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    LLOYD-AF reacted to Donut417 in 4k UHD - 4 bay Nas - Help needed.   
    Depends what's the format of the video files. Each device should have supported Video and Audio codecs and containers. I would check. I will say this, on the Plex Forum's they suggest NOT transcoding 4K content because it does require a bit of processing power. 
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to tikker in 4k UHD - 4 bay Nas - Help needed.   
    I have no experience playing movies stored on a NAS from an Xbox or Playstation. That aside, I also couldn't find any news about the supported audio codecs by PS5. The Xbox Series X (look at the audio section) can only decode DD and DTS it seems, with the rest only supported as passthrough.
     
    What you could do if you go for the Synology is set up Plex Media Server on that. Then you can use the Plex or Xplay  app on the TV. The 2020 LG <something>X series do not support DTS anymore, so they won't direct play files with that.audio, but I think 4k HDR stuff should be fine this way (video transcoding is the heavy part anyway, audio not so much).
     
    Also quite important: make sure you have a gigabit (ethernet) connection between the NAS and the playback device when playing high quality 4k content, or at least more than the usual 100 mbps connection. Blu rays have bitrates typically around 70-80 mbps and can spike happily to 100+ mbps. You will see buffering without it. The CX does not have a gigabit port, but people have gotten adapters to work.
     
    Finally, I don't know what your sound setup is (if you have any), but to play the uncompressed TrueHD, DTS-HD audio codecs and Atmos/DTS-X without transcoding anything at all you'll need something that can decode those or pass it to a device that can (called "passthrough") which can be either the TV, an AVR or a soundbar. Something that is pretty well regarded as the "ultimate" playback setup is Nvidia Shield Pro 2019 plus an AVR. This sill play practically anything you throw at it, but you'll have to invest more money in the Shield+AVR+speakers and is mostly only relevant if you're aiming for a surround sound setup.
     
    TL;DR it mostly depends on what your movie files are. The playback device will need to be able to 1) understand HDR 2) be able to decode the audio codec. Not being able to do 1) will result in video transcoding, a big nono. Not having 2) will yield audio transcoding, which usually isn't that big of a load. Both your TV and the Xbox Series X (and likely the PS5) understand HDR and a load of video codecs, so video transcoding likely won't be an issue. Audio will be transcoded probably, but if you are using the TV speakers that won't be a noticable loss in quality anyway.
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    LLOYD-AF got a reaction from Thermite in SDH Vs Raid 1   
    Ok thank you.
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to Thermite in SDH Vs Raid 1   
    When you navigate to your disk station using windows explorer and it only shows 9-10TB of useable space then your in what is effectively RAID 1. By default it will use a redundant form of raid.
     
    (Source)
    https://www.synology.com/en-global/products/DS218#specs
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    LLOYD-AF got a reaction from iamdarkyoshi in DELL P2717H Debezel questions.   
    Thanks I'll take a look.
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to iamdarkyoshi in DELL P2717H Debezel questions.   
    I've got a general debezel guide in my signature. Debezeled monitors look sweet
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to leelaa14 in Advanced calibration guide?   
    You will see a kinda smooth blending,
    This pic is taken from the "what it should look like part"
    You see around the 2.2 mark on the left, the red kinda blends in to a smooth blur around the 2.2 mark? That's what you aim for, without ruining the blacks on the black level test.
     

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    LLOYD-AF reacted to WkdPaul in Game trading thread   
    Looking into it as we speak
     
    EDIT : see below for the official answer!
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to TheRandomness in Removing Ram Heatspreader   
    Look for any screws and unscrew them, then use a hairdryer or something like that to soften up the thermal pads or whatever before gently trying to twist the heat spreader off. GENTLY. 
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to zMeul in Valley vs Heaven vs 3DMARK?   
    do 1-2 passes with each benchmark - if you don't see anything out of the ordinary, it's probably OK
     
    ps: use DDU to nuke the previous video drivers
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to LogicalDrm in Valley vs Heaven vs 3DMARK?   
    24h is overkill or oversafety for any OC verification. Quick check would be 30min-1h (15min when you are looking for sweetspot), stability testing would be 2+h with various software. Just to check if card is working as intended, run each one time. Plus some others like Cinebench.
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to ZombiPL in SENTRY: Console-sized gaming PC case project   
    Today we've made a video showing the assembling process of the pc components inside our SENTRY. We're going to put it somewhere on our website, but we wanted to know what do you think about it.
     
    We hope you'll like it
     
     
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to nicklmg in Tech Now vs Then - Sponsored by SAGE   
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to ZombiPL in SENTRY: Console-sized gaming PC case project   
    Oh, i almost forgot:
    On Tuesday we received our test batch of 25 Sentry cases. At this moment we're still testing them in terms of repeatability.
     

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    LLOYD-AF reacted to WoodenMarker in Best way to check HDD health?   
    I use CrystalDiskInfo
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to Lord_Karango17 in Ext HDD disconects when playing videos.   
    Yep. Since you said your drive was fairly new, it might just have started to get these issues when the disconnecting started. Bit unusual that it would have these issues for being so young, but either way keep an eye on it from time to time to see if it goes up.
     
    In my case one of my external drives had a few pending relocated sectors and it would only show up when I was trying to copy files off the drive, and the transfer cam across that certain sector.
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    LLOYD-AF got a reaction from Infin8 in SENTRY: Console-sized gaming PC case project   
    Get the packing correct or @LinusTech will not be happy
     
    Looks nice in white.
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to dditty in The WAN Show Hoodie   
    Sorry for the low-quality pics. Super excited to finally get my hoodie! I love it!



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    LLOYD-AF reacted to jx22 in The WAN Show Hoodie   
    Hi guys for the sake of update I thought to post here. So if you took Fed Ex Express delivery they do charge you customs and their administration fee at a later date. I got an invoice about 2 weeks later for about 26 pounds total. Definitely unfortunate but hopefully this will help those who are still thinking about importing it
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to acsonline in The WAN Show Hoodie   
    Yup, I believe so.  Mine has the same worn look to it. You're good.
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    LLOYD-AF got a reaction from dditty in The WAN Show Hoodie   
    5ft 10 inches
    38" waist
    42" chest.
     
    The hoodie fits perfectly except for the gloves.
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to dditty in The WAN Show Hoodie   
    Awesome! sounds like it'll fit me really well. Thanks!
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to SaperPL in SENTRY: Console-sized gaming PC case project   
    The white unit photos has been added to the gallery:


     
    We were supposed to send this unit to LinusTechTips for review, however there were some technical difficulties with manufacturing for this one and we've had to slightly update final design. There's also a functional fix for cable management with that design update.
     
    We have ordered first production batch of 25 units. Some of them will be sent as review samples. While waiting for those we've got to figure out packaging.
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to DXMember in PSU - Change the fan.   
    it's a regular fan just open it up and swap the fans
    be sure to understand that you will be voiding your warranty by doing that
    and be aware that the fan is not supposed to be in sight when the PC is built
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    LLOYD-AF reacted to MrG13 in PSU - Change the fan.   
    leave unplugged for 48 hours before working on it....
     
    or....
     
    be brave and stick you tongue on there.....
     
    Disclaimer:
    Possible result of death if option 2 is taken  
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