Roku

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    Discussion Best budget upgrade from a TCL 55R616 Roku TV?

    I have a 55R617 Roku 4K HDR television. In most ways, the picture looks excellent to me. However, with certain images, there is banding in multiple areas, and the local dimming has a side effect that causes images with a lot of sky or other light colored areas and a 4x3 aspect ratio to have...
  2. hosemigel

    Question Roku Streambar eARC problem ?

    Hello, i just bought a Roku Streambar ( It support Dolby Audio with eARC ). My old TV doesnt have HDMI ARC/eARC. So i want to buy HDMI 4K 60hz eARC Extractor. I watched like 10 videos how to set up that extractor, and every single on of them are using for example Apple TV connected to input...
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    Question Odd matter, wasn't sure where else to ask

    We have an old Samsung Plasma TV (E450A1) which we use in conjunction with a Roku Ultra box. This setup has served us well for more than a couple of years. Recently, perhaps about a week ago, the TV and Roku would just abruptly shut off and power couldn't be immediately turned back on, the TV is...
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    [SOLVED] Confused on Setting up the proper VPN Network for my home

    So I have a desktop, a few wireless devices (typically 3), Roku and Firestick connected to a non-smart TV. I want to have them running under a VPN network via NordVPN. How to go about this is where my confusion lies. Setting up NordVPN on my phone or the desktop appears simple via the apps...
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    Question Streaming device for DVI HD TV

    Hello! New to the forum, looking for advice. I have a Sony Grand-Wega HD TV circa 2003 that I'm not ready to give up. I've had a Roku Express + Hooked up to it for many years, using a DVI>HDMI Adapter. It works fine, but suddenly the screen has a purple cast over everything. I've read it's a...
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    Question which cpu ?

    I am thinking to buy ryzen 5 2600 or ryzen 7 2700 which one you recommend? My main occupation is gaming Thanks
  7. pickledkitty13

    [SOLVED] will it work?

    Hello, i need help with choosing a 2x4gb ram or 2x8 is it worth it? 2x8gb ram : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B2Y1N8B/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 2x4gb ram : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01GCWQ80K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1 my mother...
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    Question Mate 20 Lite or wait P30 Lite?

    Hi guys, Im looking to buy a new phone, im still using my p9 lite and has been an amazing phone for the past couple of years but its time for a new one. Im was planing to buy a mate 20 lite, but they announce the p30 lite, the aspects are similar, the only big difference I see is that batter...
  9. LiveTrash

    [SOLVED] New CPU to pair with my 1070Ti?

    Okay, so a few questions are still left after some research that I'd like to clear up so I'm not wasting money on a new CPU. I mainly play GTA 5 and recently noticed I was running in Windowed Borderless and switched to Fullscreen. This brought a sharper picture but also brought micro-freezing...
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    Question PC having a weird behaviour. Games fps are lower than expected in all games and dropping

    Hi. I don't know what's happening with my pc but everytime I play a game its FPS are lower than my rig can handle (FX6300; 16 GB DDR3; GTX960 2GB) like, I load a game for example r6 siege and the first round is about 60 fps on low then the next round the frames drop drastically to 20 fps, I...
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    Question Active Processor Cores option not detecting all cores

    My motherboard is zebronics z55 and I've a i7 870 processor. The option in Bioa of Active Processor Cores shows only 3 options which are "All, 1, 2" Which means that its only detecting 2 of the cores but it has 4 cores and I get low Fps in games. How do I fix it?
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    Question home networking

    This is what we are trying to do in our house. Because the control center box is in a small space, we had the cable modem signal get connected through the co-ax jack in the study. It is connected to a Wifi router. However, we want to get the LAN jacks in certain rooms connected too. The...
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    Can I upgrade CPU by swapping motherboard with stronger CPU

    Hello folks. I have Dell XPS 15z l511z and I wanted to upgrade my CPU i5 2410m but soon I discovered that I couldnt do that because my CPU is BGA. Then I saw on Ebay motherboard from same laptop but with i7 2640m. So I was wondering if I could replace my old motherboard with the motherboard with...
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    Question Upgrading PC parts

    I'm thinking of upgrading some parts of my PC but honestly im not sure which part i should upgrade for now due to budget limit i cant change alot of things, i thought that my GPU is kind of weak and it should be my first upgrade. any suggestions ? PC specs: GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB CPU...
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    [SOLVED] Internet speed is slower than resource monitor says im consuming

    Hello folks I've been experiencing issues with my internet speed in the last couple of days. The issue i have is that my internet download speed used to be 10 MBps/sec normally, and for no reason right now it is 500kbps-1MBps more or less. The resource monitor says i'm using 100% internet...
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    Swapping a SATA 3 connection to a SATA 1 connection from DVD Tray to use as HDD (3.5 inch) storage

    I have an Asus All in One PC and it has 2 SATA connections. One works at 6 Gb/s (so it must be SATA 3). It is presently connected to a 3.5 inch 2 tb HDD. The other SATA is connected to the BlueRay DVD tray and is rated 1.5 Gb/s. I am thinking of swap the SATA cable from the DVD tray to the...
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    [SOLVED] Is 1050 Ti compatible to GA-F2A68HM-H rev 1.1?

    GA-F2A68HM-H rev 1.1 AMD a10 7860k 4GB ram is it compatible? should i go for mini 1050 ti or just 1050 ti? Can i play witcher 3 and gta v with my build?
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    [SOLVED] pc doesnt fully shutdown

    Hi i have a problem in my pc that every time i shutdown it. it doesnt shut down the screen goes off led and fans but the pc keeps running my cpu is on 4 days atm i restart it or shutdown and it will stay on even the apps sometime stay opened
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    RX 480 8gb PROBLEM

    System specs Rx 480 8gb Fx 8350 Corsair cx 450w 8gb drr3 When playing games such as gta 5 I have had a problem with my gpu to test it i used the CAM app by nzxt it displays fps and vram and more when playing I get sort of normal fps but it says vram being used is minus 0.1vram used? Any ideas...
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    is this motherboard a good choice?

    hello guys, i'm planning to buy a motherboard and a cpu will this MB Gigabyte B450M DS3H Socket AM4 Motherboard work with R5 2600 ?
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    Computer can’t detect my gpu.

    After a new build and taking out my gpu and hard drives from my old working pc and put it into my new parts (motherboard,ram,cpu.) I find that there is power to the card ( the fans spin) however no display, is this because windows isn’t downloading the correct (or any) drivers? As I go onto my...
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    What to do with this beast...?

    I would like to upgrade the video card, but not sure what to do with $100. Appreciate any ideas. PSU is 600w Thermaltake. Thanks for any suggestions. UserBenchmarks: Game 19%, Desk 39%, Work 27% CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 - 41.6% GPU: AMD HD 6850 - 14.3% SSD: AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 238GB - 54.3%...
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    No post even after breadboarding.

    So I know this discussion has been had here a million times but I have completely hit a road block and don’t know where to go from here. So basically I built the system about two weeks ago and have used it without error since. About two days ago I shut off my computer for the night and when I...
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    M.2 capability question

    I was wondering if someone could send me a link to what kind of M.2 drive is compatible with the z97 Gaming 5. There's a few different kinds and i'm just confused about the technology in general.
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    Which gtx 1050?

    Hey i m building a pc and i am confused which "GTX 1050" to buy i mean which brand is the best not considering those minor 10 to 30 dollar differences . Overall which card will give more fps i dont care about the size or anything . Evga superclocked double fan , gigabyte OC double fan or any...
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    Cannot delete files with invalid (non-ASCII) characters in their names

    I have a PC with Win 7 and a memory stick with several folders in which the filenames are corrupt (they are not made up with 'normal' characters): moreover some are massive (e.g., 10 gigs) even though they were originally tiny graphics. I cannot delete them by usual means, nor by the DOS del...
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    Hard drive spikes to 100%, im out of options

    I've tried absolutely everything to fix my hard drive from spiking 100% I have tried everything on this guide and nothing worked. All I know right now is that it started when I disabled memory compression and since then I enabled it again but the problem didn't stop. The disk seems to be at 0%...
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    Ping shoots up when my sister turns on her computer. Please help!

    For the past month my internet has been very bad whenever my sister turns on her computer. I am on a wired connection using a TP-Link and she is using wireless. I have tried many things to try and resolve the issue. My download upstairs in my room is around 7-13 mbps maximum with 8-9 upload and...
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    Motherboard is dead... needing to upgrade and have questions

    Hi, My motherboard the AsRock H97 Pro4 is dead, it was due to me not using standoffs with it for the 2+ years that I used it, (at least I think this is what caused it) because it was my first PC I built when Iw as 14 yrs old and didn't understand standoffs. So I need to get a new motherboard...
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    Reinstalling Windows apps

    Hello, my calendar app wasn't working properly on my Windows 10 (which may have been a result of an insider build update because the latest patch solved the issue). To fix the issue, I googled around and I think executed via PowerShell (admin) 'Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Remove-AppxPackage' I...
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    Wondering about my ram performing so poorly

    I recently ran this test on UserBench and it shows that my ram is doing a really poor job. I hadn't realized it before, but I guess it is a potential problem. I'm wondering if anyone here might have a solution. The test says Unknown, but the ram brand is Avexir. Perhaps it's just shoddy ram...
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    GTX 950 Overclocking

    Overclocked my GTX 950 by Asus (White). Using MSI afterburner, I got 300+ for the core, and a stable 600+ on the memory. Is that good? Anyone have any advice or oc's of their own? Using kombustor Plasma (1M-Particle) 1920x1080 Fullscreen without AA, I got a stable 149 FPS with 96% Load and a...
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    Power but no picture, sometimes jagged motherboard screen

    Ive had my PC for several years now, and I go to start it up today and after several boot attemptd i keep getting no picture. Lights come on, disk drives work, fans spinning etc but no picture. I finally get it to "start" once, and it only makes it to the first screen but it has tons of...
  34. Bentheball1

    How do I overclock Corsair vengeance ddr4 2666mhz ram?

    I have this ram here and i was wondering how I can overclock it. i've watched videos where they say that timings and latency are import but i really don't understand that stuff. I have a ryzen 3 1200 overclocked @3.8ghz and a b350 tomahawk if that matters. i want to overclock my ram to about...
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    Power supply anti surge detected.

    I got this pc i built my self 3 years ago and since 2 month i have this power supply surge detected message usually when i play games. I decided to change my power supply/ram/and graphic card all at the same time my pc worked for a day and then i got this power supply anti surge message again...
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    NEED HELP connecting my AIO cooler to my Motherboard

    I have a Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme S AIO cooler in my first pc build. I have already mounted the Cooler and installed it all I have to do is the wiring connections to my motherboard ( MSI Z270 Gaming M3 ) and I can’t figure out how to do it. There are three total cables, two coming from the...
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    Samsung 65-inch Q6F QLED TV Review: Elegant, Colorful and Smart

    The Samsung 65Q6FN QLED TV offers strong picture quality, great audio and a mostly excellent smart -TV experience, but it cuts a couple of corners. Samsung 65-inch Q6F QLED TV Review: Elegant, Colorful and Smart : Read more
  38. jeffler383

    Help me pick an ultrawide monitor

    I'm pretty sure I know which way I'm going to go on this, but I wanted to get some opinions nonetheless: First my specs: i5 6600k, GTX 1080ti, 16gb ddr4ram. Rig is used exclusively for gaming, sometimes movies but my office isn't really set up for that. Currently playing on a 27" 1440p...
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    Is this build future proof?

    I want to use it for gaming for Atleast 3 years and I would probably be playing at 1440p https://pcpartpicker.com/list/YVZPV6 If not what should I add?
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    Os installed on SSD and replacing HDD

    I have 1 SSD and 1 HDD. My OS is installed in SSD and i wanna replace my HDD (since its only 5400rpm) will replacing my HDD remove the OS still? This maybe a dumb question but i still wanna make sure.