Accessible PC to TV devices?

2011-10-01 Thread Kathy S.
Hey, all, I'm thinking about buying a Roku so that we can watch programs streamed from our Windows 7 PC to our TV. Anyone have any ideas about this? Is there something better? We're mostly interested in things like dvd's that our PC canplay but our dvd player can't, (okay, that's not really

two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread aadorno1
hi list I have two questions about sound cards. the first question is what is a good sound card for the PC, I am thinking about getting studio play list and I am looking for a good sound card. my second question is, I mentioned above that I am getting studio play list and I am wondering if I

RE: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Hamit Campos
The coolest USB sound card that I've seen is the Sound Devices USB Pre2. I know they call it an audio inter-face, but to me that's just another fancy shmancy word for a a pro sound card. It's $650 though. Well worth it in my openion but I know some people don't want to spend a lot no mater what.

RE: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. I use Station Playlist on a laptop with no problem. It works fine. As for a USB sound card, I'm happy with the Startech card I got from my local computer store. If I remember correctly it cost me only $25. It sounds quite good to me over my Bose Acoustic Wave. Have a good day. Kevin

Re: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Byron Stephens
The creative x-fi series will be good for ither desk top or laptop. They do have an external card that can be used on ither type of computer system. - Original Message - From: aadorno1 angel.ador...@verizon.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, October

Re: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread aadorno1
thanks so much I will look at that one. - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 10:42 AM Subject: RE: two questions about sound cards. The coolest USB sound card that I've seen

Re: encoding older music

2011-10-01 Thread Dave Scrimenti
I think the best thing to do is just encode some CD's of older recordings at different bit rates. Then have someone give you a blind test to find out if you hear the difference, and how much. - Original Message - From: André van Deventer andred...@webafrica.org.za To: 'PC Audio

Re: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Dave Bahr
yeah that's the one I have, I did a conversion project of about 200 records over the summer for an audio archive and that card, the sb x-fi 5.1 pro external usb card, worked fantastically. I'm curious about this other 650 dollar card though, really? 650 dollars? That seems rather outlandish,

RE: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Hamit Campos
This one's pretty cool too from what I've heard. I've never used one, I don't have one, but from what I've read on Dell's page on them since they cell them, it sounds pretty cool for a consumer card. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org

RE: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Hamit Campos
You're welcome, It really is cool. Go to Blind cool tech.com and listen to Neal Ewer's pod cast of the Sound Devices 744-T recorder in the 2005 aercives, or listen to his Zoom H4N podcast at the part where he tries the Rode NT1-A mike. It's the second recorder he uses. This wil show you what it

RE: encoding older music

2011-10-01 Thread Steve Jacobson
Keep in mind that you don't know the history of anything you get free from the web. For example, if you find a site with higher bit rates, you don't know if there wasn't a point where it existed at a lower bit rate. You can't really get sound back that was once lost. When you convert

RE: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Hamit Campos
I know, I kind of thought the same thing. What $650? Are they insaine? But then I went on to read that the Mike Preamps are thoughs of the 744-T recorder which is $4000. So, I imagin that everything else sounds just as good. Like I said, go to www.blindcooltech.com and listen to Neal Ewers's Pod

Logitech Squeezebox Boom Media Player availability in Australia

2011-10-01 Thread Dane trethowan
Hi! Okay, here's yet another place this player can be bought from, http://www.radioparts.com.au/ProdView.aspx?popup=1Category=SXAA4515Product=34593200ProdDesc=SBBOOM+LOGITECH+SQUEEZE+BOX+BOOM If you go to the above web site you'll also be able to read probably one of the best descriptions of

Re: encoding older music

2011-10-01 Thread Dave Scrimenti
Very true. Interestingly, yesterday I was listening to a performance of excerpts from Bach's B Minor Mass on YouTube that was taken from a cassette. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNe3OR9ACRc - Original Message - From: Steve Jacobson steve.jacob...@visi.com To: PC Audio Discussion List

Re: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Dave Scrimenti
There's a big difference between consumer and pro cards. It depends on what you need. The Sound Devices stuff is made for professional recording, and it does the job well, but it may be overkill for most people. - Original Message - From: Dave Bahr dcba...@gmail.com To: PC Audio

RE: two questions about sound cards.

2011-10-01 Thread Hamit Campos
Yeah, I guess. I was just putting it out there. There are some things that may be over kill for me too in the end, but I love sound Devices stuff, and so I figured, that when I can, I'll get it, and therefore have the coolest audio ever, and I have these other things handy should I need them since