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Question. Power outage due to blowed fuse or turning off psu by switch. Differences?

A typical surge supression device like a power bar clamps Volta around 330V. Better than nothing but still plenty high enough to cause damage to sensitive components. There are better solutions out there but they're far less common and available. They're also a fair bit pricier than your average...
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- Post #9
- Dec 31, 2017
- Forum: Power Supplies
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How the heck do I get actual 4k on this old 4k TV?

No handshake = no worky. Gotta love digital signal copyright enforcement. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
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- Post #7
- Dec 31, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Beyerdynamic MMX 300 Gen 2

Anyone have any experience with them? Seems like a sweet set up and those with them love them. But they're fairly new so there doesn't seem to be many floating around. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk
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- Dec 31, 2017
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Audio Components
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Cleanmem and video memory

Does Cleanmem touch video memory or just purges ram? (Spam removed)
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- Thread
- Jun 27, 2017
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Securing our border

I said that for the Northern border. The southern border is a completely different beast. Treating them the same is silly. I wouldn't be surprised tho if Northern border operations costs the US and Canada somewhere in the realm of $7 billion a year. There's also all the waste from line ups and...
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- Post #245
- Jun 1, 2015
- Forum: Politics and News
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Securing our border

I have friends who've unknowingly crossed the 49th parallel while camping in the middle of no where and have had a military response to this incursion into your sovereign nation. The tech exists so that tracking is easy and I'd bet in place and very effective at knowing what's going on at any...
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- Post #221
- May 31, 2015
- Forum: Politics and News
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What is the skinny on Hyundai?

Kia is and always has been Hyundai's budget brand. Like Lexus and Toyota. Or Dodge and Plymouth. Resale on a Hyundai is pretty good with some models being very good. Kia still trails in this aspect.
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- Post #59
- Feb 27, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Want a cheap reliable luxurious car

I've never seen a VR6 with an automatic. I'm sure they exist but a small car is always better with a stick. My Preludes were both stick. Aside from having odd ratios they were okay. It was the other driveline components I had problems with. Especially 4WS parts which were a complete nightmare...
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- Post #63
- Feb 23, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Want a cheap reliable luxurious car

My cars? 99 Mk3 VR6 GTI GLX w/ 5 spd and fairly well loaded. 03 24V VR6 GTI 6spd also fairly loaded except Climatronic. My mom had an 01 A6 2.7T and now has an 07 A4 3.2 - both cars were Quattro. The 2.7 was going to need some turbo work - a known issue. A 2.7T isn't a car/motor that isn't...
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- Post #60
- Feb 22, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Want a cheap reliable luxurious car

Slow? I've had 2 VW's for the last decade. Both newer than 98 and neither requiring anything out of the ordinary. My 03 did require the replacement of coil packs but they weren't expensive. My parents have had Audi's for the better part of a decade neither new but newer than 98 and again neither...
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- Post #57
- Feb 22, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Want a cheap reliable luxurious car

The difference today between #1 and #10 or #15 is almost negligible. It's not like the 80s or 90s where Honda, Toyota, we're 1 and 2, American was hit and miss, and Hyundai was the friend you felt sorry for. Today care and maintenance is much more important than the badge. I've seen domestic...
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- Post #55
- Feb 22, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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What is the skinny on Hyundai?

I've driven VW's, Audi's, a Honda, and GM for the last 16 years I've been driving. Hyundai was never on my radar until they came out with the Genesis. I started my life a growing up under a car nut. Oh the first car was a Taurus SHO. It's a Ford but not really. My dad is a GM guy that I...
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- Post #47
- Feb 22, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Ethernet over powerline

I agree and see your point but wifi is also going to win any comparison due to the fact that it's the laziest. In my experience people are to cheap to correctly wire homes because wireless is their go to. It works without needing to plug anything in.
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- Post #10
- Feb 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Ethernet over powerline

If he was using the other cable supplier here wireless would work as their units are wireless. That's not an option as he already purchased the ones he has and wants to use them.
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- Post #8
- Feb 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Ethernet over powerline

The TV needs RG6 or CatX. The premise panel is in the basement. There's no attic or crawlspace. The walls don't line up so the wall we need to be in upstairs is 2' into the kitchen. The ceiling is stippled so it's not just a patch and some paint. It's doable - anything is doable - but he's too...
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- Post #7
- Feb 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Ethernet over powerline

He needs it for his kid to watch/have access to TV. I thought kids only watched Netflix but this might be the last kid in Canada that doesn't. The lack of hardlines makes for an already crowded wifi.
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- Post #4
- Feb 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Punch block to extend ethernet cabling?

