[pchelpers] Re: PCTV HD Mini Stick

Scott,  I sent the specs of  OS,  processor and chipset, memory, hard disk 
drive to the list.  For an immediate answer to your recommendation 2048MB 
memory is the maximum and 1024MB is presently installed.    But please wait for 
my specs message to arrive at the list.  - Gerald
--- On Sun, 11/23/08, Scott McNay <wizard@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Scott McNay <wizard@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: PCTV HD Mini Stick
To: "Gerald Gollinger" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 11:43 PM

Hi Gerald,

Sunday, November 23, 2008, 8:57:38 PM, you wrote:

GG> Scott,   I  went  into  system  and  it indicated  that 
GG> processor  and  memory  "not  available"

It often takes a few seconds for it to show the CPU type and speed and
memory size. It seems to take longer for Vista, for some reason.


GG> i  have  the  owners  manual  at  my office.  For Windows Vista 
GG> Home  Premium  what  is  the  minimum  RAM  to  be  installed 
GG> and  not the  ideal?  - Gerald

I'm not sure, but I think the minimum is 512MB, although if someone
actually bought a Vista laptop with that little memory, I'd have to
accuse them of masochism. :) I'd recommend at least 1GB, preferably
2GB. 3 would be great. You're not going to get your money's worth out
of 4GB unless you have a 64-bit version of Windows.

--Scott.


GG> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, Scott McNay <wizard@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

GG> From: Scott McNay <wizard@xxxxxxxx>
GG> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: PCTV HD Mini Stick
GG> To: "Gerald Gollinger" <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
GG> Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 8:33 PM

GG> Hi Gerald,

GG> The TinyURL worked for me.

GG> John, try this:
GG>
http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNoA70063

GG> Gerald, you should know that USB processing is more CPU-intensive than
GG> PCI processing; if your computer is borderline as far as the specs are
GG> concerned, it may not handle the data stream very well.

GG> --Scott.


GG> Sunday, November 23, 2008, 5:51:03 PM, you wrote:

GG>> I  should  mention  that in  the  USA TV  is  going 
purely 
GG> digital  and  analog  will  be 
GG>> obsolete  in  the  middle  of February  2009.  This product 
GG> got  mixed  reviews  from  buyers 
GG>> but  the  December  2008  PC  magazine  was  more 
GG> charitable.   Cable  is  one  override.  The 
GG>> mini  stick  is  wireless  but  will  only  pick  up 
local 
GG> TV stations.  I  am  in  New  York 
GG>> City  and  all  the  networks  have  outlets  here.   A 
GG> notebook (laptop)  only  gives  an 
GG>> hour  on  battery  but  with  an  electric  adapter  the 
GG> time  is infinite.  It  is  another 
GG>> way  of  getting  digital  TV  since  digital  TV  sets 
are 
GG> expensive  with  competing 
GG>> technologies.  -  Gerald
GG>> --- On Sun, 11/23/08, John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

GG>> From: John Durham <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
GG>> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: PCTV HD Mini Stick
GG>> To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
GG>> Date: Sunday, November 23, 2008, 2:31 PM

GG>> G.R. Hanson wrote:
>>> For me the original link came up with no product information, but
this

>>> tinyurl link works fine.
>>> Re-Na
>>> 
>>> Gerald Gollinger wrote:
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/58xte3
>>>> Scott  -  Let's  try  this.  However,  John  had  problems

GG> with 
GG>> tinyurl.
GG>> Pity, it would not come up for me. Maybe my hosts file is blocking
GG> tinyurl.




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