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Sony Bravia Android TV
For several months, my two year old Sony Bravia Android television has been asking me to login to watch terrestrial tv apps. BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Ch4 and Ch5 all require me to authorise by signing in on my laptop every time I want to watch. This lasts for a day but the next day I need to authorise again. It sounds like the…
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Video / Dvd converter with non-scart tv help please
Hi. I have a Philips DVDR 3320V video/dvd converter. I'm hoping to convert some old family videos from video to dvd. I've used the machine to do it successfully in the past. However, I was using a tv with a scart back then. My current tv doesn't have a scart connection. The back of the video/dvd has S-video out, DVD/VCR…
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No channels found
No channels found when I switched my ancient Panasonic tv Have checked connections and aerial still no channelsTried in another room, still not working. Could it be the tuner, do not want to get engineer as might as well get a new one. Have used Roku and it does work with it installed.
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AdBlocker
Hi, have messed with this (was installed), have reinstated it, but now I just get sound and no pics. It IS installed, so... any ideas pl TIA
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Does anybody remember FREE dial up internet ?
I have a memory of TOTALLY FREE dial up in about 1997How did they run the business at a loss ?How did it work ?It was not a "buy 60 minutes for £x" scheme - it was totally free on a freephone number.....
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Headphone amplifier
Any audiophiles on here: looking for suggestions for a good quality headphone amplifier that I can use portable, doesn't necessarily need a battery if I can power it from my own 6A USB power-pack. Preferably class-A or H and balanced with XLR-4 output although will initially at least only be use with single-ended…
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Setting up Windows 11
So i've ordered a new laptop and i want to set it up using a local account.Seems microsoft is making this more difficult.First thing is turn off wifi so it wont pick up any network,Some videos on youtube suggest to open command using shift f10 to open command prompt and type in ms-cxh:localonly to bypass the microsoft…
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Windows 11 upgrade on Windows 10 Dell PC for October 2025
I have had my Dell Desktop PC for 9 years from new: 8GB RAM, 1000 GB HDD, Intel(R) Core (TM) i5-4440 CPU 3.10GHz. It keeps alerting me to the fact that I am running Windows 10 Home and that I need to upgrade to Windows 11 as security updates will no longer be supported from October this year. I also use Avast. My PC…
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Mcafee anti virus expired, want £45/yr
Can I get this cheaper for a year than paying £45/yr for anti virus, been expired 45 days now but I rarely use my computer. Is there a cheaper way?
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New laptop - all local folders point to onedrive
Is this a new feature? If I goto "C:\users\fred\pictures" this actually goes to "C:\users\fred\onedrive\pictures" How do I turn this feature off?
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"Cannot find a device file"
I deleted files which I thought were no longer needed on an old computer because it stated it was short of memory. The computer is only used for one program, The person who owns the computer said that they had created files and that they were no longer using them so I transferred them to an external hard drive which they…
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Android web browser app updates.
HiAndroid Google Chrome browser app (and some others) won't have updates after v138 unless the device has Android 10 OS (or higher).v138 will still work OK for now, just no more updates.For updated browsers with an older Android OS then Mozilla-based ones are OK.Examples...Fennec F-Droid, Firefox, Firefox-Beta, Iceraven,…
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A Keyboard That Works With A Samsung OLED
I bought a Rii K06 mini-keyboard for my Samsung Smart TV (Model QE55S90CAT, bought 2024). The bluetooth pairs but the alphanumeric keys don't work on the TV. The K06 works fine when paired to my desktop. The K06 was advertised as "widely compatible", so what are Samsung doing or not doing to stop it working with a TV that…
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Kindle - how, which and why ?
Wife is looking at KindlesI know nothing about themWhich model do we buy ?Do they all allow downloads from any source or are we limited to Amazon ?Any advice before we make an expensive mistake ?
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Zen browser
Was thinking of trying out Zen browser. Anyone here use it? I dont think it comes with adblocker as standard, so one need to be added. Is ublock origin a good option?
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Windows 11 bloatware
I have removed some of the bloatware but is there any of these remaining definitely worth getting rid off.
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Online password managers... beware?
I've always kept all my passwords in an offline password manager (KeePassXC on the desktop and the offline version of keepass2android for mobile). This only accesses a local file which itself is stored on an encrypted local disk and never leaves my devices (OK, it does, but only as a securely encrypted backup). I've always…
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hdmi connection laptop to tv
I have 2 queries about hdmi connection. 1. Connected windows 11 laptop to tv using hdmi cable, was able to watch movie fine, but small text was showing up distorted. What would cause this? I'm not sure about the quality of the hdmi cable i'm using, but i'll get another one to check. 2. On a different laptop running on…
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Why does my phone sometimes NOT connect to the PC?
I have an expansion card in the PC that gives me an extra couple USB-C ports. By extra couple I should probably say only as the PC is that old that I'm not sure if USB-C was even a thing back then. In one of the ports I have a USB-C to USB-C cable permanently attached. Now when I connect my phone (Samsung Galaxy S24+) to…
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Free photo editing software
What is the best free photo editing software?
