Sony or Gateway?

I bought a computer for college and then received another one for a scholarship. Both are pretty similar but I would like to choose the best one to take to school with me. I've compared them on BestBuy but don't really know what everything means. I would apreciate some input on which laptop would better suit my purposes. Thanks!
Here's the link to compare them: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=cat13504&type=page&pageIdentity=searchDriven&_DARGS=/site...

Entropy wrote:
There's also the fact that Sony tends to use proprietary memory standards/connectors and such. (Biggest issue on a Sony laptop is that it's likely to have Memory Stick readers, not SD readers, meaning it can only read flash media from other Sony products unless you use an addon reader.)
That's no longer the case and it hasn't been that way for some time. There were a few years where they went MemoryStick only after having had CF and SD/MemoryStick during the digital camera boom several years ago when Sony was selling a lot of cameras and several companies made MemoryStick media, but now they are back to separate SD and MemoryStick slots because that's what Sony cameras are using now. The biggest issues with Sony laptops are the lack of real support, proprietary drivers which don't get updated and can't be replaced with non-Sony drivers, and the inflated price for the Sony aesthetics and brand.

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How to Install Windows 7 Without the Disc

1a) Here is very useful article from PCWorld.com. The article is entitled "How to Install Windows 7 Without the Disc" and means just what it says. The article also has links to Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder and legitimate Windows 7 ISOs from Digital River, a licensed distributor of Microsoft software. The article lists "Step 1" as;
"Find your Windows 7 product key: Typically this 25-character alphanumeric string is printed on a sticker affixed to your PC or on documentation included with your PC. Alternatively, you can use a keyfinder program such as Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder to pull your product key from the Registry. You need your product key to reinstall Windows."
1b) Using a key finder, however, is only useful if the Windows 7 product key was printed on a sticker (Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity) affixed to your PC, on documentation included with your PC, or sent via email by Microsoft. Assuming your computer came from one of the big brand computer manufacturers... HP, Sony, Dell, Gateway, etc... as most do, it uses a generic "mass activation" OEM SLP key. Trying to use this key by itself isn't going to work. This OEM SLP key needs to be mated with an OEM SLP certificate and an appropriate OEM BIOS with a proper SLIC table.
1c) Here is where ABR Beta With Windows 7 Support comes to the rescue. Follow the "How to use it" section of ABR for Windows Vista for information and instructions on how to use ABR. The steps listed for Vista apply to Windows 7 as well. Perform the "activation backup" to "backup" and save the OEM SLP key and OEM SLP certificate. Save the entire ABR folder to an external location for later use. This will allow you to pre-activate your "clean" Windows 7 install on the computer you pulled the key and certificate from.
1d) Now install Windows 7 from your new "Windows 7" disc or USB stick, following all prompts as needed. Don't enter a Windows 7 product key if request. Also, don't allow Windows to try to auto-activate. Once Windows is fully installed, run ABR "activation restore" to "restore" the previously backed up product key and certificate to the new Windows 7 install. Verify that Windows is activated, repeat "activation restore" if needed.
2) Here is another useful article, this time from SevenForums.com. This arcticle is entitled "Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7" and provides detailed steps required to backup your computer, audit current hardware and software, locate software and drivers, install and activate Windows 7, and create a Windows 7 Backup Image of your fresh install.
Good luck.
Links to additional Windows 7 SP1 "Editions" and "Languages" can be found HERE and HERE.
Link to "ei.cfg Removal Utility". The "ei.cfg Removal Utility" is a simple tool that will remove the ei.cfg from any Windows ISO disc image, thereby converting the image into a "universal disc" that will prompt the user to select an edition during setup instead of being forced to use different discs for different versions of Windows 7.
Direct link to Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool.
<Cross posted to Notebook Operating Systems and Software for Notebook, Laptop, and Netbook users>
EDITED by Frank on 8/28/2013
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ervis,
Before formatting the hard drive you should have been able to use the HP Recovery Manager to create your recovery discs or perform a system recovery. This is provided the recovery partition wasn't already corrupt or damaged. If the "D:" HP Recovery partition is missing or damaged and you don't have a set of HP Recovery Discs, you will need to use the information in my previous post to get your computer up and running again.
The information in the document referred you to applies to several different "types" of installations;
Using ABRbeta is only needed if you have an active OEM factory SLP (system locked preactivated) installation of Windows. You use ABR to pull the factory key and certificate off the computer, to reuse it on the same computer with a clean Windows install.
If you are just installing Windows and are going to use the Windows 7 product key on the COA on the side of your computer, all you need to do is download the same version of Windows that your key is for and burn the ISO. Now install Windows answering or following all prompts as needed (except do not enter the Windows product at this time... it will be entered later). Once Windows has completely installed, enter the key and activate it. Your Windows 7 OA key should work on a SP1 install without issue.
The only thing I see that could mess things up, is the language of the install. If you are still having trouble activating Windows, please reference the ISO you download and a post a photo of your Windows COA
with the key erased or Xed out.
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Can't burn issues error code 4250-4280

