electronics

[queen osprey]

currently for wifi im using whatever my asus motherboard like came with, idk how to refer to it, maybe as an extender wifi antenna?

regardless, the speeds from that to my main wifi in my house is horrendous, sometimes it will just disconnect/stop working and when it is working its slow

as for access points, i dont think i have any in my room and im not exactly into the iodea of running a cable along my house

[neon girder]

Does anyone have experience/suggestions for replacing a Samsung galaxy A11 SM-A115U1 screen?

[nova pond]

I have a sugestion

[neon girder]

My dads screen is cracked up, and he’s getting a new phone and said he’d just give me the broken one.

[nova pond]

dont do it

[neon girder]

Is it a mess?

[nova pond]

fr tho id see if samsung could repair

its doable

but tricky

easy to mess up

[neon girder]

The phone is fully functional, just you have to use a keyboard and mouse cause it can’t read touches

[neon girder]

How much do you figure they would charge?

[nova pond]

yeah id see if samsung would repair

[nova pond]

ion

shouldnt be too much

[neon girder]

Hm. It might be worth it, then i could have an iPhone and an android. Might play better with Linux.

[kindred yacht]

Samsung is almost as bad as Apple when it comes to self repairs

[eager bison]

galaxy A11? sounds like its time for a new phone

[gaunt bison]

After a few months with my tab s7, I have fully ditched my laptop. It's just so much more convenient and the batter genuinely lasts through an entire day at university

[calm mural]

Anyone have any recs for the best productivity device around $1000? Looking for laptops or anything of the sort

[nocturne ferry]

anyone good with modems?

[kindred yacht]

What about them? And which modem?

[nocturne ferry]

been having mad issues its cm1000v2

[kindred yacht]

It's better to chat here instead of DMs in case someone else has insight.
Packet loss and speed issues. Is this a new modem or have you had it for a while?

[nocturne ferry]

got it recently because i thought the issue was with the one cox provided

the issues stopped for a while but they are back again and its been a couple weeks and the issues are still present

my channels and what not, i noticed the amount of uncorrectables is high

this is less than 24 hours of uptime on the modem

[kindred yacht]

If you've had these issues with more than one modem, it's probably an issue on the ISP end. Maybe have them send a technician out and they'll figure out what they need to replace.

Odds are there's a bad/corroded cable and they'll need to swap that

[nocturne ferry]

see thats the thing

they replaced the lines

i thought it was me being a mean guy but the issue is actually still present

corrected that sorry!

[kindred yacht]

Good catch lol

[nocturne ferry]

they replaced lines from my house to the tap, the tech stated my connection was "perfect"

[kindred yacht]

They need to move troubleshooting further down the line then.
I assume you've registered your modem with them as well.

[nocturne ferry]

ye

[maiden mango]

Hi

Can someone help me with the right product / sound card for live streaming

Pls help me to choose the right product/ soundcard to purchase for live streaming. I had a very bad experience with the v8 sound cards

[nova pond]

what are you streaming

[green stream]

For xlr interfaces something like a motu m2 or the arturia minifuse might be good as they have loopback channels to record desktop audio. Elgatos interface might be good if you need software or clip guard

[nova pond]

You dont really need a soundcard for most types of streams tho

on board is fine

[queen osprey]

Hey guys

What is the best way to get better wifi in my room?

I've had this issue for a while now, ive had 2 of the same netgear extenders in my room which i then plug into my PC via ethernet and those have worked good (or fine enough)
the issue is, both have broken with the second one being super recent

so i got an ac1200 or w/e just to work temporarily and ive had more issues with it, random lag spikes (maybe not even random, its just constant), even when its not spiking its still horrendous

compared to my say 7 ping or w/e i was getting previously, im now averaging like 40-60 excluding lag spikes

so what would be the best way to fix this? i dont have any sort of budget tbh, i just want relatively good wifi in my room.

if it helps, i have fios fiber optic i think, i can get more specifics if needed. The router is 2 floors down in the basement, basically on the opposite side of my house

[kindred yacht]

Extenders suck. You only get half the rated speed and they're almost always low quality.
Maybe powerline ethernet will work better for you.

[queen osprey]

thanks for the response but ive figured it out

[maiden mango]

My prime objective is to mix/ record my vocals along with a karaoke accompaniment on a smart phone, and to upload this video file on fb

[nova pond]

then you dont need a soundcard

just obs

and a mic

you can stream the karaoke track in the background and ur vocals all off ur pc

[maiden mango]

Thanks. Let me check

[grand yarrow]

hey does anyone know about why my desktop frezes up so much when Im on the internet?

I was told by a remote tech it was my operating system, and he couldn't fix it so i find this a little hard to believe?

[green stream]

there are many things it can be, in general hard drives for a operating system are very slow and not recommended if you use that. There is a chance you have a download in the background doing funny things, or some kind of virus or crypto miner. you could start by looking in task manager and seeing what it taking up resources

[oblique gazelle]

what are good android phones right now?

my mom and grandma both need new ones, 128gb preferable

[small meadow]

Budget?

[oblique gazelle]

Not a clue, I was looking at waiting for a sale for the pixel 6 for my mom, she's still on a galaxy s9 I believe

My grandma can get by with pretty much anything, just needs 128gb

There's pixel 5s renewed for 310$ on amazon as well

[small meadow]

This would be a decent choice
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-128GB-Verizon-Renewed/dp/B09LG4PSB6

[oblique gazelle]

That works for me, I'll ask her opinions later, ty

Are there any major differences between it and the pixel 5 5g?

[small meadow]

Uhh been a while since i looked 1 sec

[small meadow]

S20 fe has 6gb ram(at least the one i linked, can have 8) vs 8gb, s20 fe has 4500mah vs 4080 for pixel , s20 6.5" screen vs pixel 6"

[oblique gazelle]

Cool ty

[small meadow]

Np

[noble schooner]

any radio operators in here?
I have several Baofeng UV-82 radios and they keep having static/interference when we walk by the access points. anyone know hoe to eliminate that interfearance?

[kindred yacht]

Move the antenna out of high traffic area would be my best guess. It doesn't seem like interference so much as signal degradation when a person consisting of mostly liquids passes between the receiver and transmitter.

Or brute force the issue and get a stronger antenna

[calm mural]

Anyone familiar/know if the below media converter is compatible with a Lumen internet circuit with "Single Mode fiber with SC connectors"? Need this for work.

https://www.newegg.com/p/2AS-003C-00162?Item=9SIA9Z9BPZ9037&cm_sp=SP-_-971843-_-Pers_ProductAlsoView-_-4-_-9SIA9Z9BPZ9037-_-9SIA9Z952A6868-_--_-1

[kindred yacht]

No, skytech is bad and that pc is a bad price. ABS has the same specs for $1000-1100

[echo parrot]

skytech isnt always bad tho. but that case is indeed bad

[oblique gazelle]

yes it very much is

they have awful qc, use oem parts in some cases, use terrible parts to lower the costs (mobo and psu)

and have absolutely awful customer service

they gave me a 500w white psu instead of a 600w gold, and wouldnt replace it because "i voided my warranty by opening the pc"

[echo parrot]

ah lol

[oblique gazelle]

terrible company 0/10

[kindred yacht]

That's illegal under US law lol
You can't void warranties unless you can prove opening it caused damage

[oblique gazelle]

too late anywyas

no longer have any parts but the gpu cpu and ssd anyways

[rancid crystal]

is the case issue an aesthetic one?

[echo parrot]

Air flow and aesthetic

Both bad IMO lol

On that case

[small meadow]

Granted those prices are open box but no oven case and having to deal with skytech

[nova pond]

yes go rn

dont wait

bots will buy em all soon

[stray kraken]

Where do I pre-order?

Or is that even an option?

[kindred yacht]

The 40 series? No it's not an option. They won't even be out until late this year. 4060 being mid-tier it probably won't be out until the middle of next year at the earliest.

