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  1. lefenzy

    The Official 2020 General Election returns thread CONTAINS NSFW IMAGES IN POST 3,884

    Truly up and down with the results over this week.
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    I tried an edible for the first time.

    40 mg? When I was in CO, the standard amount in a single edible item (cookie, candy, etc.) was 10 mg.
  3. lefenzy

    Acer XG270HU

    The XF270HU goes on sale at times for $400. It's IPS, 144Hz, and height-adjustable. Much improved over XG270HU, which is more barebones of a monitor.
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    Display size vs resolution vs readablity

    If you can spend to get 2560x1600, you won't regret it. Much more screen real estate than 1920x*, especially if you're setting fonts to larger than default to improve readability. My corrected vision is fine at the moment with 27" 2560x1440, so I imagine 2560x1600 on a 29" diagonal would be fine.
  5. lefenzy

    real anandtech emojis AKA smileys

    Back when we had those emojis, you couldn't even put images into your posts.
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    Integrate article comments and the forums

    Why do you say that? https://www.anandtech.com/show/8790/anandtech-acquired-by-purch They bought Anandtech for the main site, surely not for these forums.
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    Integrate article comments and the forums

    I'm mostly a lurker, and it's clear to me that over the years, these forums have become a bit less active. Although these forums have always had a tongue-in-cheek separation from the main site, I think it's time that the comment section for each article on the main page be a thread on these...
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    Does letterboxing introduce additional input latency?

    2 * (1920 x 1080) = 3840 * 2160 = 4k ? I've tried playing games at 1280x720 on my 2560x1440 display. Things are blurred.
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    Does letterboxing introduce additional input latency?

    I thought we were talking about computer monitors, not TVs. I have no experience with non-native resolutions on televisions, and it may be that TVs are slower at non-native resolutions. I was also under the impression that non-native resolutions that evenly divide the non-native resolution are...
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    Does letterboxing introduce additional input latency?

    Ultimately, it would require a measurement to determine whether or not non-native resolutions are slower than native resolutions, and of course it would monitor-dependent. In my experience, I have not felt increased lag on the monitors I own. For what it's worth, professional CS players use a...
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    Does letterboxing introduce additional input latency?

    This discussion is academic. I've never noticed increased latency from running a non-native resolution on a monitor. So any increase is probably insignificant relative to the inherent input lag of the device. If you're talking about console games like Uncharted 4 (singleplayer is 1080p 30 FPS...
  12. lefenzy

    Does having GPU fans run at max reduce their lifespan ?

    But is 75 C or even 85 C that bad for your GPU? I'm more inclined to stick with manufacturer's settings, and if temperatures and or fan speeds are too high for your own perception, then I would try undervolting and or underclocking.
  13. lefenzy

    [Techspot] AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs. Intel Core i7-7800X: 30 Game Battle! [Links Fixed - Updated]

    So what are you trying to say? That their benchmarks are marred by their choice of titles, some of them FPS-locked and others GPU-limited? Then given the flaws, how can you say that the benchmark proves "anything above 4 cores is a waste of money"? This is precisely why a CPU-bound game like...
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    [Techspot] AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs. Intel Core i7-7800X: 30 Game Battle! [Links Fixed - Updated]

    It's a shame that these benchmarks rarely include widely played esport games like lol, dota, or csgo. CSGO is CPU-bound, and players want the highest FPS possible.
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    iPad Pro 10.5 inch 512 GB - Just got

    Although I don't own an ipad, I can type pretty quickly using the on-screen keyboard. The only trouble is that it takes up screen real estate. The idea of a keyboard that also acts as a cover for the ipad is pretty appealing, but unfortunately the keyboard and the pencil cost so much.
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    27" Pro Graphics Monitor, also good for gaming

    All 144 Hz 27" IPS panels are 8 bit panels, with some white uniformity and backlight problems, a bit dependent on chance. 144 Hz is a great upgrade for games, and I'm sure you can calibrate the panel, but it won't be specialized for color accuracy. There are some 27" 4K 144 Hz displays coming...
  17. lefenzy

    27" 1440p 144hz 1ms recommendation

    One possible reason is that he plays at >144 FPS, and so adaptive sync is not relevant. The higher the FPS, the less input lag.
  18. lefenzy

    AlphaGo defeats Human Championship Ke Jie in Game 3 to sweep 3-0

    Huh. From what I've read about Go, it is a game where it's not possible for computers to calculate the likely outcomes for all possible moves, hence the achievement of a computer capable of playing the game.
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    Urinal in your home?

    That kitchen is funky. It actually looks relatively recent compared to everything else in the home. That urinal is pretty ugly, but it saves water. Good for socal.
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    How do monitors display video when frame rate doesn't divide refresh rate?