After several failed attempts at solving my burning issues with Apple support (who had no idea what to do) I have found something out. The new "Protected AAC" formatted songs will cause a "failed burn" error message. I own 2 different computers and have tried 2 different types of CD-Rs. I have found that Windows Media Player will burn just fine, and that in iTunes I can burn all my old music (under "kind" look for "AAC audio file") just fine also. So I seem to have norrowed it down to Apple's new protected formats called "Protected AAC audio file"
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Same Windows7 product key on different laptops, CQ56-219WM and CQ60-615DX. Is that right??

I purchased two used Compaq Presario laptops, a CQ56-219WM and CQ60-615DX. I used ProductKey software to obtain the Windows7 Home Premium product key for each machine. The keys for both machines were the same. Is this right?? Can I depend on these keys if I wish to load Windows7 as part of a recovery for either machine?
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Paul_Tikkanen's answer is correct, in that you can't use the HP OEM SLP key that you retrieved from the computer(s) to activate Windows in the normal manner. As Paul stated, you can use the Windows product key that is printed on the Microsoft COA affixed to the computer to activate Windows.
There is however, a different method that can be used to activate either computer using the same HP OEM SLP key. This method requires the retrieval of both the HP OEM SLP key and HP OEM SLP certificate that was factory installed on the computer(s). The computer's BIOS must also contain a matching HP OEM SLIC table for pre-activation to work correctly. Please see HP Forum post "How to Install Windows 7 Without the Disc" for more detials.
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"1b) Using a key finder, however, is only useful if the Windows 7 product key was printed on a sticker (Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity) affixed to your PC, on documentation included with your PC, or sent via email by Microsoft. Assuming your computer came from one of the big brand computer manufacturers... HP, Sony, Dell, Gateway, etc... as most do, it uses a generic "mass activation" OEM SLP key. Trying to use this key by itself isn't going to work. This OEM SLP key needs to be mated with an OEM SLP certificate and an appropriate OEM BIOS with a proper SLIC table.
1c) Here is where ABR Beta With Windows 7 Support comes to the rescue. Follow the "How to use it" section of ABR for Windows Vista for information and instructions on how to use ABR. The steps listed for Vista apply to Windows 7 as well. Perform the "activation backup" to "backup" and save the OEM SLP key and OEM SLP certificate. Save the entire ABR folder to an external location for later use. This will allow you to pre-activate your "clean" Windows 7 install on the computer you pulled the key and certificate from."
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How to connect a Sony Bravia TV to the internet through your Airport network

Since it took me a lot of time to figure out how to connect my Sony Bravia TV to the internet through my Airport network, I better share how to do it. Hopefully saving others a lot of time.
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Whatever I tried in the TV’s Wired Network Set-up (Auto, or Manual with manual IP, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS IPs), I couldn’t get it right. Cable Connection and Local Access were mostly OK, Internet Access always Failed.
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I have now had a detailed reply from Sony Europe and the way to do this is to:
1.       Press Home on the TV Setup
2.       Use the right and left arrow to select Setting.
3.       Use the up and down to select Network, press Enter.
4.       Select Network Setup.
5.       Select Wireless setup.
6.       Select Scan
7.       Select your network
8.       A new screen will appear asking for entering the security key.
9.       Enter your WPA2 key.
10.   Select Enter.
11.   It will take you back to the same screen asking for entering the
security key.
12.   Press the right arrow.
13.   Select Auto.
14.   Press the right arrow.
15.   Select Save and connect.
These instructions are not the same as shown on the TV but they worked fine for me so they may help others with a similar problem.

