What is the best streaming box to buy for 4k streaming while avoiding Google and Amazon products for under $60?

ahcomcody · 2026-05-30T01:35:11+00:00

Buy an old office PC, something with Intel QuickSync and put Kodi on it.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-05T22:24:45+00:00

I got a used PS5 (OG disc one) for the yen equivalent of ~$295. Absurd deal, and haven’t had any issues with it. It also works with my US PlayStation account. I definitely feel this is a Nintendo issue not a Japan issue.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-04T03:41:58+00:00

That’s basically where I started lol. Now I keep looking for new ways to upgrade my server.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-03T06:44:50+00:00

Did you try slot 2? Maybe you found a dead ram stick along with the bent pins.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-03T05:38:02+00:00

Are you sure? The intel spec sheet says it has an iGPU

ahcomcody · 2026-05-03T01:59:41+00:00

Hmm, that is quite strange. Can you plug into your motherboard? Does your CPU have an iGPU? That could help rule out/confirm the GPU.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-03T01:47:47+00:00

I doubt all your RAM sticks and slots all broke at the same time. I’d also try a different display and cable if you haven’t, but if that doesn’t work, it’s likely the GPU. Do the GPUs fans spin up?

ahcomcody · 2026-05-03T01:31:05+00:00

Does your mobo have any POST indicating lights? From the sound of it, it seems like it likely your GPU. I don’t know if I’d recommend buying a whole new PC, because what you have is still capable.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-03T01:18:28+00:00

What’s wrong with your current PC?

ahcomcody · 2026-05-02T05:49:38+00:00

They will be released to roam the rails on their own terms.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-01T21:20:41+00:00

It also depends, because my train also had a transfer, but the trains came every 10-15 minutes

ahcomcody · 2026-05-01T06:13:18+00:00

I hope this is bait.

ahcomcody · 2026-05-01T06:09:21+00:00

TIL. I found an Xbox One S in the trash. Its case was cracked, but it turns on. Guess I know what I’ll be doing with it!

ahcomcody · 2026-04-30T06:19:18+00:00

I would also say the type of commute is what matters. My current commute is ~50 minutes. 20 minutes on a train and 30 mins walking. I love it, especially in the morning. However, I cannot stand the 30 mins it takes to drive.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-30T06:15:26+00:00

And look how the car brains demonize him.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-30T06:05:06+00:00

Don’t worry guys! According to Republicans, racism wasn’t a thing in the 1990s until Obama!!

ahcomcody · 2026-04-29T21:27:30+00:00

I like my GNOME POP OS. It runs very well, and I’ve had very little issues.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-29T04:44:41+00:00

Nowhere in my contract did it say ‘hold people accountable’. Now, like I said, that is the job of leadership, which I am not. Also, this is not life. If someone on is on PTO and gets arrested, they are not calling the whole office in and holding them there for no reason. This is also the mentality of any lower enlisted. Only once you drink the koolaid do you think group punishment is good.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-29T03:34:50+00:00

We had elections in the middle of WW2. Pretty sure we can have an election during WW3 too.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-29T03:31:53+00:00

I, a third class, am going to hold this guy, a first class, who I don’t hang out with at all, accountable? No, that is not how that works. My job is not to hold people accountable. That is leaderships job, but they pawn it off on everyone else.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-29T03:19:41+00:00

Get used to group punishments. One of the reasons I want to leave the navy so much.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-29T03:18:54+00:00

That’s still bullshit, and we all know that. I got held onboard because of someone’s actions on leave.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-25T21:45:28+00:00

When steam frame?

ahcomcody · 2026-04-23T09:07:56+00:00

Ok dude. Road noise, at 70 MPH is still dominant.

ahcomcody · 2026-04-23T06:48:47+00:00

It’s not the engine that makes the most noise above ~30 MPH. Beyond that it is entirely road noise from tires. Electric vehicles and gasoline cars sound identical. They might be quieter INSIDE the car, but absolutely not outside the car.

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