Consumer Electronics - 11 October 2007

Two part question please answer thank you.

Part One.
I get these international calls that are showing up on my caller id as Private Numbers instead of unknown numbers. Why is that? Are they from cheap virtual numbers, vonage, phone cards or somethang?


Part Two.
What is the difference between "Private Number" and "Unknown Number" on caller ID??? which one can you block with *77 turned ON ??


Thank you sirs!

2007-10-11 23:33:36 · 10 answers · asked by Sammy 1 in Land Phones

I want to use my controllers on my friends PS3, but when i pres the PS button the LED's just flash and turn off. Do i have to do anything to sync it up eg: USB cable or something? and if so can i still use them on my own console?
Thanks.

2007-10-11 21:16:30 · 3 answers · asked by slrhys05 1 in PlayStation

This isn't really a question its more of a debate.
I am sick of reading the Xbox fans saying the PS3 is crap, or always breaking down, or not having any good games etc.
It's all bullsh*t.
The Xbox 360 is good, but not better than the ps3. The Ps3 has a hell of a lot more power than the 360 and there are several games that are coming out that will start using a good portion of the Ps3 like
Metal Gear Solid 4
Gran Turismo HD
GTA 4
Final Fantasy just to name a few.
Also, The Ps3 3 is more reliable than the 360.
sure the 360 is cheaper, but 30% of them break down and you have to send away for a new 360.The PS3 has something like a 0.5% Breakdown percentage which is a lot lower.
Also the Ps3 has a Blueray player, inbuilt Wifi and Bluetooth.
To play the Xbox online you have to Pay money, the ps3 has everything built in and it is totally free to play.
Also, The Xbox fans r tellin people to get xbox 360 coz of Halo3, that seems 2 be the only advantge to Xbox 360
Whos with me

2007-10-11 21:08:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in PlayStation

if i set my tv next to my monitor and follow your directions that you give me in IM would you help me install kubuntu?

2007-10-11 20:42:29 · 1 answers · asked by the one and only robertc1985 4 in PlayStation

2007-10-11 20:15:40 · 1 answers · asked by mohannad r 2 in Cell Phones & Plans

2007-10-11 19:43:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cameras

2007-10-11 19:12:13 · 8 answers · asked by markito 1 in PlayStation

2007-10-11 19:09:07 · 2 answers · asked by tezzgw 1 in TVs

2007-10-11 19:06:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cameras

I know there is and 2.35:1 and 1.85:1 aspect ratios for widescreen dvds. Whats the difference on these and what do they use in theater? Does the picture get distorted or cramped when being transfered to dvd?

2007-10-11 18:49:44 · 6 answers · asked by Coma White 5 in Home Theater

Im in the US In california

2007-10-11 18:11:41 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Music & Music Players

common people where is a program that converts to divx with subtitles

2007-10-11 17:51:23 · 1 answers · asked by Double Trouble!!! 1 in TiVO & DVRs

i'm really into photography, but my photos never turn out. i'm trying to save for a new camera. (canon eos, panasonic lumix) but i'm not sure which one to get!
how do you take pics like this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/latitudes/142413634/
and this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisdoc/329062221/
does it matter the camera? do you need special lenses? help!
(my current camera is a crappy hp r607 photosmart with a crappy iso of only 400!-if you know any tricks for that camera, let me know!)

2007-10-11 17:42:10 · 15 answers · asked by GLgirl 2 in Cameras

What's some websites other than overstock.com were u can get really good deals on electronic items???

2007-10-11 17:36:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Electronics

We all know T-mobile sucks but I am stuck between cingular (prepaid) or verizon (prepaid).
thank you in advanced.

2007-10-11 16:45:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

I dont have the money for a PC upgrade and I dont want the Wii. Im deciding between the Xbox 360 and the PS3, but have lately been leaning towards the PS3. If i get the 360, then I would buy the HD DVD player which will add up to make the xbox more expensive than the PS3 which come with the Blue-ray player. Also, the PS3 is a much more powerful system hardware wise. The only thing that bother me about it is that there is not nearly as much content available for it as for the Xbox 360. Should I get it or reconsider the Xbox?

