Oh, I didn't realize Handbrake was also for PC.
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
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Dana - Jul 14, 2010 5:56:33 pm PDT #14412 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
amych - Jul 14, 2010 5:57:17 pm PDT #14413 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yep, all platforms and pretty much any video format your computer knows.
le nubian - Jul 14, 2010 6:22:51 pm PDT #14414 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I didn't realize that either. Handbrake is the bomb.
Ailleann - Jul 14, 2010 6:33:59 pm PDT #14415 of 25501
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
My power apparently blinked while I was at work, and my Tivo didn't make it through to the other side. Sadness, but it was a Series 2 and three years old. I'm now the proud owner of a Tivo Premiere. Oh, the wacky world of unintentional upgrades.
zuisa - Jul 14, 2010 6:56:51 pm PDT #14416 of 25501
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Does anyone happen to know what kind of cable you need to connect a computer to a TV screen, and if it is expensive? I have no idea.
Also, I bought a new phone! It's an HTC Smart, which despite the name is not quite a smart phone, which is good, as I can't afford the at&t data plan at this moment. But it's the first time I've ever had a phone that could be deemed fancy, so it's good fun.
Dana - Jul 14, 2010 6:58:00 pm PDT #14417 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It depends on your computer and your TV, zuisa, and if you need only video or also audio.
zuisa - Jul 14, 2010 7:11:13 pm PDT #14418 of 25501
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Oh, haha. Ok. I have a Macbook, but I guess I don't have a clue what kind of TV my family has. Video would be optimal. Strikes me as being something expensive, though.
Jessica - Jul 15, 2010 4:05:12 am PDT #14419 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Cables aren't expensive if you buy them online - Best Buy and Radio Shack will charge you quadruple what they're actually worth for the privelige of having them now.
Highest quality video in to the TV would be HDMI if it's an HDTV, next step down would be component. The safest bet would be composite, which pretty much all TVs have, and they're the cheapest. You won't get an HD signal out of it, but you're almost guaranteed to work with any TV.
Depending on the age of your computer, you might need a mini-DVI adapter to bring the Macbook's video out port up to the standards of everyone who isn't Apple.
DebetEsse - Jul 15, 2010 4:44:04 am PDT #14420 of 25501
Woe to the fucking wicked.
zuisa, I got one of these: [link] It was somewhat cheaper at Bestbuy, but I may have gotten an open one. I have a little bag of adapter dongles for my mac (this one is to connect to a projector...this one is to connect to a tv...this one...)
flea - Jul 15, 2010 4:44:47 am PDT #14421 of 25501
information libertarian
Hey, we've got a household computer management issues I could use some advice on: we currently own 3 computers: my 2009 HP netbook, mr. flea's 2005/6 macbook pro, and a ca. 2001 tower, I think it's a powermac. The hard drive on the tower has just gone, and mr. flea is ready to upgrade his laptop. But we can't really afford two new computers, at least not at Apple prices (and mr. flea just looked at me and said, "no" when I suggested we buy a PC for our desktop machine.)
All we really use the desktop for that I can't do on the netbook is photo management - we've been using iPhoto since 2003. But with the kids 4 and about to be 7, there is some interest in having a machine for their (supervised) use.
Idea's we've discussed: 1. Buy a Mac mini ($600) and special $90 cable to hook up our existing monitor to it, and hold off a year to upgrade mr. flea's laptop. 2. Buy a new laptop, use the old laptop as our "desktop" machine, and hope its hard drive holds out another 2-3 years. 3. Buy an iMac for the desktop, and wait on a new laptop. 4. (mr. flea's ideal which we can't actually afford) Buy an iMac, a new laptop, and an iPhone for him for good measure.
Thoughts? I feel like if we could get an older Mac mini for cheap it might be a good solution - any experience buying off ebay or craigslist?