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  1. Robojin

    Absolute shot in the dark........but 5.25" disks anyone read them for me?

    You could be wasting your time, all magnetic media deteriorates over time because the recording substrate is unstable particularly true of 'Floppy discs' (name give to 8" predecessor to 5.25"), you may end up with a situation where you can't recover enough data blocks to retrieve anything...
  2. Robojin

    Control4

    Not specifically but seems to have a following, there's a company called Extra Vegetables that has a number of S/w modules for it, including a Sonos add in that gives some access within the Control 4 interface even though Sonos don't provide any open access themselves I have bought one of these...
  3. Robojin

    Ever wish you hadn't bothered ?

    Nah I don't think he was taken in by the head scarf and holding a baby, and I think my Rumanian may need some work though!!
  4. Robojin

    Ever wish you hadn't bothered ?

    Yes Steps I stood there holding out my grubby open hand, and you gave me nothing!!!!!
  5. Robojin

    Ever wish you hadn't bothered ?

    Can't remember when I last walked down my High Street and didn't think I was in the foyer of the UN, some days I swear I never hear English spoken
  6. Robojin

    Business in Audio/Visual installs?

    Steps, well the good bit is .gov has not made up any regs in a book costing you
  7. Robojin

    Business in Audio/Visual installs?

    It's pretty much all I do now, but I was in the industry 20+ years ago and have gone full circle back to the start It depends at what level or area you are thinking about, for higher spec Home Cinema it would best if you had a background in this area (even if only as a serious hobby), but for...
  8. Robojin

    Sat distribution

    Yup it seems you must use a model that supports mutiswitch
  9. Robojin

    Sat distribution

    Well always willing to be corrected :Blushing Seems the pricing has dropped since I last looked at this type of solution
  10. Robojin

    Sat distribution

    You might find this site useful Big discounts in the Satellite Superstore UK catalogue. Cheap satellite dishes, Low priced receivers.
  11. Robojin

    Sat distribution

    Then you will need an LNB for each receiver, so at minimum you are talking two dishes, 1 with an Octo and the other with a Quad (cheaper than dual LNB now), +1 LNB for each room you want to to record whilst watching another channel. I'd imagine they are unlikely to need record in every room, so...
  12. Robojin

    Speaker Cable

    As I recall you wire it as though a 5.1 system and Zone 2, you then config Zone 1 for 7 channel stereo, Zone 2 is set to iPod in for example and you should have music from all speakers
  13. Robojin

    Nearing end of phone contract.

    I believe it's more likely September, and the rumour mill suggests not much will be new
  14. Robojin

    Speaker Cable

    Firstly as the others have said Sonos is good but if you can't stretch your budget then so be it, however PM me and I'll give you the contact to buy Sonos at trade which may help In regard to an AV Amp you could look at Yamaha's RX-V667* notionally this supports a 2nd Zone (using a different...
  15. Robojin

    projector

    For the record 480 was the resolution decided for the first PC screens because that's what they got using TV CRT's and standard glass modules
  16. Robojin

    Osama Bin Laden Killed

    Very smart move sea burial, nowhere to build a shrine, or to pilgrimage to I don't think there is any doubt his death, as he was shot in the head any picture showing this might just be seen as barbaric, we are after all not like him
  17. Robojin

    France - French Electrical qualifications

    Slightly obvious but to succeed in France best you become fluent in lingua Franca as they don't take kindly to those who can't
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