electronics

[eager bison]

🤨

[warm fable]

You know reaching in hard to reach places.

Big hands no work.

[sour pelican]

oh ok

[weary slate]

Ayn announced a Windows handheld too now. Should be Arm based instead of x86 and cheap :0 competition is getting tough
Ayn made the Ayn Odin, an android gaming handheld with a snapdragon 845. I'm still waiting on mine (indiegogo campaign). The Ayn Loki will be their Windows Handheld. Will probably be similar specs(CPU and RAM, storage might change) as they have shown the Ayn Odin running windows 11 Already. Due to Windows running on Arm. Specifically Snapdragon 845 and 850 mobile devices. 😮

[chrome dust]

845 is like

Gettin pretty old tbh

[weary slate]

it can run Skyrim, thats good enough for me!

These handhelds like the Ayn Odin/Loki and The Anbernic Win600 are not desktop replacements. The budget ones are for indie games, emulation and older pc games.

[weary slate]

Thats how they keep the price down.

The Odin is great for like Gamecube/PS2 and older emulation. I think it can also do some Xbox Original Emulation since thats improved a lot lately

[chrome dust]

Fair

[weary slate]

if you compare them to consoles, it makes a lot more sense. Like the Steam Deck is like having a portable PS4. Ayn Odin/Loki and Anbernic Win600 is like having a portable Xbox 360 essentially.

[weary slate]

Woah, they aren't going with an arm chip.

The original speculation was wrong 0.0 ryzen 6600u

Incredible

[chrome dust]

oh nice

[weary slate]

The alder lake one for 299 makes me curious

Cause unlike the Ayaneo and other Intel based ones. It's price might actually match it's performance lol

But the max also looks good too. Not too much more than the steam deck but will probably have better performance :0

[echo parrot]

they really trying to compete with steamdeck now

those are rdna2 apus right?

[weary slate]

6600u and 6800u are ya

6600u has 6 GPU cores and the 6800u has 12 .The Steam Deck has 8.

But the 6600u and 6800u are both Zen 3+ Cores as well as having more cores. being 6 and 8 respectively

I'm curious as to which Alder Lake CPU they are gonna use.

[echo parrot]

sheeesh

so performance could be more than steamdeck

however for that 6800u pricier

also build quality and battery life are to be questioned

and replacement parts

[kindred yacht]

$800 for basically a gaming PC in your hands is totally reasonable to me

Given that we know how strong that 6800U is

[echo parrot]

yup true

the handheld pc market gonna get really competitive

[kindred yacht]

Exciting time to live in for people on the go a lot. I won't be surprised to see 5G models soon so you don't need wifi.

[echo parrot]

kinda reminds me of the psp a lil

[kindred yacht]

I can see it. But PSP had more bezel and buttons on the bottom

[echo parrot]

yup

thats the oden tho

android handheld

I think

[weary slate]

No that's the Loki mini

[weary slate]

Ayn has really good quality with the Odin this far. If they can keep that standard it'll be alright. Although for a windows handheld I'd like touch pads like the steam deck.

[echo parrot]

yeahh

[weary slate]

If I get the Loki, I'd probably put steam os on it lol

I'm still waiting on my Odin Pro though.

Didn't want to use the Steam Deck for emulation. The Odin is replacing my Nvidia shield Portable.

Almost 9 years for a decent android handheld lmao

[weary slate]

Woah! Ayaneo just undercut Ayn! 289$ for their cheapest one. Dual core Zen 2 + RDNA 2 Apu :0

The competition is intense. This is great.

So many options

[oblique gazelle]

rdna2 apu phone when

[weary slate]

There is one

[oblique gazelle]

wait wat

[weary slate]

The newest Samsung CPU has RDNA2 cores. It sucks

[oblique gazelle]

oh rip

[weary slate]

Exynos 2200

Well, i wouldn't say it shcks

Sucks*

Beats Snapdragon 888 but loses to the a15 bionic

[chrome dust]

It's also just hot and hungry

same for 888

[weary slate]

I think this is all the info thats been released so far

GPD and OneXplayer confirmed they got 6800u's but those handhelds haven't been revealed yet

Anbernic has shown the win600 but we still don't know whats in it.

I believe its still a vega apu though.

[echo parrot]

gundam edition onexplayer ooooga

[weary slate]

Yeah. Just need intels drivers to improve for the XE graphics

[weary slate]

or should I use this chart for a better comparison

or is including CPU and GPU core counts pointless

[kindred yacht]

Having core/eu counts is good for comparing between the same gpu at least.

[weary slate]

The only ones not on RDNA2 are the Air and the 2 intel ones.

Probably the Win600 as well, Expected to be Vega 3 unless its RDNA 2 but the time it was revealed should almost guarantee it'll be Vega 😭

as it was revealed before the Mendocino APU's for budget laptops were announced.

They've been showing PS3 emulation on it though, so maybe not?

[kindred yacht]

PS3 emulation is notoriously difficult because of the weird asynchronous processor it used

[weary slate]

Ya

[weary slate]

added storage to it 😂 I'd add ram but they are LPDDR5, asides from the Ayaneo Air. Which also varies in quantity. the lowest option having only 8GB's LPDDR4 which is kinda wild tbh.

Curious as to figure out more about the Loki and Neo Air Plus.

should get more info about the Loki's today

[sour pelican]

I bought a new switch

[weary slate]

The OLED? Best screen

[eager bison]

"new" toys

got em for free

[kindred yacht]

Ooh fun. What's the "turbo" button for?

[split turtle]

Back in the old days that is how you would get turbo features for a system lol

Instead of going in the bios or using a program it was a one press of the button

[indigo badger]

Me on the far right... the guy my girl told me I had nothing to worry about on the far left.

[eager bison]

it downclocks the chip to be cycle accurate for 8086/286 applications

[eager bison]

lol

[kindred yacht]

Ah interesting

So it's like when you overclock a console cpu

[eager bison]

yeah, and it messes everything up

this prevents that issue

[chrome dust]

that's actually wrong

[sour pelican]

lol

[near oyster]

What board is this?

I'm a complete beginner in electronics with a software major. Where can I get started? Like i want to get into IOT and stuff

Build and Program on own at a later point.

No one is there to guide me. So I'm putting it here. Also sorry if I broke any rule or if it's a regular question here

[fleet latch]

ya, vr setup is coming along very nice

[eager bison]

its just a qualcomm csr8675 som with an opamp, nothing special

its nothing more than a cheap, application specific aliexpress board

you want a more general purpose tinker board i presume

as a "complete beginner", you really only have two options, an arduino or a raspberry pi

[near oyster]

I have a arudino

but I dont have anything else

[eager bison]

good

[near oyster]

like what all will i need, some kit?

[eager bison]

depends on what youre looking to do

these boards are designed to be plug and play for the most part

so you dont really need much of anything other than a cable and the IDE on your laptop

[near oyster]

just learn, most of it. if not all

[near oyster]

ya right, but I dont see anything happen

[eager bison]

true

[near oyster]

im not sure if the code work o not

its pushed but

[eager bison]

think of something you wanna do, order parts on digikey or mouser

like leds, buzzers, etc

i think it might be easier to check out a place like adafruit for parts

[near oyster]

ok let me have look at those

[green stream]

some arduinos have a built in led that you can program

[eager bison]

although those are mostly designed for the raspberry pi, you can still get general purpose parts

[near oyster]

I have uno r3, ig it doesnt have

[near oyster]

ok

thanks

[eager bison]

its tough to teach yourself this kind of thing if you dont have direction. i find it best to think of something semi-complicated you want to accomplish, then do research and learn along the way

[green stream]

it looks like its pin 13 or 12?

[near oyster]

13

[near oyster]

semi compli means basic and simple?

[green stream]

with arduino I know they have beginner tutorials and projects online people post

[eager bison]

this might be a better option if you dont know what you want to make

although it can be boring if you arent invested in it

[near oyster]

ya I find it boring

since its already made

[eager bison]

how familiar are you with scripting/programming languages?

might be best to start with software only

write simple programs, games, etc

[near oyster]

Im good at programming but not embedded. I can learn programming quickly like embedded c++ or anything

[eager bison]

if your lost on what you want to do, i suppose your best bet would be to hit up ebay for large kits of misc parts compatible with the uno

then just do something with em

[near oyster]

I though the the parts would be compatible with all boards like rasp or uno

[eager bison]

rasp pi has many distributors, not sure about uno

if you get a large rasp pi kit, most things wont work with the uno

[near oyster]

ok

any guide on finding compatibility or go by specs?

