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USB Devices - That Punk Guy - July 23rd, 2013
Seems like nowadays, you can hook up anything to a USB port. What USB devices do you have?
I have an ADATA S102 16GB USB 3.0 thumb drive, which works wonderfully!
I also have a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q, an HD TV tuner that allows me to pickup broadcast TV stations on my laptop. It's quite expensive though ($74.99 at Fry's).
RE: USB Devices - Darth-Apple - July 23rd, 2013
Currently I have a wifi adapter, a speaker, and I believe my mouse is hooked up via USB as well. That's about it I think.
RE: USB Devices - That Punk Guy - July 23rd, 2013
I see, my wi-fi adapter is built-in. I think it's an Atheros AR9485WB, not sure of the exact model number.
My USB drive is USB 3.0, meaning the transfer speed is 5GB/sec, compared to USB 2.0's speed of 480MB/s.
RE: USB Devices - Darth-Apple - July 23rd, 2013
You have a laptop, right?
RE: USB Devices - That Punk Guy - July 23rd, 2013
(July 23rd, 2013 at 4:22 PM)Darth-Apple Wrote: You have a laptop, right?
Yep. Native USB 3.0 too, two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0 port.
EDIT: Took a pic of my TV tuner working:
![[Image: tunerexample.png]](http://www.majhost.com/gallery/suzaku2/Misc/tunerexample.png)
RE: USB Devices - Darth-Apple - July 23rd, 2013
Nice!
RE: USB Devices - That Punk Guy - July 23rd, 2013
(July 23rd, 2013 at 4:57 PM)Darth-Apple Wrote: Nice!
I had to connect two antennas through a combiner though. That channel in the pic, WTHR-HD, is the only one that would come in without pixel static.
RE: USB Devices - Darth-Apple - July 23rd, 2013
Nice
My home cable network has a lot of noise and pixel static since the signal is very weak in my area. They just came over to rewire some stuff, and apparently something is wrong with the underground cable.
RE: USB Devices - That Punk Guy - July 23rd, 2013
That sucks.
Bright House seems to think the cables here are OK, despite them refusing to upgrade to fiber optic outside of Orlando which effects me cause I'm in Indianapolis.
RE: USB Devices - Darth-Apple - July 23rd, 2013
I'm not really sure if there is even a such thing as a decent cable service anymore. Comcast is popular, but they aren't great either.
RE: USB Devices - That Punk Guy - July 23rd, 2013
(July 23rd, 2013 at 5:12 PM)Darth-Apple Wrote: I'm not really sure if there is even a such thing as a decent cable service anymore. Comcast is popular, but they aren't great either.
Most of Indianapolis has Bright House Networks. Some areas, mainly Castleton and Lawrence (iirc), have Comcast though. Closest area with Comcast is Fishers, though.
RE: USB Devices - Darth-Apple - July 23rd, 2013
Back when I lived up in Fishers I was with Comcast.
RE: USB Devices - SpookyZalost - February 23rd, 2019
I've modded a raspi zero to work as a USB connected computer.gives me access to the GPIO by using the USB port like a Serial connection... since you know USB - Universal Serial Bus
RE: USB Devices - Double Knot - February 4th, 2020
I've got three of them which are two 16GB and one 32GB. The first 16GB one is pink and it has my music on it. The second 16GB one is purple which has my stories and etc on it. The 32GB one is red and it has my pictures on it.
RE: USB Devices - Juneberry - February 4th, 2020
I actually don't have that many usb connections on my computer, so I have a hub that I only know two things are on: my printer and a data key that I don't actually know why it's connected o.o;
RE: USB Devices - SpookyZalost - February 4th, 2020
(February 4th, 2020 at 3:17 PM)Juneberry Wrote: I actually don't have that many usb connections on my computer, so I have a hub that I only know two things are on: my printer and a data key that I don't actually know why it's connected o.o;Data key, what's that?
RE: USB Devices - Juneberry - February 4th, 2020
It's a USB device that you plug into your USB port and you can store data on it. Dad has one that has a restoration program on it that you can boot from to try to fix data related issues with the computer
RE: USB Devices - SpookyZalost - February 4th, 2020
(February 4th, 2020 at 3:51 PM)Juneberry Wrote: It's a USB device that you plug into your USB port and you can store data on it. Dad has one that has a restoration program on it that you can boot from to try to fix data related issues with the computerOh! A flash drive!
Also known as a jump drive... Which is odd to me because jump drive = scifi ftl drive lol.