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Today I'm going to talk about different devices to use to stream media onto your tv and some of the Pro's & cons of each of them IMHO. #1. Google's Chromecast. The Chromecast pretty much acts as a receiver for other devices and puts the picture on the screen up to 1080.Works with Android,iOs,mac,&Windows so it's rather non discriminatory.U can use your laptop,and your kids can later watch something streamed from a phone or tablet all on the same tv with no added cables. DIS-advantages are you are limited to streaming what U can watch in a browser or in an app that supports chromecast,and you're using 2 devices to watch something on the tv.Cost approximately $35 us. #2 Roku Streaming Stick The Roku Streaming Stick Is a self contained unit with it's own OS that can NOT be side loaded onto. Roku uses "Channels" for their streaming and developers can submit an app to them for admission to their channel store. Some examples of available channels are Netflix,The CW,TubiTv,Crackle,and the main network channel apps(abc,nbc,cbs)Some are free(CW,Crackle,TubiTv e.g.)while others are paid channels. Advantage = Enough free channels that U can find something to watch without paying. Dis-advantage= can NOT sideload an app onto the OS and Kodi isn't available for this ecosystem. Cost $49.99 for 4k stick, but cheaper 1080 Express is often free with a subscription to Sling Tv. #3 Amazon Firestick. Available in Basic(1080) and a 4k model both are often on sale on amazon for close to half their normal price.The 4k model is worth the extra money because it has a faster cpu,&more ram.The FS DOES allow the adding of apps directly from websites(I personally use the downloader app to download and install them). You get the typical amazon promos on the home screen,but that's out weighed by the amount of free apps available(crackle,Tubi,Pluto,IMDB Tv, e.g.). If U have Amazon Prime,U have Prime Video & Prime Music also available for free. If your wireless isn't the best and you have Ethernet near the device,an adapter is available that many people say greatly helps.Advantages = Can sideload apps such as kodi onto it without voiding warranty.Dis-advantages= Only 8Gb of HD so U want to watch the AMOUNT of apps U load up on it,too cluttered it tends to get sluggish from everything loading.Also,the WiFi is good and handles 5g,but it feels like it could have been better.That may just be my setup with too many walls. Cost basic=$39.99 4K = $49.99 #4 Android Set top box. Most often recommended of the lower end devices is the T95Z. These boxes come in as many configurations as there are manufacturers. here's 1 that's rather nice sounding.System: Android 7.1,CPU: Amlogic S912,Core: 1.5GHz, Octa Core,GPU: ARM Mali-T820MP3,RAM: 3GB DDR4 RAM,ROM: 32GB ROM,TF CARD Support 1~32GB,WIFI: 802.11 /b/g/n/ & 5G,Bluetooth: 4.0,Ethernet: 10/100/1000M RGMII. The advantage to these boxes is that they have better hardware and more ram/rom than the sticks. They have the plain Android OS so not usually restricted in what U can put on them. They can even be used for light retro gaming machines using android based emulators. The Dis-advantage to these boxes is that most of them come from China and have little in the way of OS support.Also,some have to have the Playstore sideloaded. Cost for device as shown = $85.99 PLUS customs charges. #5 Next lvl of set top box and Highly regarded is the Nvidia Shield which now comes in 2 ver. The Shield Tv,and the Shield Tv Pro. Both have the Tegra X1+ cpu and a 256 cuda core nvida GPU. The basic unit comes with 8Gb HD and 2 Gb ram, while the pro has 16/3 respectively. There's also some added usb ports on the pro and both have Ethernet in addition to wireless included.The Shield has it's own updates from Nvidia and also includes the Google Play Store.This IS a gaming device using Nvidia GameStream,GeForce Now, or android games from the PlayStore. Streaming can be done easily by Plex,streaming app(Netflix,Hulu,Prime Video,e.g.),or Kodi can be easily installed from the website or the PlayStore. Advantages= hardware is modern and kept up to date along with software. Dis-advantages=Initial cost if all you're looking for is something to stream a movie with. Cost Shield Tv = $149.99 u.s. and Shield Tv Pro = $199.99 u.s. #6 Computer or tablet connected directly to tv. This 1 alot of people don't use anymore. If you have a computer with an hdmi or display port output you can usually use a tv with an hdmi port as a monitor.The computer specs don't have to be that high,I've gotten away with using an athlonx2 with 4Gb of ram and a 512Mb video card for streaming 720 video with no issue on a projection tv.Streaming was done with Kodi running on a Windows 10 64 bit OS. Advantage= Just about everybody's computer today has enough power to stream with no issue,and even older comps in the closet can usually manage.So,No added cost except for a hdmi cable or hdmi to displayport adapter. Dis-advantage= having a mouse & keyboard by your chair or getting up whenever U want to change something.Also,If someone needs to use the Comp as a COMP,your movie gets put on hold. I didn't include Apple Tv or Smart Tv's because I know nothing about apple, and the smart tv's can be considered to fall under either the Roku OS, Amazon Fire OS, or a form of android (either open or privatized).The hardware on the tv's is generally not as good as on the sticks(cpu & ram e.g.)

