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Yeah that's it. I have it set on 1920 x 1080 or something like that. I think it's better, but letters look...I dunno, smaller and not as sharp or something. I'm reading about something callled "clear-type" in xp but I just realized how amazing Call of Duty 4 looks so I've been playing instead of tuning lol...

One of the only reasons why I'd switch to ATI anyway is to have better compatibility with older games like the original Alien vs Predator; Nvidia drivers past 6-something, circa 2002 or so, don't support older games and I miss that one. Although when the new one comes out in February I guess I'll have my hands full...

Lol, yeah I guess listing specs might help. I'm running an EVGA 8800 GT with a 20" Hannspree from Best Buy. I can't even install the software cd for the monitor because it calls for Vista or 7. Also, I've used Nvidia cards for the longest time, but I'm thinking about ATI; what would be the ATI equivalent to the 8800 or 9800 GT?

It's currently set at 1920 X 1080, the highest setting that seems to be available. I've been staring at this screen for so long now that no other adjustments I make seem to show a difference. I had to look up what native resolution was, lol...

Alright, I finally decided to buy a widescreen lcd monitor. I'm assuming that some if not most of you guys have the same thing going on, so how do you have yours set up? For example, I have mine set to "full" instead of "fit," which just widens everything and I'm not sure I like it. What about other settings? I honestly have no clue what to do with this thing and my eyes are starting to hurt lol. Meanwhile, with the new Alien vs. Predator almost out I want to make sure that I can play it properly. I can run Modern Warfare, Crysis, FEAR, Left for Dead, etc. on high settings as of now, so do you guys think I should be able to handle the new AvP? I can't seem to find the specs for it anywhere. I'll build another system if I have to-AvP is that important to me. Any suggestions are appreciated!

It's about goddamn time...

Well it's that, or guys chasing around girl avatars trying to get their myspace/facebook info. I tried out that sodium stuff, pretty cool...

"Something wonderful has happened. Ani, I'm pregnant..." (wouldn't want to hear that in sci-fi OR real life)

That's pretty smart. I wouldn't even think to check on something like that. I'd be sold on a 2-car garage and maybe even a nice master bedroom for the horizontal tango-that'd be it...

Wow dude thanks. I'm supposed to be on a zero-spending plan but that's too good of a deal. Seasons 4 & 4.5 here I come...

Being a former department head for Target, I can tell you that pricing is mandatory across the board as far as corporate goes, but ultimately it's up to the team lead for that department that determines pricing. Get to know the team lead for the toy department and they may take care of you...

Yeah, one of the main reasons why I stopped watching any kind of Star Trek. Sick of all the made-up techno talk; it made my goddamn ears bleed...

"...I am your father."

SIGH. So I bought a new cable and still no joy, so I call up Cox to walk me through this. I'm thinking: my OS is screwed, I bet I'll have to reformat or something. So the tech asks me to turn off my modem. I'm thinking, "duh, I've only been doing that all goddamn week," but whatever, I've got to let this guy go through the checklist. So, I turn it off, THEN he tells me to "unplug" it. I'm thinking it CAN'T be that easy. After I plug in my ethernet and power up my internet is good to go. LOL...

Monsters, Wipeout, ok...I'll get back to you guys...

Alright thanks for the ideas. Did you guys ever see that Family Guy episode where Quagmire discovers internet porn? He disappears for days, lol. I feel like I'm going to be here for a while. BTW, what's this Sims-like game on the Playstation home?

Ok, so I finally set my system up online. Now that I'm here, what do you people recommend I do? There's a ton of stuff to look at and I could see myself spending alot of time in the store...

Damn that's an excellent question. -Edit: I went online and tried a configuration manager that I found through google; everything checks out but there wasn't an option/spec for ethernet connectivity. Odd thing I noticed: with the modem on and hooked up via ethernet it says "limited or no connectivity." When I turn the modem off the computer says that I have a connection. How can you have a connection if your modem is off?

Thanks for the input guys. I looked into everything you guys suggested except for verifying if the cable actually works or not. I'll buy a CAT5 cable just in case. I was reading online about some people who weren't able to switch either because the initial setup of the modem, whether it was USB or ethernet, would dicatate how the computer would look for the modem. I'm wondering if that's the case here? Once again, thanks for the ideas, guys...

Got a strange one for you guys: I've always had my cable modem connected via usb, but I figured I'd start using an ethernet cable, however I can't get it to work. Windows tells me that the card is enabled and working properly, but all I get is a "limited or no connectivity" message when I check the status of the connection. I've tried resetting the modem, shutting down the system, etc. The driver's current on both the modem and the card. I tried the "repair" option for the local connection but then windows says it can't renew my IP address so it can't repair the connection. A friend helped me "flush" the DNS file or whatever, as well as just erasing the local connection that represented my usb hookup but no dice. I dunno I'm stumped-as soon as I hook up the usb cable I can connect but with the ethernet cable there's no connection? If you guys have any ideas I'd really appreciate it. Thanks...

Santa still owes me that red F-50 from a while back...

I'm proud to say: ZERO...

Funny that you ask. It showed up on Hulu today so I thought I'd give it a try. The first few minutes in you're greeted by thumping music, gyrating teen bodies, idle chit-chat and Eric Stolz. Headache...Must find Tylenol...

Lol, oops. No wonder those dvd box sets are such a rip-off...

Sigh... What I wouldn't do to give it my all on the Racetrack...