[velvet hedge]

does anyone have areas on their tablet were your spen will just refuse to work?

or if it does do anything it's like 1 inch above were you are actually writing

I have a Samsung galaxytabs7 plus and using your fingers works just fine but the spen will simply refuse to work

[eager bison]

magnets do that

do you have a case with a screen cover that uses small magnets to close it

[velvet hedge]

it uses magnets for a few things. mainly keeping it up while typing as a laptop

I'll take it off and report how it works thx

[eager bison]

it'll take a bit for the screen to recover

prolly like a couple of hours away from the magnets

[pulsar jacinth]

Anyone here got an opinion on the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE?

as an alternative I chose this: https://www.amazon.com/OnePlus-Glacial-Unlocked-Android-Smartphone/dp/B08723759H/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1KRMZGQ2MZVUX&keywords=oneplus+8&qid=1646107452&sprefix=oneplus+8%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-2

but also I found an A52 for 325

what option is best?

[nova pond]

Oneplus 8

[jovial reef]

what are the odds to meet a beautiful chick over?

[oblique gazelle]

?

[nova pond]

https://tenor.com/view/8ball-bart-simpson-shaking-shake-magic-ball-gif-17725278

[jovial reef]

Well?

Chick and electronics

[small meadow]

🐔

[calm mural]

🐓

[jovial reef]

hello

[burnt karma]

🐤

[calm mural]

Hello

[proven latch]

Hello

[lunar oar]

does anyone know of a decent camera for a decent price? mainly going to take pictures of people and nature?
i was thinking maybe a Canon EOS Rebel T6

[tame tiger]

rebel series is alright for the pricing. good for people just getting into photography but not super great since the kit lenses that come with them are fairly meh granted theyre suppose to cover most of what youre looking at

even though theyre more expensive, sony cameras are good as well if not better in most aspects

[shut wolf]

i have a samsung note 4 and i want to update it to the latest version with an SD card

[small meadow]

Just go into settings and then go towards the bottom -> update

[shut wolf]

i di that and it says it's unavailible

i get a screen saying software update is currently unavailable, try again later

[small meadow]

Can you send a screenshot?

[shut wolf]

uuh

[shut wolf]

if you want a 480p camera

[small meadow]

That's fine

[kindred yacht]

Could be the Samsung server is down

[shut wolf]

there's no way it's been down for a week

[granite haven]

Ok I have a surface laptop 1 it randomly blue screened and. Now after restarting it's stuck on the windows logo and there is a hardrive image with something spinning in the corner how do I fix this

[dense spoke]

Idk if I should ask this here but I got a new graphics card from the shuffle and it all plugged in and everything is working but my monitors are not turning on. What should I do?

[sturdy jolt]

New build or GPU into a preexisting build?

[dense spoke]

New gpu into an existing build

[sturdy jolt]

What's the rest of the build?

And just gotta check, Monitor is plugged into GPU, not mobo, right?

[dense spoke]

Yes

I tried a HDMI cable and a d video cable

[sturdy jolt]

What's the rest of the build?

pcpp link would be nice if available

[dense spoke]

One sec. I bought it prebuilt from ibuypower so I don’t know for sure. I did change the ram to 32 gigs of XPG adata and 1 Terabite of storage

[sturdy jolt]

Welp, just gotta hope ibp didn't use wacky components

For a prebuilt, PSU might be an issue

[dense spoke]

Ok

[oblique gazelle]

what was the previous gpu?

[dense spoke]

AMD Radeon RX 550

[oblique gazelle]

most likely the psu then

[dense spoke]

Ok

[oblique gazelle]

i doubt that psu is over 350w

[dense spoke]

I bought a new one today and it’s 750

[oblique gazelle]

can you link it?

[dense spoke]

Yeah

One sec

[oblique gazelle]

imo id buy the bitfenix gold 750

[dense spoke]

ARESGAME 750W Power Supply Semi Modular 80+ Bronze PSU (AGV750) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JM12SQ5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_HE9GHV9HAXHS6GEQ0BCD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[oblique gazelle]

please cancel that order

from what i know, aresgame is almost always bad

[dense spoke]

Really? Dang

[oblique gazelle]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Tsbkcf/bitfenix-formula-gold-750w-80-gold-certified-atx-power-supply-bp-fm750ulag-7r this is a good alternative

i still wish i had bought that instead of what i did

same price and 100w more

wouldve given me more room for an upgrade

[dense spoke]

Dang. I got this one for pretty cheap and hoped for the best

[oblique gazelle]

cheaping out on a psu is never a good idea

[dense spoke]

Yeah. It’s just what I can afford right now

[sturdy jolt]

Aresgame is not a good time, iirc they were caught sending handipicked samples to reviewers, faking efficiency rating, and generally not using good components. Example bit on a review of ags750

[sturdy jolt]

Anyways, have you been testing with the new PSU or still the old PSU in the prebuilt?

[dense spoke]

I’ve been using the new one cause the 8 pin on the psu that came with the prebuilt isn’t the right one for the graphics card

[sturdy jolt]

As in the PSU that came with the prebuilt only had 6 pin?

[dense spoke]

No it had the 8 pin but it didn’t fit. The pins were a different shape

[sturdy jolt]

uh

Assuming that was prob eps12v for CPU power then

[dense spoke]

I’m not all that smart about computers so I don’t really know what you mean by that

[sturdy jolt]

Welp, other than maybe waiting to get a new PSU, not too much to do other than clear cmos and check just in case that helps

The shapes are slightly different between PCIe 8 pin and eps12v 8 pin

[dense spoke]

Yes it was the eps 12v

I needed the PCIe 8 pin

So it’s not the psu cause I swapped the graphics card with my old one and it worked fine

[kindred yacht]

The scary thing with the keying on those is you can fit the pcie plug into the eps with no resistance

[sturdy jolt]

Really? Unfortunate

[sturdy jolt]

Problem might be in the PSU delivering power to GPU

[kindred yacht]

Pretty sure the sense pins will save you from catastrophe, assuming the psu knows how to deal with it

[sturdy jolt]

But in general, I wouldn't use aresgame psus

[velvet hedge]

thx, I took the cover off and got a diff Cover and it has been working better than ever

[craggy flint]

Mova#9977 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[rancid crystal]

sorry for the cursing

but to correct myself, i realized building a bunch of electronic projects hasn't been working out

so once i repair that spare switch

i'll call it quits for a while

probably will turn that nuc5ppyb into a kodi machine and the rpi3b into a phone

[vast flint]

What kind of cell phone would you guys buy in 2022? I was looking forward to OnePlus 10 but not so sure after the infamous bending test. Don't want iPhone or Samsung.

[vast flint]

Interesting

I don't game on my phone but battery size and nice camera is a very big plus

[small meadow]

I seen nothing about that but the s22 looks v nice although i understand not liking samsungs OS, I'd maybe have a look at this video
https://youtu.be/IDcyXtweHCw

[nova pond]

Id go pixel 6

[small meadow]

I wouldn't, good few complaints of it being buggy

https://tenor.com/view/christmas-eve-on-sesame-street-sesame-street-oscar-oscar-the-grouch-wrong-gif-15746432

Like most other phones then and who needs 16gb of ram on a phone

[nova pond]

btw big battery is meaningless on bad os. I went from a charge lasting me maybe 3/4ths of a day on samsung os to over a day and a half when I switched to pixel os and pixel os wasnt even designed for my phone

[small meadow]

I'll have what you're smoking

[nova pond]

They get fewer and fewer day by day tbh

[small meadow]

Yeah but just a factor

[nova pond]

at this point id absolutely recommend a pixel 6

[small meadow]

Still buggy

I'd recommend pixel 5 over 6

[nova pond]

FAir

then whatever else us breating in forcibly through the nose

because u talk like ur high on drugs

[frank flax]

Pixel os>ios

Ur just plain wrong bruh

[small meadow]

Lol

[sturdy jolt]

As a pixel 4 owner, I disagree

[frank flax]

I assume he's being satire

[small meadow]

Pixel 6 is a bit buggy, the rest are great tho

[frank flax]

I hope so

[small meadow]

Nope..

