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Thursday March 8, 2007
Episode 146:
Four Great Photo Printers, God of War 2, Hybrid Drives Ship!
H.264: 165MB
iPod/PSP: 120MB
DivX: 200MB
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What's new in Episode 146
STUFF
• Great photo printing for under $200? We can help ya with that, Scott!
• Epson's PictureMate Pal (PM200) is our fave 4x6 (only) photo printer! If you're looking for more onboard editing and the ability to read CD/DVD media and burn CDs, check out the PictureMate Flash, (PM280)
• If you need a more general purpose printer that can do print 8.5x11 inch sheets, like homework, check out Canon's PIXMA iP4300 and PIXMA iP6700D
• "MY PS3 DOESN'T SUCK ANYMORE." Mark emails to tell us why.
• Vista's been released, and I feel like it's gone unnoticed. Any news? How are sales? Anything? OK, Rob... let's talk about application compatibility.
• "Robert, we just wanted to support your Anti- Antivirus standing. We don't use it, either!" writes Scott, Riley, Braiden, Ryan, Nick...
• Viewer photos o' the week: Seth smashes a computer monitor (nice retirement gift!), and Rod, using your notebook outdoors at FOB Liberty definitely counts! Send us pictures of you getting your tech on dl.tv@ziffdavis.com, put 'tech pictures' in the subject.
• Patrick's in Austin, TX this weekend, at SXSW on a panel called "TV: The Next Generation" Saturday. Stop by if you're at the conference.
NEWS
• Sony Unveils Online Service... it's like Second Life for the PS3.
• Microsoft's OneCare Might Eat Your Email. Our security mavin Neil Rubenkinghas uncoverered some not so good news.
• Samsung Shipping Hybrid Drives, to OEMs, anyhow.

You'll Find More DL.TV on MEVIO along with some great audio shows.

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Posted by: Lin
March 8, 2007 2:56 PM

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Posted by: Bill
March 8, 2007 3:07 PM

Anymore on NAS routers? I'm interested in the ones that run bittorrent.

Posted by: Bill
March 8, 2007 3:36 PM

The screen would be much less distracting if it wasn't taller than the table, otherwise it's fine.

Keep up the great work!

Posted by: J.R. Workman
March 8, 2007 3:37 PM

Rog- X-Fi.
And, that card is one of the reasons I can't switch to Vista without having to first load the drivers in XP. So forget switching, I have my XP desktop set perfectly right now. Not only that, but it seems every set of drivers out there seem to still be labeled "beta". Nvidia and SoundBlaster list their Vista drivers as still being beta. Did Microsoft just not give manufacturers enough time with the new OS?

Posted by: Mike Wolf
March 8, 2007 4:34 PM

Yeah, I think the show ended early, like around 38 or 39 minutes.

Anyway, I heard from a good source that St. Patrick's day was actually named after our very own Patrick Norton. Happy day to you Mr. Norton :^)

Posted by: p
March 8, 2007 6:17 PM

yeh.. that screen is annoying as hell, it was more professional without it...


roger --that was hilarious.. no pants..looked pretty real..

I like to see more comedy thrown in occasionally.

Only caught last 10mins, but will download 2mw

Posted by: underscore_
March 8, 2007 7:33 PM

Patrick is a Scotsman (aka wears a kilt) , Irish people are quite different from the Scots.....

Posted by: dusan maletic
March 8, 2007 11:31 PM

Positive comment on the screen from me... I'd bet that it helps correct exposure of your videos, (removing large useless black emptyness below the desk). It is welcome. And now Patrick can wear kilt to work too.

Now to critique: your review of photo-printers was nice but you might want to explain why would anyone nowdays (with typically 19+ inch screen and at least one computer in the household) want to check and edit their photos on 3 inch screen using clumsy controls. Manufacturers should be criticized out of making those "features". Smaller complaint is that the overall quality of those printers have not been mentioned. Yes, they print few photos nicely. Than they clog, smudge or do something else wasting (literally precious) ink and paper,...
My advice: do not buy photo printer that's cheap or has LCD or card reader features. You'll save yourself a lot of grief. Use awsome power of your existing PC/Mac to properly see and edit your pictures and print from there in comfort...
My choice for photo printer? Epson Stylus Photo R2400.

Posted by: iisensei
March 8, 2007 11:58 PM

Good show, but the wall in front of the table needs to go. It looks much better without it.

