Desktops - August 2006

I want to record HBO and other premium/digital channels on my PC. I have a Hauppauge video capture card.
Can I just connect the S-Video from the set-top box to the s-video on the card? What kind of quality will I get?
I would like to record some shows and movies from HBO (and other channels) and then watch them again on my 42" plasma, using my computer as the recorded, not any other DVR or device.

Thanks.

2006-08-29 09:28:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do never use the Caps Lock key, so it is a pure anoyance if pushed accidentally

2006-08-29 09:16:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a pentium 3 650 Mhz.

2006-08-29 08:50:52 · 12 answers · asked by Dave G 1

2006-08-29 08:47:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

what to choose

2006-08-29 07:55:16 · 7 answers · asked by drbktmhow 2

This computer looses the hard drive when it reboots. It dosen't happen every time. Hard Drive is thought to be good. Cables are thought to be good. What else should I check.

2006-08-29 06:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by newfrog_of_ar 2

2006-08-29 06:44:24 · 3 answers · asked by alexvetra 2

im just starting to get into it, seems pretty interesting

2006-08-29 06:30:02 · 3 answers · asked by john 3

it will only pull up file when i hit f, edit when i hit e... etc. but it will not let me type on the internet search tool. i am using another computer to type this? help please. do i go to the control panel or what ??????

2006-08-29 06:17:52 · 8 answers · asked by jaredbobarred 1

THE ICONS ARE GONE AND SO IS THE START MENU!! HOW DO I GET THEM BACK??

SOMEONE TOLD ME TO DOWNLOAD THIS:
ftp://ftp.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/shellfix.reg
BUT IT WONT DOWNLOAD AND THIS ZIP FILE WONT OPEN EITHER...

PLEASE HELP :) :)

2006-08-29 05:46:32 · 4 answers · asked by somebody 3

friends, I am working with one Desktop.It's ok but I need its Audio,AGP drivers,Lan
It's a Via VT8235 Motherboard.
I don't know which driver to download?
If not possible can anyone tell me about any software that will detect the hardware name and versions so that I can download it from websites.

2006-08-29 05:43:03 · 7 answers · asked by Tofael AD 2

2006-08-29 04:49:38 · 4 answers · asked by Wanabee 1

its a pcv-rx681. i brought it to china and didnt bother changing the power supply because the power supply says it goes both ways (110/220V 50/60 cycles). but now USB devices only have USB 1 speed and the dvd drive refuses to burn anything.

whats going on? i get some error when i turn it on and it refers me to power setup but i didnt change anything out of fear of blowing the processor, can someone help me out? thanks

2006-08-29 02:59:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-29 02:04:31 · 6 answers · asked by cebi 2

I am buying a pc basically for the internet, to explore and download music and movies. My connection will be adsl 1024. So I found this one for 240 euro (230 $). Is it ok or should I go and buy something better and more expensive? I will also have office applications,photoshop,nero and maybe a limewire (??? correct??) to get music,videos...

CASE ATX-3018 350W,
M/B ASROCK 775i65GV,
CPU INTEL CELERON Prescott J336 - 2.8GHz,
RAM 512MB DDR 400MHz,
FDD 3.5" 1.44MB,
VGA On Board 64MB,
MULTIMEDIA KEYBOARD,
MOUSE CG PS/2 WHEEL,
HDD EXCELSTOR 80GB 2MB,
LG DVD-RW H10LB,
MODEM CRYPTO OEM V92 INT.,
Manufacturer Parts Warranty 3 Y

Thank you so much in advance!

2006-08-28 19:46:55 · 23 answers · asked by Kelly 1

i need a motherboard which supports gaming, all kind of videos and audio activities, internet, office work etc. which would be better athelon or intel. please give the respective costs al well.

2006-08-28 19:34:24 · 9 answers · asked by Samarjeet PAti 1

I just want to work with easy applications like office, photoshop and explore the internet to download music files and movies. I don't want to pay more money to buy something expensive that I won't use. Is a Intel Celeron Prescott J336 - 2.8 Ghz with 512 RAM for 230 euro ok, or should I start searching for something better?

