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http://www.themoviespoiler.com/Pages/Spoilers.html

Great tutorial on how to record hidef content from the Motorola 62xx line of receivers distributed to Comcast subscribers. The utilities allow you to pull the content from the firewire port on the receiver and save locally on your PC.

Also, this works on other boxes, SA3250HD & Samsung T165

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Mustek
PL-607 7-Inch Progressive Scan Portable DVD Player $129

ADVUEU PD710 Portable DVD Player w/ 7″ 16:9 LCD Monitor $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16882128001

Polaroid 7″ 16:9 Widescreen Portable DVD Player with Foldable SwivelScreen $120

Philips PET710 7″ Widescreen Portable DVD Player $180
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0009YBG2S/ref=nosim/geekguru

Coby TFDVD-7705 7″ Portable Tablet DVD Player $143
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001YM04Y/ref%3Dnosim/geekguru

Toshiba SD-P1600 Portable DVD Player with 7″ LCD $175
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007PF7CY/ref=nosim/geekguru

Audiovox D1730 7″ Ultra Slim Portable DVD Player
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008DD4W/ref%3Dnosim/geekguru

Go Video DP-8240 8.4″ Widescreen Off-Road Portable DVD Player $186
http://www.buy.com/prod/185.99/467/90145352.html
($199 on amazon/vanns or $190 openbox on vanns)

COBY TF-DVD8500 8.5″ TFT PORTABLE DVD PLAYER with SWIVEL SCREEN $199.98
Amazon

AUDIOVOX D1812 8″ 16:9 Portable DVD Player $199.98
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=3991290

Initial IDM-850 8-inch LCD Portable DVD Player $209.99
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?page=proframe&prod_id=1477424

Mustek DVD PL 408 HM 8.4″ DVD Player $199
http://ostg.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=8592299/sort_type=bottomline

Toshiba SDP-2500 8.9-in Progressive Portable DVD Player(refurb) $290
http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=655192&cid=46403&fp=F

Mustek PL8A90 Portable 9″ DVD Player $233
http://ostg.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=9684646

An excellent list of web applications like word processers, bookmark managers, project managers, online file storage, collaboration tools, etc.

Everything is reviewed and rated.

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Fatwallet Forums - Shop4Tech Taiyo Yuden back in stock!! 100 for $27.90 or 200 free gift for $54

Quick and Dirty Guide to the Best DVD Media:

1st Class:

Sony (Made in Japan, which are Sony in -R, and Taiyo Yuden in R)
TDK (Made in Japan, which are Taiyo Yuden in -R and R)
Maxell (Made in Japan, which are Maxell in -R and R)
Fuji (Made in Japan, which are Taiyo Yuden in -R and R)
Verbatim (Made in Taiwan or Singapore, which are Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation in -R and R)
Taiyo Yuden (Purchased from Rima)

2nd Class:

Sony (Made in Taiwan, which are Sony in -R and R)
TDK (Made in Taiwan, which are TDK in -R and R)
Maxell (Made in Taiwan, which are Ritek in -R and R)
Fuji (Made in Taiwan, which are Prodisc in -R and Ricoh in R)
Verbatim (Made in India, which are Moser Bauer in -R and R)
Office Depot (Made in Taiwan, which are Ritek in -R and R)
Taiyo Yuden (Purchased from SuperMediaStore)

This is a quick and easy guide on taking those cool Long Exposure photographs. Most modern digital cameras have the ability to do this.

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