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By: Sal Cangeloso
If you are looking to for a new monitor, it is hard to go wrong with a 17″ LCD. These displays are come in a tremendous range from cheap to expensive and are available with a host of different feautures, from stripped down and barebones to pretty high-end. With the number of LCD sales growing every year and prices falling 17″ has become the perfect mix of size and price, at least for most consumers.
The Buyer's Guide is going to take a look at some of the many 17″ LCD display out there so as to help consumers learn a little bit and get a point to start from. The selection of 17″ LCDs is almost unlimited so this is easier said than done, but if you know what you are looking for its not as daunting a task as it may seem.
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To maintain some semblance of order we are going to start at the monitors with the cheapest average price and move up from there…
Dell E173FP
The first monitor we will be looking at is this model from Dell. The E173FP maybe be Dell's least expensive LCD but it has some really nice features to it and being a 17″ LCD it share many qualities with models that cost twice as much, for example a native resolution of 1280×1024. This model sports a contrast ratio of 450:1 and a brightness of 250 cd/m2. It has a dot pitch of .264mm and it weighs just 11.74 pounds.
These stats make for a great image and picture quality, especially considering the inexpensive package they come in. Unfortunately at this barebones price you have to make sacrifices, like the lack of a DVI input, limited adjustabilty as far as height and tilt, and poor viewing angles, 140/120 (horizontal/vertical). Being the size that it is, you can usually expect Dell you offer a product on par with the others available but cheaper than the rest; they sell so many of their monitors that the economies of scale are strongly in their favor.
: $269.10 at Dell
: $239.00 at Legend Micro
: $299.00 at I Squared
Planar PE1700
Though a lot of people have not heard of Planar they have made a bit of a name for themselves by producing reasonably priced LCD monitors. From what I have seen they generally stick with lowered stuff but they do a pretty good job at it. The PE1700 is very similar to the Dell, ithas a dot pitch of 0.264mm, 450:1 contrast ratio, and 300 nits brightness. Its viewing angles are 140/130 (H/V) and weighs 11.24 lbs.
The monitor has a rather slow response time of 25ms so it will demonstrate noticeable ghosting during games and DVDs but with VESA wall-mounting, Kensington lock support, and an anti-glare screen coating it would be pretty handy to have around at the office. Plus ot meets EPA Energy Star efficiency standards so your tree-hugging coworker won't hassle you.
: $249.99 at TigerDirect
: $254.80 at Provantage
: $296.10 at Dell
: $279.00 at eCost
: $279.00 at PC Connection
ViewSonic VE710b
I can barely remember a time when I did not own a ViewSonic display. I am not saying they are the best or anything like that, but ViewSonic has a monitor for everyone. The "E" series is their budge LCD line but since ViewSonic only makes monitors you can take into account that this is their business and they have to be a step ahead of the other guys, especially the ones like Dell.
This monitor has a contrast ratio of 450:1 and 300 cdm/m2 brightess packed into 1280×1024 pixels. Like the others it features a 5:4 aspect ratio and 25ms response time but ViewSonic does attempt to set it apart. They obviously did not do this with their LCD panel but instead they gave it some nice design features. Notice the slim bezel and small footprint of the monitor. In addition to its solid looks the VE710b is wall-mountable (using a standard VESA mounting) and an anti-glare screen coating which helps reduce eye strain.
: $279.99 at Buy.com
: $279.33 at Amazon
: $318.63 at PC Connection
: $316.79 at Radix Gear
: $317.65 at CompuShaq
Moving up to the next price bracket the next few monitors should have some advantages over the first three. These changes may not be drastic but it is often worth it to move up from the beginner/budget to the enthusiast level given the extra quality and features.
Philips 170S5FG
Like the previos class of LCD monitors the Philips features 0.264mm dot pitch, a 250cd/m2 brightness, and a 450:1 constrast ratio, but there are some differences. This monitor is known for its energy savings, which is reputed to be twenty percent better than the industry standard. This will greatly decrease your total cost of ownership in the years to come.
In addition this monitor features 16ms response time, which is much more respectable than an antiquated 25ms. The total weight of this monitor is just 9.26 pounds so moving it around it easier than ever, nothing like your 35+ pound CRT. With a depth of only 6.85″ this monitor's footprint is minimal enough to fit on just about any desktop. Another selling point is its unique coloring, which will do great if you are looking to buy something this is not black, which is not always that easy.
: $338.00 @ CompuShaq
: $331.73 @ RadixGear
: $328.78 @ eCost
: $325.25 @ PC Connection
: $328.20 @ HP for Small Business
Xerox XL572
This monitor does not seem to be that different from the rest in this class but is known for its extraordinary image quality. The color and crispness of the Xerox LCD panel does much to set this monitor apart from the other 17″ displays out there. It has a 280 cd/m2 brightness, a 400:1 contrast ratio, and a 23ms response time. This unit weighs 9 pounds and comes standard with VESA mounting so it can easily be attached to a monitor arm or wall.
