I'm eager to upgrade my graphics card. Do you guys think it would be better a) buying a new graphics card like the X1800 XT/X1900 XT, or b) buying an X850 master card and running two X850 cards in Crossfire?
<4> buy the 1800/1900
<4> ive never considered buying 2 cards a good idea. sure it might save a little money in the long run, but you miss out on the features of the new cards
<3> That's a good point.
<3> I'm eyeing this new X1900 XT :-)
<4> and the x1800/1900 cards have significant feature enhancements
<4> i dont know that ill ever buy another card that expensive again. im running a 7800gt now, and dont use it
<4> its amazing when you plunk down 400$
<4> +
<4> and its bottom of the bin in a year
<3> Yeah, Ati and Nvidia certainly know how to make fast cards. They're like doubling in performance every year.
<4> yeah. I mean theres nothing wrong with it happening, its just I dont want to spend that much money anymore :P
<4> pc games are almost totally graphics driven now, and havent had any amount of originality in awhile
<5> some games are good
<5> whoops
<5> some games are good
<3> Baldurs Gate, Planescape Torment, BG2, Icewind Dale etc all rocked :-)
<4> yeah. some are good, but they are just rehash. id like something different
<4> i would have killed for something like monkeyball to come out on the pc
<3> Haven't seen any great RPGs since BG2 :-(
<3> and that was back in 2000.
<6> morrowind
<3> Morrowind and NWN were only 'so-so' IMO.
<4> tired of hacks too
<4> BF2 was the last new game that interested me, and it had a multihack in week 1
<4> why bother to play
<3> I don't play online much.
<3> Mainly at LANs with friends :)
<5> my most played games ever would be age of empires 2 and diablo II
<3> Most played? Starcraft without a bout.
<5> I kinda missed the starcraft craze, which I'm still pissed about
<3> Had it since 1998.. still gets played tons at LANs.
<3> doubt even
<5> I like adventure games..but sometimes I find them ridiculously hard
<4> i played Q1 5.5 years
<5> case in point - Grim Fandango
<5> loved the game, no way I could have completed it without the walkthrough in any reasonable amount of time
<4> if you havent played Longest Journey, thats the best adventure game ever made
<5> sounds a bit daunting
<7> What kind of graphic card do you need for multiple monitors? do they have 2 or more vga connections?
<8> anything made in the last 2 years.
<8> they either have 2xVGA, VGA+DVI w/DVI->VGA adapter
<8> etc
<7> ok, thanks
<7> oh and whats the max range of a dvi cable?
<8> 6 inches
<8> No, esriously, I think as long as you only use ONE DVI cable, they wouldn't make a single cable longer than the range
<8> that's always a good general rule, in fact.
<7> :S
<8> I've never used DVI
<8> I have no displays that support it
<9> bahh
<9> morning
<7> DVI is the tv out thing, right?
<10> dvi is digital video signal
<10> can be use for tvs, monitors..
<7> ok
<7> whats the cable called?
<8> a DVI cable
<7> k
<8> aka bandaid
<8> DVI is the video component of HDMI
<8> without the HDCP of course
<7> of course.
<7> whats HDMI?
<7> and HDCP
<8> stuff irrelevant to PC's just yet
<8> HDMI is DVI+SPDIF in one cable and HDCP is copy protection for it
<6> JennS: morning snogness
<5> boy is hdcp going to create a ****storm
<8> HDCP is already there
<8> there's nothing wrong with HDCP in itself
<8> other DRM measure are unacceptable
<8> my movie player will never have a net or telephone connection
<4> he means itll be a ****storm for people who do not have hdmi on their hdtv sets and then get downgraded bluray or hd-dvd
<8> that WILL be a ****storm
<8> reason #2 I don't own an HDTV is because bluray and hddvd aren't out yet
<8> I want to make sure my TV works with it
<8> how downgraded will component video bluray/hddvd be anyway
<8> like 480p?
<4> yeah
<4> its 480p or close
<4> its not hd, whatever it was :P
<8> well a true 480p source is not so bad
<8> especially 853x480
<8> It's moot anyway
<8> nothing can capture component video
<8> Not in HD
<8> it'd be like capture VGA
<5> my monitor supports hd resolution, but no hdmi/hdcp
<5> It'll just have a negative effect
<5> customers will feel used and abused, they're turn to piracy or other forms of media
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