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Transfer DVR Recordings To Your PC, Super AntiSpyware, Watchmen Ruled Wondercon!

Thursday, March 5th, 2009 – running time 26:50
DVRs Without Subscriptions Fees, Dump That VCR! When To Retire Rechargeable Batteries, BuzzFeed.com, Consoles and Surround Sound Speakers!
How do you transfer Digital Video Recorder recordings to your PC? Chances are, you'll need to use the 'analog loophole" especially if it's a cable or satellite box, even tho it sounds like you'll be able to plug that eSATA drive right into your PC after you load it up!

Getting surround sound out of your xbox and into... PC speakers? Is such a thing possible? Sure... but you might have to buy more hardware if your speakers won't decode Dolby Digital or include a built power amps.

Watchmen (the movie): They showed the first 20 minutes at WonderCon 2009, where very own resident curmudgeon, Roger Chang, was a) thrilled by the preview and b) got busy photographing the cosplay.

You can find Roger's pictures on his Wondercon 2009 Flickr feed, and here's a link for more from the United Underworld crew from UC Berkeley!

What's your favorite way to organize photos? Patrick's been re-organizing a vast messy collection of 3 years of photos by date and subject, and he's curious how other folks do it. Email your ideas to tekzilla@revision3.com, with 'organizing photos' in the subject line! Thanks!

Sponsor Deal: Want to score a lifetime discount on SquareSpace's most excellent web creation tools and hosting? Enter in the code TEKZ when you sign up, and you'll get a 10% discount for life!

Freebie Download Pick: This week's pick is Super AntiSpyware, a simple no nonsense spyware cleaner will scrub your Windows drives from top to bottom filtering out registered offenders and removing them.

Did somebody mention using external drives with DVR boxes so you can record more movies? Attaching an external 750GB drive to Patrick's DirecTV HR21 made it useful for recording HD movies - he could record close to 3X as much!- but he's ready to go to a 1.5TB or 2.0TB hard drive as quick as he can!

Sponsor Deal: Our Netflix sponsored movie of the week is Galaxy Quest! Want to watch it for free? You can get a no-risk two-week free trial membership of the most excellent Netflix service at www.Netflix.com/Tekzilla!

Another Website We Can't Get Enough Of: BuzzFeed.com! If Veronica puts a link on Twitter these days, and it's not technology-related, chances are she found it on BuzzFeed. This site is a repository for memes on the internet, from videos about to go viral to adorable pictures of great danes licking kittens, to some of the breaking world news and gossip that's heating up the tubes.

Cahill's looking for something to replace the VCR he uses to record a few hours of TV every week. He doesn't want to pay a monthly fee, so TiVo is out, and VCR/DVD recorders seem clunky... he wants to get away from needing stacks of blank media. Veronica's vote is to turn a computer into Home Theater PC that can act as a Digital Video Recorder.

Elgato EyeTV is the way to go on OS X, Windows Media Center is available for XP and Vista and does a great job as a DVR. Other decent Windows options include Yahoo! Go for TV and SnapSteam's Beyond TV.

Thinking DVR for Linux? MythTV, the Open Source DVR is the way to go... Systm even did a whole episode on building a Free Media Center From A Junk PC.

Want more free DVR software ideas?

Sponsor Deal: GoDaddy.comis where we shop for domains... want to help support Tekzilla? Shop at GoDaddy.com and use the code TEK3 and register your domain name for $7.49.

When is it time to retire rechargeable batteries? Lauren, we've got some ideas for you, and, frankly, we're annoyed with having to pry batteries of of remote controls and other devices, too! If you do have to pry, a spudger can be a lot less painful than using your nails!

Andrew mailed in with some info on how much bandwidth he's consuming after dumping satellite TV for getting all his TV over his Internet connection: 21GB a month, watching 4-5 hours of TV a day via Hulu, Netflix, Revision3 (on the Adobe Media Player), along with "several racing torrents that are not available in the US." Thanks, Andrew... we bet you're not watching a ton of HD!

Looking for a magical blend of taste and refreshment? Then check out Veronica's custom Tea Blend, Bearonica's Berry Zinger is just the thing.... check it out at Adagio.com/Tekzilla!

Highlights
Windows Vista ( 15:56, 15:56 ) Sigourney Weaver ( 12:54, 12:54 ) Tim Allen ( 12:52, 12:52 ) hard drive ( 3:26, 10:14, 17:44, 3:26, 10:14, 17:44 ) Windows Vista ( 15:56, 15:56 ) Sigourney Weaver ( 12:54, 12:54 ) Tim Allen ( 12:52, 12:52 ) hard drive ( 3:26, 10:14, 17:44, 3:26, 10:14, 17:44 )

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" Given up on Tekzilla -- rechargeable batteries exploding kill your children. What to record television programs every day that doesn't require a monthly subscription get a surround sound out of your console that the PC speakers. Blog that punch bowl borne some fruit loops get them -- in six -- keystone down. Could take -- starts now. This episode take two is made possible by squares base good -- dot com Ed. Flicks dot com. I'm having Norton up front and on what did Tekzilla hands on reviews of the latest tech and how to -- the best of the tech you'll radio."