This monitor has some of the nicest external design of any we will be looking at in this article. Its slim bezel design makes the image really stand out and the small curvy base makes this the perfect monitor for an office/executive setting. This monitor is the first we have seen today with integrated speakers, a very handy space saving feature. Though Xerox is generally known for their copy machines they have been known to make some pretty nice monitors as well.
: $338.00 @ Provantage
: $331.73 @ eCost
: $328.78 @ Mwave
: $325.25 @ PCNation
: $328.20 @ Compusource
Samsung 710N V2
The LCD manufacturer on the top of the heap right now it Samsung. They are producing the best performing and looking monitors available, bar none. For this you generally have to pay a small premium, but many consumers have found it to be worth it.
This ultra-slim TFT LCD ups the ante relative to the rest of the ones out there- it has a 12ms response time, a 600:1 contrast ratio, and 160/140 viewing angles. Though the brightness is just 300 cd/m2 it is known to have an excellent picture. The looks of this monitor are one of its strongest selling points- its bezel is just 0.6 inches thick which makes the image look great and helps when multiple monitors are used together. The 710N has a removeable base which means it is an ideal candidate to be used on a monitor arm or wall mounting. In addition this monitor consumes only 24 watts of power and it Energy Star, TCO-99 compliant.
: $309.00 @ NewEgg
: $332.96 @ Dell
: $339.95 @ Gateway
: $328.06 @ eCost
: $299.00 @ Mwave
Sony StylePro SDM-S73/B
Sony has not really been making too much news in the LCD market lately but they do have some really nice products out. This monitor features high end looks are bargain-basement prices!
The TFT LCD panel has a 16ms repsonse time, 500:1 contrast ratio, and 250 cd/m2 brightness to go along with its anti-glare coating. As we start to get to the higher end models the viewing angles increases, this time up to 160/160. This model is Energy Star compliant and comes with a three year warranty.
In addition it features a removeable base which makes it a perfect candidate for arm/wall mounting. It slim bezel adds to looks and makes it work well when used in a mult-monitor configuration. If you do use the base, it has a tilt-stand that lets use you a proper, ergonomic viewing angle.
: $289.99 @ TigerDirect
: $299.99 @ Newegg
: $276.79 @ Provantage
: $377.25 @ CompuShaq
: $320.99 @ Sony
The next price level of LCD gets a bit more exciting. Specs and aesthetics are improved and we are starting to see some of the features that are important to enthusiasts, like DVI connections. Like all other 17″ LCDs these still use 1280×1024 resolution but a lot of things are changing.
NEC MultiSync LCD1760NX
This monitor, from NEC, uses a 140/140 viewing angle and 16ms response time to go along with its solid looks. NEC's are generally more functionally oriented than your Sony's or Xerox's but that does not mean it has to look poorly. It has a relativvely thin bezel and nice, small footprint.
This is the first monitor in our Buyer's Guide to feature a digital video interface. This will lead to a higher picture quality and crisper text than having a digital signal which is converted to analog. This display has contrast ratio of 450:1 and a brightness of 260 cd/m2.
This model is also available in white in case you are trying to match it with your desk or office… if you are into that sort of thing.
: $334.15 @ Provantage
: $427.48 @ Dell
: $369.55 @ RadixGear
: $469.00 @ PC Connection
: $504.79 @ HP for Small Business
Samsung SyncMaster 170 MP
This model is the first multifunction (MP) monitor in this Buyer's Guide. It is labelled MP because it can act as a computer display, an LCD television, and a video monitor. This is possible because the display has a built in TV-tuner, RCA audio/video connections, a built-in antenna connection (to accomodate RGB analog input and NTSC), and also S-Video. In order to further aid the watching of TV, videos, or DVDs this monitor includes built-in speakers and even an included remote control! It is wall mountable so you can save desksmall if you want to do something different and unclutter your desktop.
The TFT LCD panel has a contrast ratio of 400:1 and a 240 cd/m2 brightness. Samsung includes a 3 year warranty on the model, which is a nice assurance and guarantees years of high-definition television watching.
: $398.65 @ pcRush
: $334.00 @ Tech for Less
: $399.99 @ Amazon
NEC-Mitsubishi MultiSync LCD1770NX
Those this model seems to be very similar to the NEC above, it has a number of distinct characteristics about it. Aside from its interesting coloring this model uses NEC's "XtraView" flat panel technology which allows for maximum viewing angles, a great feature for this price range. The maximum viewing angles are 160/160.
The ultra-thin bezel design of this monitor makes it one of the best looking in our Buyer's Guide. These looks are helped by a 500:1 contrast ratio, and a snappy 12ms response time. Released in February 2005, this monitor is brand new and is an insight into this year's newest products. A lot of this monitor's strengths are in the extra selling points it has, these include VESA external mounting, the thin bezel, and a built-in 2 port USB hub. As expected, this monitor has a DVI connection.
