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Astrotoy7

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Posted in: Anyone know Q Basic? I need help...
  Astrotoy7
02-13-2008, 3:50 AM
#3
hey JKLE, if youre willing to give it a little while longer, someone around here may be able to help :) The clever coder types pop in a bit less frequently :) In the interim, im sure you could find a more specific help forum for this stuff ? good l...  [Read More]
Posted in: Video encoding problems...
  Astrotoy7
02-11-2008, 9:20 AM
#11
yap yap MS proprietary crap :p why not simply use stuff that's at least not tied to Microsoft only? i'll check myself what's going on here laterz ;~~~~ its not that crap actually - the xml wrapper serves a very handy purpose - its just annoying to...  [Read More]
Posted in: Video encoding problems...
  Astrotoy7
02-09-2008, 9:04 AM
#9
However. Of course it does. :) *runs and tries* ouch>> not too happy with dvrms at all. If you can manage to get a file open, then its extremely sensitive to sync errors(not uncommon in HDTV caps), requiring you to get another app to try fix....  [Read More]
Posted in: Video encoding problems...
  Astrotoy7
02-08-2008, 1:07 PM
#7
It superseded everything else I had concerning A/V editing/cutting/converting, mostly by "just doin' it by point'n'click" instead of fuzzy command line hacks, no command line! how dull for you Ray. Do you know if avidemux does dvrms(recor...  [Read More]
Posted in: Video encoding problems...
  Astrotoy7
02-05-2008, 11:42 PM
#2
negsun, may I ask why you are attempting such an endeavor, mpeg4 and mp4 fall in the same umbrella of filters. The compression differences from a filesize point of view are not going to be staggering from what you have in the xvid -- unless you reall...  [Read More]
Posted in: On Your Marks! Get Set! Boot!!
  Astrotoy7
01-25-2008, 11:04 PM
#5
Nowadays there is no need to boot/shutdown a system anymore... lolz, c'mon Ray - you should know the foibles of windows better than any of us! Whilst it definitely happens much less in Vista, these infernal machines seems to sometimes lose their be...  [Read More]
Posted in: On Your Marks! Get Set! Boot!!
  Astrotoy7
01-25-2008, 11:38 AM
#3
Ray has given some excellent info for techies who may want to find out some important numbers for their system. If you are too lazy to do so and just want a general approximation of bootscreen>clickitability, follow my lazy lead :) I was moreso l...  [Read More]
Posted in: On Your Marks! Get Set! Boot!!
  Astrotoy7
01-25-2008, 7:56 AM
#1
I was reading about speedy boot times enabled by SSDs in our news thread, and was wondering what the techies boot time experiences are. It will be interesting to see any per-hardware or per-OS differences. If you want to put down your time here - he...  [Read More]
Posted in: Windows XP Service Pack 3
  Astrotoy7
01-22-2008, 10:53 AM
#9
My take on any service pack, especially for a mature OS like xp, is to have a good read of the release notes and see of there is a good bunch of fixes that are applicable for what you use your pc for, and are apparent solutions for problems you've ac...  [Read More]
Posted in: Give the Zune some love...
  Astrotoy7
01-19-2008, 7:02 AM
#3
I definitely like that theyve finally put native h264/mpeg4 onto the zune, no longer requiring everything to be transcoded to wmv The only reason why I wouldnt get one is that my iriver portable media center is still working OK, as dated and clunky...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux, Kotor 1
  Astrotoy7
01-22-2008, 12:49 PM
#7
When the games I want to play run flawlessly with WINE well theres the clincher isnt it. You seem to be lucky Ray, in that all the games you like run in wine too :D I dont have that much luck.... kotor2, nwn2, CoD4, crysis, bioshock, fifa 08, tig...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux, Kotor 1
  Astrotoy7
01-19-2008, 12:27 PM
#5
I dont get why people will want to do the dance with wine and see if they can get things working....if you want to game, dual boot to xp for ze games, and back to linux to do the other unimportant wasteful stuff pcs are used for ;) mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: New Vid Card
  Astrotoy7
01-18-2008, 9:05 AM
#4
thank you niner! No one should recommend a card before saying, "what do you want to do with your pc" first !! which apps/games and what rez will it be outputted at ? mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Desktop Widgets
  Astrotoy7
01-22-2008, 11:08 AM
#9
I use the classic modified uxtheme.dll file to install 3rd party Visual Styles directly. Don't like programs just to change the way my system looks. ;) Give me the modded uxtheme.dll and Luna Element 5.1 and I'm the happeh. yeah, the official MS zu...  [Read More]
Posted in: Need help with video burning...
