Recent content by steve

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    geometry not quite right

    Archived from groups: alt.tv.tech.hdtv (More info?) Hi, I have a Samsung WS32A10 CRT connected via component to DVD and HD settop box (Australian standards). My problem is that both TV and DVD images appear slightly zoomed. It is not much but very notiocable with subtitle tracks where the...
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    Which Guitar Recording Amp?

    Archived from groups: rec.music.makers.guitar,rec.audio.pro,alt.guitar.amps (More info?) email_kalle@yahoo.com wrote: > > Hi there, > > > The ADA is a very responsive little amp, get it, and it it doesn't do > > everything you need, you can always sell it or get a second amp down the > >...
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    Canon 20D set up

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) You could set the camera to capture in raw format and handle everything in post processing on your computer. Thats what I do with the 10D because it gives me more latitude for adjustments. In raw mode I belive that the camera processing...
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    Which Guitar Recording Amp?

    Archived from groups: rec.music.makers.guitar,rec.audio.pro,alt.guitar.amps (More info?) Scott Dorsey wrote: > > Pignose. > > Don't laugh. Try it. > You'll be absolutely shocked. > --scott I like the way you can change the tone by opening the back different amounts (or not at all). However...
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    Which Guitar Recording Amp?

    Archived from groups: rec.music.makers.guitar,rec.audio.pro,alt.guitar.amps (More info?) Michael wrote: > > I'm looking for a guitar amp that's good for recording mostly a Fender > Strat Plus with Lace Sensors and a Gibson Les Paul with PAF's. Music > style is mostly pop-rock, rock, and...
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    cingular unlock policy

    Archived from groups: alt.cellular.cingular (More info?) Thanks for answering his question! I, too, had wondered (although that is what I suspected was the answer) and figured the answer existed somewhere in cyberspace but was too lazy to go hunting. It was a pleasure to discover that...
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    How can I tell what lens 'spec' is 'wide angle'?

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) How do interpret the figures given for lenses i.e. 28mm-114mm in conjunction with zoom, f factor etc to gauge whether a camera has a good wide or poor narrow field of view? I would rather know what width of view the camera would take at what...
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    Nikon Coolpix movies

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) Harriett Wright wrote: > I copied one onto a CD-R, and it will > only play back in fits and starts. What did I do wrong? Also, is it > possible to copy these to a DVD? Any chance that your CD drive is fairly old and doesn't read the data...
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    Stereophile not the only snakeoil salesmen

    Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?) Anahata wrote: > > Arny Krueger wrote: > > > > Guitar cable is an example of an inductive high impedance > > source (the pickup) driving a capacitive load (the cable). > > What would usually be trivial changes in cable capacitance > > could make...
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    Presonus Firepod Questions

    Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?) #3) I had the same question and was told by both Sweetwater and Presonus the speed is not really an issue. "... ProTools works fine with M-Box USB...". #4) Prosonus tech support said DO NOT use firewire combo card (with USB or...
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    24 Channel PC ADAT I/O low$$ high quality?

    Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?) Arnie.. Isn't the Dakota only 16 channel? You'd need two. :( S.
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    Traveling and e-mailing pics to myself

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) I'm considering purchase of a digital camera to travel with through countries in Europe (among other things). My desire will be to stop in at Internet cafes, plug the camera in via USB and e-mail the pics to myself. Is this do-able? What...
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    Nikon D50 vs. Canon Digital Rebel XT

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital (More info?) On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 11:59:44 -0400, "True211" <true211@gmail.com> wrote: ><newsbirdie2@hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:1114520041.539712.129500@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >> Has anyone done a comparison between the Nikon D50 vs...
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    How to determine if there is dust on ccd

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems (More info?) On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 23:07:05 -0700, paul <paul@not.net> wrote: >Stacey wrote: > >> Nicolae Fieraru wrote: >> >> >>>Thanks Jeremy, I've done the test and unfortunately now they show up as in >>>my photos.... So it wasn't on the...
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    Good for Nikon!

    Archived from groups: rec.photo.digital.slr-systems (More info?) On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:52:08 GMT, "Dirty Harry" <NOJUNK@FU.ca> wrote: > >"Jeremy Nixon" <jeremy@exit109.com> wrote in message >news:116o6g8m22qc6b5@corp.supernews.com... >> Dirty Harry <NOJUNK@FU.ca> wrote: >> >> > Does the new...