: $391.00 @ NewEgg
: $340.06 @ Provantage
: $339.26 @ Dell
: $364.26 @ GateWay
: $379.09 @ RadixGear
"The F773 is the first monitor to feature CTX's Neon-Life Visual Technology, which incorporates Vivid Color Enhancement Technology for brighter colors and contrast, Sharp-Cut Enhancement Technology for more detailed pictures, and Multi-Gamma Mode to adapt the picture to different image modes for a truer display."
Designed specifically for home users, the F773 is for those who want to add a little style to their home office without having to sacrifice on picture quality. The display uses a DVI connection, has built in speakers and a 500:1 contrast ratio. In order to aid the watching of movies and gaming the monitor has an impressive 400 cd/m2 brightness level. Its viewing angles are 140/140 so more than one person can watch!
: $382.00 @ NewEgg
: $324.56 @ Provantage
: $359.99 @ eCost
: $349.26 @ PC Connection
: $348.51 @ Mwave
In the final stage of this Buyer's Guide will be looking at some top end monitors. We chose these not only because of their panels and specs but some of them have very interesting design aspects and extras. We went a little wild with this section but it should give you a good idea of the incredible range of what's out there in the 17″ LCD market.
BenQ FP783
This interesting looking monitor has a very distinct design that has turned a lot of heads in the time it has been out. The unique design of the base gives the monitor a fun look to it but the ultra slim bezel and 12ms response lets you know that it means business.
Aimed more that the high-end home user or mayeb the eccentric executive the FP783 sports a DVI connection and an analog one, USB connections, a 300 cd/m2 brightness level, and a 500:1 contrast ratio. The viewing angles are 140/140. The addition features of this model are optional stereo speakers and a USB webcam which can easily be plugged in the top. This design does not allow for VESA mounting though, and the LCD cannot be rotated.
: $456.04 @ RadixGear
: $446.00 @ CompSource
: $540.53 @ EZ Systems
: $435.00 @ Upgrade Source
: $430.18 @ TechOnWeb
Samsung 172X
This monitor is actually the XYZ Computing office monitor. We move around a lot so we need something light, plus we have a lot of attractive member of the opposite sex in the office so we need to impress them with our hardware. The 172X does the job on both accounts, and does it well.
Featuring analog and digital inputs, an ultra-thin bezel, and a sweet 12ms response time, this is one of the top performing seventeen inchers out there. It boasts a 500:1 contrast ratio and a 270 cd/m2 brightness rating. The monitor has a class-leading 160/160 set of viewing angles and weighs just 8.27 pounds!
The simple fact, aside from all the stats and specs, is that this is pretty much the best looking 17″ LCD available on the market. It has been out there for over a year so prices are falling and a cooler one is probably on the way, but the 172X is a classic…
: $369.00 @ Newegg
: $437.79 @ Provantage
: $484.88 @ Radixgear
: $479.95 @ PC Connection
: $409.00 @ Mwave
DoubleSight DS-1700
OK, this is not exactly a seventeen inch display, but it is made of two seventeen inchers, that's close enough- its not like we are ever going to have a thirty-four inch Buyer's Guide…
"DoubleSight introduces several new features with DS-1700; height adjustable stand and adjustable: tilting/sliding panels brackets. These new added features combines a stylish appearance with a unique, light yet sturdy design that requires a minimum of desk space. Depending on the users choice, DoubleSight can be easily installed on a desk or wall-mounted due to its simplified, slim flat design. DoubleSights ergonomic efficiency improves the users natural perception and ability to multitask by employing a primary focal point screen as well as a second screen for supporting peripheral vision."
The added efficiency of a second monitor is impressive, making a second monitor a great call for any power user. This package does it for you! The LCD panels have a 13ms response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and a 500:1 contrast ratio. Your resolution will be 2560×1024 and there is dual DVI connections so you image will be as sharp as possible.
: $899.99 @ TigerDirect
: $888.26 @ Dell
: $932.26 @ eCost
: $949.00 @ PC Connection
: $904.99 @ ClubMac
Well, folks, that's all there is to our 17″ LCD Buyer's Guide. We hope this helped out, it took some time to compile and research but we think it is a pretty nice list of some of the best LCDs out there today. Be on the look out for more XYZ Computing Buyer's Guides!


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Jamie Hall carded a 3-under-par 69 to lead the University of Hawaii Hilo to a fourth-place finish in the St. Martin's Invitational Preview on Tuesday in Dupont, Wash.
The NCAA Division II golf tournament was hosted by St. Martin's and played on the par 72 The Home Course.
Hall, a sophomore, had rounds of 71 and 68 on Monday to go along with his 69 Tuesday to finish at 208.