" Indeed whether -- beginner -- has been around a techno to block a few times if you've got a question I HD TB in -- windows X theme all cats clue or the best Barbeque. In Memphis we've got an answer."

" Korea and if we don't want to track down somebody doesn't drag him back here even if they're kicking and screaming and."

" Are you were very on Amazon's champion now or just sort of Veronica princess princess Veronica -- pretty pretty pretty though I'm a little woman man. Roger and this Tara I wonder -- this past weekend which I unfortunately didn't get a chance to make it out to buy it we need to point at least 4%. Aren't it will -- that -- really easy in the Starr well you have to show the magic. You have to show them the magic -- Whenever. How -- to senate risk ratio lasso of truth I would feel -- he's -- Yeah I think they're Tikrit sales on the on any watchman movie but I'm so excited I get tickets -- paint -- you just."

" Sort of liking about the whole spanking the -- audience and -- talking about. No -- think yeah I know -- remember check the -- Anyhow. First twenty minutes that -- actually really equally sharp the first twenty minutes to watch a movie. -- from every -- Roger was I think drooling just a little trickle of truly sorry about it this morning which generally means he's incredibly exciting he was actually crazy. The movie which is of these and for approximately four movies I've I've heard talk about in the ten or fifteen years I've known I bring lit up because it's it either means they spent all of the money on the first twenty minutes so just -- over time it needed to pull this guy. Or. Or it's actually an amazing movie even if Alan Moore said he was. Impossible to make you do movie."

" What kinds of stuff to have to now."

" the -- and pretend that it cost him -- which is kind of mountainous. And there are people from my unit underworld figures up as angry and -- girl costumes and would you believe -- UC Berkeley students."

" He has that would. I haven't better pastor is any case costumes of course especially. Young men and women in costumes as religious shameless plug -- Rogers Flickr page to this picture wonder -- At Flickr dot com slash Roger Chang as he is in a heated battle with singer pianist for the most viewed picture on Flickr. He's never gonna hold up to I think that's what this is all about. -- universe is Roger most views on Flickr just between each other not ever."

" And you questions about organ in taxes well are slated to Flickr's organize an extra."

" Three years of photos -- hard drive this weekend and kind of crazy and I. Took me forever and -- what everybody wanted to to a favorite ways of organizing your photos and how you do it day to day is doing it once every three years is not. Practical to use online by deep like these but work by school anything just let me know because. I'm really curious intrigued all the Texan layer reason there -- with organizing photos in the subject line is it just."

" I should have easily usually find a particular photo that you find it. Do you legal every photo it goes in the iPhoto and -- and organize it in this."

" This machine I find iPhoto just it's the most frustrating when that I know obviously you haven't gotten around it to something different now now I hear of time so argued that. So portable by d.s. And then -- and then to basically create a separate folder for each adventures and pictures yeah. That is security but he -- better -- doing it I want to know -- excellent reason three. You may home theater like surround sound senate right. I just don't Kleiner but he is it like Saturday afternoons. Because if we use it tonight the only time. While the baby's asleep for like security there's nothing quite like fire up the opening ten minutes of Saving Private Ryan the dog hiding under the couch -- in the -- of the baby screaming about by the white kicking me."

" Our first question I had that same problem but he wants now how to use the surround sound and that's box with some PC speakers take away and."

" Hello Patrick and Veronica. What is the most economic way of using an Xbox 360 with a set of five point one PC speakers."

" Seizing PC surround sound speakers on Xbox 360 came to people. -- now. PC speakers they oftentimes use analog inputs only that means you get like 38 -- stereo cables that. Plugged into the back your sound card on the front speakers from for the rear surround -- want to cover the Senate challenge base may be. In the don't have one of those and it doesn't feature any sort of built in audio surround decoder like global video digital dolby digital it's a simple phrase that I find enormously difficult to say without practice. You're kind of -- well where she can look on urban dictionary defines network."

" Think they can figured out. I have a promise that older PC speakers were designed for analog outputs on PC's -- sound cards on the Xbox 360 and PS3 as well. Don't have this -- isn't sped up connector to send us France -- additionally they were designed to be used with the receiver turn house speaker system built in digital. Dolby dolby kind of hard. Up up up real dolby digital till the end Carolina -- yes decoding. -- you -- like creative discontinued DD TS 100 that address that issue to -- box that takes your digital audio connection output analog signals for strands and PC speakers that they were selling at the time. I'm edited discontinued items at -- have to eBay or something yeah I'm -- and --"

" They'll leave you again if your surround sound speakers for your PC don't take digital input is basically to buy it receiver. Or. A new surround speakers that can be used in that's kind of embarrassing question I am feeling -- recycling the surround sound speakers for the living room. In which case you know what I used you know by at somebody's use receiver off Craig's list. Or cheap -- receiver that takes in the you know the the spit -- and put it in and we do dolby digital conversion or if you want to spend some money Logitech Z feature 500 find out one speaker system. Pretty slick takes digital analog inputs -- PCs game consoles and dvd players to make use them. Or spring for home theatre in a box if you wait to find them on sale or they happen to be at Costco and we do there is they don't usually stock -- you're gonna have everything you need for strands and out of the box including receiver. I -- it's gonna cost you but not too much home theater box systems start for about 200 bucks. There -- the best but they do work around 300 bucks to start to sound pretty amazing or 200 bucks when they're sort of the end of life cut down you know we're putting out the new model -- thing."

