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Ok Comboomer posted:This question is much better suited for the Dork Room, but as far as I remember photo scanning tech has more or less plateaued over the past decade or so, so there’s a lot of options out there on the new and used market Completely forgot about the Dorkroom, will drop in there as well. Great feedback, makes a lot of sense. I have to agree with our psychedelic hedgehog here, the best scan is the one that is actually made. 99% of these will be looked at on a screen and that's it, rarely used for anything printed but even then, if it's passable quality would be good enough being an old photograph. Thanks!
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Yeah just caveat emptor: a lot of those cheap scanners, especially the gravity fed ones without any kind of loading/scanning mechanism, can quickly become tiring, frustrating junk if you’re scanning more than like maybe a couple dozen photos Definitely look at some reviews/YouTubes of anything that you consider buying trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Oct 1, 2023 |
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Oct 1, 2023 20:09
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Ok Comboomer posted:Yeah just caveat emptor: a lot of those cheap scanners, especially the gravity fed ones without any kind of loading/scanning mechanism, can quickly become tiring, frustrating junk if you’re scanning more than like maybe a couple dozen photos I am highly unlikely to buy one of those no name ones, was moreso posting the style of scanner than the brand. I would consider paying up for the $500-600 Epson one or similar if it'll hit all those requirements with fair enough quality. I'd likely pay way more than that to outsource it anyway.
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TraderStav posted:I am highly unlikely to buy one of those no name ones, was moreso posting the style of scanner than the brand. I would consider paying up for the $500-600 Epson one or similar if it'll hit all those requirements with fair enough quality. I'd likely pay way more than that to outsource it anyway. your phone/tablet can do a surprising amount of image scanning and processing these days, especially with the right app+hardware combo. It’s not hard to Jerry-rig up a scanning rig, or buy one from Amazon etc for <<$100
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your phone/tablet can do a surprising amount of image scanning and processing these days, especially with the right app+hardware combo. It’s not hard to Jerry-rig up a scanning rig, or buy one from Amazon etc for <<$100 (Spread your photos out on the floor, take a few photos with your phone of like 12 at a time, double check the photos all useable in a worst-case scenario, then send them to a digitizer to have it done by someone else because it's a nightmare job and a huge PITA)
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VelociBacon posted:your phone/tablet can do a surprising amount of image scanning and processing these days, especially with the right app+hardware combo. lol, I thought I deleted that edit from the original post. Guess not
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Fruits of the sea posted:I mean, a steam deck seems ideal for exactly this use case. It's actually quite a powerful little laptop. I'm thankfully not too fussed about noise levels, but I haven't properly tested it with anything heavy duty enough to cause the fans to speed up. I also plan on keeping it plugged in near-constantly and size isn't a concern. It's already paying for itself, gives me something to unwind with after a day spent exploring the city. If this ends up being a purchase I barely utilize, I'll sell it at a discounted price back home so at least someone can enjoy it properly. Qubee fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Oct 2, 2023 |
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I'm trying to find a small Bluetooth xbox-style game controller that I can move back and forth between my phone and other PCs/devices so I can play XBox cloud games while traveling without having to drag around a full Xbox controller. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I'm thinking something that fits in my pocket without too much bulk. Am I wrong that there's a keyboard thread and a mouse thread but no generic accessories thread?
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tadashi posted:I'm trying to find a small Bluetooth xbox-style game controller that I can move back and forth between my phone and other PCs/devices so I can play XBox cloud games while traveling without having to drag around a full Xbox controller. 8bitdodododododo find the one that fits the size/form factor that you like. I have one of the SNES-shaped dual analog ones and it rocks, fits in a backpack pocket, etc, but they have even smaller and more travel-friendly ones now
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tadashi posted:I'm trying to find a small Bluetooth xbox-style game controller that I can move back and forth between my phone and other PCs/devices so I can play XBox cloud games while traveling without having to drag around a full Xbox controller. There's like a DIY arcade stick thread but other than that I'm not sure: I'd probably look at one of the 8bitdo options since the stuff I've gotten from them has been really solid: https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Gamepad-Raspberry-Turquoise-Gaming-Console/dp/B0B3DH1Z4P/ https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Controller-Joysticks-Vibration-Compatible/dp/B091CRKWFJ/ https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Bluetooth-Controller-Switch-Raspberry-Nintendo/dp/B08FSZWHX6/ They cost a little more than the competition but seem to be a good choice for bluetooth stuff.
