If I plug a Blu-Ray player into my HD monitor will it be HD?

Q. I have a Gateway FPD2275W
Its a 22 inch and it says HD display in the top left corner of the screen. The guy at Best Buy said it would work, but I didnt ask how good... 1080p...1080i...720p...
Can you please tell me how good it would be?
Also which Blu-Ray player should I get? I want one of the $500 ones.

A. The screen is 1680 by 1050.

HD comes in 1280 by 720, which will fit. Or 1920 by 1080, which will not.

I would hope that it would down-scale a 1080 signal, but the Gateway site is not very forthcoming with information.


The key thing is that you need HDCP support. Blu-Ray will either not play or produce standard definition images without HDCP encryption to protect against someone copying the signal on the cable.

Again the Gateway site is not much use. You can buy this for $380 as an accessory:
http://www.gateway.com/accessories/product/1540982R.php?seg=hm

and there is no mention of HDCP.

Or you can buy is for $350 as a product:
http://www.gateway.com/retail/fpd2275w.php

and it claims HDCP support.


Either way, I would be tempted to get a display that claims TCO'03 support. This includes a minimum range of colours that the display must be able to show. If I was watching a movie I would like my deep blues to be deep blue, rather than a baby blue, and my reds to be red, not pink. Most displays are not that bad, but TCO'03 actually has a requirement that the display should meet.

This Gateway has TCO'95 support, this does not include a colour requirement.

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How much is my PC worth?

Q. K, i build myself a high end gaming PC and am looking to get rid of my multimedia Desktop.

It has 2Gb of PC3200 RAM. Windows XP.250GB 7200RPM HD.6150LE Graphics Card. AMD Athlon 4000+ 2.4Ghz. TV Tuner/Card and remote. DVD RW Lightscribe. 19 inch monitor.

Do you think I can push this baby for $450+ on ebay?

A. if you throw a monitor in there then yes but without a monitor i see it coming closer to 400

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TV tuner/cards I NEED SOME GUIDENCE!!Which cards are the best for HD and what spec on a moniter will allow me?

Q. Which cards are the best for HD and what spec on a moniter will allow me to play in HD even if it is slightly not as good of a picture

TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU KNOW

A. I have ordered this, should be in today

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815327005&Tpk=hdhomerun

I researched pretty carefully. What I found is that none of the internal HDTV tuners provide a good picture. This baby provides a picture over Ethernet, and has 2 separate HD tuners so that you can watch and record or record two shows simultaneously. Reviews at NewEgg say that it produces pictures identical to HDTV broadcast. What it doesn't have: any analog support. I can't plug my VCR into this and play tapes on my computer.

This
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815315002
is supposed to be almost as good, does *not* run over ethernet (which means that only 1 PC can access HDTV), and has only 1 tuner (only 1 program taped or watched at a time). On the other hand, it does support analag input (VCR).

HDTV has a top spec of 1080p (1920 x 1080 resolution), a "medium" spec of 720p (1280 x 720). Both of these tuners, if I understand correctly, provide a raw HDTV resolution, which means 1080i or 720p. What you need to watch these is a monitor capable of the appropriate horizontal resolution. You can look at newegg for a monitor that fits the bill. Note that this is different when you are buying a flatscreen TV. You can run a square-pixel HDTV in a window on your computer monitor, resolving any problems. An HDTV *dedicated* TV screen needs to have a 16 x 9 ratio or the picture will be / can be stretched. Personally, I will be using my 21" CRT monitor, as it is capable of 1920 x 1600 resolution. I will simply use a window that is 1920 x 1080 to get the proper ratio. 1920 widescreen LCD monitors are pretty expensive for a decent one (WUXGA). This is one of the cheapest 5-star newegg WUXGA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824155054

Note that these devices require an HDTV signal. I will be using antenna (over the air HDTV broadcast). If your cable signal does not deliver actual HDTV signals, and you plan on using cable, these devices *may* not work as you desire. I believe that both of these decode standard cable signals, but you will want to verify that these devices correctly decode your cable signal, or that your cable signal is true HDTV, if you expect to get HDTV from your cable. Indeed, most cable does not broadcast actual (true) HDTV (though some satellite and digital cable services do).

Jim

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What are some good computer specs?

Q. So I own a mac and I really hate it so I'm gonna buy a PC. First of all, I don't wanna buy a PC pre-made, I wanna choose the parts. I need to know which specs (Processor, graphics card, motherboard, etc...) I am willing to spend $2000-$3000.

Thanks for all your help!
Okay, I guessed I over estimated my limits :P. I think a $1000-$1300 computer would be enough

A. For that amount of money, you can get a sick PC.

First of all, take your time in selecting what you have to buy, you dont want to end up with parts that wont fit together.

