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Hard drive swap problems

I have two old computers. I'm trying to put the hard drive from an old Acer into an old Hp. The problem I ran into is little plastic tangs that prevent the hard drive pins from being able to be ...
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Windows Remote Desktop on UHD monitor, how to scale the RDP window itself, and not on the remote host? [duplicate]

Context I changed my monitor to an UHD monitor, using it 3840x2160 (UHD) native resolution, and scale my windows, to make text and icons to an ergonomic size. Issue When I am connecting to my remote ...
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Issues with images/video that look orange and tanned

so I bought a new Dell laptop yesterday and when I transferred my images over, everyone looks tanned/orange. This applies to images on the internet and video too, such as YouTube. Is this the after ...
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Which, if any, of these partitions on my HD can I, should I eliminate or "shrink"? And, what temp is good?

I just ran CrystalDiskInfo and can see the (I THINK) relatively unused 29GB partition that I KNEW was there (saw it in File Explorer, with Adobe_Reader, VeriFace and YouCam on it)...but there appear ...
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I Think I'm Due For A New HD (reallocated sectors)

My computer has been running crazy slow for quite awhile..I've done all the normal fixes I could dig up and even did a complete factory reset of the computer Things were running better and now they ...
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Connect internal Macintosh HD (MacBook Pro SSD) to a Notebook running Windows via USB cable so I can format the disk?

Is it possible? I forgot my MacbookPro without the electrical cable sleeping, the next day i got the blinking question folder, already have tried barely all (ALL) solutions on the internet to repair ...
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Minimum write speed suggestion to a memory card for 1080p video recording with 30 FPS [closed]

I have been using a Samsung A5 (2017, SM-A520F). Its maximum performance in video recording is 1080p, 30 FPS. Please specify the minimum practical write speed that I need to have when I am buying a ...
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I have a 720p laptop but I need to record my screen on 1080p

I need to record a demo for one of my applications to submit on windows store and their requirement is that the video file resolution should be 1920*1080 but the problem is maximum resolution my ...
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Can I upgrade the processor in my Minix Neo Z83-4, and is this practical?

Is possible, and practical, to upgrade the processor in a Minix mini-computer? Specifically, I am using my Minix Neo Z83-4 as a Playon server. I am subscribed to DirecTV Now, and to be able to DVR ...
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Bad font rendering with some applications and good rendering in others, Windows 10

I've switched from my laptop screen to a bigger monitor (1920 x 1080) that I connect with hdmi. I've set dimensions of windows and everything at 125% in screen settings. After set up the ClearType, ...
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Trouble playing 1080p HEVC format on VLC, MPC, Potplayer

I am having trouble playing HEVC 1080p file on my system. I don't have a really strong PC, but I will give the facts: Ram: 2GB OS: Win 7 ultimate processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core T4500 @2.3Ghz Graphic ...
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HiDPI support with Wine applications [closed]

I'm thinking of buying an HP Spectre x360 13" laptop with QHD display and installing Mint on it and using Wine to run some Windows apps. I was wondering if anyone had experience with Wine's support ...
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Is a 15" laptop with full HD useable on a daily basis? [closed]

Or would I have to probably work on a lower resolution? I have a 17" and it is too big to transport around. Not sure if this is the right place to ask but google search listed it as the first place ...
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Actual maximum resolution and refresh rate of Samsung JU6500?

I just got a Samsung UN40 JU6500 and plugged it into an active Displayport -> HDMI adapter using a high speed HDMI 1.4 cable. I am running it at the maximum possible 3840x2160 @ 30Hz on my Radeon ...
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HDMI output to DVI-D Input full HD?

I have: A Dell LCD back-light LED monitor which have VGA, DP and DVI-D input ports. And I have a satellite receiver that have a HDMI output and supports Full HD (1920x1080). I want to connect my ...
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Windows 10 blurry windows/applications and text on full hd asus zenbook (1920 x 1080)

I have found alot of good solutions online, however I am unable to iron out the blurriness of a few applications. Solutions tried: Right click on application -> Properties -> Compatibility -> ...
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Difference between graphic/display/screen AND video/movie resolutions?

