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  #16  
Old August 16th 18, 06:12 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul[_32_]
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Default What is the best flash file format to use

VanguardLH wrote:
default wrote:

Believe me, I checked that out. The model she has,
has about eight
screws holding the bottom on and no other trap-doors or removable
appendages like a battery. I Googled it and the info I found said HDD
memory is soldered in. A114-31 series.


Ah, finally more details. I found a Youtube video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62O7bWGkjxY

That's on the A114-31-C4HH which might be close to your netbook's
configuration. The author says the RAM and HDD are soldered onto the
mothboard. If soldering is with leads (the component is laid onto the
PCB with leads going through blivets and soldered on the opposite side)
then you could replace the components if you had the tools (solder iron,
wick, solder sucker) and the expertise; however, finding a replacement
drive would be very tough as the drives are probably special order by
Acer, so they're the only ones with the drives (which they likely won't
sell individually as the bigger drives are used to "drive" consumers to
buy the pricier netbook configurations).


32GB storage would be eMMC in a BGA package.
You'd need a hot air station to replace that.
64GB and maybe even 128GB replacements exist.
That's the "disk drive".

The RAM could be TSOP or BGA. The processor
isn't actually that bad, as it's dual channel
and has a decent upper limit on RAM. The processor
costs $107. I thought it was going to be
the $17 processor, but it's not. It's a higher
priced one, a "mid tier".

If the RAM is soldered down, they could limit the
amount of RAM to a single rank. There might only
be lands for eight chips. If you wanted to
extend the RAM, maybe you'd need space to solder
down thirty two chips total. You can't alway find
higher capacity chips (four times larger) when
you need one. In this case, the RAM may not
currently be up to the CPU limit, so maybe it
could be upgraded, if there was space for
all the chips.

Paul
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  #17  
Old August 16th 18, 09:13 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default What is the best flash file format to use

On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 22:37:18 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:

default wrote:

Believe me, I checked that out. The model she has,
has about eight
screws holding the bottom on and no other trap-doors or removable
appendages like a battery. I Googled it and the info I found said HDD
memory is soldered in. A114-31 series.


Ah, finally more details. I found a Youtube video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62O7bWGkjxY

That's on the A114-31-C4HH which might be close to your netbook's
configuration. The author says the RAM and HDD are soldered onto the
mothboard. If soldering is with leads (the component is laid onto the
PCB with leads going through blivets and soldered on the opposite side)
then you could replace the components if you had the tools (solder iron,
wick, solder sucker) and the expertise; however, finding a replacement
drive would be very tough as the drives are probably special order by
Acer, so they're the only ones with the drives (which they likely won't
sell individually as the bigger drives are used to "drive" consumers to
buy the pricier netbook configurations).

I haven't tried on her Samsung TV but tried it on mine and it only
plays FAT32. She lives ~120 miles from me, so I deal with her
concerns when I'm at her house...


If she gave you the brand and model of her TV, you could look up its
specs and read its manual before visiting her.

My Samsung TV plays flash cards but is not a smart TV and I have no
control over the video player. I do have VLC on a "TV-stick" and can
play some of the formats the TV refuses to play natively. Most of
what I get is AVI MKV or MP4 and the TV will play them.


There are media players you can hook up to the TV. I've not
investigated those since I just make sure the next TV has got the smarts
to do what I want; however, it seems the media players are more flexible
for features and file formats.

We have a good lasting cooperative and complimentary relationship, it
is more important to me than things. I'm not too sure I'd put up with
a card reader that has the card protruding like that, so I won't try
to impose on her except as a suggestion. Laptops are easier to find
than women that are "keepers" IMO.


120 miles apart means each of you get to mostly see just the better half
of the other half.


That is true. I heartedly recommend it. We've been together 30+
years, and still rip each other's clothes off. If there's any point
of contention it will never rise to the level of a problem and remains
secondary to the relationship.

We know what is important...

From the Youtube video, at that time the netbook only cost $200. If she
breaks the card reader (the card can be replaced albeit losing the
contents of the old card), well, there's the USB ports for using either
HDDs or flash drive that way.

  #18  
Old August 16th 18, 09:29 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 01:12:38 -0400, Paul
wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:
default wrote:

Believe me, I checked that out. The model she has,
has about eight
screws holding the bottom on and no other trap-doors or removable
appendages like a battery. I Googled it and the info I found said HDD
memory is soldered in. A114-31 series.


Ah, finally more details. I found a Youtube video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62O7bWGkjxY

That's on the A114-31-C4HH which might be close to your netbook's
configuration. The author says the RAM and HDD are soldered onto the
mothboard. If soldering is with leads (the component is laid onto the
PCB with leads going through blivets and soldered on the opposite side)
then you could replace the components if you had the tools (solder iron,
wick, solder sucker) and the expertise; however, finding a replacement
drive would be very tough as the drives are probably special order by
Acer, so they're the only ones with the drives (which they likely won't
sell individually as the bigger drives are used to "drive" consumers to
buy the pricier netbook configurations).


32GB storage would be eMMC in a BGA package.
You'd need a hot air station to replace that.
64GB and maybe even 128GB replacements exist.
That's the "disk drive".

The RAM could be TSOP or BGA. The processor
isn't actually that bad, as it's dual channel
and has a decent upper limit on RAM. The processor
costs $107. I thought it was going to be
the $17 processor, but it's not. It's a higher
priced one, a "mid tier".