Montana State University-Billings' Gage Huft fired a 66 on Tuesday to claim individual medalist honors by a stroke over Hall, with a 9-under 207.
UHH's Corey Kozumi (72-70-72) shot rounds of par or better to finish tied for 8th place, at 2-under 214.
Also competing for the Vulcans were Tied for 27th place was Chris Shimomura (T-27th, 70-74-76—219); Dalen Yamauchi (T-57th, 76-75-74—225) and Kyeton Littel (T-78, 78-79-76—233).
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Welcome back to our online Inductive Bible Study on the book of Ephesians, "Free from Bondage God's Way" by Kay Arthur. We just completed Week Four, "Loved Unconditionally." I cannot believe we are over halfway through our study! What an exciting journey toward freedom this has been!
This was such a powerful week of study. Paul's second prayer for the Ephesians is also a prayer for us today. This prayer really hit home to me how great God's love is for us….
"…so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19
This brought back a memory of my daddy telling me how much he loved me. He would stretch his arms out as for as he could and tell me, "I love you this much." Oh how much greater our Heavenly Father loves us when He stretched out His arms on the cross and died for our sins. He was telling us, "I love you this much." What an incredible love our Heavenly Father has for us. We are deeply, truly and powerfully loved, and He wants to bless us abundantly!
I was reading a story this week in the Holman New Testament Commentary by Max Anders. He writes about a story of a gentleman who had grown up in a wealthy family but had become estranged, something like the prodigal son. Destitute and broken in spirit, the man had taken to a life of begging:
I got off at the Pennsylvania depot as a tramp, and for a year I begged on the streets for a living. One day I touched a man on the shoulder and said, "Hey, mister, can you give me a dime?" As soon as I saw his face, I was shocked to see that it was my own father. I said, "Father, Father, do you know me?" Throwing his arms around me and with tears in his eyes, he said, "Oh, my son, at last I've found you! I've found you! You want a dime? Everything I have is yours. Think of it. I was a tramp. I stood begging my own father for 10 cents, when for 18 years, he had been looking for me to give me all that he had.
Isn't that just what we do today? We go around seeking, searching and begging from the world when all the time our Heavenly Father is seeking us out to give us everything He has. The fullness of God awaits us!
Kay Arthur writes in the Thought for the Week…
"Nothing is more freeing than to know that you are loved, unconditionally and forever. Such knowledge of this love fills you up with the fullness of God."
- Join a small group and fellowship with your fellow Bible students. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WBCInductiveStudies/
- Complete your study of Week Five, "Forgiven—and Able to Forgive!"
- Pray before you begin your study. Ask your resident Teacher, the Holy Spirit, to open your heart to wisdom and understanding to learn His truths.
- Do an online word study on "Mystery" (Ephesians 3:4) at www.blueletterbible.org. Instructions for doing a word study are located in "Files" in the Inductive Studies chat room.
- Store in your heart Ephesians 3:20-21 (Week Four, Day Seven).
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR THIS WEEK (answer in small groups or post a comment here)
- What is the mystery of Christ that God revealed to Paul? How is this mystery manifested in our lives? (Ephesians 3:4-6)
- What role does the Spirit play in this mystery? (Ephesians 2:18-22)
- According to Ephesians 3:2-7, what was Paul's ministry, and how did that occur? How should we follow this model for any ministry or service that we do for someone?
- How can Christ do exceedingly abundantly above all you ask or think? (Ephesians 3:20)
- What are some examples of God's power in your life? (Ephesians 3:7)


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Thanks for reading my series on moving from my single all-in-one server and my small ESXi server to ipHouse's vmForge VDC product. I previously discussed moving my websites to a virtual webcluster, and moving email to a virtual mailcluster. Now I just had to move three small servers, and install a third.
The first server I moved was a small experimental VM used for testing various network, web and other items. I like to have dedicated testing environment for every operating system that I professionally run. This server was responsible for my personal Teredo tunneling, and was the one I put my CGI testing on from awhile a go. I could have easily moved it, but I wanted see how the export/import from ESXi to vmForge worked. I stopped the machine on my ESXi server, downloaded it as a OVF and uploaded it, via my Windows machine, to my catalog. It imported it as a template. I then deployed the template and deleted the server. It worked flawlessly! All I had to do renumber the machine and I was done.
The next server was a little more complicated. It was originally a CounterStrike:Source server that I had converted into a Apache Tomcat JSP host. Because it already had a working Java setup, I added an OpenFire Jabber server, and a LogicMonitor agent to it. This gave me the ability to monitor my internal network from LogicMonitor, a monitoring solution that we're looking into. The triple Java duties of this machine, unfortunately, put a big crunch on its RAM, so that took a lot of tweaking on the application level to get them to play nicer with each other.
