Re: [H] Tripplite VS APC

2005-06-21 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 01:21 AM 18/06/2005, joeuser wrote: APC is great but for the value minded Tripplite is the way I go. So you're saying that APC is worth the extra money? Or that APC has a bigger name and therefore can command a higher price? T

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Brian Weeden
If you have some DIY skills I highly recommend Madisound: http://www.madisound.com They sell very good quality speakers parts and kits. Most audiophiles I know that build and sell speakers buy their parts from there. You can find some very good prices on speakers as long as you are willing to

Re: [H] DiVX 6 Released

2005-06-21 Thread Brian Weeden
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/video/20050617/index.html Tom's Hardware does a pretty good review of Divx 6 and comparison to the other codecs. Looks like the software they were given has all the little tweaks and options we we looking for in Divx Converter. Also they were able to

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Ben Ruset
You'll need external amps for MB Quarts and most Infinity's. I get the feeling that he just wants to replace the stock speakers, so any Pioneer or Kenwood speaker should do just fine, and not break the bank. Brian Weeden wrote: If you don't want to DIY I have always been a big fan of MB

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Brian Weeden
On 6/21/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'll need external amps for MB Quarts and most Infinity's. I get the feeling that he just wants to replace the stock speakers, so any Pioneer or Kenwood speaker should do just fine, and not break the bank. True. Sorry, some of us get all fired

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread CW
I've always used MB Quartz and been pretty happy. -Original message- From: Brian Weeden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:33:26 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations... If you have some DIY skills I highly recommend Madisound:

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Ben Ruset
I used to be really big into car audio myself. Now I find that my iPod + iTrip, stock Jeep stereo and Infinity basslink do it fine for me. :) Brian Weeden wrote: On 6/21/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You'll need external amps for MB Quarts and most Infinity's. I get the feeling that

[H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread GM
The construction crew is outside now putting in Verizon's fiber. Can't wait..15Mps down 2Mps up for $49/month.

Re: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread Harry McGregor
If you can, keep them from removing your copper. If they remove it, you are stuck verizon, and only verizon, none of the CLECs can come in on Verizon's fiber. Harry On Tue, 2005-06-21 at 18:06 -0500, GM wrote: The construction crew is outside now putting in Verizon's

RE: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
Isn't this service named FIOS? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of GM Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 4:07 PM To: Hardwere List Subject: [H] FTTP The construction crew is outside now putting in Verizon's fiber. Can't wait..15Mps down 2Mps

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Brian Weeden
On 6/21/05, Ben Ruset [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I used to be really big into car audio myself. Now I find that my iPod + iTrip, stock Jeep stereo and Infinity basslink do it fine for me. :) All depends on personal tastes. I can notice things in audio playback that my girlfriend doesn't. And if

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 08:07 PM 6/21/2005, Brian Weeden typed: I can notice things in audio playback that my girlfriend doesn't. That's unusual because women can usually hear better than we men. And if you have a Jeep sound quality is probably pretty low down the priority list as it is :) Depending on the

Re: [H] Car speaker recommendations...

2005-06-21 Thread Ben Ruset
Yeah, that's true. I don't want expensive components that might get submerged by water. :) http://www.njpinebarrens.com/bruset/gallery/main.php/download/305-1/DSCF0013%20_Medium_.JPG Plus you can barely hear the radio with the top down and the doors off. Brian Weeden wrote: On 6/21/05, Ben

Re: [H] Tripplite VS APC

2005-06-21 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 11:29 AM 21/06/2005, joeuser wrote: Let's put it this way; when I have a client that demands the best, has the money, AND does not tolerate downtime or other issues well - They get the VERY best. In this case, they would get APC every time. Ok, excellent. I've always liked APC, and it's

Re: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread Winterlight
$49 per month... what do they charge you for setup? Is it a special modem? At 06:43 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote: YesFTTP..Fiber To The Premise (copper stays in home...Cat5) - Original Message - From: Mesdaq, Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com

RE: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
You can only get it where verizon is your local phone company right? I have been looking for a place in san diego with the service because I will move there just for the bandwidth. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread Greg Sevart
Exciting times. Verizon is in full FIOS deployment modeCox has a new 9/1 tier in AZ and a 15/2 tier in Virginia. DOCSIS 3 (if we ever see it) promises up to 160mbit/s by using multiple channels. BellSouth and SBC are in the beginning stages of deploying FTTN (Fiber to the Node), and using

Re: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread TX-GM
NoWe can 't get Verizon phone service, just lucky that they picked this community. You can only get it where verizon is your local phone company right? I have been looking for a place in san diego with the service because I will move there just for the bandwidth. -Original

Re: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread TX-GM
They will wave setup..they even supply a router that say you have to use but I don't really think that is true. - Original Message - From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [H] FTTP

[H] new MB

2005-06-21 Thread FORC5
seriously looking at this MB http://www.ecsusa.com/products/kN1.html my asus mb's have been very temperamental about exiting from bios and memory, and THEY CAN NOT KEEP DECENT TIME : :-} opinions appreciated have had good luck with ECS in customer boxes. fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) -- The truth is

Re: [H] FTTP

2005-06-21 Thread joeuser
I just plug into the wall... it's like a WAN. Winterlight wrote: $49 per month... what do they charge you for setup? Is it a special modem? At 06:43 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote: YesFTTP..Fiber To The Premise (copper stays in home...Cat5) - Original Message - From: Mesdaq,

RE: [H] new MB

2005-06-21 Thread Chris Reeves
It's a very by-the-book Nvidia Reference Ultra 4 chipset.. I may be totally alone in this, but if you follow Nvidia's reference, the boards are so damn close what sets them apart are the bells and whistles. So far, I've had pretty good luck with this board. Between it and the Foxconn NFU8K