theorangeninja

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[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago

You could also think about Lunati modding because it uses Lua for this, an easy-to-use programming language. https://docs.luanti.org/for-creators/creating-mods/

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah that's why I was asking lol. But for that use its perfect to have it directly hooked up to the PC. And yes, sometimes it can be nice to have a big screen for some random apps.

I didn't know my current one could be mounted so I always thought I have to buy a new one before I can even think about an arm. But now trying the arm first with what I have sounds more reasonable.

But idk which arm to buy now lol. I think two separate arms with gas springs are more flexible but it might look weird if I end up using only one. Using a vertical tube allows attaching arms as you need but I think it restricts the vertical alignment more than two separate arms. Anyway, I have to figure that out somehow. Thanks a lot!

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah I think I will do that. I will get a double monitor arm and use my current monitor (it has the screwholes for VESA, I just found out) and use that for a bit to test out the tilting and turning and height change. Then I will try to figure out if I want a 27" or just go with a 24".

I saw a 24" IPS 1440p 180Hz screen for AOC so I will keep that saved for now.

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sorry I confused that in my question, my bad. I mean a 24" 1440p screen.

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for the detailed response.

I think I will try to use my current screen with a monitor arm to see how I like it and think about the screen size and resolution for a bit longer. But I think two smaller screens allow more versatility with turning and so on. But you probably want to have the same resolution and screen size if you have two screens, even if one is vertical, right? Otherwise you probably get weird jumps when you move the mouse across the border. And yes, definitely small beszels lol

While replying I realized that I heard that you can't easily split an HDMI signal. So do you know how to easily use two screens with a laptop? Probably you need an USB-C dock with two HDMI ports for that. I should really think about that before settling for a possibility.

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What I don't really understand about using ultrawide monitors and gaming: Not all games can scale, how do you handle that? Do you just live with dark-grey to black bars left and right of your game?

And thanks, I should really consider a monitor arm!

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you very much, my desk can be moved so no problem there. I did consider the shelf but I read comments that very wide feet are too wide for some shelfs so you are limited by the shelf.

My question about ultrawide (except that they are out of my budget) is, how do you handle games that won't scale? Do you just center it and live with black parts left and right? But an IPS panel can't deliver real black so is it no distracting to have dark-grey bars left and right of your game?

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

For gaming the GPU is for sure very important. But office work and so also a iGPU should be able to handle 1440p right?

But yes, using two screens with the same size but different resolution will always feel weird. I should consider this and settle for one resolution and size.

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Very true, this is definitely easier with two physical screens. Will you swap your 4K TV out and just use the two 1080p monitors instead?

I just checked and my current older monitor does allow a VESA adapter so I might pick up a monitor arm for now and see how I like the possibility to tilt and turn my screen and think about the size and resolution for a bit longer.

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I think I am too tight on a budget for a ultra-wide. But why would you not consider a 24" 1080p screen?

 

I currently use my laptop next to a monitor with 21" but I am thinking about an upgrade. I casually play some light games, nothing competitive. The rest is a lot of reading, office or coding work and some multimedia.

What is a nice setup in your opinion? One big screen with 27" or two smaller ones with 22" or 24" each?

I did some research and found for a 24" screen 1080p and for a 27" screen 1440p as a minimum. So I figured a 24" 1440p screen would look awesome. Do I miss something about this finding? Is 2K too much for 24" to even notice it?

The problem I have is my desk is only 65cm wide and I frequently have a book or a piece of paper between me and the keyboard+monitor. The monitor uses 22cm and the keyboard another 14cm so there is just enough space for a piece of paper. Many of the modern monitors have huge standing feets and there are not always good measurements given.

I also thought about a monitor arm but I don't know if that would help with my small desk or just create more hassle after all.

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't find any Invictus. Just HP Victus. Did you mean that?

[–] theorangeninja@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Thank you very much! With the CPU generation I was aiming at the iGPU that comes with the CPU. I figured that the CPU is usually not the bottleneck in laptops.

I did not know that about the system memory, thanks a lot.

Core 100 is another CPU family I suppose? And AMD laptops are a rare find, unfortunately.

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Laptop iGPUs (sopuli.xyz)
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It has been forever since I built/bought a PC/Laptop and now I was asked to suggest a laptop with an iGPU for casual light gaming (if possible refurbished).

Can someone help me get up to date with the current specs? How much VRAM is bare minimum? And which CPU generation should I aim for?

Thanks everyone!

Edit: Gaming is not the priority. Office work is the focus with the possibility of photo and video workflows in the future. Also I am very confused with the naming scheme of Intel for their CPU and iGPU. Not very intuitive.

 

Hello everyone,

I am about to renovate my selfhosting setup (software wise). And then thought about how I could help my favourite lemmy community become more active. Since I am still learning many things and am far away from being a sysadmin I don't (just) want tell my point of view but thought about a series of posts:

Your favourite piece of selfhosting

I thought about asking everyone of you for your favourite piece of software for a specific use case. But we have to start at the bottom:

Operating systems and/or type 1 hypervisors

You don't have to be an expert or a professional. You don't even have to be using it. Tell us about your thoughts about one piece of software. Why would you want to try it out? Did you try it out already? What worked great? What didn't? Where are you stuck right now? What are your next steps? Why do you think it is the best tool for this job? Is it aimed at beginners or veterans?

I am eager to hear about your thoughts and stories in the comments!

And please also give me feedback to this idea in general.

 

Hello selfhosted! Sometimes I have to transfer big files or a large amounts of small files in my homelab. I used rsync but specifying the IP address and the folders and everything is bit fiddly. I thought about writing a bash script but before I do that I wanted to ask you about your favourite way to achieve this. Maybe I am missing out on an awesome tool I wasn't even thinking about.

Edit: I settled for SFTP in my GUI filemanager for now. When I have some spare time I will try to look into the other options too. Thank you for the helpful information.

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