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Yes, i see there's quite a few threads on preference - i'll probably end up getting both at some point, particularly if PS3 is techncially more advanced i'm looking forward to see if console gaming is for me

Cheers for that - i'll look out for them

thanks for the repsonses - all good i'm surprised at just how cheap the year subscription is - i paid £10 a month for 4 years just for one game (world of warcraft) £480 then! I'm gonna go with the elite xbox and no-one has really made a case for the PS3. I'm assuming the gaming experience is pretty similar but the backlog of games for Xbox must be far superior to PS3 - i'm just wondering if the architecture for the PS3 differs that much from the Xbox, as it came out a year later it must be more advanced technically, but software hasn't caught up to exploit its potential yet? Console gaming is a new experience for me, i've been a PC gamer since the days of the ZX81! hopefully they'll be a few strategy and RPG gaming options... I must say i'm looking forward to the big screen plug in and play HD gaming

is the £40 for the year then? that's pretty good if it is...

i have a 48' tv if that makes any difference.. thanks for the tip on the cables - invaluable as they do seem to range a lot in price

Hi I'm contemplating buying an Xbox 360 or possibly a PS3. i've followed the threads on which is better but it seems pretty 50/50 with the main distinction being that PS3 has the Blue Ray. Anyhow, can someone tell me what advantage the 'Elite' xbox console has over a standard one? i know it has a bigger hard drive but what does that mean in terms of an enhanced gaming experience. Also i have a HDMI TV, does this mean that the games can be played in HD quaility? as standard? or do i need to buy further cables etc? As always, thanks in advance for any advice. If you want to pitch in with your preference for PS3 or Xbox360 then that would be welcome too!

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i'm very lazy when it comes to cooking - in fact i rarely 'cook' anything and blast most things by microwave. I go to the gym alot after work and so i don't want to be eating later than 7pm really. i still think i eat pretty healthy and get my 5 a day in - the microwave stuff is always low fat etc i'm just wondering how much cheaper it is to make from scratch rather than buy everything ready-made/mircowavable i must spend £10 a day on food...(includes £3-4 on lunch)

This is what it was Thanks for the advice

ok, laptop will stay open. cheers

i guess the laptop will 'turn off' after a couple of hours or so - i haven't left it without flipping up the screen at least once ever hour (only had laptop 3 days) - only time i've left it is at night when i go bed ok, i've now set the laptop to never sleep and never to turn the display off - hopefully that will fix things. Cheers cyclone as helpful as ever (haven't been on this forum for a couple of years but good to see peeps are still as helpful as ever)

see above comment - also things like facebook, if i leave lptop on overnight i look at my facebook page it hasn't updated when i view it in the morning

by the way it's not just the Torrent, it's also things like burning discs - there's no progress on burning a disk if i leave overnight

Thanks for replies yes Sky BB - it is exactly the same connection as my desktop, same room, same connections/leads etc - the only difference is that i'm now using my laptop. i'm using the ADSL rather than wireless (as per my desktop) I've checked the torrent programme (BitLord) and there's nothing that offers the option to auto stop etc....(schedule manager then) i'm not actually sure how to set up the wireless - it seems less secure so never been bothered about using it.

Hi I've set my new laptop to not go into sleep mode as i thought that this would solve the problem of it shutting down programmes overnight. I've also set it so that it's irrelevant if the laptop is open or closed. (The laptop doesn't shutdown or anything overnight but programmes such as a torrent stops) If, for example i leave a torrent running overnight, when i check it in the morning the programme has stopped and no further progress on a download has been made. Why is this and how do i resolve? Just to add that i've had a desktop PC for the last two years with same internet (Sky) and i can just leave that for as long as i want and the torrent will keep downloading until i physically tuen the PC off. thanks in advance

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ooh very good first episode! a return to form indeed!

Guys, again thanks for the feedback - much appreciated If you ever need any free (town) planning advice, let me know!!

i don't think there are any round sockets... (i got Laptop delivered yesterday but barely had time to take it out of box) as i did check to see if i could plug my S/Video lead into it

An update - i purchased this.... it has a TV out so i'm hoping that this will hook up easily enough to my TV ... it doesn't have an S-Video connection however - but it has a 15-pin socket (3 lines of 5) http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/154578/?camp_id=ppc_google_long_tail_laptops_sony_vgnns20es not sure what connection/lead i need but from the above comments i should go VGA compatible...

can't wait for this i think it lost (!) its way a bit in the 4th series but hoping to a return to form! is it true that there's 7 series in total?

Hi Does anybody else sometimes get a delay when using there Sky + box? i will sometimes try to change channel but the channel won't change - it 'sticks' for up to 10 minuites sometimes before the remote (or Box) becomes functional again it's annoying at most, but have lived with it for the last year or so - does anybody have a remedy for this or know why this happens?

i think i did this - i changed the boot up sequence because it had the floppy as first choice (but i don't even have a floppy disk) and it came up as an error and wouldn't proceed. i deleted that option from the sequence but i'm not sure what the sequence is now. I will however change the sequence to start the CD before the HD. Cheers for the advice piscosour. much appreciated

OK i managed to get the PC to at least start to install the windows service pack from the CD. But then it failed to complete installation - came up with an error so to re-cap - i can't access my desktop at all - not in safe mode or anything. as a last resort i tried to reinstall windows from the CD (i used start with command prompt from boot up menu) - it extracted all the files and then proceeded to tell me an error had occured and that system shutdown will start in 35 seconds, then it froze! with the command prompt i did a couple of things such as scan disk etc - didn't seem to flag up any errors i've tried last known working config (or whatever) i've tried system restore (but no restore points have been saved - although PC is 2 years old) I'm at a loss really - last thing i did was to restore PC to factory settings - then the PC didn't boot at all after that! (something about PBR) plus it made two beeps when trying to start up (i know that emans something) if i can't fix then it's a laptop. shame really as it;s a Dell PC which i brought for gaming, but can only afford a laptop now (hardly the best choice for gaming) can anyone think of anything else i should do? maybe wapping about the memory sticks etc etc i'm at a loss

physcially take the drive out the PC and stick into another PC you mean?