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    42 in. non-3D HDTV for 55k

    40/42 in. non-3D HDTV for 60k Hi all. Looking to buy a 40/42" full HD, non-3D TV for about 60k. Visited a few showrooms in the vicinity and the best deal I got was a LG 42" LED-backlit LCD for 52k. Sony's products were a bit on the astronomical side compared to LG.. :-? For example, LG 47"...
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    Hard drive kaput; options?

    My Seagate 1TB 3.5" hard drive, which I had been using as an external drive via an enclosure, seems to be dead. It simply doesn't power on, so I'm hoping the platters are fine, only the motor is the problem. Another hard drive connected to the same enclosure works fine, so that is not the...
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    Dust inside camera lens

    I have a Samsung Galaxy SL I9003, bought in October 2011. I've noticed that dust has been collecting inside the camera lens. Images appear dull, and autofocus has trouble doing its job. Twice I have given the phone to the SC. They've just cleaned the lens and given it back, advising me to use...
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    Kolkata court orders ISPs to block music pirating sites

    Source: [arstechnica.com]. My views: While their anti-piracy stand (finally!) is commendable, the plans to target general file sharing sites, along with recent government proposals to censor Google and Facebook, will have serious implications regarding civil liberties, and (I think) can be...
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    Honey I bricked my phone

    Hello everyone. I have (had?) a Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 running stock Gingerbread (2.3.6). It's not even rooted. A few hours ago, I was playing Angry Birds. Battery level was around 80%. Then I switched to another game (SliceIt, to be precise). At this point, I noticed that the backside was...
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    [Views] Reason I avoid Lenovo

    Note: Story highly redacted and stripped of the fluff to comply with forum rules... :mrgreen: I don't want to think back to those torturous times again, so quoting from the email I sent them: They rejected my request (took months to come to that too). I sent it again to a different...
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    Help in deciding laptop in 40k

    Hi guys. Need your help. Gonna buy a laptop for ~ 40k. Can't extend by much. Need a discrete gpu. Preferably gt540. other specs aren't rigid. Got a few candidates: ASus k53 sx 520d Acer aspire 5755g Dell inspiron 15 (w/ gt525) No lenovo. Call me prejudiced if you want. I have my reasons. I'll...
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    35-40k laptop decision

    Can someone please verify this? *www.bitfang.com/acer-aspire-as-5755g-laptop-pid35789/ It sounds too good to be true. The showrooms and resellers I've spoken to say its no less than 47k. Barring this, are there any other options? Lenovo, hp, msi, asus out of the question. So dell...
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    Samsung Galaxy S-LCD i9003 -- my take

    Hello everyone. I had bought a Samsung Galaxy S S-LCD (i9003) two weeks ago. Got it for ~18k including tax. Sorry for the kinda-late "review". I was familiarizing myself with Android (this is my first). I've just updated it to 2.3.5 (GB), and now can say something about the phone. Why did I...
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    Laptop temp range?

    I have a lenovo y560, just back from a month and a half in quarantine. Now it seems to be fine, except for temp. Idling for half an hour. On the desk, with no cooling pad. Cpu temp is 45-50c. Is this normal?
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    Need a droid for ~17k

    1. Budget? ~17k, might stretch it for some beauts.... :)) 2. Display type and size? 4 inch, inside tech doesnt really matter. 3. Form Factor? bar, slider, flip? bar 4. Preferred choice of brand? samsung, se, lg (if it comes to that) 5. Preferred input method (QWERTY...
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