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Dell sending out TV tuners with antennas

Laptop Pimp — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:46:00 +0000

There cannot be many people around who have not heard of the problems that Dell customers are having with the Dell TV Tuner. This would have been ordered when they purchased a Dell Mini 10. However, when they arrived with the antennas missing. Well finally, one of the first complainers has finally received their TV Tuner from Dell. That must be a great thing to experience, watching digital TV on you Dell Mini 10, in the car, at work and even in the garden. Unfortunately, for this Dell customer there will be no TV as he must have failed to check the TV coverage before and is unable to view any channels at all, so much for complaining. Source [Portable Monkey] a 10" laptops, 10.1" Laptops, Business Laptops, cable, channels, dell, Dell Laptops, digital, Good Laptops, Interesting Laptops, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessories, Laptop by Brand, Laptop By Size, Laptop Deals, Laptop Design, Laptop Fun, Laptop Hardware, Laptop News, Laptop News, Latest News, mini 10, tv, tv tuner

Dell in TV Tuner blunder

Laptop Pimp — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:00 +0000

Anyone who ordered the famous Dell TV Tuner, the external model may have noticed that the antenna part did not come with the device, which some people may have notice because of the lack of TV picture. Fortunately Dell have held their hands up to this one and have sent out an email to their customers, in this email they explain that they will be sending the item out in the post, unfortunately they failed to say when the antenna would be sent out. Source [Portable Monkey] a antenna, dell, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessory Kits, Laptop News, missing, tv tuner, USB, USB Gadgets, wi fi

Computer to TV presentation convertor

Laptop Pimp — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:43:00 +0000

By converting the VGA signal into a RCA signal will allow the user to view what is on the monitor on your TV screen. This is great for presentations or for watching downloads on a larger screen such a video on demand services. Technical Details Use TV as computer monitor to view presentations, games, pictures and movies or browse the Web; Connects a VGA port to TV-ideal for computers without a TV-out connector; Enables notebook computer users to easily connect and use a large-format monitor Adjust and set preferences with onscreen display and front-mount control panel; Compact, portable size and USB power requires no external supply or adapter, use almost anywhere; Simple and quick to install; Windows and Mac compatible Video standards: NTSC/NTSC-EIAJ/PAL/PAL-M/PAL-N/SECAM (via RGB out); Resolutions supported: 640 x 480 (up to 85 Hz), 800 x 600 (up to 85 Hz) and 1024 x 768 (up to 75 Hz) Input port: DB15 (VGA); Output ports: Composite video (RCA), S-video and HD15 (VGA) Front panel controls: Zoom, Menu and onscreen display directional controls; Image controls: Horizontal and vertical size, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness and onscreen display background Priced at $23.70 Source [Amazon] a Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessory … Continue reading →

Dell Mini TV Tuner available

Laptop Pimp — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:40:00 +0000

The computer maker Dell are making their much awaited for Mini TV Tuner available, this is already up on the Dell website and ready to be added to the buyers specifications. When this was first announced at the beginning of the year it was suggested that the price would be around $50, which is not bad, but the actual price of the Dell Mini TV Tuner is going to be just $20 now that has got to be good value. Source [Portable Monkey] a dell, Dell Laptops, inspiron, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Deals, Laptop Design, Laptop Fun, Laptop Hardware, Laptop News, launch, tv tuner, USB, USB Gadgets

Dell Mini 10 gets TV

Laptop Pimp — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:29:00 +0000

This is what everyone has been waiting for, not the Dell Mini 10 although it is a great machine it is the accessories that we are interested in this time and in particular the soon to be released digital TV tuner, which is a great idea for users who love the TV. The TV tuner looks to offer some good quality pictures, although it must be noted, that this accessory will not be available for the Dell Mini 10v. We do not know the reasons why as of yet but it is probably down the eco friendly nature of computer. The cost of the TV Tuner is set to be around $50. Source [Portable Monkey] a computer, dell, Dell Laptops, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessories, Laptop Accessory Kits, Laptop Hardware, mini, tv tuner, USB, USB, USB Gadgets, USB Gadgets

Review of the Asus Eee Convertible Tablet

David Allen — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:02 +0000

The Asus Eee PC T91 convertible tablet has seen the marketing being ups as the company begin to spread news through the media outlets to allow the rush to begin and get this new laptop come tablet in front of as many people as possible. Here is your chance to get a sneak preview. Features: Fe8.9-inch touch-screen display Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor US15W chipset 1GB of DDR2 memory A 32GB solid state drive Windows XP Home pre-loaded An optional internal TV tuner A built-in web camera Source [Tech Fresh] a 32gb solid state drive, asus eee pc, ASUS Netbooks, atom, drive windows, intel, solid state drive, touch screen, tv tuner, web camera, windows xp

