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RE: The Official Liverpool 2012/2013 Season Thread

Queens Park Rangers
Sterling joined the academy at Queens Park Rangers at the age of 10.

why did we not keep him?????? 



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RE: PC and Laserjet Printer connected via Parallel lead through port replicator

Sometimes, it takes over 3 hours to come on, sometimes two hours, it varies.
That is whay I thought that it could have been something to do with the Laptop (Dell) communicating via the parallel port of the replicator to the printer "stopping it coming on".
I will try and switch on and leave it running (until i get my new Samsung).

I must admit that the Laserjet is a fantastic printer, just a shame no USB (and from above post a properly working mains supply unit).

RE: PC and Laserjet Printer connected via Parallel lead through port replicator

bloomin eck, have already bought two replacement carts for this at £25 each, just ordered a samsung ML 2240 (cheap for work stuff) >:(

RE: PC and Laserjet Printer connected via Parallel lead through port replicator

Well it appears that it is not the mains lead after all.
Tried a different lead and effect was the same.
However when switching the printer on, it seems to take over an hour to actually come on :/
Don`t know what the problem is, can only assume that there is an intermittent fault somewhere in the mains supply circuitry, etc.

RE: PC and Laserjet Printer connected via Parallel lead through port replicator

It`s working again.
Found that it was caused by a faulty mains lead.

Yes the printer is over 5 years old, but it prints all my work emails and documents brilliantly (When the mains lead is fixed) :D

PC and Laserjet Printer connected via Parallel lead through port replicator

Anyone know if my Dell Laptop PC running Windows XP controls my old Laserjet 111P switching on via software?

The printer does now not switch on when I push the on button, however it starts working for no apparent reason sometimes an hour after switch on? It has only started happening recently, so thought it might have something to do with the laptop controlling the switching on of the Laserjet.

Or possibly could just be a fault on the printer.

Any ideas please?

RE: Evesham LCD TV`s

Mine`s still OK (touch a lot of wood) the only thing is that the "V" has fallen off the front so now it is an e esham!

RE: IPod 80Gb Classic - Video format

This works! :D
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13013

IPod 80Gb Classic - Video format

What format do I convert videos to be able to display correctly on 32" TV via component?
When transferring to I tunes how do I then play them.?

Thanks in advance.

RE: PC monitor, Cheap easy way to watch Freeview without a PC?

Monitor Size and Type : 22-inch Widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor
Resolution : 1680 x 1050 Pixels
Response time / Brightness / Contrast Ratio : 5ms / 300cd/m² / 800:1
Dimensions (WxDxH) / Weight : With Stand: 511mm x 149mm x 409mm / 5kg
Features : 100mm VESA® Mounting, Antiglare with Hard-coating 3H
Port(s) Total ( Free ) / Connector Type : Analog (15-pin D-Sub) / Digital (DVI-D) with HDCP, Security Port Slot
Dot Pitch : 0.282mm (Pixel Pitch)

Could a TV Sender be used to transmit from TV in living room to PC Monitor.
If a Tuner is needed, then would probably be better to get a cheap PC mini type barebones or similar with a TV card.

PC monitor, Cheap easy way to watch Freeview without a PC?

As title, have a new Dell 22" TFT LCD Monitor, can I watch TV (Freeview) using the monitor without a PC connected (i.e. in the Kitchen)? What do I need? (Cheap please).

Thanks in advance. CTTE

This item was edited on Wednesday, 28th May 2008, 23:23

Infocus Projector £149.99 is this a bargain? Is it good for TV/DVD?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143781

This item was edited on Wednesday, 7th May 2008, 01:22

O2 Music Phone, Bluetooth, but NO Camera.

What is the best featured PAYG O2 compatible phone, that has bluetooth and prefferably MP3/WMA ringtones, music player, etc but must not have a camera (for use at work).
Would preffer Nokia, but will accept all suggestions please.

