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Hands-On Tech (Audio)

HOT 181: Understanding HDMI eARC - NAS, DHCP, Upfront Edge

Hands-On Tech (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Reviews, Technology, Product Reviews, Tech, Gadgets, Twit

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On this episode on Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers questions such as recommending a NAS to a listener, why you might not be getting DHCP in your home network, and whether the Upfront Edge program with Rogers in Canada is a good deal for upgrading your phone.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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0:00.0

Coming up on Hands on Tech, we've got another bunch of questions that you have asked and another bunch of questions that I plan on answering.

0:09.7

Stay tuned for this grab bag episode of Hands on Tech.

0:13.2

This is Twit.

0:15.1

Welcome back to Hands On Tech or welcome to Hands On Tech if it is your first time

0:26.9

tuning in. This is the show where we combine gadget reviews and Q&As together in one package.

0:35.0

This is the opportunity for you to send questions out into the world,

0:39.0

H-O-T at Twit.

0:41.0

TV, and have them hopefully answered by me, Micah Sergeant. You will also see on this show some great

0:48.8

actual reviews of gadgets and gizmos that I will be checking out over time and

0:55.6

occasionally you'll see a guest stop by to give us answers to questions that are

1:02.3

within their realm of expertise.

1:05.0

So particularly difficult home theater questions might go the way of Scott Wilkinson,

1:11.0

questions about photography could make their way into Chris Mark Martz realm etc etc. etc.

1:18.8

But without further ado I think we should get going on today's episode and today we are kicking things

1:26.1

off with a question that comes from our friend well we hope so at least, Dustin. Dustin writes in and says, I have been using an old

1:38.1

Mac mini as a localplex server, Time Machine Target, and Apple Content Cash for my home.

1:46.0

Well, it died on me after years of running 24-7.

1:50.2

I could fix it, but I think for something that's 13 years old I should move on.

1:55.0

I'm now in the market for a NAS that's network attached storage and would like to spend

2:00.0

under $250 USD which can do all of those things. I've got my eyes on three at the moment.

2:09.5

The Synology Disk Station 120J, which is a 1 Bay Station,

2:16.5

the Buffalo Link Station 210, which is 2 terabytes,

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