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    seanondemand got a reaction from BrandonTech.05 in Vhs to digital converter   
    I don't have any hardware, because what I recommend would be paying somebody to do the digitizing - when my folks wanted some stuff digitized, the amount of money on hardware (buying it, and then getting rid of it when I was done) and time I'd have to spend on it just wasn't worth it.
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Mihle in Is it possible to get GPU to upscale/ output at a higher resolution than the windows resolution setting?   
    It sounds like you're overthinking things... the amount of power saved by reducing the resolution is extremely minor - you'll get more savings by reducing screen brightness by a few percent. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from da na in Is it possible to get GPU to upscale/ output at a higher resolution than the windows resolution setting?   
    It sounds like you're overthinking things... the amount of power saved by reducing the resolution is extremely minor - you'll get more savings by reducing screen brightness by a few percent. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Eigenvektor in Is it possible to get GPU to upscale/ output at a higher resolution than the windows resolution setting?   
    It sounds like you're overthinking things... the amount of power saved by reducing the resolution is extremely minor - you'll get more savings by reducing screen brightness by a few percent. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from CandidKilsborne in Looking for advice on outdoor cameras for a daycare   
    Just make sure to budget in your time and ongoing support because even though it’s solid… nothing’s perfect!
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Needfuldoer in TV without smart TV   
    Your boss is either going to have this discussion with your IT people or seriously bump up your budget, because non-smart TVs only exist as those expensive displays. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Highog in Sony BDV-E6100   
    So it’s one of those Sony blu-ray/receiver combos, interesting. While they’re using what I assume are proprietary connectors, each speaker just looks like a pair of wires. I don’t see why you couldn’t get any receiver, trim off the ends of those speaker wires, and use the existing cabling to connect them. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Bonakid2 in Hisense TV   
    I mean, you linked to the rtings review. By their testing, it’s the best tv at its price point. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from WhitetailAni in iPhone 6 questions   
    The passcode’s been entered incorrectly too many times and the iPhone needs to be restored with a Mac or pc. After restoring, if it needs an Apple ID to activate, it’ll let you know - otherwise it’ll be good to go. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Lunar River in Razer’s accountability   
    It would be hard to do a laptop secret shopper. Laptops are much more “bespoke” than desktops from big oems and system integrators, making comparisons way more complicated and difficult to tell whether an issue is a one-off or a design problem. Issues also often take time to manifest. Secret shopper has also tested basically every big oem’s customer service at this point - the only reason Razer’s been spared is that they don’t have a desktop.
     
    Anybody who does a little research will find lots of accounts of their issues, so what value does LTT bring to that conversation? Holding brands’ feet to the fire isn’t really their jam. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Darth Xaim in Framework refuses to sell me parts   
    They aren't refusing to sell you parts - they're refusing to ship to a freight forwarding address, which has been well and repeatedly documented and is spelled out on their site
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    seanondemand got a reaction from SinistralFern23 in Framework refuses to sell me parts   
    They aren't refusing to sell you parts - they're refusing to ship to a freight forwarding address, which has been well and repeatedly documented and is spelled out on their site
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Needfuldoer in Framework refuses to sell me parts   
    They aren't refusing to sell you parts - they're refusing to ship to a freight forwarding address, which has been well and repeatedly documented and is spelled out on their site
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Inception9269 in Recommendations for office chairs   
    For your budget, an Aeron classic or a Mirra might be doable. Worth mentioning too, I know the Aeron comes in A/B/C sizes, B for normal sized people, A small and C large. Often As and Cs can be found more easily/cheaply, but if you don't fit that size you can't really get around it.
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Aaron_T in Recommendations for office chairs   
    For your budget, an Aeron classic or a Mirra might be doable. Worth mentioning too, I know the Aeron comes in A/B/C sizes, B for normal sized people, A small and C large. Often As and Cs can be found more easily/cheaply, but if you don't fit that size you can't really get around it.
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Inception9269 in Recommendations for office chairs   
    I bought a used HM Aeron a few years back, had a local HM service provider come to my house and replace the gas cylinder, and all in, it cost me like 500 bucks and you can sit in it all day without issue - no pressure points, no sweaty ass, thanks to the mesh.
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    seanondemand reacted to Aaron_T in Recommendations for office chairs   
    Used Herman Miller chairs are a pretty good value, and their chairs are top notch.