The next server was a monitoring server that I had set up running Zabbix. I had previously gotten Nagios working on it, but it was too burdensome for me to maintain. I also liked having graphing and service level alerting as well as agent based checks, both active and passive. The biggest problem with Zabbix was getting it initially set up to send alerts, so it was nice to be able to import this machine, that had a working base, than to start from scratch. LogicMonitors does pretty much everything that Zabbix does, and better, but why not have two monitoring solutions? I also set up that machine to be a centralized logging server if I ever want to install a log analyzer like Splunk. I set it to copy the logs to a MySQL database, and to run php-logcon, but that didn't scale past a few thousand entries.
Next was installing a FreeBSD server to act as a centralized tool, mail environment, and storage space for myself and my friends. I love FreeBSD, the only reason I set up my other servers as Linux boxes was pure laziness on my part, which I'll pay for later in administration time. Also, they are mostly single purpose appliances, and it's nice to have some of the Debian style scripting for web built-in. I try to stay fairly OS agnostic, but I do have preferences.
Since my shell server would have the most exposure to the internet, so I wanted a relatively secure system. Also, I would be spending most of my time in that server, so I decided to go with the OS I love. That would also bring things full circle, as my pfSense box and Shell server are both FreeBSD.
I decided on installing FreeBSD 8.2 stable. I sliced my disks like this:
/ 512MB swap 1GB (1x Memory) /usr 5GB /var 10GB (Modest space for DB and info) /home 140GB (An egregious space for storing files)
I installed the OS and ports, and I switched from
cvsup to
csup awhile ago, and updated my ports-supfile and stable-supfiles to point to a local(ish) mirror, and checked out /usr/src and /usr/ports. I then updated my kernel config (Tip: compile without debugging if you want it to fit in 512MB ) reinstalled, and rebooted. Voila! A new FreeBSD system. I'll probably go into doing a comprehensive FreeBSD install in a later post.
I installed Postfix and Dovecot2 for local mail, Apache 2 for user directories, and migrated my users information, passwords, and home directories from my old server. Everything went surprisingly smooth. I installed Mutt for myself, Alpine for one of my users, and a few other pieces of software, and I had a fully running shell server. I was going to run PowerDNS and PowerAdmin on one of my Linux boxes, but I decided to stick with BIND on the FreeBSD server, as it was more efficient for me to edit text files than use a web interface. Weird, I know. Now that my shell server was done, and everything was migrated, I could turn off my old FreeBSD box. I admit that I did feel a little bad as I typed
halt into its shell for the last time. It served me well over the last four years.
Now my infrastructure migration was complete, running fully virtualized, lowering my power consumption, gaining redundancy, and boosting performance for the fraction of the cost of having physical infrastructure.
I Win!
Game Over.
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Pop Quiz. How would you describe Pittsburgh Penguins' center Sidney Crosby and Washington Capitals' winger Alex Ovechkin?
A: Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are two of the best players in the NHL.
B: Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are not one of the 150 best players in the NHL.
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THoR is a two-way player rating that accounts for the all of the on-ice action events when a players is on the ice as well as their linemates, their opponents and where their shift starts. Each event is assessed a value according to the chance that it leads to a goal. THoR uses a statistical model to determine the value of each player's contribution to the overall outcomes that occur while they are on the ice.
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Wait, what? The original paper that introduced THoR to the Sloan Conference has no definition of what a replacement player is, however, according to Fangraphs, it is player "who costs no marginal resources to acquire. This is the type of player who would fill in for the starter in case of injuries, slumps, alien abductions, etc." Alex Ovechkin was rookie of the year in 2005-06, has been the league's highest goal scorer four times, led the league in points once and has been voted the most valuable player and most outstanding player a total of six times. Those types of players don't exactly grow on trees.
Also conspicuously absent in the Top 250 is Tyler Kennedy, who the original THoR paper had as a top player for 2010-12 because he "averaged 39 points over the last two seasons while playing against above average competition and with below average teammates."
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Sound card issues in openSuse 11.0 and 11.1 X86_64 versions
I have been trying to get sound on my system running openSuse 64 bit with KDE for some time now. I have it running on a separate partition on a hard drive and with grub can boot into either Suse or Windows Vista. My sound card is an older Audigy 2 value card, which I'm using mostly because there's not enough room in my case for a longer card.
I upgraded to 11.1 last week but nothing different happened with the sound. I went through the configuration tutorial on the Suse website (http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting) with no success. I looked at the ALSA website and upgraded those drivers, etc. Nothing makes a difference: I don't get any sound, no test sounds, nothing. Everything else seems to work with my install. I can run video without sound, I can burn DVDs with no problem, but no sound.
I have been wondering if this is related to 64 bit version drivers not being mature, but I don't really know if this is the case.
Any recommendations you have would be welcome.
There seems to be an issue with sound with 11.0/1 - whether 32 or 64 bit. When logging on, something appears to be grabbing the sound card and refusing to let go!
Try typing into a terminal (as root); rcalsasound restart.
