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Thanks for the reply, that seems to confirm what...	717 Views / 6 Replies
Thanks for the reply, that seems to confirm what i thought, that this wasn't just bad luck both times. But, as i said before, i gave up obsessing over things like that a while ago, and am content...
Posted by vandelay, on Aug 2, 2007 at 09:50 AM, in Mac Desktops

Yes, mostly they are like that and i know, that...	717 Views / 6 Replies
Yes, mostly they are like that and i know, that this material scratches easily, i just didn't expect it to have scratches right out of the original packaging. Anyway, since i'm not too obsessive...
Posted by vandelay, on Jul 31, 2007 at 08:55 AM, in Mac Desktops

How common is scratched surface on new mini?	717 Views / 6 Replies
After giving up hope of a revised Mac mini any time soon and finally wanting to have a permanent setup with my EyeTV 310, i ordered one last week at Amazon.de. After receiving it, i noticed some...
Posted by vandelay, on Jul 31, 2007 at 07:58 AM, in Mac Desktops

The way i see it, the only reason to get this...	6,432 Views / 73 Replies
The way i see it, the only reason to get this product is, if all your movie content is bought from the iTunes Store. Ripping or reencoding is not really an option, if you have a large DVD collection....
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 10, 2007 at 06:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

The problem with the Toast export option instead...	606 Views / 3 Replies
The problem with the Toast export option instead of just hitting the Toast button is, that i lose the 5 channel Dolby Digital and only get 2 channel Dolby Digital.
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 30, 2006 at 11:37 AM, in Applications

So, there's no smooth push one button toast...	606 Views / 3 Replies
So, there's no smooth push one button toast integration after all i guess. But 6 half hour shows on a single layer? Must have been pretty low broadcast quality?
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 30, 2006 at 10:59 AM, in Applications

EyeTV Toast integration	606 Views / 3 Replies
I'm using an EyeTV 310 and am a bit confused about the file sizes of EyeTV recordings and how to best handle them regarding Toast. If i have a Pal recording of around 90 minutes the file size in...
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 30, 2006 at 08:35 AM, in Applications

Thanks, that' what i wanted to know. In the...	863 Views / 4 Replies
Thanks, that' what i wanted to know. In the meantime i also got ffmpegX to work.
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 7, 2006 at 08:28 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I don't think this works with every movie. I...	13,250 Views / 25 Replies
I don't think this works with every movie. I think Mac The Ripper also has problems ripping movies with a region code different from your drive's region setting.
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 6, 2006 at 07:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yeah, i know that EyeTV integrates Toast, but i'm...	863 Views / 4 Replies
Yeah, i know that EyeTV integrates Toast, but i'm just unclear as to what the best method is as far as quality is concerned. Does the quality suffer when i use Toast and is it maybe better to export...
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 5, 2006 at 05:42 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

EyeTV 310 to DVD questions	863 Views / 4 Replies
What's the best way to get EyeTV 310 recordings into a burnable format, without reducing the quality? I've been looking on the web and found ffmpegX but can't get it to run, because i can't find the...
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 5, 2006 at 02:50 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

I got it out, using a bent paper clip at just the...	1,312 Views / 12 Replies
I got it out, using a bent paper clip at just the right spot, while hitting the eject button. Seems to work ok too, but i'm not sure if it sounds different while reading a CD or if i'm just imagining...
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 4, 2006 at 07:02 PM, in Mac Desktops

I guess that's next. From the sounds the drive...	1,312 Views / 12 Replies
I guess that's next. From the sounds the drive made i probably killed it anyway.
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 4, 2006 at 12:21 PM, in Mac Desktops

This worked after all, but only for the CD. This...	1,312 Views / 12 Replies
This worked after all, but only for the CD. This paper thing is still stuck.:censor: Any tips?
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 4, 2006 at 12:17 PM, in Mac Desktops

It's a 20" Intel iMac, which came out early this...	1,312 Views / 12 Replies
It's a 20" Intel iMac, which came out early this year.
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 4, 2006 at 09:56 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks, but it just keeps choking, when i try...	1,312 Views / 12 Replies
Thanks, but it just keeps choking, when i try that.
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 4, 2006 at 09:53 AM, in Mac Desktops

