hi guys, i hope you can assist me. i would like to be able to play dvd on my computer and watch them on my tv, the same with my mp3 files, downloaded videos, and streaming (possible access the internet from my tv if not to expensive. i would also like to be able to burn dvds from tivo on my computer dvd burner. any suggestions on what i need? is it possible and not prohibitivly expensive?

here is my setup:
Mainboard : Unspecified KM266A-8237
Chipset : VIA KM400
Processor : AMD Geode NX @ 140007 MHz
Physical Memory : 1024 MB (2 x 512 DDR-SDRAM )
Video Card : ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 7000 Series (RV100)
Hard Disk : WDC (40 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A
CD-Rom Drive : LITEON CD-ROM LTN302
Monitor Type : Novatek 563A - 19 inches
Network Card : VT82C570 MV IDE Controller VT6102 Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.01.2600 Service Pack 2
DirectX : Version 9.0c
seagate 250 gb external hd (used mostly for backup)
Manufacturer : VIA Technologies, Inc.
Mainboard : Unspecified KM266A-8237
Bios : Phoenix Technologies, LTD
Chipset : VIA KM400
Physical Memory : 1024 MB DDR-SDRAM
LPC bus : Yes
PCI Bus : Yes
AGP Bus : Yes
USB Bus : Yes
SMBus/i2c Bus : Yes
Bus HyperTransport : No
Bus CardBus : No
Bus FireWire : No
Processor : AMD Geode NX
Frequency : 140007 MHz - (current : 1394.33 MHz)
Cache L1 : 128 KB
Cache L2 : 256 KB
FPU Coprocessor : Present
Processor activity : : 5%
Number of monitor : 1
Monitor Type : Novatek 563A
Video Card : RADEON 7000 SERIES
Current Display : 1024x768 pixels at 75 Hz in True Colors (32-bit)
OpenGL : Yes
GDI Plus : Yes
Network Card : VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter 100 Mbp/s
i hope this is enough info.
thanks,larry

I recently formatted my hard drive and installed Windows XP, Service Pack 2. The problem that I am having is that the sound is too fast and/or very distorted as soon as I connect to the internet. Every sound, whether it is coming from my jukebox, DVD player, or any other source, including sound schemes in MY Computer, is scratchy, too fast or dragging. However, as soon as I am disconnected from the internet, my sounds are completely normal.

I have already cleaned the contacts on my sound card and uninstalled and re-installed my sound software and drivers.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I keep on getting this "disc burner or software not found" crap when I'm trying to burn a mp3 cd. It does the same on Windows Media Player and it's really starting to piss me off bad. Can't even burn music...wtf?? The drive can still play mp3 cds on here. I know the drive is compatible because I've been burning cds for years and plus it shows the drives name under preferences. Has anybody had a problem like this?? Thank god I'm getting a laptop soon cuz I don't wanna deal with this crap again. So anybody recognize this problem and know how to solve it? I went through the iTunes diagnostics and this is what I got >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
HP Pavilion 061 D7223J-ABA A610E
iTunes 7.1.1.5
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: PXHELP20 (2.0.0.0), AFS2K (3.1.20.0), CDR4_2K (2.5.0.87),
UpperFilters: GEARASPIWDM (2.0.6.1), CDRALW2K (8.0.0.212),

Found aspi32 running.
Current user is an administrator.

Video Display Information:

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller

Connected Device Information:

DiskDrive, ST380011A, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
DiskDrive, Generic USB CF Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, Generic USB MS Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, Generic USB SD Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, Generic USB SM Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
CDROM, ASUS CD-S480/AH, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
CDROM, _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]

If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.

Failed while scanning for CD / DVD drives, error 2510.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

E: Unsupported CD or DVD drive.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

Failed while scanning for CD / DVD drives, error 2510.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

F: Unsupported CD or DVD drive.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

The last failed MP3 CD burn had error code -128(0xffffff80). It happened on drive E: _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD on CDR media at speed 0X.

I do not think I have one and I wanted to back up my music and other files into 4.7 GB DVDs. What should I do?

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

The Broom, are you saying that if I just take the DVD - R disks back to the store and exchange them for DVD + R, it should work?
Rajinder, I do not understand your answer at all.
Siddanth, when I put the DVD-R disk in my tray, my pc did not react at all and Musicmatch seems to think the dvd is a cd with only 78 minutes capacity!!