2006-08-28 19:02:59 · 10 answers · asked by angiemicro 1

2006-08-28 17:47:02 · 9 answers · asked by r_b_suresh 1

I am considering to buy a high end INTEL PC with Dual core 2.6 GHz, 2GB RAM, 120 / 160 GB HDD with Linux O/s - which might cost about Rs. 50K.
Is it worth going for a WORKSTATION with P4 3GHz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD which will cost me almost Rs. 65K
Applications are mostly programming in C / FORTRAN, AutoCAD, Data Base, etc.. not for gaming.

2006-08-28 17:24:23 · 4 answers · asked by jk s 2

i was thinking...whats the best brand of computers selling these days? give at least 3 different brands and explain why!

2006-08-28 17:03:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a SATA 160 GB hard disk.One of my friends said that UATA is better than SATA and we cannot dump the files from UATA to SATA hard Disk...PLZZZZZ helpp meee!!!!

2006-08-28 16:44:38 · 6 answers · asked by Sandy_cool 2

If you were to build your own computer and deciding on the storage... Would you rather to have one big harddrive and run everything from it, or have 2 smaller drives, one of which would carry the OS and programs and another - everything else? Why would you choose it to be so?
What brand do you consider to be the best in harddrives and why? Maxtor, Seagate, HP, WD, anything else? Any known problems with any of them? I'd like to get something like 1 of 150GB or 2 of 100GB or so, in the range of $1/Gb or less, with SATA interface.
PS. Please don't answer anything like "I'm using Maxtor DiamondMax 9 and it works great for me". I'm looking for the answers of people who live and breathe computers.

2006-08-28 16:26:46 · 10 answers · asked by Negotiator 3

I recently reinstalled windows XP on my computer because it was running slow, everything seems to work fine but the only thing was that I can get any sounds from it and also I'm not able to play any Cd's or nothing like that, it has no sound at all, what can I do??

2006-08-28 16:01:01 · 5 answers · asked by flacodf 4

I just installed 2 512mb memory cards in my desktop. I will be doing something, then the computer restarts. It never did this before I upgraded. I had a 256 and 128mb cards in before. Windows goes through a hard drive check, fixs the problem, then says a serious error occured. Then it will do it again a little while later.. Do I have a bad memory card? Or do I have bad file?

2006-08-28 15:22:05 · 8 answers · asked by grimmis45 2

it installs the first and last part but won't install the middle where it configures your harware

2006-08-28 13:15:43 · 8 answers · asked by darlene26261 1

I need a (faster than average) dual core process, 250g hard-drive, 2gig ram, 512 nvidia graphic, XP media edition, minimum of 20" widescreen monitor / TV, TV tuner card, maybe a TV "out" to go to another TV, 2 drives including a DVD burn for around $1500 give or take a few hundred. I don't do a ton of gaming and am not a hardcore PC nut. I just want something that will be good for 5 years or more with an upgrage to the next Windows OS. The most complicated thing I may do is some video editing and graphic illustration with Illustrator. Also, I want to attach pre-wired speakers to this machine to use a a jukebox throughout the house. I looked into Dell, HP and Gateway. No laptops. What should I do?

2006-08-28 09:17:19 · 11 answers · asked by Joey 4

I have an emachine, that i think the power supply is not doing its job. I don't have any money now, so I am wondering if anyone knows anything about them to repair? Its a Bestec ATX-250-12E

2006-08-28 08:49:49 · 7 answers · asked by jb_1374 1

2006-08-28 08:15:59 · 4 answers · asked by Visitor 38 1

2006-08-28 07:51:02 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4

after many months i used my floppy drive but it was not detecting a floppy.i took out the floppy & inserted it back into the drive but my computer hung up&was not even responding 2 CTRL+ALT+DEL.i then had 2 push the restart button & on rebooting it gave a Message "PRI SLAVE DRIVE-ATAPI INCOMPATIBLE" & it has become very slow.What could be the problem & what is its solution?

2006-08-28 07:44:31 · 9 answers · asked by coolguy 1