The Questions Thread

[Paulbot]

Took a risk and bought the 24" bauhn tv from aldi [sat 12 jan 2013]
still getting used to the difference in aspect ratio and the dullness in the colour...

the problem is that the tv will not pick up any digital channels...at all. Admittedly the old tv never really picked up a decent free to air analogue picture but it was 15 years old.

and yes i plugged the rf cable in to the right socket : )

if you would be so kind,
what do i need to check,
what are my options
as i would like to pick up the digital channels

the tv is set up through a non digital austar box

thankyou
M

Did the TV have a "digital ready" type sticker on it? I think they are supposed to now to be able to be sold. Maybe there's another set of channels/mode for digital? I know on TVs Ive used lately you have to select a different setting to see Analogue channels. If you are still having trouble I'd suggest returning it and getting your money back.

[5FDP]

Is it possible to re-laminate a poster that's already been laminated? For some back-story on this, the poster is about 15 years old and has developed some bubbles under the original laminate.

[Hursticon]

Is it possible to re-laminate a poster that's already been laminated? For some back-story on this, the poster is about 15 years old and has developed some bubbles under the original laminate.

I don't see why not; if you were to take it to someone, they'd just remove it from the original laminate & apply a new one wouldn't they?

[Bidoofdude]

Isn't removing laminate really risky and time consuming?

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I pulled an old lamintaed something apart a while ago to see what would happen, and it tore the picture up, so I think the laminate gets stuck to the surface somehow. I'd take it to a printers and ask them, they'd propabaly know.

[5FDP]

Thanks for the feedback guys Yeah, having the poster torn apart is the last thing that I would want to happen. I think I would cry (manly tears not little girly ones )

[jazzcomp]

Took a risk and bought the 24" bauhn tv from aldi [sat 12 jan 2013]
still getting used to the difference in aspect ratio and the dullness in the colour...

the problem is that the tv will not pick up any digital channels...at all. Admittedly the old tv never really picked up a decent free to air analogue picture but it was 15 years old.

and yes i plugged the rf cable in to the right socket : )

if you would be so kind,
what do i need to check,
what are my options
as i would like to pick up the digital channels

the tv is set up through a non digital austar box

thankyou
M

Is it this one?
http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_25026.htm

If it is, then it has HD Tuner.

You need to test the antenna/signal reception in your area. Maybe with a digital setup box?

If it doesn't get digital channels thru the box in your old TV or with the ALDI one, then you can't get digital channels.

You'll need a new antenna or a signal booster or both.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

One for the computer peoples I guess.

I just bought some more ram for my little netbook, so it's now running 2gb ram with a 1.83ghz processor.

What exactly does the RAM do? I have been checking stuff out and managed to get a fair bit of extra speed by going through the 'services' and cutting useless background running things.(such as a program designed for touch screens, but it doesn't even have a touch screen) as well as cutting pretty much all of the programs that were booting p on startup.

It's zipping along rather nicely now and I notice that it seems to load up file browser images a lot quicker (say when looking at my pictures folder).

What else could I look at to get an idea of speed. And any tricks for smoother running of the processor?

[griffin]

RAM is the amount of memory it can use at one time (to work with), as in, the more RAM, the more programs you can have running at the same time.
So you can have a big hard drive, and fast processing speed, but if you don't have a big RAM to go with those two elements, your computer won't be able to do much at one time... and probably even crash.
To get an idea of what RAM your computer is currently using up (including all the background elements that you aren't even aware of), go to the Task Manager (CTRL-ALT-DEL on Windows) and look on the "Processes" tab. It will list everything your computer is currently processing (if you sort by Memory, you can see what elements are being the biggest drain, and maybe even see programs running that you don't need or didn't realise you had).

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Thanks, I think I get it now.

Apparently the biggest drain on my computer is Chrome, Skype, windows explorer and something to do with the desktop. Oddly, despite only have three Chrome tabs open, I have 6 processes running, apparently all to do with chrome. Hmmmm.

I have noticed that pages have been loading better and graphic intensive pages work better too, so it was worth the effort.