What I have working on a Sony VGN-TX750P

Hi all.
I've been using Arch for about 4 years now, but I've never posted to the community.
My primary system is a Sony VGN-TX750P that I bought almost two years ago now. The initial install used random hacks to try and make most of the devices work, but I recently reinstalled linux from scratch (thanks to VirtualBox allowing me to remove my Windows partition).
With the new install, I decided to try and find new ways of getting the hardware working.
Here's what I have working so far:
LCD @ 1366x768
External VGA
Fn keys for brightness and monitor switching.
ieee1394
Sound
screen dims when AC removed, brightens when re-established
external keyboard/mouse
802.11
What's not working/tested
WAN (not tested)
volume up/down buttons on front (not working)
SD (not tested)
microphone (not tested)
I do finally have a SD card at home, so I may try and get that working too.
For the most part. I followed other tutorials to make most of it work. Once I had the basics done, I wrote a few of my own scripts for the brightness, and I modified someone else's script for the external monitor (script was written for a thinkpad).
I'm not very good at writing how-to's but I'll try my best. This will probably mostly just be a bunch of information that I've been gathering and using as I try and get things working.
First, do a base install
Second, use the Wiki to install X
Make sure you grab xf86-video-intel
Here's my xorg.conf:
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "single"
Screen "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "xinerama"
Screen "Screen0"
Screen "Screen1" RightOf "Screen0"
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
RgbPath "/usr/share/X11/rgb"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
#Section "ServerFlags"
# Option "Xinerama" "true"
#EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "record"
Load "xtrap"
Load "dbe"
Load "glx"
# Load "dri"
# Load "GLCore"
Load "extmod"
SubSection "extmod"
Option "omit xfree86-dga"
EndSubSection
Load "freetype"
Load "type1"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor1"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Option "DRI" "false" # [<bool>]
Option "GLX"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "intel"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
BusId "PCI:0:2:0"
BoardName "Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
Screen 0
EndSection
Section "Device"
Option "DRI" "false" # [<bool>]
Option "GLX"
Identifier "Card1"
Driver "i810"
VendorName "Intel Corporation"
Option "MonitorLayout" "CRT,LFP"
Option "DevicePresence" "yes"
BusId "PCI:0:2:0"
BoardName "Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express Graphics Controller"
Screen 1
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1366x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1366x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1366x768"
Virtual 2390 1024
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen1"
Device "Card1"
Monitor "Monitor1"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Modes "1024x768"
EndSubSection
EndSection
#Section "DRI"
# Mode 0666
#EndSection
One thing to note... I use xrandr for switching the external monitor on and off. Because of this, I have a virtual window that is bigger than 2048. From what I've read the Intel video does not support dri greater than 2048, so I have dri disabled.
If you don't plan on using a "both" type screen and only plan on mirroring to an external display, then you can uncomment all of the dri lines.
Also, my xorg.conf is dirty, so, while it works for me (and technically could/should work for you) you may want to use it more as a guide. From what I've read, xrandr doesn't require two monitor/device/screen entries, but I haven't cleaned it up yet to try.
I had fb working at 1366x768, but I forgot to grab my menu.lst file from the previous install, and I lost the link to the hints I used to make it work.
I use wpa_supplicant to get the wireless working. I also use ifplugd so that the wireless and wired connections get configured when they get turned on.
To do this, I edited /etc/modprobe.conf and added
install ipw2200 modprobe -i ipw2200 associate=0; true
I then edited wpa_supplicant.conf and added the various networks I connect to.
This may not be the best way, but I then added the following to my /etc/rc.local file:
/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -Dwext -ieth0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
Here's my pertinent rc.conf file information:
MODULES=(ipw2200 e100 mii snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss snd-hwdep snd-page-alloc snd-pcm snd-timer snd snd-hda-intel soundcore acpi_cpufreq sony_acpi vboxdrv)
