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CES 2010 Coverage Photos

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Photos:

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XP and Vista Administrator password reset

Monday, October 19th, 2009

I had to reset the administrator password on a new laptop. I used the following bootable ISO to gain access to the hard drives SAM database. It is a menu driven, linux boot utility. Using all the default prompts, it cleared the password and I was up and running in no time.

Download it here, or visit the source for more information

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Microsoft Life Cam HD 720p widescreen

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Microsoft LifeCam Microsoft LifeCam Cinema™

List price is around $80.00

LifeCam Cinema™ New!

Part Number: H5D-00001

720p HD widescreen
Auto Focus
High-precision glass element lens
ClearFrame Technology
Digital Microphone
Aluminum Body

Works with Skype. Install software first before plugging in the USB cable to your pc.

Source : Microsoft

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Internet Bandwidth Table

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Notice in the chart that

K b/s = 1024 BITS per second
K B/s = 1024 BYTES per second

Units of Measurement – Broadband Internet Access Speed

bit= smallest unit of digital information, i.e. ones & zeros
byte= a set of bits
bps= bits per second
Kbps= kilobits per second =1000 bits per second
Mbps = Million bits per second =1,000,000 bits per second
Gbps = Gigabits per second = 1,000,000,000 (one billion) bits per second
Tbps = Terabits per second = 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion) bits per second

	T1	T2	Cable/DSL	Verizon FIOS	T3
Download Speed Can Reach (kb/s)	1,544	6,312	8,000	30,000	44,736
Download Speed Can Reach (kB/s)	193	789	1,000	5,592	3,750

It seems people still have a notion that “dedicated T’s are the pinnacle of data telecom service. Why buy a dedicated T1, T3, etc. when alternative technologies are reaching/surpassing their performance for a fraction of the cost?

Note 1: Cable/DSL speeds are listed at somewhat of a maximum of what people are seeing today.

Note 2: Upload speeds for businesses that are hosting technology can be an important consideration, and Cable/DSL providers typically limit the uploads speeds significantly.� Verizon’s FIOS, on the other�hand, starts with 2,000 kb/s and goes up to 5,000 kb/s for upload — still quite a bit faster than a T1.

If you want 99.99% or more guaranteed uptime through a SLA (Service Level Agreement) and a guaranteed 1544kb/s Up and 1544kb/s Down 24/7, then a T1,T2, or T3 connection are what you need. If you are ok with a few hours of outages, no decent SLA (ask Verizon for an SLA), a shared connection where if your neighbors use all the bandwidth (or through DDoS) then you start to have slow connections, Disabled ports, or to shutoff your service if spam or other issue detected.. without trying hard to contact you.

Businesses that provide SLA with uptimes, 24/7, and guarantees cannot rely on Cable/DSL or Verizon FiOS. Especially for 30$ – 130$ connections.

For Home/Personal.. or a business that does not ’serve/host other businesses’ and just uses email and web.. then I suggest FIOS!

Also, an idea, I do suggest a 24/7 business have 2 connections to every server they have. 1 will be the tried and true T1 line (or T2) and the other will be the unreliable (at least not 99.999%), but extremely fast, FIOS. When FIOS has its outages, then your server will still be able to communicate through the trusty T1 line. However, this will only work with Name-Based failover/redundancy and not IP addresses (useful for websites, ftp sites, and even Oracle database connections by hostname and not IP address).

Source

Internet Connection Speed Comparison Chart

This chart is provided by Summersault to help you understand the different kinds of internet connection technologies available. (If you’re in Richmond/Wayne County Indiana, see a list of available local connection options.)