    Example:
    https://nationalofficeinteriors.com/office-furniture/chairs/direct-ship-chairs/herman-miller-discount-shipping-mirra/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5rGuBhCnARIsAN11vgS3q_k9-XapE_px1LkBcYpCOnRTtwfrA3NnrVfmGToPoLtmHT9MZoUaAudSEALw_wcB
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Needfuldoer in Realistically, should I do 1gb ethernet or upgrade to 2.5 gig?   
    Is it cool to do the whole, vroom speedtest go fast thing? yes
    Does it make a big practical difference for the average consumer? almost never. There will be the odd time where you're waiting on a big download (cough COD cough) that this would make a difference with, but 1gb is usually fast enough that the internet connection isn't necessarily the bottleneck for downloads, and it certainly won't make a difference with latency. So, for double the monthly price, is it worth it? Not for me
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Alex Atkin UK in Realistically, should I do 1gb ethernet or upgrade to 2.5 gig?   
    Is it cool to do the whole, vroom speedtest go fast thing? yes
    Does it make a big practical difference for the average consumer? almost never. There will be the odd time where you're waiting on a big download (cough COD cough) that this would make a difference with, but 1gb is usually fast enough that the internet connection isn't necessarily the bottleneck for downloads, and it certainly won't make a difference with latency. So, for double the monthly price, is it worth it? Not for me
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    seanondemand got a reaction from FlyingPotato_is_taken in Realistically, should I do 1gb ethernet or upgrade to 2.5 gig?   
    Is it cool to do the whole, vroom speedtest go fast thing? yes
    Does it make a big practical difference for the average consumer? almost never. There will be the odd time where you're waiting on a big download (cough COD cough) that this would make a difference with, but 1gb is usually fast enough that the internet connection isn't necessarily the bottleneck for downloads, and it certainly won't make a difference with latency. So, for double the monthly price, is it worth it? Not for me
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    seanondemand got a reaction from The Friendly Bear in Why are so many PC components impossible to order?   
    I did some buying in a relatively small market (Canada) in a different consumer good but the same principles apply. If i’m the owner of Portugal’s primary asrock distributor, this year asrock’s going to show me the 2025 catalogue and I have to decide how many of which SKU I’m going to buy from asrock, so they can manufacture them. I’m not going to buy everything - I’m in a small market and I don’t want a bunch of niche items collecting dust in a corner of my warehouse, that I’ll have to either sell at an extreme discount, or scrap. So small markets get stuck with the most popular of a manufacturer’s SKUs, and none of the really cool and cutting edge, but ultimately niche items. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Mihle in Why are so many PC components impossible to order?   
    Small shops in small regions deal with small distributors, who don’t deal every part the manufacturers make. Apart from ordering the part from continental sellers who will ship to you (which I assume is expensive), I would start with the shop to find out what they can get, and put together the build from there. When availability is limited, you can’t always get what you want. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from Needfuldoer in Why are so many PC components impossible to order?   
    Small shops in small regions deal with small distributors, who don’t deal every part the manufacturers make. Apart from ordering the part from continental sellers who will ship to you (which I assume is expensive), I would start with the shop to find out what they can get, and put together the build from there. When availability is limited, you can’t always get what you want. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from creat0r in Hot take: in 2024, 8GB of memory is enough for non-enthusiasts   
    Extra spicy. I mean, paired up with a decent SSD to page to, you’re probably right, but 4GB memory and a decent SSD is probably an uncommon combo. 
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    seanondemand got a reaction from creat0r in Hot take: in 2024, 8GB of memory is enough for non-enthusiasts   
    I recently got gifted a used XPS 13 9365 2-in-1 laptop with a 7th gen i7 2c/4t chip and 8GB of memory, did a clean W10 install and got a cheap Amazon battery for it. I’m normally a Mac guy, I’ve got an iMac with a 10700K and Radeon 5700Pro, so I’ve got a performant computer for home, but I needed something to take to my MBA classes. 
     
    I’ve been using it for a couple weeks now for school stuff, dozens of tabs in Brave, MS Office, and cloud gaming on Game Pass, so here’s my take:
     
    8 GB of memory is enough for daily use, which for most normal people (that is, non LTT forum readers), can handle all the everyday things they need to do. 
     
    Enthusiasts get so wrapped into our daily experiences of 16 or 32 GB of memory being needed for our uses so I’ve been genuinely surprised at how well this 7 year old laptop has held up performance-wise with a workload that is probably more demanding than what my parents would do on their machines (for example). To go along with that, credit to Microsoft and Dell for making some optimization improvements (on an admittedly high-end ultrabook for the time)
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