lo="127.0.0.1"
eth0="dhcp"
eth1="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0 eth1)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
ROUTES=(!gateway)
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng ifplugd gdm @netfs @crond dbus hal @cpudyn @acpid @laptop-mode @alsa)
the MODULES was mostly setup for us during the install with the exception of adding ipw2200 to the front after installing it.
Sound was simply a matter of installing alsa-oss and configuring.
To get the brightness working, I had to obtain the old sony_acpi drivers and compile and install them. The sony-laptop driver didn't create the /proc/acpi/sony/brightness file for me. And, unfortuantely, this meant that most of the stock gnome brightness tools don't work with it because they're looking for a different file.
I ended up using laptop_mode to handle the AC on/off for the screen brightness.
To make the Fn keys work for brightness I added two files into /etc/acpi/events :
1) screen_brighter
event=sony/hotkey SPIC 00000001 00000011
action=/etc/acpi/actions/brightness 1
2) screen_dimmer
event=sony/hotkey SPIC 00000001 00000010
action=/etc/acpi/actions/brightness 0
These commands call a script /etc/acpi/actions/brightness:
#!/bin/bash
STATE=$(cat /proc/acpi/sony/brightness)
NEXT=$1
if [ $NEXT == "1" ]
then
val=$(($STATE+1))
else
val=$(($STATE-1))
fi
if [ $val -gt "8" ]
then
val=8
fi
if [ $val -lt "1" ]
then
val=1
fi
echo $val > /proc/acpi/sony/brightness
Here's how I got the external monitor switching working:
in /etc/acpi/events/monitor_switch :
event=sony/hotkey SPIC 00000001 00000012
action=/etc/acpi/actions/monitor_switcher toggle
and in /etc/acpi/actions/monitor_switcher
#!/bin/bash
# External output may be "VGA" or "VGA-0" or "DVI-0"
EXTERNAL_OUTPUT="VGA"
INTERNAL_OUTPUT="LVDS"
EXTERNAL_LOCATION="right"
case "$EXTERNAL_LOCATION" in
left|LEFT)
EXTERNAL_LOCATION="--left-of $INTERNAL_OUTPUT"
right|RIGHT)
EXTERNAL_LOCATION="--right-of $INTERNAL_OUTPUT"
top|TOP|above|ABOVE)
EXTERNAL_LOCATION="--above $INTERNAL_OUTPUT"
bottom|BOTTOM|below|BELOW)
EXTERNAL_LOCATION="--below $INTERNAL_OUTPUT"
EXTERNAL_LOCATION="--left-of $INTERNAL_OUTPUT"
esac
# Figure out current state
INTERNAL_STATE=$(xrandr | grep ^$INTERNAL_OUTPUT | grep con | sed "s/.*connected //" | sed "s/(.*//")
EXTERNAL_STATE=$(xrandr | grep ^$EXTERNAL_OUTPUT | grep con | sed "s/.*connected //" | sed "s/(.*//")
if [ -z "$INTERNAL_STATE" ]; then
STATE="external"
elif [ -z "$EXTERNAL_STATE" ]; then
STATE="internal"
else
INTERNAL_STATE=$(echo $INTERNAL_STATE | sed "s/[0-9]*x[0-9]*//")
EXTERNAL_STATE=$(echo $EXTERNAL_STATE | sed "s/[0-9]*x[0-9]*//")
if [ "$INTERNAL_STATE" = "$EXTERNAL_STATE" ]; then
STATE="mirror"
else
STATE="both"
fi
fi
function screen_external(){
xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
function screen_internal(){
xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --off
xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
function screen_mirror(){
xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto --same-as $INTERNAL_OUTPUT
function screen_both(){
xrandr --output $INTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto
xrandr --output $EXTERNAL_OUTPUT --auto $EXTERNAL_LOCATION
function screen_toggle(){
case "$STATE" in
internal)
screen_mirror
mirror)
screen_both
both)
screen_internal
screen_internal
esac
# What should we do?
DO="$1"
if [ -z "$DO" ]; then
if [ $(basename $0) = "monitor_switcher" ]; then
DO="toggle"
fi
fi
case "$DO" in
toggle)
screen_toggle
internal)
screen_internal
external)
screen_external
mirror)
screen_mirror
both)
screen_both
status)
echo "Current Fn-F7 state is: $STATE"
echo
echo "Attached monitors:"
$SU xrandr | grep "\Wconnected" | sed "s/^/ /"
echo "usage: $0 <command>" >&2
echo >&2
echo " commands:" >&2
echo " status" >&2
echo " internal" >&2
echo " external" >&2
echo " mirror" >&2
echo " both" >&2
echo " toggle" >&2
echo >&2
esac
Please NOTE... the montor_switcher app is not mine. It was from a how-to for a Thinkpad, but I have since forgotten the link and can't seem to find it. I did make a few modifications to the script to remove the "external only" from the toggle mode as I never use just an external monitor.
Also, with the external monitor turned on in the "mirror" state, gnome taskbar can look a little funny on the LVDS.
I know this isn't a very good how-to, but I hope it at least has a little bit of information. Google worked pretty good for me on some of this. I'm at work and things are getting busier, but if you have questions, I can try and answer.
if you want to see a particular .conf file that I left off, let me know and I'll post it.

