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    Looking for small form factor receiver

    Ok thanks. That points me in the right direction. I wanted to see what receivers there were for small form factor for max functionality, but both suggestions should work. Thanks!
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    Looking for small form factor receiver

    Not really a budget. Expectation is probably less than $1000. Size constraints are the main thing. He is trying to keep a low footprint on his desk. I was curious if there were any receivers which were much smaller than 17inches long. I know they are large for the amp and power supply, but...
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    Looking for small form factor receiver

    For now just looking for something that is small to fit on a desk. Other features aren't terribly important for now. Mainly just want to see what options there are. Playing sound (well) from computer is really the only thing. He doesn't have any speakers yet. Just looking at options. Unless...
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    Looking for small form factor receiver

    Thanks. Yeah no budget necessarily. For now just looking for unusual gear. If he has tohecan run a normal receiver, and such.
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    Looking for small form factor receiver

    Right now anything will do. He is not set on anything yet. No internet capability needed. All that is needed is to take audio from a PC, so an optical input, HDMI, or 3.5mm.
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    Looking for small form factor receiver

    Greetings everyone, A friend of mine is looking for a decent set of speakers for his PC, and there is very little available of any kind of quality for PC. He is looking for a small form factor receiver if one exists. He is just looking to power 2 bookshelf speakers and a subwoofer. Any...
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    Sony PlayStation VR & PS4 Review - Should You Go PS4 Pro or No?

    I have to admit I remain skeptical. One of the main problems is motion sickness, and I wonder what frame rate and frame time the PS4 VR unit gives to prevent that. At least I can assume that this unit cuts far less corners than Google Daydream, or other bottom dollar 'solutions'. If people...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    Hey sorry forgot to follow up here: I mentioned it in passing, but I had tried to cover the subscription discounts with sites like GOG or humble bundle doing game bundles in a similar way. At least I assume that it is similar. I have not taken a look at the console bundles, but I assume they...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    The assumption of pricing in the graph is correct (at least close) even for AAA games. Generally large retailers like Greenman Gaming will sell PC games at a discount from day 1 or even earlier. Steam doesn't offer these discounts usually, but there are many online retailers who do. I have not...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    I have not personally used a controller on PC. As far as I know (and my knowledge is limited to tid bits I have seen here and there) Xbox controllers being a Microsoft product should work well. PS4 controllers should also work on PC fairly well. Anything USB should. Take that with a grain of...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    That is almost another problem in itself. On the one hand it looks great because people get a discount on hardware the first few month of release of a new console. However it is more of a rob Peter, to pay Paul scenario. This is an estimate someone wrote up showing the difference in lifetime...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    I will have to get back to you on devs working with unreleased graphics cards. I am fairly sure this isn't the case, especially with many wanting to release on console as well, but I am going to ask around to be sure I get it right either way. I think Windows based machines are at a level...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    The difference is in their proprietary nature. Spoiler as my listing of the difference turned into a bit of a rant Just like Apple, they take the technology and limit it so the consumer can only use it in a dictated way. My point is that there is exactly 0 reasons to have a console over a...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    If you let a computer sleep, it resumes in about 5 seconds. Then have the game icons on the desktop, and bam, kids are playing games on a home theatre PC in 30 seconds or so. I can't speak for your case, but whenever I house sit for my dad when he goes on long vacations, I put my PC in the...
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    Xbox One X: Consoles Hit the Downside of the Innovation Curve

    I don't know that these are interesting times for consoles. This should be the End Times for consoles. There is absolutely no reason for their existence with different form factor PCs these days. Consoles are running on the same hardware as PCs, but can't be upgraded, and force developers to...
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    Cannot get MOTION BLUR to go away!

    Streaming is the key point there. My main point was about refresh rate not really being a factor in motion blur, but I should clarify further: I made the assumption that the OP was viewing uncompressed content, or content compressed properly. Compression adds perceived motion blur due to...
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    Cannot get MOTION BLUR to go away!

    I come from the PC side of things where monitors are more advanced in the technology. Refresh rate doesn't combat motion blur. Motion blur is a creature related to pixel response time. In other words how fast the pixel can turn on and off. Additional frames only take out the stuttery...
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    Virtual Reality: Whole Lotta Hype - For Now

    Hey no problem, although I have to give the credit to Luke and the things he has said over the last couple of years. There are a few more VR related videos on that Youtube channel where he talks about various things. Somewhere he went into more detail about motion sickness and VR, and latency...
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    Does low quality audio damages Hi-end speakers?

    It depends. If someone rips some audio into an mp3 or other digital media and increases the overall volume to the point where you have digital clipping it may cause damage. At least I hear that digital clipping can cause damage, but I defer to the experts here. You would be able to hear this...
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    Virtual Reality: Whole Lotta Hype - For Now

    VR done properly requires a huge amount of processing power. Using an Occulus Rift or an HTC Vive requires a further expense of $400 or more on a good graphics card to drive it. Realistically though, you are probably looking closer to $600 or more to drive VR properly. In PC gaming, rendering...
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