Carrier Technology	Description	Speed	Physical Medium	Comments
Dial-up Access	On demand access using a modem and regular telephone line (POT).	2400 bps to 56 Kbps	Twisted pair (regular phone lines)	Cheap but slow compared with other technologies. Speed may degrade due to the amount of line noise
ISDN	Dedicated telephone line and router required.	64 Kbps to 128 Kbps	Twisted pair	Not available everywhere but becoming more widespread. An ISDN line costs slightly more than a regular telephone line, but you get 2 phone lines from it. 56K ISDN is much faster than a 56K dialup line
Cable	Special cable modem and cable line required.	512 Kbps to 20 Mbps	Coaxial cable; in some cases telephone lines used for upstream requests.	Must have existing cable access in area. Cost of bring service into an area and trenching cable can be prohibitive. Networkable
ADSL/DSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL is the same as DSL)	This new technology uses the unused digital portion of a regular copper telephone line to transmit and receive information. ADSL is asymmetric since it recieves at 6 to 8 Mbps per second but can only send data at 64 Kbps. A special modem and adapter card are required.	128 Kbps to 8 Mbps	Twisted pair (used as a digital, broadband medium)	Doesn’t interfere with normal telephone use. Bandwidth is dedicated, not shared as with cable. Bandwidth is affected by the distance from the network hubs. Must be within 5 km (3.1 miles) of telephone company switch. Limited availability. Not networkable
Wireless (LMCS)	Access is gained by connection to a high speed cellular like local multi-point communications system (LMCS) network via wireless transmitter/receiver.	30 Mbps or more	Airwaves Requires outside antenna.	Can be used for high speed data, broadcast TV and wireless telephone service.
Broadband over Power (BPL)	Uses existing electrical infrastructure to deliver broadband speeds using BPL “modems”	500Kbps to 3Mbps	Ordinary power lines	Still an emerging technology, not widely available Significantly lower deployment costs than comparable technologies like DSL/Cable.
Satellite	Newer versions have two-way satellite access, removing need for phone line. In older versions, the computer sends request for information to an ISP via normal phone dial-up communications and data is returned via high speed satellite to rooftop dish, which relays it to the computer via a decoder box.	6 Mbps or more	Airwaves Requires outside antenna.	Bandwidth is not shared. Satellite companies are set to join the fray soon which could lead to integrated TV and Internet service using the same equipment and WebTV like integrated services Latency is typically high Some connections require an existing Internet service account. Setup fees can range from $500-$1000.
Frame Relay	Provides a type of “party line” connection to the Internet. Requires a FRAD (Frame Relay Access Device) similar to a modem, or a DSU/CSU.	56 Kbps to 1.544 Mbps (or more, depending on connection type)	Various	May cost less than ISDN in some locations. Limited availability. Uses one of the connection types below, fractional up to OC3
Fractional T1 (Flexible DS1)	Only a portion of the 23 channels available in a T1 line is actually used.	64 Kbps to 1.544 Mbps	Twisted-pair or coaxial cable	Cheaper than a full T1 line with growth options of 56 Kbps or 64 Kbps increments as required.
T1	Special lines and equipment (DSU/CSU and router) required.	1.544 Mbps	Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber	Typically used for high bandwidth demands such as videoconferencing and heavy graphic file transfers. Minimum for large businesses and ISPs. Expensive
T3	Typically used for ISP to Internet infrastructure.	44.736 Mbps	Optical fiber
OC-1	Typically used for ISP to Internet infrastructure within Internet infrastructure.	51.84 Mbps	Optical fiber
OC-3	Typically used for large company backbone or Internet backbone.	155.52 Mbps	Optical fiber

About Bandwidth

Bandwidth, or capacity, refers to the amount of data a given technology or infrastructure can transmit over time. It is usually expressed in kilobits per second (Kbps) or megabits per second (Mbps).

There is often confusion about bandwidth due to the difference between kilobytes and kilobits. Bits are used to talk about data transfer rates (1 kilobit = 1000 bits), while bytes are used to talk about storage size calculations (1 kilobyte = 1024 bytes). There are 8 bits in a byte. So a 28.8 Kbps (kilobits per second) modem can actually only handle a maximum of 3.6 KB/s (kilobytes per second) of data, including the connection to the ISP, the data holding the TCP/IP packets together, and other essential information. Given all these facts together, your download speeds will often be slower than the “potential” advertised.

About Latency

Latency, or “network latency” refers to the speed at which traffic is traveling over an internet connection. It is usually measured according the round-trip time that it takes a single chunk of data to reach a remote host and then come back. This is not always the best measure of overall performance, however, as it is possible for a high latency link to also be a high bandwidth link (Satellite and DSL are good examples of this.)

Parts of this document were originally obtained from from Ontario Library Services in Canada. Updated in 09-2000 with help from Alan Moore and various other web resources. Last significant update on 10-11-2005.

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U.S. Internet is the Slowest out there

How speed is measured in the two major aspects of computer jargon: Data – How data is measured:

Data is measured on your hard drive (i.e.- file sharing and FTP programs measure transfer speeds).

Kilo is 1,024 and Mega is 1,048,576.

Examples: 1,048,576 B = 1,024 KB and 1,048,576 KB = 1,024 MB Bytes / Bits – Lower case b means bit and upper case B means Byte. There are 8 bits to a Byte. more>>

To see more about this see our Byte Chart page for more details.

