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post #961 of 1678
2/21/05 at 8:40pm

8104 to TV

Forgive me in advance for not being "plug savvy", but would anybody have a suggestion as to the best way one can watch a movies using the 8104 DVD player through a television?
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post #962 of 1678
2/21/05 at 8:46pm
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Originally Posted by michael@trendse
Belinda7:

Now that's what I call covering your bases!

Hey, a girls' gotta do what a girl's gotta do!!

I want this machine YESTERDAY!!

Can you tell??

Belinda
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post #963 of 1678
2/21/05 at 9:54pm
Calling all 8100 owners

Do you know if the gfx are upgradable in this machine yet or is it a no-go??

Cheers

Si
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post #964 of 1678
2/21/05 at 10:34pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Belinda7
Hey, a girls' gotta do what a girl's gotta do!!

I want this machine YESTERDAY!!

Can you tell??

Belinda
I hear you, but you got to learn to control your use of emoticons!

I had one of those new Sony FS550s but I had to return it last week because battery life was atrocious and I couldn't hack its lo-res screen. Wish I had spotted this thread before I wasted so much time at Best Buy and installing software.
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post #965 of 1678
2/21/05 at 11:45pm
Does the 8104 burn Dual layer -R, or just +R?
If only +R, do you think a firmware update would be available later to allow it to burn -R as well?

If I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about, it's because I've never burned a DVD before. But I want my potential new computer to be as compatible as possible!
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post #966 of 1678
2/21/05 at 11:51pm
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Originally Posted by MrMsyvc
Try this:
Right-click Desktop area
Properties
Desktop tab
Customize Desktop button at bottom
Web tab
checkbox "Lock desktop items"
Thanks for the idea, but it did not correct the problem.
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post #967 of 1678
2/22/05 at 1:04am
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Originally Posted by golfkwesi
Thanks for the idea, but it did not correct the problem.
Bummer. If I right-click on the desktop and select Arrange Icons By I have Auto Arrange, Align to Grid, Show Desktop Icons, and Lock Web Items on Desktop all checked. You might Google a bit, I'm sure this can be fixed.
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post #968 of 1678
2/22/05 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by chuck95
Does the 8104 burn Dual layer -R, or just +R?
If only +R, do you think a firmware update would be available later to allow it to burn -R as well?

If I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about, it's because I've never burned a DVD before. But I want my potential new computer to be as compatible as possible!
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post #969 of 1678
2/22/05 at 1:21am
[quote=michael@trendse]I hear you, but you got to learn to control your use of emoticons!

AWWW...

That's no fun... They are just TOO cute!
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post #970 of 1678
2/22/05 at 1:34am
Thanks for the info, MrMsyvc. Looks like it's not DVD-R DL compatible. But do you think a firmware update might fix such a thing at some point in the future, or should I wait for another drive or computer to become available?
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post #971 of 1678
2/22/05 at 1:58am
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Originally Posted by MrMsyvc
Bummer. If I right-click on the desktop and select Arrange Icons By I have Auto Arrange, Align to Grid, Show Desktop Icons, and Lock Web Items on Desktop all checked. You might Google a bit, I'm sure this can be fixed.
My guess is that having Auto Arrange checked is why it works for you...all icons go to left side. I like to keep certain groups across the screen though!
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post #972 of 1678
2/22/05 at 3:18am
Here is the on order and eta from one large major distributor of the Acer 8104
Available:
On Order:
ETA:

16
3/3/05

12
3/1/05

15
3/8/05

14
3/9/05

15
3/3/05
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post #973 of 1678
2/22/05 at 7:31am
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Originally Posted by chuck95
Thanks for the info, MrMsyvc. Looks like it's not DVD-R DL compatible. But do you think a firmware update might fix such a thing at some point in the future, or should I wait for another drive or computer to become available?
Dunno about firmware. I sent pix of the drive-side to someone who responded with this:
"I just wanted to make sure that the Panasonic Super Multi drives all kept the same layout which it does. This allows for easy upgrading since the bezel frontplate comes off easily and can be swapped with a new model, etc."

This "implies" that you may be able to replace the drive with another at some time, again it's a guess on my part.
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post #974 of 1678
2/22/05 at 12:01pm

Touchpad Scrolling in Firefox/Thunderbird

Had a problem with the stock touchpad drivers on my 8104, where the scroll button wouldn't work in either Firefox or Thunderbird (1.0 in both cases).

A quick search showed that reverting to an older version of the drivers could fix this. First attempt failed, as the button wasn't supported at all, but second (Acer specific) attempt succeeded.

I'm now using the Synaptics Version 7.5.4 drivers, which I downloaded from the TM 8000 drivers section of http://global.acer.com/support/index.htm (I went to the Europe area). Need to uninstall the default version first and reboot.

While doing this I also discovered that as well as the button, you can scroll by using the right and bottom edges of the touchpad.

HTH someone.
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post #975 of 1678
2/22/05 at 2:13pm
Run it in a window that is regular size (720 x 480). If the graininess still occurs, it is your laptop and not the stretching. It could either be the screen, video card, or drivers if it is your laptop.

If it is the resize you might want to look up a program called FFDShow that helps out with that.


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Originally Posted by carnivore
Thanks Maklar. If I understand correctly you are saying that due to the 8104 being widescreen, the 480 vertical lines of resolution are being stretched to fill the screen. Does this mean I should see an improvement if I playback in non-widescreen mode? I have tried this and doesn't seem to make any difference.
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post #976 of 1678
2/22/05 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by reg.t
Had a problem with the stock touchpad drivers on my 8104, where the scroll button wouldn't work in either Firefox or Thunderbird (1.0 in both cases).
FYI when I installed my Microsoft Wireless (via USB transmitter) Keyboard and Mouse, it insisted on uninstalling my Synaptics, so the pad still worked but not the scroll button. I later reinstalled the provided Synaptics and everything works fine. Fun with drivers.
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post #977 of 1678
2/23/05 at 10:15am

Unable to backup data to RW cd?

Has anyone had this problem? When I try to format it the default is ISO or Universal something. I never had these options with my old Inspiron 8200.

After the full format process is complete, I verified thru the properties that the disk was available. But then when I set the E:/ for the backup file it says not valid and then says the disk isn't recognizable?

PS: I had no problem with burning a Ghost image to DVD!
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post #978 of 1678
2/23/05 at 10:18am

Spoke to tech support re: first boot / burn erecovery

FYI: as others have stated it is another image copy to what we received from Acer. For those waiting to take delivery:

Acer said they are going to stop shipping their burned image soon!
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post #979 of 1678
2/23/05 at 11:37am
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Originally Posted by golfkwesi
Acer said they are going to stop shipping their burned image soon!
So what are you saying? We get nothing or they are going to include the actual OS disk?
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post #980 of 1678
2/23/05 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by AVG8TOR
So what are you saying? We get nothing or they are going to include the actual OS disk?
When you first boot your new system the eRecovery software will ask you to burn a backup image of the C:/. It will tell you that you'll need either 3 cd's or 1 dvd. This is a full restore image that Acer uses Norton Ghost 8.0 to burn from a hidden partition. My system shipped with these Ghost cd's even though we are prompted to do the above (consider it a 2nd bit of insurance)!

When I asked tech why: they said because they are not always going to ship the burned cds with the system in the future (didn't know when they would stop them) and so you will need to definitely burn an image for an easy restore if you encounter major problems.
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