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Learn something new every day.... I remember the 3DTV fad ~10+ years ago....I never saw one (either for service or watched) or had any clue how they worked. I remember the goofy glasses back in the 80's for viewing 'jaws' in 3D on a TV. 10 minutes in, everyone had headaches.<--- Badcaps.net Founder
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
the 3d tv's used an IR led to transmit framesyncComment
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Re: best cheap/free scores 1.1
Scored a few goodies for free:
Acer Aspire 7735 - smashed LCD, reused casing (except palmrest and power button section) on my 7738G that had a crappy case
Seagate ST32000540AS 2TB 7200.11 - 0% health due to buggy SMART, needs SMART reset
WDC WD7500BPVT 750GB - dead
WDC WD3200BEKT Black 320GB - needs SMART reset with WDR
"450W" SFX PSU (which is actually a 200-250W unit) - needs cleaning and caps will need replacing (I ain't trusting YONGXING and ChengX caps at all) as well as transformer upgrade. Heatsinks are surprisingly thick enough.
PSP 1004 Red - deadMain rig:
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Core i5-3470 3.60GHz
Gigabyte Geforce GTX650 1GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3-1600
Samsung SH-224AB DVD-RW
FSP Bluestorm II 500W (recapped)
120GB ADATA + 2x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB
Delux MG760 case
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The terrible PC fad of the early-2000s:
AMR slots
I only saw them on early-2000s' motherboards, IIRC. I can only recall seeing those on pre-2003 motherboards.
It apparently was a scam to make me pay for an optional card to connect an onboard modem! FFS!
How you can tell that it's the "terrible fad slot"?
On a motherboard, usually pre-2003, you see a slot that resembles a PCI-E slot. At least to a gen-Z'er, it would look like a mini PCI-E slot!ASRock B550 PG Velocita
Ryzen 9 "Vermeer" 5900X
32 GB G.Skill RipJaws V F4-3200C16D-32GVR
Arc A770 16 GB
eVGA Supernova G3 750W
Western Digital Black SN850 1TB NVMe SSD
Alienware AW3423DWF OLED
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As I can't edit my older post, I also scored a free BD-RW drive (yes, BD-RW!!!) for my HP Pavilion DV6000 (dv6723eu).
I plan to make a nice retro gaming machine out of it. Just got to repair that WD Scorpio Black, and it should be ready to kick ass.Main rig:
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Core i5-3470 3.60GHz
Gigabyte Geforce GTX650 1GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3-1600
Samsung SH-224AB DVD-RW
FSP Bluestorm II 500W (recapped)
120GB ADATA + 2x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB
Delux MG760 case
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I got a Free i7 4702MQ out of a parts laptop and now my lenovo E440 has a i7!!My Computer: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, Asrock X370 Killer SLI/AC, 32GB G.SKILL TRIDENT Z RGB DDR4 3200, 500GB WD Black NVME and 2TB Toshiba HD,Geforce RTX 3080 FOUNDERS Edition, In-Win 303 White, EVGA SuperNova 750 G3, Windows 10 ProComment
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Picked up a 60pk950 LG plasma for free today. Put in a new 5 watt 10 ohm resistor and all is good! 3d and wifi smart with stand and remote!Comment
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My family TV is a LG 50PN5300 plasma I bought new in 2013 after moving into my first house, still works great and has a PS4 and Apple TV 4k hooked up to it. Love the LG plasmas.My Computer: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, Asrock X370 Killer SLI/AC, 32GB G.SKILL TRIDENT Z RGB DDR4 3200, 500GB WD Black NVME and 2TB Toshiba HD,Geforce RTX 3080 FOUNDERS Edition, In-Win 303 White, EVGA SuperNova 750 G3, Windows 10 ProComment
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Main rig:
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Core i5-3470 3.60GHz
Gigabyte Geforce GTX650 1GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3-1600
Samsung SH-224AB DVD-RW
FSP Bluestorm II 500W (recapped)
120GB ADATA + 2x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB
Delux MG760 case
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My Computer: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, Asrock X370 Killer SLI/AC, 32GB G.SKILL TRIDENT Z RGB DDR4 3200, 500GB WD Black NVME and 2TB Toshiba HD,Geforce RTX 3080 FOUNDERS Edition, In-Win 303 White, EVGA SuperNova 750 G3, Windows 10 ProComment
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I know right? and whats really crazy was at the time intel was talking with motherboard manufacturers and was trying to do the same with the desktop market but luckily consumer backlash prevailed and that never happened.
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just "replace" intel cpu's by switching to AMD boards!
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AMDs went BGA too, ever since the E series. I've had an Acer Aspire 5250 w/ a E-450 and it sucked bigtime.
I finally got rid of it by trading it for an Aspire 6930G a long time ago, which I still have today (w/ HD4650 1GB, T6500, 2x2GB DDR2 and a 250GB Seagate that I kept from the 5250)Main rig:
Gigabyte B75M-D3H
Core i5-3470 3.60GHz
Gigabyte Geforce GTX650 1GB GDDR5
16GB DDR3-1600
Samsung SH-224AB DVD-RW
FSP Bluestorm II 500W (recapped)
120GB ADATA + 2x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB
Delux MG760 case
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Today's success was making a Dell Optiplex 380 (LGA775) run a LGA771 x5450 quad-core 3GHz Harpertown Xeon (Yorkfield q9650's are still $50+). The x5450's are a dime a dozen, and even today make an excellent entry to mid-level system (even better if you also add a GPU and not use the crappy Intel GPU). That'll keep up with 1st & 2nd gen i5's and i7's no problem.
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Panasonic Viera 60" or 65" plasma TV from 2011, got it for the blazingly high cost of free.
Purchsed for $2500 new back in late 2011.Don't buy those $10 PSU "specials". They fail, and they have taken whole computers with them.
My computer doubles as a space heater.
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RIP Advantech UNO-3072LA (2008-2021) - Decommissioned and taken out of service permanently due to lack of software support for it. Not very likely to ever be recommissioned again.
Asus Q550LF (Old main laptop, 2014-2022) - Decommissioned and stripped due to a myriad of problems, the main battery bloating being the final nail in the coffin.
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- 1996 Power Macintosh 7200/120 + PC Compatibility Card - Under Restoration
- 1993 Gateway 2000 80486DX/50 - Fully Operational/WIP
- 2004 Athlon 64 Retro Gaming System - Indefinitely Parked
- Main Workstation - Fully operational!
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Nice, what was required to get this to work ?Today's success was making a Dell Optiplex 380 (LGA775) run a LGA771 x5450 quad-core 3GHz Harpertown Xeon (Yorkfield q9650's are still $50+). The x5450's are a dime a dozen, and even today make an excellent entry to mid-level system (even better if you also add a GPU and not use the crappy Intel GPU). That'll keep up with 1st & 2nd gen i5's and i7's no problem.Comment
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Recently I've gotten into EC flashing due to my broken laptop(s) and started frantically searching methods for flashing the IT5571E-128 chip on the cheap(due to me beaing a student and not having a job) and noticed that ITE newer chips can be flashed via ISP (In-System Programming) either via SMBus or the KBC (EPP - Enhanced Parallel Port) interface. While these can be achieved with programmers like SVOD4/3 or the RT809H/F those options are WAYYY out of my budget so I was horrified. But recently I stumbled uppon some programmers on aliexpress that claim they can program a variety of ITE chips...06-17-2025, 07:17 AM -
My Mom bought some cheap motion sensor lights on wish... then complains about about batteries and this thing chews though them, well it uses 4 AAA batteries and a pack of rechargeable ones is about 13 USD
well since it uses 4 AAA and rechargeable are 1.2v and non-recharge at 1.5 this thing must work with 4.8-6v, I'll shove a USB cable on it, infant i will use a broken phone charge cable... dam this thing uses 430 mA and they made it battery powered...
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Hi all,
I was looking to upgrade my main multimeter (Asita MD591) with something that has more features. I'll use it mostly for board diagnostic and diy repairs. I've been eyeing out many of those multi-function ones from Aliexpress but can't seem to make my mind up. Here are the features that I'm looking after:
- Autorange
- DC volts up to 30V
- Accurate Resistance
- Diode test (Beep mode)
- Frequency up to 200MHz
- Capacitanze up to 5000uF
- as cheap as possible
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Just as the title states. Two cheap SiS machines, surprisingly stable.
What I will tackle in the near future (the build will be slightly postponed due to slight stomach issues - am still recovering and my physical power (sorry if it sounds weird,English isn't quite my primary language) isn't the best at the moment. Especially with the diet I have to take at the moment.) are two SiS based machines.
The first one is a IPC rebranded Mitac 7521T. Why did I feel the need to tackle this machine? Well, just look at the specs:
CPU - P3 1100MHz Coppermine... -
"Caseless Cheap Chinese electronic tools" I mean things you get from banggood, ali, fleabay, Am-Zon, etc. like AVR-Transistortester, miscellaneous signal generators, frequency counters, (variable) power supplies, oscilloscopes, low resistance meters, etc., etc. that comes optionally with a case, or comes only with a cheap piece of plastic that barely provides protection to the PCB.
Just wondering what of these (generally flimsy) tools you actually find use (almost) everyday and find indispensable for the price, compared to buying a Fluke or whatnot, if there is an expensive...
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