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Comment on XBMC – Possibly the last media player I will own by David

David — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:35:11 +0000

XBMC 11.0 “Eden” does not, as you write, play well with live TV. I understand that the roadmap for 12.0 “Frodo” does include live TV and PVR support (amongst other features such as DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD lossless audio support via Gniff’s AudioEngine) so be patient and you’ll be rewarded

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by Lauren S.

Lauren S. — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:53:33 +0000

I joined a Facebook group that is dedicated to this… Everyone should go and join, share stories, etc. There has to be a way to reach everyone, and FB is a great place to start.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/60518846891/

Comment on Alt-Tab in Windows 7: Aero-Peek by Brent

Brent — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:12:44 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this. That “feature” has been driving me insane!

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by waketech

waketech — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:33:26 +0000

2003 accord ex v6, transmission just started to have some issues. Its having trouble shifting from 1st to 2nd, sometimes violently shifts from 3rd to 4th etc. Oh great…..

Comment on Windows 7 on ASUS P5NSLI by Misopogon

Misopogon — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:45:12 +0000

So first I’d like to extend a finger to ASUS, who could have easily created a workaround for P5NSLI users (since this mobo was one of the most popular boards they ever sold) and will not. I am working on figuring out who this guy’s mechanic might be so that the next time his car goes into service they’ll tell him his engine is not compatible with the latest software that runs his dashboard, and his powertrain isn’t compatible with anything but the newest engines, etc. Then the mechanic can kick the guy square in the nuts. I’m sure we as a species can all agree a nutshot is warranted here.

So…. This mobo cannot handle more than 3.5 GB of memory unless you are going to operate it outside of what the mfg will support. 3.5 gigs is the limit of Windows XP 32-bit, and that’s the real limit of what this thing can do. The chip you have in it (probably a Core-2 Duo given when the board was most popular) is not going to be compatible with a motherboard that can run Windows 7 64-bit. Your options are to replace the things that won’t work (for me it’s the NIC and sound card at maxed (ie 8 GB) ram), buy a new Mobo and chip, or go back to 2007 and forget you ever heard of a 64-bit system.

And no, there is no such thing as Vista. It never happened.

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by Username*

Username* — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 03:53:56 +0000

Honda accord coupe 03 also my transmission went out 109 xxx miles it stars like shofting to neutral and then get traction and after like one minute in neutral until i turn off and back on the car and same problem happens over and over total costo 2700 =[ fuck men i though hondas where reliable cars but look at this piece of shit. Any recalls or anything that i can so to get some reimbursement.? Here is my email. Cry_soto@hotmail.com thanks! And im with any of you guys! I know the feeling of paying money for things that u dont spect!

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:34:36 +0000

Car shifts hard and lags when shifting from second to third gear. I have performed all necessary service tasks since purchasing new from dealer. I now have 136,000 miles on car. All the kids, three, have Accord, Pilot, and Civic. We also have a Toyota Tacoma with 212,000 miles and no problems. We will be staying with Toyota in the future. Too bad, Honda appeared to be a good value.

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by Matt W.

Matt W. — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:58:27 +0000

WELL CRAP!!! I like so many others here am joining a club that i had no idea existed. In 2003 my wife and I bought the first and only brand spanking new car that we will ever own, my V6 LX Accord. I am an aircraft mechanic by trade and maintain all my own vehicles very well. I also like many others noticed immediately that the transmission did not shift properly from 1st to 2nd gear the first time I drove it. After taking it to the dealership 3-4 times to take a maintenance tech on a ride along so he could hear the issue (which by the way no one ever agreed that there was any abnormal sounds) it was deemed to be a non issue. Well everyone that reads this blog already know about the recall in 2004. We took ours in for that which didn’t change a thing and long story short, now at 130K miles my very well taken care of tranny seems to be shot. I am just starting to research this issue and have no problem leaving a complaint on the safercar.gov site but my question would be, is that our only recourse? Has anyone made any headway at all in dealing with Honda or getting some kind of compensation for this defect? Are there other websites where i need to be adding my name to make a list longer???

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by laurenS

laurenS — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:13:23 +0000

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/recalls/results.cfm

This states I may be entitled to a replacement, provided that they find discoloration on the gears. I still made a complaint on safercar.gov.

Comment on Honda Accord 2003 EX-V6 Transmission Failure by laurenS

laurenS — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:09:49 +0000

I just started having the same issue about a week ago. Mine is an automatic 2003 honda accord ex. It is fine when I first start driving it (for about 10 minutes), then it violently jerks, stopping the car as if I were hitting the brakes. The rpms go up wildly, sometimes all the way to 6000 rpms. The burnt rubber smell is present as well. I was almost hit several times just today. I am researching this with a friend that is more savvy with this stuff.