I want to upgrade my computer so I could run a bit more games (I got about 450 bucks (in my country's currency) to upgrade the computer).

this is my current PC:

OS
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: Hebrew

Processor
2.00 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Not hyper-threaded

Main circut board
Board: ConRoe1333-D667.
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. P1.00 05/02/2007

Drives
324.77 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
105.87 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD_RW ND-3540A [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

WDC WD25 WD-WCANK7597185 USB Device [Hard drive] (250.06 GB) -- drive 1
WDC WD800JB-00FMA0 [Hard drive] (80.03 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WCAJ92971679, rev 13.03G13, SMART Status: Healthy

Memory Modules
1016 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'DIMM1' is Empty

Display
ntel(R) 82945G Express Chipset Family [Display adapter]

Now I don't understand at ALL in computers, so please say "you need to upgrade your x (as in, memory, video card etc etc...)" not "upgrade to intel g-force x300" please remember my budget (450 bucks, and the prices here are a bit higher then in the US)

THANKS A HEAD!
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Sometimes when I turn my computer on, and the "Welcome" screen comes on, I see a lot of "snow" and I see a blurred cursor that is shimmering. After a few seconds, this problem goes away and the screen is quite clear.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I need to format my hard drive because of corrupted files, but first I need to back up my files and save my music onto cds or dvds. The problem is that when I ask Sonic or Musicmatch to burn my music onto cds, I get messages saying that no cd/dvd drive can be detected. I rebooted and tried again with same frustrating results. HELP!

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I am looking for something that is easy to use and problem-free.

Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 1
2.67 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
8 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
79.97 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
62.03 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

_NEC DVD+RW ND-1100A [CD-ROM drive]
JLMS DVD-ROM XJ-HD166 [CD-ROM drive]

WDC WD800BB-75FRA0 [Hard drive] (80.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n WD-WMAJD1879815, rev 77.07W77, SMART Status: Healthy
RADEON 9800 SERIES [Display adapter]
RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary [Display adapter]
MAG 16.1 [Monitor] (16.1"vis, June 1997) (2x)

I keep on getting this "disc burner or software not found" crap when I'm trying to burn a mp3 cd. It does the same on Windows Media Player and it's really starting to piss me off bad. Can't even burn music...wtf?? The drive can still play mp3 cds on here. I know the drive is compatible because I've been burning cds for years and plus it shows the drives name under preferences. Has anybody had a problem like this?? Thank god I'm getting a laptop soon cuz I don't wanna deal with this crap again. So anybody recognize this problem and know how to solve it? I went through the iTunes diagnostics and this is what I got >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
HP Pavilion 061 D7223J-ABA A610E
iTunes 7.1.1.5
CD Driver 2.0.6.1
CD Driver DLL 2.0.6.2
LowerFilters: PXHELP20 (2.0.0.0), AFS2K (3.1.20.0), CDR4_2K (2.5.0.87),
UpperFilters: GEARASPIWDM (2.0.6.1), CDRALW2K (8.0.0.212),

Found aspi32 running.
Current user is an administrator.

Video Display Information:

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller

Connected Device Information:

DiskDrive, ST380011A, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]
DiskDrive, Generic USB CF Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, Generic USB MS Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, Generic USB SD Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
DiskDrive, Generic USB SM Reader USB Device, Bus Type USB
CDROM, ASUS CD-S480/AH, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [1,0]
CDROM, _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD, Bus Type ATA, Bus Address [0,0]

If you have multiple drives on the same IDE or SCSI bus, these drives may interfere with each other.
Some computers need an update to the ATA or IDE bus driver, or Intel chipset. If iTunes has problems recognizing CDs or hanging or crashing while importing or burning CDs, check the support site for the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard.

Failed while scanning for CD / DVD drives, error 2510.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

E: Unsupported CD or DVD drive.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

Failed while scanning for CD / DVD drives, error 2510.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

F: Unsupported CD or DVD drive.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.

The last failed MP3 CD burn had error code -128(0xffffff80). It happened on drive E: _NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD on CDR media at speed 0X.

When I play certain "new" PC games my computer freezes up and the game lags real bad. What are some good games that are fairly new that fit these requirements?

Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (build 2600)

Processor
1.60 gigahertz AMD Sempron
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: C51MCP51
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG 10/18/2005

Drives
160.04 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
86.07 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
_NEC DVD_RW ND-1300A [CD-ROM drive]

Memory Modules
960 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'A0' has 512 MB
Slot 'A1' has 512 MB

Display
NVIDIA GeForce 6100 [Display adapter]
Video Graphics Accelerator [Display adapter]
COMPAQ MV940 [Monitor] (17.7"vis, December 2000)

Sound
Realtek AC'97 Audio

I doubt ALL this information is needed but I included it all jsut in case.
Thanks!