DAC and Win10 system

Posted on 2021-02-02, 19:12

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Now for the "stupid" question of the day: Occasionally with my wireless headphones the sound will cut out in one ear or the other. May be due to wearing hearing aids or maybe it's the electrical interference with the mobo sound. So I'm thinking about trying a DAC for clean sound but does that mean I …

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Re: 1997 Pentium MMX Rebuild

Posted on 2021-01-11, 20:38

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in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

Boxed NOS crt's are my weakness, when they're not asking 1000.00 for one that is. Congrats are yer find, looks great. Maybe show some pics of dos games on it.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-11, 20:08

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Hexen II Hammer of Thyrion mod on my win10 rig. Works a treat, only thing is can't seem to track down the music files for the mission pack Portal of Praevus. Found a "music help file" on this but don't quite grasp it. Seems the mission pack uses the same music as the main game but renames the files. …

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Samsung Syncmaster 932BW for DOS games?

Posted on 2021-01-05, 14:56

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by buckeye

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in Marvin \ Video

Been looking at various LCD's to replace my 19" Acer model which is ok for windows games but terrible for dos. This Samsung Syncmaster 932bw specs at 1440 x 900 75hz. TFT, would this possibly work better for DOS games?

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Re: CRT resolution stuck in text mode

Posted on 2021-01-05, 14:48

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Ok, thanks all for the feedback it's been helpful. For the record all the dos games I've tried show 720 x 400 but even so they all look better than on my Acer LCD so there's that.

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Re: CRT resolution stuck in text mode

Posted on 2021-01-04, 19:12

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Wait, CRTs are no different to LCDs regarding how you "set the resolution". You don't use some OSD on a modern screen to change the resolution, it doesn't work that way. Forget about the monitor and you don't need any utility. Run whatever you want to run, it'll set its resolution (which you can …

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Re: CRT resolution stuck in text mode

Posted on 2021-01-04, 18:09

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Is there not a way to "click" on the one you want from the OSD? No. The list you see in the OSD will be for information purposes only. The screen can only set a resolution when software asks it to. Example, Quake II's video options in the game menus, where the resolution is set for that game : …

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Re: The Witcher (novel) in English

Posted on 2021-01-04, 17:41

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Anybody here been watching the Netflix series? "Toss a coin to your Witcher, O' Valley of Plenty!" Got season 1 DVD for xmas, already finished binge watching it. After reading the books it's a little disappointing in that some of the monsters (strigga) didn't look as expected. Wished somebody else …

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Re: Recommened me a game for my Voodoo5

Posted on 2021-01-04, 17:33

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Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote on 2020-12-25, 18:50: Total Air War. Joint Strike Fighter. European Air War. Jane's Longbow 2. Jane's F-15. Diablo II. Red Baron 3D. […] Show full quote Total Air War. Joint Strike Fighter. European Air War. Jane's Longbow 2. Jane's F-15. Diablo II. Red Baron 3D. …

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Re: Witcher 4: Ciri, prequel to W3

Posted on 2021-01-04, 17:29

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Is this going to follow her stint as "Falka" vs. Bonhart? If so looking forward to it. Speaking of Bonhart, I wonder who they have tabbed to play the part? Hopefully someone intimidating as per the books.

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Re: Where to find good DOS game icons.

Posted on 2021-01-04, 17:23

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by buckeye

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I've been looking for some too for the usual suspects: Darkforces, Duke3d, Shadow Warrior and etc.

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2021-01-04, 17:17

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Took advantage of steam/origin sales and got Star Wars Battlefront II, Shadow of Tomb Raider, Dirt 4 and Strange Brigade. All look sublime with the Geforce 3070. Will I finish any of them? Nope.

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Re: Posts your 2021 New Years Resolutions.

Posted on 2021-01-04, 17:12

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Finish.....one.....game! Over twenty years messing with computers this continues to elude me. Don't hold yer breath on this one.

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Re: CRT resolution stuck in text mode

Posted on 2020-12-28, 21:06

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

But on the OSD it shows a list of various resolutions/refresh rates. Is there not a way to "click" on the one you want from the OSD? You can adjust brightness/color/etc. but not that? I'm ignorant when it comes to these CRT's I guess. DukeNukem3D is the only DOS game I'm aware of where you can …

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CRT resolution stuck in text mode

Posted on 2020-12-28, 18:30

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Just got a Dell m780 CRT and thought I was on my way to dos "nirvana". However I'm still stuck in the darn text mode resolution 720 x 400 as I was using an LCD. Using the OSD controls the usual resolutions are listed but I can't or don't know how to highlight them for choosing. Video card is an …

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Re: Shipping CRT's - the saga continues

Posted on 2020-12-21, 21:09

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Very cool about the full refund. It will be a bit harder without disassembling but should be doable. Just don't get any on the glass. On a side not, my 19" CRT had the stand break into a bunch of pieces so I'll probably be removing it completely since it is useless now... but it still does stand …

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Re: Shipping CRT's - the saga continues

Posted on 2020-12-21, 16:56

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JB Weld ClearWeld: https://www.homedepot.com/p/J-B-Weld-25-ml-ClearWeld-Quick-Set-Epoxy-Syringe-50112/204986141 If it was me doing the repair, I would completely disassemble the monitor so I could work on the broken plastic parts by themselves. Make sure to discharge the monitor before disassembly …

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Shipping CRT's - the saga continues

Posted on 2020-12-18, 16:18

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Should've known better but couldn't resist the price on this Dell M780. Always had a longing for CRT's in great shape and this was one of them until it got to me that is - see pics. It's tragic as this one looks pristine otherwise and works great too with DOS games. It was packed competently so it …

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Re: Advice about retro speakers

Posted on 2020-12-14, 15:25

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by buckeye

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in Marvin \ Sound

MMaximus wrote on 2020-12-13, 00:21: Are these edifier speakers shielded though? Don't know, I'll see what I can find out. I do have mine situated below a LCD on another shelf.

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Re: Advice about retro speakers

Posted on 2020-12-10, 14:54

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by buckeye

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in Marvin \ Sound

I use these R1700BT Edifier speakers with my Win98/XP rigs. They look and sound great.

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