CD and paper stuck in CD drive. Suggestions?	1,312 Views / 12 Replies
Well, i've been importing a lot of CDs into my Intel iMac in the last couple of days and some of them have like a paper promo thing shaped just like the CD itself. So, late at night, not really...
Posted by vandelay, on Nov 4, 2006 at 02:23 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thank you! This worked for me.:thumbsup:	34,433 Views / 72 Replies
Thank you! This worked for me.:thumbsup:
Posted by vandelay, on Aug 13, 2006 at 12:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks

No, that's not it.	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
No, that's not it.
Posted by vandelay, on Jun 6, 2006 at 07:33 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, i now got the same e-mail.	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
Yeah, i now got the same e-mail.
Posted by vandelay, on Jun 6, 2006 at 07:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks

About the rebate, am i the only one having...	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
About the rebate, am i the only one having problems with the Amazon rebate page? I keep getting the message: Your rebate is unavailable for submission at this time due to one or more of the...
Posted by vandelay, on Jun 5, 2006 at 09:10 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Mine too.	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
Mine too.
Posted by vandelay, on May 26, 2006 at 10:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

No, it says July 20th there too.	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
No, it says July 20th there too.
Posted by vandelay, on May 25, 2006 at 11:14 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I ordered both the black and the white 2.0ghz in...	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
I ordered both the black and the white 2.0ghz in seperate orders, figuring i could cancel one of them later.
Posted by vandelay, on May 25, 2006 at 10:31 AM, in Mac Notebooks

What? I ordered on the 16th and my account info...	7,904 Views / 149 Replies
What? I ordered on the 16th and my account info gives me a late July estimate. :confused:
Posted by vandelay, on May 25, 2006 at 12:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I got a new 20'' G4 on ebay at a time when the...	2,382 Views / 40 Replies
I got a new 20'' G4 on ebay at a time when the redesigned G5 was already released, because i thought the design was unique and had more personality somehow. In the meantime i also got a maxed out...
Posted by vandelay, on May 14, 2006 at 10:27 AM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks.	658 Views / 3 Replies
Thanks.
Posted by vandelay, on May 4, 2006 at 05:27 PM, in Networking

Am i the only one with an extended Airport...	658 Views / 3 Replies
Am i the only one with an extended Airport network here? Any tip or suggestion would be appreciated.
Posted by vandelay, on May 3, 2006 at 08:02 AM, in Networking

That seems like an educated guess. So what's...	1,021 Views / 12 Replies
That seems like an educated guess. So what's going to be the next big feature for MacBooks? Anything else on the horizon for the next revision?
Posted by vandelay, on May 2, 2006 at 10:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro with HD / Blu-ray drive? When?	1,021 Views / 12 Replies
When can a HD DVD or a Blu-ray drive be expected in a MacBook Pro? The first HD DVD notebook from Toshiba should be released this month, so what about Apple? I'm wondering, because this is a...
Posted by vandelay, on May 2, 2006 at 09:09 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Security on extended Airport Express networks	658 Views / 3 Replies
I googled and also searched the forums about this, but couldn't find anything relating to it. I've set up an extended network, using two Airport Express stations, which is working fine. My...
Posted by vandelay, on Apr 26, 2006 at 10:20 PM, in Networking

Yeah, i'm leaning that way, considering the thing...	2,245 Views / 28 Replies
Yeah, i'm leaning that way, considering the thing cost me me almost 2000 Euros, with maxed out HD and VRAM.
Posted by vandelay, on Mar 18, 2006 at 09:12 AM, in Mac Desktops

I got my iMac yesterday and it has two very small...	2,245 Views / 28 Replies
I got my iMac yesterday and it has two very small black spots, like from a fine pen, inside the case under the screen. This is no huge deal, but still, it bothers me a little bit. Customer service...
Posted by vandelay, on Mar 17, 2006 at 06:22 PM, in Mac Desktops