" He got some options -- had to do a little bit of research now you've got -- fifteen seconds of nicknames and the -- video I need to do is record yourself and kind of video camera asking a question no longer than fifteen seconds and upload them to YouTube and -- also link within the question in the subject. And please news attachments and you. Still to come taking shows off pure DVR and your PC is it possible -- the best way to replace a VCR you used to record programs. And came Atlantic this time now and when it today sponsors square space you're talking more about them is one of the masterminds behind."

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" Right and in -- very common question he asks I have a lot of content recorded on the hard drive in my DDR reading the manual discovered that if you -- an -- east at a giant Intel it become until they recorded there. I can then access. -- way to get the content from the drive inside without removing it from the DDR rod in Orlando."

" Well we skipped over the specific model arrives DBR to the same issues apply process but every -- digital video recorder we've seen. Especially when you're adding an external drive. Attic storage capacity to my direct TV VVR rated about a thousand times more usable recording HD video because it took it from like eight minutes like eighteen hours. All it is an external. PC store cost under twenty bucks good of the cable and it worked great with -- 750 gigabyte drive -- put inside. Macs that they get back home with a one and half terabyte ten terabyte drive in the near future tanks now heads hours and hours of recording. Now for -- question bribe you can get the content you're DV -- internal drive by using the analogue loophole I you recording into another device like a Mac or PC. Matter fact that's about all you can do with the external drive. If you do something with the weirdly formatted almost undoubtedly encrypted content on the internal or external drive you are to -- hacks or. And you don't need to be asking this question else. Oh my goodness I mean. Basically if you get access the content on either drive people would be using -- file straight on the peer to peer networks -- it would be beautiful -- compression quality analogue loophole. And the studios would fire up lawsuits in which TV -- maker out of business and Angel yes remember the replay TV soon. Yeah it times it was good time is in the long ride in part of that with the lawsuits. It would be great if if you can actually seen the -- on your external drive I would be shocked and amazed because everybody else with your model of external basically you're you're DVR cannot do it the -- encrypted so they don't keep sued by the content people."

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" So all TV in the US that they moves to all digital broadcast a -- of -- still rocking that greatest of analog video tech. Okay male who wrote us in this email. With a digital conversion I'm looking graffiti art replace -- old school awesome. Something -- when I'm not home for about three hours a week I've been using the scene tape for about three years. Trying to find something that doesn't cost too much so far I've come up with the following solutions. Keep using the VCR leaving a converter box on the channel I want to record. We will work fine only want to tape one channel. TiVo requires a monthly CN concert that's more than three hours of recording. These are dvd with a digital tuner the only ones I found only record digital channels to dvd. Is there commercial solution I haven't found that won't charge me monthly fee or make me go through stacks of blank media Kate yeah. So Kay hill well it sounds to me like your best solution would be to make it DDR from an existing computer using software. LA you have to add another box your home theater and you won't have to pay an early subscription -- like Tina. He did mention if you've got a Mac or PC at home so give me some suggestions for about my personal favorite -- for the Mac as he got ITV. Several different versions but they all come with -- TV tuner for over the -- recording. Which and then transfer to an iPod Apple T we're just watching your computer to. Possibly even convert those old VHS tapes and they've got in Iraq. Windows media center can also act as a DDR and you already have -- if you've got Windows Vista ultimate or home premium. I'm Benin and teenager to capture those broadcasts like the guy who did kinda you can just click here you SP port. Other decent windows options include the Yahoo! go for TV I think that's still in beta actually. They've come that would be. Full price on our generation whether they're working on Yahoo! is all over the place and -- also another want to be snap stream beyond TV. The snap stream software also has place shifting capabilities C -- recordings and web browser away from home unconsciously. Pakula. Yes it's not like a separate software thing -- can use like sling box before answering the browser doesn't pass. -- if you're running X however probably the most popular solution would be to use myth TV and they commit box with a tuner the software at some storage you have around. I'm with a little more in depth and involved for some it is looking to record few hours of T feel weak but it'll be a fun project if you're into that thing -- have a lot of components in around that you're using -- stores like an ancient. And that he found a whole collection of 3-D DR software online and WWW the free country dot com slash utility slash free dash. TV dash recording. Doc as HTM now on these are kind of."

" Usage your own risk we can't guarantee that they'll work pretty well X setter X that are two more thoughts we actually an entire episode and installing it. On system pulling that show notes if you want to split a little boxing's record hard drives neurosis OS the makes a standard Def box attending. I'm I'm I'm pretty much. We're guessing we're not accusing -- deafening yes the inner rock in the HDTV yet which keeps the original -- is the box would be amazing you could you can -- for time shifting. It includes an IR blaster so we'll change the channels when your digital tuner. Boxer external digital tuner box and you record a big zillion hours. Of content to a hard drive especially if you're doing it in standard. Here it's that -- recording three hours a week. To get audience surveys will -- watched every week readers that and Tekzilla. Tekzilla."

