Gotei 13 Union's Technology Discussion Thread

Technology Discussion Thread

Directions: Discuss about Technology here. What toys you got for Christmas like the Ipod Touch or Ipad, whatever. Give advice incase somebody have probably with their device. Also the upcoming products in the upcoming future of 2013. Yes, you can talk about Game systems but tone it down and not have a system war here. 

Enjoy.

Got a replacement Samsung S Blaze to replace my other one which had a broken screen. One thing that makes it different from the other model I had is that it has 4G internet.

Basically its internet that suppoesd to go fast. So things like shows or youtube vids or downloads don't take so long.

Basically its internet that suppoesd to go fast. So things like shows or youtube vids or downloads don't take so long.

HybridKing

I build my own pc, because I dislike almost every brand out there. Prebuilts always do one thing or another to make sure you have to buy parts or replace the pc periodically.

That said, since I cant do that with laptops, if I ever got a laptop, I would probably give alienware a try.

I also have a Google Nexus 7. I refuse to touch apple anything but I'm not going to start the whole apple vs. everyone else debate here.

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Basically its internet that suppoesd to go fast. So things like shows or youtube vids or downloads don't take so long.

HybridKing

Nah. Modem speed. :P To be honest, I didn't get my first cell phone until 20 or 21. Wasn't in phones back in the day.

@Dao-Those debates are the worst lol

@sfkm-Oh I see now :P

Yeah, I use android for mobile, and build my own pc's. Thats just how I prefer it. :)

That said, I'm kinda liking how I dont have to hack/crack my device just to update it as google/android originally intended. The google nexus doesnt have the "Provider Butchering" done to it.

My phone's set to update automatically. Though I've thought about undoing that, but knowing my lazy self...probably for the best.

Here's most of my current setup of Tech:

Phone - Apple iPhone 4S. Love it. The iPhone is rather spendy to own and pay monthly, but it's just so reliable and easy to use.

TV - LG 47" LED Passive 3D (Calibrated by Geek Squad)

Gaming - Pretty much my PS3, which is also my 3D Blu Ray player.

Audio - Currently just rocking a higher end Sony all-in-one 5.1 sound system in my bedroom. It does the job and sounds pretty decent, plus, it runs everything via HDMI, so setup is easy and I can get Dolby True HD and DTS HD audio.

:cool:

Here's most of my current setup of Tech:

Phone - Apple iPhone 4S. Love it. The iPhone is rather spendy to own and pay monthly, but it's just so reliable and easy to use.

TV - LG 47" LED Passive 3D (Calibrated by Geek Squad)

Gaming - Pretty much my PS3, which is also my 3D Blu Ray player.

Audio - Currently just rocking a higher end Sony all-in-one 5.1 sound system in my bedroom. It does the job and sounds pretty decent, plus, it runs everything via HDMI, so setup is easy and I can get Dolby True HD and DTS HD audio.

:cool:

Prinze

Yeah, LG has a nice one as well for around that price. 4K is sweet, it'll definitely be part of my next TV, granted mine lasts a good couple more years while 4K becomes commercially available.

Yeah, LG has a nice one as well for around that price. 4K is sweet, it'll definitely be part of my next TV, granted mine lasts a good couple more years while 4K becomes commercially available.

Prinze

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Yeah, LG has a nice one as well for around that price. 4K is sweet, it'll definitely be part of my next TV, granted mine lasts a good couple more years while 4K becomes commercially available.

HybridKing

You forgot to add more m and n to end of damn. Unreal price. More than an arm and leg.

*Cross*

I heard that. 

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Yeah, LG has a nice one as well for around that price. 4K is sweet, it'll definitely be part of my next TV, granted mine lasts a good couple more years while 4K becomes commercially available.

sfkm2

You forgot to add more m and n to end of damn. Unreal price. More than an arm and leg.

*Cross*

I heard that.

I'm quite confident the bounty on Cross's head can get me a new 4K panel right now... :twisted:

I'm still debating upgrading to Klipsch speakers and subwoofer, I want my new place to shake like an 8.0 magnitude earthquake.

I'm quite confident the bounty on Cross's head can get me a new 4K panel right now... :twisted:

I'm still debating upgrading to Klipsch speakers and subwoofer, I want my new place to shake like an 8.0 magnitude earthquake.

Prinze

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I'm quite confident the bounty on Cross's head can get me a new 4K panel right now... :twisted:

I'm still debating upgrading to Klipsch speakers and subwoofer, I want my new place to shake like an 8.0 magnitude earthquake.

HybridKing

I want the vibration to move stuff around the room. :P

I used to pull off some classic audio demo's when I sold at Best Buy. It was always funnny to have customers run from wherever they were to where me and my customer were just to see what all the ruckus was about.

I feel bad for Blackberry, they started the revolutionary concept of the modern-day "smart phone," but then got buried by Apple and Android. It's seriously twisted, when someone pulls out a Smart Phone, it's either a model of iPhone, or Samsung Galaxy.

Also, I have some exciting news to share in the coming month, but it's too confidential to speak of now.

Anybody getting that new blackberry?sfkm2

If anyone is looking to throw down some hard-earned money on headphones, I recommend Monster Inspiration. Just a little background, Monster was the company that originally partnered with Beats headphones, before they parted ways.

