Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-26 Thread Jeff Miles
I'm still way behind on my email. Now mostly because of jury duty. Thank God that's over. Before I start I wan't to admit I know nothing about the specs or tech of any of this. I've also been thinking about a new HDTV. Over the past year I heard that Sharp was no longer

Re: [CGUYS] LCD HDTV

2010-03-26 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 6:08 AM, Jeff Miles jmile...@charter.net wrote:        Anyway, I've been comparing the different brands simply by visual inspection at Costco. They have carried the Sharp, Panasonic, Visio(?) and some others I can't remember off the top of my head. The Panasonic did

Re: [CGUYS] what DVD-R to buy

2010-03-26 Thread rleesimon
I will need to make DVDs from AVI to watch on a typical TV DVD player both in the US Region I and in Belgium Region II where I have a built in DVD Region II player and a stand alone DVD player region free. What disks should I purchase to have the greatest ease of both recording the DVDs and

[CGUYS] Replacement large format scanner

2010-03-26 Thread David Turk
Our Widecom 936SLC single line contact scanner (also called a roll scanner) is acting up (scanned image has image alternating with white bands). The last time something like this happened, it was a bent pin on the SCSI cable. I've tried a new cable, with no luck. While I'm having it checked

Re: [CGUYS] wireless broadband

2010-03-26 Thread Jim
If she is going to use a laptop then check this out: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband It is pay as you go. Or as you consume it. No contract. Pay only for what and when. I have read that this is utilizing the Sprint network though it is sold as Virgin mobile. For any who

Re: [CGUYS] what DVD-R to buy

2010-03-26 Thread Robert Carroll
There are differences in quality with DVDs. Some brands will not play on older DVD players as well as other brands. What this means is that if you are making a lot of DVDs, some brands will have more duds in a box than will other brands. For single-layer DVDs, I recommend the Taiyo Yuden

Re: [CGUYS] what DVD-R to buy

2010-03-26 Thread chad evans wyatt
Robert, may I tag along here?  I have had some real problems labeling Memorex lightscribe DVD's.  Any thoughts? --- On Fri, 3/26/10, Robert Carroll carrollcompu...@gmail.com wrote: From: Robert Carroll carrollcompu...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CGUYS] what DVD-R to buy To: