Recent content by Gmeister

Just found out Open Office can be used with Vista, which is sweet. The only problem is that I want a program like Outlook. If Open Office offered that, I'd be all over it.

I keep hearing that the X-Fi drivers for Vista are not good at this moment. Is it really that bad where the audio experience is crippled compared to that on XP? This is the only thing that is keeping me from upgrading to Vista. If anyone could give me their impressions, I'd appreciate it.

Does Vista Ultimate come with Microsoft Office?

I've placed an order for an evga 8800gtx at ZZF. I like the x1900xtx, but I've been wanting to play oblivion at a smooth framerate which a x1900xtx does not do well. I still might cancel though since Oblivion doesn't seem reason enough to upgrade to an 8800gtx even though I know other games will...

There's two annoying problems though. If you notice while playing, there is vertical banding. Also, the Xbox 360 image is being stretched. It's ouputting in full screen a 16:9 image. That means there is some anamorphic distortion since the NEC 20wmgx2 is a 16:10. The Xbox 360 does not support a...

The 37 inch Westinghouse is 1080p (1920x1080p) versus the NEC 20WMGX2 that has a native resolution of 1680x1050.

You can set the aspect ratio. I have my Xbox360 hooked up this monitor via component connection and it keeps the 16:9 aspect ratio. You can set the aspect ration when in component video (normal, wide, 1:1, full). I keep it on normal which stretches the image while keeping the 16:9 aspect ratio.

Actually, I am mistaken if the Samsung 215tw does 720p via component. I guess that makes it another good solution assuming it keeps the 16:9 aspect ratio. I'd still be hesistant to buy the Samsung considering it uses the same panel that is on the Gateway and I was not impressed with the Gateway.

Yes, I know from first hand experience. I bought the Gateway 2185 in December and it had a very dark output in component. Even if I adjusted the brightness to maximum, it was still too dark. That's not even including the fact the monitor uses a PVA panel so it already has the inhernet flaw that...

NEC Multisync 20WMGX2 blows all those monitors away. The component output on this monitor is great with my Xbox 360. The component connection on this sucker supports 720p and 1080i. I use 720p. For those other monitors: Gateway 2185 - too dark Dell 2405- input lag and 1080i (some have...

Trust me, I just got the NEC Multisync 20WMGX2. It's a 20inch widescreen monitor that has a native resolution of 1680x1050 and double as a TV. I have the Xbox 360 hooked up to it's component connection and it looks awesome. I can recommend this monitor without hesitation. I've had the Gateway...

Yea, I bought the NEC 20WMGX2! I'll be posting pics sometime this week. I'll have the Xbox360 hooked up to the component connection which should be an awesome experience with this monitor. This is the monitor I should've bought from the beginning. I've owned the Gateway 2185, Dell...

i think Bethesda knew that HDR+AA could be enabled the whole time. It's just there deal with Nvidia that made them lie about it.

Has anyone here testsd the 215TW component's output. I'm wondering how 720p content looks on it. The Gateway FPD2185w's component output was dark.

That looks awesome. I'm definitely thinking about buying one.