Review of the newly announced Endeavor Mini

David Allen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:42 +0000

This netbook was first released in November of last year but this was a machine that came out in black, but this is the evolved edition and naturally, this is going to be in white as it is. This cool looking machine is only available in Japan; will it ever leave their shores? That is anyone’s guess! Features: Atom N270 processor (1.6Ghz) 1GB RAM 160 GB HDD Ethernet Wi-Fi Bluetooth Three USB ports Multicard reader One-Seg digital TV tuner Windows XP 10.2-inch LCD screen with 1,024×600 resolution Priced at $480 Source [Crunch Gear] a 10" Netbooks, atom, digital tv, Endeavor Netbooks, endeavour, gb hdd, inch lcd screen, japan, multicard, netbook, one seg, tv tuner, usb ports, wi fi, windows xp

Review of Kohjinsha netbooks for kids

David Allen — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00:58 +0000

Kohjinsha are more commonly known for being involved in the convertible tablet sector of the market, rather than that of the net book market and judging by the colour of this machine you can tell why. The result of a partnership with games company Bandai, producing the Gachapin and Mukku netbooks that are designed with children in mind. Specs: 1.6GHz Atom N270 CPU 160 GB HDD 8.9-inch display (1,024 x 600 resolution) Wi-Fi 3 in 1 card reader 1.3 megapixel webcam 1GB of RAM 1Seg digital TV tuner Priced at $866 Source [Engadget] a 8.9" Netbooks, atom, card reader, digital tv, gachapin, games company, Kohjinsha Netbooks, Netbook Reviews, partnership, tv tuner

Dell bring out the $99 Adamo

David Allen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:04:03 +0000

For $99 perhaps we should be not be expecting too much, but we do live in a commercial world and therefore it is expected that we should all be getting the best deal for the least amount of cash, the Dell Adamo definitely falls into this category. The machine itself will has got a thirteen inch screen, built in TV tuner, integrated HSDPA, GPS and 802.11n network, normally this laptop would cost around $500, but it will cost $99 when tied to two year contract with AT&T. Source [IT Portal] a 13.1" Laptops, amp, dell, Dell Adamo, Dell Laptops, gps, hsdpa, laptop, portal gallery, tv tuner

30 Cool Acer Aspire One Hacks!

Laptop Pimp — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:23:45 +0000

Here’s a cool list of hacks for the Acer Aspire One netbooks: Software Hacks Linpus Advanced Mode Minimise Color Banding in X11 Quieter Fan Speed up SSD Access Flash Latest BIOS (note: be careful wih this one, as you’ll lose the lower brightness settings) Upgrade to OpenOffice 2.4 Install F-Spot Photo Manager Upgrade to Firefox 3 Flash Player 10RC2 Installation Upgrading Acer OpenJDK Runtime to Sun Java Upgrading Acer Mail to Thunderbird Changing Linpus Desktop Icons Ten More Tweaks for a new Acer Aspire One Deselecting Forced Acer Updates Switch between Acer and XFCE Desktops Hardware Hacks Install Internal Bluetooth Ram Upgrade Replace SSD with 1.8” PATA HD A Selection of Additional Disk Space Enhancements Touchscreen Hack USB Hub and TV Tuner (badly translated from Swedish by google) via linuxhaxor a access flash, acer, Acer Laptops, brightness settings, desktop icons, enhancements, fan speed, google, hardware hacks, Laptop DIY, Laptop Hack, Laptop News, Laptop Rumors, mail, openoffice, pata, photo manager, software hacks, SSD, sun java, thunderbird, tv tuner, tweaks

Laptop Pimp Wishlist – ASUS 1TB Laptop comes with 1 Gigabyte of storage!

Laptop Pimp — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:20:25 +0000

You know, all my laptop problems have either been from lack of storage of lack of extra harddisk so I can install some proprietary linux OS for testing. Here’s ASUS 1TB Laptop that comes with 2 whammo 500MB hard disks and not too chunky at 8.8 pounds.\ And while spec-wise the M70S is a loaded baked potato (2.5GHz Core 2 Duo, 4 gigs of RAM, Blu-ray, TV tuner, and an ATI Radeon HD 3650), the machine is buggy in day-to-day use. Applications installed only after hiccups, strange lags erupted almost at random, and baffling messages asserting DRM errors popped up when we did something as simple as playing back a standard DVD. Most troubling: Windows Vista only reported 3GB of RAM instead of the four we knew were present. Whether the hardware isn’t up to snuff or the M70S has driver problems than can be ironed out with an update or two was impossible to determine, but the issues were consistent throughout our testing. Power through the issues and you’ll find the M70S offers exceptional performance, though not record-breaking by any stretch. $2,399 isn’t a terrible deal for the surfeit of goodies you get, but gamers with cash to burn … Continue reading →