If the RAM is soldered down, they could limit the
amount of RAM to a single rank. There might only
be lands for eight chips. If you wanted to
extend the RAM, maybe you'd need space to solder
down thirty two chips total. You can't alway find
higher capacity chips (four times larger) when
you need one. In this case, the RAM may not
currently be up to the CPU limit, so maybe it
could be upgraded, if there was space for
all the chips.

Paul


I'm not up for that. I have to use through-hole components and
breakout boards where smd's are the only choice. My eyesight isn't
what it used to be and fine motor control leaves something to be
desired. Getting old sucks.

I've opened a couple of tablet PC's. Replacing a battery and display
is about the only things I can manage.
  #19  
Old August 16th 18, 04:35 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default What is the best flash file format to use

On 08/15/2018 02:43 PM, NY wrote:

[snip]

As long as you have space on the PC's internal drive (which I presume is
NTFS) you can download the file and then break it into bite (byte?) sized
chunks.

But how you then expand that to play it on the TV is another matter - I
don't think you can do it.


You could if you used a video editor, rather than an archive program.
Then the chunks would themselves be playable video files.

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  #20  
Old August 16th 18, 04:42 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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default wrote:
My wife has one of the Acer Aspire 1 net books. The C drive only has
32 GB of storage and Windoze uses most of it. It is not upgradable.
It has superb graphics and she uses it to watch Netflix without being
tied down to the TV set.

She has added two 64 GB flash cards for storage. I currently have
them both formatted as FAT32 drives.

Are there good reasons to use NTFS or exFAT instead, and what are the
reasons?

The advantage to FAT32 is that if there is a movie, she can just
unplug the flash drive and plug it into her TV to watch the movie on
the big screen with friends.

Can applications be loaded to the flash drives (and run normally) as
if they were on the C drive?

There is also an unused card reader on the machine, but unlike some
laptops the standard size SD card it takes, sticks out by ~ one half,
and it might get broken off the way she treats the machine if it has
to live there 24/7. (or I have to find a half-length SD to micro SD
card adapter for it)


VanguardLH's comment about adding an external HDD made me think of
another option, assuming your wife's TV has a USB connection:

Get a 'Wi-Fi HDD', i.e. a HDD which can be accessed via it's built-in
Wi-Fi. Such Wi-Fi HDDs normally also have a USB connection.

So the netbook is Wi-Fi connected to the Wi-Fi HDD and instead of
plugging the SD-card into the TV, she plugs in the Wi-Fi HDD via it's
USB connection. (Maybe she can even leave the HDD plugged in.)
  #21  
Old August 16th 18, 06:51 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default What is the best flash file format to use

On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:35:45 -0500, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 08/15/2018 02:43 PM, NY wrote:

[snip]

As long as you have space on the PC's internal drive (which I presume is
NTFS) you can download the file and then break it into bite (byte?) sized
chunks.

But how you then expand that to play it on the TV is another matter - I
don't think you can do it.


You could if you used a video editor, rather than an archive program.
Then the chunks would themselves be playable video files.


That would be a heckuva way to watch a movie. :-) Back in the days of
movie theaters using actual film on reels, I used to watch for the cue
mark and then the subsequent reel change about 10 seconds later. Most
projector operators were pretty good about getting the timing right, but
every now and then it'd be completely bungled.

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Old August 16th 18, 07:03 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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I'm not up for that. I have to use through-hole components and breakout
boards where smd's are the only choice. My eyesight isn't what it used
to be and fine motor control leaves something to be desired. Getting
old sucks.

Beats the alternative - 88 year old Dave

I've opened a couple of tablet PC's. Replacing a battery and display is
about the only things I can manage.


  #23  
Old August 16th 18, 07:07 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 20:24:06 +0100, NY wrote:


Some TVs and DVD players can handle both FAT32 and exFAT (but not NTFS);
others are really picky and can only handle FAT32.


Check the model, some LG tv's will handle NTFS and I believe these are
actually Samsung's. Google the model number.

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Old August 16th 18, 09:53 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 18:03:35 -0000 (UTC), dave61430
wrote:


I'm not up for that. I have to use through-hole components and breakout
boards where smd's are the only choice. My eyesight isn't what it used
to be and fine motor control leaves something to be desired. Getting
old sucks.

Beats the alternative - 88 year old Dave


Yeah, I was taking care of my OM in his 90's. Nothing to look forward
to. I have to wonder if, at some point, the alternative doesn't look
better.

But at least I led a life of wine women and song. If you gotta check
out, better to have some memories that you lived life to the fullest;
and didn't waste it being someone else's drone.

I've opened a couple of tablet PC's. Replacing a battery and display is
about the only things I can manage.

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Old August 17th 18, 06:00 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Mark Lloyd[_2_]
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On 08/16/2018 12:51 PM, Char Jackson wrote:

[snip]

That would be a heckuva way to watch a movie. :-)


That bad? I remember watching movies in school (about 1974), where they
just had one projector and had no problem with the short delays between
reels. And those short interruptions aren't that different from
commercials (just less annoying).

BTW, the movie I remember was "Tora! Tora! Tora!".

Back in the days of
movie theaters using actual film on reels, I used to watch for the cue
mark and then the subsequent reel change about 10 seconds later. Most
projector operators were pretty good about getting the timing right, but
every now and then it'd be completely bungled.

Once while we were watching a movie, there was a long delay and someone
said the sound bulb had burned out. That sounded strange. It was the
first time I had known that a projector had a sound bulb. I thought they
had a magnetic stripe on the film.

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behind it." -- Albert Einstein
 




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