2007-10-11 16:39:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in PlayStation

Hey. I want to get a digital camrea, but what is a kind that has a reasonable price thats still good quality?

2007-10-11 16:25:06 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cameras

2007-10-11 16:19:53 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in PlayStation

2007-10-11 16:14:46 · 2 answers · asked by Pilgrim in the land of the lost 5 in Cameras

About a week ago, my mom bought me an HDTV for my birthday. I had a digital cable box, but it was standard because my old TV was not HD. Anyways, the cable company told me to call this number in order to activate it. That is what I had to do with my old box. This box for some reason activated by itself, and a light comes on labeled bypass. Then, I noticed that all the preium channels came up. On my old box, a confirmation screen came up saying it would charge $15 a month. So I have all these channels, and on my online cable bill, It is like I never had acsess to them. They obviously gave me a company box they were not suppost to give out, or one screwd up box. Should I tell them? Or keep my mouth shut? One of my friends from school's dad works for the cable company. I will 100% bring it up to him because he wont give a crap. P.S its Time Warner Cable

2007-10-11 15:44:23 · 2 answers · asked by KillaMike 2 in TVs

that is, without going through all the trouble of getting into pc hd and shrinking it etc.???? do these new dvd recorders have adjustments to lower quality and record slower or something? what is the deal. i have a library to transfer. help?

2007-10-11 15:06:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home Theater

I really want to purchase a PS3, but i recently heard that they were doing away with the 60GB version. That makes me wonder when/if they are going to drop the price again on the 80GB version. I don't want to buy the 80GB if they are going to drop the price anytime soon. Any ideas?

2007-10-11 14:58:59 · 5 answers · asked by mw_03_2004 1 in PlayStation

So which frequency range is best for portable speakers, i want them to be loud

a frequency of 150Hz-20kHz
or a frequency range of 60 Hz to 33 kHz ?

which one is lets say the loudest because i want portable speakers that would be loud enough to fill a fairly large room.

Thank you!

2007-10-11 14:55:19 · 3 answers · asked by Bluebear 2 in Other - Electronics

2007-10-11 14:55:11 · 7 answers · asked by jonathan l 1 in PlayStation

How do you change your shutter speed on Video Cameras?

2007-10-11 14:54:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Camcorders

I have a 5.1 home theatre system in my living room. I have my dvd player hooked up through coaxial audio and my digital cable through optical audio. When I am watching tv, and when set up for dolby digital, sound only comes out through the center speaker and subwoofer on most stations. The other speakers put out some fuzz noise with a little bit of garbled audio. When I change the settings to stereo, all speakers are used. Am I donig something wrong? I spent 30 bucks on those 2 wires and I expected better sound quality. I also hear a slight fuzz in the speakers too. Maybe everything is fine, but I expected more. p.s. my system has a few different dolby digital settings, but they all come out with the same result.

2007-10-11 14:54:05 · 2 answers · asked by bjagd02 1 in Home Theater

What does it cost? Can you do it yourself?

2007-10-11 14:52:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in TVs

360 games are overrated like halo the reason it was sold is because it got hyped i mean comon everytime theres a commercial of a multiplatform game the commercial makes it look like its a 360 exclusive and what happenned to the ps3 ads

and now Haze that game can be our Halo if that game gets alot of hype the xbots will be crying why is it a ps3 exclusive that game looks so tight but they got 2 hype it

2007-10-11 14:50:02 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in PlayStation

I am going to buy a new 46inch lcd tv, but I don't know which is better. A sony bravia xbr or a samsung. here are the links


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8458509&type=product&id=1184767919423

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665153947

2007-10-11 14:46:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in TVs

There's a certain number which has been prank calling us for a while now. Is there a way to block this number? Is it something you need to pay for?

Thanks:)

2007-10-11 14:40:35 · 4 answers · asked by msym83 2 in Land Phones