LukaKitty

If anything, I could always just use my laptop for movies and streaming, which goes through HDMI for better audio and stuff! I just hate making stuff a complete mess to understand.

The type of content I typically consume in surround sound, would be video games, and movies (disc & streaming). Stereo is fine, but doesn't quite immerse me the same way surround sound does. The reason all of the consoles go through the HDMI switch, is to keep it simple. Consoles go through the HDMI splitter, and everything else through the HDMI ports on the AV receiver. Otherwise, it becomes a bit of a mess, as well as making it a pain to switch between sources on not only the AV receiver, but the TV as well. >.< I'm like a strict parent when it comes to stuff like this: Device #1 does "this", device #2 does "that", no exceptions! One of the AV receiver's HDMI ports, is reserved for laptops, or whatever device a guest might bring. The other HDMI port on the AV receiver will most likely be used on a future Chromecast, MiraCast, or whatever else my girlfriend and I decide to get.

I did some digging, in regards to pulling a TOSLINK cable from the TV, to the AV receiver. As far as I could find out, this might end up downsampling a surround sound signal to stereo, and some other stuff, depending on the TV. To avoid this alltogether, I ended up trying a different solution. My current solution, was to splt up the audio and video channels respectively. The video feed gets sent directly to the TV through the HDMI switch, while the AV receiver handles the audio feed. Only reason I still keep a HDMI cable connected between the AV receiver and the TV, is so I can use a laptop, have a friend use the Nintendo Switch, or just configure the AV receiver if needed.

I'll admit, it's a bit of a bummer to lose out on a few features, simply because I can't receive audio on my AV receiver, due to the HDMI splitter being in between of it all. I've done some research on TOSLINK in the past, so I'm aware that the audio signal will have compressed audio... I'm not happy about it, but it's the option I've got, if I want to retain a 5.1 surround sound signal. And luckily, my AV receiver happens to have 2 of them. I did try a different HDMI switch (Delcato HDMI-7026), because it had a remote. However, that one couldn't even drive 1080p, despite being advertised as being able to run at 4k. My laptop couldn't do 1080p with it either, so I replaced it, with what I have now. However, I also had the weird issue with no audio on that one too. Read an article just now about a guy who sent their PS5's HDMI signal to their TV, then passed on the audio from their TV's TOSLINK out port, to their AV receiver's TOSLINK in port. This however, was because the PS5 didn't have the TOSLINK connector.

Hello there. __Introduction__ I've recently been setting up my home theater equipment in a new apartment, but I have been experiencing a few problems down the road. Most notably, loss of audio. Due to the handful of devices connected, there wasn't enough HDMI-in ports on my AV receiver. To get around this, I've invested in a HDMI switch, so I can take on more signals from various devices. Since my AV receiver handles the surround sound speakers, everything goes through that. __The Problem__ Temporarily, my consoles would send the signal to the AV receiver, which would then send the signal to the TV, so no problems there. However, to get more inputs, everything went from the consoles, through a HDMI switch, then to an AV receiver, then finally to the TV. But for some reason, this kills the audio signal entirely. None of the consoles detect an audio output anymore, so the speakers remain silent (both on the AV receiver and TV). If there's only 1 "middle man" in this chain (HDMI Switch or AV Receiver), then both audio and video works fine. But if both are added to the chain, the audio is lost entirely, and not even shown as an output on any of the consoles. __Alternatives__ I'm currently thinking of a workaround, where the consoles would send video to the TV directly, and audio would be sent to the AV receiver via TOSLINK for audio. Once I get the necessary cables, I'll be trying that out. __Components__ - Samsung UE32ES635U - LG HB965TZ - Delcato HDMI-7044 - PlayStation 3 Super Slim - Xbox ONE - Xbox 360 Original

Simple question: Will a 'Motorola Moto G7 Plus' fit in a 'Motorola Moto G7' phone case? The one in specific that I've looked at, is this one. https://egosketch.com/product/personalized-motorola-moto-g7-soft-case-back-printed-transparent/ Would really like to know if they univerally fit in this case.

Cutting to the chase, my Asus H97-Plus motherboard decided to suddenly stop booting up properly, and I've got no idea why. At first, I removed every other hard drive, all of my expansion card (except the GPU), to which did no good. So I looked up the manual, cleared the CMOS, and now things are getting bit worse. After clearing the CMOS several times, I keep returning to the same screen, and it won't budge. And that screen is the "fullscreen logo display" when booting, and it freezes up there. In the moment where I thought I couldn't get any more info, it came to my attention that the motherboard has "speaker" pins on it. So I connected a motherboard speaker, and it gave me one short beep. According to what I just researched, that code means: "VGA detected, Quick boot set to disabled, No keyboard detected". I find the last one a bit odd, as I do have a keyboard plugged in, and the numlock is also lit up. It is a USB keyboard, mind you. But I wonder, does anyone have a possible solution to perhaps fix this? I'd really not like have to replace a motherboard that's just 3 months old since purchase. And I have way too many drives I need to use.

Huawei and Motorola is unknown territory for me, sadly. I mainly stick with Samsung, as it's what I feel comfortable with.

