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After using my Nec multisync EA231 for 12 years, i though it was time for a new screen. I though over the course of that many years brightness and colour homogeneity would have greatly improved. Well, was i wrong........ old: new: is this something i have to accept in a IPS panel ?

I'm searching for a usb 3 enclosure for a 2,5" hdd with asmedia chipset. The current one i'm using, utilizes a jmicron chipset which seems to cause trouble with OMV and my raspberry pi. ( resulting in very low write speeds) We are currently in lockdown no.3 so EU online availability would be...

From time to time my Lenovo x1 carbon (2017) has an odd battery problem where the remaining capacity drops within minutes from somewhere in the 30% range to the point where it automatically powers down. Nothing i tried so far did fix this. Since it only happens randomly i often forget about it...

I'm looking to replace my linksys E3000. My apartment is 70m² and the router is located in the middle. The replacement should have at least 2 ethenet ports plus decent Wifi coverage. Additionally i'd like to directly connect a portable usb hdd ( WD elemtents 3tb) and access a shared folder...

I kindly like to ask for some help with my mobile broadband modem setttings. Here is what i like to do: Use a mobile broadband modem (Huawei B618s-22d) connected to a energymonitoring datalogger to remote access the datalogger. The datalogger is connected via lan cable to the modem. For the...

I kindly like to ask for help with a rather strange problem. recently my windows 10 machine started to have some lag when saving or deleting files. i did not install any new software, just windows updates the problem occurs randomly. When saving or deleting a file the process which normally...

i‘m looking for a long lasting hdd to store my documents and pictures on it. Space is not an issue 1tb will do just fine. I have samsung hdds still runing since nearly 10 years and i‘m looking for a current brand/type which will do the same. Any recommendations ?

My current case is heavily modded and makes any troubleshooting very difficult. So I'm looking for a new case for the following hardware ( or soon some new parts if i can't track down my usb problems) Asus P8P67-M with Intel i5 - 2500k 1 x SSD, 1 x HDD Palit gtx 750ti Seasonic X 560 1 x...

i'm currently searching for a replacement for my ageing samsung 730u3e requirements: 14" mate screen (could settle for 13") with decent colour reproduction. quiet operation during web browsing, word and similar tasks. 6 or more hours battery runtime. i5 kaby lake, 6 or more Gb ram. 2, or...

my radeon HD4850 started to artifact like crazy in SWTOR, so i guess its time for a new gfx card. ( i checked that cooling still works fine and temps are OK, latest drivers are installed) looking for a card that runs quiet and can handle SWTOR, War Thunder and Battlefield BC2 @ 1920*1080 (...

Hi all! does anybody have some experience with the new Hdplex Hi-Fi PSU ? http://www.hd-plex.com/HDPLEX-250W-Hi-Fi-DC-ATX-Converter-16V-24V-Wide-Range-Voltage-Input.html currently i'm using a wide input range PICO unit in my music pc and i wonder if i could expect any improvements...

since last thursday i can't login to battlefield bad company 2. i always get the error message "unable to login soldier" i found some info on the web about some server problems regarding user names with capital letters and a new soldier with lower case letters helped. But actually i...

until last week the card reader in my samsung 730u3e laptop worked fine. But now it stopped working. When i insert a sd card nothing happens. The card isn't shown in explorer nor in disk management. I can find the card reader in hardware manager and status says it works. anyone has an...

here in europe the new series 7 ultra seems to be made out of unobtanium right now. spec wise it's exactly what i want. ( HD screen, SSD, small size, enough usb connections) But i'm looking for silent operation while doing web/office stuff. So anyone can comment on it's fan control?

I'm looking for a new laptop (maybe ultrabook) these are the specs i'm looking for (in order of importance) 1) fanless operation in idle mode. (silent operation) 2) 13" or 14" ( resolution should be greater than 1366*768) 3) SSD 4) battery life at least 4h (while surfing over w-lan...

Until yesterday i was using a Asus P5Q Pro Mobo with Intel e5200 plus 4x 1Gb Corsair DDr2 RAM, Ati 4850, 640Gb Samsung and Seasonic x-560 PSU. It seems like the motherboard died a sudden death since it makes no sign of live anymore. no beeps, no lights, no fans, nothing. I tried replacing...

Hi all! I'm searching for a true rms multimeter to measure millivolts AC in the 500 - 900mV range. Plus frequency measuring capability up to 10khz is a must. I'm only own a cheap one so a good all around unit with the above capabilities would be nice. I'm looking at the Fluke 115 but...

Hi all! I have a lot of music DVDs which i like to convert to wav so that i can listen to them in the car. i would prefer if the software is free to 10 euro max.

Hi all! i'm looking for a headphone amp. right now i don't want to spend more than about 120 euros. is it possible to buy a decent amp for that money ? headphones are JVC HA-RX700 and AKG K-601 edit: oops, just noticed the typo in my title. should have been euros not euor.

