Capture Card


What is the best capture card for an xbox 360?

I need a good capture card to record footage of me on gears of war, where can I get a good one?

I don’t know what the best is but one that i hear a lot on YA is the dazzle capture card, my understanding is that it is an external type instead of having to be installed in your PC and connects to a USB port to the PC and goes in line with the output of the xbox. Good Luck

Notebook Laptop


what is the difference between a wireless laptop and a notebook laptop?

my mom is planning to buy me a laptop, the problem is i dont know what is the difference between a notebook laptop and a wireless laptop

Today, there is not much difference but before, it was a question of size (see below for a (short) recap) !

Both notebook and laptop can be “wireless” and most NEW portables bought now have this capability built-in.

Let’s go down memory lane for the little history of laptops (short version): The “first” one came out of the mind of Alan Kay in 1968 and was described on paper in 1972 as the “Dynabook”. The first POPULAR machine was the Osborne 1 (affectionately dubbed the brick) weighed 23.5 pounds, had no battery, only a tiny 5″ CRT screen and dual 5¼” single-density floppy drives.

It was followed by many others but let’s skip that before you fall asleep !

Today, the general terms Laptop and Notebook along with the terms Desktop replacement, Subnotebook and the newer term Netbook can be used to refer to a number of classes of small portable computers (in order of size): Desktop replacement – emphasizes performance, is less portable, 15″ and larger screen: A desktop replacement is a laptop that provides most of the capabilities of a desktop with a similar performance.

Laptop – balances portability and features, 13-15″ screen: Called this way because the first model were heavy and had to rest on the person’s lap.

Notebook – Notebook is now used interchangeably with Laptop but at first, it was a smaller, thinner and lighter range of devices (comparable with a traditional paper notebook) hence the name.

Subnotebook (also called an ultraportable by some vendors) – emphasizes portability, has fewer features, 13″ or smaller screen: A Laptop designed (and marketed) with an emphasis on portability that retains the performance of a standard notebook.

Finally, Netbooks are laptops that are light-weight, economical, energy-efficient and especially suited for wireless communication and Internet access. Hence the name “net”book (for “web-based (or Net) computing) rather than “note”book which is based on size.

I hope I have not bored you

Heatsink Ddr


Am i able to install the 8800gtx on this system??? please help?

Hey all, Im new to all the computer hardware etc lol and was wondering if somebody can help me out please. i want to upgrade my grpahics card to a 8800gtx (just 1 card) to be able to play the higher end games on the market, and i want to know weather it will be able to run on the following setup:

I don’t think the power supply needs to be upgraded. When they spec the +12v rail amps, they assume a normally loaded system in a worst case scenario. Only upgrade the PSU if you have problems booting, or random reboots.

Just make sure your existing PSU has the correct power connections for the 8800. Some of those 8800’s need a 6 pin, 8 pin and or a couple 4 pins.

Enjoy.

Gateway Inverter


gateway laptop powers up and fan runs, but absolutely nothing happens on screen…?

Its a newer gateway i just picked up cheap. wondering if there is a more common problem ie: screen itself, cable to the screen, or the inverter?
Matter of fact, it doesnt sound much like the processor is accessing any info from the hard drive because it is just the constant sound of the fan running, not the odd buzzing of the hard drive reading info…
maybe its not screen related at all… anyone been there before?

Yes, most of the time, if it’s the screen, it’s going to be the inverter, the backlight lamp, or the CCFL, and you will still be able to see the display(although may be extremely faint).

Also it’s not the Hard Drive, because if it was you would probably get a Blue Screen of Death, or at leat the screen would appear to be on, but blank..

What happens if you insert a restore CD(or any other)?
Does it try to read it, or does i jus sit there?
Does the CD tray even open?

Asus Eee


Were is the cheapest place to buy an asus eee with windows xp?

I am looking for the cheapest place to buy the asus eee with windows xp

jr dot com has the 900HA for $320