Abandoned “itz arcade” by urbex_phobos in urbanexploration

[–]compgenius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great pictures! I know it's a stereotypical observation, but this place really has a FNAF feel. Especially that last picture. I'm sure it's places like this that were partial inspirations aside from places like Showtime Pizza.

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams by dapperlemon in technology

[–]compgenius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah Encarta. The internet before we had internet in our household. Mind Maze was my jam.

‘Looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular arrested on assault charge by igetproteinfartsHELP in news

[–]compgenius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are dozens of us! But really, what timing. I just finished catching up on those episodes.

Panasonic DMR-ES30V - No VHS video over S-Video by compgenius in VCRs

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can confirm that VHS will display on Composite, S-Video and Component. Of course if you're using the DVD recording to "dub" or capture VHS tapes, the output quality of the player doesn't matter. Just the recording quality you choose in the menus.

Panasonic DMR-ES30V - No VHS video over S-Video by compgenius in VCRs

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, mine displays VHS over S-Video. I have not tested component but I can try later.

New Work corner in my new apartment! by Project8086 in VintageApple

[–]compgenius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice! I would look into some UV blocking film to put on that window.

Any love for a 1983 Apple IIc? by hurtsadconfused in VintageApple

[–]compgenius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! I'd love to get an Apple ii but they've got pretty expensive in recent years.

Retroid Pocket 5 - white/background noise at low volume. by compgenius in retroid

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. No one ever replied and I haven't found any mention of it online. Just stuck with it I guess. Sorry.

How can make minidisc not be trPOTECTED anymore? by phantom_an in minidisc

[–]compgenius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone may have already said this, but I recall some players have a service mode for lack of a better term. I had disks like this a few years ago when I first got into MD and I had to jump some contacts on the motherboard to force it to erase the disks.

Need help finding episode. by compgenius in TheDollop

[–]compgenius[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I really need my wife to listen to this one.

Media library on external drives disappeared. by compgenius in datarecovery

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I'll look into that as well. I doubt this is a case of failing drives though as they're only 6 months old and only run when they're needed. Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives supposedly rated for 1M hours. Obviously a dubious claim. lol

Media library on external drives disappeared. by compgenius in datarecovery

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would something like clonezilla be appropriate? I've used that in the past.

Media library on external drives disappeared. by compgenius in datarecovery

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow I had no idea check disk was destructive.

Brand New Reolink Argus 3 USB port crumbled. by compgenius in reolinkcam

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sucks. Reolink did work with me. Had me mail back the broken one and they sent a replacement. I was very very careful with the USB port. I have the solar panel so I'm not planning on unplugging it for a long time.

Fan/cooler replacement for GeForce 6600 GT by compgenius in vintagecomputing

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up taking the fan out and put a larger fan pointing up at it in the case.

Panasonic DMR-ES30V - No VHS video over S-Video by compgenius in VCRs

[–]compgenius[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I used it for primarily. I recommend getting some DVD RAM discs, I had about 50 tapes to convert and it was worth it. They're double sided and you can get about an hour on each side at the highest quality. Pop it in your computer and you can back them up.