Reddit reviews HDMI Switch 4k HDMI Splitter-GANA Aluminum Bidirectional HDMI Switcher, HDMI Switch Splitter 1 in 2 Out or 2 in 1 Out, Manual HDMI Hub Supports HD 4K 3D 1080P for HDTV Blu-Ray-Player Fire Stick Xbox

Sure! try this!

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https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07K2NZX8L/ref=emc_b_5_i

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It is a firestick issue, can't remember off the top of my head why it works this way but I THINK its some kinda copyright encoding they use. The firestick is HDMI 2.0 and will only display plugged into another HDMI 2.0 port and make a handshake. Aslong as the splitter makes the handshake, then it will pass the picture on to the monitor and should do what you're looking for.

I'm not sure if this is a simple question or not. I have this switch setup on my monitor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K2NZX8L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Connected to it are my desktop PC and my work laptop. The problem is whenever I switch away from my laptop and back, I lose the signal. I can only restore it by opening my laptop, and changing the output mode to 'Extend' and then back to 'Duplicate' and the signal is restored.

It's definitely an issue with the laptop, as I have tried swapping both the HDMI cords and their positions on the Switch. The desktop never has any issue. Is there some sort of setting on the laptop that might fix this?

Thanks

You could get an HDMI switch for cheap, use it with any monitor

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07K2NZX8L

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> I'm not sure if this is a simple question or not. I have this switch setup on my monitor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07K2NZX8L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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> Connected to it are my desktop PC and my work laptop. The problem is whenever I switch away from my laptop and back, I lose the signal. I can only restore it by opening my laptop, and changing the output mode to 'Extend' and then back to 'Duplicate' and the signal is restored.
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> It's definitely an issue with the laptop, as I have tried swapping both the HDMI cords and their positions on the Switch. The desktop never has any issue. Is there some sort of setting on the laptop that might fix this?
>
> Thanks

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f7y8qc9/

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> I bought a new monitor and I want to use my old monitor as a new one, but my PC has only one HDMI-port and one DisplayPort-port. I can't seem to get my DisplayPort to work? How can I use my old monitor as a second monitor?

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f7zh6fv/

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> https://i.imgur.com/HBRYl2Q.png
> What exactly are these updates? What are they even updating? They seem odd. Particularly the one titled 'INTEL - System - 7/18/1968 12:00:00 AM - 10.1.16.7'
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> Google seems to give various answers. The intel - net seems to be a network driver and bluetooth is bluetooth but it seems odd these were not picked up 2 months ago when I first built this PC.
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> Thanks

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f7zq3s1/

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> Hello! I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask this but I'm looking for advice regarding re-applying thermal paste on my laptop's CPU and GPU. (I can't afford to build a pc right now unfortunately...)
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> I've recently opened up my old Asus ROG G551JM (bought in 2015) because my CPU temps been consistently at 93-96C while playing FFXIV/CSGO (GPU is around 80-82C).
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> I noticed that there's some stuff under the film(?) surrounding both the CPU and GPU. I'm assuming it's thermal paste from when I asked a cheap technician to clean it last year...
> https://imgur.com/a/wmtvK3F
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> After reapplying some new thermal paste (Arctic MX-4, MUCH lesser and just enough amount) on both of them , the CPU temp is still the same when playing.
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> Is the thermal paste residue under the film(?) the reason or is my laptop just too old and battered...?
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> EDIT:
> For the record, my temps did decrease to around 85C last year after applying the thermal paste but this time around, it's not decreasing at all...

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f8008fq/

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> Sorry I'm not sure if this is the place to post but I was wondering if someone could link me to a quality adapter for separate microphone and headphone jacks. My headset is a single cord and wont work with the split jacks. I ordered one off of ebay but it makes my mic volume so low you basically can't hear anything on the other end. I feel like I could find one easier if I knew exactly the name of what I'm looking for.

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f808uhp/

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> Hi Everyone,
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> Not sure if this is a stupid question or not. I currently have the following SSD:
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> Samsung 850 Evo 250GB M.2 SSD
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> Now is something like below a substantial step up, or much the same? Or are there other SSDs i should be looking at? I'd also probably upgrade to a 500GB or 1Tb.
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> Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80eohi/

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> I literally cannot get my PC to work online. It never gave me problems now every few days it slams me with Unidentified Network and won’t work. Anyone know a fix? I’ve tried a good bit of the stuff on the web and it only helps once, after that I try it again the next time it pops up and it won’t work.

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80onfz/

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> I currently have an Intel processor and want to upgrade my whole computer. I want either the 9900K (not the S) or the 3900X. With AMD, are the drivers/stability amazing? Reliability (glitch-free) experience is more important than performance. Drivers are for the processor, the chipset - lots of stuff.

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80rn7j/

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> Need an office chair recommendation. High-quality, comfortable, durable, lots of room for "manspreading." Budget of perhaps $350.

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80skew/

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> So I use d3doverrider to fix the framerate issues for AC4 - Black Flag and for the most part it works perfectly. Strangely, the only place it doesn't is when Edward lands from a high place and does that roll. My frames drop there every time, without fail. Does anyone have a fix or at least know of something like this?
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> My specs are GTX 970, i7-4770, 16GB RAM and Windows installed on an SSD

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80vvf5/

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> Is this a good pc for playing games like rust? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q3G3B67/ref=psdc_13896597011_t3_B07TR79GS7?th=1

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80y0w7/

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> Would I be able to ask a simple question here? If this is not the right reddit for this, I apologize.
> My sister wants to buy a new computer and she was looking at these three:
> Lenovo Yoga 920
> Microsoft Surface Laptop 3
> Huawei MateBook 13
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> Which should she get? Or should she get something entirely different?
> These all look more expensive than she probably needs.
> She mostly uses it to surf the web, do word documents, maybe stream some music or a movie. Nothing too elaborate.
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> Any recommendations?
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> Thanks, take care!

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f80ys5g/

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> Monitor, mouse and keyboard unable to connect with computer, already changed the motherboard, clean the ram sticks, take out the cmos battery (didn't change it) what other things I have to do? Is the CPU?

/r/pcmasterrace/comments/dy3p55/daily_simple_questions_thread_nov_18_2019/f81fa5b/

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Or maybe something like this if you want a switch to move between displays

I've never used either of these products, so I'm not recommending them in specific, I'm only showing the solutions exist.