They are VERY expensive, just like the Beats, but outperform them, in my opinion, in many categories. The only issue I have with the Monster's is that they are rather hefty, which can be a sign of good quality parts, but for extended wearing, I can see it being kind of tough. I purchased the White model, and customized it with the Japanese Flag headband, it looks super sexy. :cool:

Sound quality is so impressive, that even the upgraded speakers in my car pale in comparision.

Right now I am well-aware of the fact that I need a new laptop. It's a few years old as a Dell (Dao knows ALL of my laments over it) but it performs amazingly well so that's why I still have no problem holding onto it until I'm getting more hard-earned money for it. :P

But without a cooling pad (I had one and then one of the dogs killed it :evil: ) the thing overheats too easily. They have ONE vent taking up 2-1/2-inches along the left side of the case, so everything on the right side gets sucked straight to the middle and just sits there in an equilibrium of "DAMN IT'S HOT!!!" instead of actually serving its purpose. This is why I wonder what the hell gets into the people who put some of these out. It's not efficient except to make people replace it as soon as they realize this horrible design flaw.

At least put the vent in the back-bottom of the case so it all just floods out front-to-back. The heat has less distance to move. :evil:

In other news, my low-budget rear runs a Logitech headset and mouse when I need them. :)

Right now I am well-aware of the fact that I need a new laptop. It's a few years old as a Dell (Dao knows ALL of my laments over it) but it performs amazingly well so that's why I still have no problem holding onto it until I'm getting more hard-earned money for it. :P

But without a cooling pad (I had one and then one of the dogs killed it :evil: ) the thing overheats too easily. They have ONE vent taking up 2-1/2-inches along the left side of the case, so everything on the right side gets sucked straight to the middle and just sits there in an equilibrium of "DAMN IT'S HOT!!!" instead of actually serving its purpose. This is why I wonder what the hell gets into the people who put some of these out. It's not efficient except to make people replace it as soon as they realize this horrible design flaw.

At least put the vent in the back-bottom of the case so it all just floods out front-to-back. The heat has less distance to move. :evil:

In other news, my low-budget rear runs a Logitech headset and mouse when I need them. :)

Ebbon_Valentia

That sucks about the computer overheating. When I was doing sales at Best Buy, customers would always want a "clean" look for their equipment and choose to hide it away in entertainment centers or cabinents, never realizing that air flow is essential. Whenever they complained about a product breaking, I would ask if their equipment was hidden, and if they answered yes, I would explain the situation. It's funny, the customers would typically get upset and claim it was another issue, then blame Best Buy for selling faulty products...

unfortunately, it seems some brands of laptops are actually going out of their way to make sure to completely cripple and disable any possibility of influencing how the cooling is handling, to force you to let it overheat.

my advice would be to remove the maintenence & upgrade access ports on the bottom for the wifi (if applicable), hard drive, and ram, and see if it has that silvery foil stuff on it, and if there is, remove it, because that foil stuff acts like insulation and ensures that the heat stays trapped in there.

additionally, those ports usually have slits or something on them, like a vent, but are often blocked off by the stuff they stick on it. if so, remove the foil or whatever they used to block it. it wont solve the problem by itself but it will help.

I'd also look it up and find out if its possible to control the fan speed. if so, I'd say increase the fans speed full time.

Next time you literally just turned on your laptop, check to see if the fan is even running at all. a lot of laptops are intentionally sabotauged from-factory to have the fan completely turned off until 60 degrees C....which is effectively computer suicide. at 60 C, basic wear-and-tear on your computer is essentially happening much faster than usual, shortening its overall lifespan by...well...a lot. perhaps get a program like core temp and see what the temperatures are actually getting to for sure and when.

The reason they give for having it turned off until 60C is to "conserve power and reduce noise". The conserve power...ok, but its not worth frying my laptop, so yeah, let that fan run on at *LEAST* low until it gets hot enough to need more...but not entirely off. thats stupid. as for noise. for most laptops that excuse is utter bullcrap, as modern pc and laptop fans are silent on the low setting, you wouldnt even know if it was running unless you put your hand over the vent to feel if its blowing. so that excuse is just that; an excuse.

last but not least. make sure all air passages are clear; even if the fan is trying to do its job, if the heatsink or somesuch has dust blockage, that will hamper it cooling.

and considering how rare it is for a laptop to not have its cooling at least partially sabotauged, every bit of ground you can get here is important.

In this case, Dao, I believe you are right in that they're forcing me to overheat it. Besides the fan vent on the side, there are slits in the bottom of the case that serve as air passages (Or would if air actually managed to flow out of them). However without the cooling pad's fans I know that this is an intentional design flaw because of fundemental chemistry; hot air rises and cool air sinks. The heat essentially just stays floating around in the case waiting for the fan to suck-and-blow it out with or without insulation (Which I will check sometime THIS week before I get my replacement cooling pad). So it's practically unavoidable with very few air passages.

As for dust blockage; I try to clean the laptop once a week/2 weeks just because the outside tends to be a dust harvester, but the fan port at least stays pretty clean. I will have to check fan speed when I can manage to have it on for more than 30 minutes (I need AT LEAST that much time to navigate Dell's safety/program/support/etc. features because they are really THAT terrible about it; at least with older models like my Inspieron 1564) before it overheats. The fan itself runs all the time, but on low for the most part until it starts overheating which is when it starts sounding obnoxious.

Aside from that the battery needs replacing, but I still have the charger for it so for now that isn't much of a problem.