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Need recommendation and advice...
Long story short, some time back I got a PC from MTU with Hoster, and had problems with it...getting it to do what it was supposed to do, so I eventually gave up on it. Some time later, I switched to laptop to DJ from, and attempted to use Compuhost to run my karaoke shows from the laptop. While I love that product, I cannot find time to re-rip all my discs to the proper format. 85-90% of my discs are already ripped to KMA format on the old Hoster machine.
My laptop has Vista...and in an attempt to thwart having to rerip my discs, I am considering coming back to MTU. I know a couple of users who are having no problems, so I am assuming maybe my issues were unique to me, and starting over may result in different results. Currently I have Hoster 3.31 installed. Here are my questions: 1. If I am going to use a Vista installed laptop (Toshiba Satellite A135-s4727... Pentium Dual Core T2080 / 1.73 GHz - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD/R) what is the best version of Hoster for me to consider? 2. What kind of cash outlay is it going to cost to upgrade? 3. Is it going to be a hassle to put the new version on a laptop if the old version is on the desktop I got from MTU? (Mini cube). 4a. If I decide to upgrade my laptop anytime soon, how hard is it to move Hoster to my new laptop from the old one? Is that a big deal? 4b. Is it possible to cheaply license a second laptop as a backup? I carry a backup PC generally, but it wont do me any good if I cant play the karaoke files on it, LOL. I am seriously considering a new laptop for this project and using the old laptop as a backup. 5. Are there any obstacles in this thought that I am not seeing? Thanks in advance for the info and advice and direction. |
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We'll get you going! I was at Finagan's in Flagler Beach Fla. and saw your name. I spoke with the bartender and she couldn't say enough good things about you. When do you gig there? Jim ![]()
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Thanks Jim...I am always working in that area, 6 nights a week. Finnegans just remodeled and changed the name to Finns. I am in my 10th year there. I will be there Tu, We and Th in the future. My schedule is always current at www.harryoke.com or www.myspace.com/harryoke.
I got my hoster before 2006 I am sure, but I am not certain of the date of the last upgrade... so I may or may not qualify for a free upgrade. I will have to look into that. When you say shuttle...is that the mini cube PC I got from MTU? If so: Portable PC (has 2.8GHz pentium 4 installed as well!) 1024MB Ram 128MB Video card, w/tv and svideo outputs Plextor 712 DVDRW (2) 200GB, 7200 rpm hard drives Logitech Keyboard and cordless mouse Flatscreen LCD Monitor MTU Hoster 3.0 pre installed and upgraded to 3.110 2nd Sound card (for winamp or dj program) It "works" fine, but I have issues playing customers discs, and occasionally get frustrated trying to load in (import) tracks from custom discs... so I have shyed away from it and kept using discs for now. For more info on my past issues, check this thread: http://forum.mtu.com/showthread.php?t=5985 Last edited by Harryoke; September 22nd, 2008 at 03:33 PM. |
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There have been alot of improvments in Hoster since your last post. We'll keep moving forward and get you going. ![]() Jim ![]()
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Sam from JOLT here.
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Thanks Sam! Good to see you.
$170 may seem much, but when you consider the TIME it would take to re-rip, and what I charge for my time, it could be a bargain. I think I may be looking into this soonly...I should have some free time either this week or next. Will make it a priority, especially if the Vista users are happy and the bugs are better on the importing. |
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Hey Jim, what do you do on the St. Johns? I actually live in DeLand.
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No wonder you were at Finn's, LOL! I am an hour south of you on 17!
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