[eager bison]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/264562519348

https://www.ebay.com/itm/231757573899

these ones look fun

cheap chinese electronics are the best

[weary slate]

The Alder U in the Loki Mini and Loki Mini pro were revealed. Mini will have Celeron 7300 and the Mini Pro will have the Pentium 8500

But they both have Mendocino alternatives but with Mendocino only having 2 CU's compared to the Steam Decks 8 its debatable how well it'll perform

Low end games? Yes for sure. but AAA games are doubtful tbh

[kindred yacht]

Disappointing

[weary slate]

Yea

The 6600u sounds nice though. but again, thats 6 CU's.

[kindred yacht]

CUs are really only comparable between the same GPU architecture anyway

[weary slate]

both are RDNA 2

well, all of them

[kindred yacht]

Ah ok, well that just makes the ones with 2 CU even more disappointing

[weary slate]

Mendocino, Aerith(Steam Deck), 6600u, and 6800u all use RDNA 2.

for "consoles" we have:
Mendocino: 2 CU
Loki(660m): 6 CU
Steam Deck: 8 CU
Various 680M Handhelds: 12 CU
Xbox Series S: 20 CU
PS5: 36 CU
Xbox Series X: 52 CU

the 6 Zen 3+ cores might help the 660m catch up to the Steam Deck performance. but who knows.

[weary slate]

Also depends on if it has the same Power limit as the Steam deck (15W) There are handhelds that allow up to 25W which would definitely be nice

[chrome dust]

mendocino is pathetic imo

2 CUs

[weary slate]

To be fair. it should handle emulation and indie games just fine.

Which is really what it seems to be for.

the price isn't too bad. like instead of getting a steam deck for solely using for emulation you can use that instead.

[chrome dust]

It's aimed for chromebooks mainly

Which would be a huge upgrade, if.. anyone puts it in em

Ryzen chromebooks basically doesn't exist

[weary slate]

I dunno which I'd preorder tbh

only 8 GB LPDDR5 6400

The intel one has USB 4.0 so would that be thunderbolt?

imagine putting an EGPU with a 3090 in it on the Intel pentium 8500 or celeron 7300 🥲 @chrome dust

[chrome dust]

lmao

the bottleneck is gonna be real

[weary slate]

I mean I could try it. would make an interesting youtube video

oh not only is mendocino 2 CU's. But its up to 4 Cpu cores. which means there is likely a dual core model

[chrome dust]

oof

up to

[weary slate]

ye lol

[weary slate]

250$ for the one with the Intel Celeron 7300 is tempting just cause.

[weary slate]

The Ayaneo 2 Geek is not replacing the Ayaneo 2 that I have on my sheet. That one is still in the works too.

Found the price for the pentium

[craggy flint]

TopPercent#8947 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[weary slate]

dude

Stupid bot

[kindred yacht]

Aya Neo Air Plus (Intel Pentium 8505) 249$ (239 Early Bird)
Aya Neo Air Plus (AMD Mendocino) 289 (269 Early Bird)
Aya Neo Air Plus (I3 1215U) 299 (279 Early Bird)

Aya Neo 2 Geek (6600U) 699 (619 Early Bird)
Aya Neo 2 Geek (6800U) 799 (689 Early Bird)

Much better options on the budget side.

Although the 6600u and 6800u are a little bit more expensive than Ayns, I wonder how they will all compare.

There's your message back lol

[weary slate]

ty

[kindred yacht]

Gotta split it up sometimes

[weary slate]

thats the updated one too where I added the 8505's price. sweet

it sent until I updated the 8505's price lol

I see they are saving money on Wifi, Gyro's, Storage, and the like on Ayaneo 2 Geek. So in that sense if you're streaming games, Ayn's budget option is better as the cheapest one has wifi 6e

But tbf, wifi 6 is good enough for streaming at 800p

still probably going to go with Ayn I think.

its not my fault the bot is mean when I updated it

[kindred yacht]

Only when it's the bot being naughty or overly sensitive

[wild frost]

does anyone know what you need to go from ethernet cord to a Samsung phone

[sturdy jolt]

Dunno why you'd need it but something like
https://www.amazon.com/Ethernet-Adapter-ABLEWE-Network-Compatible/dp/B0837QGZMY/

[wild frost]

thanks. it's so I can use the internet on my phone while its on airplane mode

its a galaxy A51

[sturdy jolt]

Fair I guess

[wild frost]

yah I know its sold just can't find it

can you see anything that would work

[wild frost]

can you see anything that would work.. not sure which one

[sturdy jolt]

I mean, wouldn't what I linked work?

[wild frost]

yes just not sure which one works with the Samsung galaxy A51

[weary slate]

Can't you enable wifi in airplane mode?

my phone can

so can the switch

[sturdy jolt]

It should just be usb-c so it should work

[wild frost]

yah I don't want wifi on would rather have it wired in

[wild frost]

thanks Mr 2s.

[weary slate]

I removed the unrevealed ones from OneXPlayer and GPD with the 6800u as well as the win600 from anbernic because they haven't revealed the specs yet.

GPD and OneXPlayer just confirmed they got them in, so they're working on them(6800u's). But who knows how long it'll take.

[sour pelican]

[weary slate]

Nice. When's movie night?

[stray creek]

which phone is the most recommended for a long period time?

i thought about a galaxy s22 ultra or wait until September for the iphone 14 pro max

i currently have the oneplus 7 pro and i hate that phone so much because of the luck of software updates the terrible battery the bugs in the software and the phone starting to show its age

[small meadow]

If you can wait i would personally even if the new phones don't add anything that will interest you last years will drop in price especially Samsung phones
The s22 lineup is nice, keep in mind the ultra is basically a note so it's kinda square and has an S pen

[stray creek]

i dont care if it square i just want the phone that will last the longest

[small meadow]

Personally would grab the s22 plus instead of the ultra unless you want the s pen

But I'd also personally wait for s23 lineup

[stray creek]

i like big phones lol

[stray creek]

why?

also what about the iphone 14 lineup

coming in September

i think they will survive the longest in that time

i dont really use the features android has like customization third party apps

i like it stock

[small meadow]

As i mentioned above, even if the new phones don't interest you at least the s22 lineup will drop in price

[small meadow]

Sure i just hate ios but if you don't mind it I'm sure they're gonna be good phones

[stray creek]

i know they will drop in price but i really need a phone that survive the longest i really hate upgrading so if i buy the s22 when the s23 comes out they gonna be behind in support so for long use i think its not good also i dont care to pay a lot of money if it worth it

[stray creek]

i dont know if i like i ios

i tried before it was ok

i tried it in the store and friends phone seems fine just need to get used to it i think

[small meadow]

That's fine too, i was saying it's a win win whichever you choose, one way you'll save money, other way you'll have newer slightly better phone

[small meadow]

Completely personal

[stray creek]

yeah you right

[stray creek]

so there is no a simple answer oh lol

its personal after all

[small meadow]

Up to you

[thorn gulch]

Id recommend custom ROMs tbf. Phones like OP that rely on the community for updates, but are still popular (as this won't always work for obscure phones), tend to last the longest. OP is also generally easier to get replacement parts for and do repairs.

Gotta think about whether you want to put the effort in changing ROMs and such. Then choose the phones that last the longest out of whichever path you choose.

[stray creek]

custom rom improve battery life performance and the software in general more stable? also features that the phone can do but oneplus didn't add in update like volte and vowifi can be added?

[thorn gulch]

All those seems to be software related, so yes. Tho, I do not know how many ROMs support VoLTE/WiFI as it's not smth Ive looked into before.

[stray creek]

really thats sound amazing i should look about that more to get more information

i never used a custom rom before so lets see

i hope i just not break the phone and he will be a brick forever

i can download pixel experience thats amazing but it has some issues

[thorn gulch]

It's easy to soft brick a phone, but difficult to hard brick a phone. Definitely back up all data on the phone and make sure all phone drivers are installed on the computer before trying it (you should have that install drivers thing when you plug in the phone, make sure to run that even if the phone seems to work. Then after running, make sure your phone is detected in device manager in fastboot mode. I've had the pleasure of having to download the drivers off a semi-sketchy place cuz I forgot to make sure I had fastboot drivers for my phone).