Communication – How communication devices are rated:

Kilo means 1,000 and Mega means 1,000,000.

Examples: 56k modem and 10Mbit Ethernet

KB stands for Bytes and Kb stands for bits (eight bits to a Byte).

Internet Access Speed – Differences in measuring

Connection Chart

Carrier Technology	Speed	Physical Medium	Application
GSM (mobile telephone service)	9.6 Kbps to 14.4 Kbps	RF in space (wireless)	Mobile telephone for business and personal use
HSCSD (High-speed circuit-switched data service)	Up to 56 Kbps	RF in space (wireless)	Mobile telephone for business and personal use
POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)	Up to 56 Kbps	Twisted-pair	Home and small business access
Dedicated 56 Kbps on Frame Relay	56 Kbps	Various	Business e-mail with fairly large file attachments
DS0	64 Kbps	All	The base signal on a channel in the set of Digital Signal levels
GPRS (General Packet Radio System)	56 Kbps to 114 Kbps	RF in space (wireless)	Mobile telephone for business and personal use
ISDN	BRI: 64 Kbps to 128 Kbps PRI: 23 (T-1) or 30 (E1) assignable 64 Kbps channels plus control channel; up to 1.544 Mbps (T-1) or 2.048 (E1)	BRI: Twisted-pair PRI: T-1 or E1 line	BRI: Faster home and small business access PRI: Medium and large enterprise access
IDSL	128 Kbps	Twisted-pair	Faster home and small business access
EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment)	384 Kbps	RF in space (wireless)	Mobile telephone for business and personal use
Satellite	400 Kbps (DirecPC)	RF in space (wireless)	Faster home and small enterprise access
Frame relay	56 Kbps to 1.544 Mbps	Twisted-pair or coaxial cable	Large company backbone for LANs to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure
DS1/T-1	1.544 Mbps	Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber	Large company to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure
UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service)	Up to 2 Mbps	RF in space (wireless)	Mobile telephone for business and personal use
EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized)	400-700 Kbps (but capable of 2.4Mbps)	RF in space (wireless)	Mobile telephone for business and personal use
E-1	2.048 Mbps	Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber	32-channel European equivalent of T-1
T-1C (DS1C)	3.152 Mbps	Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber	Large company to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure
DS2/T-2	6.312 Mbps	Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber	Large company to ISP ISP to Internet infrastructure
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)	256 Kbps to 8 Mbps	Twisted-pair (used as a digital, broadband medium)	Home, small business, and enterprise access using existing copper lines
E-2	8.448 Mbps	Twisted-pair, coaxial cable, or optical fiber	Carries four multiplexed E-1 signals
Cable modem	256 Kbps to 52 Mbps	Coaxial cable (usually uses Ethernet); in some systems, telephone used for upstream requests	Home, business, school access
Ethernet	10 Mbps	10BASE-T (twisted-pair); 10BASE-2 or -5 (coaxial cable); 10BASE-F (optical fiber)	Most popular business local area network (LAN)
E-3	34.368 Mbps	Twisted-pair or optical fiber	Carries 16 E-l signals
DS3/T-3	44.736 Mbps	Coaxial cable	ISP to Internet infrastructure Smaller links within Internet infrastructure
OC-1	51.84 Mbps	Optical fiber	ISP to Internet infrastructure Smaller links within Internet infrastructure
HSSI	Up to 53 Mbps	HSSI cable	Between router hardware and WAN lines Short-range (50 feet) interconnection between slower LAN devices and faster WAN lines
Fast Ethernet	100 Mbps	100BASE-T4 (twisted pair); 100BASE-TX (twisted pair); 100BASE-FX (optical fiber)	Workstations with 10 Mbps Ethernet cards can plug into a Fast Ethernet LAN
FDDI	100 Mbps	Optical fiber	Large, wide-range LAN usually in a large company or a larger ISP
T-3D (DS3D)	135 Mbps	Optical fiber	ISP to Internet infrastructure Smaller links within Internet infrastructure
E4	139.264 Mbps	Optical fiber	Carries 4 E3 channels Up to 1,920 simultaneous voice conversations
OC-3/STM-1	155.52 Mbps	Optical fiber	Large company backbone Internet backbone
E5	565.148 Mbps	Optical fiber	Carries 4 E4 channels Up to 7,680 simultaneous voice conversations
OC-12/STM-4	622.08 Mbps	Optical fiber	Internet backbone
Gigabit Ethernet	1 Gbps	Optical fiber (and “copper” up to 25 meters)	Workstations/networks with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet will plug into Gigabit Ethernet switches
OC-24	1.244 Gbps	Optical fiber	Internet backbone
SciNet	2.325 Gbps (15 OC-3 lines)	Optical fiber	Part of the vBNS backbone
OC-48/STM-16	2.488 Gbps	Optical fiber	Internet backbone
OC-192/STM-64	10 Gbps	Optical fiber	Backbone
OC-256	13.271 Gbps	Optical fiber	Backbone

