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    **Whole New System Advice Please**

    Done some more research, and if I use a 1080p screen (like the Westinghouse LVM-42w2) at it's native resolution then it looks very good as no stretching etc. needs to be done. I also think the an EyeTV product will fit the Freeview bill nicely. Has anyone used one of these? How about the...
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    **Whole New System Advice Please**

    The time has come for a new system, and to be honest I'm struggling... What I know is that I am going to get an HD LCD TV (not sure which one yet, maybe the Sony KDL-40V2000), and a Mac Pro. The problem is that I want to be able to watch Freeview TV through my Mac and have it act as a PVR. I...
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    Apple 'Home' New Hardware? PVR etc.

    Really? I don't need much encouragement - where's my cheque book; there's a Mac Pro with my name on it, I can just smell it!
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    Apple 'Home' New Hardware? PVR etc.

    Hi All, A while back I read about Apple supposedly developing a new piece of kit that is going to rule our front rooms. It would serve all our media up to our home entertainments centre, have PVR software/hardware built in, connect to our flashy new high-def TVs, play movies in DTS etc. etc...
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    Get OS X to talk to Suse Linux via Ethernet Cable?

    Hi All, I am trying to get my Mac (OS X 10.4, Powerbook G4 1.67Ghz) to talk to a Linux (Suse 10) machine that I have so they can exchange files with each other. I'm fairly sure I can just connect them together using an ethernet cable, but am not sure and can't find any documentation anywhere...
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    Extending Airport Express range using a bridge/repeater

    Hi All, I need to extend the range of my Airport Express unit so I can connect another iMac to it on the other side of my flat. From reading various networking guides, I think I need to use either a bridge or a repeater (are they the same thing?) to do this. Does anyone have any...
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    How can I open the CD tray on iMac without OS X?

    Wow - thanks ElDiabloConCaca! If only I'd thought of doing that . . . . works a treat. Cheers, Bob :o)
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    How can I open the CD tray on iMac without OS X?

    Hello, I've recently replaced my hard drive in my old iMac G4 (rounded base), and need to install OS X from the CD. One problem - I can't open the CD tray without OS X installed! Does anyone know a way to do it? I can't see a little pin hole on the CD Tray to manually open it as I would on...
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    iTunes suddenly slow as a dead dog

    Evening All, Curiously, iTunes on my Powerbook has become extremely slow, unresponsive and sluggish for apparently no reason at all. If I try to change a song name, it waits for 10-15 seconds before editing the tag, double clicking a song sees the computer wait a similar amount of time before...
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    MP3 Re-Encoder?

    Hi All, I was wondering what the easiest way to re-encode MP3's to a lower bitrate was? This is so I can transfer MP3s to my mobile without full 6Mb stereo quality . . . Cheers, Bob
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    Airport Express occasionally takes aaages to load web sites

    Hi All, I have the following setup: PB 15" iMac 1Ghz both have airport extreme cards airport express alcatel speedtouch 510 router The problem I have is that certain websites take absolutley ages to load. It's not only certain websites, but seems to be random. eBay however freezes...
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    Is there a reason you can't wake computers using Remote Desktop over Airport?

    Ahaa! Makes sense . . . thanks for your reply, Bob
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    Is there a reason you can't wake computers using Remote Desktop over Airport?

    Hi fellow geeks, I've said it all in the subject really, but surely if you can sleep the client computer you should be able to wake it? Are there any workarounds that anyone knows? Sorry if this is in the wrong forum area . . . Cheers, Bob
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