[stray creek]

there is a guide on YouTube about the 7 pro and how to download pixel experience i think it will be more easy if i watch that lol

[thorn gulch]

Yeah, but I find most guides fail to make you precheck stuff to make sure stuff will work. Lots of people get lost in ADB and fastboot detection, some without an OS on the phone. If it's one first time it probably wont be fun stressing over trying to figure out why it isnt working as the phone is soft bricked until you can find out the issue (No OS).
Thus why Im recommending some prechecks to do before uninstalling OSes/Recoveries/Firmware.

[stray creek]

yeah you right

even he in the guide fail in the precheck lol

he had a 3 different adb on the pc

so it always choose the wrong one

[stray creek]

i will do a precheck for sure but im still thinking if it worth it

[thorn gulch]

Yeah. Just make sure before you do anything that you can find the device in ADB and fastboot. Then, make sure to download OSS and some standard recovery (Maybe a basic TWRP version. Do note that there are a couple different versions of TWRP, like you need a special one for LineageOS iirc). Even if it isnt what you want, you have smth you can easily install if you give up for the day/night and need a working phone the next day.

[stray creek]

ok i understand thanks for the help i think about that and search more info of that custom roms because that is really new to me

[thorn gulch]

NP. There are usually always a few popular ones that usually never stop being supported. LineageOS was one I used for a bit, it was okay.

I dont know all the other ones, but Im sure there is a few that stay updated

[stray creek]

pixel experience looks very cool but i see it doesn't work well on the 7 pro

it's quite the same like oxygen os with more bugs

not even a improvement

[nova pond]

on oneplus its easy

so most should have it

unless trash dev

Samsung volte is the problem

there is no fix for it

[small meadow]

It definitely can if you do it right

[kindred yacht]

Mostly from eliminating bloat

[small meadow]

With custom roms you can also lower cpu/gpu clock speed which is what I'd do with a flagship especially I don't need this much power

[sour pelican]

Your right

[chrome dust]

tfw custom roms hates my phone

[dusk nebula]

Hello again my current razor headset is falling apart after a good couple of years and it is time for me to get a new pair. my budget is $60+, closed ear. I do not need a microphone attached since I have a free standing mic. Any suggestions?

I am looking for good sound quality.

[sturdy jolt]

CAL SE would be good
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MF7J3JK

[dusk nebula]

I do also have the Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 USB Audio Interface and microphone from https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YGMT5WL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[sturdy jolt]

um2 is a start as an xlr interface, although you might still get better audio quality with an apple dongle for use with cal se

[dusk nebula]

I am sorry I do not know that kinda tech lingo.

[sturdy jolt]

this thing can make things sound better because of the decent built-in digital to analog converter
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-USB-C-Headphone-Jack-Adapter/dp/B07K25P3N1/

What you have is a decent start, but the dongle might be able to make it sound better

[dusk nebula]

So grab the headphones you recommended and this adapter?

[sturdy jolt]

That's my suggestion, there are other options though

[dusk nebula]

Well you gave me advice before and it has worked out pretty well

[kindred yacht]

Seems legit

[sour pelican]

Why

[indigo badger]

Definitely upside down. That reads 060E

:D

Oof that was days ago. Sorry lol

[nova pond]

just yesterday

[indigo badger]

It's 9th for me. That says 7th

[indigo badger]

:p

[nova pond]

whack

[thorn gulch]

@uneven barn Was the good MSI laptop GF65 or GF66 (or are both confirmed to have good BIOSes)?

[uneven barn]

i dunno, i have gp66

im 100% sure that the GP and GE laptops have the good bios

not sure about the others

[thorn gulch]

Wonder if I should just buy a GF65 to check. But am also lazy

[dusk nebula]

@sturdy jolt this seems too small for a computer USB...

[sturdy jolt]

oops that's the lightning to 3.5mm dongle, not the usb-c to 3.5mm dongle

Amazon might be falsely advertising since the page says usb-c to 3.5mm
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-USB-C-Headphone-Jack-Adapter/dp/B07K25P3N1/

See if you could get your money back for that

[dusk nebula]

I used amazon credit for it I got it for free pretty much

[dusk nebula]

So what can I do?

[sturdy jolt]

Maybe ask amazon for a replacement since you didn't get what you bought

[nova pond]

other people seem to have the same issue

[dusk nebula]

:T

I see

[green stream]

ye that's why I got mine in store

My usb c jack on my pc broke so this is what i do

[dusk nebula]

Well I got in contact with customer support and they claim they are sending me the USB version. I don't think they could mess up twice...

[echo parrot]

oh they can my friend

one time I ordered something that was supposed to be a pack of 10 and got a single one then after I requested they resend the item I got another single one lol then after that they gave me refund so all was ok I guess but still was a lil upset

[indigo badger]

Antec through Amazon sent me pwm fans with a controller that had a DC connector, after contacting them they sent me another pack with the same thing.

This was the 5 pack. Their 3 pack came with the right pwm connector. Both 3 packs did, the 2 5 packs did not.

[dusk nebula]

I'm guessing I can't use this either?

[sturdy jolt]

That looks like usb-c

You can use that

[dusk nebula]

But it's so small compared to my regular USB'S?

[sturdy jolt]

You should have a usb-c port on the back of your mobo, most of the time at least

At this point, I'm really hoping you don't have to go buy another adapter lol

[dusk nebula]

B450 Tomahawk

[sturdy jolt]

this thing here on the back

[dusk nebula]

Would it say "Type C"?

[green stream]

Possibly

[dusk nebula]

Well it went in and it says device ready

[dusk nebula]

Thank you! Is there any software I need to install, or?

[sturdy jolt]

Nah, don't need software

[echo parrot]

should just be plug and play

[tepid hazel]

what's the general consensus on OLED display panels and battery life:
Do they drain more or less power ?
(and in which scenarios ? )

[small meadow]

Less power but can cause burn in on static items

Generally richer colours especially blacks

[tepid hazel]

I'm curious as someone's saying his iPhone XS with OLED drains way more than LCD,
and then Apple returned to LCD with XR

I'll stick with the Purdue study for now,
basically if u got OLED and tend to crank up higher brighness,
=> use dark mode on everything

and lower brightness if looking at brighter scenes, as OLED has the potential to be much brighter than LCD

[small meadow]

Nah they did that cuz lcd is cheaper

[tepid hazel]

also worse tech

[small meadow]

iPhone xr is 720p whereas xs is like 1080p iirc

[tepid hazel]

makes sense hah

not sure if I should continue with convincing this person that his conclusion may not be sound 👀

[small meadow]

Their reasoning is wrong lol

[weary slate]

Depending on what you do, Burn in isnt really an issue on a small handheld.

Someone did a test with the switch Oled and it took like 3000 hours to get a small amount of burn in. Looking at the exact same picture the whole time.

Phones I guess would get iffy because the main screen would be commonly displayed.

https://youtu.be/PaC5RbGAeVo

Here's the test.

[small meadow]

I was just generalising oled not specifically to phones

[weary slate]

Ye

gotta have those protective screen savers if you leave your TV on for too long.

I just don't think the fear for handhelds and phones should be as prevalent as it is.

[small meadow]

The real issue for oleds is pcs imo

[weary slate]

That's why QLED and the QDOLED or whatever the new one is are better for pc huh?

[small meadow]

I think qdoled helps a bit with burn in and colour?

[tepid hazel]

nice thanks

[weary slate]

QLED doesn't have burn in either. at least not that someone has reported.

But QLED is just a fancy LED screen with it separated into Zones instead of being one panel or each pixel having their own light source iirc.

[chrome dust]

i want qd-led

oled but not organic

all the benefits of oled without burn in

[kindred yacht]

Like that new monitor panel LTT just reviewed?

Sorry, J2C

https://youtu.be/n0o5VKW9MTQ

Mini LED is pretty close. Tons of dimming zones and very bright.

[eager bison]

qd-oled pog

waiting for that

mini led is just LCD with a funny backlight

oled, amoled, and qd-oled are where its at

its what the pc monitor industry refuses to give us

altho it is understandable

but now with qd-oled

that becomes a reality

[weary slate]

QD-OLED > OLED > QLED > Mini LED

QLED is better than OLED in some situations, but I think OLED is still preferred over it.

Avoids the issues of both Led and Mini Led screens like backlight Bleed but also won't burn in like an OLED and can get crazy bright.