So, has anybody around here actually tried the...	949 Views / 8 Replies
So, has anybody around here actually tried the new 17'' PB with the 30'' display? I'd be really interested to hear how it performed, since this seems to be the feature that's the biggest improvement...
Posted by vandelay, on Feb 10, 2005 at 07:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Buying an iPod in another country is no problem...	1,542 Views / 8 Replies
Buying an iPod in another country is no problem at all. I've bought iPods in Germany and in the US. You can easily switch between different languages and, as was said before, the only thing you need...
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 29, 2005 at 08:03 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Sound quality aside, i just find them...	2,155 Views / 4 Replies
Sound quality aside, i just find them uncomfortable. Having just received the 1GB Shuffle, i can now add another pair of unopened iPod earphones to my collection. I use white SONY MDR-EX 71...
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 27, 2005 at 05:53 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

Re: Shaddup about G5 PowerBooks already!	6,723 Views / 115 Replies
That would be my main concern about G5 PBs and the reason i would agree not to get too excited about them just yet. I'd expect quite a few heat problems in the first generation. Either that, or...
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 19, 2005 at 07:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Look here: http://www.elgato.com/	539 Views / 1 Replies
Look here: http://www.elgato.com/
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 19, 2005 at 10:27 AM, in Mac Desktops

When i first read about the mini i got the usual...	14,147 Views / 213 Replies
When i first read about the mini i got the usual "i have to get one" feeling, which comes with most Apple hardware announcements. As i got more information and thought about it a little bit, i now...
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 13, 2005 at 08:54 PM, in Mac Desktops

I got a new 20'' iMac G4 on ebay in December,...	2,768 Views / 27 Replies
I got a new 20'' iMac G4 on ebay in December, because i felt, while i like the G5 design, that the G4 has a bit more "personality" and a more unique design. At some point i'm probably going to get a...
Posted by vandelay, on Jan 13, 2005 at 11:23 AM, in Mac Desktops

Of course this is a subjective observation , but...	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
Of course this is a subjective observation , but that's how it looks to me.
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 24, 2004 at 03:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thank you, that's basically what i was looking...	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
Thank you, that's basically what i was looking for, someone else's impressions of the difference in brightness between Apple laptops and desktops. Having said that, i'm still under the impression...
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 21, 2004 at 08:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

After browsing the forums i tried SuperCal, but...	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
After browsing the forums i tried SuperCal, but it still doesn't change the sort of washed out, dim look.
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 20, 2004 at 11:00 AM, in Mac Notebooks

No, that's not it.	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
No, that's not it.
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 20, 2004 at 10:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Re: Re: 17'' screen too dim?	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
Because i've been thinking that my PB wasn't looking as bright as it used to for a while, getting the iMac and comparing the two just made me realize how dim the PB really is.
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 20, 2004 at 10:54 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm aware of that, it just seems like a bit too...	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
I'm aware of that, it just seems like a bit too much in a relatively short period of a time for a pricey laptop like this. I mean if it were an iBook, i might be a bit more understanding.
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 19, 2004 at 09:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks

17'' screen too dim?	1,217 Views / 17 Replies
I got my 17'' PB after the last update, so it's about 7 months old. At first i was very impressed with the screen, but by now it seems to be much dimmer. Comparing it with a 20'' iMac G4 i just...
Posted by vandelay, on Dec 18, 2004 at 08:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I would also recommend Memorex 4x DVD-Rs. I've...	2,796 Views / 31 Replies
I would also recommend Memorex 4x DVD-Rs. I've been using a ton of them with my Powerbook and Panasonic DVD recorders without any problem. And a 25 pack goes for only about 18 Euros.
Posted by vandelay, on Sep 15, 2004 at 04:57 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think you pretty much answered your own...	1,248 Views / 20 Replies
I think you pretty much answered your own question by saying it's for the most part a desktop replacement. I'm very happy with the 17" and think the size is only a problem if you have to work a lot...
Posted by vandelay, on Sep 11, 2004 at 07:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thank you for the advice. But the official info...	10,991 Views / 102 Replies
Thank you for the advice. But the official info from Apple is, that it only works with Airport Extreme. I ordered an Airport Express anyway, so i�ll see how it goes pretty soon.
Posted by vandelay, on Jul 31, 2004 at 10:49 PM, in Networking

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