Fixing Cropped Picture and Cut Off Screen Sides on HD Plasma / LCD TV Displays Connected via HDMI / DVI to Notebook / PC

Last night, observing a friend’s Sony VAIO connected to a 42” Panasonic Viera 720p plasma display via the HDMI input, the screen was not displayed properly, with a significant portion bleeding out of the boundaries of the screen. It was cut off about 5% on every side, like it was zoomed in.

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Changing MP4 Pixel Aspect Ratio Using MP4Box

Every day we come across useless one-gigabyte software installations. At the same time, useful one-megabyte command-line tools do exist. It’s the main reason why the software industry is so dynamic.

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DLS Warns of Counterfeit Speakers and Amplifiers

Swedish car audio manufacturer DLS has issued a statement publicly confirming that there is a major problem in China with counterfeit DLS speakers and fake DLS amplifiers being distributed via unscrupulous shops and also through eBay.

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Nokia 8250

Today I bought a Nokia 8250 to replace with my Nokia 8210. The Nokia 8250 is a variant of the Nokia 8210 designed for Asian markets featuring a slightly different design, carved patterns on the back, blue backlight, and ringtone composer.

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Nokia 8210

Today I bought a Nokia 8210. It’s the smallest, lightest cellphone available on the market nowadays.

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