If the sound then bursts into life, that's what it is. It's a bit tiresome but, until someone figures out a workaround, you'll need to do it each time you log in.
Thanks for your response. I tried what you suggested but didn't get any sound. I imagine I can't be the only one with this problem. It's kind of a deal breaker to using openSUSE isn't it?
It's hard to come up with a helpful answer with so little information. Did you check the log files? Did you try to start the driver in debug mode?
I even got the dreadful creative x-fi driver running under 11.0. Totally underwhelming quality, but better than nothing.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my question. I would love to submit the information you suggest, but I'm pretty new to Linux. Can you walk me through the steps?
I'd also be interested in trying the driver you suggest. Where do I find it and how can I install it? I have used Yast to install software so I'm familiar with that procedure. Again, thanks for any help you can give me.
You actually should be fine with the ALSA drivers. I only used the x-fi driver as an example that sometimes a little persistence is required :)
A good place to look is /var/log. I'm not at my linux box right now, but there might be an alsa log file. Otherwise check the messages log file for anything sound related. You can use the "dmesg" command to check what has happened during boot time.
It might actually be something simple, i.e. the driver is not started. Go to /etc/rc.d and start alsa manually with the script located there. As I said, I'm not near my linux box, so I can't be as specific as I would like. It should be something like './alsasound start'.
I realize that you are new to linux, but this might actually be a good opportunity to gain some understanding on how things work under linux. Free up some time, grab a coffee and start digging. It can be frustrating at times, but it feels good once you get it running. At least that's how it works for me (I'm currently struggling with openldap).
I've got the same problem with sound an openSUSE 11.1 x86_64. I've googled the whole day but nothing works :(. Here I post my alsa-info.sh result for more details.
Thanks in advance.
I've just installed and logged into KDE 3.5, went to 'Configure Desktop' - 'Sound and Multimedia' - 'Sound System', On the General tab, enabled the sound system, checked 'Run with the highest possible priority' and the 'Auto-suspend' boxes. Made sure that the audio device was ALSA (Hardware tab) and saved it.
Rebooted and logged back into KDE 4 - and all is now working fine.......?
I just had some time to try your suggestions about restarting the Alsa drivers and checking the log files. To my amazement, I got sound. Thanks so much for the suggestions.
Your last post was less clear to me. What made you drop back to KDE 3.5? I presumed your own system was running adequately. I'm aware that there are issues with KDE 4 of course. Is there a difference in the configuration utilities?
I wondered if you (or anyone) can suggest a good book about using Linux commands. I was reminded of the old days of DOS commands before Windows, and obviously I'm just realizing something most of you have known for a while.
Thanks for your help and the time you took. Much appreciated.
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It isn't a book, but this is useful.
Welcome to the linux party.
Same problem here, using Opensuse 11.1 x86 32bit
Same problem on my opensuse 11.1 x86 32bit, that I downloaded from the main site. I found this lines in my system log:
Feb 14 09:52:09 wildswede pulseaudio[3164]: pid.c: Stale PID file, overwriting.
Feb 14 09:52:10 wildswede pulseaudio[3164]: alsa-util.c: Error opening PCM device hw:0: Device or resource busy
Feb 14 09:52:10 wildswede pulseaudio[3164]: module.c: Failed to load module "module-alsa-sink" (argument: "device_id=0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_10de_6a_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 tsched=1"): initialization failed.
For me seems like the pulseaudio is the one breaking the sound system.
I have all the updates from opensuse 11.1 repositories (update, oss and non-oss).
Any ideas?
I use KDE 4 quite a bit. The KDE 3.5 sound setup has a few differences. The button "Enable Audio" is one. In my first post I said about restarting ALSA, and having to do it each time I logged on. After setting the sound up in 3.5, I no longer have to do anything in KDE 4 - it just works.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the link. It looks like a great tutorial, perfect for me. Lots of tips and tricks. Thanks again.
Thank you for the thanks.
Here are two other links you might find useful.
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The seventh annual Park High School hockey booster golf scramble begins with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Mississippi Dune Golf Links, in Cottage Grove. Registration begins at noon.
Admission is $75 per person for Park alumni 2010-13; $75 for students and $85 for Park alumni prior to 2010. All others pay $95.
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IELTS Cue Card Sample 497 - Place you visited that has been affected by pollution
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IELTS Speaking Part 2: IELTS Cue Card/ Candidate Task Card.
Describe a place you visited that has been affected by pollution.
You should say:
- where it is
- why and when you went there
- how it has been affected by the pollution
and explain what are the reasons for this pollution.
[You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish.]
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Thank you for letting me talk about this topic. Last year I went to visit (...say an area name in your city/country...) with two of my friends and thought we would enjoy our trip. We heard from a teacher that this was a beautiful place to visit and after that, we planned to go there. To our surprise, this place was severely affected by the pollution and instead of enjoying our trip, we cut it short and returned home immediately.