I am not well-versed with resolution when it comes to display/video, but I am very curious to know if there is any difference between resolution terminology of LCD/LED display/screen panels of ...
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Should this system be capable of running HD videos, if yes whats wrong with it?

I have a Thinkpad R500 running Ubuntu 14.04 with a Radeon HD3470 and it seems like it isn't able to play HD videos without stuttering. I tried watching this demo video (setting Youtube to 1080p) in ...
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Convert & Burn M2TS files into DVD format WITHOUT LOSS

I have my marriage film (Resolution: 1080p /Format: .m2ts / File size: 7 GB) on a bluray disc which I ripped in my HDD with this software that I found on forums. The thing is that I want to make some ...
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Only 360p resolution on YouTube with Iceweasel on Debian 8 (Jessie)

With a fresh installation of Debian 8 (KDE) using Iceweasel I can only play YouTube videos with 360p resolution and lower. (Can't post screenshot due to low reputation :/) There is a solution that ...
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Non native resolution is blurry on laptop

I have 1920x1080 LED display. If I set any lower resolution, is a bit blurry. I have the latest drivers, what to do?
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setting PowerPoint 2010 slide show to HD dimensions

I am trying to do a screen capture of a PowerPoint 2010 slide show, but I notice that the full screen view of the slide show is closer to a square in shape, with black on both sides of the slide. ...
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HDCP stopped working

so for a few days I noticed that that the movies on Amazon Instant weren't as clear as they used to even when it was clearly stated it is in HD. So then I noticed that the HD button was greyed out and ...
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Prevent the adobe flash player for firefox to switch from HD to SP and vice versa

How can you prevent the adobe flash player to switch between High Definition quality and Standard Play quality and vice versa automatically? This is very annoying! Does this have something to do ...
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Playing HD videos on a low spec computer using USB-to-HDMI adapter

I have a computer branded FitPC3 that I am using as a file server, here are the specs: CPU: AMD G-T40N (Dual-core) 1.00 Ghz (CPU-Z shows 1.33 Ghz) GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6290 (384-MB DDR3 memory) + ...
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downsample mp4 in windows

I have an hd camera that records huge mp4 files in full hd. I want to publish the videos to the web, but the files are too big. How do I downsample the mp4 files so that they are 600 pixels wide and ...
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4K monitor showing 2560x1440 as max resolution

I recently purchased a 4k Monitor, to figure that HDMI can only display 4K at 30 hz, which isnt enough for gaming and it simply makes it less enjoyable with the laggy input. It worked at 4k resolution ...
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led tv monitor supports 1920 x 1080 Full HD Resolution but on my pc resolutions settings there are no 1080p resolution?

I have a TCL 19" LED19P21 LED TV according to its specs it should support 1080p resolution but I don't see 1080p resolution on my windows 7 display settings. I have a HD 4670 ati radeon video card and ...
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System requirements for high definition videos [duplicate]

I am going for vacation soon, and I am carrying a hard disk full of movies and a projector with me. Our vacation home has an old AMD Athlon PC, running Windows XP. Average video memory. It's a year-...
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What are the differences of watching a 1080p and a 720p version of the same media on a 720p screen?

Say I have 1280x720 pixels on my screen and the current resolution is set to 1280x720 as well. What are the differences between the 1080p version and the 720p version of the same media? Is it ...
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2560 x 1440 Resolution: is Mini DisplayPort or HDMI better?

My first foray beyond 1080p begins today. Should I use HDMI or DisplayPort to connect my new laptop to my monitor? If I have both cables, which will allow me to maximize my graphics experience? ...
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Looking for a KVM switch capable of viewing 2048x2560 [closed]

I'm looking for a KVM switch capable of doing a resolution of 2048x2560 resolution. I've managed to find ones that are capable of doing 2560x1600 but those don't quite suit our needs. Has anybody ...
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Recording from your set top box directly to a laptop

I have a HD set top box and a HD PVR 2 gaming edition plus. The HD set top box has scart and HDMI. I want to record footage from my set top box directly to my laptop. But I get the message: HD ...
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How to play 4096x2304 video on 3840x2160 Samsung UE65HU7500 [closed]

[To the close voters: TVs are basically tablets now, and similar questions were welcome here in 2012. Please support this proposal and migrate your TV questions if firmware and such are off-topic now.]...
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Is a Graphic Card required for playing 1080p videos [closed]

What are the requirements for playing 1080p videos? Is a graphics card needed?
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Two 2TB drives, why is dd is almost 8 times faster erasing one?