Won't really be using USB-C for quite a while to come. Again, I mentioned that I've never had anything with USB-C connectivity, apart from my MOBO having one.

~ The Short Part ~ At the moment, I've got a Samsung Galaxy J5 from 2016 ('J500FN'). And just recently a few days ago, my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530) suddenly faced itself with an issue, where it wouldn't charge when plugging it in, and it'd just flash on the screen repeatedly. And my current phone only has 8 GB of internal storage, where 7.64 GB is in use. So... I need a new phone. ~ Target Phone ~ Looking a bit around the internet, I happened to take interest in the Samsung Galaxy S7, the standard 32 GB variant of it. I'll explain why in a second. I'm on a budget of around $380 USD, which translates to roughly 2500 DKK in my local currency. Here's why I chose the S7: 1. USB 2.0 Micro-B 2. 3.5mm Audio Jack 3. Android 6.0 4. More internal storage 5. Good performance Now, I'm aware that there's probably better options than this, but this is what I could find. I also live in Denmark, so no Walmart, BestBuy, Target for me. After doing a little research, here's another reason as of to why I chose the S7 in particular. - Samsung Galaxy J series: Low-end - Samsung Galaxy A series: Mid-end - Samsung Galaxy S series: High-end ...and more, but won't go into detail about the Note and all. ~ My Thoughts ~ If you've read this far, you're probably thinking: "Why in the actual hell, would OP want those things from a phone...?!" Well, to answer that, here's some of my key-points, while also taking my experience with the J5 into regard. ^^; 1. USB 2.0 Micro-B a. With the tech I own, a lot of it use the USB Micro-B connector. Meaning, Micro-B helps me a lot in versatility. b. If I get a USB-C phone, I'd need at least 4 of those cables. Home charging, power bank, traveling, back-up cable. Of all I have, only my MOBO has USB-C. c. I've got a USB Type-A (f) to USB Micro-B (m) connector to connect USB storage, and copy files wherever I am. Less stress with PC-to-Phone transfer in a hurry. 2. 3.5mm Audio Jack a. I use my phone's audio jack a lot, so I pretty much need it. Wireless headset only adds up the devices I have to charge, and won't work with my 3DS and PS Vita. b. Personally, I couldn't be bothered with the whole 'dongle' era, in which Linus calls it. 3. Android 6.0 OS a. Bloatware is tiring, especially with only 8 GB of space. I had more space when I ran Android 5.0.1, as opposed to Android 6.0.1, even after factory resets. b. Looking through reviews and comments online, some people report issues after upgrading to Android 8.0. Such as less battery life, and worse performance. c. I'm quite unsure if Android 8.0 is a better idea than Android 6.0 for the S7, but please get back to me on this on. I need more info. 4. More internal storage a. I've been through a lot of phones in my life, and I'm only 19 years old. But space has often been an issue on my phones, except for my old Samsung Galaxy S4. b. In addition to 32 GB of system memory, I'll be using a 32 GB MicroSD card. A lot more freedom than 1.5 GB of available internal space for sure (rooted). 5. Good performance a. My current Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 kind of lags here and there. When it comes to Skype, oh boy... lag city. Skype 6 was a lot more stable than Skype 7 for me. b. I have a few mobile games I'd like to play as well, as I don't carry around my 3DS and PS Vita as often as my phone. Excluding games like Fortnite, PUBG, etc. ~ Conclusion ~ Call me old fashioned, but I prefer my phone to be a bit versatile, rather than some fancy-pants stuff, like USB-C. But while also having good performance, and some internal space. Also, the way I hold my phone, and how often I go in landscape mode, would drive me insane with "stealth" touches on edge displays. So no S7 Edge, or S8 in general for me. Had my current phone for over two years, and really need a upgrade. I hope to keep my new phone for at least two new years. But seriously... I really need a upgrade. >.< ~ Extra ~ Current phone in use - SG J5 Current phone of discussion - SG S7 Recently "broken" tablet - SG Tab 4 10.1" ~ Discuss ~ I'd like to close this off by apologizing for this wall of text. Got a bit longer than expected. Regardless, I'd like to know what everyone has on this subject in particular. ^^

I've got no eSATA slots available at all, but got 4 PCIe 3.0 x16 sized lanes left. However, looking at the contact pins, it looks like a PCIe 3.0 x8 lane. But as I mentioned before, if it required a wall outlet for power, I can't use it.

So... essentially, everything else I've connected, like SATA, M.2, and so on uses a "shared" bandwidth that the chipset provides, or have I mistaken? Also, I mainly read the manual when setting up certain things, or attempting to troubleshoot anything on it, providing if something happened. Sorry to sound dumb like this, but I appreciate the research.

So theoretically, I've got 32 PCIe lanes I can essentially use then, thanks to the chipset? Or at least that would be my assumption if I were to add the CPU lanes with the chipset ones.

The motherboard I use specifically, is a MSI X299 SLI PLUS. Got 7 PCIe slots, and only 2 of them are PCIe 3.0 x1. However, one of those x1 lanes are blocked by the GPU.

So even if I occupy 5 SATA-600 ports, no PCIe lanes are in use, right? ^^;