Not sure how your testing,but if by "stick" U mean a fire stick,I do kodi builds and the test most people include in their wizards show slower results then U will get if you install a separate 1 from the app store and run it. I've had wireless results from in the wizard show like 2 or 3 Mbps and from the outside/homescreen app it showed over 15Mbps.These were consistant results,not just a 1 or 2 times then average out.

My service is 400Mbps down & 40Mbps up. Here are my devices connected,My Speedtest results, AND the distance from where I am (muskogee) to where I tested. I also make a point to test using my providers link. This is also with 6 tabs open counting the test.

Yeah,they're JUST offering residential gigabit service (non fiber) where I am and it's expensive.I'll stick with the 400Mbps and unlimited data I already have. The Gbps didn't offer unlimited data either with the basic plan.I'd have had to add an extra amount onto the base fee.With gaming,streaming,and my comp downloads there's no way I can get by without unlimited data. The Gbps basic plan was more than 3x's the cost of my 400mbps WITH the unlimited data added on. Go figure,think the cable providers are trying to jack the customers that they already have? lol, They offer the Gig service to NEW customers for what I WAS paying for 200Mbps & unlimited before I upgraded last year. :angry_throw:

If I understand U correctly,the results were consistent for each game tested,BUT different games had different results.I would guess that had to do with the way the different game engines were designed to use memory. What I would have liked to see was a further set of test @ say 720 to see if the % went up with the games being more cpu/memory bound with even less call on the gpu.:eat_popcom:Edit: Some of the results shown were of test using Vulcan and DX11 in place of DX12

Think I was just too heavy handed to work with the touch portion of the controller and didn't want to put in the time/effort to work it out.

They discontinued the last 1 because they didn't sell.I purchased mine with the link during one of the earlier sales and got both for under 47.00 total in 2017. hated the touch pad joystick & the HUGE D pad. Was a lesson learned. Others like it.

Are More RAM Modules Better for Gaming? 4 x 4GB vs. 2 x 8GB - TechSpot

Congrats! I felt much the same when I won the 3 pack of RGB fans and then I won a case later. Awesome quality prizes and no "tag 17 friends pages" crap to enter.

(rubbing hands eagerly) Hope it's me,:happy_clap: LOL

Remember they never released a "super" version of the 2080ti. So the 1 being compared to never got the added 5-10% boost that the super versions of the other cards did.This would kinda be a generation and a half jump.

As an example, here's my test results again, but run in 1366 x 768. lol, Looks like I have a 2nd generation super 2080ti instead of the 1st gen. 2070.

Remember my test results are run in 1920 x 1080 Don't think I'd be able to get near ya in 4k

On a separate note, Superposition benchmark is able to put a fair load on a gpu card if you want to see what kinda reults you can get. it ran my 2070@ 99% during the test.​

make sure you are running the latest engine (5.6.5) in cryengine then run the test.When I first downloaded it it had an older engine and offered the new 1 right after the install. It might make a difference.

Unfortunately there's already some people taking advantage advantage of people willing to help. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...home-phishing/ and it's also reported on tomsguide. So peeps need to make sure they get their software from a reputable source (like us,hint hint... :thumbs_thumbsupup: ) The ransomware is worse in some cases. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netwalker-ransomware-infecting-users-via-coronavirus-phishing/

It's not just android devices(which are made by ALOT of different companies so support varies) Apple has dropped support for older devices left and right. "iOS 13 ended support for all iPhones using the Apple A8 SoC or earlier and having less than 2 GB of RAM. This also marks the first time support for 32-bit devices was dropped completely (e.g. iOS 13 is compatible on devices with a 64-bit architecture only). Devices not upgradeable to iOS 13 include the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus." "iPadOS 13 supports iPads with an Apple A8 / A8X chip or later. The software does not support devices with 1 GB of RAM including the first-generation iPad Air and the iPad Mini 2 and iPad Mini 3." And if say your Mac Mini is 9 or more years older you're stuck with some version of OS10. It's companies forcing people to buy newer versions of their product by stopping support for equipment that still works. Notice Windows 10 STILL works on computers that were designed for XP and Windows 2000! That's because Microsoft isn't making most of THEIR money selling the hardware so they don't care how many new machines you buy,as long as you buy a new version of the OS!

I'm in.

Mods are ALWAYS interesting! I'll be interested in following your journey.

"China has pulled popular mobile app, Plague Inc., from the country’s app store – but the reason why isn’t all too clear.But is the coronavirus the reason the game has been pulled from the mobile app store in China? Well…it’s not that clear-cut. In a new statement, Plague Inc. developers Ndemic Creations had the following to say: “We’ve just been informed that Plague Inc. ‘includes content that is illegal in China as determined by the Cyberspace Administration of China’ and has been removed from the China App Store. This situation is completely out of our control.”" https://www.gamebyte.com/china-has-p...I5MdvOrL3Drqb8

Yeah,I think the 8k will be for future proofing for streaming to make it a reliable Home theater system also. Not like there's a LOT of demand even for the 4k content even now except some of the new original series like from amazon ect., or some games.Even then most people will probably go for a lower resolution because they're hooked to their 60" tv and it can't handle gaming in 4k. (unless they spend a fortune on a new tv when they get the new system...):eat_popcom: will be interesting.

Known & suspected hardware of ps5 taken from --> https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ps5-specs-features-ssd-ray-tracing-cpu-gpu-6300#section-1 CPU - the PS5 CPU will be an AMD chip based on Ryzen. 8x cores; 7nm Zen 2. GPU and ray tracing - the PS5 GPU will be a custom AMD Navi GPU (possibly 36 custom Navi compute units at 2000MHz), that supports ray tracing at a hardware level (here's Digital Foundry on the current state of ray tracing tech if you're looking for more on that). Audio - the PS will have 3D Audio that Mark Cerny believes will be "dramatically different" to PS4 audio. Storage - as with the new Xbox, the PS5 will have an SSD (solid state drive). Sony says its version uses the new PCle 4.0 connection. Cerny gave the example of a 0.8 second loading time, compared to 15 seconds, when tested on Marvel's Spider-Man. Digital Foundry believes it could be GDDR6 at 448GB/s (possibly 512GB/s). Resolution support - the PS5 will have up to 8K support, presumably including full 4k. 4k Blu-ray Player - will be available, with the PS5 reading 100GB optical discs.

lol, U mean THESE? screen shot while running

Starswarm is a benchmark based on the Nitrous engine by Oxide games. The same engine used in ashes of the singularity. "This is achieved through a newly developed engine called Nitrous designed to fully leverage modern 64-bit multi-core processors, reflected in the relatively high system requirements (which include a quad-core processor)" created in 2013 it still shows it's effectiveness today. link for the test on steam--> https://store.steampowered.com/app/267130/Star_Swarm_Stress_Test/ Results of latest test ran with current machine. Oxide Games Star Swarm Stress Test - ©2013 C:\Users\sssch\OneDrive\Documents\Star Swarm\Output_20_02_25_1156.txt Version 1.10 02/25/2020 11:56 =========================================================== == Hardware Configuration ================================= GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 CPU: AuthenticAMD AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor Physical Cores: 8 Logical Cores: 16 Physical Memory: 17123430400 Allocatable Memory: 140737488224256 =========================================================== == Configuration ========================================== API: DirectX Scenario: ScenarioFollow.csv User Input: Disabled Resolution: 1920x1080 Fullscreen: True GameCore Update: 16.6 ms Bloom Quality: High PointLight Quality: High ToneCurve Quality: High Glare Overdraw: 16 Shading Samples: 64 Shade Quality: Mid Deferred Contexts (D3D11): Disabled Small Batch Optimized (Mantle): Enabled Temporal AA Duration: 16 Temporal AA Time Slice: 2 Detailed Frame Info: Off =========================================================== == Results ================================================ Test Duration: 360 Seconds Total Frames: 28374 Average FPS: 78.81 Average Unit Count: 4594 Maximum Unit Count: 5721 Average Batches/MS: 1127.83 Maximum Batches/MS: 3218.98 Average Batch Count: 17330 Maximum Batch Count: 103866 ===========================================================