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tadashi posted:I'm trying to find a small Bluetooth xbox-style game controller that I can move back and forth between my phone and other PCs/devices so I can play XBox cloud games while traveling without having to drag around a full Xbox controller. If you are willing to wait a couple months (depending on where you are located) for shipping, you might be able to get a pretty good deal on GameSir controller from AliExpress. They have a bunch of options, including more direct XBox controller knockoffs.
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I have a ton of use cables. I wanna sort which ones are usb 1 and usb2. I assume blue plug ones (with a few exceptions) are usb3 On Amazon I see a bunch of usb testers but they say they measure power and not speed. Do the two go hand in hand? Will a certain power level be able to sort between usb1 and usb2?
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Steve Yun posted:I have a ton of use cables. I wanna sort which ones are usb 1 and usb2. I assume blue plug ones (with a few exceptions) are usb3 You probably don't have any USB 1.x cables unless they're 20+ years old. They would all be A to B style cables as well, no micro or mini plugs. You rarely see them these days beyond printers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB Power testers are really just to see the power consumption of a USB device usually, so you can see what a USB charger or device is doing.
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Rexxed posted:You probably don't have any USB 1.x cables unless they're 20+ years old. I’m old and a lot of these might actually be 20 years old I guess I could just do file transfers on them and see which ones are slow?
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Honestly do you actually need them? Like if they are that old you are better off just keeping a few and recycling the rest. Unless you really need a project to do then have at it!
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Yeah you’re probably right RIP, cords that have been collecting dust for two decades
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Steve Yun posted:I’m old and a lot of these might actually be 20 years old It's possible USB 1 cables will work as USB 2 cables due to having the same four conductors, I'm actually not sure if there was a wire gauge change between them. I'm also not sure how you could do file transfers with them without using a device that handles USB-B input which itself is maybe a bit antiquated. I had an old smart media flash card reader (for my early 2000s mp3 player) that would do that, but those cards were like 16, 32, 64MB and it wasn't that quick to write to them, so the device itself was probably pretty slow regardless of what USB protocol it used.
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I don't think there is any difference between usb 1 and usb 2 cables. Like they don't have any electronics in them, it's the same number of wires, the same connectors. How the hell are they going to differ unless defective.
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Flipperwaldt posted:I don't think there is any difference between usb 1 and usb 2 cables. Like they don't have any electronics in them, it's the same number of wires, the same connectors. How the hell are they going to differ unless defective. One of the chronic problems with USB is that, at a glance, you can't tell what properties a particular cable or port has. Yeah, on the computer side the color of the port helps, but once you get into cables and other devices then poo poo gets stupid. Like cables that only transfer power, and no data. Even with USB-C a lot of cables will transfer power at USB 3.x levels but only transfer data at USB 2.0 speeds. The USB consortium or whatever they're called have rolled out new labeling symbols and standards, but that doesn't help the weird mishmash of cables already out there.
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CaptainSarcastic posted:One of the chronic problems with USB is that, at a glance, you can't tell what properties a particular cable or port has. Yeah, on the computer side the color of the port helps, but once you get into cables and other devices then poo poo gets stupid. Like cables that only transfer power, and no data. Even with USB-C a lot of cables will transfer power at USB 3.x levels but only transfer data at USB 2.0 speeds. The USB consortium or whatever they're called have rolled out new labeling symbols and standards, but that doesn't help the weird mishmash of cables already out there. This guy is an apple lawyer c'mon admit it coward
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VelociBacon posted:This guy is an apple lawyer c'mon admit it coward It’s hella true and so drat frustrating though
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VelociBacon posted:This guy is an apple lawyer c'mon admit it coward 
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CaptainSarcastic posted:One of the chronic problems with USB is that, at a glance, you can't tell what properties a particular cable or port has. Yeah, on the computer side the color of the port helps, but once you get into cables and other devices then poo poo gets stupid. Like cables that only transfer power, and no data. Even with USB-C a lot of cables will transfer power at USB 3.x levels but only transfer data at USB 2.0 speeds. The USB consortium or whatever they're called have rolled out new labeling symbols and standards, but that doesn't help the weird mishmash of cables already out there. USB-C stops being so much fun once you start to need thunderbolt cables. The port 'should' be labeled with a little lightning bolt, but I just checked and neither my cable nor my laptop have it.
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poo poo I just assumed that meant "this is the preferred charging/dock port"
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Long shot, but does anyone in the Los Angeles area have a working Zip drive?