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Vista: 1.3 Downloader Doesn't See Sony a700 .ARW's; Odd Mouse Behavior

On my Vista system,the LR 1.3 downloader (now "Adobe Photodownloader 3.0 Component") doesn't see Sony a700 .ARW's when I choose Camera Or Card Reader as the source. I don't know about a100 .ARW's. The downloader for 1.2 didn't recognize either. I can still import them in place once I have them downloaded using the Vista Photo Gallery.
A new problem is that when I scroll through a group of images using the mouse scroll wheel the library loupe preview updates as before but the thumbnail doesn't shift until the histogram appears. The left and right arrows work properly.
The device manager shows the mouse (a Gateway branded optical mouse) as a "HID-compliant mouse". No updates to the mouse appear to be available.

If I use the "Choose Files" and "Copy To A New Location" options I can import directly into LR. I prefer to just keep using the Photo Gallery downloader and then import in place until the LR downloader is fully compatible. The annoyance for me is that there is now a lag in changing the active photo on the film strip in Library Loupe view when using the scroll wheel.

Gateway Monitor on a B&W G3

Is it possible to hook up a Gateway monitor to my B&W G3? My Sony monitor is going out and someone I know can sell me a 15" LCD Gateway monitor. But, he says I have to have particular hook ups for that monitor in order to use it with a Mac. What would I need to get? Any help is greatly appreciated.
B&W G3 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

For probably less than $100 you could probably get an 'ole Radeon 7000 Mac Edition that has a DVI port on it. By looking on eBay, there are many cheap flashed Radeon 7000s avaliable, but I don't know about their reliability. So, I would just look for an original Radeon Mac Edition PCI video card.
By the way, how much are they selling this monitor to you for?

Sony SBD 360 Blu Ray and WRT54GS connect to network. Help!!

I am having trouble connecting this Blu Ray Player to my network. I have a cat5 cable from the router to the Blu Ray Player. I called Sony but they are telling me it is a setup problem with my router. All help will be appreciated.

On you DVD player, where you set it for DHCP, there were probably a number of various settings, hopefully something like Static IP, Subnet Mask, DNS & Gateway. Sometimes it asks for 2 Domain Name Servers.
So if you had set the IP of the WRT to 192.168.1.X/255.255.255.0, then assign the IP of your DVD Player to 192.168.1.20/255.255.255.0.
Most gateways have an IP of 192.168.1.1 but you can find out the IP by going to any of your connected clients (PCs) and from the Command Prompt type "ipconfig /all" and look for the DNS and Gateway settings. Write them down and then make those settings the same on the DVD player.
You can search on Blue ray forums.

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I was wondering if anyone has tried to use the Sony PSP with the AP Extreme? The PSP is picking up and reading my connection, but it wont actually connect to the internet. The Sony people said that my router must be 802.11B mode compatable??? HELP!!!

Try assigning your PSP the following IP address:
IP Address: 10.0.1.201
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router (Gateway): 10.0.1.1
DNS: 10.0.1.1
Try to connect. If that doesn't work, try putting the PSP with that address up as a Default Host in the AirPort Admin Utility.

Phone + Bluetooth + jsr-82 = Gateway? (Gulp...Help!)