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" Tekzilla. Line in Oklahoma -- and and it says 77 emissions switching to recharge -- batteries I recently invested in a bunch of the -- as you mentioned who generally impressed but I have noticed a problem. -- the devices around my house they use double layer AAA batteries are not exactly designed potential battery removal. -- damaged and the battery tape before it becomes unsafe. How important is that plastic covering how can I talent it's time to retire charged the battery you have any tips to prevent damaging them in the first place. I let's talk ribbons on -- splinters but yours badgers ribbons badgers I was -- network. And went you know your battery is done for big double or triple a rechargeable battery life depends a lot of what needs -- charger or fast charger. Energizer has a fast charger will leave your batteries in the life of about a 150 cycles plus plus charger could keep going for upwards of 500 cycles. Illness of the matter is worn out and no longer hold the charge worth spending the horse charging it. It's a good habit to time how long they last when new then you'll know when they're down to say half life. -- worry so much about breaking through outer layer of plastic it's more -- than anything else but as soon as you see the guts of the battery. Done for in time for recycling and we give you some tips and you do that -- to go watch if you forgot already."

" What you that the lord that is if they're being in the batteries that and their fingernails are actually damaging the plastic it's raptor energizer batteries I've not seen that yet. And I guess they back in the day everything to batteries and that with the built in to make it easy to pop batteries that the game and -- And it would be cost cutting. See I didn't think of what great -- what other explanation could there be especially with like the worst is I've seen is is that wireless keyboards and positioned to set him up that's -- it's impossible to shake the batteries out you know if you lose the pattern for cover is this. I don't think so. That's good at these half dozen most of -- is pretty much expect -- you know slapping gadget over your hat I don't it's great for the spring but at the sprint has issues you just you know the strictest bring back in the placed gently and now so I can usually get pretty. Yes. What's funny you mean its its its you know somebody's most of it works fine. You know if you can't retrofitted to -- ribbon around battery to pull -- can't -- and basically just -- You know basically. You glued to rip into itself he lifted up that would rubber finger under or Yankee. Regular present wrapping paper work just fine in most of it is strong as all hell you can do some devastating tie up of stuff."

" I get a fabric ribbons on the tags of a lot of close -- perfect it is time and that way with a little ribbons -- the staple gun plastic thing that and I yanked out mechanical -- here he didn't know and think it could happen though if you're more to -- things you need a splinter. Which is according to Wikipedia general class of tool use for poking -- small wires electronics -- coconuts generally in the electronics and telecommunications industries. Like you in particular for the oh oh and generally make one kind of like a plastic thing -- and."

" Yeah I mean or you know despite -- plastic and cheap plastic scraper from your your local hardware or -- will get us back here quarters piece of nylon rod. And you -- or you don't works really well cheap plastic hangers and you rub against San Pedro the have a nice night and --"

" Hate that segment this sound now please time -- you can actually hear this. What -- got it's like. When my when I'm akin I'm on the filing details and make my leg hairs stand up on the back of my neck and bluntly Superman out and."

" It's Kryptonite Veronica. Yes and paid her her her enemy. It is but they basically yeah he's sponsored a pop them out of usually have them as trouble. Just the plastic on the outside it's pretty much a label like Veronica said if you if you see guts."

" Had done from everyday and don't stick on your time that was an extra support for these -- just triangles okay don't if it's bad. -- I think guys member last week into question about bandwidth usage of some of switch over to broadband users old TV watching sorts. Well injury mountain with his experience -- using private Internet for T he X. -- on -- satellite T about a year ago and now watch only shows in the computer. That's not four or five -- today while I is Netflix -- several racing torrents are not available in its broadcast systems. And also be attests the Adobe media player. But on the engine three shows on the Adobe media player away. For the month of February I downloaded total of 21 gigabytes -- 148 -- some -- smart and that's pretty close -- average. Oh thank you answer for the heads up on the some I would imagine especially when that a 21 gigabyte uses to pad."

" Well again believe we can have a sliding scale the more -- do you watch and then the last he's he's compress them more bandwidth you get eczema we also got them. Horrible emails from people who are working with -- ISPs for like. For -- right cable and DSL -- piece of big -- putting the scene ridiculous five gigabyte cap. That most of yield -- makers are using now. That is pathetic yet the fight that there had to fight that actually we would love here because about -- Myers who's considered putting going to -- gigabyte cap. That is ridiculous. I mean basically threaten to leave the."

" I would stick. Buyer and who think that the -- you wanted. We -- your questions of his favorite email us excellent revision3.com. Tech he'll probably use how to use. You ask this will do it but we need those emails that old -- does that -- Tekzilla at losing three dot com."

" Even better sensitivity -- question moving a lot of fun you can have an -- friends and family see here month on our show who believe -- fifteen seconds uploaded to YouTube -- in an email with the new question in the subject line. Plus don't forget this only totally bad check this week became blooms of north of the hands on -- that review avenue to restrict betterment. Some don't miss the best -- show on the web. It's totally -- division three dot com slash TRS at least every Tuesday at 3 PM EST. And as always and visit our forums that have been very dot com slash four. So things got so much for watching and as we go we'll leave you with some more of the sights and sounds of wonder -- 2009. I'm having Norton I've -- about a month."

