Consumer Electronics - 4 October 2007

I am placing a 42 Panasonic Plasma for Hi-def hookup above a fireplace which will be semi-sunk into the wall. If I have Cox cable with HDTV programming and a cable box which I cannot place near the plasma (I want only the TV up on fireplace, no other equipment.. it must be with the rest of my audio equipment located about 25 feet away near the wall). this is a new house install, walls are open..

The question(s) I have are:
1. What should I run up to the Plasma from the cable box to get HD on the screen?
2. while on the topic, since the cable box will not be in line of site and it uses a IR remote.. what options to I have to use like a logitech 300 RF remove to control my cable box?

2007-10-04 07:06:45 · 3 answers · asked by Chuck 3 in TVs

hello , i have a dell latitude 420 laptop and it doesnt have a svideo port to it .. i have a vizio 26" LCD tv...can you please tell me if there is any alternative way of doing it .. It will be great if you can provide me the link of the alternative cable to buy it ..

Thanks,
-Sai

2007-10-04 06:53:24 · 3 answers · asked by vasu_jeedigunta 1 in TVs

I'm using laptop, i want a powerful speaker, what do you reccomend?

2007-10-04 06:38:13 · 3 answers · asked by stanley e 1 in Home Theater

As soon as I play my ipod, once I get the icon saying it is fully charged, it plays for an hour then dies.

I have just restored it to its factory settings, will this make the battery last longer?

2007-10-04 06:28:29 · 10 answers · asked by Rebz 5 in Music & Music Players

I'm not an electronics expert but I am trying to build a low voltage battery operated circuit where voltage is normally present but does not do anything (ie doesn't light an LED) and when that voltage goes out, I need something else to turn on (ie and LED). So basically I guess I need some kind of switch or relay that doesn't let voltage through until there is no power through one of the three wires.

2007-10-04 06:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by Jeff C 1 in Other - Electronics

I remember there was a RIP option on it, but I don't find it anymore.

Maybe only certain versions of Windows Media Player have that RIP version to ripping and converting to MP3 format?

And do you know any other FREE softwares that I can download for converting audio files to MP3 format with minimum limitations?

2007-10-04 06:23:02 · 2 answers · asked by Tanya 1 in Music & Music Players

If the US government elected to have one day of the week where no television is broadcasted, what would you do instead. Do you think this is a good idea?

2007-10-04 06:07:37 · 11 answers · asked by Lord of Chaos 4 in TVs

I am going to be recording the show i am going to tonight. Ive tried before and everytime the video is perfect but the audio quality is very distorted and you cannot tell what the band is saying nor hear the instruments. Any advice other than professional equiptment? I am working with a canon powershot A530 and a DV520T flash camcorder. Thanks

2007-10-04 05:58:57 · 5 answers · asked by holdinstix21 1 in Camcorders

Hi, my boyfriend and I saw a video game commercial and now I want to get the game for him for christmas. Problem is, I don't remember what the name of it was.

It's only recently being advertised. First time we saw the commercial was about a month or so ago. And it's a racing game like Gran Turismo. Can you help?

Thanks!

2007-10-04 05:33:53 · 4 answers · asked by Kristina H 1 in Other - Games & Gear

umm yeah like 4 days ago our phone line stopped working. in the morning it worked but later that day when i came home from school the phone were not working. i would try to call some1 with the house phones and it didnt work there wasnt any tone. i tried unplugging it and plugging it back and still nothing. we called our house number with cell phone and some other people picked up. so does any1 has any ideas wat might of happened or wat i can do. phone service is at&t is dat matters or not

2007-10-04 05:25:23 · 6 answers · asked by a_halo_dude@sbcglobal.net 2 in Cell Phones & Plans

I want a cell phone with internet access, but I don't want to pay out the @ss for it...

2007-10-04 04:43:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

i have a fido phone on prepaid and its free after 6 and on weekends but i love to talk on the phone ]and it alsways cost my min and i alaways have to buy a new card. do u think if i set the time to 6 when ever i wnna tlk on the phone it would work and not cost money cause when i 1st bought it and opend the box and turned it on it says set time and date.

2007-10-04 04:43:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

2007-10-04 04:16:56 · 2 answers · asked by issachar o 1 in Other - Electronics

2007-10-04 04:16:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

I am currently receiving my singal from Peathill but I may have to change to Durris or Peterhead transmitter.

2007-10-04 04:16:18 · 1 answers · asked by in need of help 1 in TVs

I'd like a body glove that can protect against drops and something possibly that can guard the digital display to prevent cracks.