[frank flax]

Growing pains

[vast flint]

I don't like iPhones for lack of fingerprint sensor and lack of WebM support

[frank flax]

Tensor chips things

[small meadow]

Yeah I'm guessing because 1st gen soc

[small meadow]

Still cant believe no fingerprint under screen or on power button on iPhone tbh

[nova pond]

As a user of pixel os I think pixels are great

it improved my phone by a lot

[vast flint]

And now, not even iPhone 14 will have FP sensor

Even though they though about it

[small meadow]

How is google bad?

Inb4 he loves yahoo

[sturdy jolt]

Why is Google super bad?

[vast flint]

He's referring to Google being big brother?

[nova pond]

Source : Trust me bro

[small meadow]

proceeds to ignore the rest of the questions

[nova pond]

@shut wolf this question

[calm mural]

quite reputable.

every company ever

dang did you just called wikipedia lies

actually fight me

lol are you stuck in 2010

trust me™️

[nova pond]

Uhuh and?

Literally almost every company does that

pato birb vc

come

[small meadow]

And the new york fricking times lmfao

[kindred yacht]

I hate to break it to you but every news outlet is biased and selective in reporting

[small meadow]

Doesn't mean they lie

[kindred yacht]

Google just promotes the ones that pay the most for their ads

[nova pond]

I hate to break it to you buddy, but facebook groups are not reliable sources of info, vaccines actually help and 5g towers dont cause cancer

[small meadow]

Literally every tech company tracks you, google does not sell your info, that's Facebooks tango, they rent it out basically, what company doesn't want money? Wikipedia posts sources and is community written and fact checked yes it can have mistakes but not lies

[vast flint]

Vaccines don't get you covid as they don't contain the virus.

🥲

Oh boy

[nova pond]

like 90% of 5g towers in the us are powered by chinese huawei chips

source?

[vast flint]

That's actually is changing because Huawei got nuked out of the US

[nova pond]

trust me bro?

[small meadow]

@shut wolf please stop spreading mis information vaccines do work

[vast flint]

Trust his mom bro

[signal hatch]

Pretty sure that’s cause most of the people are vaccinated and covid is still affecting people due to virus strains

[vast flint]

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html#:~:text=MYTH%3A A COVID-19 vaccine,you sick with COVID-19.

[small meadow]

Here are numbers straight from the healthcare system in Ireland, 85-95% (can't remember exactly)of people are hospital with covid are unvaccinated

[nova pond]

Vaccinated people get covid too sure

Ive personally had it twice

but vaccinated people are also less likely to need hospitalisation

and thats a fact

[small meadow]

Vaccines don't stop you from getting anything just helps you from dying

Anyway lets move on

[vast flint]

So what kind of phone should I buy

[signal hatch]

How much are you willing to spend?

[vast flint]

I didnt like pixel 5 because it was too small for me, but have they fixed the fingerprint sensor in the 6 now?

[vast flint]

500-1000 probably, I'd like something that could potentially last at least a few years

[signal hatch]

Dollars?

[vast flint]

Yes

In US

[small meadow]

Personally I'd go s22 atm

[signal hatch]

I’d recommend something from the Samsung lineup cause Samsung is always reliable

[vast flint]

I don't like samsungs 🥲

[signal hatch]

With the 4 year update it’ll last longer

[signal hatch]

Might be my personal taste but after Samsung pixel is my go to

Pixel is good if camera isn’t that good

[small meadow]

Me neither but great phone

[nova pond]

oneui garbo

[signal hatch]

Compared to the pixel 6 pro

Brain stopped responding please ignore what I said

[nova pond]

In all the years ive known u i didnt know u had one of those :P

[vast flint]

Last time I touched samsungs, the screen was weirdly narrow and long, plus I hated how UI was designed

[nova pond]

*fine by me

[signal hatch]

Which phone was it?

[small meadow]

https://tenor.com/view/you-so-funny-youre-so-funny-funny-dogs-gif-13202045

[nova pond]

and ur telling a mod to shut up, even tho he has facts to back up what he says and u just have trust me bro mom is nurse

[vast flint]

Don't you have some Fox news to watch

[sturdy jolt]

1. Yes
2. Most people do
3. Not really
4. Yes, already said that
5. Every company
6. Yes, already said that

If your problem with google boils down to tracking, doesn't apply to how good their phones are, pixel os is great for modification for a focus on privacy, not like Apple that doesn't let you do anything natively

[small meadow]

No you are, watch your tone

[nova pond]

he is a mod

and u are telling him to shut up

trying to tell him to shut up?

[signal hatch]

Like this:
Yeah I don’t agree with you but we’re civil so let’s leave it there

[vast flint]

You don't have any facts to show for your arguments.

[signal hatch]

Actually nevermind you gotta be civil for that

[sturdy jolt]

@shut wolf take a look at this
https://youtu.be/dDeba_oqs-o?t=313

[nova pond]

hyes banned

lol

[vast flint]

Oof

[kindred yacht]

This is not a place for discussions like these

[sturdy jolt]

Making the most privacy focused phone by starting with a pixel

[vast flint]

Is the background image required

[sturdy jolt]

no

[vast flint]

To be that

[sturdy jolt]

Take a watch of that

It was very interesting

[nova pond]

thanks falcie ❤️

or pato

idk who banned

[vast flint]

I'm watching the video, on a side note - didn't they find the freedom phone being a big bogus lie?

[small meadow]

Yeah it was made in china or something

[vast flint]

That's hilarious

[sturdy jolt]

Yea it was literally bought off AliExpress and being resold for a huge upsale without much modification iirc, that's why muta is making that video

[rancid crystal]

im gonna be honest, the most freedom you can get with phones is building your own or ditching them entirely

[sturdy jolt]

im gonna be honest, I gave away most of my freedom already

[kindred yacht]

Freedom? What's that? I vaguely remember something about that when I signed my military paperwork when I was 18. Never seen it since.

[wraith steppe]

Saw some interesting Tektronix psu/dmm/function generator modular combo units at the surplus the other day https://imgur.com/a/jKHwuQZ

[heavy cypress]

Does anyone know the name of the cable that you can use to connect a momentary switch to the power reset pins on your motherboard? I have a video if that isn't specific enough

[kindred yacht]

The front panel connector?

That's what those pins on the board are usually referred to as, and yes you can connect any type of button to the power pins

[heavy cypress]

It's the power reset pins on the motherboard

The cable connects to the power reset pins on one end and connects to the momentary switch

I have a video if that will help

[kindred yacht]

Yeah, that's the front panel header

[south plover]

I've been using my iPhone 6s for several years now and though it still functions, I am starting to look for a replacement especially since 3G networks will be coming offline soon. I am having trouble finding a good option so I thought I'd share my requirements and see what suggestions the community had to offer.

I am interested in switching to an Android or similar iPhone competitor as I haven't seen anything from Apple that seems to suit my needs and I dislike the trend of decreasing user serviceability. The following parameters are in no particular order.

Carrier: My current carrier is Verizon and I would prefer to stick with them.

Form factor: I prefer a more compact phone. Preferably no larger than the iPhone 6s itself. I do not like the trend of phones becoming miniature tablets.

Battery: I want to prioritize high battery life. I do not like having to multiple times daily or feel like I need to carry a charger with me when I go to work. Something that can deliver at least over 24 hours with moderate to heavy use of communications apps or music and podcast playback would be nice.

Security: Good security and privacy protections are preferred. In addition to software protections, hardware kill switches would be nice, but I've only seen those on Linux phones and those aren't well supported enough yet for me to consider as a daily driver.

Durability: Either a rugged phone or something with support from Otterbox or a comparable case manufacturer preferred.

Software: I imagine Android probably has me covered here, but I do use discord, GPS navigation, and listen to podcasts a lot on my phone. I imagine that there are equivalents to the Apple versions of those apps but figured I'd mention the requirement anyway.

Any suggestions and recommendations are appreciated. Thank you for your time.

[small meadow]

honestly sounds like you would be the perfect person for the new iphone SE, also otterbox are overpriced af, my 10€ case that i drop all the time has served me just as good or better than otterbox's that belonged to my friends

[south plover]

I’ve heard bad things about the SE’s battery life. Do you have any opinions on that?

[small meadow]

It's fine

[calm mural]

The iPhone 12 or 13 mini

[chrome dust]

iphone 13 mini is bigger than 6s

[calm mural]

Are you Sure about that

[chrome dust]

oh wait

well then

[topaz scarab]

Hi, I have an old Mac internal 50 pin SCSI HD. Is there a SATA adapter cable I can use to access my old data. Newegg said to check here for possible help..... Thanks and happy St. Patty day.

[calm mural]

the cheapest way i have seen online is to go SCSI → IDE or IDC → USB or sATA

[topaz scarab]

Thanks for the info! I’ll try that.

[calm mural]

the only SCSI adapters i have seen online are the 80pin ones or ones that are $100+

[craggy flint]

Sergeant Steve#0001 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[small meadow]

@neon sorrel 's message ^

[torpid scarab]

Thanks 🙂

[pearl flint]

Oh no mee6 is here...
My arch nemesis

[hushed moat]

Any1 know how I can find out why my computer shuts off out of nowhere while playing games?

[calm mural]

Could be overheating

[kindred yacht]

Start with your specs, including exact model if possible. PCPartPicker works great.

[warm fable]

Mee6 is everywhere.

[calm mural]

Anyone have tips for buying LCD control boards?

im just gonna grab something off ebay with the matching model number

[calm mural]

anyone having buying tips for trying to get a raspberry pi (raspberry pi B+ specifically)? they're oos everywhere and ive been waiting for ages..

[green stream]

there is this tracker for raspberry pi stock https://rpilocator.com/ but if you just need a lightweight pc you could browser ebay for client pcs like the dell wyse pcs or the lenovo thinkcentre pcs. You can find some of the dells around 30usd and can install linux on them

[calm mural]

Thanks! I'll def have this open 24/7 now 😂

[hushed moat]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2XFtpH

Sorry for the late reply

[rancid crystal]

hey i have a 2013 chromebook that is experiencing connection issues between the display and mainboard, i wanted to turn the screen into a false window and the rest into a htpc

[kindred yacht]

Connection issues like that are usually a loose or damaged cable.
What do you mean by false window?

[dapper zenith]

HI Folks, Newbie here so if I a in the wrong forum feel free to redirected me. I am simply trying to find a Samsung tablet..... 8" 0r 10" that is compatible with a Verizon LTE SIM card. i.e. CDMA support. Can anyone point me to a compatible device. Does not have the be the latest model, cheapest price is key.

[rancid crystal]

have you not seen diy perks’ channel

matt on that channel is known for recycling old broken tech and repurposing parts

you get the led and attach it to a wall

to make it look like a window

[rancid crystal]

hey i'm building a spare gbc

[oblique gazelle]

a what

[rancid crystal]

game boy color

i ordered a motherboard on ebay dot com

and have the shell, buttons, screen, etc

just need a front light for the cheap build

[torpid scarab]

Order an expensive Network Switch online. The outer shipping box was in such a state that you could have stolen the switch from inside and put something else inside to make the weight up without it being obvious. 🤦

Thanks UPS 🤦

[warm fable]

What's good wattage 55W (165W Peak) RMS or 60W (180W peak) RMS for my amp?

I have a 550W high amp.

This is car audio.

I do have two Memphis 6x9s in the back tho so technically it's a total of 4 high-mid speakers.

6x9s in the back two 6-1/2s in the front.

I'm totally guessing we have some car audio files here but I could be wrong. I only know enough but I'm not an expert on car audio.

[turbid stirrup]

Oh cool this exists.
I’m working on building a 3-point infrared LED tracker, and I have no idea what resistors to use for these IR LED’s. also not 100% sure on what the circuit should look like, so I can definitely use help defining that.
Here’s the spec sheet: http://www.solidlite.com/download/DataBook/AL1411A-YIR-100mA.pdf
Feel free to dm/ping me with answers.

[clear topaz]

help my nvidia high def sound is working with my monitor speakers but not with my actually speaker how can i fix this there is no sound i updated drivers clean install also its unmuted and i made sure all of the properties were good
it was working before when i had my gtx 460 and when i got my 3060 and updated drivers and pluged my speaker (3.5mm audio jack) there is no sound but when i unplug and use nvidia high def audio there is sound coming from monitors spaekers but there is sno sound coming from speaker when i plug into monitor 3.5mm jack

[eager bison]

do you still need help

im not sure what your asking

if youre looking for replacement speakers, you should pull up your amps datasheet to see how much power it can theoretically provide to each channel

assuming its a 4 channel amp

[warm fable]

2 channel amp

550W

The channels are split.

[eager bison]

550w peak

[warm fable]

yes

[eager bison]

so whats the rms rating per channel, and at what resistance

[warm fable]

1 channel front 1 back

[eager bison]

its not left and right?

[warm fable]

i can fiund out

[eager bison]

it should be left and right

and if you are trying to drive 4 speakers you could put two in series/parallel off each channel, depending on the speakers themselves

but that would be tough, because the front and rear ones are completely different

and also it would require lots of additional cabling

[warm fable]

@eager bison
https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item-6205-Power-Acoustik-OV2-520.html

That's the high amp

This is the sub amp.

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-IuDAxQRDbq2/p_236600XD/MTX-X-Thunder-600XD.html

[eager bison]

those are both sub amps

although the first one can also be used for woofers and tweeters

i wouldnt recommend it

[warm fable]

I use the power Acoustic one for the highs

It's only powering two 6x9s & two 6.5s

The class D is for the big boy

[eager bison]

bruh why it look like that 🤣

so youre looking to replace the 6.5 and 6x9s?

[warm fable]

Look like what?

That's the flame cube man

Classic 2000s

[eager bison]

bruh it look like a gun safe

[warm fable]

All of my equipment is old stuff

From when my brother was my age

My brothers 35 now and I'm 20.

[eager bison]

sorry its just so corny

[warm fable]

That 12" is like 15 years old.

Still works

But yeah both those amps are old as well.

That's why they're both discontinued

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_108K63XF/Infinity-Kappa-63XF.html

So one of my 6.5s in my driver's side door is like slowly dieing every day it's either crackling or not playing right or going out then playing. Just weird issues.

So I'm thinking about these Kappas to replace them, not looking to spend a fortune anyway.

The speakers that are in the doors now are Memphis 6.5s

[eager bison]

ahh

speakers are fine

how are your current speakers wired up?

like imo i would just get a proper 4 channel amp

[mossy otter]

how would i feed asetto corsa data into a audrino uno?

[eager bison]

is that a game?

depends on the data

i doubt youre gonna be able to pull straight from system memory, for all sorts of reasons, so your only option would be to collect data from off the screen itself

you would either have to do that using custom software, or possible look for something online? kinda doubt the latter though

you can communicate with an arduino uno as a serial device over usb, so actually getting whatever data you want to the device wouldnt be hard

actually getting the data, however, is probably gonna be a pain

[sturdy jolt]

inb4 rowhammer attack

[chrome dust]

Assetto corsa is a racing game

You can like make it display info like rpm, speed and which gear you're in

Not sure if it's possible with arduino

But people have done pi

https://youtu.be/v4v-EV6kGB4

yep it's possible

[kindred yacht]

That's kinda cool

[rancid crystal]

hey i realized it might be time consuming as heck but i can make my own tamagotchi v-pet from scratch with stuff i have lying around

the challenge is not to order any new components for this

just harvest everything from old pc pcbs and create new traces after cleaning the existing ones

[granite haven]

i got a question about the rode podmic what is the cheapest audio interface that works with it

because im trying to get a dynamic mic with noise suppression to work on my laptop

[green stream]

Cheapest would be m track solo or go with focusrite scarlett 2i2

[calm mural]

help

this is my dads PC, it worked fine the other day but now ive put in a new graphics card and it won't boot on the old card or new

im slightly worried

[chrome dust]

just wait for windows to do auto repair

it's booting

but windows is just thinking something is corrupted

[calm mural]

it was crashing, or freezing even on thw auto repair

was the memory sticks, i put in old ones and it works fine

[calm mural]

Ah. maybe the motherboard didn’t support the ram

[chrome dust]

yep

that's ram then

[vast flint]

https://www.theverge.com/23003418/wyze-cam-v1-vulnerability-no-patch-bitdefender-responsible-disclosure

[thorn gulch]

Holy, We really do be living in a pro-disposable world

I still plan to do DIY hardwire when I get a home cuz it cheap, but I guess I also get added benefit of mostly knowing what's with with my stuff.

