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HDTV, hdtv… whattheheck is that HDTV? Here is some screenshots to describe the size of unscaled HTDV image. You don’t need to know about pixels and lines, do not need to describe difference between 720p and 1080i… Just look to … Continue reading →

Oh, it is great treasure. I’ve made sweep generator, but I didn’t build any attenuation device for it. I’ve tested regular carbon variable resistor, but the output was too noisy. I’ve also tested high resistance wire wound variable resistor, but … Continue reading →

I’ve already mentioned that I have small problems compiling Windows executable from source code. It is maybe my compiler’s problems. Maybe it is some strange version build or bad crack :). I was using Borlan Delphi Professional, Second Edition v7.2, … Continue reading →

I’ve tested 23″ Apple Full HD wide cinema monitor. The difference in size compared to standard 17″ LCD monitor is not very big because width and height (aspect) ratio is different. For standard, old, LCD it is 4:3, while Apple … Continue reading →

I found very cool resistors in old equipment. They are very nice design. The values are almost unusable in our days, especially in hobbyist works, but resistors are very nice. Resistors are inside glass tubes. The resistance is very big- … Continue reading →

I installed video surveillance system at my work place. Nothing special 6 color CCTV cameras, one computer with few hundreds of gigs storing about a month of h.264 video. But I had a problem with one camera. The distance from … Continue reading →

At work, sometimes, we need to print some papers in color. So we need some cheap color printing solution. First we used old HP 970cxi printer, but now we need to print more. Original cartridges are very expensive, so we … Continue reading →

Original post dated September 28th, 2007. After about ten years of waiting, most popular online payment system is working in Lithuania. Few years ago we used Western Union online payment system, but it was closed. Meanwhile Paypal was afraid of … Continue reading →

A bit offtopic, not very electronic post. Our tap water is full of lime (calcium). And this lime tens to grow on small tap filters, aerators. After some time I noticed, that the water stream is not very even, the … Continue reading →