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  1. On and off, gets f**ked. I generally restart my TV when such sh*t occurs.
  2. I think you need an HDMI switch, not splitter. Splitter is one which takes 1 HDMI signal, and splits it to be seen across multiple devices. Switcher is where you can plug multiple inputs (like a PS4, Xbox, Switch, STB) and output to a single device. I am using this: https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B07MJ5HH97/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Works flawlessly, no remote though, so you have to press the button to switch between inputs. They ave devices with >2 inputs too.
  3. What a piece of rotting garbage ! Unless they do P1 and 2 PROPERLY (which, honestly, are a pain in the a*s) for testing efficacy and safety, you can't move to P3, where you would be injecting thousands of volunteers. And if sh*t hits the fan in P3, we can have double or triple digit morbidities and mortalities in our hands. There's a reason CTs take years to finish - efficacy is important, but never at the cost of safety. There is no way anybody anywhere can prove both efficacy and safety with a 40 day trial. It's ridiculous. You don't have long term efficacy or long term safety data. PR stunt. Even the list of institutions look like a joke. Most of them would have never done a P1/2 trial. f**k.
  4. I hope this is a worthwhile thread. Many of us shop online, so why not make a list of sites where you had an excellent shopping experience ! Bound to help everybody.. Off with a small start ! Books: Flipkart - Undoubtedly the Amazon for India. Excellent prices, superb customer care & super fast shipping. Haven't really looked anywhere else since I've started ordering from them. HomeShop18 - A stiff competitor to Flipkart. Much cheaper, decent delivery times and good communication via CC if the shipment gets late. Personally recommended over FK for books. URead - Excellent pricing. Good CS. Ships via Fedex. Timely deliveries. BookAdda - Good pricing. Ships via Aramex. Nice packaging. IndiaBookStore - Possibly the best site for checking prices on books from various Indian online retailers. Bookmark it ! Photos/Calenders/Flipbooks/Canvas/Mugs/Tees/Anything related to photo printing: Zoomin - Got a set of photos printed on Luminous Kodak paper from them. The most classiest paper I've ever seen. Got a couple of other things like personalized Flipbooks & Calenders from them too. All in all, superb prices, wide variety of items/options, responsive customer care & choice of express shipping make it more than a winner. Itasveer - Another big player in the photo printing segment. Have a lot of variety to print on. Personally tried with their calenders & mug prints which turned out to be awesome. The biggest draw they have is the Doodlepad. You can create a masterpiece on that thing. Prices are good, Customer care turn-around time is a wee bit more than Zoomin. No idea about express delivery. Personally I feel both of them are head to head in competition, though Zoomin has a slight edge. (Biased opinion is biased ) Had an awful experience with Snapfish (HP's own). Pathetic prints & terrible service. Refrain ordering from them. Games: Intencity - Who else than apna Prashaant ! Prompt delivery, lovely packaging (to the level of being frustratingly awesome) & good prices. Gamezen - TonyMontana aka Hemendra. Very nice guy & a good friend. Again amazing prices, nice packing & timely deliveries ! Loves his son the most in this world & has a thing for beer ! GameGears - Trusted homie to The Legend. Swears by it ! International Shopping: ShopYourWorld - Makes our Killzone bhai orgasmic. Nice CC, Superb packing, take care of the customs but expensive ! ICCWorld - Same guy(s) who operate under the handle i2cworld on Global Ebay but the direct rates are lesser when compared with GEB or Shopyourworld. There has been 1 case I've read gone horribly wrong. Crossbow has used it & finds it really good. The payment can be done via their site or through Ebay as well (on request). ShopandShip - One time registration needed (with lifetime validity). Get the registration for cheap (5$) using USD5983402 during checkout (If this doesn't work, ask them for a discount code on Twitter or email). Best for light items as they charge via weight (10$ for 1st 500 gms & 8$ henceforth every 500 gms. Add to this 10.3% tax) Check out the SnS thread here. Air tickets: Travelocity - Suggested by Maddy. Cheap, as he is. GoIbibo - Cheaper than Travelocity if you have coupons. Again suggested by Maddy, because you know he's as awesome as he's cheap ! Posters & Merchandise: Buzzingaa - Awesome awesome site for all kinda posters & merchandise related to DC/Marvel/Simpsons/South Park/Gaming/Music etc. From mini posters to 3D posters to Fabric posters to Art prints to Badges and more stuff. Superb packing !Jack of all trades: Ebay - India Berrynxt4u | Delhimall | Mark-infotech | Navkar-collection Some rules guidelines/points to follow/consider before/when shopping on Flipkart / Amazon IN (credits : KJD) 1) Search for exact item that you are looking to buy. 2) Search at multiple places to get an idea on price. 3) Found product ? Congratulasions. Check (double check) who is selling the product. 4) Check whether the same product is available with other sellers. 4.1) On Flipkart - - Is it sold by "WS retail" ? Yes. Well, good thing. +1 to move forward. - Will product be delivered in 2-3 days ? Yes. Well good thing again. +1 to move forward. - Will product be delivered in 2-3 days ? No. See delivery time mentioned. It's tentative. So don't be cry-baby if it gets delayed by 2-3 days. If something is "imported". delay can be significant. - Is it sold by "WS retail" ? No. *Alert*. Which seller is selling it ? Is the seller new ? Yes. It's up to you what you wanna do. I would avoid unless I am buying something cheaper. - Is it sold by "WS retail" ? No. *Alert*. Which seller is selling it ? Is the seller new ? No. How much rating seller has (you really want to trust the rating system for sellers which flipkart has implemented) ? > 4.0 ? I would only make purchase if and only if the same item is not available anywhere else, and I absolutely need the item. And price is not a big concern. (it's much much better to spend 500-1000-2000 bucks more on 20-30-40K item, when buying it from a trusted source) (Why this much a$$like attitude towards third party sellers ? because there are many examples to concur it. Dole...wid...et ) - "Flipkart Advantage" is similar to "Fulfilled by Amazon". So make purchase from such sellers only if a) you have bought item from the same seller in past, and you are happy with the seller product and FK fulfillment. And you trust the seller. b ) you have heard nice things about the seller. (Many are active on multiple platforms) And there are many, many good sellers active on both flipkart and amazon. c) Again, seller rating is top notch everywhere. 4.2) Same set of rules for Amazon India as well. Only difference is, when product "fulfilled by Amazon" is in question, there are few (probably very few) cases of transaction going not-as-intended , compared to "flipkart advantage". Amazon is, for now, better place to shop online "in general" and "in India". Such customer service, much wows. 5) Warranty It's wise to check authorized re-sellers list for an item on product website, before making a purchase. This gives much better idea when warranty related queries arise. So when shopping from third party sellers, please o please ask (to seller, not FK or amazon) who will fulfill RMA / warranty? Mera pappa? or authorized service center ? Almost always, "searching properly (smartly)" can give you a good deal with peace of mind. Post your experiences and will keep adding them to the OP.
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