Hello everyone,
I was just wondering, can a mobile phone with jsr-82 (eg the sony ericcson p900) be used as some kind of a gateway?
i hope this little scenario can make it clearer.
Imagine you are camping. You have your mobile (cellular) phone and your laptop with you. However, you know that on the same night there is a very important event on TV that you would like to see. (Assume that your network offers a service of broadcasting TV too ! ).
So It would be very good if you can catch the film with your phone and simultaneously, through bluetooth, transfer the information to view the film on your laptop.
With today's bluetooth technology, would it be possible to use this concept of "live" feed through you mobile, where you use it as some kind of a gateway of live information to other bluetooth devices.
I know bluetooth mobiles with jsr-82 and use OBEX for file transfer. but I think this seems to need to transfer one file at a time and not live information(or does it). I any body can help me, or knows any other way to achieve this concept, I would greatly appreciate if you drop a note at the forum.
Thanks Everyone
Zino

Hello JavaHeadAche.
I have tested avetana.You can find from :
http://www.avetana-gmbh.de/avetana-gmbh/produkte/jsr82.eng.xml
However, you have to buy licenses (it is very cheap)
It says "you can purchase a license valid for a maximum of 3 addresses for EUR 25".
kalgik

Configure Sony BluRay to connect to internet.

Hi. I want to connect to the internet from my Sony bdp-n460 bluray player since the TV itself is not enabled for internet. I have a cat5 patch cable already running from the only RJ45 (labeled LAN-100) on the DVD to the lone Ethernet RJ45 port on the Motorola STB. I have tried to config all the addresses for IP,Subnet, Gateway and DNS. Evidently I finding the DCHP server as I no longer get the message associated with that since I finally got the address correct. I have checked the router main settings menu on the computer connected to the router (ActionTec MI424WR) and though I am seeing both STBs listed, I do not see the DVD. I am assuming that is related to my problem, but I don't know how to configure it. Can someone assist?
Stumped in NJ

matcarl is right - the ethernet ports on the STB are not functional, so instead of the STB you have to plug it into one of the numbered lan ports on the router (1, 2, 3, or 4).
that is the best way to do it for reliability and functionality.
if you must connect it wirelessly, then you would need the SSID and the WEP key found on the service tag of the router. if the router is standing upright then the sticker will be on the left hand side, if the router is laying flat then you'll find the sticker underneath it.
If you want to connect it wired to the router and don't have an easy way to do that, then I would recommend you buy an HME2200 or an EB2200 moca/coax bridge.
it will connect in any room that has a live tv coax cable, and on the other end it has an ethernet. It works great, and theres no configuration neccessary.

Need to file a customer complaint with Corporate(Sony 4k TV)

Hello I am a very frustrated Sony customer I purchased a Sony Bravia 4K TV model # XBR-65X850b from best buy on March 29, 2015 since then the TV has had issues 1. The color I'd faded and looks washed out 2. I can't keep the TV connected to the Internet with either wired or wireless setup( and it's not my internet provider that's been ruled out). 3. The 3d is unwatchable ghosting is visible and it jumps into 3d without there being any 3d content on the screen. I can be watching regular TV and boom 3d will pop on. I called Sony to get this fixed and I keep getting the run around this TV is still under warranty but Sony doesn't want to help. I spent my hard earned money well over 2 thousand dollars for this set and you would think that something could be done. I received this email on July 16, 2015 that reads: Bryan Wilson, Sony appreciates your contact. Dear Bryan, Thank you for contacting Sony regarding your television repair, we have set a repair appointment for you on 07/22/2015 morning. Repair will be performed by our authorized service center HD Repair, the television will have to be in a serviceable position when technician arrives, please make sure the television is not wall mounted. In case you have any problem with the appointment you can contact them at 800-638-9682 and reference your case number: E61511913. Please feel free to contact us if you have further questions. Regards, Connie - C197 Sony Customer Experience TeamWe hope that the information provided has been helpful. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the following web page:http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/support-contacts.plSincerely,Sony Support Then a week goes by and nothing. So I called the 800 number for HD repair and they tell me that Sony hasn't giving them the tracking number for parts needed and until they get the parts they will not send out a technician. HD repair also told me that if and when they get the parts in they will call me and schedule the appointment. Then another two weeks go by and the repair technician from my city who is suppose to fix my TV called me and ask me why is your repair still in my que for over a month he asked if I canceled my repair. I told him that the last I heard was Sony was ordering parts. The guy told me to call HD Reair and Sony and find out when the parts will be order because he has seen this happen too many times before where Sony will put customers repair off and not get their unit fixed and the warranty will expire and the customer will be left with a defective TV. So I called HD repair and still the same "Sony hasn't updated us on the tracking info for the parts". So I called Sony customer service to see if the parts was order and on the way but this guy keep me on hold for over an hour and gave me the number to call HD Repair again!!!!! What I just got off the line with them and they said you guys was the problem. So this goes on for another hour and he tell me that he has not tracking info and he has no other information to tell me other then the info I have in the email about my repair. So two hours and I get no where near getting my set fixed. So I asked the Tech that you had me on the phone for over 2hrs and you knew nothing about my case the whole time and he tells me "yes you are right Bryan I'm sorry". It's been over a month and nothing but the run around. This is the info the technical support guy gave me: From: JOSAFAT, DANIEL JAY VILLANUEVA
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 5:29 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Sony LinkHi Bryan,
Here is the link for your Sony TV parts number and Chat Support, just click the link:
http://146.215.230.18/release/MDSM/988860802_sm.pdf
https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/chat-gateway.pl?region_id=1
I'm very sorry for the 2 hour call!
Have a great day!
D-J
Sony Technical Support Tier 1
So I want to file a complaint and if nothing is done then I will contact Better Bussiness Bureu to get more info on how to go about this... Please help here is my email: [email protected]

