Author: Press Room

Many streaming services cap content at 1080p unless you pay for a higher-tier subscription. On higher-resolution monitors, that image can look soft and pixelated, ruining the viewing experience. A higher plan only works when a 4K version exists, though. Fortunately, your GPU can fix that problem for free with an already installed feature. Every RTX GPU has video playback features that upscale resolution and enhance quality, practically remastering older videos, but many people aren’t familiar with them. RTX Video Super Resolution upscales low-resolution playback to better match your display, and RTX Video HDR applies HDR to content that doesn’t support…

Like most gadgets, smart TVs start showing their age after a few years, and mine was no exception. I’ve used my Google TV for over five years now, and while it still works fine, the experience isn’t what it used to be. Things feel a little slower, the interface isn’t as enjoyable, and I was starting to get a little frustrated with it. But the TV itself was still perfectly good, so replacing it just didn’t make sense to me. Instead, I decided to see what I could do to make it feel a little more modern without spending a…

When streaming movies and shows, the first app that comes to mind is Netflix. While Netflix has a massive library, its cheaper plan plays ads before and during your shows, which can be quite frustrating. But that’s just how the model works. Even popular free streaming services like Tubi, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel lean on ads to pay the bills. However, PBS plays by different rules. It’s free, provides access to thousands of shows, includes a live feed of local stations, and never inserts ad breaks in the middle of an episode. This is why this free streaming…

I recently installed Jellyfin on my ancient MacBook Pro (2015) to resurrect the old machine, and I’m loving my first home media server experience. However, the only problem I had with Jellyfin was that I couldn’t share my library with good friends who live all over the world. Tailscale fixed that by making my server remotely accessible, but the watch-party experience still fell short. It felt like watching separate streams synced up, and with no built-in communication, everyone had to switch to separate windows or their phones to chat, which broke the immersion. The missing piece here was a chatroom.…

Sam Altman wants your RAM. It’s there in your computer doing nothing much, and it would be much better powering ChatGPT’s enormous RAM demands. After all, his company is a core part of the reason there is a RAM shortage to begin with, so it stands to reason that he’s dreaming of the RAM in your home, too. So, it’s time to lock up your computers, because Altman is coming to town. RAM Altman is coming to a PC near you Memory is better in data centers ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman initially made the comments while talking to Stripe CEO…

I have a first-generation Amazon Fire TV Stick in a spare bedroom, and it has gotten so slow. And no wonder — it’s a first-gen product that is now 12 years old, despite still being able to run most modern streaming apps. After spending about five minutes tweaking settings, I was able to dramatically speed up my old Fire TV Stick, and now I’m reconsidering an upgrade. Related I accidentally added a gigabit Ethernet port to my smart TV Your TV’s Ethernet port is probably stuck at 100 Mbps. Mine accidentally got 1000 Mbps. It doesn’t make a difference. Don’t…

Modern streaming devices are incredibly impressive tech. I mean, I’m still amazed by devices as small as a USB flash drive, à la the Fire TV Stick, capable of streaming in native 4K. However, navigating the UI of said streaming device(s) using the included remote is almost always a cumbersome experience. While general navigation works fine (mostly), switching between apps on my Fire TV is definitely an exercise in frustration. Now, to help with this, most media remotes come with “app shortcut” buttons. However, these buttons are usually tied to specific services/apps, which makes them redundant if you don’t use…

Getting DLSS to work on my PS5 has been one of my weirdest fever dreams ever, but thanks to modders and DLSS Swapper, it’s now a reality. Well, sort of. You see, the PS5 was never supposed to get access to DLSS libraries, let alone use it as an upscaler in its own exclusives. It’s an AMD system at heart, so it mostly relies on FSR or Sony’s proprietary PSSR upscalers. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean you cannot get DLSS working in PlayStation games. Thanks to modern PC decompilers and mods like DLSS Swapper and OptiScaler, you can get DLSS…

Summary XCPE backdoor preinstalled on 1.3M set-top boxes by Videostrong, creating a botnet for fraud, theft and traffic routing Videostrong passed Google’s certification by hiding malware that activated only after the first boot. Google says it has now cut ties with Videostrong and tightened reviews. Google and its partners recently shared the news of a now-dismantled backdoor that was preinstalled on more than 1.3 million set-top boxes, turning them into nodes in a botnet. According to the company’s official report, the XCPE malware was deliberately deployed by Videostrong, which is an Android device manufacturer. The backdoor was built directly into…

For anyone like me who has spent the better part of his childhood obsessing over DC Comics, the joy of holding a paperback or hardback comic is irreplaceable. But large graphic novels aren’t always easy to carry around, especially when traveling. That’s where digital comics come in. So, I decided to find out whether the convenience of digital comics could beat the nostalgia and experience of reading physical ones, and it’s much easier than I ever imagined. Related I canceled my manga subscriptions for this free self-hosted library You supply the manga and the comics, and you’ve got a fantastic…