Re: [H] Windows 7 Media Center licenses

2013-11-03 Thread Winterlight
OK I ran MCEBuddy which did a good job with PBS recordings...but then I had no problem re-encoding them to mkz. But when it came to normal MC encrypted channel encoding MCEBuddy was not able to do anything with them. It can't be COX encrypting the recordings because I have no problem recordin

Re: [H] Windows 7 Media Center licenses

2013-11-03 Thread Chris Reeves
Better: you can automate them. -Original Message- From: "Winterlight" Sent: ‎11/‎3/‎2013 7:26 PM To: "hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com" Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Media Center licenses Wow, these will remove commercials AND decrypt MC recordings? I am downloading it now. Thanks Chris

Re: [H] Windows 7 Media Center licenses

2013-11-03 Thread Winterlight
Wow, these will remove commercials AND decrypt MC recordings? I am downloading it now. Thanks Chris There is a very simple answer to that. Use MCEBuddy or MCTV-Converter http://mcebuddy2x.codeplex.com/ And convert anything you want to save to MKV/MP4 BEFORE you change over your media cent

Re: [H] Windows 7 Media Center licenses

2013-11-03 Thread tmservo
On 2013-11-03 18:44, Winterlight wrote: Cable TV in my area is provided by COX, and unfortunately they encrypt every channel except for PBS. In the last couple of months I have had inexplicable glitches that resulted in Media Center loosing it's licences for TV shows that I had previously record

[H] Windows 7 Media Center licenses

2013-11-03 Thread Winterlight
Cable TV in my area is provided by COX, and unfortunately they encrypt every channel except for PBS. In the last couple of months I have had inexplicable glitches that resulted in Media Center loosing it's licences for TV shows that I had previously recorded. When this happens I can't play TV

[H] Can HDMI replace DVI on a PC Video card/monitor

2013-11-03 Thread Winterlight
Can the HDIMI cable be used in place of the DVI cable on a monitor capable of supporting 1600p. I want to use a 30 inch monitor on two different computers both of which have video cards capable of driving the 30" monitor, but I only have DVI, VGA, and HDMI ports on the monitor. I am using the D

Re: [H] samsung pro v evo ?

2013-11-03 Thread FORC5
thanks, Crucial comes with nothing, FW updates work well. Wish it came with tools. The transfer kit is great but I wish it was USB 3. I use the USB to SATA adapter all the time seems like. fp At 09:02 AM 11/3/2013, Anthony Q. Martin Poked the stick with: The samsung comes with software that d

Re: [H] samsung pro v evo ?

2013-11-03 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
The samsung comes with software that does this for their SSDs... On 11/3/2013 10:08 AM, FORC5 wrote: anyone know the difference between the Samsung EVO and pro ? I see Samsung has a 1 tb competing with the Crucial M500 ( I have 3 of those ) Specs show the Samsung faster but I do not think a hu

Re: [H] samsung pro v evo ?

2013-11-03 Thread Greg Sevart
Here's the Pro vs EVO writeup I sent to the list on Oct 1: The 840 Pro is positioned as Samsung's premium drive. It uses 19nm MLC NAND. The 840 EVO is the successor to the original 840 (non-pro). It uses 19nm TLC NAND. TLC NAND offers greater densities by storing 3 bits per cell instead

Re: [H] SSD Endurance Experiement on The Tech Report

2013-11-03 Thread FORC5
Wager ? :-D At 04:36 PM 11/2/2013, Greg Sevart Poked the stick with: I know there are some that like to hold on to old tech, but I suspect even Duncan would have retired the drive before then. :) Date: Sunday, November 3rd, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho**

[H] samsung pro v evo ?

2013-11-03 Thread FORC5
anyone know the difference between the Samsung EVO and pro ? I see Samsung has a 1 tb competing with the Crucial M500 ( I have 3 of those ) Specs show the Samsung faster but I do not think a human can detect the difference. Last Samsung 840 pro I bought the transfer SW was not as advertised but