It was early summer last year and visiting a place near a river which is surrounded by natural beauty and recommended by one of our favourite teachers was an excellent idea, at least at that time. I am sure the teacher who suggested this place had no idea about the severity of the pollution there and how things have become worse.
The water pollution was quite severe there and the black and greasy elements that were floating on the water created a shocking scene. Uncontrolled waste management, toxic elements from factories and industries, motorised vehicles running on the water and the lack of proper maintenance of the riverside are the main reasons the water has got polluted. More shockingly, the air pollution was also noticeable. I saw many industries and factories that were exhausting black fumes and that has made the air polluted more than any other part I know about.
Uncontrolled urbanisation, the establishment of new factories & industries without proper planning, lack of strict policy and corruption in government offices are so far the main reasons for increasing pollution in our country. I wish this will stop and we will be conscious enough not to destroy our own inhabitants.
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My recent trip to Mumbai gave me a horrific experience! The water of the Mithi River has been polluted to its greatest extent for several reasons. The river, also known as Mahim River, is connected to the Arabian Sea and it was formerly used as a bird sanctuary.
The river is located beside the Salsette Island in Mumbai. This is a seasonal river that swells up during the monsoon only and remains like a creek around the other months of the year. Presently, the condition of the river has deteriorated for the discharge of different chemicals and wastages from different sources that falls on the water of Mithi River. Before being polluted to this extent, the river served the role of the storm water drain for Mumbai city.
I went to Mumbai to take part in an admission test at a college. I have completed my secondary level and now aim to get admitted to any reputed college in Mumbai. I live with my family here in Kolkata and some of our intimate relatives live in Mumbai who invited me to attend the entrance exams. As this was my trip out of the Kolkata, my living place, my cousin took me out to show the entire city of Mumbai. But it was not possible for us to see all the notable things in a single day, and thus we made a plan to visit only the most remarkable places at a time. As part of the plan, my cousin took me near the bank of River Mithi. I was astonished by the current scenarios of the river. Thinks have changed negatively than the last time I saw this river!
It seems that the residents of the city have no idea how the water of the river got polluted. Most of the polluting sources are the raw sewages that had been discharged on water from sources like mills, factories, households etc. Moreover, the river water is also being polluted for cleaning animals on water, water vessels, releasing unsafe chemicals, organic wastes, animal wastes from cattle sheds, scraps, industrial waste, dumping garbage etc. Those have seriously contributed to the pollution of the water. As a result, the water is unusable now. Besides, the pollution is a great threat to the marine life of the river. But before the pollution, the river was a great place to visit and the banks were occupied in the evening hours by crowds to enjoy the natural beauty. Unfortunately, those days are over and now the river bank stinks.
The pollution of the water is the outcome of some unplanned activities by both the government and residents of the city. A substantial number of industries have been set in the city and they discharge all their chemicals, garbage and other wastages on the water of Mithi River. Besides, there are some unplanned establishments near the river bank which also contributed on polluting the water by throwing waste materials here. The river is always seen busy with the cleaning of vessels, oil drums and some parts of the river is covered with water hyacinth. The combination of industrial wastes, sewage and other garbage dumped on the water has made it almost dirty, unusable and unhealthy. It appears that this is the detrimental impact of urbanisation and industrialisation together.


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A seventh Wimbledon men's singles title and the 13th Grand Slam of a remarkable career surely installs Pete Sampras as the greatest men's player of them all.
The record-breaking American now stands ahead of Roy Emerson, who claimed 12 titles, while Bjorn Borg boasted five successive Wimbledon titles and six French Opens before his premature retirement at the age of 25.
Rod Laver remains the only player to win the Grand Slam twice, as an amateur in 1962 and again as a professional in 1969, and 30s legends Don Budge and Fred Perry boasted a stack of Grand Slam titles.
But surely none can deny Sampras his place at the top of the pile.
Two Australian titles, three US Opens and now seven at Wimbledon, only the clay of Roland Garros continues to thwart Sampras.
A notoriously unemotional man, Sampras' teak-tough veneer finally cracked after his latest triumph.
There was even hints of tears as he climbed the Wimbledon grandstand steps to embrace his parents, Sam and Georgia, who had flown from Los Angeles to see him win a tournament for the first time.
Centre Court was in darkness by the time Sampras was handed the trophy for a seventh time, but his beaming smile lit up the arena just as well as the popping flash bulbs of the press and the 14,000 fans who witnessed a truly great sporting milestone.
Some will claim that no player can be considered the greatest until he has conquered all surfaces and claimed a place in the Grand Slam hall of fame, but Sampras has a spirit and determination to win that has never been matched.
His achievement is unlikely to be matched again in the foreseeable future - if ever.
While France remains his only flaw, dominating an era in which all-round standards have increased makes him the champion of all champions.
