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Do modern built-in DVB-S tuners allow for DiSEqC / USALS control of motorized satellite dishes? If they do, there is no need for HTPC internal DVB-S(2) tuner, is there? :confused: I mean, except if you'd want to record something (or does the TV's built-in tuner do this also)? PS. I did...

I have a mouse button mapped to ALT + F4 to close the active window. Well, it does close any "average" folder (like "My Computer") but not some more "important" ones (like "Device Manager", "System properties", etc.). But I can close those "important" ones when pressing ALT+F4 on a keyboard...

Would closing the rear slots [Antec P182 rear photo @ ImageShack] help with (1) airflow and/or (2) less dust in the case? I rather ask, because I presume/hope that people at Antec know why they didn't close the slots. :p If it is reasonable/advantageous to close the rear slots, how would you...

Relevant pieces: Asus P5K (PAE enabled) 4 x "identical" 1 GiB Amazon.com: Patriot Signature 1 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz Desktop Memory PSD21G8002: Electronics@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21fZRFbJNrL.@@AMEPARAM@@21fZRFbJNrL I know that MB's slots are OK, because I tried all...

(1) Is there anything larger than 24'' (1920x1200) that has a pivot/rotate stand? :confused: E.g. I know that U2711 doesn't and this means extra $$$ for the stand. (2) I could get U2410 revision A05 (though, as you know, only hardware changes were made from A00 to A01). Should I play "the Dell...

The relevant pieces (all stock): C2D E6420 @ 2.13 GHz Asus P5K with latest BIOS (supports FSB @ 1333 MHz and RAM @ 1066 MHz) Patriot DDR2 800 In BIOS I've raised FSB from 266 to 400, which should give 3.2 GHz (which is what it says in POST message). But ... when I get into OS, I see that the...

I've just measured the stand height (to the place where VESA mount is) ... and if it could be done, it would be tight indeed. Anybody already tried this?

For a non-gamer (at least for now ;)) which video card would you pick that would "eat" least possible Watts (and still be "decent")? Is there any other parameter relevant regarding the 2D acceleration? I mean, is there any difference (whatsoever) between low and high-end GPUs in running...

Which would you buy, if you'd have to decide between above (and any other upcoming) tablets? Motorola XOOM seems overpriced, iPad 2 isn't different enough from 1st iPad. Asus Transformer (specs): versatile (can act as a netbook, plenty/enough input ports, 2 cameras) open environment (Android)...

Windows XP, Logitech MX1100 (wireless) and Logitech generic (wired). OS intermittently (in intervals) just stops acknowledging mouse clicks, that is, clicking some window won't bring in front to become an active window. Ignoring the mouse (mainly just LMB) happens every 15 minutes or so...

You know how Firefox (and any of the Open Office, etc.) remember what their last position was? Here is one that won't, no matter if I go File -> Close or File -> Exit, ALT+F4, ... I'd like to have it exactly in upper-left corner (or any other corner), but not a few pixels away from the screen...

Just to google anywhere in house (or anyplace with WiFi / WLAN connectivity) with reasonable display size, ease of use, .... just simple web surfing in kitchen. :) For example: which device cheaper than HTC Touch Pro2 [cnet] would suffice for the above? All I heard of is iPod family (which...

On GeForce 8800GTS 320MB, 2709W and 2209 in Dualview I can't set 27 incher to its native resolution 1920x1200. All I can get is 2*1680x1050 (=native resolution of 2209), which is less than 2560x1600 (=DVI max?). BUT 1680x1050 + 1920x1200 is also less than 2560x1600! :confused: 2209: has...

In course of solving a problem with new RAM sticks I've ran simplest tests comparing the difference of 2GB memory vs 4GB, and since I've got some neat graphs, why not share it, in case anybody is contemplating "upgrade" (you can optionally remove quotation marks as you interpret the graphs:))...

I upgraded from 2GB to 4GB (4x1GB) RAM. Windows Task Manager -> Performance tab shows numbers under graphs (Totals, Physical Memory, Commit Charge, Kernel Memory). Before upgrade (with 2GB) those numbers showed almost instantly ... now it takes roughly 3+ seconds. 1) Does Windows Task...

I've been searching the web for a few days now and couldn't find even un-solved forum question.:eek: (Guess I couldn't make the correct literal warning query that 'Control Panel' gives when it refuses to rotate.) It says something like: I get this refusal even on fresh Windows XP start...

First I was certain to buy a 30''; Samsung 305T+ looked most "best buy" for €1200. Now I'm not sure whether I should go for 275T+ for €920? I already have Samsung 204B [1600 x 1200] which I intend(ed) to rotate [1200 x 1600] and place 305T+ [2560 x 1600] next to it. (BTW, 204B rotated gets hit...