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Does anybody have FreeSync working in a "PC in other room" setup?

I notice that my monitor and GPU will gladly do FreeSync over a normal length DP cable. It won't, however, work over a 10m cable. I'm assuming latency issues of the signal or something. The cable I have is most definitely chinesium off of amazon. It does claim it's 8K@60Hz and it absolutely works with my 3440x1440@100Hz... just not FreeSync. Here's the cable, if the forum allows the link: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0919XLPFL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Does anybody know whether I might be on to something and as a follow up question, do you think a fiber DP cable would help with this? I don't game too often but when I do, tearing is the number one issue that tends to ruin the day for me.

Hi everyone I am having issues with my work laptop. Windows keeps muting itself globally which makes me miss incoming Teams calls when the KVM is set to another machine. Unfortunately, the calls popup from Teams keeps appearing on a screen that is no longer connected so I don't see that either. I usually keep just the Teams window on the Laptop screen and use other screens as primary. Does anyone know how to force the notification onto a different screen? And does anyone know why Win11 keeps going on mute? I have a feeling it happens when the laptop locks itself or goes to sleep but it still feels rather random to me.

Hi everyone I'm considering buying some LTT bottles because I'm having an issue with my current one. One of them gives the water some funny aftertaste and the other started to do so as well after cleaning. I put it in the washer and then it tasted like detergent. So I went after that with some vinegar. So the detergent taste was replaced with vinegar :D. I even went as far as using steam to clean the thing. Nothing helped. One week later the aftertaste seems to have gone. So I want to know is there a special way you clean insulated bottles that I don't know of or is this a case of cheap chinesium and the LTT bottles don;t have that issue in the first place?

Well, that's a very good point, the question then becomes which cable do I test with instead? ALL my cables are more or less chinesium no name. Without investing serious cash into local German cables, which too are most probably manufactured in China anyway, this becomes guesswork... This cable can drive 1440x3440 at 100Hz so it can't be complete garbage... What do you think, if the cable quality was the problem would lowering the resolution and/or refresh rate open bandwidth for FreeSync or does it not work like that? Edit: Just had the thought that it might become a matter of latency over that distance... I understood that Adaptivesync is based on bidirectional communication between monitor and GPU and as such distance doubles for any set of back and forth.

Yes, but how when the OSD menu option isn't listed?

Hi I have a Philips 346P1CRH/00 monitor that should be AdaptiveSync compatible according to shops and philips.com. It is attached via a DP 1.4 cable (albeit a 10m /30ft long one). Adrenaline lists FreeSync as incompatible and I was wondering if the cable might just be too long or if there are picture options like HDR that might automatically invalidate FreeSync? I already called Philips support but not only was I called rude for disagreeing with their statement that the monitor did not support FreeSync, they claim AdaptiveSync is a different technology altogether. I'm pretty sure that's false but frankly, lately I feel like I'm getting old (or getting gaslighted, who knows these days) so I thought I'd check with you guys what my options were. I just noticed in the manual that there should be an option to activate or deactivate AdaptiveSync but it just isn't there... The Manual lists compatible GPUs but they're all from the R9. Is there something in the standard that might prevent more modern cards to communicate with this monitor? Is the monitors implementation too old or something?

Well, the card IS driving the pixels, though. It did so in Linux once and it keeps happily doing it in an already installed windows.

Hi everyone I bought a new 3440x1440 display and I'm having some issues. First off, my GPU, a 980TI, doesn't always deliver a picture at boot. It just doesn't wake up. I have to try several times before I get a picture. I've gotten used to that. My main OS is/was kubuntu but I have a windows partition on another drive, too. Now what happened when I attached the new monitor: Even when the GPU wakes up, I cannot boot into kubuntu. I see kernel messages but the moment KDE is supposed to pop up, the display remains dark. I got it to work once but I am unsure whether I actually bootet into linux that time on the new monitor or whether I swapped when the OS was already up. I noticed too that I do not get a picture when booting from USB stick. Neither SystemRescue, which is Linux, nor a Windows installer stick will give me a picture. Again, please note that I keep resetting until I see a BIOS splash screen and until I see the boot menu I go into hitting F11. The GPU has waken up at that point. So my question is has anyone experienced GPUs, especially older ones, having trouble with 3440x1440 resolutions? It feels like a problem with loading a driver or something. I should note that the PC is in another room and the DP cable is somewhere between 7 and 10 meters long. I thought maybe that's too much for the necessary bandwidth, but again the windows that is already installed seems to have absolutely no issue displaying at 3440x1440x75Hz.

So turns out it wasn't the CPU's fault. After switching it, it still wasn't much better. So I got the bright idea to check whether my configurations were still in place and lo and behold, linux still loaded the correct driver, however Waterfox had forgotten its about:config settings during an upgrade which was, in the first place, why I suddenly had stutters. I still have bad performance on 4k movies but my gut tells me that is on Jellyfin's server side.

Hi everyone I am in the process of getting annoyed with my current mediacenter PC which is a Pentium G3460 in an Akasa Euler case. My issue: Playback to the 4k tv is not completely smooth. Worst with native 4k but also with most any other material. I already use the iGPU for playback. So. What I would like to know is if I absolutely, positively will have to invest 500ish bucks for a new fanless pc or if any of you have a perfect product in mind that may come in cheaper. Building in Euler cases usually involves the scrounging up of rather exotic mainboards and CPU choices are limited. I see that Zotac has fanless mini pcs but so far I only saw Celeron processors and I have no idea if they would truly be better at this task. I cannot find comparisons. I suspect that my CPU being 50+Watts may not help matters ina case that is meant for dissipating 35W. I have tried a voltage offset of -0.01 but so far, I don't think that did much. So I'm open to suggestions. I know some people run mediacenters off of Raspberry Pis so I wonder how that can work when my dual core Pentium with iGPU seems to struggle. EDIT: After studying the ARK page for this CPU some more, I notice that the iGPU isn't validated for 4k resolution at all. I gotta say, for that it runs rather nicely ;). I have looked at the i3-4370T, which should be compatible with the Asus H81T motherboard. That iGPU does list 4k resolution. So I might just get me a new CPU and be done with it... unless someone has concerns with that plan?

Yeah, that sums up my thoughts on the topic nicely. What I'd just like to avoid is paying extra for features I don't need or cannot use... so if Atmos is just a nogo with sloped ceilings, there is no point getting a soundbar with Atmos. I was pretty impressed how Sony TVs and sound equipment play nice together... Is this standardized or will I potentially be out of luck if I buy brand X TV now and want to buy brand Y soundbar later?

Who in their right mind would listen to dubstep though? Also what is so hard to understand about Atmos without subs? You still get the immersion from sounds coming from around you.

None. I have no interest in subwoofers... I find base to be unnecessary at best. Besides I don't want to include my neighbors in my movie nights. I have had a sub on my old setup years ago. It was the first to go before the rear speakers. Receivers... well they don't scare me, but the last one I had was just too complicated to set up and use... I had to buy a universal remote and programming it was a bitch until the setup worked even remotely reliably. I have a wife and 7 year old kids. I want a turnkey solution. If sound bars do not work on sloped ceilings, I will probably continue using built in speakers. So I'm down to buying a TV... that should make life somewhat easier and cheaper. The LG OLED55G19LA seems like an interesting choice.

Uh... Samsung is evil? Granted, I will not get ad banners because no internet but it's a matter of principle.