*camera close-up on PhilS widens to reveal null_pointer_us in the background*

Quote: Originally Posted by hybris Actually, that's not entirely true if you have an audio / PCM stream without error correction (I'm amazed and baffled that anyone would design and implement such a thing, but that is the only logic explanation to audible differences in digital cables)...

Quote: Originally Posted by Arainach Oh come ON. First of all, let me address this:It IS and has been for over a decade. Well, it's ALWAYS been a separate divison, but the line has been quite hard and firm for over a decade. Microsoft's applications don't use any APIs that aren't...

I've seen it affect the operation of devices. Molex connectors have this tendency to bunch up inside; when this happens, sometimes one or more of the wires will pop out enough that they're not making reliable contact. This will lead to case fans not starting, "missing" drives, etc. I have no...

IMO, Windows 7 (beta) > Vista SP2 RC0 > Vista SP1 > XP (any SP) > 2000 > Vista RTM But for my tastes, Linux > Windows, just for sheer configurability and flexibility. - full support for multiple virtual desktops, remote desktop, and remote access - much less need for...

You're welcome. But how could you possibly expect to verify something from an ebay listing? Some obvious answers: - buy one product and examine it, like I implied - check the feedback - do a google search on the seller's name for buyer complaints With 100k+ feedback, IIRC, it's not...

Original CDs are pressed/stamped, right? Copies are "burned." EDIT 1: interesting article on CD manufacturing EDIT 2: how to tell an original CD from a copy It would make sense that the drive could tell the difference, given that the discs are physically quite different.

Really, you skeptics should be more open-minded. Not everyone who disagrees with you is blind! That kind of certainty has the not-so-subtle stench of arrogance about it. Honestly, this kind of my-way-or-the-highway stuff has killed the forums. It's no longer possible to discuss...

Quote: Originally Posted by gregorio There are no standards and cannot be any standards with dynamic range. Different genres of music and films have different dynamic ranges. A drama is not going to have the same dynamic range as say a war film and a string quartet is not going to have...

Lock thread?

(moving into a PM)

I feared it would end this way. Mass suicide.

Some forums leave "Moved: <thread title here>" and "Deleted: <thread title here>" entries behind just to show what's been done so that people aren't left wondering what happened.

Quote: Originally Posted by scompton Vista has been driving me crazy. Two nights ago, I installed a Windows update and went to bed. When I got home the next evening, the computer had been blue screening on boot up over and over all day. The blue screen cleared too fast for me to see...

Anywhere between ~0% and 100%, depending on the equipment, options, expected improvement per additional dollar, etc. For example, I'd be willing to pay 100% of headphone cost for a cable that I expected would provide a great improvement in quality, but I wouldn't be willing to pay 20% for a...