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" Given up on Tekzilla -- rechargeable batteries exploding kill your children. What to record television programs every day that doesn't require a monthly subscription get a surround sound out of your console that the PC speakers. Blog that punch bowl borne some fruit loops get them -- in six -- keystone down. Could take -- starts now. This episode take two is made possible by squares base good -- dot com Ed. Flicks dot com. I'm having Norton up front and on what did Tekzilla hands on reviews of the latest tech and how to -- the best of the tech you'll radio."

" Indeed whether -- beginner -- has been around a techno to block a few times if you've got a question I HD TB in -- windows X theme all cats clue or the best Barbeque. In Memphis we've got an answer."

" Korea and if we don't want to track down somebody doesn't drag him back here even if they're kicking and screaming and."

" Are you were very on Amazon's champion now or just sort of Veronica princess princess Veronica -- pretty pretty pretty though I'm a little woman man. Roger and this Tara I wonder -- this past weekend which I unfortunately didn't get a chance to make it out to buy it we need to point at least 4%. Aren't it will -- that -- really easy in the Starr well you have to show the magic. You have to show them the magic -- Whenever. How -- to senate risk ratio lasso of truth I would feel -- he's -- Yeah I think they're Tikrit sales on the on any watchman movie but I'm so excited I get tickets -- paint -- you just."

" Sort of liking about the whole spanking the -- audience and -- talking about. No -- think yeah I know -- remember check the -- Anyhow. First twenty minutes that -- actually really equally sharp the first twenty minutes to watch a movie. -- from every -- Roger was I think drooling just a little trickle of truly sorry about it this morning which generally means he's incredibly exciting he was actually crazy. The movie which is of these and for approximately four movies I've I've heard talk about in the ten or fifteen years I've known I bring lit up because it's it either means they spent all of the money on the first twenty minutes so just -- over time it needed to pull this guy. Or. Or it's actually an amazing movie even if Alan Moore said he was. Impossible to make you do movie."

" What kinds of stuff to have to now."

" the -- and pretend that it cost him -- which is kind of mountainous. And there are people from my unit underworld figures up as angry and -- girl costumes and would you believe -- UC Berkeley students."

" He has that would. I haven't better pastor is any case costumes of course especially. Young men and women in costumes as religious shameless plug -- Rogers Flickr page to this picture wonder -- At Flickr dot com slash Roger Chang as he is in a heated battle with singer pianist for the most viewed picture on Flickr. He's never gonna hold up to I think that's what this is all about. -- universe is Roger most views on Flickr just between each other not ever."

" And you questions about organ in taxes well are slated to Flickr's organize an extra."

" Three years of photos -- hard drive this weekend and kind of crazy and I. Took me forever and -- what everybody wanted to to a favorite ways of organizing your photos and how you do it day to day is doing it once every three years is not. Practical to use online by deep like these but work by school anything just let me know because. I'm really curious intrigued all the Texan layer reason there -- with organizing photos in the subject line is it just."

" I should have easily usually find a particular photo that you find it. Do you legal every photo it goes in the iPhoto and -- and organize it in this."

" This machine I find iPhoto just it's the most frustrating when that I know obviously you haven't gotten around it to something different now now I hear of time so argued that. So portable by d.s. And then -- and then to basically create a separate folder for each adventures and pictures yeah. That is security but he -- better -- doing it I want to know -- excellent reason three. You may home theater like surround sound senate right. I just don't Kleiner but he is it like Saturday afternoons. Because if we use it tonight the only time. While the baby's asleep for like security there's nothing quite like fire up the opening ten minutes of Saving Private Ryan the dog hiding under the couch -- in the -- of the baby screaming about by the white kicking me."

" Our first question I had that same problem but he wants now how to use the surround sound and that's box with some PC speakers take away and."

" Hello Patrick and Veronica. What is the most economic way of using an Xbox 360 with a set of five point one PC speakers."

" Seizing PC surround sound speakers on Xbox 360 came to people. -- now. PC speakers they oftentimes use analog inputs only that means you get like 38 -- stereo cables that. Plugged into the back your sound card on the front speakers from for the rear surround -- want to cover the Senate challenge base may be. In the don't have one of those and it doesn't feature any sort of built in audio surround decoder like global video digital dolby digital it's a simple phrase that I find enormously difficult to say without practice. You're kind of -- well where she can look on urban dictionary defines network."

