So I found this monitor: It’s actually a huge deal for me that it has a headphone jack—I really need to be able to plug my speakers directly into the monitor because the PS4 is just... well, no matter how much you pay for it, it doesn't have a decent speaker output.
None of the American retail sites I looked at actually list whether there's a headphone jack or not. So, I sent a message over to Best Buy support, and while I was waiting, I stumbled upon this: http://aoc-europe.com/en/products/i2476vwm On the official manufacturer's site, it clearly says it has a headphone out. But then, right as I'm waiting, I get an email back from support saying, "it doesn't say anywhere." I replied, basically asking, "can you guys just physically go check?" In the meantime, I gave the local Best Buy branch a call to ask one of the guys there. He tells me, "Yeah, it says it's in there, 100%," so I figured, great, I'll buy it. But then, I get a second email from support: "A colleague checked it physically and it's not there."
What on earth?!
The local store says yes, the official website says yes, but the main distribution center—which is the only place that could actually verify it—insists it's a no.
Has anyone else picked up this monitor somewhere in the US and knows for sure? Or does anyone have a clue how I can figure out if it actually has a headphone out or not?
Robert Ortiz58 said:Your graphics card already comes with two outputs—you can just plug one monitor into the HDMI port and the other into the VGA or DVI port. Then you just head into your settings later and set up dual screens.
So, I guess nothing's actually stopping me from hooking up two monitors, other than the fact that I'm currently missing an entire second monitor... great. 😁 I didn't want to sound like I was planning on buying a second one if it turned out I already had everything I needed.
Hey there, I'm looking to pick up a small, budget-friendly flat-screen monitor—just something to have running in the background for shows or movies while I'm working on my main screen.
I'm wondering what I actually need to make this happen. I think I read somewhere that the graphics card needs to have at least two outputs?
Hey there, I woke up this morning with some swelling on my face—well, more like near my nose, if that makes sense. It doesn’t actually hurt right now, but yesterday I had this really nasty canker sore right above my gum line that was killing me. I’m wondering if maybe it’s the dairy? I've been drinking a bit more cow's milk lately, and I had that sore for about two days before I finished a large glass of milk last night—and then suddenly, everything started swelling up. On top of that, I tried putting some honey on the sore yesterday to soothe the inflammation—kind of a desperate move, honestly—so I'm thinking maybe the honey caused an issue too? Who knows.
I’m planning on heading to the doctor, but I figured I'd try to gather some info here first.
Has anyone dealt with food allergies before? Like, has anyone experienced facial swelling from something they ate, or maybe have some insight into how allergy testing works?
I don't really have any issues with it anymore, but I figured I’d share my experience here just in case someone else ends up looking for advice—might save you some trouble. For years, I had these ingrown toenails on both big toes, and honestly, I went to three different doctors, two of whom were private specialists, and it was just a massive waste of time and money that actually made things worse. The first one did this "brilliant" move where they cut away the skin right next to the nail to give it more room: please, whatever you do, never let a doctor do that. You'll just end up with granulomas, and then you'll spend the next three years dealing with doctors trying to fix the inflamed tissue instead of the actual nail. Then the second doctor tried to deal with the inflammation by using liquid nitrogen to burn the skin on the side. Both of these procedures were done without any anesthesia, so it was basically just unnecessary torture that I can brag about today. That was obviously total nonsense, too. The third option was having the nails ripped out at the hospital, and even though they used two types of local anesthetic, it still hurt like hell for some reason. After that, the nails grew back crooked again, so my best advice is: don't try the skin cutting, the liquid nitrogen, or the ripping-them-out method. I was told once that sometimes after puberty, things just straighten themselves out... Well, after everything I went through, I finally gave up on seeing doctors, and that's exactly what happened. Maybe it was pure luck, maybe it was just finishing puberty, or... who knows? The only thing I’d actually recommend is trimming the nail in a bit of a heart shape. Basically, you notch the very tip of the nail right in the middle. That way, the nail tries to fill in that gap and grows inward, away from your skin. Of course, you could always just keep clipping away at the part that's digging in, but that usually hurts way too much for most people. All those various procedures and ointments and oils I tried were really just fighting the symptoms rather than the actual cause.
You can get pretty lucky with power supplies sometimes—though I'm starting to think my expensive Microsoft unit didn't actually last any longer than that cheap generic one that came bundled with my case. But honestly, it doesn't really matter; if he doesn't know any better, it won't bother him anyway. xD
Nah, it’s basically the only one nearby. It’s private, though—I won't name names because I get it, honestly... trying to stay afloat running a business in a small town isn't easy, even with those kinds of commissions.
We both figured it was more expensive, but he still wanted to go through with it—I guess he just thought it was his only shot since he's not exactly great at navigating things online.
Adam Moore3 said:Listen, it really comes down to what he actually needs it for. If he's planning on gaming on this thing, he might want to rethink everything—honestly, that's basically just an old DDR2-era graphics card 😲 like an NVIDIA GeForce GT 430. If it's just for watching movies or basic multitasking, then sure, it's fine. But he probably could have found something better and cheaper elsewhere... overall, it doesn't seem like the best bang for your buck. Did he already pull the trigger on it?