I like my FV43U, really nice with the Ps5

[warped yew]

fr and then they discontinued the XS for some reason and overhyped the XR

the XR had nothing going for it other than a better-than-usual iPhone battery and nothing else

[nova pond]

XR was a GREAT phone

[warped yew]

I mean yeah

but why discontinue the XS lol

[nova pond]

Ive used it and the 12

i prefer xr

[warped yew]

oh wha :0

why? (just asking)

[nova pond]

better battery life, phone screens are small anyway ro res doesnt really make a difference, rounded edges just feel nicer than sharp, and i like they weightyness that the xr brings

[warped yew]

ah

I'm surprised that it has better battery life than a 12. I'm on a 12 rn and I'm surprised by its battery life

I guess that comes down to the resolution (primarily)

[nova pond]

my dad dailied the xr and now dailies the 12 and he said it lasts him a lot less than xr did

xr used to go a day and a half, while 12 goaes a day

[warped yew]

my mom had an XR and it lasted her a pretty long time. then she upgraded to 13 Pro kinda recently

I'm surprised by how long the XR lasted for on a daily basis. that, and it didn't need a battery replacement before she upgraded to her 13

my stepfather is still on his XR. I might ask him to see his daily battery usage just because I'm curious now lol

[small meadow]

Because it's like 4 years old

[warped yew]

nah I mean at the time of when they were still selling the XR

[small meadow]

All comes down to that 720p screen imo

[small meadow]

They discontinued it at the same time they discontinued every other old iphone

[warped yew]

ah

[inner elm]

I'd like opinions on a laptop choice - buying one for work. Looking for integrated graphics, good battery, great IO w/ usb c charging, 15".

Currently trying to decide between an HP ENVY x360 15z-ey000 (https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-envy-x360-2-in-1-laptop-15z-ey000-54l31av-1?pStoreID=hp_education) and a Thinkpad X1 10th gen (https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx1/thinkpad-x1-carbon-gen-10-14-inch-intel/21cbcto1wwus1)

thoughts?

HP is ~1k, Thinkpad around ~1.8k with discounts, Thinkpad has better processer and fingerprint reader

[old vapor]

do you prefer having touch and 2 in 1 capabilities?

if not, thinkpad

if yes, x360

both are good devices from what I know

[small meadow]

You should be getting 12th gen intel or ryzen 5000/6000 for those prices

[worthy sonnet]

What word

[kindred yacht]

"S" ton

[worthy sonnet]

Ahhh

So I am moving into my own place soon and I am thinking of switching to a laptop from desktop for the time being so I have less to bring and hook up. I already know the pros and cons, I just wanna know if Im making the right decision.

[kindred yacht]

Laptops are good for that until you get permanently set up yeah

[worthy sonnet]

Awesome, thing is which specs should I look for? I currently have a 3600 with an rx 6600 in my pc so something close to that or better. Someone told me shoot for a 3060 laptop at most.

[kindred yacht]

For something like that yeah I'd probably go 3060

Keep in mind you'll probably have to turn down the settings to get the same frame rates

[worthy sonnet]

Where did the message go

Was about to send them something

[eager bison]

stocked up

[heavy tundra]

wireless earbud recommendations? for apple iphone se2

[small meadow]

Airpods obviously but if you want better pc/android support - look at the Samsung/pixel buds

[weary slate]

Get Dollar store earbuds

[chrome dust]

lol

[weary slate]

Foxy knows I speak the truth

[fiery bay]

So i got this problom where my G Locitech 535 keeps on like glitching out, I did all things I could think off, return and change for new ones, updated drivers, reinstalled drivers, software, dongle, and its still keeps on glitching\

[tame tiger]

glitching like youre using it, its fine, and then randomly disconnects or possibly everything logitech just shuts down or something?

or like youre using it and the mouse on screen just starts going crazy and moving around a bit

if the first one, mainly a problem with ghub im pretty sure. second one, problem with the sensor or mousepad or combo of both just messing with each other and could try a different mousepad or surface

[hasty mesa]

I know Apple smartwatches can call 911, but can Samsung smart watches do the same? I can't find the information anywhere.

[calm mural]

Test

?

Why can’t i send this image

[tame tiger]

is it being flagged by discord?

[calm mural]

Maybe?

There

Anyways not sure what a parallel port is doing in the wall here…

Would it just be for a really old printer?

[kindred yacht]

I dare you to plug a computer into it and find out

[calm mural]

Well uhh

Only computer i’ve got with serial is 20 years old and it’s very heavy

One day i will find out

[kindred yacht]

Serial to USB exists

[calm mural]

https://tenor.com/view/the-rock-gif-23501265

[kindred yacht]

Sorry, parallel

[calm mural]

Haha whoops

Well off to amazon i go

[odd scroll]

Dammm I haven't seen those in a long while.

[nova pond]

lol @kindred yacht I find it kinda funny that like under a year ago when I got my first android phone I was such a noob and you had to help me with literally every aspect of rooting and custom rom and now im building and maintaining my own rom

[kindred yacht]

Yep, you had the talent then and just needed a push in the right direction

[nova pond]

https://tenor.com/view/flushed-gif-23088083

[indigo badger]

Aww

[weary slate]

People in the Steam Deck subreddit get pretty upset when you say the Switch Oled has a better screen. Even though it's true in a handheld.

[kindred yacht]

OLED in a handheld is pretty revolutionary on its own

The screens that size are pricy

[weary slate]

Yeah. All I'm saying is that they don't have to make up stuff. There are plenty of things better about the Steam Deck.

[kindred yacht]

Right, like how you can mod it to have a fat heatsink over the GPU

You just need a CNC

[rancid crystal]

i got my raspberry pi fightstick working on composite!!

[old vapor]

those are words I do not understand in that sequence but I'm glad it works!

[rancid crystal]

thank!! the fightstick is just a fighting game controller used for arcades

and it happens to be compressed in a box running a raspberry pi

the composite is just those old yellow white red cables from ages ago

[old vapor]

ohh that's sick

[rancid crystal]

thank you!! i’m really happy with it

[eager bison]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125381972147

man

first time ive ever seen one up for sale

[old vapor]

whoa

only for parts or repair

[eager bison]

obv, its like 50 years old

but man it looks clean

[old vapor]

sleeper pc with apu?

[eager bison]

???????

[old vapor]

slap a next gen amd apu in there

[eager bison]

its a DYNABYTE

[old vapor]

oh, it's not a pc

damn

lmaoo

[eager bison]

if someone gutted a dynabyte to use as a sleeper i would crucify them

i would have little to no hesitation sending them to the hospital

[calm mural]

Hi can anyone tell me if the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 Motherboard is compatible with the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3050 GAMING OC 8G Graphics Card, 3x WINDFORCE Fans, 8GB GDDR6 128-bit GDDR6, GV-N3050GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

[small meadow]

If it has a pcie 3.0 x16 slot then yes

[kindred yacht]

It has PCIe 2.0 but should still work with modern 4.0 stuff since the spec is fully backwards compatible. I'd be more worried about finding drivers because windows 7 is the highest officially supported OS on that board, and it's been out of support for years.

[warped yew]

he’ll probably never be heard from again lmao

[weary slate]

the Ayaneo Air and Air Pro are up for order on IGG, Ryzen 5560u and 5825u So not RDNA 2, but the vega in them can match pretty closely with something like the Steam Deck in older games and having 6 or 8 Zen 3 cores instead of 4 Zen 2 cores is also pretty nice.

if you really want a Steam Deck specifically for older games or emulation, This is an option. Oled 1080p screen too. And its lighter than the Switch OLED. so it definitely has its use.

[echo parrot]

eh but with the ayaneo air being basically the same price as the steamdeck id take better gpu performance over cpu

[weary slate]

With them being able to go to a higher wattage they can match the Steam Deck graphics wise.

At least the other Aya Neo's with the 5825U could. cause it can go up to 28W instead of being at 15W. not sure if this ones locked to 15W.

in certain games^

Personally I'm waiting for the 6600u, 6800u handhelds.

