Posts by minh

Yeah I came to that conclusion myself. However, a few things puzzle me. Why only DVDs? Why only certain DVDs. If I can read a disc the first time, I never have a problem with it? Are the files on the DVD packed in differently? On a side...

Thanks for the tips G-Omaha. I ran a media check on 6 DVDs and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. I've marked whether I could read them or not. Yes, my external does read +R (Pioneer 108.) I did not have a problem reading any of...

I'm a Netflix subscriber and I'd say the drive doesn't read about 90% of the DVDs lately. Off the top of my head, Smallville season 2 and 3 (that's 12 DVDs), Troy, Ghost in the Shell (Stand alone Complex), Ghost in the Shell 2, I could...

G-Omaha Thanks for responding. I use WinDVD 6, but it doesn't matter. The OS isn't seeing the disc in "My Computer." Also WinDVD will play it if I load it from my external DVD drive.

My Toshiba combo drive won't read newer DVDs (movies.) It reads cd, cd-r, older DVD movies, and DVD-r just fine. Only when I try to get it to read newer DVD movies does it have a problem. I called the warranty company and they said they...

Thanks Blue Goose, any other ports I could use?

Hey guys, I have a Kodak digital camera. They supplied a RCA cable so that I could use my TV as a view finder and to preview images. How can I achieve the same results (use my laptop as a viewfinder and preview images) with out...

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Thanks beebster. Is that the same as pressing Fn +F7. If I use Fn +F7 to make the external the only one active, everything works fine. Minh

If I display on laptop and monitor simultaneously no work. Meaning the laptop display is fine the monitor display is screwed up. if I turn off the laptop display (Fn F7) and ONLY display on the monitor, I can play video files...