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Negative Sun

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Posted in: WVC1 Codec
  Negative Sun
12-22-2007, 8:00 PM
#7
WMP11 is so much prettier and it comes with this uber-cool color chooser thing, compared to IE7 it's like...mighty good, me likey :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: He's back! Hail to the king, baby!
  Negative Sun
12-23-2007, 6:14 AM
#12
Duke pwns! Can't wait!!!...  [Read More]
Posted in: New GPU - Advice
  Negative Sun
12-11-2007, 4:47 PM
#4
HD3870 for all the reasons mentioned above......  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best _FREE_ DVD player program?
  Negative Sun
12-17-2007, 5:00 PM
#16
You can never have enough filters when you're a media whore... *tag* Serpentine is a media whore now....  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best _FREE_ DVD player program?
  Negative Sun
12-16-2007, 5:29 PM
#14
My link is easier, it only involves one click and installs everything :p...  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best _FREE_ DVD player program?
  Negative Sun
12-16-2007, 7:09 AM
#12
If you're using XP I stick by my previous post, there's no need for any other standalone players when WMP (or WMP Classic if your prefer) can handle anything from music to vids to dvds etc......  [Read More]
Posted in: What's the best _FREE_ DVD player program?
  Negative Sun
12-14-2007, 6:27 AM
#10
XP Codec Pack (http://www.xpcodecpack.com/) I use it with WMP11 and never have I shoved anything in my DVD-drive or opened anything it can't handle :)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Funny sound stuff going on...
  Negative Sun
12-06-2007, 5:45 AM
#6
lolz.... maybe you should take over his tech reporter job too :) Pay's crap though :p glad its fixed ;) mtfbwya hahaha the only reason I was able to fix it was because NS messed around with it lol. I like to prove a point from time to time :) Ed...  [Read More]
Posted in: Funny sound stuff going on...
  Negative Sun
12-05-2007, 5:33 AM
#4
Hey Negative Sun's Fiancee here, managed to fix it for him.It was something in control panel>sound/audio>audio default device... See sometimes they just don't listen!!...  [Read More]
Posted in: Funny sound stuff going on...
  Negative Sun
12-05-2007, 5:18 AM
#3
so you mean stuff like youtube has no sound ?? But mp3 play fine in winamp/wmp/whatever ??? Is it just FF or does it do it in IE as well... you could have a broken plugin ?? mtfbwya Yeah everything plays fine on WMP. It's IE as well as FF...it's g...  [Read More]
Posted in: Funny sound stuff going on...
  Negative Sun
12-04-2007, 5:44 PM
#1
Right I seem to have lost my sound, but only online!!! I've re-installed flash player since most online sound is played through that on my machine...I'd investigate it a bit further myself but I've just come back from day 6 of an 8 day work marathon...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Negative Sun
12-07-2007, 5:25 PM
#41
I was gonna mention that too Astro, I'd watch the PSU even on that second case you posted Niner, a seperate one is almost always the way to go, especially if you're going to be using high-end components like that...(or you can go SFF like Astro and j...  [Read More]
Posted in: VirtualBox, WinXP/Linux Virtualization and so forth...(Vista too maybe)
  Negative Sun
11-25-2007, 8:54 AM
#14
There's only one way to find out though... :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-22-2007, 7:32 PM
#73
Hmmm, looks like AMD took some advice and focused a bit more on the lower-end market, which is good for them cause those are the kind of GPUs they'd sell in cheap Dell or other branded systems, which isn't too bad for AMD if it proves to be good valu...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-21-2007, 2:57 PM
#71
More news peeps: 16-page Phenom review including overclocking results! (http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-phenom.html) Very interesting stuff, and I think the reviewer is spot on, AMD will have to focus more on the mid-range market an...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-15-2007, 7:39 PM
#70
Heres one for the 'mind boggling' category.... 3D Surrounding Gate Transistor Technology could clock 50Ghz (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/08/unisantis_and_ime_3d_transistor/) Sure its just R&D phase, but the potential for such a thing......  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-15-2007, 2:35 AM
#68
I never knew that, thanks Q, so it definitely seems we haven't seen the Phenom's full potential yet, with maybe lower-clocked version able to OC to mad levels like the good 'ol days... @ Astro: Yes Dual-Sli with a pair of Ultras is gonna be much eas...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-13-2007, 7:04 PM
#65
Nice one stinger, I hadn't heard of that before it should definitely be quite interesting for the budget end of the market, which is where most of the sales are anyways... @ Astro: I wonder what PSU they used for that lolz On a more serious note, I...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-12-2007, 8:01 PM
#62
The G92 version of the 8800 GTS debuted today. (http://www.nvidia.com/object/io_1197381522840.html) It's speced with a 256-bit bus like the 8800 GT but has bumped up timings for all three clocks and an additional 16 stream processors. Anandtech's re...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-09-2007, 5:47 PM
#60
Here's a wee update: GDDR5 by Samsung, world's fastest memory (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/601746/samsung-develops-worlds-fastest-memory--gddr5.html) Very interesting, even though it won't be reality for a while, but it might take that long for...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-05-2007, 6:04 PM
#59
Nah it was Digitimes allright I remember the layout...I'd look for the page on it but for some reason that's all members only now, strange...lolz Seems like the internet doesn't support us when we're trying to prove a point :p...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-04-2007, 5:38 PM
#57
Mind you Digitimes is also the site that had a list of upcoming nVidia GPUs in the 8-series and listed ones like the 8900 etc...So it's all purely speculation I'd say, but nVidia might be jumping on Ati's bandwagon after they switched from HD2000 to...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
12-01-2007, 5:58 PM
#55
I wasn't talking about the reliability of the article Char Ell, more about the whole concept in general ;) The 8800 isn't quite on its last legs yet IMO, and introducing another range (unless it hardcore only) will only hinder themselves....  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
11-30-2007, 5:19 PM
#53
^ Couldn't agree more :) Here's (http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/29/amd-messed-christmas) an interesting article on the whole AMD vs Intel situation and what it means to us (the consumer) and what it might bring in the future......  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Negative Sun
11-27-2007, 6:40 PM
#51
*Hardcovers ! ugh. hyper inflated price and dimensions - never again I couldn't agree more with this one though :p More news: Get it dun yer neck! HD3870 XFire Vs 8800GT Sli with benchmarks!!! (http://en.expreview.com/?p=53) And surprisingly (or may...  [Read More]
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