Odd question: I think my current old-style TV is 19". Would that seem about the same size as a 26" wide-screen TV?

I'm kind of looking at this one [link] In what seems to be a pattern for me, I had the impression that the flat-screen TVs were like $1000, but of course my current TV isn't so big to begin with, so it's not like I need to replace it with something enormous.

vw bug, since I've never imported from a video camera, I can only speculate. Either there could be a plug-in or codec out there the WMM needs (check out the online help function for WMM), or you could try visiting videohelp.com and searching for a freeware converter.

This is a list of software that I got when I searched "mov to wmv": [link]

I swear WMM always has some backwards bug.

I think my current old-style TV is 19". Would that seem about the same size as a 26" wide-screen TV?

Using our friend the Pythagorean Theorem, a 26" widescreen TV has a size of about 22.7" x 12.7", while a 19" regular TV has a size of about 15.2" x 11.4".

In other words, the screen is bigger because it's wider (duh). But if you were going to show a regular 4x3 picture on your widesreen TV with black sidebars, the picture would still be a little bit bigger than your old TV.

Thanks, Tom! That was what I figured, using the mathematical formula of General Impression + Making It Up. Possibly I'm going to PCRichard tomorrow. Too bad that link says it's 43 lbs, which is too heavy to carry, I think.

For anyone in a similar but not identical situation, I just came across this CNET page which tells you the effective diagonal for watching widescreen on a normal TV or 4:3 on a widescreen TV. [link]

Hey, the ipod video can't pump video via 3.55mm to composite, can it?

So I was moving wires around behind me computer, and when I hooked everything up, my M-Audio monitors suddenly have a hum that wasn't there before. I tried swapping out all the speaker cables, and I tried plugging in the power in a different outlet that I know is on a different circuit, to no avail. I also can't turn on or off the speakers without getting a loud pop.

I'm at a loss as to what else to try. I have a suspicion that the expensive speakers I bought are now ruined.

I swear WMM always has some backwards bug.

That's not a bug. .mov is QuickTime's format, not one of the WMM supported ones.

Tom, try unplugging your USB audio interface and/or powering down your computer (not just restarting). I dunno if it's some sound buzz buffer, but I know every once in awhile my cheap-o M-audio USB interface will do that if I jiggle the cables just wrong.

They're not USB speakers. And I get the hum even when they're not plugged into my computer.