Consumer Electronics - 12 July 2007

i have timewarner cable and i want to get a cable card, but my mom says we have to pay subscription for the hbo, cinemax, and showtime. do i really have to??? i live in oxnard,ca. or are the hbo, cinemax, and showtime free.

2007-07-12 21:18:21 · 7 answers · asked by s1k_w1t_1t 1 in TiVO & DVRs

2007-07-12 20:26:19 · 16 answers · asked by aparna k 1 in Cameras

2007-07-12 19:22:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in PDAs & Handhelds

2007-07-12 18:59:41 · 4 answers · asked by Rohit S 1 in Home Theater

Does anyone have any experience traveling with their XM radios overseas? I heard some people say XM might work a few hours a day depending if the satellites happen to fly to a spot that is line-of-site to Asia, but because it is always in motion concentrating in US-coverage, it may only last a couple hours or so. Anyone here ever personally tried this?

2007-07-12 18:58:08 · 3 answers · asked by Snowie 6 in Other - Electronics

is it pretty much worth buying

2007-07-12 18:39:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

im switching from cingular to verizon and i want to keep my number. my contract is up wit cingular on the 17th..when should i start my contract with verizon? because if i get a account wit them before the 17th, then would it cancel the cingular account automatically? and would i get charged a fee for early termination? or should i do it after the 17th? and is there any fee to pay to bring a number over to another carrier?

2007-07-12 18:08:41 · 3 answers · asked by Jay C 2 in Cell Phones & Plans

i get alot of them and i no who it is but they always call from restricted numbers. *69 dosent work. Anyone know how to find out the last person who called you under a restricted number?

2007-07-12 16:57:33 · 5 answers · asked by inf 18 2 in Land Phones

Chris Moyles and the breakfast team at BBC Radio 1 were giving hints and tips about using mobile phone text messaging, like the use of 'next word' and 'previous word' when using the phone dictionary (bottom left/top right keys), and pressing and holding the square key (bottom right) for typing numbers and pressing and holding the star key (bottom left) for punctuation. Also, they mentioned that pressing and holding the 1 key will access your answerphone, if you have the number in the phone.

Dom, the newsreader, mentioned a function called something like Next Caller Dialling. He said that if you dial something like #0123* (hash 0123 star) then your mobile phone would search outwards for handsets that were close by.

WELL useful if someone has forgotten their number.

Is this possible?

2007-07-12 16:55:39 · 6 answers · asked by ibookboyuk 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

I download video from some news groups. For the 4.7GB DVDs, I burn them and they work fine in my DVD players. But when I burn 8.5GB double layer DVDs, my DVD players don't recognize them.

What could I be doing wrong?

2007-07-12 16:27:01 · 2 answers · asked by Net Rider 3 in Home Theater

not verizon

2007-07-12 16:14:21 · 3 answers · asked by Susan T 1 in Land Phones

I know that it can't hold as much as a memory card in a camcorder or the usual devices (dv, mimi-dvd, hdd) but I'm curious.

2007-07-12 15:22:08 · 2 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Camcorders

and now it won't work at all, the tv just turns itself off no matter what I do and it won't eject the video or play it. I pay cable for this tv and it is very aggravating. Is there anything simple i can do short of beating it up with a hammer?

2007-07-12 15:11:23 · 4 answers · asked by victoria c 4 in TVs

My mom wants to buy a new TV, and she wants it to be an HDTV. When we get the HD package, will it affect or cable channels. Like, right now, 131 is The N--will channel 131 stay the same when we switch?

Because not all our TVs are HD compatible, like the one in my room. And I like our cable package now.

2007-07-12 15:08:16 · 1 answers · asked by [192882] 5 in TVs

Does anyone know if you have signed up for the 1 yr subscription for tivo , once its over will they aware you that you have to buy another yr?

2007-07-12 15:06:00 · 2 answers · asked by dancer92 3 in TiVO & DVRs

Floorspeakers have 8 inch woofers. will sub woofer reduce bass from larger speakers

2007-07-12 14:25:27 · 5 answers · asked by Joe D 1 in Home Theater

I'd like to burn a CD of all my favorite songs to play in my car.

Question Details: I have a cd burner but I'm just confused about how it all works. What are some good recommendations for (legal / no-spy) sites that have a good selection and aren't too expensive per download? Once they are downloaded onto my computer, can I just save them on a CD? It seems like this is what I did last time but it wouldn't play in my car , only on the home stereo. Help! Can you offer any suggestions about what websites to use and how to do this? I don't have an IPod, so I'd like to burn the CD straight from my computer onto a CD, if that's possible?

2007-07-12 14:00:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music & Music Players

Well i want to get a phone but my parents dont think im old enough for one yet!! im 15!! cmon!! i want to txt my gf n friends but then my parents wont let me cuz they dont want me txting my frieds! so whats a reason i can ask them for it?? please!!! help me!!

2007-07-12 13:41:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

Or do they just do that for home phones?

2007-07-12 13:04:10 · 6 answers · asked by bob_pasqual 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

I got a bluetooth off ebay for my phone. I know it has bluetooth abilities. I have a Samsung phone. What do I do?

2007-07-12 12:50:49 · 1 answers · asked by JustWondering 3 in PDAs & Handhelds

There are times when I dial her number and get through just fine. There are other times when I call and I am prompted to enter my password. What the heck is that all about? I use Metro also if that helps

2007-07-12 12:42:40 · 2 answers · asked by babycattos 4 in Cell Phones & Plans

So i bought a palm treo 650 cell phone and have noticed that it overheats very easily and when it does i can not get it to come back on at all it seems whenever the battery gets over 92 degrees the phone won't come back on unless i pull the battery out and let it cool down. I'm just wondering if this is normal and if there is anything i can do to curb it. Cause if i talk on the phone longer than 5 min it overheats

2007-07-12 12:41:32 · 3 answers · asked by Brandon O 1 in PDAs & Handhelds

I was just wondering if you guys knew of any real nice, brand-name A/V receivers that have:
1) Good sound AND video quality
2) Probably 3 HDMI ports (HDMI 1.3 if possible)
3) For under $1000 (?)

Thanks in advance guys!

2007-07-12 12:23:47 · 5 answers · asked by omari_revolutions 2 in Home Theater

I hooked it up to my 5 disc Panasonic DVD player and tried to copy a movie, but a box came up on the TV saying that it cannot be copied because it is copywrited material. Is there any way around this?

2007-07-12 11:37:26 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Electronics

Where can i find a tv cable extension cord? what is it really called? What is the longest length i can find one in? i need a very long cable extension so i can place my tv in another room where the cable outlet cannot be placed.

2007-07-12 11:05:13 · 5 answers · asked by minibear20 2 in TVs

2007-07-12 10:33:06 · 1 answers · asked by Janet 1 in Other - Electronics

2007-07-12 10:29:09 · 3 answers · asked by oln124 2 in Cameras

my boyfriends best friend turned my tv on and now the sound wont work and i have no idea what to do & my dad will kill me when his tv doesnt turn on, pls help me.

2007-07-12 10:20:48 · 4 answers · asked by meb123 1 in TVs

say if i am on the second floor of an apartment complex and i am blasting my music with my 180watt sub woofer, will the people below me be able to hear it?

2007-07-12 10:15:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home Theater

What is a smartjack? How does it compare to a normal telephone jack?

2007-07-12 10:12:22 · 4 answers · asked by Monitor 1 in Land Phones