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DEAD: 1 year XBL 34.99 free shipping @ Dell - taxes added :(

My email arrived today. My new delivery date is 01/06/2010.
- Blues X
- Post #12
- Dec 16, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Memorex Blu-Ray player - $149 @ Buy.com

The only thing I can find that's close to an owner review is this: "I had one of these for less than 2 weeks. The HDMI port on the back somehow got loose, and there was terrible static through the picture. If I wiggled the cable, the static would go away, but only temporarily. I think I'll just...
- Blues X
- Post #5
- Nov 20, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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[DEAD]Nintendo Wii Game Console

The sears page says that it's currently in stock.
- Blues X
- Post #3
- Feb 14, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Wireless N decision

I had thought that the N draft 2.0 certified products are guaranteed to be compatible with the final N specification. Then I read this on the Wi-Fi Alliance website: Will my Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0-based Wi-Fi product work with products that are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED and designed to...
- Blues X
- Post #4
- Feb 14, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Can anyone recommend a good router?

That's the conclusion I'm coming to as well. The 855 is way too high, and the 4500 gaming router just doesn't seem worth the extra $$ based on what I've read. It looks like the 5ghz capability is costing too much right now, at least for my needs. And my cordless phone is listed as using...
- Blues X
- Post #15
- Feb 11, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Can anyone recommend a good router?

I wasn't looking at the 802.11a routers. I thought I read that there are 802.11n routers that can use either 2.4 or 5ghz, in case there's too much interference in the 2.4 range.
- Blues X
- Post #11
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Can anyone recommend a good router?

Thanks for all the info. I'm leaning towards the 655, but now I'm trying to decide if I would want to pay the extra $$ for a router with 5ghz capability. Or get a cheaper N router so I can also get another one to act as an access point for the 360 and PS3.
- Blues X
- Post #7
- Feb 10, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Can anyone recommend a good router?

After reading reviews throughout the day, it looks like the D-Link DIR-655 might be a good choice. So any for/against info on that model would be appreciated, too.
- Blues X
- Post #2
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Can anyone recommend a good router?

Right now we have a Netgear MR314 802.11b router, and it's just not performing nearly as well as I'd like (for example, the PS3 browser speed test show around 550k download and 11k upload). So I'm looking at getting an 802.11g router, but I'm not sure which would be best. We currently have a...
- Blues X
- Thread
- Feb 9, 2008
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Networking
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*OLD*Official Bioshock Thread

Seems like a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. The uproar over a company leaning towards 'favoring' a majority of users has been comical and sad at the same time. But I do agree that the FOV could probably be wider. I'll see how I feel after a few more hours of gameplay.
- Blues X
- Post #612
- Aug 22, 2007
- Forum: PC Games
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If you upgrade your video card a lot your out of luck

It works fine and exactly as intended.
- Blues X
- Post #37
- Aug 22, 2007
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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LOTR Trilogy DVD Box Set - Widescreen $15

Extended ROTK is the best of the three. I can't wait until these are available on HD-DVD. I just hope they add the Costas Botes documentaries to the HD versions.
- Blues X
- Post #17
- Jan 4, 2007
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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New Gaming Rig

Dell has had some good deals lately on Core 2 Duo systems. Through their small business website, I had one priced at approx. $750 for the 6300 core 2 duo cpu, 965 mobo, 1g ram, 160gb hd, 7900GS video card, 16x dvd & integrated sound (I have an Audigy from my current comp that I'd use). No...
- Blues X
- Post #9
- Nov 19, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Pc graphics suck

Yeah! How dare you bring facts into the discussion!
- Blues X
- Post #50
- Sep 29, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Bf2 crash problems yet agian________

I had similar problems with 1.3 (except I would crash as soon as I clicked "join game"). It's been a LOT better with the 1.4 patch. I also recommend trying an uninstall/defrag & cleanup/reinstall. A reinstall did help a couple of friends of mine.
- Blues X
- Post #5
- Sep 29, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 - Socket 939 with PCI-E and real AGP and Socket AM2 upgrade path

I just wanted to thank Synthdude for updating the info on page 1 of this thread. This looks like the mobo that can free me from my blasted RDRAM motherboard. For me to get two sticks of 512mb RDRAM, it would cost $444. I can get this AsRock mobo, Athlon 64 X2 4000, and 2g of Corsair ram for...
- Blues X
- Post #1,455
- Jul 24, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Toshiba Upconverting DVD Player with HDMI Output

This might help a little... Comparison of 'FOTR' dvd & hd screenshots Being amazed at how fantastic the HD transfer of Fellowship of the Ring looked, I decided to compare it to the transfer on the DVD. Now, the DVD transfer is among the best you can find on DVD, so this really is comparing...
- Blues X
- Post #61
- Jun 2, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Some FREE really slick open gl screensavers. Added a few more.

Nice. Thanks for the links.
- Blues X
- Post #30
- Apr 22, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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free tampons and vodka

lol.... when she needs the first, her s.o. will need the second.
- Blues X
- Post #10
- Jan 21, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Another in Stock Xbox 360

That's exactly the kind of thinking I like ;) I don't have a problem with most of the bundles except for the games... If they would offer a bundle that gave me credit for future games, it would be different. But don't push your inventory of questionable launch titles off onto me(*cough*...
- Blues X
- Post #9
- Jan 20, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Another in Stock Xbox 360

I contacted Dell via their customer support online chat, and they could not verify that if I ordered one today that I would not have to wait until February. So they don't even seem to know how many they actually have in stock.
- Blues X
- Post #6
- Jan 20, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Another in Stock Xbox 360

That's what kept me from placing an order. I don't want to order this, find out I have to wait, and then find one in stock locally.
- Blues X
- Post #5
- Jan 20, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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is a 256mb ram upgrade going to be worth $160+?