	KB / Kb
		The abbreviation for bit is a lowercase “b”; the abbreviation for byte is an uppercase “B”. Their are 8 bits in a Byte.
	Modem
		Dial up modem speed is measured in Kilo and Mega bits. Dial up modem speeds are pretty much tapped out at their high end of 56Kb due to the noise that exists on standard POTS copper telephone lines. A few companies have toyed with filtering systems to help quiet the lines but with the newer packet lines taking over the market place we may someday see these POTS lines disappear altogether.
	DSL
		Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) is a broadband internet service that is delivered right through your regular phone line and is often supplied by your local telephone company. Although it uses your phone lines, it does not interfere in anyway with you telephone, caller id, answering machine or other telephone equipment. It is typically available in speeds from 144Kb to 3Mb, but even faster speeds are available from some providers.
	aDSL
		A type of DSL common for residential use is Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL). It is asymmetrical in the sense that it can download (receive) data much faster than it can upload (send) data. Typical internet surfing mainly involves downloading data from web servers, so this asymmetry works out fine for home use. Plus this asymmetry often allows for large cost savings.
	sDSL
		A type of DSL that is common for business use is Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line (SDSL). With SDSL you get the same bandwidth (speed) in each direction. Although it is typically much more expensive than ADSL, it is better if you are running a web server or conducting other activities which would require a lot of data to be sent.
	Cable
		Cable internet access is generally offered by the same companies that provide cable TV. It works on the same coaxial cable that the TV signal comes in on, but doesn’t effect your TV signal. Therefore you can use the internet and watch TV at the same time. Typically, cable internet access provide a maximum of 1.5 – 6MB of bandwidth on the system. However, everyone on your network segment is sharing that bandwidth, so performance can be much lower, especially if a lot of people in your neighborhood use the service. Some cable providers may limit your individual bandwidth, so that you will never see the peak bandwidth even when your network segment is clear.
	Satellite
		With satellite internet access, data is sent between a small satellite dish at your home and the satellite in space. This data is then relayed to a base station that has a direct connection to the internet and acts as a hub. Especially for those in rural areas that cannot get DSL or Cable internet access, a satellite ISP can be a good way to get broadband service. Some satellite systems use a phone line and others use a in-sight tower system to send upstream requests.

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Adobe Premeire CS4 with AVCHD M2TS

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

1). Does CS4 Run in XP 64 bit mode and Vista 64bit mode, or is it using the 32bit emulator to run?

2). Does the Trial version of CS4 support AVCHD MT2S files?

3). Does the Full version of CS4 support AVCHD MT2S files?

4). What is the minimum requirements to playback AVCHD video?

5). Does it come with a AVCHD codec that will playback AVCHD Video in full resolution?

6). Is this CODEC compatible with Media Player or other video player software?

Adobe CS4 – Support Questions answered:

AVCHD smooth playback totally depends on your systems performance. Most Laptops will work just fine with AVCHD editing but don’t have as smooth a playback as a highend desktop. AVCHD is very processor intensive and takes nearly 95% of your systems performance to decode it(obviously depends on how many cores you have) . There are solutions that will convert your AVCHD for better playback (Cineform.com has always been an excellent choice) , but now you can get started with AVCHD and move to other Adobe plug-in partners if needed.

YES – we use all Cores for playback , effects, and rendering for both Mac and Windows.

I highly recommend switching to Vista 64 if you are a Windows user (Mac guys are OK with 10.5.4 or higher) Vista 64 will allow Production Premium CS4 to run using more than 4GB of Ram (XP/Vista32 Limitation). As with most NLEs, there are several programs running at the same time to give you the NLE experience. CS4 now allows each process to take up to 4Gb of RAM. If you have 16GB of RAM, then 4 processes can take up to 4GB each. This is a HUGE advantage over CS3. What are some examples of processes? DynamicLink, AfterServer, Photoshop Server, Adobe Media Encoder, Titler, Playback, Capture, Importer, and many more. I tell most people to count on buying 8GB minium

I couldn’t get ahold of Adobe, but I found this info in the knowledge base:

- CS4 supports the following file types:

