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    Audio AVR receiver/amp with Spectrum Analyser display?

    It doesn't have too many components. I think I will give it a try one of these days
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    Audio AVR receiver/amp with Spectrum Analyser display?

    A suggestion for the last resort, here
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    25-30k Recommend android phone under 30k, thanks

    I got the S21 FE for 30K after card discounts few days back. Look out for offers in Flipkart You will need to spend 1.2K for charger as it comes without one. No 3.5mm headphone output, so will need an adapter for that as well
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    RT AC 88 U issues

    Sad. The Asus routers are very solid in my experience. I have an old WL-520GU lying around, that works well. It should be more than 10 years old now
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    RT AC 88 U issues

    There is a Asus Flash Tool which you can use to restore a corrupted flash. Maybe that will help
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    Any cheap pfsense box in india

    The cheapest option would be to get a used thin client like HP T620 with single NIC and use a managed switch (VLANs). This kind of an arrangement will be fine as long as you dont need gigabit speeds
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    Isn't it unfortunate that the home music systems are totally gone and......

    Spend most of the money on the speakers, they matter the most. You will get nice entry level passive bookshelf speakers in 20-35K range. You will need an amplifier to power them If you do not want the complications of amplifiers, look for Active speakers, however limits your flexibility for...
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    Review Electronicscomp.com not shipping order placed 3 months ago

    Adding a few i have bought from Projectpoint.in - never needed support, updates at every step of transaction and very good collection of components electroncomponents.com - good collection of components, never had any complaints My experience with sharvielectronics.com also has been very good
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    Review Electronicscomp.com not shipping order placed 3 months ago

    Had a not so pleasant experience with them. There are many alternatives that are far more reliable and friendly
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    Adani group, an Evil corp?

    It is not only the people who bought the shares directly, mutual funds, index schemes, ETF etc have exposure to these at various levels. Information is available here, last updated Dec 2022. Steep decline of these shares are going to hurt many, directly / indirectly for sure
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    TP-Link Archer C60 OpenWRT review.

    A few tips 1) When you install Openwrt for the first time from OEM firmware, use the image with "factory" in it's name. Firmware upgrades from within Openwrt should use the image with "sysupgrade" in its name 2) Note the hardware version of your router (usually noted as v1/v2/v3 etc on the...
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    thinvent Micro 5 Thin Clien, anyone own this ?

    By the specifications, going for a Pi4 would be a better idea, even if it is slightly more expensive. Better still, get a 3-4 generations lower i3 and it would be miles ahead of an Rpi4 and it will run all your home lab stuff in docker / LXC
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    starting window manager from non gui login prompt arch Linux

    Stop the SDDM - "systemctl stop sddm" create the file ".xinitrc" in your home directory with the below content "exec <full path to window manager>" This is the way I used to do it. Also please read this
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    Linux The GNU Linux Thread

    Openmediavault
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    Linux The GNU Linux Thread

    Has anyone tried Geckolinux ? It is built from openSUSE. If you want to try something new, give this a try !! This is my daily driver now.
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    Linux The GNU Linux Thread

    Try Peppermint OS. I had this for a while with my Celeron J1800 PC and it worked well
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    Linux The GNU Linux Thread

    I didn't mean Arch is bad, an inexperienced user might find it difficult to install and maintain. I am using Arch in one of my SBC since many years and it has been solid
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    Linux The GNU Linux Thread

    Arch will be tough for someone coming from Ubuntu like distros
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    Streaming Services Subscription Sharing (Except Netflix)

    Interested in getting a slot for Tidal