2007-10-04 04:07:55 · 1 answers · asked by Jamaal E 3 in Cameras

2007-10-04 04:05:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in TiVO & DVRs

I need a digital camera in the prosumer to professional range, preferably under $600 (not including additional lenses, filters, or other extras), although the price is not the greatest issue. The main purpose of my camera will be for nature photography as an art form. I will be photographing everything from far-off mountains to subjects as small as a fruit fly.

The most important feature is how much control I have over the image. There are a few "creative controls" that require a wide range and manual control. Additional automatic point-and-shoot settings would be good as well, but manual control is a must. In order of importance these controls are:
Aperture
Focus
Shutter speed
Exposure

The OVF (optical viewfinder) should be good, and a camera with live-preview would be great. One with a swivel-screen LCD would be awesome.

2007-10-04 04:00:08 · 5 answers · asked by Noland Voyd 3 in Cameras

I haven't dropped it or anything, it was just in my pocket.
And when i took it out i tried to turn it on, the lens comes out slightly, then closes, then opens again, then closes and then turns off?
The battery is fully charged, it's as though the lens is trying to eject but somethings stopping it.
Any ideas?
Please help as it was expensive, i'd take it back to the store where i bought it, but it was bought in America and i live in England!
Thanks :)

2007-10-04 03:13:30 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cameras

I am having a problem with phone line noise and intermittant DSL line connection problems. Wehave two modular phone jacks. One has a 2.4Ghz portable phone with a remote base so that both phones can work. That line is filtered at the wall not at the remote base(which cannot be filtered). The Westell 6100 Dual Modem and another phone are hooked up at another jack. The phone there is filtered. I check the line witha Radio Shack detector and it says OK. We also have Caller ID Service as well. We had this problem early on and got another modem. Still persists. The Verizon tech found a bare wire short in the wall jack where the portable phone is located. He attached the black and red wires together so the phone would work. I never re-attached the wired correctly. Could that cause the problem or is the battery in the portable phine gone bad. Or could lightnening damge some thing as well. Thanks for any help. Sometimes the modem disconnects as well. Any thoughts.

2007-10-04 03:11:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Land Phones

303-532-9338

I can't find a listing for it. I am at work so I can't call it either. Anyone willing to call it and find out for me?

2007-10-04 02:46:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Land Phones

My mobile was stolen and when reported to tesco (where purchased) they say they cannot track it. Is there another way of doing so?

2007-10-04 02:26:59 · 19 answers · asked by chijil 2 in Cell Phones & Plans

When 78 of them are wirthless garbage you'd never wtach?

2007-10-04 02:26:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in TVs

It's a daily thing at the moment. I never hear it ring, just get the 'missed call'.
I don't like calling back missed calls, as they always turn out to be sales.
Does anyone have any advice?

2007-10-04 02:17:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

Everytime I try to go to a website it says, that an error has occurred and that I'm not capable of accessing that URL. Why does it say that? Isn't a URL a web address? If not how can I go to a website using my cellphone?

2007-10-04 01:45:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

Standing by the windows doesn't work and is only marginally helpful. I can't mount anything outside either.

2007-10-04 01:19:23 · 5 answers · asked by JonL 1 in Cell Phones & Plans

I have spent a total of 2 hours and 50 minutes this week, listening to a ring tone at the other end of the phone when I try to contact them. I have now informed Ofcom, but has anyone else found that BT have charged them £160 to change providers? It is a residential account and we have never signed any contract or been made aware of any such clause....

2007-10-04 01:02:16 · 6 answers · asked by Madam Rosmerta 5 in Land Phones

I want a computer and a ps3 I would rather get a new computer first before a ps3 but the only problem is that I'm afraid that If I don't get a ps3 now all the 500.00 60GB ps3s will be gone. And then I will be stuck with the 40GB or the 80GB and also those models don't have the backwards compatibility to play ps2/playstation games. I whan't this computer Gateway http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...

2007-10-04 00:50:40 · 9 answers · asked by chris_pusateri 1 in PlayStation

SHould I recharge when there are one or two bars of battery left?

Or when the battery is about to expire?

Or at some other stage?

2007-10-04 00:48:57 · 8 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Cell Phones & Plans

The songs are still on my computer, however, the actual ipod is empty.

I keep getting a message saying:

itunes cannot read the contents of my ipod'

what should i do?

2007-10-04 00:41:14 · 3 answers · asked by Rebz 5 in Music & Music Players