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    Solved! Hdr choice greyed out in projector settings

    Does the Onkyo receiver support sufficient HDMI bandwidth to handle 4k(60?) HDR? If so, you may need to go through the projector's menus to find options to enable 4k HDR / 4k60. I recently bought a 4k TV for use as a secondary monitor and it took me a while to figure out why it was only giving...
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    X4 845 or i5 3470 for gaming

    I wouldn't touch anything AMD pre-Ryzen with a 10' pole. They need a 1-1.5GHz clock advantage to win game benchmarks over SB/IB i5/i7.
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    Solved! LG. OLED55E6P TV will not tune in digital channels

    TVs can only decode "Clear QAM" (unencrypted) channels unless they have a CableCard slot and you can get your hands on said card. Cable TV companies encrypt most if not all of their digital channels so people cannot 'steal' TV signal by simply tapping into a neighbor's line. You will need a...
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    How can I set up 5.1 surround sound, 144Hz refesh rate with PC, Monitor and Receiver.

    If you extend your desktop to the AV receiver instead of duplicating output, you would be able to run the different outputs each with their own refresh rate, though you end up with a second display that has no actual display which could be a bit confusing if the mouse pointer gets over there or...
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    How can I set up 5.1 surround sound, 144Hz refesh rate with PC, Monitor and Receiver.

    If you have an Intel-based system and the motherboard has HDMI out, then use that for sound. Otherwise, you are stuck with DVI for video and sacrificing your GPU's HDMI for audio.
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    Solved! Should I upgrade my Dell Inspiron 15 7568?

    Getting a genuine replacement battery will cost a large chunk of the cost of a new equivalent laptop, don't think I'd bother with that. Tossing an SSD in is fine since you can always re-use that elsewhere if the laptop is still a disappointment after the SSD upgrade. You may want to give the...
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    I have a element 43" smart tv what I can't figure out is how to connect my bfree suround sound Bluetooth speaker to my tv

    Have you checked the TV's manual to actually make sure it supports external bluetooth audio? Not going to work if the TV doesn't have the hardware and software support for it.
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    How do I remove personal information from my Compaq LTE 5300 before selling it?

    If your SSD or HDD contains sensitive data that you don't want to see resurface, you need to either use the long-format method for HDDs which writes a test pattern to every sector then reads it back to check for bad sectors or use the SSD vendor's secure-erase tool to ensure even the...
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    Solved! how to repair a tv showing a white screen

    I'm guessing there is either no power or no data to the horizontal or vertical mux board or whatever equivalents are in that TV. Power-related issues are often obvious due to the presence of blown or otherwise damaged capacitors. For anything beyond that, troubleshooting is difficult if not...
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    Solved! Looking for a budget DSLR for beginners

    If you want a remotely decent DSLR, you are looking at ~$300 for the body only or ~$500 for a starter kit. Most kit lens are decent jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none that you may end up wanting to replace with a faster and/or sharper lens with different focal, zoom and aperture ranges, which is...
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    Solved! Nikon D5300 Power Issue: Repair, Replace or Upgrade?

    As with most consumer/prosumer electronics, it is often cheaper or more cost-effective to replace than repair. At half the price of a brand-new camera body with warranty for a repair with likely much shorter warranty and possible problems from the camera not getting put back together properly...