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    Dell E1505??? Good? Bad?

    k, I know when to bow out. Maybe I was having a bad hair day, but I still think I gotta good deal on my system w/ good core components. After all, the extra grand is better off in my pocket than yours. I would love to have an Ex but just can't justify $2500(which I would've added more RAM and...
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    Dell E1505??? Good? Bad?

    k maybe I was a little harsh, but all u do is hi-jack threads w/ my systems are soooo much better than anything else. Doesn't really add anything and usually kills any hope of the OP getting their Q's answered. I will say, they are nice and u do use good parts. As far your 40 - 45% performance...
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    Dell E1505??? Good? Bad?

    To the OP It's probably already on it's way to you, but ... I just ordered an e1705 (not sure if 17" is your thang" It's pretty much the same setup less the DVD burner and it also has the 7900gs. Only $50 more than what your paying w/ the $300 off coupon floating around on the net. BTW u...
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    DVD and "Upconvert"

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) afiggatt wrote: > There are a number of upconverting DVD players available. Samsung, LG, > Sony, Denon, Panasonic and others offer them. I am planning to get the > Panasonic model, either the S77 or S97, as the Panasonic & Sony are the >...
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    Numeric Paging Backdoor Number

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) Our corporate voicemail system will only dial and send touchtones. We do use TAPI with some of our cell phones but the voicemail system will only dial, pause, and then issue a string of touchtones. "Isaiah Beard"...
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    Numerica Paging Backdoor

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.verizon (More info?) I oversee the phone system at our corporation. I need to be able to send a "numeric page" to Cingular, Sprint and Verizon phones without calling the phone themselves when staff receive a voice mail on our corp vm system. I have...
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    Numeric Paging Backdoor Number

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.sprintpcs (More info?) I oversee the phone system at our corporation. I need to be able to send a "numeric page" to Cingular, Sprint and Verizon phones without calling the phone themselves when staff receive a voice mail on our corp vm system. I have...
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    Numeric Paging Backdoor Number

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?) I oversee the phone system at our corporation. I need to be able to send a "numeric page" to Cingular, Sprint and Verizon phones without calling the phone themselves when staff receive a voice mail on our corp vm system. I have...
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    QUESTION,,,,,,can someone tell me WHY,,,,,

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) > > I would be surprised if your TV did not have a zoom mode which just > brings the image up the the sides of the screen without an distortion. it does....i have a brand new sony. but in the case of "darling", because it is 1:66:1, parts of...
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    QUESTION,,,,,,can someone tell me WHY,,,,,

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) the reason this became an irritating issue with me was when i was watching "darling", the julie christie movie which jeremy found was 1:66:1. there was no way for me to watch this particular movie fill the screen without the image being...
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    QUESTION,,,,,,can someone tell me WHY,,,,,

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) >,,,,, There is no magic zoom to somehow make the magic bars ago away > and yet still preserve all the content on the screen, that's impossible. > That's impossible without stretching the image. > > yes, i know. what i was saying was why...
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    QUESTION,,,,,,can someone tell me WHY,,,,,

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) "Jeremy Deats'" <jeremy@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<bOvyc.20386$KL2.7087@fe2.texas.rr.com>... > b, > > On a widescreen set you'll have two modes 16:9 and 4:3 native these modes, > from there you usually have a 4:3 Expanded mode (called...
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    QUESTION,,,,,,can someone tell me WHY,,,,,

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) on all the hdtv sets, they have only four or five preset "screen displays", for you to fit the picture "properly" on the screen,,,when all you REALLY need is two settings, "maintain aspect ratio-fit horizontally" and "maintain aspect ratio-fit...