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  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    I have never been able to solder, and i needed the power adapter on my laptop replaced a long time ago. Call up a local repair place and they quote me 180, i said, what if i already have it disassembled and will reassemble it as well? 40 bucks. Maybe you can find something like that? Like yeah the laptop/TV repair dude won't take the whole PlayStation, but maybe if you bring him just the motherboard he might do it, and might save you some money as well.

    sig.gif Gamertag: KL Retribution
    PSN:Furlion
  • DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    If you have a Pixel phone, you should be able to download the Android 15 update now.

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Seems like a pretty minor update all told.

    PSN: Bradcopter | Steam: Shadowfire
    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Ordered an iPhone 16 Pro Max.

    I was due for an upgrade. Have to wait a couple weeks though because they’re back ordered…

  • KarlKarl Registered User regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Seems like a pretty minor update all told.

    Yeah the good stuff (like the 80% charging limit) is being rolled out in December.

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Do people still use screen protectors?

    What is a good, cheap one? I haven’t bought or used an invisishield since I stopped getting my Best Buy employee discount

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0CXDD29ZS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    I just got whatever cheap one I could find off amazon

    seems to work fine, and they've made applying them way easier with the little tray and spreaders included

    Hey Satan!
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Nice! I used to be a pro at putting them on but it’s been years

  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Do people still use screen protectors?

    What is a good, cheap one? I haven’t bought or used an invisishield since I stopped getting my Best Buy employee discount

    I've found the Torras ones to be good. They also make great underrated cases.

    Steam: Gridlynk | PSN: Gridlynk | FFXIV: Jarvellis Mika
  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field ---Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Do people still use screen protectors?

    What is a good, cheap one? I haven’t bought or used an invisishield since I stopped getting my Best Buy employee discount

    I usually grab the ones on Amazon that come with a whole applicator rig. Makes the installation totally foolproof, so you never waste a protector.

    I like these Spigen ones specifically (and I'm sure there's a 16 Pro Max version too): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C9S24VV8/

    Ah, it stinks, it sucks, it's anthropologically unjust
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Prices have really come down. I remember when the minimum for an invisishield at Best Buy was like $35

  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Kindle is finally releasing a color e-ink device. But it doesn't have a forward or back button. Guess I gotta keep my Oasis trudging along.

    (Switch Friend Code) SW-4910-9735-6014(PSN) timspork (Steam) timspork (XBox) Timspork


  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I’m happy with my Paperwhite for the most part but I do miss physical buttons.

  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    I’m happy with my Paperwhite for the most part but I do miss physical buttons.

    I need those buttons. Why they got rid of them is beyond me. Not having to move my hand when reading is huge.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Librarian's ghost wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    I’m happy with my Paperwhite for the most part but I do miss physical buttons.

    I need those buttons. Why they got rid of them is beyond me. Not having to move my hand when reading is huge.

    Every time I need to go back to the main menu I forget how to do it.

  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    Like if that color kindle had the two buttons I would have immediately bought it.

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  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    minor incident wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Do people still use screen protectors?

    What is a good, cheap one? I haven’t bought or used an invisishield since I stopped getting my Best Buy employee discount

    I usually grab the ones on Amazon that come with a whole applicator rig. Makes the installation totally foolproof, so you never waste a protector.

    I like these Spigen ones specifically (and I'm sure there's a 16 Pro Max version too): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C9S24VV8/

    I also have both a spigen case and screen/camera protector. The camera sticking out a few mm from the back of the phone really worried me so this is the first time i have ever used a lense protector but i have already had to replace it twice so money well spent i guess.

    sig.gif Gamertag: KL Retribution
    PSN:Furlion
  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Prices have really come down. I remember when the minimum for an invisishield at Best Buy was like $35

    Oh Zagg are still super expensive. But the cheap ones are just fine and when they come with three in the box it's undeniably better because you have extras!

    If you want to make sure to get it right, get a hot shower going and install it in the steamy bathroom. Really knock the dust out of the air so it doesn't come floating down between when you clean the screen and put on the protector.

    PSN: Bradcopter | Steam: Shadowfire
    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Shadowfire wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Prices have really come down. I remember when the minimum for an invisishield at Best Buy was like $35

    Oh Zagg are still super expensive. But the cheap ones are just fine and when they come with three in the box it's undeniably better because you have extras!

    If you want to make sure to get it right, get a hot shower going and install it in the steamy bathroom. Really knock the dust out of the air so it doesn't come floating down between when you clean the screen and put on the protector.

    Should I also be naked during this process?

  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    From a practical perspective probably not because you're adding more skin flakes and body hair to the mix.

    But you do you, boo.