[green stream]

Just have to spend the time to make sure it is all done right

[torpid scarab]

Anyone here have a Unifi Dream Machine Pro?

And also use the SFP+ ports on it?

[white bramble]

I am a Pianist and my Piano has a USB to midi port (USB B). I need to send the midi data to two devices simultaneously as below:

1-LED visualizer (takes USB input from midi and lights up led's based on midi data)
2-Laptop running DAW for recording midi, generating sounds with a VST

I have not been successful in splitting the midi signal from my piano to feed into those two devices. Any inputs/ suggestions will be super helpful.

[rancid crystal]

hey, my dad gave me an older optical drive for his now-sold bmw

could it it be harvested for standard electronic parts

or do cars use weird formats

its a dvd drive that looks like an arcade board chassis

[kindred yacht]

Pics? Model numbers?

[rancid crystal]

ccc vorledan

is the name

i have to look at it further

but looks like a sound system thing

with a dvd drive

[green stream]

typically you could use something like a midi through box like this https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MIDIthru4--midi-solutions-multivoltage-quadra-thru-1-in-4-out-midi-through-box to split the signal or you would do a chain through all devices since they usually have 1 in and 1 out at least. you should also be able to do it through software but either way you might have to research a bit more how midi works and how to setup in a daw. making sure the master and slaves and clocking is all setup right

[white bramble]

Thank you so much for the information! 🙏

[crystal jasper]

@neon girder

[neon girder]

Thank you

[scenic pulsar]

Hello! I recently bought a replacement battery for my Asus Q551LN laptop. When I went to replace the battery, the connector on my laptop broke off into 4 pieces. Asus won't provide the connector part number or a location to purchase the part as they want me to mail it in to get it fixed, however, I'm adept at surface mount soldering and would like to fix it myself.

Would anyone happen to know the part number or how to find which connector to use? I tried linking the actual battery, but I got a message that I couldn't post a link.

[kindred yacht]

Battery https://www.newegg.com/p/16J-014W-003E2
Connector https://youtu.be/0hV05M3brCI?t=436
Grabbed your links back for you 😉

[calm mural]

Hi my phone won’t connect to some websites and some apps on my “access point” router… not sure if this is the right place to ask but does anyone know why this is happening/ how to fix? thanks

Search engines seem to have no problem but apps like discord, reddit, and instagram don’t load any content

• everything used to work fine before so i’m not sure what changed

[calm mural]

😬

Game ports don’t work either

[kindred yacht]

Have you rebooted your router and updated its firmware? When was the last time it updated if it's automatic?

That's all acting a lot like firewall rules or misbehaving UPnP

[calm mural]

I have rebooted way too many times and the firmware has no updates available

I haven’t looked through the firewall yet but on the main router it says “low security”

Maybe xfinity is part of the problem here

[kindred yacht]

I'd do a factory reset next then. If you still have issues then it's probably on Comcast's end.
You can also try using a VPN and see if you can access those things through that.

@calm mural

[calm mural]

Hm. good idea

i’ll try that when i can, thx for the suggestions

[rancid crystal]

my fightstick has its last hurdle: my power supply for it was an unofficial b00tleg

the low 🅱️oltage warning

so i ordered the canakit one

[cinder hollow]

Who is sprinkle boy they are copying Cameron’s pfp?

[rancid crystal]

lmao

[indigo badger]

This thing looks cool.

https://www.amazon.com/Sakuraclub-Cellphone-Radiator-Semi-Conductor-Streaming/dp/B08GY1MQQG/ref=asc_df_B08GY1MQQG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475856277502&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6121926631813843067&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029519&hvtargid=pla-1116792554328&psc=1

[kindred yacht]

sprinkleboy#9158 IS Cameron

Sometimes Discord lags a bit and shows the account name and not the display name

[calm mural]

No it’s not

[calm mural]

LOL

Ye it’s my doppelgänger

[tacit loom]

would this be good for cleaning out dust in my computer / ps3

[small meadow]

looks pretty pricey tbh

[nova pond]

https://www.amazon.com/Compressed-MECO-High-Pressure-Computer-Keyboard/dp/B082XR3987
@tacit loom

[tacit loom]

ty guys yea its in aud so it might look a bit higher just want to make sure it wont damage my pc

[nova pond]

ahhhh

thats VERY important to mention

for future reference send link

over screenshot

@tacit loom

https://www.amazon.com.au/Compressed-Keyboard-Generation-Portable-Electric/dp/B098T5WMMK
This should do well

[kindred yacht]

The only way you'll damage something is if you let the fans overspin. Just hold it when you blow on them.

[tacit loom]

: D

[rancid crystal]

i’m finally finished with my fightstick!!

it’s done now that i added a salvaged fan on it

[calm mural]

W

[rancid crystal]

thank!

i got the fan and power button working at once

[warm fable]

SIN SHINE - Compressed Air 3.0- Multi-Use Electric Air Duster for Cleaning Dust, Hairs, Crumbs, Scraps for Laptop, Computer, Replaces Compressed Air Cans (AD01-Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083LNC6NR/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_Q5KVTQWCS2N64VG98BMW?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I use this

[warm fable]

Depends on the fans imo.
I've seen some fans that take the excess spin with no problem and other that start making whining noises when you turn them back on.

I guess a safe bet is to not let them spin.

[kindred yacht]

Depends on what bearing they have

[warm fable]

I usually tape or put a paper clip in them to hold them still.

[rancid crystal]

okay now im finished with the fightstick

after mickey mousing an led strip by connecting it without soldering anything

i even made a gpio jumper

[gaunt vector]

Anyone know circut board design? I'm trying to make a USB C to USB 3.0 converter.

[eager bison]

why tho

just buy an adapter?

like whats your purpose in all of this... theres nothing to really convert. its all usb

https://www.ebay.com/itm/283907342686

thats like the first result on ebay

[gaunt vector]

To learn, ik I can buy one, I just want to try learning something new

[eager bison]

dont waste your time with something like that tho

do something interesting that gives you a satisfying result

build a mini keyboard or something

or that

but if you want something more PCB-able, there are many more interesting things that you can do to learn

also imo, start working with microcontrollers

then go from there, dont start right off with ICs on a custom board

arduinos can be had for dollars

[warm fable]

@eager bison
So my highs in the front the 6.5s are wired with a high pass filter that splits the signal into high pass and low pass.
It has 4 wires 2 for the high pass end and 2 for the low pass end.

Each speaker has a high pass filter and the speakers have connections on them for both the high pass lines and the low pass lines total of 4 wires plug into the speakers.

My new Infinity speakers only have a spot for 2 wires. So what should I do completely remove the high pass filters?

[eager bison]

depends on the frequency range of the new speakers

it sounds like your current 6.5s are a component system consisting of a tweeter and a woofer

so they have a filter designed for the specific frequency ranges of those two components

if your new speakers only have two wires, then its either only a single speaker, or is a two way component system and has an internal filter

[warm fable]

45-40,000Hz

That seems like a huge range

[eager bison]

thats a two way for sure

how much did you pay for those?

also yeah they def have an internal filter

[warm fable]

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_108K63XF/Infinity-Kappa-63XF.html

It's these

I didn't pay that tho.
I got them on sale

[eager bison]

wow

yeah no filter for those, just hook em straight up to the amp output

[warm fable]

LOL

Ok

[eager bison]

also those are 3 ohm, make sure your amp can handle em properly

[warm fable]

That either means they're really good speakers or really bad.