RE: Frost down again

She had taste, Frost is Brilliant 8)

Help Please connecting up AV system

Can someone help with some advice please.
We have:
Sky Digital not + (Amstrad box).
Evesham Alquemi 32" HD ready LCD TV ( 2 scarts, HDMI, Component, DVI, etc)
Goodmans 5.1 Amp, including 5 speakers and a sub, with 4 inputs (Phono).
Panasonic DVD recorder E55.
and new Toshiba HD DVD E30 Player (no scart) but HDMI.

Want to know best way to connect all these please, record with Pany from Sky.

I assume:
Connect Panny to Sky box, connect sky box to TV via Scart.
Connect Toshiba to TV via HDMI
Connect TV, Panny, Sky and Tosh to the Goodmans Amp/Speakers.

Also want to distibute sky to other TV`s via Scart with the Radio type transmitter/receiver units.

Advice re: RGB settings, etc wolud also assist.
Thanks in advance.

RE: FREE HD TV with freesat.

Looks good, if only they will include Sky Sports :(

RE: Toshiba HD-EP10 HD DVD Player rrp£350 @ Play for £59.99

For those still interested, it`s available again from Amazon.co.uk for £59.99 with free delivery. Ordered one of the "Betamax" players as will do for all my region 2 DVD`s and the four HD DVD`s I have on order. Cannot believe that Blueray is supposed to be better!

RE: Genesis - Gabriel era.

Blimmy, just realised that I started this thread in 2005!
See page one, I agree G2 are great saw them in High Wycombe in Aug 2005!

PS copied the South Bank show with Peter Gabriel off YouTube, check it out, do a search for Genesis, some gems on there :D 8)

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Help Please - Nokia N95 wireless connection to Orange Livebox

Can anyone help with a very simple guide to connect the N95 to Orange Livebox so i can get on the net on home wireless network.
Thanks in advance.

RE: Ashes to Ashes - Was it on last night?

Not enough "Scary Monsters"
I think they have done a decent job trying to follow LOM.
Is Keely the girl in the red coat with the Ballon in LOM?

RE: Songs you have played to death this week...

Johnny - Thin Lizzy, what a riff. :D

RE: Timeless Classics

David Bowie - Life on Mars?

RE: Ipod Classic 80Gb - TV out lead

Yes, I tried TV Out and PAL and NTSC (just in case) and only got sound, not sure if mono or stereo though & no video.
I supose it could be that the colours on the lead are incorrect?
Too late to try it now, but may try tomorrow.

I read somewhere that the new Ipod classic has Video out disabled from the headphone port and will only out put video from the bottom dock connector port. However this does not seem to work with the lead I have. Maybe a faulty lead or incorrect one?

Any more ideas?

RE: Ipod Classic 80Gb - TV out lead

Recieved TV out lead - Composite, Ipod dock connection on one end and three phono plugs( Red, White-Audio and Yellow-Video) on the other, does not work on the new Ipod Classic 80Gb :(

Orange HomeMax

Anyone had any experiance of this service?
Is it any good, etc

RE: I Tunes - Exporting playlist to TXT file or to Excel

Quote:
It just comes out as a tab separated file. Open in Excel and it works great

Done this, works great, thanks.

I Tunes - Exporting playlist to TXT file or to Excel

I have found that you can export a playlist to a txt file, but when exported all tracks are jumbled up with no structure to be able to read properly. Can this file be exported to Excel or WinWord in such a way as it is tabulated or otherwise formatted to allow for easy reading/printing?

Help please.

Note, I am trying to export playlist of approx. 2000 songs. So that I know what is on the Ipod Classic (80Gb).

Is there any other way to do this with a 3rd party program?

Thanks in advance.

RE: Free Video Converter for Ipod

Recently found this, which is useful for converting to Ipod format, part of the suite of programs available is a Youtube video converter to ipod format and youtube downloader, etc seems very good so far and is free :D

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-Video-to-iPod-Converter.htm

RE: Ipod Classic 80Gb - TV out lead

Thanks for the help, have placed order.

RE: Ipod Classic 80Gb - TV out lead

Apparently the new classic will only output to TV via the bottom port and not the headphone port. I stand to be corrected.