Ontopic Random Computer-Electronics Thread

[fly]

yeah..... that is an advantage. If i ever wanna move my shit i gotta rent a 100TB amazon snowball.

Are you really up to 100TB? Dayuuum

 

[Domon]

Are you really up to 100TB? Dayuuum

not quite, but they offer snowballs in increments of 50, 80, 100. 4k atmos stuff at 50ish gigs a file has really blown up my storage fast.

 

[Valve1138]

I’m not even grabbing 4K stuff yet even though the office setup is 4K.

I feel like I need to plan that shit out first.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

I will only get 4k videos for stuff that has great visuals, like GoT, Vikings, etc. Otherwise the upscaling of 1080p to 4k is enough for stuff that's mostly dialog.

 

[Jehannum]

I will only get 4k videos for stuff that has great visuals, like GoT, Vikings, etc. Otherwise the upscaling of 1080p to 4k is enough for stuff that's mostly dialog.

I can't tell the difference between 4k and 1080p for the most part. Still using a 1080p receiver on our 4k TV.

 

[Domon]

I can't tell the difference between 4k and 1080p for the most part. Still using a 1080p receiver on our 4k TV.

I largely cant either to be honest. What i can tell though is HDR. non-HDR stuff looks flat to me now.

I have a really high brightness HDR tv though.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

I can't tell the difference between 4k and 1080p for the most part. Still using a 1080p receiver on our 4k TV.

Your 4k TV is probably upscalling the 1080p content. And upscalling from 1080p to 4k is mostly pretty good. Also if your TV isn't that big, the upscalled 1080p content wont look much different from normal 4k content. Between 55" and 85" 4k really shines.

 

[Mikeawesome]

DIGIRAW Real or Fake 4K List

Which films are real 4K (UHD), re-mastered or up-scaled? Check out if the movie or TV show you own is Real 4K or fake.

www.digiraw.com

fake 4k = shot in 4k or higher/lower but edited in 2k then upscaled

older movies that were shot on film but scanned in 4k I can't really tell the difference other than its grainier

 

[Valve1138]

While we're waiting for the electric company to give us our permission to operate our ShitFuck Solar LLC system, I did some poking around about what if any data our PV gear spits out for nerd purposes.

Turns out a smart guy wrote an android app that spits out your systems installer password when you feed it your serial number.

Gives you access to all sorts of info you can't otherwise see as an end user about the micro inverters and other stuff.

 

[fly]

While we're waiting for the electric company to give us our permission to operate our ShitFuck Solar LLC system, I did some poking around about what if any data our PV gear spits out for nerd purposes.

Turns out a smart guy wrote an android app that spits out your systems installer password when you feed it your serial number.

Gives you access to all sorts of info you can't otherwise see as an end user about the micro inverters and other stuff.

China thanks them for that!

 

[Josh]

Reminds me of the tools hackers wrote to give you the Password of the Day to many cable modems configuration pages.

 

[OzSTEEZ]

Where do you guys look for deals on PC hardware? I'm hunting around for a good deal on a RTX 2070 Super.

 

[Mikeawesome]

just wait until the next series

 

[OzSTEEZ]

just wait until the next series

can't. I'm building a gaming PC for my son for his birthday

 

[Domon]

can't. I'm building a gaming PC for my son for his birthday

does he really need that for fortnite?


I hardly ever see RTX cards on sale, more often the 5700XTs go on sale, but thats a slightly weaker card

 

[OzSTEEZ]

does he really need that for fortnite?


I hardly ever see RTX cards on sale, more often the 5700XTs go on sale, but thats a slightly weaker card

I'm getting that card in my system and he's getting the GTX 1060 I already have.

 

[Josh]

Where do you guys look for deals on PC hardware? I'm hunting around for a good deal on a RTX 2070 Super.

Use CamelCamelCamel to check Amazon price trends and setup alerts. Various deal forums like Slickdeals for other notices.

 

[Jehannum]

@gee @OzSTEEZ

 

[Valve1138]

@gee @OzSTEEZ
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Is this about golf or an actual medical stroke?

Can go either way.

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

I am sick to the back teeth of Windows 10. When I next have an hour I'm putting Linux mint on this POS.