[eager bison]

theyre for sure really good

[warm fable]

That's what I was saying when the amps possible a bottle neck for the speakers and not the other way around you know...

[eager bison]

check the data sheet, make sure the amp will do 2 ohm speakers

and see the output rms at that resistance

[warm fable]

Okay

So if it says it can do 2ohm it should be able to handle the 3ohm?

[eager bison]

if its limited to 4 ohm, it might sound like garbo

well it might destroy the speakers

[warm fable]

Omg

I wonder what the Memphis speakers I have now are.

[eager bison]

probably 8 or 4

nearly all car amps will do 4 ohm, with some being rated for 2

[warm fable]

@eager bison
It's 2

Just checked

The amp has two knobs one for HPF and one for LPF on the highs.
I have no idea where to tune those to do I just have them in the middle atm.

[eager bison]

this amp only drives the new 6.5s, right?

in that case, you wanna use the HPF

and turn it to 45

or around there

there should be switches or a switch that enables one or the other, or disables both

[loud jay]

yo i need help deciding between two different ssd thingies

[kindred yacht]

Which ones?

[loud jay]

its between https://www.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-PCIe-Internal/dp/B08DKB5LWY/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=1tb%2Bssd&qid=1649884319&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&smid=AQOB6KMG423ER&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzQVNRTEE0NTFIT0tXJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjkyMjAyM1VWNTJQN0NNTUcwRyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTU4NjIzMjQyTEE2SU5YMlpHSyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

and

https://www.amazon.com/SK-hynix-Gold-NAND-Internal/dp/B07SNHB4RC/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3GDL80YVL7H72&keywords=1tb%2Bssd&qid=1649884620&sprefix=1tb%2Bssd%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=AQOB6KMG423ER&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyQTlVNk02TjNRUU5ZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzAxOTc4MklRT1MxMFk0TTQ2OCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNDUxNzA2Mzc5M1AzTVlSOFZETCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

@kindred yacht

[kindred yacht]

P31

That's one of the top SSDs

For gaming at least

[loud jay]

w

@kindred yacht it would work with this motherboard correct?

https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-X570-AORUS-DisplayPort-Motherboard/dp/B07T9PC9ZZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D3X7KXX64GVX&keywords=x570%2Baorus%2Bpro%2Bwifi&qid=1649884839&sprefix=x570%2Baorus%2Bpro%2B%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-1&th=1

[kindred yacht]

Yes

[loud jay]

cooliio

[wraith steppe]

That's expensive for a P31

[warm fable]

Yeah it's in HPF mode right now.

It already drives two Memphis 6.5s and two Memphis 6x9s

Only thing being upgraded is the 6.5s

[eager bison]

are the 6x9s necessary?

would probably be best with just the nicer speakers

[loud jay]

$100?

[wraith steppe]

109 is kinda high, they've been 103 or < $100 before

[loud jay]

well i mean lik 10 dollars though

[wraith steppe]

yeah, it's fine, great drive

[loud jay]

yeah it says itll be here tomorrow which is sick

lik 1 day shipping

[sturdy jolt]

110$ is good I'd say, lowest I saw was 95$, old normal price was 130$

[latent plinth]

Hello, just wanted to see what are your thoughts on Razer Blade 15 laptops?

[rancid crystal]

i actually got the arcade box working

the only thing to do now is get a replacement cable meant for the first two playstations and another for gc/wii to plug into my fighting board

[neon girder]

We are moving, and when we switch out internet provider, they can give us a static IP address for $5 extra a month. I am going to be running a server with openmediavault on it, and accessing it remotely. And maybe a self hosted vpn a little later. Is a static ip worth it?

[green stream]

eh you probably don't need it, dynamic ips don't change often unless maybe you lose power. if you have a domain you can set a dynamic dns in router settings possible

[loud jay]

can someone hlep me with m.2 setup?

[calm mural]

NO!!!!

[loud jay]

moose helped

[warped yew]

plug it in and screw it in. might have to format it in Disk Management (right click on the drive and click on New Simple Volume and go through the steps)

[loud jay]

ye moose helped earlier but thankls

[calm mural]

YES!!

[warm fable]

@eager bison So 40 is the lowest possible HPF setting on this amp

It goes all the way up to 250

[eager bison]

you can just set it to 40

considering your woofers do 45 and up

[warm fable]

Well they're not installed yet

But yeah I gotcha

Since the new speakers do 40Hz and up.

[warped yew]

I feel like 250Hz is low for a sub

[eager bison]

its not for a sub, its for the 2 way component speakers

regardless, most lpfs dont go much higher than that

i think mine goes to 300hz

good enough, considering my subs tend to roll off well before then

[warm fable]

Car audio sound battle?

[eager bison]

mine wins

😎

[calm mural]

vid or ur lying

[unreal silo]

is logitech z200 a good budget speaker ?

[calm mural]

Yes

I loved mine while i had them for about a year but i gifted them to a friend because they really needed speakers

[warm fable]

@eager bison My dad trying to tell me that the speakers don't get wired directly to the wires when they do.

He's saying you have to connect the prongs to the screws then you connect the prongs to the terminals.

But in the speaker manual they legit show you connect the wires to the screws and tighten the screws down to secure it.

[eager bison]

honestly you can do it however you want as long as its wired up correctly

i just ran a wire and tightened it right down to the amp

[warm fable]

See

I'm gonna connect the wire right to the speaker.
Because that's what it's made for.

[eager bison]

yeah just jam the wire in there and tighten it right down

[warm fable]

No clue what my dad was talking about

I think maybe he thinks I have speakers with a terminal end.

[eager bison]

did the speakers come with anything else for wiring?

[warm fable]

Nope

[eager bison]

then theyre designed to take the bare wire

[warm fable]

Just adapters to screw them down with.
And screws

It's legit in the manual

Imma install them like this and if he says anything Imma pull out the manual.

I understand basic electrical I'm a Techie c'mon now.

[unreal silo]

Thank you

[calm mural]

they look cool too

[cinder hollow]

are those tweeters?

cant be subs

for car?

ill show you mine later

when I get to my car

[eager bison]

2 way component speakers

tweeter and woofer

[hasty mesa]

I wonder why Verizon phones are down for 25000+ people right now

[calm mural]

who even uses verizon

[kindred yacht]

People who are in bad service areas because they tend to have stronger signal

[hasty mesa]

I'm in so cal. Orange county.

[calm mural]

orange county is cool

i like going there

[hasty mesa]

I love the place hate the snobs.

[calm mural]

i only visit for like a week at a time and head over to san jose

[hasty mesa]

Lol

[hasty mesa]

I have 2 networks on my router, one has 5g at the end, i made sure the one with 5g was connected (on my phone) and I made sure Wi-Fi calling was enabled on my device, I was able to get a call out to someone.

[warm fable]

Practicing my crimping before I wire these speakers up.

@eager bison Thinking Imma have to use blue crimps

Red seems way to small.

Gonna run 16awg

Pretty sure that's what's wired up now.

[oblique gazelle]

Just bite em

[warm fable]

So

Turns out reds have a much tighter fit on the wires.

Which is good for connection.

So I will be using reds.

[left prawn]

Blue Yeti or Hyperx Quadcast S?

Which one provides the better quality?

[warped yew]

will you be using it for a PS4/5?

[left prawn]

No

[warped yew]

then neither lmao

go for an XLR setup

[green stream]

or like a elgato wave

yeti is old and quadcast is mediocre

[warm fable]

@eager bison One done

One more to go

All 4 screws didn't line up and I don't have anything to drill into to make a hole.
So 2 screws should be more than fine.