Format Import/Export support Format Details

3GPP Movie (.3gp) Import and Export QuickTime player required on Windows

Advanced Video Codec (.mts) Import only

AVCHD (.m2ts, .mts) Import only

DV stream (.dv) Import and Export

Flash Video (.flv, .f4v) Import and Export

Microsoft AVI (.avi) Import and Export Export Windows only

Microsoft NetShow (.asf) Import only Windows only

MPEG-1 (.mpg) Import and Export Export Windows only

MPEG-2 (.m2v, .mpg) Import and Export

MPEG-4 (.m4v) Import and Export

Panasonic P2 (.mxf) Import and Export

QuickTime Movie (.mov) Import and Export QuickTime player required on Windows

Shockwave Flash object (.swf) Import only

Sony VDU File Format Importer (.dlx) Import only Windows only

Windows Media (.wma, .wmv) Import and Export Export Windows only

XDCam-EX movie (.mp4) Import only

XDCam-HD movie (.mxf) Import only

- The trial version is the full version

- It does support .m2ts, is that what you have?

- Supports Windows XP (32-bit)

- Supports Windows Vista (32 and 64-bit)

- Required: 2GHz or faster processor for DV; 3.4GHz for HDV; dual 2.8GHz for HD (an SSE2-enabled processor is required for AMD systems)

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Adobe CS4 Premiere is not very well optimized for AVCHD editing/playback. Adobe points at the format, and users tend to point at Adobe. Personally, I think that the software is a little heavy, but I think that Adobe could make an effort to optimize it (other AVCHD players, such as the ImageMixer coming with the Canon HF11, are playing the .m2ts or .mts files just fine). See Adobe Forum on the AVCHD Playback.

However, I did find an [obvious] trick (on Windows) that makes the experience much better.

Just upgrade the priority for the process “ImporterProcessServer.exe” from “normal” to “high” in the Windows Task Manager. Simple, but it does make a nice difference (at least for me).

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People in the forums are very upset about the AVCHD support, there is all kinds of issues. They all say convert your footage from AVCHD to something else (use AVCHD upshift software $49 http://www.newbluefx.com/avchd-upshift.html)

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If you have a Panasonic, then you can download the converter free from their website. Go here: https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/pro-av/support/desk/e/download.htm#avchd

But be aware, the file size after converting will be much much bigger than the original avchd file.

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Tags: adobe cs4, avchd, m2ts, premeire
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Blue Ray Capable Laptops

Monday, January 19th, 2009

	Acer 8930-7665	Dell Studio XPS 16	Asus 670S	HP HDX18t series	Gateway p7807u FX
CPU	Intel 2 quad 64bit q9000 6mb 2.ghz 1066 FSB	Intel 2 Duo 64bit p8600 3mb 2.4GHZ 1066 FSB	Intel 2 64 bit Duo T9500 6mb	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad Processor Q9000 (2.00Ghz)	Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache)
Memory	4g 1066 FSB	4g 1066 DDR3 2 Dimms	4gb ddr2 667	4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) -	4096MB 1066MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory (2-2048MB modules)
V Card	Nvidia GeForce 9700 GT 512mb HDMI	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670 512mb HDMI	NVIDIA GeForece 8700M GT 512mb HDMI	512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics	Chassis with NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GTS Graphics with 1GB of GDDR3 Discrete Video Memory and Intel® PM45 Chipset
VIDEO	18.4 1920×1080	16.0 1920×1080 2mp cam	17″ 1920×1200	18.4″ diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920×1080p)	17″ High-Definition Widescreen WXGA Display (1440 x 900)
DISK	500GB 7200RPM Sata	500GB 5400 RPM Sata	400gb 7200 RPM	320GB 7200RPM SATA	320GB 7200RPM SATA
BLUE Ray	BD / DVD-Super		BD/DVD	Blu-Ray +/-R/RW with SuperMulti
120HZ		E2E LED SCREEN
Battery		6-cell	8-cell	Extra 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery	9-Cell Lithium Ion 86.58 Whr (2.6AHr)
Weight		6.4lbs	4.79kg		9.05 lbs. (4.11 kg) system unit only / 12.64 lbs. (5.73 kg.) box
	$1799 MSRP	$1699		$2727	$1399 MSRP

Tags: Laptops, Misc Hardware
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CES – Las Vegas Consumer Electronics 2009

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

I am geared up and ready to go to Las Vegas. Going to check out all the latest electronics. I will be searching out HD Video and 3d Video cameras, Projectors, LCS Screens. Look for my special report on Monday when I get back.