Thanks for the info, everyone. You reinforced what I suspected.... not worth the $$.
- Blues X
- Post #12
- Nov 28, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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is a 256mb ram upgrade going to be worth $160+?

It looks like about $160-180 for the 256 duo, and maybe $100 for the 128 pair. And that surely isn't a bad idea. But then I get back to the new mobo, new Windows install, etc that I'd like to avoid. I may just have to bite the bullet and go that route. I could get a mobo that works with...
- Blues X
- Post #5
- Nov 28, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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is a 256mb ram upgrade going to be worth $160+?

That's option #2. But with the mrs. in law school, that may not be for a while. So this could be my only option in the short term. Plus, I just bought a 6600gt agp this spring. So I don't want to upgrade to PCIe mobo yet (and the combo agp+pcie boards seem to have some issues, from reviews I...
- Blues X
- Post #3
- Nov 28, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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is a 256mb ram upgrade going to be worth $160+?

Damn this gaming hobby... I play a lot of BF2, and have considered upgrading from 768mb of ram to 1gb (going from 128x2 + 256x2 to 256x4) to help with stuttering issues. The problem is that I have a RDRAM mobo (Dell) so it won't be cheap to upgrade. And the cost of 512 sticks make those a...
- Blues X
- Thread
- Nov 28, 2005
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Computer Building
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XP repair installation woes

Well, I finally got a repair reinstall completed. I had to copy an image of the XP disc onto my second hard drive, and then run the installer off that. But it still didn't help my original problem in Photoshop :( So now I'm back to square one. Yay!
- Blues X
- Post #6
- Jul 18, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do I unblock pm's?

Thanks!
- Blues X
- Post #4
- Jul 7, 2005
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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XP repair installation woes

Thanks for the reply Penguin. By "getting more screwed up", I mean an increasing number of program errors and crashes to desktop. Most involve Photoshop CS, but other programs such as Firefox have also been having an increasing number of errors. Some crashes are programs faulting DLLs, some...
- Blues X
- Post #5
- Jul 7, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do I unblock pm's?

I need to find out how to unblock private messages. I can't find the option in my profile, in the "help" page, or the FAQ's. I'm not even sure how I blocked them in the first place.
- Blues X
- Thread
- Jul 7, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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XP repair installation woes

I just tried renaming the drive designations, so my cd-rom would be drive D (instead of the 2nd hd being drive D). No luck. I'm ready to say "screw it", and just reformat this damn system.
- Blues X
- Post #3
- Jul 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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XP repair installation woes

I tried the "boot from cd" option, and it went into the regular XP setup without any problems. I stopped it so I wouldn't overwrite anything. I have no idea why it accepts and finds the CD-rom drive in all cases except for a repair install.
- Blues X
- Post #2
- Jul 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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XP repair installation woes

My system has been getting continually more screwed up over the last week, so I'm trying an XP repair reinstallation. My system does recognize the cd-rom, and the drive works fine. I insert the XP disc, hit "install", then "reinstall", download new setup files, then it executes the first...
- Blues X
- Thread
- Jul 6, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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*** OFFICIAL BATMAN BEGINS THREAD ***

It's funny that I see quite a few people saying things along the lines of "it was okay, but something just didn't click... I prefer the original 1989 movie". I and the group of friends who went to see the original movie (17-19 yr olds at the time) had some of the same feelings about it. The...
- Blues X
- Post #198
- Jun 18, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Having a blast in Norman

Mill, I live in Norman, about 2 block north of campus. Glad you got an introduction to our weather last night. The family and I were at a movie in OKC, had a very late dinner, got home, turned on the TV, and said "wtf? 50mph wind and hail in OKC? We were just there, and it was fine!" As...
- Blues X
- Post #29
- Jun 17, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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*** OFFICIAL BATMAN BEGINS THREAD ***

My wife and I both really liked the movie. I had nothing to complain about, not even the editing of the fight scenes. I think the fight scenes were edited like that to add to the "wtf is that" response the bad guys had to being attacked. That kept it from degenerating into another "hey...
- Blues X
- Post #178
- Jun 17, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Printer issues

Here's a few pros and cons: Canon: good, vibrant colors; but archivability stinks HP: good, long-lasting prints; but inks are expensive Epson: good, long-lasting prints; user cannot replace print heads Do a google search for the Epson windex trick. You can soak a papertowel in Windex...
- Blues X
- Post #20
- Jun 10, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which 6600gt

I got a Prolink from NewEgg for about $168. No probs at all. And I read the same thing about the XFX cards. Do a search on here for XFX and you come up with quite a few complaints.
- Blues X
- Post #6
- Jun 10, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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I just killed a copperhead ON MY FREAKING COMPUTER DESK

My father was saved from a copperhead bite by the face of his wristwatch. He was laying on his stomach reaching down into a drainage ditch on a construction site, and was by himself at the time. He heard a noise, looked up, and the snake was coiled in the ditch just a couple of feet from him...
- Blues X
- Post #133
- May 16, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Prolink 6600gt running great

I got it from Newegg for about $165, with no rebates to hassle with. I think the Chaintech at Zip Zoom Fly is now about the same price. also, I checked temps this weekend.... after a couple of hours of DCFinal at 1200x1600 with 4xAF, it was running at 53 degrees. And the ambient temp in...
- Blues X
- Post #4
- May 16, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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