An RJ45 patch panel would do a better job than 66 or 110 blocks. It's doable but as said you might not get the full bandwidth or length. Depending on the scenario I've run fiber from the new place to an old closet as it's much less hassle than running multiple lines of CatX.
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- Post #3
- Feb 21, 2015
- Forum: Networking
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Ethernet over powerline

A friend bought a new condo but they didn't run anything into the bedrooms aside from the master. There's no attic or crawlspace and he's not excited about cutting holes in his new place for the new wires. So he's stuck with Ethernet over his powerlines. I've seen the adaptors and such but...
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- Feb 21, 2015
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Networking
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What's keeping iOS from running on Android?

This. Also remember that Apple is cooking up its own CPU. Early Android had big problems because of the fragmentation everywhere. Chipsets were all different with everyone picking their own. Today we really only see Qualcomm, Samsung, and Apple. Nvidia is also around but they don't do near the...
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- Post #8
- Dec 23, 2014
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Why resolution blockages?

Why are phones and tablets getting resolutions that far exceed anything you see on a PC? Even phones from 2 years ago have 800x480 resolution that that's on a 4" screen. Comparable resolution on a 20" or 24" monitor would be 4000x2400 and 4800x2880 both of which would be awesome tho also very...
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- Feb 28, 2012
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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my LCD thinks its an HDTV :(

Sorry guys still got nothing. I have installed "Powerstrip" and disabled EVERYTHING nvidia from startup, but still no option to run 1680x1050. PS reads that 1680x1050 is correct, but I cannot set it to that from anywhere. I also attempted to create custom drivers, but I get the same results...
- matty67
- Post #12
- Apr 4, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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my LCD thinks its an HDTV :(

forcerefresh allows me to set the 1680x1050 but it wont apply it like it says it will. powerstrip sees that yes my monitor should run at 16x10, but wont let me change it to that. everything knows that 16x10 is correct, its just nothing will let me do it.
- matty67
- Post #10
- Mar 30, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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my LCD thinks its an HDTV :(

tried deleting the monitor, deleting the videocard, running reg scans to delete the old remnants. and everything else i can think of to fix the problem. im about ready to reformat and start again but i have a buncha stuff i would rather not lose. i rather not get another HD right now either.
- matty67
- Post #7
- Mar 29, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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my LCD thinks its an HDTV :(

unfortunately that box is unchecked too. is there any other things like that? any place where i could see if it thinks that box is still checked or something like that? i mean it should not be this difficult.
- matty67
- Post #5
- Mar 28, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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my LCD thinks its an HDTV :(

i cant access the classic control panel... least not that way :( im doing a search for it though.... nope didnt find anything. if i go into advanced display properties and click on the "monitor" tab the check box that allows me to allow or hide modes is disabled. thats the closest i can get...
- matty67
- Post #3
- Mar 28, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Grandma Build

ive had nothing but problems with vista ultimate on the laptop i just got. an excellent summary is that msn live messenger crashes immediately. yes its pretty (i like the GUI over XP) but thats the only thing i like. its sad when mac can put 3 guys on a white screen, one who looks like...
- matty67
- Post #4
- Mar 28, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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my LCD thinks its an HDTV :(

I got a NEC 20WMGX2 yesterday and the nvidia control panel of my evga 8800gts 640mb card is certain that the NEC is a HDTV and will only let me use HDTV resolutions. This would be fine except the HDTV resolutions are not native to the panel and as such look like total crap. I have tried 3...
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- Thread
- Mar 28, 2007
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building

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