" Think they can figured out. I have a promise that older PC speakers were designed for analog outputs on PC's -- sound cards on the Xbox 360 and PS3 as well. Don't have this -- isn't sped up connector to send us France -- additionally they were designed to be used with the receiver turn house speaker system built in digital. Dolby dolby kind of hard. Up up up real dolby digital till the end Carolina -- yes decoding. -- you -- like creative discontinued DD TS 100 that address that issue to -- box that takes your digital audio connection output analog signals for strands and PC speakers that they were selling at the time. I'm edited discontinued items at -- have to eBay or something yeah I'm -- and --"

" They'll leave you again if your surround sound speakers for your PC don't take digital input is basically to buy it receiver. Or. A new surround speakers that can be used in that's kind of embarrassing question I am feeling -- recycling the surround sound speakers for the living room. In which case you know what I used you know by at somebody's use receiver off Craig's list. Or cheap -- receiver that takes in the you know the the spit -- and put it in and we do dolby digital conversion or if you want to spend some money Logitech Z feature 500 find out one speaker system. Pretty slick takes digital analog inputs -- PCs game consoles and dvd players to make use them. Or spring for home theatre in a box if you wait to find them on sale or they happen to be at Costco and we do there is they don't usually stock -- you're gonna have everything you need for strands and out of the box including receiver. I -- it's gonna cost you but not too much home theater box systems start for about 200 bucks. There -- the best but they do work around 300 bucks to start to sound pretty amazing or 200 bucks when they're sort of the end of life cut down you know we're putting out the new model -- thing."

" He got some options -- had to do a little bit of research now you've got -- fifteen seconds of nicknames and the -- video I need to do is record yourself and kind of video camera asking a question no longer than fifteen seconds and upload them to YouTube and -- also link within the question in the subject. And please news attachments and you. Still to come taking shows off pure DVR and your PC is it possible -- the best way to replace a VCR you used to record programs. And came Atlantic this time now and when it today sponsors square space you're talking more about them is one of the masterminds behind."

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" Right and in -- very common question he asks I have a lot of content recorded on the hard drive in my DDR reading the manual discovered that if you -- an -- east at a giant Intel it become until they recorded there. I can then access. -- way to get the content from the drive inside without removing it from the DDR rod in Orlando."

" Well we skipped over the specific model arrives DBR to the same issues apply process but every -- digital video recorder we've seen. Especially when you're adding an external drive. Attic storage capacity to my direct TV VVR rated about a thousand times more usable recording HD video because it took it from like eight minutes like eighteen hours. All it is an external. PC store cost under twenty bucks good of the cable and it worked great with -- 750 gigabyte drive -- put inside. Macs that they get back home with a one and half terabyte ten terabyte drive in the near future tanks now heads hours and hours of recording. Now for -- question bribe you can get the content you're DV -- internal drive by using the analogue loophole I you recording into another device like a Mac or PC. Matter fact that's about all you can do with the external drive. If you do something with the weirdly formatted almost undoubtedly encrypted content on the internal or external drive you are to -- hacks or. And you don't need to be asking this question else. Oh my goodness I mean. Basically if you get access the content on either drive people would be using -- file straight on the peer to peer networks -- it would be beautiful -- compression quality analogue loophole. And the studios would fire up lawsuits in which TV -- maker out of business and Angel yes remember the replay TV soon. Yeah it times it was good time is in the long ride in part of that with the lawsuits. It would be great if if you can actually seen the -- on your external drive I would be shocked and amazed because everybody else with your model of external basically you're you're DVR cannot do it the -- encrypted so they don't keep sued by the content people."

" And it. More common winning the best cheapest way to upgrade of these art but it's time now I Netflix (%expletive) movie of the week this week. In Geneva I'm actors and canceled the flatly. I TV can't make and making appearances by convention store openings and an autographed in Japan and there. -- think that you've gone there by extraterrestrial -- of -- leaning thing. They turned and menacing alien race. Expect -- action is out for him and I've seen and it mentions -- to think about that. Featuring Tim Allen Alan -- Sigourney Weaver telling him Rockwell and -- to -- at least once enjoyed this stuff never give up under. And that and you Netflix -- Clinton and the -- haven't -- of the bill that Netflix and the rate at the free shipping planes here and because now I'm over forty shipping and things happen -- Netflix plans importantly it -- sent an remembering you can no risk to leave Freetown. -- That's like it's time for another web site we just can't get enough. What we can't stand it from because it can you spell and just -- I've put a link between these days -- now you really can't aren't found on the speed. Repository for me on the Internet from Nvidia about the adorable pictures of free games looking at -- The some of the breaking news and heating up it's. That they largely -- registered in different links images and video. -- it and hopefully they. The end of it put into the front page the world that things. Naturally Angelina comment on an important -- instant reaction I think when the tags such as well and -- Here -- wouldn't -- in the academic think of it but it is very. Worried that you can't keep up on the hot topics online just insert it -- here are that's greater than government that we menus online and."

