Recent content by Sam Poland

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    I have lots of white dots on my 65 in mitsubishi tv. How do I get rid of them

    This is a plasma or LCD right? Try flicking your finger nail against the screen where the dot/s are. NOTE: you're NOT hitting it with your hand, just with one finger. You can do it hard enough that it'll hurt your finger before you hurt the screen. Sometimes they'll go away, if not then your...
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    4 Gbs of Ram

    Have you considered a refurbished? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4E96JZ9964
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    Need a ~$500 Laptop for Solidworks

    Go for higher clock speed when it comes to Solidworks. Source: I support several high end Solidworks users and our company has a tech support contract so I have been able to speak with those in the know on this subject. They needed a fast computer to run simulations and so a computer with a...
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    Network Drive Missing after Fiber Installed

    In network and sharing center, is your network "Unidentified"? If so, in control panel>admin tools>local security policy>network list manager policies and change unidentified to 'Private'.
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    1 sub and 2 speakers on Amp and other 2 speakers on stereo amp

    This sounds like it's for a car? If so then yes you can have your headunit run speakers independently of your amp. This is a common setup.
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    Solved! How is DELL in terms of quality of their laptops and support?

    My company has bought about 20 Dell Latitudes over the last 5 years. Their longevity is great. Their quality control on what they ship to you, not so much. One example was just a deformed keyboard. But that's on a laptop that cost $2k. You would think for that kind of $$$ they would get it...
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    how to hook a house stereo to my car ?

    One thing to consider is that your home audio receiver is designed to power 8 ohm speakers (sometimes 6). Car stereo speakers are usually 4 ohm and sometimes 2. Is it worth the risk of damaging your receiver/speakers? A good car stereo is only about $100 these days.
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    Can i run vr?

    https://support.oculus.com/1773584749575567/
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    How can I connect a rca yellow video cable to my Samsung tv where there are no RCA connections

    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6PF5745652&cm_re=rca_to_hdmi-_-9SIA6PF5745652-_-Product
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    how to get pc sound to my home Amp speakers without losing sound card quality

    What brand/model of amp or receiver do you have? Most likely you just need to connect a digital audio cable from the port on your sound card to your amp.
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    Suggested VR PC Build (versus New Alienware Aurora)

    My observations only: Most popular thread on here: Parts list to build my computer. 2nd most popular thread on here: I built my computer and now it doesn't work. Ordering some parts and then having just one not work is a real bummer. Did I get the best bang for my buck buying an Aurora...
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    Yamaha RX-V1 for 2 channel?

    I think this forum would better serve you: http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/
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    Need some advise on these laptops?

    One thing I can tell you for certain is that the 120GB SSD on the 8760W is going to fill up the first week he has it. On HP's website it lists the Radeon R6 GPU for the 17-g121wm and its performance is less than the other laptop's Intel HD 520 GPU. I used...