It's tight tight

I can't tell for sure yet but I tested it to make sure the connection was good and it sounds insane

Time to spend another 2 hours on the other side

[warm fable]

Things sound great.
I haven't even pushed it yet.

[runic timber]

EDIT: Nvm

[warm fable]

Sounds like way to much work for a $15 led strip.

Just my opinion

[runic timber]

I know right?

EDIT: Nvm

Actually you know what, the day I ask for help, the day I think I found one that's thin enough to swap.
Went and looked again and I think I finally found one after weeks

I think I'll be good now

[eager bison]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001419288927.html

picked this up to put in my car

looks like it'll be a fun little thing to tinker with

[rancid crystal]

my nintendo switch running linux works great for desk work at a cafe

[calm mural]

Insta360 one x2 + GoPro hero 10 or insta 360 one RS or GoPro max

[split folio]

Anyone have any recommendations for 34” ultrawides?

[small meadow]

What country?

Also i wouldn't recommend pushing a 34" ultra wide with a 2070 super

[indigo badger]

Was there a good device to replace cans of air?

[green stream]

I mean there are always compressors if you often have a need to inflate or clean things I guess

[indigo badger]

the only thing I really need is just to dust the pc, but cans of air are crazy expensive.

my kb could use a dust off every day too

I know someone had posted something before, but I can't remember what it was.

[warped yew]

electronic air duster?

[green stream]

there are some cheap electric blowers but they haven't been powerful enough in my experience. Some time ago I actually had a canister that you would hand pump to compress air inside and a trigger release nozzle xD no idea what it was called

[indigo badger]

oh jeeze lol

[kindred yacht]

My handheld electric duster is strong enough that if I hold it right it spins in circles

[wraith steppe]

Yeah, datavacs work well, but maybe you can find one of similar power/quality for less

[exotic walrus]

Can someone send laptops preferably 400$ or lower that’s good enough for simple work, like YouTube and maybe 3 or more tabs open at a time

Can be open box or refurbished just need it to work lol

[wraith steppe]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304420926122

[exotic walrus]

Thank you

[warped yew]

careful with Lenovo laptops though. I have one that I bought about a year or two years ago and they still haven't updated drivers for this laptop since December 29, 2020

[chrome dust]

this is a thinkpad

they surely have better support

[rancid crystal]

hey guys

i managed to build a phone with my raspberry pi

i just need to take care of business with a gsm module and remove the gpio pins because theyre bent on arrival

[calm mural]

ELECTROCINSXS8!

[eager bison]

https://www.rtings.com/mouse/tools/table/81260

any of those are a good option

note that razer synapse 3 and corsair iCUE suck absolute balls. terrible software

outside of that, pick one you think you would like the shape of, theyre all good wireless mouse with removable cables

[calm mural]

thanks homie

[small meadow]

Depending on your budget, Logitech g pro super light

[wraith steppe]

I would check out this sub https://www.reddit.com/r/MouseReview/comments/r4usr6/your_personal_top_3_mice_of_2021/

[slow junco]

Why have 3090s price dropped like a rock?

[calm mural]

Lenovo drivers are so bad

[warped yew]

they're outdated

[calm mural]

Yep

[warped yew]

every time I reinstall the drivers Lenovo provides, Windows gives me an updated version

[kindred yacht]

GPU shortage is loosening up and 3090 ti is out now

[echo parrot]

Question. What would be the best smart doorbell with a camera option. I’ve been looking but dunno. Was looking at an Arlo one but also Ring but dunno.

Would prefer wired.

[kindred yacht]

I used to install smart home systems. All the doorbells are kinda the same level of crap imo. Like, 30 seconds+ delay between the doorbell being rung and you getting a notification kind of crap.

[echo parrot]

Yeah I was reading about that and afraid of that. Any decent ones that you could recommend that are decent enough?

Or what would you do

[kindred yacht]

Arlo I'd consider acceptable for most people while not being too pricy

Ring is... ring. Basically a meme.

[echo parrot]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YMV9VMT/

So like this one?

[kindred yacht]

Yep

[echo parrot]

Ah.

[kindred yacht]

Make sure it has VERY strong wifi signal to avoid notification delays. I used to install repeaters just for the doorbell lol.

[echo parrot]

It would be connected to a Asus AX3000

Probably very close to it

Over 5G

[kindred yacht]

5GHz has weaker signal, and it'll be going through a wall

[echo parrot]

Yeah true then maybe the 2.4ghz

[kindred yacht]

Standard 2.4GHz at 300Mb is plenty for a single camera, even HD and HDR

[echo parrot]

300mb up?

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-awkward-nose-embarrassing-embarrassed-gif-18440359

[kindred yacht]

300Mb connection to the router

Which in the real world through a wall is probably 100-150Mb signal

[echo parrot]

I’m still slightly confused. What do you mean by mb signal

Like the actual up/down speeds?

Or latency

[kindred yacht]

No, there's a max signal speed negotiated between the router and device depending on signal strength and other factors

So let's say you have a 1Gb download speed

But you're far from the router and only get a 200Mb connection

Your actual speed will be lower than that even, and will fluctuate a lot

[echo parrot]

Yeah that makes sense...

My current internet plan is only 50mb down and 5 up

I bet I’ll be running into bandwidth issues

[kindred yacht]

5... up...
You're going to be getting some serious delay on video recording yeah

[echo parrot]

Oh also the AX3000 supports up to 574Mbps on 2.4

And 2402Mbps on 5

[kindred yacht]

Seems right, it'll have extra antennae to accomplish that on 2.4

[echo parrot]

Yep has 4

[kindred yacht]

The external ones are usually the 5GHz ones, the 2.4GHz are usually internal

[echo parrot]

What would you recommend that I really would need for upload for that arlo doorbell. I’m guessing it really only needs maybe 10 upload at full speed 1080p or something

[kindred yacht]

The official spec lists 3Mb as the minimum spec, more is better for higher quality and reduced latency

[echo parrot]

Yeah makes sense... I don’t think the isps around here offer very high upload.

[kindred yacht]

Yep that was me too, being forced to use xfinity and their ancient cabling/speeds. The highest speed they would give me is 600/15 for $250 a month.

Which sounds like a speed tier from 10 years ago

So now I use the t-mobile 5G and I get about 600/150 for $50

[echo parrot]

Oh cool. The main isp around here is working on doing fiber with symmetrical up down

With 10g

[kindred yacht]

That's what xfinity told me 5 years ago

[echo parrot]

Lol

I’ve actually seen them laying some fiber around here so I wouldn’t doubt.

Near residential area

[kindred yacht]

Yeah well I saw them laying fiber at my complex too, I even asked their engineers doing it. Yep, it was 100Gb fiber they were laying. But no, I still have to use coax.

[echo parrot]

Ah

Maybe one day

But I’ll definitely look into that arlo one more because my mom really wanted to get one for our new house we are moving to.

Ah here we go. On the 1gb down plan here it has an upload of 35

Which is more than enough

$50 a month tho (then probably $100 after the first year lmao)

But anyways thanks @kindred yacht !

[red hatch]

anyone know any like good CD players? mainly smaller ones. doesn’t have to be portable but i don’t want some big giant boom box size thing

[indigo badger]

https://tenor.com/view/neebs-gaming-hank-and-jed-doraleous-boombox-farcry3-gif-15639763

[warped yew]

bro living in the 1990s

[red hatch]

lol

[red hatch]

me..?