    PSN: Bradcopter | Steam: Shadowfire
    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
  • KadithKadith Registered User regular
    lmao if you don't setup a full negative pressure clean room to install a screen protector what are you even doing

    also you're naked under the coveralls

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Grease yourself up to be safe

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    BahamutZERO wrote: »
    Grease yourself up to be safe

    Like…MORE than my natural grease levels?

  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    BahamutZERO wrote: »
    Grease yourself up to be safe

    Like…MORE than my natural grease levels?

    if you're not scooting around the bathroom like you're on a water slide, that phone screen is going to have a speck of dust on it and you will never be able to sleep again with the agony of knowing

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Well keep in mind that I AM Italian.

  • DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    Me and the fam getting ready before I apply the screen protector to my new phone.
    https://youtu.be/CrwA8XcasT4

  • LasbrookLasbrook It takes a lot to make a stew When it comes to me and youRegistered User regular
    Are Zagg seen as expensive? When I got my 12 I think I paid 11 bucks for one with a lifetime warranty and I've replaced it twice since then for free no questions asked.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 17
    When I was working at Best Buy (granted this was close to 9 years ago) Zagg shields cost anywhere from $25 for the basic up to like $70 for the highest end.

    Raijin Quickfoot on
  • furlionfurlion Riskbreaker Lea MondeRegistered User regular
    I actually put a new screen protector on my phone last night. It had several cracks but the thought of Raijin naked and wiping sweat out of his eyes while he tried to apply one in a steamy bathroom was just what i needed to motivate me apparently.

    sig.gif Gamertag: KL Retribution
    PSN:Furlion
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Anywhere I’m naked is automatically steamy. I can’t help it.

  • Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    I've had a Logitech harmony remote for like over a decade. It is a really good universal remote. It is dying and Logitech doesn't make them anymore. Anyone know of a good universal remote that can be programed to control multiple devices? For a minute I thought I didn't need my bluray player attached to the TV since I moved the PS5 out there but the Bluray is UHD4k while the PS5 is not.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited October 17
    Librarian's ghost wrote: »
    I've had a Logitech harmony remote for like over a decade. It is a really good universal remote. It is dying and Logitech doesn't make them anymore. Anyone know of a good universal remote that can be programed to control multiple devices? For a minute I thought I didn't need my bluray player attached to the TV since I moved the PS5 out there but the Bluray is UHD4k while the PS5 is not.

    You're fucked!

    I mean... honestly? It depends on what you've got going on. If you can get your HDMI-CEC handshaking to work right then you can just use your TV remote. My TV has a button called "Action Menu" that pops a line across the top with things like the open/close button, the player's Home button, and all that.

    If you want to experiment there's the Sofabaton.. It's trying to be like a new Harmony Elite but I've heard conflicting reports on how good it is. At the least it doesn't have a recurring fee like other companies tried to do so it might be worth playing with.

    Otherwise you're looking at URC/Control4 which means spending at least a grand on a remote, control base, and someone to program it because the assholes won't let just anyone program them.

    Edit: Also, maybe look at eBay for a refurbed Harmony 650 or 665.

    Shadowfire on
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    https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
  • KadithKadith Registered User regular
    I have the U series sofabaton and the little scroll wheel they have for switching the device you're controlling is absolute garbage

    i've got it mostly setup so you don't need to use that in general use

    but if one of the devices goes wonky and you need to go through it's menus it's a real pain in the ass and doesn't speak well to their build quality

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I miss the universal remote revolution.

  • BurtletoyBurtletoy Registered User regular
    My regular tv remote can pause/ff/rw bluray/netflix playing on my ps5/series x.

    I don't know what kind of magic it does, but it does

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I honestly thought by now we’d all have a central remote to turn on every device in our house

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Librarian's ghost wrote: »
    I've had a Logitech harmony remote for like over a decade. It is a really good universal remote. It is dying and Logitech doesn't make them anymore. Anyone know of a good universal remote that can be programed to control multiple devices? For a minute I thought I didn't need my bluray player attached to the TV since I moved the PS5 out there but the Bluray is UHD4k while the PS5 is not.

    This is the one I was considering not too long ago to replace my dying harmony:

    https://flirc.tv/products/skip-remote

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    I honestly thought by now we’d all have a central remote to turn on every device in our house

    You do. It just requires spinning up a bot net in Khazakstan.

    twitch.tv/the_mvrck
  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Mvrck wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    I honestly thought by now we’d all have a central remote to turn on every device in our house

    You do. It just requires spinning up a bot net in Khazakstan.

    That sounds bad.

  • MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    Mvrck wrote: »
    Raijin Quickfoot wrote: »
    I honestly thought by now we’d all have a central remote to turn on every device in our house

    You do. It just requires spinning up a bot net in Khazakstan.

    That sounds bad.

    Alternate dystopian take - there's no need, everything is on 24/7 already. What you need is a remote to turn them all off.

    twitch.tv/the_mvrck
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