As well as the one with the I5 1215U from Ayaneo(289$)

[brisk crypt]

lookin to get new headphones. Microphone isn’t necessary, but it’s fine if it has one. No price target

Give me all good and bad suggestions

[sturdy jolt]

If you don't have a budget, HE-1

[echo parrot]

Not necessary at all tho

$59k headphones kinda wack

[warped yew]

I feel like you can’t enjoy headphones of that caliber

as in, you probably shouldn’t abuse them by turning up the bass too high or having them too loud

it’s like purchasing a Ferrari California only to never drive. probably one of the most expensive classic Ferraris, so you’d rather not mess it up

[brisk crypt]

I’ll buy 10

[rancid crystal]

hey i realized what my final electronic project can be before i graduate my uni

after my sixth one, the hitbox pi, i decided my seventh one to end them all will be a mech that has a tablet/nuc head, a speaker torso, power supply / low end gpu arms, and not sure what to put on the legs other than chassis

but i’ll have to paint the beast and design it after super robots that have animal motifs

it’ll also make sense for my art major too

as a sendoff project

[kindred yacht]

Throw in an unrestricted AI and I'm in. Let's start us a robot revolution.

[rancid crystal]

the theme is functional electronics in art pieces

nice

i wish

if this were using a jetson nano i’d consider

might even need to make the arms move somehow

[kindred yacht]

We could name it Edi

[rancid crystal]

i was going to go for an inside joke sorry

about the lcd as the face

not sure if i should run a linux distro meant for ai

or just have a display

[kindred yacht]

Not very "inside" if you're referencing Fallout NV

[rancid crystal]

no

its a pokemon community thing

called smogon cap

and the thing is about shadow voters

which while a non-entity, theyre joked about as rigging cap processes when they go worse than optimal

the joke is that their typing is normal/ghost

[kindred yacht]

Ah yes the pokemon creator thing

[rancid crystal]

yeah

funny thing is that shadow voters arent a thing, those people are just active elsewhere on smogon

[kindred yacht]

We were going for parallel inside jokes it seems as well, I was referencing Mass Effect if you didn't get it right away

[rancid crystal]

yeah i figure

no worries

i was also going to design it like a megazord or gundam

super robots as a whole

[kindred yacht]

Megazord might make sense but you'll have to make each limb unique in some way

[rancid crystal]

all will have function if possible

maybe i’ll make a monster rancher themed one of mocchi, suezo, golem, rygar, and ham

mocchi head and back covering, suezo torso, golem arms, rygar legs, and hare feet/ears, possibly phoenix wings

[small meadow]

Anyone know how I can get rid of the comma, it wasn't there before reset :/

[chrome dust]

hm

mine have always been like that for me

[eager bison]

same

were you using a keyboard other than the default before the reset?

[lunar wind]

I'm trying to find a power strip / surge protector that can plug into a 250 volt wall outlet (typically used for air conditioner units), but that still has regular outlets on the panel. Any suggestions?

[kindred yacht]

By "regular outlets" are you referring to the standard North American blade plugs?

If so you need more than a simple power strip, you'd need something to convert the voltage.

[kindred yacht]

Which is the receptacle you're talking about?

[lunar wind]

It's "NEMA" 6 in the wall. And yes, by "regular outlets", I mean standard North American blade plugs. Is there a single product that both converts voltage AND serves as a surge protector?

[kindred yacht]

Nema 6 covers quite a few outlets, which does it look most like on the chart? Those are all nema plugs, there's a row for type 6

[lunar wind]

6-15R I think

[kindred yacht]

Voltage converters definitely exist, and if it uses an inverter it's essentially a UPS

It's 15 and not 30? They look the same but 30 is larger

[lunar wind]

How would I know the difference?

without a scale?

[kindred yacht]

If you have a ruler that would help, or we can go by finger width.
How many fingers wide is it? About 2-3 would be 15, about 4 is going to be 30

[lunar wind]

It's 1-3/8 inch in diameter

close to 3 fingers wide

do i think that woudl be 6-15R

[kindred yacht]

Yeah that sounds like 15

Give me a minute to search

[lunar wind]

thank you so much!

[small meadow]

I don't think so same gboard but i swore o didn't have the comma it was just emoji

Never mind i was tripping apparently

Why is it square instead of rounded tho

[lunar wind]

Any promising leads?

[kindred yacht]

Single units that do what you want cost over $1000, I'm looking for a dual unit solution to cheapen that

[lunar wind]

ok

[kindred yacht]

How much peak wattage do you expect to use through this setup?

[lunar wind]

Two laptop computers and two monitors will be plugged in here.

Not sure what wattage is typical for laptops and external monitors

[kindred yacht]

So maybe 500W peak, ok

[lunar wind]

That sounds appropriate, yes

[kindred yacht]

I need to hop off for a while but I was looking into whether a normal UPS would work on a step down transformer, from what I can tell it should

[lunar wind]

Ok, be in touch

[kindred yacht]

Do you happen to know if the outlet is 50Hz or 60Hz? If it's 50Hz then only an expensive online, double conversion system would work. A transformer only converts electricity and not frequency.
It would literally be cheaper to have an electrician swap the outlet or add another at that point, we're talking about $1000 minimum.

On that note though, most laptop chargers can handle the higher voltage lines and many monitors can too with the right cord. So a simple splitter might work after all if they work at 240V.

[eager bison]

all ready for the printer

[lunar wind]

How does one find out the outlet's Hz number?

[kindred yacht]

You could use a multimeter on Hz mode

[eager bison]

there is NO COPPER in this effing wire

im so mad

soldered it in place with the rest of them and everything

[kindred yacht]

lol what

[green stream]

stick a iron on the end and melt the plastic who knows, maybe a tiny drop will become more visible

hahaha

[eager bison]

replaced the crap cable, pita. everythings wired up and ready to drop into the car, just need to add terminals inside the car now

[steep spire]

Hi... I need an HDMI (arc) to analog (red/white) converter. I am trying to pull sound from my Sony Bravia TV and play it thru a Bose Sound Wave radio (red/white). This is for audio only.

[eager bison]

you need an amplifier

[nova pond]

no u?

gottem

[eager bison]

well, is the speaker you are trying to use powered or non-powered?

probably should have asked that first

[eager bison]

O_O

[amber idol]

It's not just a speaker.

It's a Bose radio system.

[eager bison]

well then why dont you help him

[amber idol]

It has RCA inputs.

[nova pond]

BRO I didnt have my damn glasses on and ive read rose like 3 times now instead of bose

[eager bison]

thanks

[amber idol]

Something simple like this should work.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Composite-Adapter-Supports-Blu-Ray/dp/B0814Z34XG/

This is what you want. @steep spire

[steep spire]

Thanks all !!!

[cursive ether]

Trying to fix a PS2 that doesn't turn on. I tested the PSU and see it has a 0V output, so I ordered a new one from AliExpress.

However it seems that they sent the wrong board. This one wants to be mounted upside down, and doesn't properly fit in the casing due to the shielding being too tall:

Is there anything I can do? Maybe swap the shields? Bit scared to touch the broken one near that 400V capacitor though...

[kindred yacht]

There's multiple versions of the PS2 and for the most part they are not cross compatible parts

[cursive ether]

darn

So if I force this to fit, it will fry it?

[kindred yacht]

Potentially yes

[cursive ether]

peck

So how can I make sure I get the right one next time?

I bought the listing that looked the same as this one.

[kindred yacht]

Which model do you have

Should be a SCPH code on the sticker

You probably have a 3XXX model and they sent you the power supply for the 5XXX ones

[cursive ether]

The PSU box says PS II POWER-35008

And the PS2 says SCPH-50004

[kindred yacht]

Were you in North America? I forget

[cursive ether]

nah I'm in France

[kindred yacht]

Ok so you need the one for 220V

[cursive ether]

Yes. This one is good for that.

[kindred yacht]

How's the cost and shipping look on this for you https://www.ebay.com/itm/195120116273?hash=item2d6e10b231:g:7RgAAOSwFwZioPI3

[cursive ether]

Not bad!

[turbid trout]

My pc light turn on and fans spin but no display. I have had this issue for 4 days but in the last 3 days I only needed to turn the pc on and off 3-4 times but now that doesn’t work

[weary slate]

https://youtu.be/7o1xElylk5k

This 6800u performance is nice.

Although this won't be the same as the handheld as it's 4800mhz ddr5 instead of 6400mhz ddr5, the cooling is likely to be better and it can do higher wattage. But it's sick :0

Hes using it on a laptop.