Posted by: Kris
March 9, 2007 12:01 AM

Hope you are up and around real soon Robert.
Take good care of your self.
Kris

Posted by: brett
March 9, 2007 2:04 AM

That screen was annoying. It blocks part of the desk showing off all the latest and greatest hardware you show off each show. It's not that i enjoy looking at your legs, but as "p" said, it looked a bit more professional without the screen.

Posted by: Wayne
March 9, 2007 4:45 AM

Lose the screen or at the least lower it. Hoisting product is a waste of time. Unprofessional. Not that I'm bitter.

I Want my DL.TV except without the barrier. NO CUBICAL ZONE. I can't let P's comment go unchallenged.

Rodger's pants deal was lame. SORRY!!!

Posted by: Phil
March 9, 2007 6:38 AM

The screen is just annoying because it's too tall.

Posted by: manny
March 9, 2007 11:02 AM

@bill

Stay away from the NAS Drive Kit from ADS Tech. It is very loud and the Bittorrent client is utter garbage. Its very buggy and rarely works. Some online reviews say its bittorrent client suck too.

Posted by: Frank (NL)
March 9, 2007 12:21 PM

Indeed, the screen is annoying, the show was better without it.
Who's idea was it anyway, like 90% of the picture is grey.

Anyway, still love your show, hope to see Robert again next week.

Posted by: Suzie
March 9, 2007 1:49 PM

Woo Hoo, Roger!!! LOL! MOVE THAT SCREEN! MOVE THAT SCREEN!!! :-)

Posted by: Jamie
March 9, 2007 6:08 PM

Again, I am going to say ax the screen and get something that is more appropriate. Maybe a table that is positioned symmetrically? I know that it is turned a little bit from the first episodes. I would rather the black curtain go there instead?

Posted by: Jeff
March 9, 2007 6:46 PM

Lose the wall people. Who thought up that thing?

Posted by: lukeab
March 9, 2007 8:21 PM

awww, i'm sooo disapointed, they didn't use my tech picture :( if you wanna see it, http://www.ashebrowne.com/images/geek_corner.jpg
just my collection of junk in my living room, i guess they have had enough of the living room shots :( oh well.

Posted by: John
March 9, 2007 8:29 PM

I own the Canon iP6700D. I also purchased, on eBay, the CD/DVD tray. This allows me to print CDs/DVDs. It's outstanding! I love this printer! So much better than having to rely on Epson for digital media printing! I usually print photos at Costco or Ritz or something. Printing DVDs is the only reason I bought the printer, and I must say that getting it to work with DVDs was a lot easier than I thought it would be! Fantastic printer!

Posted by: Rick
March 9, 2007 8:32 PM

I would have to agree with the majority here, the screen is very distracting. Make It Go Away!, Please. There is nothing wrong with seeing under the desk.

Posted by: Mike Wolf
March 10, 2007 12:07 AM

Ah, good point underscore_, I realized that an hour after I posted.

Posted by: heavy
March 10, 2007 10:13 AM

watch patrick turn apple red..you funny roger

Posted by: mike
March 10, 2007 10:35 AM

Now that there is a screen-partition covering the mess below the table, do you thnk you could reset the main camera so that the screen-partition isn't taking up have the image? Unless your saving that real-state for advertising.

Posted by: heavy
March 10, 2007 10:48 AM

vista is great,it's nividia thats boning me,counterstrike source at 50 fps is brutal.
put the screen behind,cut the metal to slide under the desk?

Posted by: Chase
March 10, 2007 4:35 PM

Screen = bad. If you want to keep it, lower it so it's level with the table at least. =P

Posted by: Alex23
March 11, 2007 10:38 AM

I am surprised you haven't mentioned the new Apple add making fun of Vistas security procedures. Accept or deny?

Posted by: John Callahan
March 12, 2007 7:42 PM

Actualy it is very easy to get a Dell PC without Vista. It is all XP on the XPS systems. Dell wisely has chosen to avoid Vista for gaming rigs so far.
You'll find numerous other PC makers doing this too.

Posted by: David
March 13, 2007 3:43 PM

You failed to mention that IP4300 printer ALSO does duplexing and has pictbridge support.

Auto duplexing, pictbridge, dual paper trays, seperate ink tanks, great photos, and I got it for $75 after rebate... great deal, I thought.

Posted by: justin wierzbicki
March 27, 2007 9:53 PM

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1)Shorts fly through the air

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