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    Severed Power Cord

    I am working on a Sony Vaio PCG-61611L. The HDD and drive cover are missing, but the real problem is the power cord. It appears to have had the plug cut off, then spliced into the power delivery wires with duct tape, and later the other end was cut, leaving only a few inches sticking out. If I'm...
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    Solved! Broken laptop screen need to transfer data to new machine

    An older Win10 laptop? Just for reference, replacing a laptop screen is not that difficult in most cases. Regardless, you'll need to remove the hard drive or transfer files over a LAN IF you have file sharing enabled in Network and Sharing Center and IF you have the folders containing your...
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    What are the advantages of rendering?

    There's no need to rerender video if you don't need to compress it, have it in a different format, or edit it. And yes, any lossy video codec will have some effect on quality.
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    Why does VR require amazing computers?

    The reason is that you need high framerates (~90) and stereo output (don't know about mono VR). And like you said, your test system is low res. Newegg has a nice guide that explains a few things: http://www.newegg.com/vr/guides/find-out-if-your-pc-can-handle-vr.html