  Astrotoy7
01-19-2008, 7:31 AM
#36
Astrotoy, clean your screen, plz. :p It's all about A DVD to be played in A DVD player. Not HIS. BTW, that's also far from plugging an external HDD into wherever to watch movies. PLUS, even if, from A DVD in MY DVD player ON MY TV it's so totally so...  [Read More]
Posted in: Need help with video burning...
  Astrotoy7
01-18-2008, 9:31 AM
#34
ah good ole Ray, negsun starts a thread saying he wants to burn a disc to play somethin on his ***TV*** and several posts later he's been relocated to watching his spiderman toons on a friends laptop in the park of all places !! have a few posts dro...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Astrotoy7
01-25-2008, 11:12 PM
#59
...so it's really about experimentation as well as improving performance. It's more of a learning experience than anything else. :3 if only everyone was so diligent about improving their love-making overclocking prowess :D And omg widescreen in FP...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Astrotoy7
01-24-2008, 6:45 AM
#57
EDIT: Picked up CoD4 and ran it at max settings without any hiccups for about three hours... what rez niner? I havent bothered with cranking up all the bloom n glows, and have left it at whatever the game picked initially, and just changed it to 190...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Astrotoy7
01-22-2008, 12:55 PM
#52
@Niner...is there a reason you want it at 3.2GHz, even if it is stable, does it really make a difference to gaming n such ?? of course, there is also the e-penis factor(ie. "mine is bigger than yours!"), which motivates all overclockers :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: Building a new system!
  Astrotoy7
01-19-2008, 7:13 AM
#50
Sure, got an extra $150 you can wire me so I can get those games? :xp: yeah, while stingers at it, maybe he can chuck me a copy - cmon stinger man !!! ;) Im busy playing CoD4 when I get the time atm, my 8800GTS is happy with 1920 x 1200 with norma...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
02-08-2008, 2:30 PM
#121
Or if you'd rather get a new PC instead of a house, sell your current one and buy one of these (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11517)...Seriously, Ј375,000BGP ($740,000USD) for it and all you get is a 7200GS!!! *speechless* Im sure P-Di...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
02-01-2008, 12:56 PM
#119
Shuttle goes 45nm with Intel (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11421) ^ Looks quite interesting if you want to go for a next-gen Intel CPU (note: Astro, remind me to pick your brain about Shuttles again, I'm still toying with the idea if it...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
01-25-2008, 7:21 AM
#115
no word on power consumption.... why the heck would they! Unless AMD are rolling out some engineering breakthoughs, how can a GX2 card be more power friendly than a single GPU/PCB card, high end or no.! As a tried and tested GX2 user, I can officia...  [Read More]
Posted in: Killer Apps, Tweaks & Important Updates!
  Astrotoy7
02-03-2008, 7:10 AM
#54
How does it play QuickTime stuff cause I'm trying to get rid of QT but I can't see the codec for it in the list, even in the "Mega" version of it... Negsun - IIRC - youre a vista user - if so - you cant go past the vista codec pack (http:/...  [Read More]
Posted in: Your 'Killer Apps' & Fave Tech Sites ??
  Astrotoy7
02-03-2008, 7:10 AM
#49
How does it play QuickTime stuff cause I'm trying to get rid of QT but I can't see the codec for it in the list, even in the "Mega" version of it... Negsun - IIRC - youre a vista user - if so - you cant go past the vista codec pack (http:/...  [Read More]
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