[graceful latch]

I have just upgraded from a Ryzen 3 3200g to a Ryzen 5 5600x in a B450M DS3h v2. It turns on lights and fans but no display

[echo parrot]

likely you forgot to update the bios for it. your motherboard may have a bios flash available for it.

for 5000 series on B450 requires a bios update

[graceful latch]

Ya I’ll do that thanks

[echo parrot]

👍

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B450M-DS3H-V2-rev-1x/support#support-dl-bios @graceful latch scroll down and you will see an update bios download for it.

you will need to download it to a usb then update it within the bios

[torpid moss]

Hello people

[pallid cove]

hy guys

[weary slate]

lmao, the Early bird price for the Win600 from Anbernic is 300$, and thats with an athlon 3020e, when you could wait and get a handheld with a i3 1215u for 30$ less in Q4

[rancid crystal]

a speaker

https://imgur.com/PiTKpzh

it's upcycled but barebones

[warped yew]

homemade?

[rancid crystal]

yeah i salvaged parts from an older speaker and the driver is from a car

[weary slate]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcfy6DaY5W8&ab_channel=ETAPRIME 6800u/680m with DDR5 6400mhz :0 This is crazy performance ngl.

all of the Handhelds with the 6800u have DDR5 at 6400mhz from what I've seen so performance will be similar

[kindred yacht]

Ooooh I can't wait to see how iGPUs do on DDR5

[weary slate]

it can legit due 1080p on some games, like Forza Horizon 5.

1080p low 15w 60fps is pretty easy for FH5.

[eager bison]

picked this up for a hundo

[split turtle]

Problem with these handhelds is that they are worth over 1000$

[kindred yacht]

Nope

[split turtle]

nope what?

[kindred yacht]

It's not "worth" $1000

[split turtle]

I never said it was worth 1000$

[split turtle]

Ok did i say exactly 1000$

[kindred yacht]

I could be wrong but I don't think any recent handhelds have launched near the $1000 mark

[split turtle]

Well lets see the Aya Neo 2 is priced at 799 but that is because the resolution is also smaller while it still uses the same APU

Bump it up to a 1080p display the cost goes up

[kindred yacht]

That's the highest I've seen too, the Neo 2

[split turtle]

This is the full part list

The AOKZOE A1 is a 8 inch 1080p display and if it uses lets say a 1TB NVMe drive then yes you would be looking at a handheld that would cost over a grand

Also the 799 price point for the Aya Neo 2 would most likely be for the 512gb model

[kindred yacht]

Assuming they scale it that way

[split turtle]

The AOKZOE A1 display is confirmed on their official site that it is a 8 inch 1080p display

[kindred yacht]

Right but costs don't always scale between brands

[split turtle]

Well we're going to have to wait later this month when they announce the cost

[kindred yacht]

Guess so

[split turtle]

One down side that i don't like about the A1 is the D Pad

It looks mushy

[kindred yacht]

There's always stick on pads that help with control

[split turtle]

It is just for fighting games that i would play is the reason i don't like that type

Just noticed this as well which makes me a little worried

[kindred yacht]

Looks like the original Switch stand that always broke

[split turtle]

Yep and since that system looks like it would be heavier than a Switch i have a feeling that would snap

[kindred yacht]

Still, DDR5 with APUs is going to be epic

[split turtle]

If i was to try that out i would install the HaloISO (Steam 3.0) OS just to have a little more control and also to test out if the FSR mode would work on it

[nova pond]

so is zen 4 on am4

[small meadow]

[weary slate]

No

The most expensive one that was revealed so far starts at 899. and thats AOKZOE (OneXPlayer)

Ayn Loki Max and Aya Neo can both be got for less than 700$ during their preorder campaigns. Those will be with 6800U's

This is missing the Win600, Ayn Loki Zero and the AOKZOE. but this is all sub 1000$

But ye, Aya Neo 2 Geek will be on IGG for 689$ later this year. That'll be sweet

[weary slate]

as a clarification, the Aya Neo 2 Slide and Aya Neo 2 (Non Geek) should end up being more "premium" and will be priced at their usual pricing of over 1000$. The Geek line is to compete with the Loki and the Steam Deck hardware wise. As Aya Neo doesn't sell games. just the hardware.

[wintry citrus]

i’ve got a security webcam thing that’s not in use and i want to get the camera and use it for something else. there’s this ribbon cable which i think is a standard ribbon cable for cameras, i looked it up and it looks pretty similar

i’m wondering if all i would need to do is put that ribbon cable into a usb adapter so i can use it as a usb webcam

the only weird thing is, what would all these components be for?

this is the camera itself. all this seems very overkill for a camera module, so part of me isn’t expecting a normal camera signal to go through that ribbon cable

i’ve got nothing to test it with though

i think that ribbon cable has 20 pins

a standard one has 15 i think

[wintry citrus]

i think i have a dash cam, that one might be better

[warped yew]

I wouldn't know anywhere or any website specifically, but see if you can lookup the specific camera and its specs and see if there are any ribbon-to-USB adapters for it. I've completed a similar project with a laptop monitor (well, somewhat completed it, but it completely works)

[split turtle]

You should of followed the conversation after that ping

[weary slate]

Too long, didn't read

[split turtle]

It is actually not long just like Fal and i saying a few things

[weary slate]

Nah its too long.

I've been watching the handhelds. They aren't 1000$ anymore. its fine. They're doing lower end screens and allowing for lower storage options to save money as they need to since the Steam Deck did.

The fact that the 512gb Steam Deck(649$ 4 Zen 2 cores, 8 RDNA2 CU's) and the Ayaneo 2 Geek(689$ Preorder price 8 Zen 3+ cores, 12 RDNA2 CU's) are only 50$ apart is insane.

[split turtle]

Well there is no announced price for the AOKZOE A1 which out of all the handhelds out there now has the biggest screen and resolution not to mention that they never said what their based storage might be which if they go for a 1TB storage they could be charging a lot more

[weary slate]

The hardware specs aside from the resolution are the same as the Aya Neo Geek 2 so its expected to be similar performance.

[split turtle]

If you were to try and mention about the storages how they would be cheaper than why are people buying the 64gb steam deck and spending like 70$ for a 512gb NVMe stick instead to replace

Not the same resolution

[weary slate]

aside from the resolution

Which really doesn't matter because in most games on a handheld you'll run at a lower resolution anyway to conserve battery.

most people are running games on the SD at 720p 40 to 45 FPS for maximum battery life despite it being an 800p screen

[split turtle]

yes but 720p isn't that far off from 800p

[weary slate]

800p high > 1080p low

[split turtle]

not compared when the A1 uses a 1080p display

The Neo 2 would be the better buy option overall than the A1 because at least the screen for it makes sense and this is why Valve didn't go for a 1080p display as well

[weary slate]

No duh

I'm excited about the performance the 6800u is capable of, not the A1

The Ayaneo 2 Geek is the one I'm looking at because its trying to compete with the steam deck price wise.

The Ayn Loki Max is tentative. They have a lot of production issues

[split turtle]

Battery life is expected on a laptop with that to be around 8 to 10 hours

This is a laptop test with the 6800U for heavy work loads

And for lighter loads

[weary slate]

I'd be willing to pay extra for an OLED screen to have the battery lost longer.

[split turtle]

Id rather have a better battery life

[weary slate]

Thats the compromise you make with a handheld due to thermals, and size

[split turtle]

Id also buy the Neo 2 if there is an option with no OS on it

[weary slate]

You aren't paying for the windows license on them.

Anything with less than a 9inch screen gets a windows license for free. Been that way since 2014.

[split turtle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb805CHWeks Well this is the reason for my statement

[weary slate]

its to keep prices of windows tablets affordable.

[weary slate]

You can do that anyway regardless of the fact its there

[split turtle]

Anyways the overall reason is if you can have the options like the built in FSR to use on any game that would be a big helper

[weary slate]

I know, I'd expect a lot of people to use Steam OS.

But theres no reason to send it out as a blank slate. It won't save you any money and is simpler for them and the consumer in the end.

[split turtle]

Well some companies does tend to offer windows or linux and sometimes they can sell it without an OS installed in case you want to use your own

Oh ya and the HoloISO now has full Nvidia support for 9xx and up

I already downloaded it and going to install it on my 960gb NVMe when i get it

[weary slate]

Thats usually if the license costs money to them.

[split turtle]

You do know there is some companies that it wouldn't cost additional money for it but will still give the option no matter what

[weary slate]

None of the windows tablets do it. None of the handhelds have done it.

