Desktop tower - i5 v i7

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,445
    edited May 2024
    I switched my router DNS lookup to AdGuard...
    So far, no difference in ads for Youtube, Hulu, etc. I was hoping for a cure to the insane non-relatable ads that I am bombarded with for every medical ailment that I've never heard of...
    Time will tell on PC browsing.
    BTW, Youtube on my PC does go ad free with Ublock running.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,806
    Ublock Origin blocks the ads, The Adgaurd DNS was so sites would stop blocking me for using an ad blocker. It's been many years since I set it up.
    Make sure you set both IPV4 and IPV6 dns address,
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,445
    edited May 2024
    Yeah, I wasn't expecting a miracle. I don't mind ads for shows on Hulu, but they often seem to screw up the playback coming out of the ad, forcing me to stop the App, restart, and then I end up watching the ads for a 2nd, or 3rd time in one case. I would like better behavior from the service, and I did notice that I don't get ads when I watch Hulu from a browser (running uBlock), but that doesn't seem to hold true with my AppleTV/Roku apps.

    I did setup both IPv4 and v6
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,806
    Sadly, Ublock won't work with devices, just a browser. No way to install it.
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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,347
    Update - I bought a Lenovo small tower with an I5 processor. Just set it up yesterday and it's much faster than the old one.

    I would have waited till closer to the demise of Win10 support but am afraid of the tariffs affecting the price of electronics. It was a Costco black Friday deal which I chose because of their extended warranty and support policy.
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