Kayak/DocProc thanks.
Having Champagne & Strawberries, then Sirloin Steak.
Bought 2 lovely pieces for 7.50, cost 12.5p in 1963.

iam not an expert but i would use good scart leads,i like this ones http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/XHT601-150.html
do a search should find some cheaper,i dont use the free scarts youy get,depends on the TV you have,

connect
freeview to dvdr
dvdr to tv
freeview to tv

try looking here for the manual and support
http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/support/cons_product_support_detail.jsp?productId=DVDR610_05_GB_CONSUMER&catalogID=&language=en&country=GB&catalogType=CONSUMER&proxybuster=3W5KPNXV1NVQ1J0RMRC

just found these in my favs,i have some of these and they work well giving a good picture and the price is worth it imho
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/Content/Products/Details/index.asp?modelcode=IXO-138AV-150

steve

Hi guys

looking for some purchasing advice. I currently have a toshiba laptop (approx 1 yr old) but am looking for an additional system with two screens, that can be networked with the laptop and both be used via a wireless router. the new system needs to be dual screen where the same mouse/keyboard can be used to operate both at the same time.

What do i need to buy to achieve this - do i just need the new machine with 2 screens, the router and a graphics card or is it more complicated than this? Also, any advice as to brand and/or where best to buy from?

TIA

Your best bet is to buy a new machine and fit a dual (or more) head graphics card. Mattrox are the most common. You will then be able to run two monitors. It is often possible to add a second graphics card to a standard PC but this can be difficult to set up, a dual one is better.

Get a router with a decent firewall. Some of the cheaper ones only have a NAT firewall which is not really good enough. For the small amount extra, you would do well to get a wireless enabled one but make sure that you set the security on it. Best one that I have seen is the Netgear DG684G.

BTW I use a Tosh laptop and it will run a second monitor as standard.

Opti

thanks for the reply

a couple more questions - is it possible to buy a pc with a multi head graphics card? any recommendations as to what pc i should be looking at - im expecting to go for a P4 (3.4 Ghz) processor with 1024 memory, HDD size not too important, with dvd rewriter and 2 17" tft monitors - anything else i need to consider?

if i were to choose just to add a second monitor to the laptop what do i need to do (apart from buy another screen)

Fundamentalist

I can't help you much with a computer supplier as I normally build my own. You may struggle to find an off the shelf system with a dual head card so make sure that you don't spend money on a good graphics card that you will replace. Make sure that you get one with XP Prof.

On my laptop, if I plug a second monitor in it sets it up as a clone of the main display. I can then go into the video settings and enable the second monitor as an extra screen.

Fundy, you may not be interested in this option but .....

There are now large flat screens available which have higher resolution such as the Dell 2405 with 1920x1200, you may find that you can do with just one monitor with this resolution and size.

I am about to buy one of these to replace my 2 current screens.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=30906&s=dhs&cat=snp&c=uk&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&category_id=2999&k=2405&page=search.aspx

Does anyone have a link to the site "Shieldsup" Croc used to have a link on his page.Its where you could check your system for possible attack

Found it now:-)

fundy,i upgraded screens a couple of months ago and went for the
http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/product.aspx?catalog_name=Savastore&product_id=10278397&pid=206
iam now running 4 of these and i think they were worth getting,fast 12ms bright colours and i just plugged them in and did not touch the settings,did not need to i was just so happy with them,and they are better then my 2 Iiyama i have running with them,(as4611ut 18")
i have had 2 Matrox 450 Dual-Head (pci slot) and a 550 agp slot running for about 4 years and not had a problem with them,

19" screens are much cheaper nowdays and worth paying an extra 80 for bigger size,here is a link to some 19" from saveastore (watford electronics)

http://www.savastore.com/products/hardware/monitors/tft/19inch/

steve

Spaceman

Very nice but I bet you end up running 3 monitors ;)

Re 19" monitors. The advantage depends on your eyesight, 19" have the same number of pixels as a 17" but they are bigger and therefore easier to read.

O that 2405 is 24 inch but I would love 2 or 3 or mabye 4 !

iain, gibson research is the company. Gibson has written some great stuff.

Hi Guy's.
Just found this little devil,
E:\WINDOWS\System32\mscnt.exe. W32 DLUCA TROJAN,
Can someone point me in the direction of any free remover for this,
It wont let me delete the file, says access denied.

thanks in antisipation.

cloudbase try downloading the trial version of Trojanhunter from here

http://www.trojanhunter.com/

This is an excellent program and may well deal with your infection.

I have now purchased a licence but the trial version is fully funcional but time limited.

PS you may have to use Safe Mode to clear some infections

Cloudbase

Downloader.Dluca is a downloader Trojan Horse that sends information about your computer to a specific Web site and creates a shortcut on your Windows desktop.

You have my sympathies. In fact, I reckon this is harder to deal with and far worse than Bernie Ecclestone losing the wheeels off his new Merc.

I found some thorough instructions for dealing with the W32 DLUCA TROJAN here:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/downloader.dluca.html

Spaceman....... many thanks. Downloaded it and did a full scan, 10 of the little bu***s found and removed. PC def. faster now.
again many thanks.

DocProc...thanks for that link, have done a ful scan withSpyware Doctor and
Spacemans Trojan hunter link seems to have removed it, or is it lerking else
where? Will need to get expert help to follow steps in your link as am complete
Techno twit.

Cloudbase, glad its gone now.

A general comment on trojans, The method Doc posted almost certainly removed cloudbases trojan. However having spent a fair bit of time now removing trojans from PC's, I have noticed that often by the time a single infections is noticed that there are often several other infections also present. This is the reason I now use TrojanHunter in preference to other methods. Its the best trojan tool I have found so far. It also has some useful tools built in that enable investigation of problems.