patiirc Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, SpursRiot2012 said: Having an issue with my desktop PC. Out of the blue, on start up my USB mouse will work fine and then suddenly stop working and I get a popup notification that the device isn't recognised. It's listed as an Unknown Device in my device manager. If i switch out the mouse and plug in another one, it works momentarily and then the same thing happens. It also suddenly doesn't recognise the printer. Strangely, it is fine with the USB keyboard!  A restart fixes it but only temporarily. Anyone have any suggestions I could try? thanks. Go to settings and update the mouse driver when your mouse is working. I had similar on Windows Vista PC donkeys ago, and that seemed to fix it like a good un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 A friend of mine has been having an issue with his new laptop. The problem seems to stem from it having a duel graphics card which affects certain functions, most specifically Poker Stars and other poker programs.  The problem is that the program stutters whilst playing. He has managed to get it running smoothly by having something else playing in the background (Football Manager, YouTube etc.), which is why he believes its a duel graphics card problem. He has Googled the issue and tried various suggestions, and he has also contacted the makers of the programs directly for advice. All to no avail. I thought I'd ask here in case anyone has had a similar issue and how, if at all, you resolved it. Or if anyone else has any suggestions we could try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 There should be an option in NVIDIA Control Panel to manually run the dedicated graphics card, it'll be something similar to this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 That has already been tried. No success unfortunately. Thanks anyway. It does seem strange that having other media running at the same time improves things. Edit: We have just disabled the integrated graphics card and the issue is still there. Maybe it's not a graphics card issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenryck Pilchards Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have had issues with the Pokerstars client which is related to some Windows security updates. On some games when I click on them the client closes down and reboots back up. Apparently if you uninstall Pokerstars, run the Windows updates and reinstall it will fix the issue. I am not sure if it is related to your mates problem but it will probably be worth a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Yeah, he has run all updates before installing Pokerstars. The thing is it's happening across al poker software he uses, and is happening on two high spec laptops (both with duel graphics cards). It works fine on his old low spec laptop though, which is running Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefeated Steak Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just got a Google Pixel on contract. Can anybody recommend a company for insurance? Never bothered insuring one before. Also, when did phones stop coming with earphones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2017 Would someone be able to make the footage of the bloke from :06-:07 into a gif please? Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Sergio Mendacious Posted September 5, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted September 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted September 5, 2017 Lovely stuff, have an upvote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Has anyone on here made the jump to 4K TV and 4K Blu Ray yet? If so, how's the experience been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members SpursRiot2012 Posted September 5, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted September 5, 2017 Question about bulbs and wattage. Just put a new bulb in one of our bedside lamps. A 28w halogen bulb. The lamp states max 40w. So I assumed this was fine. Well, about 20 mins ago the bulb and lamp exploded, sending tiny bits of glass all over the room and just missing my girlfriends face. So, now I'm worried about the same bulb in the other lamp. Bought and replaced at the same time. Just to be clear, it SHOULD be OK to put a 28w bulb in a max 40w lamp and not have it explode right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallicks Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 10 hours ago, WyattSheepMask said: Has anyone on here made the jump to 4K TV and 4K Blu Ray yet? If so, how's the experience been The jump from HD to 4K is nothing like the jump from SD to HD where the difference was tangible and really quite amazing. Is it noticeable? Yeah, a little bit, but it doesn't knock your socks off. And I've seen uncompressed 4K on a $30,000 reference monitor and it's all a bit meh. Maybe I'm just jaded. The real game changer is going to be 4K HDR. HDR is fucking amazing. It's like the leap from SD to HD all over again. You can get a 4K HDR Blue ray player for just over two hundred quid on amazon. I don't think there's that many titles available for it yet, but I've seen quite a large chunk of The Revenant (which was also graded in HDR) on 4K HDR blue ray and it's awesome. I also watched some of The Lego Movie and it was like a psychedelic experience, the colours were so bright. So yeah, get on the HDR train if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Yeah, we're looking at a TV by LG with HDR which is £400 and had my eye on for a while. Only just started looking for a 4K BluRay player last night so still need to research that a bit more. Does the BluRay player need HDR too, or is that just relevant to the TV. thanks for taking the time to answer by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted September 6, 2017 Awards Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2017 I haven't upgraded my TV in ten years (it still works!). I was on holiday last week and the cottage we were staying in had a 50" Samsung that blew my socks off playing just Freeview channels. I didn't realise things had come so far. It was the Samsung UE50KU6000, model number fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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