I wonder if anyone could point me to a decent pci-e mini to USB adaptor. there are some on ebay, but i can't see any circuits on them. Do they even work? are there pci-e mini to USB 3.0 ones by any chance ?

I just noticed that i have a large difference in speed with which EAC rips my CDs. all 3 drives are in like new condition pioneer s18lbk ... rips at ~7,5x speed LG GH22LS ... rips at ~ 3x speed older LG IDE drive ... rips at ~3x speed i assume the pioneer is the best drive of the...

I'm looking to replace the power brick psu from my laptop with a small one which is easier to carry around. only thing is that it has a lower ampere rating than the original one. I know that there is no problem in using a psu with a higher ampere rating. But will the lower rating one only...

Hi all! I'm searching for a larger replacement for my 20" samsung 205BW. It seems that 23" models are very popular right now. My budget is around 300 Euro. I will use it for 50% internet browsing, 20% movies, 15% photoshop and 15% gaming Right now I'm looking at the 16:9 23" and the 24"...

Hi all! i'm searching for a pre-amp+headphone-amp device for my pc setup. should be under 200 bucks. new or used doesn't matter. since it will sit on my desk it shouldnt be to large. cheap shipping to europe is a must. any ideas ?

Hi all! My dad asked me to take a look at his pc. XP takes a long time to load, all you see is the loading screen with the running progress bar for 4 or 5 minutes. No new hard or software was installed. I did a virus scan but avg didn't find any. I did a logged boot and it seems that...

Hi folks! could maybe someone help me find replacement parts for the items on the pictures. they came from a non working multimeter, i suspect them to be resistors of some sort. But i used my multimeter and wasn't able to get any ohm readings from it. any ideas?

Hi all! I just bought a new panasonic LX3 to replace my LX2. now with the lx2 i was always able to move the pictures from the cam onto the pc with the usb cable connection. now with the lx3 i have to copy them an delete them in the camera since i get the message that the card is write...

hi all! i bought a laptop this summer. a medion akoya which is a msi wind clone from a local discounter. i found out that the msi wind and it's clones have a very active modding community. i started with a very simple mod, i ordered a new and better heatsink from aquacomputer and installed...

Hi all! i've grown tired of the shortcomings of my netgear sc101 nas device. after i discovered freenas i played around with it a bit and decided to build a pc to use my hdd's from the netgear nas with the freenas software. main goal was to build a case for it which is functional, tidy...

Hi all! to be able to access media data from all my pc's i want to add a nas to my network. actually i'm already using a netgear sc101for backup but i'm disapointed with it's performance. here are my requirements: raid 1 500gb or more 350 euro max. no additional software for file...

Hi folks! right now i'm building myself a second pc for daily use and at the same time i want to upgrade my pc audio setup. right now i'm using creative i-trigue l3500 speakers but still the new setup doesn't need to be TOTL since i have 2 decent stereo setups already. at the moment i'm...

Hi all! it's spring/modding-time again ! i still had a mini itx mainboard laying around from my previous jukebox project so i thought about building a pc dedicated to websurfing and reading my mails. since browsing the net is what i mostly do on the pc i see no need to start up the gaming...

hello all! i'm searching for a kvm switch without the v for usb keyboard and mouse. controling 2 computers with one keyboard and mouse. i found a lot like this one intended to switch peripherals like printer or scanner but nothing like k/m...

hi all! i connect my amp with a 3,5mm to rca cable to my x-fi extreme music. the cable is of better quality with a large connector so the adjacent flexxi jack (digital out, mic, line in all in one port) is blocked :( here is a better illustration where the problem lies..... so i...

hopefully someone could help me with a strange problem i'm running a epia cn1000eg, with 510mb ddr2, 80w morex psu, esi maya44 soundcard, usb wireless lan, and some usb gadgets. after finishing the install of xp and drivers while tweaking the system to my likings, i experienced short...

hello all !! after i finished my jukebox pc no1 (rig 3 in my sig) i instantly liked the ability to shuffle trough all my tracks and the easines of use.... the jukebox 1 is located in my shop for music listening and internet access. so i felt the need of building a dedicated jukebox for my...

Hello all! currently i'm building a pc only for music listening, which will be placed next to my cd player. base is a via epia itx mobo with coax digital out onboard. all my cd's are ripped in flac format. amp is a harman/kardon, speakers are elac bookshelves and an active elac sub. i...

Hello all !! after seeing some monitor mods on the net i thought about doing this to my old 17" LG as well... here's the stock lg monitor: first disassembling lcd-panel: Electronics: since i wanted to obtain a machine like look, i will remove all...

hello all. inspired by a thread posted by audioguy i started to mod my x-fi xtreme music. i started replacing the op-amp with a lm 4562 from national semiconductor. here is the stock card with the new op-amps for reference with a little help from this 2,5 magnifying glass and...

hello all! recently i bought a asus m2npv-vm for it's cheap price with integrated gfx. the board runs fine but even with the installed sempron 3200+ with stock speed the northbridge gets so hot that i could only touch it for ~ 5seconds. the southbridge without a heatsink gets even...