And he has not finished. No sooner had Wimbledon's men's trophy been returned to its rightful owner than Pistol Pete announced he would reload again for next year.
You could almost hear the communal sigh from the rest of the world's players, who can only dream of reaching the amazing standards Sampras has set.
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From: "Earl Beaty" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Genetic Distance calculation method -- which method is most correct?
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:49:24 -0700
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Much of the problem with these things is posing the right question, and
looking at the problem from the right point of view. Perhaps I can offer a
useful alternate point of view.
The situation is like a board game (say Monopoly with a little modification)
in which a flip of a coin determines movement. Heads-one step forward;
tails-one step backward. If you find that a player has advanced 3 steps you
can ask how many flips did it take to get that far. It is possible to get
there in 3, but there is the real possibility that in doing those 3 a tails
result appeared. So on the average it take more than 3 flips to move a
distance of 3 in either direction. John's formula says that on the average
you would expect to flip 9 times to gain a net movement of 3. Nine seems
intuitively a little high but one can analyze the math or just spend a
little time flipping coins. The case of a distance of 2 which John cites is
a little easier.
--Earl Beaty
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From: "Charles" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Genetic Distance calculation method -- which method is
most correct?
> John:
> Re. Genetic Distance calculation/estimation. Using your "sum of the
> squares of the differences" method vs. "simply adding up the
> differences" method used by FamilyTreeDNA.com in their Y-DNA surname
> group project tables of calculating/estimating Genetic Distance between
> two people.
> Again, for these examples let's ignore the markers which need special
> attention such as multi-copy markers, etc., for counting differences. My
> math method question is how does one add up the marker differences once
> they have been determined for each marker.
> Here is an example for discussion purposes:
> Example 1:
> If two people sharing the same surname in a surname project group differ
> at three markers such that they differ at the three markers by 1 step at
> each marker, then:
> FamilyTreeDNA.com method says the Genetic distance is: 1+1+1 = 3
> John Chandler method says the Genetic Distance is: (1*1)+(1*1)+(1*1) = 3
> Example 2:
> If two people sharing the same surname in a surname project group differ
> at only one marker by 3 steps, then:
> FamilyTreeDNA.com method says the Genetic distance is: 3 = 3
> John Chandler method says the Genetic Distance is: (3*3) = 9
> It doesn't make sense to me to emphasize/weight a 3 step difference at
> one marker (whether or not they were three 1 step mutations over time or
> a single one 3 step jump) much more than three 1 step differences at
> three markers. The sum of the squares of the differences method makes a
> 3 step difference at one marker imply that the two people are three
> times further apart in Genetic Distance as compared to two people who
> have 1 step differences at three markers? John, you're a math and
> statistics expert. I am not. Can you clarify more why your method for
> calculating Genetic Distance is the correct one, using my above
> examples? Can others please comment too. Thanks.
> Charles
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As the medical tent at the Boston Marathon rapidly filled with traumatically injured runners and spectators caught in bomb explosions at the finish line on April 15, James Broadhurst, MD, MHA, provided a calm and reassuring presence.
"I recognized with the first person that I saw that this was an explosion and people were going to be badly hurt. I knew as a family doctor that one of the most important things that I could do was care for another human being," said Dr. Broadhurst, assistant professor of family medicine & community health.
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Broadhurst realizes that he, as well as everyone else present at the 117th Boston Marathon, is a victim of the bombing and together with his colleagues, he is taking the steps necessary to heal.
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Montero working hard behind the plate
Montero working hard behind the plate
Montero, 22, will likely play catcher several games a week and designated hitter the rest of the time as the Mariners look to get his potent bat in the lineup. There have been questions about whether he's ready to be a Major League catcher, but manager Eric Wedge -- himself a former backstop -- says so far, so good.
"I watch him catch and work the drills and do everything," Wedge said Friday after the Mariners wrapped up the pitchers and catchers portion of camp. "He's going to continue to work and get better. But he's looked well so far.
"There are always things you feel you can help a young player with and he's no different. Because we're not in a hurry with it, [catching and third-base coach] Jeff Datz will do a fantastic job with it and they'll develop that bond and working relationship day to day. He's handling himself well."
Montero played 18 games with the Yankees last year, mostly at DH, and hit .328 with four home runs and 12 RBIs in 61 at-bats. He's taken things in this week and gotten more comfortable with each day.
"I'm just trying to get to know everybody," Montero said. "It's just getting used to this organization, having fun and playing baseball."
Though live batting practice against pitchers won't begin until full-squad workouts this weekend, Montero has done some hitting against coaches. And it's pretty clear the youngster is comfortable with a bat in his hands.
"He has an approach up there," Wedge said. "He works hard to stay up the middle and go the other way. He picks his spots to turn and burn. He has a pretty good idea for a young man what he's trying to do.
"Everything you do practice-wise should be with a purpose and it looks like he's got a pretty good idea at home plate what he's trying to do up there."