Archive for March, 2008

Linksys Befrs41 v.4.1 Router question?

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
lockland2 asked:


I am using the above router that my dsl plugs directly into. When trying to use the media center extender setup My Media center pc is unable to connect to my xbox. However i can connect to xbox live from the xbox. and can connect to the internet from the pc. Any ideas. I have open all the ports recommended by microsoft and still no luck.

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Posted in Computer Networking | 1 Comment »

which do i want amd or intel?

Monday, March 17th, 2008
gab asked:


well i was originally planning to get a 2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo processor, but then i was told that amd can be almost as good and much more cost effeciant. i am a gamer(not extreme) and i also want to use my pc as a media center pc. which is best for me??
i like to multitask(playing game such as warcraft while checking email and fantasy football)

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Posted in Desktops | 4 Comments »

Can a G-Force 7500LE play blu-ray disks?

Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Rory O asked:


Can a G-Force 7500LE play blu-ray disks? Its a pretty simple question ,I cant seem to figure out whether its hdcp compatible or not. Its a simple yes or no. Thanks in Advance!

btw, it came with a HP Vista Media Center PC I got a year or so ago, I know its not a great card, but its all I got.

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Posted in Other - Hardware | 2 Comments »

What do I need to copy downloaded movies to DVDs?

Saturday, March 1st, 2008
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I have several full-length movies that I downloaded from one of those services. They sit on my hard drives, both an external one and the main (C://) one. My PC is fairly new and I use XP2; there is a “DVD writer - CD Writer” drive, as well as the usual CD-ROM. I am able to burn CDs with no problem. I have Windows Media Player 10, as well as this HP PC being the Media Center edition.

What, if any, hardware and/or software do I need to get these movies off of the drives and on to “portable” DVDs?
P.S. Isn’t Nero really expensive? That kinda defeats my purpose, doesn’t it? Saving $ :)

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Posted in Other - Computers | 4 Comments »