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Why do motherboard manufacturers insist on having those awful, piddly little HDD LED / Power SW / Reset connectors? It wrecks my fingers and almost rubs them raw every time I have to assemble them, and it takes the longest amount of time compared to everything else. I've just spent 30 minutes playing Operation on these stupid connectors when the rest of the build took less time.
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Qubee posted:Why do motherboard manufacturers insist on having those awful, piddly little HDD LED / Power SW / Reset connectors? It wrecks my fingers and almost rubs them raw every time I have to assemble them, and it takes the longest amount of time compared to everything else. I've just spent 30 minutes playing Operation on these stupid connectors when the rest of the build took less time. Yeah, it's kind of terrible. Aside from getting the backplate in it's one of the most annoying parts of a build. The ASUS board for my 4th gen system had a header you plugged the cables into, then you plugged that onto the board so it was easier to do and it made a lot of sense. I'm sure it cost 3 cents to include that passthrough pin header so I haven't seen one since. They could totally still do it, though. I think they do it because it's compatible with all cases, and all cases are made that way to be compatible with the motherboards. Before ATX soft power switches, AT form factor systems physically turned the power supply on and off so it was a bit different. Front panel was mostly a lock switch (rarely used), maybe a power LED header, HD activity (if you had an onboard disk controller) and sometimes a turbo button.
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Qubee posted:Why do motherboard manufacturers insist on having those awful, piddly little HDD LED / Power SW / Reset connectors? It wrecks my fingers and almost rubs them raw every time I have to assemble them, and it takes the longest amount of time compared to everything else. I've just spent 30 minutes playing Operation on these stupid connectors when the rest of the build took less time. Simple, cheap, effective design that guarantees compatibility. Sorry about your trash dexterity :nerdsay: But for real I get it. I actually pride myself on how good I've gotten at assembly but I hate it too. There is absolutely no reason for case manufacturers to spend more (margins are real tight), but no reason they couldn't (literally any other 6/8 pin connector could work).
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Rexxed posted:Yeah, it's kind of terrible. Aside from getting the backplate in it's one of the most annoying parts of a build. The ASUS board for my 4th gen system had a header you plugged the cables into, then you plugged that onto the board so it was easier to do and it made a lot of sense. I'm sure it cost 3 cents to include that passthrough pin header so I haven't seen one since. They could totally still do it, though. I'm pretty sure I've had those cartridge things from Gigabyte, too - they are indeed really handy.
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The motherboard manufacturers and case manufacturers definitely need to get together and work up a standard connector for front panels. They should bring the power supply companies along too so they can agree on standard connectors for removable PSU cables. This won't happen anytime soon because it requires spinning up a standards group to avoid running afoul of competition law and because large manufacturers of prebuilts will just ignore the standard in favor of whatever cheap-rear end solution cuts 0.25¢ per unit off their systems.
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Motherboard manufacturers should agree on a standard PIN order on the traditional header. This shouldn't really matter to them since the header plug is so rare, at most they would change during the design step. Alibaba can then sell the plugs. If this standard became widespread it might then be worth it to include the plug with cases.
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i think there is a standard now? the case i got recently-ish has the front panel stuff in one solid connector which assumes a specific layout on the motherboard side, rather than the bundle of individual connectors you used to get
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down1nit posted:Simple, cheap, effective design that guarantees compatibility. Sorry about your trash dexterity :nerdsay: That's the thing, I'm a dextrous bastard and I get my hands to contort into all sorts of unnatural shapes, because I always - without fail - forget about these stupid tiny pin connectors until after I've assembled everything. Then I have to play the game of "cram your fat hand into this tiny crevice whilst simultaneously maneuvering a tiny loving connector onto a tiny loving pin but oops your fat thumb is pressing against the case body and your finger knuckles are crushing against the GPU" the fact I even manage to brute force the impossible odds and land the connectors is something that should be written into the history books.
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Top of yall's head, what's the best prebuilt pc for playing games right now? I'm looking for one with a 4080 that runs quiet. Or at least as quiet as a top of the line pc can.
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Shard posted:Top of yall's head, what's the best prebuilt pc for playing games right now? I'm looking for one with a 4080 that runs quiet. Or at least as quiet as a top of the line pc can. Top of the line PCs would run more quiet than a worse PC, having high top end wattage doesn't make them more noisey. Check gamers nexus YouTube they review prebuilts often.
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Is this bad, and can it be fixed? Monitor is out of warranty.
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Make some glasses out of the film and have an incognito monitor
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if my phone came with a 120w "fast" charger, can I use that for any other device with a USB-C and it'll charge it without damaging the device, even if it doesn't support fast charging?
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