Anything with less than a 9" screen. so 8" and below doesn't leave a lot.

Aya Neo, Ayn, Valve, Onexplayer, GPD have not offered any blank slates. They all come with an OS with the user understanding they could get another. Thats how it works.

[split turtle]

GDP made systems that was pretty much windows only or android only

[weary slate]

They literally use it in marketing, "Hey this comes with windows but it supports Steam OS"

[split turtle]

The A1 on the other hand gives you an option

[weary slate]

All of them say that now that Steam OS works on their marketing.

Odds are it won't have a Steam OS option on the IGG page when it launches on thursday. but we'll see

[split turtle]

Oh that image is from their actual site https://aokzoestore.com/

And for the steam os it would most likely be 2.0

SteamOS 2.0 also just looks like steam in big picture mode

[weary slate]

Aya Neo advertises their own version of linux more now. but they do also mention it can do Steam OS

[weary slate]

So why not just do Holo Iso yourself instead of worrying about what version of SteamOS they'll use if they send it to you

[split turtle]

Who said i was worried about what version they would have installed?

I said what they would most likely have installed i never said i would be worried on what they would have installed

[weary slate]

if you've used Steam OS 2.0 you'd understand why thats probably not the one they'd install

its garbage

HoloISO or the official release of Steam OS 3.0 is the only way to go

[split turtle]

Would be HoloISO cause the steam deck version you would download to try and install on anything other than a steam deck would detect that it isn't a steam deck which is why HoloISO was made

[weary slate]

Steam OS 3.0 hasn't been officially released yet but is coming. and will also replace the big picture mode on the desktop steam app with something that looks similar

We don't know how soon after their IGG campaign starts that things will be sent out so its not unreasonable to think that the release of Steam OS 3.0 might coincide with the actually release of the handheld.

Should be expected that these handhelds will come out in Q4 at some point. which is around the time all the others will be sent out too.

[thorn gulch]

Not entirely relevant to the convo, but HNNNNNGGGGGGG

Also dumb that one is called "Full Screen" and other is "Ultra Narrow Screen"

Also "Special Function" is annoying. Both are so non-specific it's cringe.

[weary slate]

GPD Win Max 2 prices were revealed.

6800u + 16GB's Ram 1TB storage $999

but you can go up to 32gbs of ram and 2 TB storage for 1299.

Gross imo.

They will have an 899 model, but its not for retail, will come with 128gb ssd. Like why

Lenovo's ThinkBook 13s Gen 4 AMD model with the 6800u is a better buy imo, just bring a bluetooth controller with ya. 512 GB SSD, 6800u 16gbs ddr5 (soldered)

and is an actual laptop for 1071$ right now.

[dusk nebula]

I would like to play Game Cube games on stream is there any adapter piece that I can use to plug into my computer to stream?

[weary slate]

Plug your GameCube into your pc? You'd need a AV to Hdmi converter and then a capture card I believe.

[dusk nebula]

That simple?

[weary slate]

Should be.

[dusk nebula]

No adapter piece like the switch?

[weary slate]

This is me capturing my OG Xbox on PC

[weary slate]

The switch needs a dock, then the Capture card.

most capture cards are HDMI, haven't seen one that was AV so you just need to change the AV output to HDMI with a converter. then it should work. Adapters are iffy imo.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-ABLEWE-Composite-Supporting-Blue-Ray/dp/B07RX69KR8/

This is the one I got. just a cheap one. and it works fine

@dusk nebula Read above

[dusk nebula]

What capture card would you recommend?

[weary slate]

Not really sure tbh. I went overkill because I capture other things. But you could probably find a cheaper one that uses USB.

[dusk nebula]

Well what do you have?

[kindred yacht]

AV is analog and HDMI is digital so you need an active converter, they often have external power by USB or something

[weary slate]

The one I sent has USB power yes

I have elgato's 4k one that uses pcie in side my pc lol. Overkill for a GameCube or in general really.

[dusk nebula]

I see so elgato's

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XB6VNLJ?tag=amz-mkt-chr-us-20&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-org00-win10-other-nomod-us000-pcomp-feature-scomp-feature-scomp&ref=aa_scomp&th=1

Is this what I am looking for?

[weary slate]

Yeah that would work.

I'm not sure of software with other ones. I had 2 other capture cards but neither had software that worked. So they were useless. So I just went with elgato. Someone could probably find other ones, but the 60 S+ would be good ya

[dusk nebula]

Thank you! Also one more thing I am looking to get Switch > PC and is this what I am looking for? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9DTRSB?tag=amz-mkt-chr-us-20&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-org00-win10-other-nomod-us000-pcomp-feature-pcomp-feature-pcomp-wm-8&ref=aa_pcomp

[weary slate]

Uh no for the switch you'd just use the dock that came with it and hdmi it through the capture card the same way

[dusk nebula]

Oh really?

[weary slate]

Switch > dock > Capture card > pc

GameCube > converter > capture card > PC.

Ye

[kindred yacht]

If you use the dock for the switch you'll need a HDMI splitter unless your capture card doubles as a display in

[dusk nebula]

Okay so what all do I need exactly?

This?

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XB6VNLJ?tag=amz-mkt-chr-us-20&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-org00-win10-other-nomod-us000-pcomp-feature-scomp-feature-scomp&ref=aa_scomp&th=1

And this?

• https://www.amazon.com/Converter-ABLEWE-Composite-Supporting-Blue-Ray/dp/B07RX69KR8/

[weary slate]

No, the switch doesn't require a TV output like Playstation does. If he uses an Elgato capture card it will display in a window on his pc just fine. If he wants it on another TV it does have Hdmi passthrough

[weary slate]

Just the capture card and converter. Not that thing you sent.

[dusk nebula]

These two things?

Thats it?

[weary slate]

Yeah. As long as you still have your switch dock.

[dusk nebula]

@steady vector

[dusk nebula]

You need these two things

[dusk nebula]

Thank you!

[steady vector]

Thank you so much!!!

[weary slate]

Np

If either of you need help with them. I gotchu. I have a similar thing set up right now cause of my OG Xbox.

I also use my switch through the capture card too if I'm not in handheld mode as well lol

[eager bison]

i wanna die

[mossy otter]

does anyone know if the nakamichi bx-125 is good? im looking at getting it to make tapes b/c most of the cars in my price range only have tape decks

[eager bison]

get a tape to aux adapter

[eager bison]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Cassette-Audio-Adapter-3ft-with-AUX-Cable-Play-Digital-Music-from-an-AUX-Source/436775103

you can pick em up at most of your local walmarts

[eager bison]

😩

[mossy otter]

my phone doesnt have an aux. curse you apple!

[eager bison]

get a lightning to aux then

and leave it plugged into the cassette adapter

boom

[mossy otter]

fair

btw, my dad has a recorder/player from the 80s-90s but idk if he will let me have it

like, a good 2 deck one

[eager bison]

if you wanna use cassettes because its a chad thing to do, no reason not to

[warped yew]

they make Bluetooth to 3.5mm adapters

[eager bison]

shut up

[weary slate]

Beat em up

[tepid hazel]

in case anyone's had experience with power inverters to charge their laptops in car,
which (budget) one would u recommend ?

[obtuse path]

Is the AKG n700nc any good for 125

[stiff compass]

I’ve been using this for the past year and had no problems with it at all to charge my laptop

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PJJR7DB?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[tepid hazel]

interesting thanks
what kinda laptop (or other devices) have u been using this with ?

[stiff compass]

I’ve blown up air mattresses with it and charged my Asus Scar 17 multiple times with it

As long as you don’t go over the 150w you’ll be fine

[ruby vessel]

Also be sure of the fuse your car uses

Typically they range from 10-20amps, depending on the vehicle

So if you had a 10 amp fuse for that port, after pulling ~120w, you'd blow a fuse

[stiff compass]

^^

[old vapor]

i learned this today

[ruby vessel]

luckily its a pretty cheap mistake if you do blow a fuse so whatever

[kindred yacht]

That's what fuses are for, to keep you from overloading the rest of the circuit. 5 cent fix.

[wraith steppe]

But hey, if you blow a fuse on a gpu - it takes $.001 cents of solder to "fix" it

[kindred yacht]

If you do it the ultra sketchy way yeah

You're lucky if you have fuses on a GPU

Even luckier if nothing died when it popped

[wraith steppe]

I've only seen them on high end stuff, like an asus mars

[ruby vessel]

Guys.... The pcie cable is the fuse... Duh?