Processor:
These days, the Core i7 is at the top of the hill. it comes in a few flavours, including the Core i7 920 (running at 2.66GHz, for about 300 buckz) the core i7 running at 2.93GHz (which ups the price to around 500..) the core i7 965 and 975 extreme which run at 3.06 and 3.33 GHz respectively (youll lay down about 1000 bucks for one of those). The core i7 processors overclock easily, so get a Core i7 920 and overclock it to 3.0 GHz, and you save yourself 600 bucks ;) ) This processor sticks on to a socket 1366 motherboard. The core i9 processor is on our doorstep though ,rumored to launch Q1 2010. It features a six core processor (12 core with mullti-threading) as opposed to the quad core (8 core with multitherading). they might be very pricy though..

Processor cooler:
No doubt about it, get a Prolimatech Mega Shadow or Prolimatech Megahalems (they do not differ from design, the mega shadow looks better ;) ). This is the best cooler you can get today, the higher you overclock the btter it works. It does not come with a fan, so get 2 Noctua 120mm fans, great company (noctua). The cooler is very large, so watch out if the motherboard is large enough (if its not the RAM might be in the way and trust me, that sucks :| )

Motherboard:

Loads of choice here, im not going to choose for you. But, look for one that at least has socket 1366, and two PCI-Express slots (multiple graphics cards). Depending on your peripherals, check the USB entrances, eSata, firewire, ethernet ports if they fit your need, this takes some time! Make sure it supports DDR3 RAM.

Graphics card:

The Radeon HD5870 is the best graphics card you can have. Even though the nVidia GTX295 out performs it sometimes, the GTX295 does not have DirectX 11 support, so you will want to get one of those HD cards.
Now heres the thing, youll be wanting two of those babies in crossfire! Almost double perfomance in games and HD playback, each can handle 3 monitors (or 6? cant remember) at a resltuion of 2560 x 1600. These things are beasts.

Hard drive/SSD:

The SSD (solid state drive) market is very expensive, but they offer extreme perfomance for extreme computing. This is also a prefernce based thing, you might want a lot of space, or just a bit. But SSD's are blazingly fast. If you just want some space to store a few hundred pics or movies, just get a 1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 drive, they are great. SSD's should be used for the operation system and some games and apps that you want to run fast.

Case:

The case is a big deal in computing. If you want very high arolow, the Cooler Master HAF 932 is the way to go, it features three 230mm fans and room to replace those fans with nine 120mm fans, and space for radiators if going water cooling. But, taste is different, i persoanlly find the case very rugged and military, which appeals to me, but other might now. The corsair 800d (or b.. dont know), is a very sleek black polished steel case which is just extremely functional. They are expesnive (around 250 bucks).

RAM:

You want at least 6 gigabytes of DDR3 RAM, running at at least 1333MHz. Your motherboard must support DDR3 though! (Some AMD based motherboard dont support it, however almost all Socket 1366 motherboard do).
A real treat is 12 gigs of DDR3 RAM. why 6 and 12 and not 8? Because its DDR3 it is triple channel RAM. For the best performance, you want to work with multiples of 3. 12 gigs is great for photoshop and large apps that include photo or movie editing.

EDIT: Power supply!
You want at least 900W of power availabilty, get a Corsair TX950 watt powersupply (modular) or a TX1000W power supply (modular) Your system will almost never use that amount of power, but its very good to have the power available if for example you move to very power consuming grtaphics cards or overclock your RAM, Processort and GPU very highly.

The rest of the parts your going to have to decide yourself! PC building for this budget requres very neat and good planning, check everything before you go on to the checkout ;)

Hope I helpd good luck! If you need any further help you can email at jochemnielsen@yahoo.com

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Is it safe for my newborn to sleep alone?

Q. My baby is 3 weeks old. My husband sleeps in our room, bc it is cooler there. I have been sleeping on the couch and the baby sleeps in the bassinet. I'm tired of not being able to sleep in a bed with my husband. When is it okay to use a baby monitor? Is our baby too young to leave alone?

A. The current medical recommendation is to have the baby sleep close to you (in the same room) for the 1st 6 months to reduce the risk of SIDS. Why can't you put the bassinet in your room? It is better for a baby to sleep cool anyway since sleeping too warm is also a SIDS risk. They make swaddlers & sleep sacks to make sure baby stays cozy & at that age I kept a hat on my babies anyway.

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How do I tell if my baby Chinchilla is nursing?

Q. I often see the baby hiding under her mother, though sometimes it does not appear as if she is nursing. Also, sometimes when she looks like she is trying to nurse, her mom will walk away from her. Is this bad?

A. If you want to know for sure that the kit is nursing, you need to buy a gram scale and monitor her weight once a day at the same time. A kit should gain 2 gm of weight a day to start out and then progress from there. They will sometimes gain 7-8 in a day once they really get going.