I have two 2TB drives: /dev/sde WCD WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 Firmware revision 80.00A80 (new consumer-grade WD Green series) /dev/sdf WCD WD2002FYPS-01U1B1 Firmware revision 04.05G05 (old pro-grade server ...
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Converting video from 1080p to 720p with smallest quality loss using ffmpeg

I stack with my high quality movie: 1080p with 60fps. The trouble is lags while playing. I tried to convert it to 720p with ffmpeg: ffmpeg -i MyMovie.mkv -r 60 -s hd720 MyMovie_720p.mkv But I ...
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Timed Webcam Capture Program Win7 [closed]

I have a couple of webcams and I want to be able to automatically capture an HD image from at least one of them every X minutes and just put them into a folder of my choosing. I don't want any ...
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Is there ultra HD support in Linux?

I wonder what the current state of this is? Any distro that supports very high ppi as of today? I have read that mageia offers support, but I wonder if that is truly the case? i find it strange ...
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Intel HD4000 with 4k HDMI output on Linux

I wonder if I can output 4k resolution (3840 × 2160) @ 30Hz with a Intel HD4000 graphics using Linux and a single HDMI output. I have a Thinkpad Edge E330 with HDMI 1.4. The CPU is an i5-3210M. I ...
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Toshiba Laptop A215-s7413 New Hard Drive cannot ruin recovery cds or windows installs

So I just ordered a new drive for my Toshiba laptop. I cannot for the life of me get windows or the restore disks to load they always just crash or stop halfway through. I have tired taking out a ...
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Video playback shows fault lines where it looks like parts of two frames are being spliced together (edit: called "tearing")

I'm using Gentoo Linux with 3.8.13 x86 kernel at home and 3.10.4 x86_64 kernel at work. When I'm watching 720p or 1080p HD .mkv containing a H264 MPEG-4 video in full screen mode (VLC, mplayer) I'm ...
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HD became RAW, trouble formatting to NTFS, can't install Windows [duplicate]

My grandmother's pc had some issues and wasn't booting into Windows so I was trying to fix it. I was going to make a partition to send the backup files but wasn't able to because the HD became RAW for ...
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HD component over SCART possible?

According to Wikipedia, SCART has pins for "Component Y", "Component Pb" and "Component Pr", which (I think) can make a HD YPbPr component video signal. Why can't SCART carry a HD video signal if it ...
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Can the luma cable in component video be used as composite video

If I have a device that outputs HD YPbPr component video (through three cables: Y, Pb and Pr), can I use a single cable and connect it to only the green Y (luma)-jack to output SD composite video to a ...
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HD 1080p .mkv videos don't play smooth. Is it a CPU, GPU, player or OS issue?

I have some .mkv 1080p videos but VLC can't play them smoothly. If I open the Task Manager, I can see that CPU is at 100%, because VLC uses as much as it can (95% or more). Then, I wonder Is it a ...
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Picking out a new graphics card [closed]

So I'm in the process of trying to choose a new graphics card. I'm getting a new monitor that has HDMI input and I'd like my computer to be able to get the most out of it. Here's the information ...
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Upload speed needed to Skype in 720p

I want to buy an HD web camera to Skype with family and friends. My current laptop cam is terrible, but I want to make sure that before I buy a new cam my connection can handle it. So - what is the ...
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Don't they use HDMI for a normal PC? Is it pointless?

I just bought a 23inch Monitor which have HDMI. My VGA also support HDMI. But I found that we have to enable drivers and set things up before using HDMI. The monitor comes with a normal analogue VGA ...
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I am having problems with rendering in Sony Vegas Pro 12

I like to play games on Xbox 360 so I brought a HD PVR to record the gameplay too. The HD PVR if you are not familiar with is a device that records everything that is happening on the Xbox 360 it ...
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