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evil jimi - Apr 03, 2005 9:14:19 pm PDT #2263 of 10003
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
NoiseDesign - Apr 04, 2005 12:26:01 am PDT #2264 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I'll keep you posted. I'm starting to do a little research on the LCD TV's as I kinda think I might put a 27" or 30" one in my bedroom.
What?
Don't look at me like that.
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2005 4:18:14 am PDT #2265 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I ended up buying this: [link] 30" LCD TV, as it got a good review... somewhere, and was only $1099. It works great, except for an annoying buzzing sound. It's there when I run the signal from my TiVo via coax, but it's much worse when I use the composit cable from the TiVo. Maybe I'll try component cables. Or perhaps better shielded cables, as maybe there's something else I have that's causing interference. But I never had this problem when I hooked my TiVo to a VCR and then to my ancient TV (using composit cables to the VCR and coax to the TV).
The Mac Mini works great hooked up via DVI, except that for a PC input it only has a mono input, which means I gotta wire the stereo output from the Mini directly to my stereo. Now to get WiFi and Bluetooth installed in the Mini.
Jon B. - Apr 04, 2005 4:54:10 am PDT #2266 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Now to get WiFi and Bluetooth installed in the Mini.
Cheaper to DIY than to buy it that way?
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2005 4:57:00 am PDT #2267 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cheaper to DIY than to buy it that way?
No. To buy it that way you gotta order from Apple. I couldn't wait so I bought one off the shelf. eta: And when the Mini was in my bedroom the lack of wireless was not an issue, but it is when the Mini's in the living room.
The WiFi and Bluetooth upgrade kit is not supposed to be DIY, although it looks doable. But I'm not sure if someone who's not an Apple store or repair facility can buy the upgrade kit.
DCJensen - Apr 04, 2005 5:51:32 am PDT #2268 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Hmm, here's a place that has it for $129 cdn: [link]
DCJensen - Apr 04, 2005 6:00:40 am PDT #2269 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
I downloaded the technical manual for the Mini other day.
The Mini has interesting instructions for opening. Reminds me of the classic style Macs. Break out the wide putty knives!
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2005 7:56:01 am PDT #2270 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
How much geek-nature does it take to salvage an old hard drive from an IBM thinkpad and put it into a case? I know somebody here did it, and I'm thinking of doing the same.
Are we talking soldering? Screwing? Oscilloscopes?
tommyrot - Apr 04, 2005 8:01:53 am PDT #2271 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
How much geek-nature does it take to salvage an old hard drive from an IBM thinkpad and put it into a case?
I'm gonna guess "very little." (I'm assuming that laptop HDs use the same IDE and power connectors that regular HDs use, or that you can get adapters if they don't. But I'm not 100% sure of this.) You just need to get a case that can hold a small laptop HD.
Are we talking soldering? Screwing? Oscilloscopes?
Screwing?
Wait, what kind of drive was that?
eta: Wait, do you mean an external HD case, or inside a computer case?
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2005 8:03:45 am PDT #2272 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
I mean an external HD case.