Dave110986

Hi Guys, I'm not here to sell anything from D Brand and I'm not forcing any bears to dig tunnels. So I've been watching Linus, Luke and the team for a while and thought it was time to properly join the community. Has anyone notices the inconsistencies with the beeping out of swearwords in the videos? Some times Linus will say $h!t and other times he'll be beeped. What up with that? Dave

I have the Sony X9305C and I can't complain, and if it's little brother X8509C is anything similar you're on to a winner. http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/televisions/x9405c-x9305c-series I hook it up to my PC and IT WILL run 4K60p over HDMI 1.4 from an GTX780ti (in SLI). It's worth noting the Sony's HDMI port are 2.0 and all support HDCP 2.2. No DP port though. Android TV was a bit of a bugbear on release but it's getting there now and you can force install whatever apps you want by downloading the .apk. Netflix runs in 4KHDR, Amazon Prime runs in 4K HDR. There's a bespoke HDR picture setting in the menu and it looks bloody awesome. Last week I grabbed myself a Panasonic 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player (DMP-UB900). After a firmware update and enabling enhanced HDMI in the TV settings the TV runs in HDR and it looks fantastic. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-4K-Ultra-Blu-Ray-Player/dp/B01CGC6JC2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462465219&sr=8-1&keywords=dmp-ub900 Neither of these TVs are curved. It's probably also worth mentioning that the up scaling is rather good DVD / Blu Ray / Xbone / PS4 games all look super. The TV supports 24p through to 100p natively and recognises when you have a 24p bluray playing. This fixes most of the motion judder and tearing issues but not all of them. Unfortunately the same cant be said for live sports; I don't use the "Football" mode but there's quite a bit of colour bleed but that could be the broadcast. I can't really comment on sound as I run mine through a home theatre setup (lip sync is a nightmare), and the X93 has those garish speakers down the side. Hopefully you find this helpful. Enjoy your TV. Dave

So, having spoken to my boss again today there are a few more items to consider that I've initially overlooked. Our current server also acts as the DNS "host". He wants to keep it that way. Still wants Active Directory to control login and permissions for client devices and files etc. Would still want the server to provide network security (firewall etc.) He still isn't convinced by O365. It would be £93.60 (excl. Tax) per user / per year I see Microsoft offer Exchange Online at £30 / £60 per user / per year https://products.office.com/en-gb/exchange/compare-microsoft-exchange-online-plans From what you guys are saying it seems the right thing to do would be to take O365 and have a file server. Unfortunately I can't see that happening. So, can I run the following on a Dell R710? Exchange Active Directory DNS "Host" File Server I note earlier Windspeed36 mentioned Virtulisation. Considering this I'm looking for a high core count and plenty of RAM? I'm going for a dual socket setup - thinking hex core Xeons. Something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/R710-PowerEdge-Dell-Rack-Server-Twin-Hex-Core-E5645-Xeon-2-40GHz-72GB-RAM-PERC6-/141912196984?hash=item210aa04778:g:B6gAAOSwQYZWzXOt Is this better suited to my needs than the R610? If I had my way I'd just have the email hosted externally and have a big NAS. We don't do anything fancy. Cheers as always guys and thanks for holding my hand through this. Dave

To try and answer everything put back at me: Exchange Server: My boss (Company Owner) doesn't like the idea of externally hosted mail - no amount of persuasion on my part seems to change his mind Off Site Backup: His opinion is the same w/ Backup. He'd rather host it himself in another of his properties. Server OS: We want to run Microsoft but the version isn't too much of an issue. We have had trouble with Exchange 2003 syncing with 2016 Office apps so I assumed 12 R2 and later would be my best bet. On Premise HW / Server Function: Exchange / File Storage / Manage Firewall and Security for Office Network. Again, these are requirements of my boss and I'm open to better / cost effective alternatives.

Cheers guys Lots of useful info

Firstly this is my first post so, Hi guys! I work in a small office with about 6 computers hooked up to a server for file storage and email exchange. It's old and decrepit and is in need of renewal - it's running 2003!! Our budget is limited and I need to account for Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Exchange 2013. Just on hardware (excluding storage), my budget is hopefully £400 / $600 (US). I'm thinking chassis, mobo, cpu, ram, boot drive (maybe). We only run on a 1gbps internal network which I upgraded to about 6 weeks ago. If you think my estimate is too low, what would you suggest for a solution? Again, it doesn't need to be singing and dancing. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-SUPERMICRO-1U-8-core-2-26Ghz-24GB-INTEL-XEON-L5520-6016T-MTHF-1HE-SERVER-/121952636324?hash=item1c64f18da4:g:PSIAAOSwG-1Wu-43 Is the above item the kind of thing I'd need? Cheers Dave