" So all TV in the US that they moves to all digital broadcast a -- of -- still rocking that greatest of analog video tech. Okay male who wrote us in this email. With a digital conversion I'm looking graffiti art replace -- old school awesome. Something -- when I'm not home for about three hours a week I've been using the scene tape for about three years. Trying to find something that doesn't cost too much so far I've come up with the following solutions. Keep using the VCR leaving a converter box on the channel I want to record. We will work fine only want to tape one channel. TiVo requires a monthly CN concert that's more than three hours of recording. These are dvd with a digital tuner the only ones I found only record digital channels to dvd. Is there commercial solution I haven't found that won't charge me monthly fee or make me go through stacks of blank media Kate yeah. So Kay hill well it sounds to me like your best solution would be to make it DDR from an existing computer using software. LA you have to add another box your home theater and you won't have to pay an early subscription -- like Tina. He did mention if you've got a Mac or PC at home so give me some suggestions for about my personal favorite -- for the Mac as he got ITV. Several different versions but they all come with -- TV tuner for over the -- recording. Which and then transfer to an iPod Apple T we're just watching your computer to. Possibly even convert those old VHS tapes and they've got in Iraq. Windows media center can also act as a DDR and you already have -- if you've got Windows Vista ultimate or home premium. I'm Benin and teenager to capture those broadcasts like the guy who did kinda you can just click here you SP port. Other decent windows options include the Yahoo! go for TV I think that's still in beta actually. They've come that would be. Full price on our generation whether they're working on Yahoo! is all over the place and -- also another want to be snap stream beyond TV. The snap stream software also has place shifting capabilities C -- recordings and web browser away from home unconsciously. Pakula. Yes it's not like a separate software thing -- can use like sling box before answering the browser doesn't pass. -- if you're running X however probably the most popular solution would be to use myth TV and they commit box with a tuner the software at some storage you have around. I'm with a little more in depth and involved for some it is looking to record few hours of T feel weak but it'll be a fun project if you're into that thing -- have a lot of components in around that you're using -- stores like an ancient. And that he found a whole collection of 3-D DR software online and WWW the free country dot com slash utility slash free dash. TV dash recording. Doc as HTM now on these are kind of."

" Usage your own risk we can't guarantee that they'll work pretty well X setter X that are two more thoughts we actually an entire episode and installing it. On system pulling that show notes if you want to split a little boxing's record hard drives neurosis OS the makes a standard Def box attending. I'm I'm I'm pretty much. We're guessing we're not accusing -- deafening yes the inner rock in the HDTV yet which keeps the original -- is the box would be amazing you could you can -- for time shifting. It includes an IR blaster so we'll change the channels when your digital tuner. Boxer external digital tuner box and you record a big zillion hours. Of content to a hard drive especially if you're doing it in standard. Here it's that -- recording three hours a week. To get audience surveys will -- watched every week readers that and Tekzilla. Tekzilla."

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" Tekzilla. Line in Oklahoma -- and and it says 77 emissions switching to recharge -- batteries I recently invested in a bunch of the -- as you mentioned who generally impressed but I have noticed a problem. -- the devices around my house they use double layer AAA batteries are not exactly designed potential battery removal. -- damaged and the battery tape before it becomes unsafe. How important is that plastic covering how can I talent it's time to retire charged the battery you have any tips to prevent damaging them in the first place. I let's talk ribbons on -- splinters but yours badgers ribbons badgers I was -- network. And went you know your battery is done for big double or triple a rechargeable battery life depends a lot of what needs -- charger or fast charger. Energizer has a fast charger will leave your batteries in the life of about a 150 cycles plus plus charger could keep going for upwards of 500 cycles. Illness of the matter is worn out and no longer hold the charge worth spending the horse charging it. It's a good habit to time how long they last when new then you'll know when they're down to say half life. -- worry so much about breaking through outer layer of plastic it's more -- than anything else but as soon as you see the guts of the battery. Done for in time for recycling and we give you some tips and you do that -- to go watch if you forgot already."

" What you that the lord that is if they're being in the batteries that and their fingernails are actually damaging the plastic it's raptor energizer batteries I've not seen that yet. And I guess they back in the day everything to batteries and that with the built in to make it easy to pop batteries that the game and -- And it would be cost cutting. See I didn't think of what great -- what other explanation could there be especially with like the worst is I've seen is is that wireless keyboards and positioned to set him up that's -- it's impossible to shake the batteries out you know if you lose the pattern for cover is this. I don't think so. That's good at these half dozen most of -- is pretty much expect -- you know slapping gadget over your hat I don't it's great for the spring but at the sprint has issues you just you know the strictest bring back in the placed gently and now so I can usually get pretty. Yes. What's funny you mean its its its you know somebody's most of it works fine. You know if you can't retrofitted to -- ribbon around battery to pull -- can't -- and basically just -- You know basically. You glued to rip into itself he lifted up that would rubber finger under or Yankee. Regular present wrapping paper work just fine in most of it is strong as all hell you can do some devastating tie up of stuff."

" I get a fabric ribbons on the tags of a lot of close -- perfect it is time and that way with a little ribbons -- the staple gun plastic thing that and I yanked out mechanical -- here he didn't know and think it could happen though if you're more to -- things you need a splinter. Which is according to Wikipedia general class of tool use for poking -- small wires electronics -- coconuts generally in the electronics and telecommunications industries. Like you in particular for the oh oh and generally make one kind of like a plastic thing -- and."

" Yeah I mean or you know despite -- plastic and cheap plastic scraper from your your local hardware or -- will get us back here quarters piece of nylon rod. And you -- or you don't works really well cheap plastic hangers and you rub against San Pedro the have a nice night and --"

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" It's Kryptonite Veronica. Yes and paid her her her enemy. It is but they basically yeah he's sponsored a pop them out of usually have them as trouble. Just the plastic on the outside it's pretty much a label like Veronica said if you if you see guts."