Yeah, he already ordered it. I suggested he hop on here to get some advice from you guys, but he wasn't really feeling that idea. I guess he's pretty set in his ways and won't budge even when I try to talk sense into him—he mostly just wants to play older titles anyway. I suppose it can't be any worse than what he was using before, right? Anyway, thanks for the input. I'll definitely be checking in here before I pick up my own new rig in a few months. I was wondering if he maybe got lucky by not asking anyone first—maybe I should follow his lead—but now I think I'll pass on that idea.
graniteharbor85 said::If you ask me, this whole thing looks like $1037. All in all, they pretty much ripped him off—bad motherboard, an aftermarket cooler that's basically a zero out of ten (I mean, sure, he needs it for that CPU, but even without overclocking, it should have held up in an ENIAC), and that power supply is just straight-up junk.
I totally forgot to mention he’s got a 5% discount, which is why the final price ended up lower. They actually offered him a better cooler, but he turned it down since he isn't planning on overclocking or whatever else that processor is capable of. I was thinking the same thing about the power supply, but honestly, they don't seem to carry anything high-end that doesn't cost twice as much. At least the case is decent, right? xD
It sounds like it'll be "okay" for what he needs, I guess.
A buddy of mine is looking at a new PC build and wants my take on a quote he got from a local shop nearby. He isn't including a GPU in the list because he's planning to hang onto his old one—an NVIDIA GeForce GT 430, 1gb DDR2 . Motherboard: Asrock FM2A78M-HD+, Intel LGA 1155 - $157 CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 socket LGA 1155 4.0GHz, 4mb cache, box - $267 RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance, 1866MHz, 8GB(2x4GB) Black - $220 HDD: Seagate 1TB, SGT-ST1000DM003, 7200rpm, Sata6, 64M - $193 PSU: Linkword LPW12-35EC22, 580W, 12mm fan - $77 Case: Zalman ENIAC mid tower, black - $123 Total: $0.98 (tax included).
Do you think he got a decent deal? I guess it might be a little pricier since he didn't order it online, but he's just not much of a patient guy.
If I were you, I’d probably take a step back and rethink the whole thing. Honestly, people are always going to find something to nitpick—even when there isn't actually anything wrong. If you start changing who you are just to fit someone else's opinion, I guess you'll just be stuck in this endless cycle of trying to please everyone, which... well, it's impossible. We all have different tastes, and you simply can't make everyone happy. Besides, those people who feel the need to comment on things like the size of your nose without being asked? They aren't really good people anyway, and they definitely aren't the kind of crowd you should be hanging out with.
I haven't actually gone under the knife myself—being a guy, I probably have one of the biggest noses of anyone my age I know. It grew quite a bit during puberty; it used to be pretty flat... but honestly, I don't really care. Maybe it’s just easier because I'm a dude, but still... One big thing to keep in mind with rhinoplasty is that your nose might actually be what balances out your face. Like, a smaller nose might not even suit your features. You could maybe try asking someone who knows their way around Photoshop to shrink your nose in a high-quality photo just to see how it looks (as long as they don't touch anything else besides the nose). For me, my whole face just works with a large nose, and going smaller would probably look even weirder. So, that's a point against it. But, looking at the bright side: What other people think isn't that important. You have to realize that some (or maybe all) of those people won't even be in your life in five years anyway. You finish college, people move away, you move to a different state, friendships just fade during that stage of life, or people relocate for work. And even if they stay around, they probably won't find it interesting for more than a few months. Personally, I wouldn't care, but I think a good way to deal with it is to just own it yourself.
Like, if you use that fact as a shield, they can't use it as a weapon against you. The moment you run into someone you haven't seen in a while and they ask, "So, what's new?" you just say, "Oh, I finally got my nose done, it's something I've always wanted to do, what do you think?" Everyone will act polite to your face, and sure, they'll probably gossip behind your back, but that doesn't matter since you won't hear it.
If that's the only thing holding you back, I'd say don't let embarrassment stop you. Most of those people probably have made decisions that were way more embarrassing than getting a nose job.
Andrew Miller102 said:Well, obviously your processor is 64-bit—the first 64-bit x86 desktop chips, like the Athlon64, were actually developed by Intel back in 2003, which feels like forever ago now.🍿
http://youtu.be/fnINSGKH7Ws
I used to have an Athlon before this Phenom xD, and I remember it always being labeled as 64-bit everywhere you looked. When I stopped seeing that label on newer ones, I honestly thought they’d just given up on 64-bit tech in favor of focusing entirely on multi-core processors. It's good to know that wasn't actually the case, though.
Oh, okay, so that thing is actually 64-bit. It’s kind of weird that they don't mention it anywhere—not in the manual or even on the box itself. Yeah, I hadn't really thought about playing Assassin's Creed. That would be a totally new experience for me, and even if I could get it to run, I imagine it would struggle pretty badly. I was actually hoping to play Call of Duty, but then I saw the 64-bit requirement, and now I'm not even sure if my NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX can handle it. Honestly, it doesn't matter too much right now since I don't have any plans to reinstall my OS just for one game. Maybe by the next time I do a fresh install, I'll have upgraded some parts.
Yeah, I’ve got 4GB in there, but it’s only showing 3.15GB as usable.
And those two titles I mentioned are definitely PC games—yeah. They won't run on 32-bit systems. It actually kind of trips me up that I can even install 64-bit Windows on a 32-bit processor, but thanks for getting back to me.
I'm asking because I noticed the system requirements for Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed both call for 64-bit Windows—apparently they won't even run on 32-bit. It’s not like I could actually handle the second one anyway, but I'm still curious.
My processor is an Intel Core 2 Duo (couldn't get the multiplier unlocked, unfortunately). The manual doesn't explicitly say if it's 64-bit or not, so I'm assuming it might just be 32-bit. Just so I'm clear, I wouldn't be able to install 64-bit Windows 7 on a 32-bit dual-core processor, right?