Re: [CGUYS] Camcorder with hi-res stills

2008-01-06 Thread gerald
some of the jvc's do 2500 x 2000, which is about 200 dpi on a 9 x 14. * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list:

Re: [CGUYS] Photographic slide/negative digitizer?

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Piwowar
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/74083.asp?promo=slide Looks like junk. I think this is just a 5MP digital camera put in a box with its focus fixed to a fixed distance. 1800 dpi sounds like a lot but isn't because 35mm slides are small. Slide scanners usually operate at 4000, 6000, or 8000 dpi

Re: [CGUYS] Just a silly observation: future???

2008-01-06 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
This is the FCC's take on the rules. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html They have to allow you some antenna unless they don't. There are small stealthy antennas that work in the UHF range where the HD/Digital signals are. On Jan 4, 2008 12:03 PM, Michel Lowe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Plenty

Re: [CGUYS] Laptop Wireless Connection

2008-01-06 Thread John DeCarlo
On Jan 3, 2008 12:47 PM, Jay Montero [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My daughter's new HP laptop with Vista works fine except when it goes to sleep it disconnects from the wireless router. She can reconnect manually no problem. But is there any way to reconnect automatically (or better yet stay

Re: [CGUYS] Building Your Own TIVO

2008-01-06 Thread Tony B
Yes, but so does this device featured in the NY Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06novel.html At $200 (street) it would probably be cheaper than trying to upgrade that old computer in the closet, not to mention the hassle of trying to get Linux working yourself. Probably

Re: [CGUYS] Camcorder with hi-res stills

2008-01-06 Thread gerald
At 04:14 PM 1/5/2008, you wrote: Now I just need a larger card. My 512mb ain't going to cut it if I decide to start taking movies. Panasonic recommends a 10mb high speed card, what ever that is. Anyway, this camera has more features sdhc for the player, coach and fan:

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 5 Jan 2008 - Special issue (#2008-25)

2008-01-06 Thread Jay Montero
I watch on my Samsung 42 DLP connected through a HDMI port. :-) on Sat, 5 Jan 2008, Tony B wrote: So do you have to watch this material through the 6200? Or the HD5000? Or is it easy to watch it all over the house? *

Re: [CGUYS] Camcorder with hi-res stills

2008-01-06 Thread Jeff Wright
I was looking at the Lumix (I can't help but read that as lummox) and the Canon S5. Both are very nice cameras and are priced about the same. I ended up getting the Canon as it has the hot shoe and uses AA batteries, as opposed to the proprietary battery that Panasonic uses. Also, after reading

Re: [CGUYS] Camcorder with hi-res stills

2008-01-06 Thread Jeff Wright
I forgot to mention the variable, camcorder-like LCD screen that the Canon has. It can fold into the camera altogether and present the plastic back of the screen, letting you use only the view finder. I liked that feature over the fixed screen on the Panasonic. It helps protect the screen and

Re: [CGUYS] Camcorder with hi-res stills

2008-01-06 Thread Site Guy
I can second your familiarity point. I bought the S5 for my wife and because the setup and menu is so like the Canon A620 the learning curve was almost nonexistent. - Original Message - From: Jeff Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Sunday, January 06,

Re: [CGUYS] USB Audio Interface

2008-01-06 Thread Steve Rigby
On Jan 5, 2008, at 8:58 PM, b_s-wilk wrote: This Mac, and several others, has RCA audio in/out [and S-Video + composite] as part of the standard configuration. That, along with Roxio's CD Spin Doctor, has been excellent for converting our huge audio collection [used to do work for radio

[CGUYS] Aspire Laptop Comments?

2008-01-06 Thread Richard P.
Looking at an Aspire laptop, AS5720-4126 at Microcenter: http://tinyurl.com/2zxdzg The specs have the basics of what is needed in a laptop and it looks and works nicely. Other than it being Vista as well as not being an Mac (Tom ;-) ), is this a safe buy? I don't have any experience with Acer

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-06 Thread Stephen Brownfield
DirecTV stated the following when I asked them: Standard, non-high-definition DIRECTV satellite equipment will not be obsolete when the broadcast industry converts from an analog to digital format. Because DIRECTV equipment and broadcast centers are already digital, we must convert the

Re: [CGUYS] COMPUTERGUYS-L Digest - 5 Jan 2008 - Special issue (#2008-25)

2008-01-06 Thread Tony B
But that doesn't answer either of my questions. Okay, I don't think the 6200 has HDMI out so I've taken the time to look up the HD5000. Wow - at $400 I bet that's going to be more than most people thought your whole home made PVR cost! And you still can't watch a recording anywhere but right in

Re: [CGUYS] Aspire Laptop Comments?

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Piwowar
Looking at an Aspire laptop, AS5720-4126 at Microcenter: http://tinyurl.com/2zxdzg The specs have the basics of what is needed in a laptop and it looks and works nicely. Other than it being Vista as well as not being an Mac (Tom ;-) ), is this a safe buy? I don't have any experience with Acer

Re: [CGUYS] Building Your Own TIVO

2008-01-06 Thread Jay Montero
I think I ended up spending around $300. I bought a lot of stuff on eBay and got great deals such as the case cost me nothing after rebates from NewEgg. I think the hard drive was a left over from a previous machine. on Sun, 6 Jan 2008, Site Guy wrote: What is the cost so far?

Re: [CGUYS] DTV future

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Piwowar
The answer avoids an important issue. The aspect ratio of SD vs. HD is different. This means that your already small SD screen will be made even smaller when the HD size picture is letterboxed to fit on your SD screen. I bet you won't like it. DirecTV stated the following when I asked them:

[CGUYS] Voting Perfection

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Piwowar
Great long article in the NY Times... Can You Count on Voting Machines? www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/magazine/06Vote-t.html?pagewanted=1ref=magazine Perfection isnt possible, of course; every voting system has flaws. So historically, the public and candidates for public office have grudgingly

Re: [CGUYS] Aspire Laptop Comments?

2008-01-06 Thread gerald
bought an Asus laptop for wife for kitchen use. bought it on price alone. added some ram. still running fine after 2 years of hard use. it is not transported, which is the real laptop killer. sits on a countertop covered in flour, olive oil, etc. when she was employed, she drug a laptop

Re: [CGUYS] perfection

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Piwowar
Shows what happens when you give a barbarian a meter. Yeah, but it's data. How good the data is may be open to interpretation, but it's a lot better than arbitrary statements about what format sounds better. Data is not the same as information. It may even me misinformation. If he finds such a

Re: [CGUYS] Building Your Own TIVO

2008-01-06 Thread Tom Piwowar
Yes, but so does this device featured in the NY Times today: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/business/06novel.html At $200 (street) Wow. This looks very interesting. But trying to figure out what they really are offering is like reading tea leaves. What can it really do?

Re: [CGUYS] Recovering encrypted data?

2008-01-06 Thread John Mealey III
Hey! You would not need the body, just the correct finger Ugh, did I actually say that? John Mealey -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Announcements and Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tony B Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 2:53 PM To: