Recent content by inanition02

Best guess is there's still more dirt in there. Have you been using the laptop or has it been sitting for a while? If sitting, some updates and optimization programs may run even when "idle" so you could try letting it sit for a couple hours to let those finish and see where temps end up...

62C at idle on the desktop? It's possible there's quite a lot of dust that's gotten into the PC (would need canned air or even opening the laptop to remove). Before you do that though, I'd open the task manager (presuming it's windows) and look at the CPU at idle to make sure theres not...

Did you try cleaning the vents out?

Up to the current console generation, I've gone with the more is better route and pretty much owned every console from Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and (*tear*) even Sega. Due to having a family of my own now and much less time though, I have yet to get into the PS4/XBONE/Switch Era - and in fact...

I'd keep shopping around. Here's a Lenovo Ideapad 15.6 with an i7 7500, 12GB RAM and a 256 GB SSD for $700 - http://www.microcenter.com/product/475059/Ideapad_510_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Silver Acer 13" 2-in-1 (touchscreen) with a 7200, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for $600 -...

That would make sense - does your receiver have a visual indicator of the type of input it's receiving?

Or, there's an easier answer...per the Spotify FAQ the same ""quality settings" mean different bitrates from mobile to desktop - meaning that they would sound different potentially. Spotify uses 3 quality ratings for streaming, all in the Ogg Vorbis format. ~96 kbps Normal quality on mobile...

I meant to try something that isn't playing through your browser and ideally not streaming over the internet. My typical method of troubleshooting is to change variables (or remove them) and see how that impacts the outcome. In your case, you're comparing - 1. an iPhone, using an App to...

Do you have any local media to try?

You probably need to tell Windows (I presume it's a Windows PC) that you're using a 5.1 setup so it will pass through the correct streams and not a 2.0 stereo track that your receiver needs to interpret. What application are you using to play the audio?

What is the GPU in your laptop? Most likely culprit is you need to upgrade your graphics driver (with HDMI out connections, audio goes through the graphics driver).

The quad-core atom 2 in 1s or mini laptops (mostly from ASUS) can be good values and can work just fine if you lower your expectations a bit. I use one of the T100TA line (quad-core atom, 2gb of RAM, 64gb eMMC) as my ultraportable for long trips. Battery is great and office apps work just...