Lilbigman76
Did you pay with a credit card? If so I would call and see if they have some sort of dispute resolution to help. I would also involve the retailer. They have better ways to deal with Sony than we do.
That is what I would do with such a new purchase. Many credit cards extend the warranty as well.
It is worth a shot.

AVRCP Buetooth issues with Mighty Mouse interference (?) and SONY CMT-HX5BT

Hello:
Just got a SONY Bluetooth enabled mini stereo system (CMT-HX5BT). Knowing my iMac with OS X 10.4 doesn't support AVRCP Bluetooth (another issue entirely!) I downloaded the Softstick Audio Gateway for Mac. This will allow me to play my iTunes music on the SONY stereo. However, when the Mighty Mouse is switched on, the playback is exceptionally fragmented and almost non-existent except very short bursts. When the MM is switched off everything works wonderfully.
I am hoping that whomever is responsible for BT in general did think that BT Mice would be used at the same time as stereos/headphones. Hopefully this is an issue with something other than BT in general such as Softstick, the MM, or OS X. Any ideas?
Does anyone think upgrading to Leopard, and using the operating system's built -in AVRCP support be better than a third party application? Although I haven't found conclusive proof that OS X 10.5 actually has AVRCP support either. Does this mean Logitech will be getting my business as I switch back to a regular radio frequency cordless mouse?
Thanks for any suggestions.

Thanks for your answer, no problem... it's OK
why don't you try with OS X 10.5... I guess the A2DP is built in Leopard (natively)
Today I saw the CMT-HX5BT at the local shop, they obviously have no clue about its functionality with a Mac, but that mini hifi looks great and it's not even that expensive...
maybe I should buy it anyway...

I'm trying to connect Sony Blu-Ray BDP-S580.

I've managed to set up the wifi through Airport. However, the player states that the internet connection has failed. When I tried to set up manually, it wants a default gateway number and a secondary DNS number. I can't find these. When I went to Sony's help page, it directed me to choose a router. I can't find this on my mac either. Please help.

AEConfidential wrote:
Shouldn't the wiring in the wall act like a hub with the router plugged into one wall jack?
No. cat5 wiring doesn't work that way. Unlike phone wiring where all the wires are connected together, cat5 wiring connects point-to-point between two Ethernet devices. You need a continuous cat5 path from the blu-ray player to the router. The patch panel merely provides a termination point for each cable.
The easiest thing to do to get this working is to take a cat5 patch cord and use it as a jumper from the jack going to the blu-ray player and the jack going to the Actiontec router. That will give you a continuous connection between the two devices.
Longer term, if you want to add devices in other rooms that have a cat5 cable, you will need to add a switch as viafax999 suggested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_switch
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=30&Tpk=ethernet%20switch&Order=PRICE
You will need to connect the jack going to the Actiontec router as well as the jack going to each room where you want an Ethernet connection to the switch. The number of rooms you want active will determine how many ports you need on the switch.

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