[warped yew]

yes lol

[red hatch]

what

i like cds 😭

it’s more of a at home collection thing for fun than a use everyday thing

[chrome dust]

i honestly dunno what's good for that these days

cd is p old

[warped yew]

there are cheap USB DVD drives. DVD drives can play CDs

[chrome dust]

ye

[small meadow]

Recently upgraded to android 12 on my OnePlus 8T, my sony xb900n keep defaulting to LDAC codec even if i set aptx hd in developer settings, it overrides that setting, any idea how i can change this? In A11 i could choose it on a per device basis but not a thing in A12

[nova pond]

think sony has an app that allows you to force a codec when specific headphones are connected

[chrome dust]

hm

[small meadow]

Well yes but no, the options are prioritise audio quality ie LDAC or signal quality ie SBC

And all it does is change the codec setting in developer settings afaik

[nova pond]

ldac be better than aptx hd anyway tho

quality wise

[small meadow]

Yeah not connection wise tho, aptx hd sounds the same but better connection, especially noticing it in the airport, assuming cuz the crowding

[nova pond]

yes that is what it does kinda

[nova pond]

Ahh makes sense

ther e could be a wasy using something like tasker but im not completely sure

[small meadow]

Mhm, imma try uninstall the sony app incase it was doing the overriding

[nova pond]

makes sense

if that dont work, short of rooting i dont have a solution

[kindred yacht]

Root it

https://tenor.com/view/a-christmas-story-triple-dog-dare-dare-provoke-taunt-gif-3577156

[nova pond]

Ive been telling him to for a while he just says no smh

[kindred yacht]

It's not even hard smh

Oneplus are really easy to root

[nova pond]

Indeed

one of my irl frens encrypted his oneplus after i rooted and put on a custom os for him and now twrp cant read folders lmfao

it broke magisk

[small meadow]

Cba, mainly because i like oxygen os mainly, but also i cant have rooted phone, have a token 2fa code thing that won't work on rooted phones for the internship

[kindred yacht]

There's a "hide root" option that usually works

[nova pond]

not anymore the functionality has been removedd from magisk itself, but a module exists that does the same thing

[kindred yacht]

Hmm, must have been in the last couple years

[small meadow]

Eh it's a pain to setup the 2fa thing anyway

Already had to do it like 3x because of my data loss issue that they couldn't fix the first time

[nova pond]

last few months

[small meadow]

Data as in 4g not actual data*

[kindred yacht]

Wow that recent? No wonder I didn't know lol

[nova pond]

https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/tag/v24.0
Yep it was this release. January this year

[green stream]

You could get a hardware 2fa key and put the tokens on it

[nova pond]

its an app that is requires afaik

[green stream]

a specific 2fa app?

[nova pond]

yeah

[small meadow]

Yeah SecurID by RSA

[pliant adder]

How much do these dell wyse 3040 sell for (2gb ram & 8gb rom)
(Used but practically new)

I have a few of them and I just need one

[chrome dust]

hm

150 i guess

[green stream]

They usually go around 30-50usd

[pliant adder]

Bruh

I mean... I only found one from wish at 70$, how can it be 30-50?

Ill try selling it at 120

[indigo badger]

My phone. Can anyone top this? Lol

About to restart phone now so that's my record lol

I was starting to experience some serious lag last night/today. all good now after a restart 😛

[chrome dust]

jesus christ

1407 hours

[echo parrot]

I think my ipad was at like 1300 idle hours or something lmao

[warped yew]

kinda want a Dell Wyse for a NAS and maybe Plex but idk if they’re good enough for that

[green stream]

Maybe but Plex it would only be able to do direct, no transcoding

Its basically rasp pi perf, if you can find one for ~30usd you can give it a shot

[warped yew]

darn I need transcoding :/

[lavish dove]

My pc sometimes freezes but I can still move my mouse and abd hear audio but nothing opens and the screen is frozen except the mouse and audio

[kindred yacht]

Sounds like the GPU or driver is crashing. If you have an overclock set it back to stock. Use DDU to wipe the drivers out and then reinstall.

https://github.com/NeweggTechie/Graphics-cards/wiki/How-to-use-DDU

[warped yew]

and you’ll never hear from him again

[calm mural]

death

[warped yew]

fr

[rancid crystal]

hey i am building a tamagotchi soon

its using a gbc case and a gbc control board from glitchdgaming

but i'm trying to decide whether i want an arduino or pi zero for it

[eager bison]

pi 0 way more powerful

to the point where you should already know which would be best for this application

atmega vs arm cores? huge difference

[rancid crystal]

what am i smo-

thing is my device would prefer weaker power

and pis are rare

but i guess the pi can use the controller

[echo parrot]

holy cow raspberry pis are expensive now

I got mine like last year for $100 for the 8gb variant

[kindred yacht]

There's this thing going on we call a chip shortage

You got yours before it depleted all the inventory of pis

[echo parrot]

true

[green stream]

I know some people have been getting used thin clients and installing linux on them since cheaper

[eager bison]

i literally went to a more application specific board for my car thing instead of using a pi 0 because i literally just couldnt get one

ended up being the better option anyway, so ig it worked out

but fr hardly any 02ws

bruhhhhh

its literally been a month

[calm mural]

SAME

I’ve been sniping rpilocator

Literally 0 stock

[rancid crystal]

imagine arduinos going bye bye next

[vast shadow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/910740525785706521/974055224278913134/video0-301.mov

[rancid crystal]

cursed

video of

drilling a mobo

[rancid crystal]

https://alojzjakob.github.io/Tamaguino/ this was the project i wanted to work on

but i'm putting it in a gbc chassis

and i have a gbc control board inside too

[wide scroll]

Hi guys I boutght a Logitech g shifter today but is it possible to convert the serial port to usb if it isn’t I made a really stupid buy does anybody have any knowledge?

[weary slate]

https://videocardz.com/newz/ayaneo2-announced-with-ryzen-7-6800u-rembrandt-apu-featuring-rdna2-graphics-twice-as-fast-as-steamdeck

This things gonna be like 1500$

Dunno why they think people need 8 cores in a handheld like this.

Get a quad or six core. Those are plenty. Save us some money.

Also tbh, they should have smaller options than 512gbs for budgeting

[kindred yacht]

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Serial-Adapter-RS232/dp/B00J4N9T9C
Luckily USB stands for Universal Serial Bus so a simple adapter cable like this will work, no conversion or drivers required except what the device needs

[chrome dust]

the thing is that the igp gets weaker the lower you go down the lineup

so yeah

it's a shame really

[weary slate]

The IGPU in the 5600g could be overclocked for similar gaming performance as the 5700g.

I'm sure if They asked they could get a custom Apu made, like a 6600u with the 680m

[chrome dust]

not sure tbh

they're probably a small company

[weary slate]

Ayaneo is the largest handheld PC company. Ahead of GPD, Valve, and OneXplayer

[eager bison]

the market for handhelds like that in the US is just nearly non-existent

[weary slate]

I want the Anbernic Win600 when it comes out even though they'll have an Athalon APU 😂

[eager bison]

oof

real low power consumption tho

[weary slate]

they are thinking 3250e

which can play "oldrim" at 60fps 720p medium settings.

old rim is the og skyrim. btw

[eager bison]

yeah yeah i got it

lol

[weary slate]

its Windows 10 or Steam OS which is kind of pog

the only issue I have with what they've shown is the left thumbstick is too low

I like the Steam Deck placements.

OH

3020e is the low end rumor.
3050u is the high end rumor.

They can emulate older consoles and play some modern games.

[arctic marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/crocodile-happy-walking-animated-cute-gif-17659218

[rancid crystal]

it werks

[warped yew]

is that a Pi?

cool build

[rancid crystal]

yeah its a pi

thank

[eager bison]

board

[eager bison]

some smart ass decided to make the spi pins effing tiny and i hate them for it

for context, thats my pinky, which is already quite small to begin with

[kindred yacht]

Fingers crossed those pins aren't bridged with solder

[eager bison]

i used a multimeter to test it

[eager bison]

gaming

[kindred yacht]

That looks so jank
I love it

[eager bison]

it is, but it isnt

its the official CSR spi interface

digikey has em for like 250

ebay has em for 25 lol

this is the worst of it lol

god forbid Qualcomm offer driver downloads to non-certified people

[eager bison]

getting somewhere, this little thing sounds pretty damn good, ig thats bluetooth 5 for ya

sounds better than my phones internal dac

[eager bison]

better for working on small things

[warm fable]

Among other things.

[eager bison]

ayo wym by that