" Had done from everyday and don't stick on your time that was an extra support for these -- just triangles okay don't if it's bad. -- I think guys member last week into question about bandwidth usage of some of switch over to broadband users old TV watching sorts. Well injury mountain with his experience -- using private Internet for T he X. -- on -- satellite T about a year ago and now watch only shows in the computer. That's not four or five -- today while I is Netflix -- several racing torrents are not available in its broadcast systems. And also be attests the Adobe media player. But on the engine three shows on the Adobe media player away. For the month of February I downloaded total of 21 gigabytes -- 148 -- some -- smart and that's pretty close -- average. Oh thank you answer for the heads up on the some I would imagine especially when that a 21 gigabyte uses to pad."

" Well again believe we can have a sliding scale the more -- do you watch and then the last he's he's compress them more bandwidth you get eczema we also got them. Horrible emails from people who are working with -- ISPs for like. For -- right cable and DSL -- piece of big -- putting the scene ridiculous five gigabyte cap. That most of yield -- makers are using now. That is pathetic yet the fight that there had to fight that actually we would love here because about -- Myers who's considered putting going to -- gigabyte cap. That is ridiculous. I mean basically threaten to leave the."

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Started discussion: March 5, 2009 @ 3:44pm GMT

Episode 78 - Moving Shows Off Your DVR, Super AntiSpyware, [...] [Discussion]

DVRs Without Subscriptions Fees, Dump That VCR! When To Retire Rechargeable Batteries, BuzzFeed.com, Consoles and Surround Sound Speakers!

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Fee
8 months ago
Cool Episode! And now we know Veronica's weakness! :p
davmoo
8 months ago
I think Veronica should wear a part of some superhero's costume every week. And if she doesn't...well, I've got this pile of sandpaper out in the garage...and I'll use it muwhahahahaha!!! :D
blqjag
8 months ago

PC Speakers for Xbox 360

Answer to a question on the show.

I use an adapter to connect a set of 5.1 Logitech speakers to my Xbox 360. I get great sound from them. The only drawback is having to get up to set the volume if a remote isn't included in the speaker set. I found the item on Amazon and only paid 6$. Definitely the cheapest solution for using your pc speakers on your tv or xbox.
kzap
8 months ago
In reply to Serafina:
DVRs Without Subscriptions Fees, Dump That VCR! When To Retire Rechargeable Batteries, BuzzFeed.com, Consoles and Surround Sound Speakers!

Watch or download this episode here

Is it just me or are all the answers on Tekzilla expensive! The sound converter thingy.
Most stuff is about $100 (or £100/$200 in England :(), Which is almost as much as I spent on building my sisters FULLL PC.
People in the US have more money though and tech is cheaper.
The TV tuner cards there are cheaper ones out there, right?
Maybe it's just cos I'm poor (the most I have ever had in my bank at one time is about £100) but there are normal cheaper alternatives that they read out in the viewer answers the next weel.
kzap
8 months ago
In reply to kzap:
Is it just me or are all the answers on Tekzilla expensive! The sound converter thingy.
Most stuff is about $100 (or £100/$200 in England :(), Which is almost as much as I spent on building my sisters FULLL PC.
People in the US have more money though and tech is cheaper.
The TV tuner cards there are cheaper ones out there, right?
Maybe it's just cos I'm poor (the most I have ever had in my bank at one time is about £100) but there are normal cheaper alternatives that they read out in the viewer answers the next week.

I say that but they are getting better with the freeware tools they listed, though it was off putting saying they are use are your own risk, just because it's free doesn't mean they stuffed with viruses.
Freakazoid12
8 months ago
In reply to blqjag:
Answer to a question on the show.

I use an adapter to connect a set of 5.1 Logitech speakers to my Xbox 360. I get great sound from them. The only drawback is having to get up to set the volume if a remote isn't included in the speaker set. I found the item on Amazon and only paid 6$. Definitely the cheapest solution for using your pc speakers on your tv or xbox.


I wouldn't exactly call that a proper converter as it looks like it's just taking stereo and dumping it to all 3 3.5mm adapters.
it's more of a dirty hack than anything else.
Murphy1d
8 months ago
The whole fingernail file thing....friggin Kryptonite to me. I'm getting chills thinking about the sound, and the feel on my fing....ergggg.

I gotta stop.
Fee
8 months ago
I can't stand Aluminium foil rubbing against Aluminium foil, that freaks me out!
BroganMc
8 months ago
I didn't get the answer to the whole "how do I dump my VCR" thing. Offering a media PC capture/burn to DVD solution seemed extra complicated for someone just migrating from a analog world. It's been possible to buy DVR records for years, even a combo box of VHS/DVDR. You just pull off your coaxial with a pass-thru. Record straight to DVD (rewriteables are cheap these days) or to the internal HDD.

They go for about $150.

Neuros OSD is an intriguing device if you're looking to digitize your video for playback on other digital devices (handheld, mobile phone, computer, etc.). But that solution goes for $174 + the price of a storage device (HDD, flash drive, VCR, etc.) If you really want to turn that archived video into digital you could just rip it off your recorded DVD from the first solution with freeware tools from the web. (I rip to XVID with FairUse Wizard.)
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