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Christmas Lights in Yucaipa

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Here is a video I took of christmas light synchronized to music. 3 homes decided to participate in this great display of lights and music.

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Acer Aspire 8930-7665 with Blue Ray DVD Player Intel Quad-Core CPU

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Acer announces its high powered notebook on 12/30/2008 – List price of $1799 (SOURCE)

Acer Aspire 8930

Aspire 8930G-7665 Notebook Designed for Extreme Gaming and Multimedia Performance

CORRECTION…by Acer America

SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Second graph, second sentence and “Specifications and Pricing” section, first bullet, should read: 6MB and 2.0 GHz (sted 12MB and 2.53 GHz).

The corrected release reads:

Aspire 8930G-7665 Notebook Designed for Extreme Gaming and Multimedia Performance

Acer America, part of the world’s third largest PC company (source: Gartner data, 3Q 2008), today introduced the Aspire 8930G-7665 notebook PC, utilizing the new Intel© Core™2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000. The new quad-core processors allow for extreme mobile performance and speed for gaming on the go. Designed for multimedia and gaming enthusiasts, the Aspire 8930G-7665 combines superior computing power, innovative technology and productivity features, with stylish PC design.

Featuring Intel’s Core™2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000, the Aspire 8930G-7665 offers ground-breaking levels of high-definition performance needed for multimedia applications and 3D gaming. Utilizing four processing cores, 6MB of shared L2 cache, 1066 MHz Front Side Bus and clock speed rates up to 2.0 GHz, the Aspire 8930G-7665 brings unprecedented swiftness and realism to 3D games, which extreme users demand.

Along with new quad-core mobile processing power, the Aspire 8930G-7665 offers gamers and multimedia enthusiasts dynamic HD functionality. The notebook PC features an 18.4-inch HD CineCrystal™ widescreen 1920 x 1080 pixel display, with 16:9 aspect ratio for intense color and visual detail. Feature-rich high-definition entertainment is provided by Blu-ray Disc™ technology, NVIDIA® GeForce® 9700M GT graphics and Dolby® audio, giving users a true cinematic experience for movie watching, playing games and listening to music.

“By incorporating the latest capabilities of Intel’s Core™ 2 Quad mobile processors into the Aspire 8930G-7665, Acer is delivering a perfect combination of mobility, innovation and extreme gaming capabilities,” said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing for Acer America. “Gamers and enthusiasts who enjoy HD multimedia entertainment will find the performance benefits of quad core mobile performance in the Aspire 8930G unrivalled to other multimedia notebooks on the market.”

Aspire 8930-7665 Specifications and Pricing

Intel® Core™2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000
(6MB L2 Cache | 2.0 GHz | 1066MHz FSB)
18.4″ WUXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD (1920 x 1080)
4GB DDR3 1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9700M GT with 512MB dedicated video memory
500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Blu-ray Disc^™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
6-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
802.11a/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
Acer Crystal Eye Webcam
Dolby Home Theater®
Windows Vista® Premium 64-bit
MSRP $1799.99

Availability and Warranty

The Acer Aspire 8930G-7665 is available now via Acer’s authorized resellers and at select major retailers nationwide. The Aspire 8930G-7665 is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

About Acer America

Since its founding in 1976, Acer has constantly pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Focused on marketing its brand-name IT products around the globe, Acer ranks as the world’s No. 3 vendor for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks, with the fastest growth among the top-five players. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer’s continued growth, while the successful mergers of Gateway and Packard Bell complete the company’s global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S., and enhancing its strong position in Europe. Acer Inc. employs 5,000 people worldwide. Estimated revenue for 2007 is US $14.07 billion. For more information, please visit www.acer.com/us.

© 2008 Acer Inc. All rights reserved. Acer and the Acer logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and/or service marks, indicated or otherwise, are the property of their respective owners.

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Multimedia Center Pc

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

How to setup your pc to be a multimedia center.

Goals:
Fast responce to the user interface
Playback DVD and Blue Ray DVD’s
Record video from multiple sources – DVD’s, Blue Ray DVD’s, Internet
Stream Video over the internet for ON DEMAND access
Stream Audio from multiple sources – MP3, Music Cd’s, Satalite radio – XMRADIO and SIRRIUS, AM / FM, HD RADIO
PODCAST’s
Web camera – Telephone / Video / Chat.
Create / Edit your music
Create / Edit your video
Capture video from your Video camera / Still photo camera / Scanner / Slides

Recommended Software: