My 5-year old computer speakers are dying. Any recs? (I have Soundsticks at work, which are pretty and all, but the volume control is kind of a PITA, and I'd prefer something a little more compact for my teensy home desk.)
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Jessica - Sep 02, 2005 7:54:49 am PDT #4312 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Rob - Sep 02, 2005 8:21:59 am PDT #4313 of 10003
I like everything Altec Lansing makes. I'd probably get these for the situation you describe.
NoiseDesign - Sep 02, 2005 8:33:24 am PDT #4314 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
How much is your budget for speakers?
Jessica - Sep 02, 2005 8:47:37 am PDT #4315 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
$30-ish or below. They're in the same room as the surround-sound system that's connected to the TV etc, so all I really need them for is sounds coming out of the internet. (I could just run a cable from the computer's audio out into the main sound system, but then the "front" speakers would be behind me, which I think would be kind of annoying.)
I have Altec-Lansing speakers now, and they've been great. The ones Rob linked to look like a good bet.
NoiseDesign - Sep 02, 2005 9:05:48 am PDT #4316 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Gotcha. Yeah, I don't have much knowledge on the low priced end of the speaker scale. There are some great sounding ones that I work with but you end up crossing the $100 mark. My home system is hooked up to M-Audio BX-8's, it's really fun listening to internet sounds through them.
tommyrot - Sep 02, 2005 11:50:24 am PDT #4317 of 10003
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Gah. Twice in the last few days my iPod has suddenly rebooted itself while in the middle of playing something. It's never done that before.
It's the third generation (I think) - the 40 gig one that was right before they switchd to the click wheel.
vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 11:56:57 am PDT #4318 of 10003
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Ugh.
Ok. I've got the DSL modem and wireless network working. I've got my main computer and my laptop seeing each other. But, I can't get Emily's laptop to see my main computer and my laptop. We want her to be able to print through my main computer, so this is desirable. Any suggestions?
vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 12:02:24 pm PDT #4319 of 10003
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Actually, I lied. None of the computers see each other.
Eddie - Sep 02, 2005 12:43:59 pm PDT #4320 of 10003
Your tag here.
bug,
1. Are all of these computers Windows PCs?
2. By "see" you mean you open Network Neighborhood and no other computers appear?
3. Can you connect to the Internet from each computer?
4. If these are Windows XP machines, do you know if Service Pack 2 is applied? This may be firewall related.
vw bug - Sep 02, 2005 12:46:11 pm PDT #4321 of 10003
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Eddie,
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Two are Windows XP (well, one is XP Professional), the other is Windows 2000.