Nerd/Boffin Technical corner. Page 23

Quote: Nogget @ February 10 2011, 2:02 PM GMT

I've got 20Mb broadband (& when I checked the speed, it was around 20Mb), but streaming HD TV gives a slightly jerky result. Is 20MB not enough? Might it work better at 'off peak' times? Is there something else I could do to improve matters?

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Jerkiness more likely to be load on the streaming server than your broadband.

Quote: Nat Wicks @ February 10 2011, 10:48 AM GMT

But if you want it to play in conventional CD players it should eb CDA files, right?

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The Format on an audio CD, is basic uncompressed audio data very similar to .WAV files, so it is direct conversion to & from .WAV files.

Quote: Nogget @ February 10 2011, 2:02 PM GMT

I've got 20Mb broadband (& when I checked the speed, it was around 20Mb), but streaming HD TV gives a slightly jerky result.

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I have 15Mb/s and HD content plays fine.

Jerky video may be caused by an underpowered playback device. Are you using a computer for playback or a dedicated media device like a Roku? If it's a computer, your processor, RAM, and/or video card may not be up to the task of displaying HD video.

Quote: DaButt @ February 10 2011, 3:01 PM GMT

If it's a computer, your processor, RAM, and/or video card may not be up to the task of displaying HD video.

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It's a computer, 3.0 GB RAM, 2.4 GHz processor, NVIDIA GeForce 7100/ nforce 63 (apparently).

Quote: Nogget @ February 10 2011, 3:18 PM GMT

It's a computer, 3.0 GB RAM, 2.4 GHz processor, NVIDIA GeForce 7100/ nforce 63 (apparently).

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I haven't kept up with the latest PC hardware but I assume a reasonable test would be to download some HD content to your hard drive and see if it plays OK from a local source. That would rule out an Internet bandwidth issue.

You might also want to try streaming from a wired Ethernet connection if you've been using a wireless connection.

We just went up to 20mb. Weeeeeeeeee!

Quote: DaButt @ February 10 2011, 3:22 PM GMT

I haven't kept up with the latest PC hardware but I assume a reasonable test would be to download some HD content to your hard drive and see if it plays OK from a local source. That would rule out an Internet bandwidth issue.

You might also want to try streaming from a wired Ethernet connection if you've been using a wireless connection.

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Thanks for the advice!

F**k, f**k, f**k, FUCK!!!!

Just knocked over my new 1tb hard drive. Now when I turn it on, the light comes on but I can't hear the drive/fan and it is not recognized by the PC.

Is it f**ked?

Oh, and I'm not sure what it smelled like before, but smelling it now it has that faint burnt out smell. But it has been on all day. But it's not strong enough to make me think something has been fried.

Let it cool down, hopefully it'll be ok.

Quote: Nil Putters @ February 19 2011, 5:39 PM GMT

Let it cool down, hopefully it'll be ok.

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Damn, I hope so.

Quote: Leevil @ February 19 2011, 5:37 PM GMT

F**k, f**k, f**k, FUCK!!!!

Just knocked over my new 1tb hard drive. Now when I turn it on, the light comes on but I can't hear the drive/fan and it is not recognized by the PC.

Is it f**ked?

Oh, and I'm not sure what it smelled like before, but smelling it now it has that faint burnt out smell. But it has been on all day. But it's not strong enough to make me think something has been fried.

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Regrettably it sounds like you broke it.

Bugger

Is it 'new' new? Can you take it back?

Replacing it probably won't be a problem, it's loosing the data stored on it that is the biggest pain. Like many, many hours of movies, TV and games. F**k!

Tell me about it... Luckily mine's working at the moment, just spend £60 on 1TB unit to back it up on. 3 hours left....

I just tried again... SUCCESS!! It's back on!

*dares not move now*