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Does Virgin+ go straight into a HD Ready TV?
If I buy a new TV that is "HD Ready" and upgrade my Virgin deal to include their XL package with the Virgin+ box, will this go straight into the TV for HD reception or do I still need to buy an HD box as well?
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VHS to DVD..........
Hi - I've recently been transferring some old VHS videos to DVD through a VHS / DVD Recorder but want to know the best way to get the individual tracks (the videos being the Old Grey Whistle Test and The Tube from donkeys ago!) onto my PC? When I explore the files on the CD, they are VOB files which I know nothing about.…
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How do I open this file....
My daughter did a flash animation as part of a school project. I have just had to get a new PC because the other one was about to die and backed up everything we needed to keep. The only problem is all thats left of her work is the .fla file, I have had loads of trouble trying to open it in adobe flash/shockwave (keeps…
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New printer - how to power up automatically?
I've replaced my old Lexmark X1160 with a new printer - Epson Stylus DX7450. I connected it using the same power cable and same USB cable (to the same USB port) as the old printer. Everything works fine, except I can only get the new printer to power on and off by manually pressing the 'On' button, whereas my old printer…
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Games not loading again!!
I have previously posted about my games not loading properly, but you guys helped me to resolve this by uninstalling java and flash and reinstalling them again. However, it has happened twice since then, the first time I repeated the instructons that were given and everything was ok again, but this time it still won't work…
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x box 360 wireless bridge
hello does anyone know of a good trusted site to get a wireless adapter for x box 360. uk based site if possible, cheapest i found is £48.55 is this good price. thank you
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Advice on which TV to buy
I am about to buy a new TV and I would appreciate any advice on which one to buy. I am told I should go for Plasma with 100Hz and HD ready 1080p. Would I be wasting my money by paying for all these features. See below. The problem is I live in a bungalow surrounded by large trees. I am unable to have Sky as it is not…
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Second rate print
I have noticed that when looking at the posts in these forums the print is not uniform. It looks a bit like the print you would see if someone had typed a document on a typewriter with an old ribbon. All I can remember is that, at the beginning, when I first got this laptop, I found it hard to read so I may have changed a…
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Which LCD display in Dell laptop?
I'm about to order a Dell studio 17 inch laptop. And that's where my problem starts. The options for display are as follows: 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ CCFL (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™ [Included in Price] 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ WLED (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™ [add £50.00 or £1/month1] 17.0" Widescreen…
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Re:Laptop Recovery Media On The Cheap
I have a 2005 Packard Bell EasyNote R 8720 purchased from PcWorld The System has completely crashed and I have lost the Recovery Disks for this Own Equipment Manufacturer (Oem)Windows XP Home Edition The local pc techs want £85.00 to fix it very expensive There is not even any personal files to be saved on this PC just a…
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Any Thoughts On Norton 360?
Looking for some advice. A friend of mine, at his own admission, knows nothing about computers, and it ended up riddled with viruses. I put lots of programs on it for him but he deleted all the anti-spyware ones! To clean it of viruses he gave it to a PC whizz friend, who uninstalled everything I put on (including Comodo…
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Unlock Philips DVDR-3510v DVD Player
Hi, Has anyone had any success unlocking the Philips DVDR-3510v? Any help gratefully received!
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Re:All-Day Mobile Computing From Dell?
Hello Re:Dell Laptops 15.4 inch Monitor Dell Lattitude E6500 and Dell 6400 Battery Performance 90 Watt AC adapter with cord wrapping 4-cell, 6-cell or 9-cell extended life primary batteries 84Whr high capacity battery slice (optional) Here's what I read from a pdf file I downloaded off https://www.dell.co.uk website…
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Laptop Disconnecting From Internet
I'm using a Toshiba Equibrium laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium. Ever since I got it, I've noticed that every so often (about 10-15 minutes) it seems like it's resetting it's internet connection and so stopping all internet applications from running. Usually it takes a minute or two then it's back up but it's…
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copying a dvd
just for the brother .... i've got a few dvd's of pop concerts that i want to do a copy of for him . I've only just learnt how to do a copy of a cd after all these years .. so this is another new learning experience for me !! Is it just like copying a cd ?... ie putting the disc and a blank into my dell desktop .. and…
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Amilo Laptop
Does anyone know how to turn off the touch pad (want to use a mouse instead) on a Fujitsu siemens laptop.
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Outlook and Serer
Hi, I am scratching my head. Server memory really low, so deleting very old emails. However, upon deleting emails, memory decreases i.e. 3mb before deletion, 1mb after deletion. I have emptied the deleted folder but no use. Any suggestions! Notlob
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my iphone 3g wont update!!
at the moment i cant download applications or use facebook on my iphone,its telling me to update to version 2.2 when i plugging my iphone into my comp via the usb and im clicking the update button its giving me a message saying unable to update error -19,ive tried the apple help pages and have been unsuccessful,ive tried…
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lost my windows xp cd
I had an upgrade version of xp, bought legit from ebay years ago. Have lost the disc but still have box and full key for it; before I start looking to buy another copy, any ideas at all ? I was wondering if I borrow a copy, and need to use it, will my key / licence work with it ?
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Query on Increased Ram is it working?
Have a Dell Diminion 5000 Pentium 4 3.00 Ghz originaly with .5MB Ram (2 x .25MB Ram) Recently asked PC World to install an extra 2 MB (2 x 1 MB Ram). He installed the extra Ram & left in the existing Ram. I queried this as I think I remember Dell Tech said to remove the original Ram as PC would run at speed of slowest Ram…