Other ways to tell if she's nursing well is if her tummy feels warm and round, and if her tail curls up over her back. If she's not gaining weight, she doesn't display the things I mentioned, and mom is constantly walking away, you may need to step in and take over.

Here is an FAQ I wrote regarding kit care:
Most of the time, the chinchilla mom will take care of everything and you can just have fun with the kits. The more you handle, play, and socialize with the kits, the tamer they will become. However, there are several things to watch for and do, for even healthy, thriving kits and mom.

1. To help with the milk production you can give mom an additional water bottle with 1/2 cranberry or apple juice (non sweetened) and 1/2 water. Make sure she still has her bottle of plain water also.
5. Kits will be left with mom until they are weaned at 6-8 weeks of age. You may notice your little one eating hay the very first day, but they still need all the nutrition they can get from mom. Many people say wean at 200 gm, but if your kit is a month old and 200 gm, it doesn't mean you have to wean them that soon.
6. An 8-week-old male kit should be removed from their mother and from any female siblings. The female kits can stay with mom, as long as dad is in a separate cage.

Hand Feeding
If it does become necessary to hand feed the kits, there are no commercial formulas available. One possible supplement is 1 can of goats milk, 1 can of water, 1 tablespoon baby rice cereal

Also, as a handy tip, since the formula makes such a great amount, and you only use a small amount at a time, use ice cube trays to freeze your formula. Pour it into the trays, cover them with saran wrap, then once frozen put them in a Ziplock freezer bag. When you need them, simply remove one ice cube at a time, let it thaw, and throw away the unused formula. The formula should not be kept more than 48-hours at a time. Once the 48-hour mark is reached, it's time to throw away that formula, and bring out a new ice cube.

The formula should be room temperature or slightly warmer when used, never hot. Test it as you would baby formula, against the underside of your wrist. An insulin syringe works wonderfully for supplementing kits and is easy to control, though some people have good luck with glass eye droppers. When you feed the kits, DO NOT put the food directly into the kits mouth. If you do, you could cause them to aspirate and result in their deaths. Instead, place a drop of formula at a time on their lower lip, allowing them to lick the formula off. They may struggle and hate it at first, but once they get the hang of it, they'll do great. If you need a bit of help, place the chin in a washcloth, burrito style, to help gently restrain them for feeding. You will need to feed the kits a minimum of every two (2) hours. Once they are taking 2-3 syringes full at a feeding, you will be well on your way to having healthy growing kits. As they start to get older the formula intake may increase but then once they start to eat pellets and hay the formula intake will decrease.

As an added nutritional boost, you can place the following formula that the JAGS developed in the cage with mom and the babies. Moms seem to enjoy it just as much as the kits. Be sure to provide hay, pellets, and fresh water along with this formula.

1 part calf or goat milk replacer (a dry formula-purchase at a feed store)
1 part crushed pellets
1 part 50/50 mixture of dry rice and oatmeal baby cereal

(Tip - A coffee grinder makes quick work of the pellets.)

I edited out the parts that were not pertinent to your little one at this time, because there's not enough room to post it all! If you want to read it in it's entirety, or if you have any more questions, please go to http://www.chins-n-hedgies.com. It's under the FAQ section and has some weaning information contained in it as well.

Good luck!

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How old was your child when you stopped using a baby monitor?

Q. My oldest is 25 months (just turned 2) and I still have one in her room. She's my alarm clock. When she wakes up, I get up lol. I wouldn't hear her without the monitor.

A. We still have monitors in my kids' rooms with the receivers down in our family room. My son is 3, and my girls (who share a room) are 6 and 7. I know that we don't really need them anymore, but it's hard to hear the kids when we're downstairs. (Our bedroom is just down the hall from their bedrooms, so I don't use a monitor from my room.)

Honestly, I use the monitors mostly during the day so that I can hear if they start to argue and need me to run interference. ;-) It's also nice at night when the kids go to bed and we're still up so that we can hear if they need anything without them having to scream for us. We've talked about getting rid of them before, but the kids kinda use them as (one-way) intercoms now, so we've just left them.

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What should a woman know before entering the delivery room?

Q. I am doing a project about Labor and Delivery Nurses and Birthing plans. I had a couple questions for some labor and delivery nurse or ob/gyns:
1. What are the responsibilities of a labor and delivery nurse?
2. What should a woman know/expect before entering the delivery room?
3. What are some common trends seen in the delivery room?
4. Do you recommend a birthing plan? If so, what should be included in it?
5. What is your favorite thing about being a labor and delivery nurse?

A. 1. L&D nurses will help coach you as to what to do during labor and they also monitor the baby's heart rate.
2. Just stay cool and follow the instructions by your doctor...that will ensure you the safest possible delivery
3. ?
4. I am an ob/gyn and do not recommend a birthing plan. Let you doctor help you make the important decisions. We've gone through lots of training to try to minimize complications during labor.
5. I'm not a L&D nurse

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