Dw about the connector literally melting first

That's just a myth

[kindred yacht]

Totally not spiking 800W on my FE 12 pin cable when I OC it

[ruby vessel]

this you?

[kindred yacht]

Nah I wouldn't be caught dead with those extensions (literally), they look flimsy AF

[ruby vessel]

lol its jonnys pic

i stole it

those were antec 16g extensions

[chrome dust]

oof

[kindred yacht]

They claim to be 16g but I'm not so sure based on the remains

[ruby vessel]

notice how i said "were"

we are speaking past-tense here

[chrome dust]

[kindred yacht]

Could be one of those that's disguising 18/20g wires in a thick shield and braiding

Just look at how much copper there is in that burned wire, maybe 1/2 of the thickness is copper

[stiff compass]

No way that’s actually 16g

If anything it’s 16g including the insulation thickness

[ruby vessel]

Jonny said it was 16g so idk

I think he was the one to blow up those cables

[peak yarrow]

Hello

Need advice between sinology 920+ and qnap TS-453D

Anyone here have any input on these

It's for plex

[wraith steppe]

The connectors are usually the failure points, you really have to put a lot of current through 18awg to make it burn like that, rare even on ln2.

[north tide]

HELLO,
So here's the story I was given a ^promise iscsi san 1080i with more than 60tb of harddrive space^
Me being playing the guessing game and clicking reset on the settings not realizing I can break it.
Apparently I need to ssh into the box

After speaking with the previous owner he advised me to buy a
^ usb to serial ftdi^
never used serial ports before.
Just wondering if somebody could make my day and give a point to the right direction

[eager bison]

get putty

find out what the configuration of the serial interface is

connect

[rancid crystal]

i got my custom handheld working

[weary slate]

What is it

[rancid crystal]

it's a raspberry pi 3 running a 5" tft lcd screen, a pisugar s power supply with included 5000mah battery, and real nintendo switch joycon within a custom case

only need speakers and cooling left

[half cedar]

any AV nerds in here that could hopefully answer a few questions for me? I'm trying to find a way to plug my Nintendo Switch, PS4, and maybe a couple other HDMI consoles into something, and then into my Elgato HD60 plus. I've tried several different a/b switch type things but none support HDCP which borks the PS4 especially. My next resort is forking out $$ for an AV receiver. Overkill, yes...unless it works. Thoughts/suggestions?

[half cedar]

I'm trying to get setup for streaming console games without having to plug/unplug cables everytime i want to change consoles.

[old vapor]

nintendo would be so mad

[rancid crystal]

they would

but at least i bought their joycon ages ago

[rancid crystal]

too bad the aux jack plus a trrs composite cable isnt enough

[oblique gazelle]

I need a Bluetooth adapter for my pc, any reccs or does it not really matter

[kindred yacht]

As long as it's BT 5.2/5.3 it doesn't matter much unless lots of reviews complain about drops

[oblique gazelle]

Ty

[oblique gazelle]

All the ones I'm seeing are 5.0, is there a difference?

And 5.1

[kindred yacht]

Features and range mostly

[oblique gazelle]

Nvm found a 5.2 one

[rancid crystal]

i'm gonna make my pi smitch even smaller

and actually smaller than the real switch lite

it might have cost somewhat more to make than getting a switch lite

but i paid that price for the experience and to avoid nintendo's wrath

[shy beacon]

anyone ever have a problem with their graphics card rgb? It works just fine except the rgbs sometimes dont come on

3070 ti asus tuf

[kindred yacht]

Probably a software thing if I had to guess

I prefer openrgb, less weird problems and conflicts

[shy beacon]

I tried updating the drivers and it didnt help. I havent tried any software. I was content with them just turning on and cycling colors lol

Shut it down turned off the power supply and then turned everything back on and they started working again for now lol Still having issues with my elgato devices for some reason. I give up with that at this point lol

[small meadow]

I have a decent tp link usb one

Bluetooth 5.0 nano usb adaptor

[rain fulcrum]

anyone here work with putty?

[kindred yacht]

Assuming you mean the program and not silly putty... Well I guess I've used both

[rain fulcrum]

yeah the program

so im tryna console into a juniper

my laptop did a force update to win11 from win10

it worked before on win10 but now doesnt work on win 11

and by not working i mean my cables that i am using to console in....i can console in via putty through ip....but not through console port

[kindred yacht]

Sounds like a compatibility issue and you could try running in compatibility mode. You'll probably also want to update drivers to be 11 compatible.

[rain fulcrum]

thats a lot of switches to run driver updates on to be compatible with win11

or are you thinking that the win 11 laptop is not compatible with the USB 2.0 To Serial DB9 Male (9 Pin) im tryin to run?

before the win11 update putty would show com1(1-4) but now it doesnt show or see...

[safe dust]

is this a good ups

[neon girder]

I found a used-but-like-new canakit raspberry pi 4 4gb on Craigslist for $80. Worth it?

[warped yew]

you have a link or something?

[safe dust]

oh forgot to put it in

https://www.newegg.ca/apc-be670m1-2-x-nema-5-15r-5-x-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842301701?Item=N82E16842301701

[green stream]

80 for rasp pi sounds expensive

[warped yew]

unless it's a Canakit

[neon girder]

They are literally all sold out, I have been looking for more than a year and a half. And I dont want to pay for an amazon one thats over 150

[green stream]

If you’re just looking for a lightweight system you can look for a used dell wyse or thinclient pc for 20-40usd

[safe dust]

is this a good ups

[green stream]

Ye apc has some nice ups’ but that one is only 675va I’d aim for 1000 or 1500 if you are using it to power a gaming pc

[safe dust]

k

what would that one be good for

[safe dust]

https://www.newegg.com/cyberpower-cp1350avrlcd-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842102070?Item=N82E16842102070&Description=UPS&cm_re=UPS-_-42-102-070-_-Product

[craggy flint]

RobotPlayz#8156 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[safe dust]

https://www.newegg.com/cyberpower-cp1500avrlcd-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842102048?Item=N82E16842102048&Description=UPS&cm_re=UPS-_-42-102-048-_-Product&quicklink=true

https://www.newegg.com/cyberpower-cp1500avrlcd-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842102048?Item=N82E16842102048&Description=UPS&cm_re=UPS-_-42-102-048-_-Product&quicklink=true

Ignore above

Would these ups be good :

https://www.newegg.com/cyberpower-cp1500avrlcd-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842102048?Item=N82E16842102048&Description=UPS&cm_re=UPS-_-42-102-048-_-Product&quicklink=true

https://www.newegg.com/cyberpower-cp1350pfclcd-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842102133?Item=N82E16842102133&Description=UPS&cm_re=UPS-_-42-102-133-_-Product

https://www.newegg.com/cyberpower-cp1350avrlcd-nema-5-15r/p/N82E16842102070?Item=N82E16842102070&Description=UPS&cm_re=UPS-_-42-102-070-_-Product

If those are bad I found them here https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=UPS&N=100160974 600013480 8000&LeftPriceRange=0+200&Order=2

[quaint kelp]

I wonder what the smallest scroll compressor part you can buy is. All I see is stuff that you have to contact a company for a quote.

[green stream]

That might be difficult most companies I know of that would sell individual parts are usually just suppliers for contractors, you would normally contact them with the specifications of the unit or design, if you search whole consumer products you’d probably have better luck

[quaint kelp]

was trying to see what it would take to make a DIY phase change unit and the compressors are usually absolutely huge for what i would limit myself

and noisy if it is anything that isnt a scroll compressor

[kindred yacht]

Well yeah you don't make a phase change cooler to run it daily so ofc it's noisy

[wraith steppe]

Reciprocating compresors are meta if you want quiet. Nobody uses scrolls for computer stuff

Check the pinned single stage/cascade post in #overclocking

[rancid crystal]

could i turn an old early 2000s pc into a new server if i upgrade the ram a bit

i wanted to make a server or few for some people

to host it at my residence and possibly charge them a small fee per month

[kindred yacht]

What exactly would you be serving?

If it's just a file server then sure

But if it's a Plex server or something you'll want something with a bit more power

[rancid crystal]

like a website for browsing and sharing artwork

even if an ugly ui

cant i upgrade ram and call it a day?