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    I thnk Ive been remote hacked

    This should solve your problem : http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux-Mint http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Install-a-Linux-OS-in-your-USB-Flash-Drive-/ http://www.zdnet.com/how-to-install-linux-mint-on-your-xp-pc-7000027900/...
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    Is there a crude way to find out which HDMI cable version I have?

    I'm asking purely for theoretical reasons if there is a way to find out the throughput of the cable if I don't have a printed claim from the manufacturer? There are services that allow people to test their internet speeds supposedly by downloading and uploading a test file of known size and...
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    How to convert my movies from uncompressed 5.1 surround sound to Dolby DTS without Dolby Digital Live

    DTS can carry 2 channels of uncompressed audio or 5.1 channel compressed (DTS) audio *theoretically* although I have noticed that the latter always seems lagging in quality because of bandwidth limitations. I was in a similar situation as yours and tried everything from audio-video splitters to...
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    42 inch Plasma vs 26 inch LED?

    I want to do an A/B test to ascertain the best option that suits my needs. Let's get the constant factors established. The source will always be 720p content, the viewing distance will always be 12 feet. In such a scenario, which TV will serve me well? a 480p Plasma (42 inch) or a 720p LED (26...
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    Which one of these videos will objectively look better?

    720p at 2000Kbps or 1080p at 2000Kbps? (each video file is ~2GB, monitor size 24") Assume all variables other than resolution to be exactly the same. I am aware that 2Mbps is a very low bitrate but it is intentional. I am trying to look for a theoretical insight as to whether someone who is...
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    Does DisplayPort support encoded bitstreaming?

    I read up almost all material there is on the internet about HDMI, DVI and DisplayPort and there is no clear consensus on the said problem. Although it says that DisplayPort does carry audio signals, there is no discrete note on whether it supports encoded audio bitstreaming or not such that I...