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    The "Everyday" show-off thread !

    nvm, found out that you can never really turn the Fire TV off until you physically unplug the power plug.
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    The "Everyday" show-off thread !

    How to switch of the Fire TV stick once done ? So perplexing !
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    BIC America Subwoofers Officially Launched In India

    One has to open up the sub, to access the power board and then switch a flip for 220V usage, not so easy.. But BIC does have a user guide on its site. Sub sold in India is pre-configured for 220V , thats it.
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    Need help with connecting two routers

    Those looking for wifi range, look at Tenda. I am very impressed with my neighbour's Tenda router, if you know what I mean ;)
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    0-20k 2017 Budget HTPC Rig : Needs to have SSD & able to play BD- ISO with HD Audio Bitstreaming

    is there ay benefit w.r.t ImageVideo quality with the 1050/Ti over Onboard Intel HD 4400? if all one is viewing are 1080p rips, Blurays.
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    BharatNet: Govt's Broadband project missed 3 deadlines, while costs have doubled

    If anyone had clicked on the NOFN agreement link in the quoted article , they would see that this was signed by UPA in Feb'14. How is Moodddi responsible for its inefficacies?! If anything , this is yet another example of the Khangressi idiocy and also reflects on those who were silent when...
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    Amazon India lightning deals

    ^^ That's true , ordered one in the sale , coming today. Biggest challenges with these Android boxes is HD Audio Bitsreaming- they just can't handle that
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    15-20K Unlocked Phone from USA

    Best Buy has a 200$ Gift card for every S8/+ on MRP of 725$. Thats the cheapest currently. I read somewhere that it does not have a 16:9 screen ratio, does that create any problem with browsing , using apps etc.?
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    15-20K Unlocked Phone from USA

    Somehow trust Amazon more than Ebay !
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    15-20K Unlocked Phone from USA

    Is there any other deal for S8 apart from Ebay ? I am looking to get a unlocked phone but only managed to find S7 edge at around 500$
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    0-20k 2017 Budget HTPC Rig : Needs to have SSD & able to play BD- ISO with HD Audio Bitstreaming

    I would have been happy with Kodi on Windows ( was fine with XBMC) ; but on Mac, the experience is pathetic. It's Image quality is impeccable on both OS. I find VLC much simpler and snappier to use. I will rest this discussion now- Have read up a bit and it seems to me that the HD Audio part...
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    0-20k 2017 Budget HTPC Rig : Needs to have SSD & able to play BD- ISO with HD Audio Bitstreaming

    What are these high settings...I find pixel shaders pretty much useless .. what else..
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    0-20k 2017 Budget HTPC Rig : Needs to have SSD & able to play BD- ISO with HD Audio Bitstreaming

    Actually I did ask.. and I am not sure why folks are saying that you need a killer rig to play MKVs with MPC-HC + Mad VR.. it works fine on onboard HD w/o any discrete GFX card
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    Ride for the first date ?

    Tip: Don't hire a cab/auto: you will not be able to speak freely in front of the driver. Drive yourself, slowly slowly...
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    0-20k 2017 Budget HTPC Rig : Needs to have SSD & able to play BD- ISO with HD Audio Bitstreaming

    Hi Guys, thanks for your inputs- but looks like you missed the part highlighted in blue.. I already have a general purpose rig (i3 4130, 8Gb, Onboard HD4400 and it runs MPC-HC + MadVR flawlessly (no additional pre/post pixel shaders at all though ) The G4600 has HD630 , will it be fine? My...
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    0-20k 2017 Budget HTPC Rig : Needs to have SSD & able to play BD- ISO with HD Audio Bitstreaming

    Hi Guys, I am looking to set up a secondary HTPC in my drawing room for media playback. This will be connected to my AVR hooked upto my LED TV. I need DTS HD /True HD Audio Bitstreaming and thus a Windows machine is the only option. I was also evaluating the Shield TV for this purpose , right...
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    10-15K Good , robust cameraphone for wife

    Thanks everyone for your inputs . Got the Honor 6X !
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    Android Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ launched in India

    I got the Nillkin frosted for my Nexus 5. just too good
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    CCTV setup | Suggestion | Help

    Thanks Vivek for the reply. is there no way to watch the stream on the internet (on a mobile device)
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    CCTV setup | Suggestion | Help

    I have a Eureka Forbes CCTV setup .. which is basically HikVision I guess. I just connected the DVR through LAN , but not sure how & where to watch the CCTV stream..? Any ideas?