    A lot of what you said makes sense. I was imagining an ideal situation.
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    How do monitors display video when frame rate doesn't divide refresh rate?

    That seems to require the video player to know the monitor refresh rate. Is that always the case? http://testufo.com works on Safari and Chrome, but not Edge for example. Are html5 video players in web browsers refresh rate aware?
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    How do monitors display video when frame rate doesn't divide refresh rate?

    Hmm given that many computer displays minimize input lag, I doubt computer displays do this. Some sort of plugin as TheELF mentioned could do this however. Looks like the best solution to handling 24, 30, and 60 FPS is a minimum 120 Hz refresh rate.
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    How do monitors display video when frame rate doesn't divide refresh rate?

    So if I have a 60 Hz monitor showing a 60 FPS video, I should be able to see every frame because the time between each frame is the same as the time between each monitor refresh. But what if I'm now trying to watch a 24 FPS video? Or what if I have a 75 Hz monitor showing a 60 FPS video? I...
  24. lefenzy

    Where are all the strategy games? (Death of RTS geanre)

    Ensemble studios actually put out games at a decent frequency, but they are long gone now.
  25. lefenzy

    Anyone experience with Water DMG on new LCD/LEDs?

    are you using your computer outdoors?
  26. lefenzy

    Finally I have zero backlight bleed and near 100% uniform black.

    But what about the contrast shift for viewing straight on versus off angle? Makes VA worse than TN IMO. You get high contrast ratio, but the contrast shift which makes everything black is bothersome.
  27. lefenzy

    Looking for a 1440p IPS higher refresh rate monitor for gaming and everyday use

    Which one is the TN? The one on the right? Can't tell. Are TN panels really that bad? I use both TN and IPS, and minus the color shifting, I think TN is decent. The shifting isn't that strong on modern panels either, and I prefer TN shifting to VA contrast shift. The Dell one is an 8-bit panel...
  28. lefenzy

    ROG Swift PG278Q from IPS 60hz

    for monitor of that price, I really wish it came with more than 2 USB ports. 2-port usb hub is barely useful.
  29. lefenzy

    How do people get towels to stay wrapped around them?

    It's really simple. You wrap it around yourself and roll the outside into the inside. If you want it to stay, you need to roll the entire top, maybe even twice around.
  30. lefenzy

    AMD Ryzen Reviews to go Live on Feb. 28, Ryzen 7 CPUs

    They're mimicking the Intel naming scheme with 7, 5, and 3. edit: condemn me to core i5 if i'm behind on the news
  31. lefenzy

    So how do I get all the water out of Everclear?

    see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol#Purification
  32. lefenzy

    iPhone 6s (and others) #draingate .........

    no problem with ~1 yr old 6s here. got the TSMC chip though
  33. lefenzy

    How common were VGA 1080p LCD monitors?

    I've used Dell P2412H monitors that come with 1 DVI and 1 VGA. Just want to say that VGA at 1080p looks fine.
  34. lefenzy

    This is interesting. Kaby lake and Sandy bridge comparison. By [H].

    I think you're implying a tradeoff that may or may not be necessary. It feels like the architecture has not change substantially since Sandy Bridge. Or maybe it's psychological: we've been on the same 4-number naming scheme since Sandy Bridge.
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    This is interesting. Kaby lake and Sandy bridge comparison. By [H].

    IPC improvements represent architectural innovation.
  36. lefenzy

    Electric toothbrush can greatly enhance the aesthetics of your teeth

    Yes. You pull off the head to replace it, and in the mechanism that attaches the head, there's all this moisture and gunk. I recall one of the models I had with instructions saying to turn it on and to brush like normal, which I imagine would be more effective than just holding it against the...
  37. lefenzy

    Electric toothbrush can greatly enhance the aesthetics of your teeth

    electric toothbrushes get kind of gross and gunky because they have more crevices/separate parts and you don't throw them away after a few months. And I think with many of them, you still have to do a normal brushing motion while it's rotating, so it doesn't seem to save on effort either.
  38. lefenzy

    Total cost of ownership Sandy Bridge Core i5 vs. Core i7

    Well my understanding is that in the past, benchmarks with more threads than cores yielded little performance gain. e.g. a four-thread process on a 2 core HT CPU does not perform much better than a two-thread process (< ~5%) even though the four-thread process would scale well on a quad core...
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    Total cost of ownership Sandy Bridge Core i5 vs. Core i7

    Have there been recent changes so that hyperthreading has a greater benefit? I haven't been following closely.
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    Can your cpu play 8k videos without dropped frames?

    I get a playback error. Safari 10 no flash. There's no hope for chrome's flash. I drop frames on 4k in Chrome but no drops in Safari.