Unpopular Tech Opinions

[PlacaFromHell]

I think the old home computer + integrated keyboard format should be revived. Something that isn't really a notebook but portable enough so you can take it with you if you go traveling somewhere as far as the place has a video output such as a TV. I hate the way laptop screens sit so low, but not as much as I hate flat keyboards, and nowadays laptops look like I will break something in any moment as they're paper thin. Yes, yes, I know, you can't take such a thing to a coffee place and achieve the hipster experience of using your computer inside Starbucks, but I don't even do that to start with (hate aside, I just don't do that).
 

[dean_5234]

18 minutes ago, PlacaFromHell said:

I think the old home computer + integrated keyboard format should be revived. Something that isn't really a notebook but portable enough so you can take it with you if you go traveling somewhere as far as the place has a video output such as a TV. I hate the way laptop screens sit so low, but not as much as I hate flat keyboards, and nowadays laptops look like I will break something in any moment as they're paper thin. Yes, yes, I know, you can't take such a thing to a coffee place and achieve the hipster experience of using your computer inside Starbucks, but I don't even do that to start with (hate aside, I just don't do that).
 

Agreed. I love the idea of showing up at a hotel and just hooking up my pc. Currently I'm saving up for an InWin 301 to make my pc more portable, and then I'll go for some wireless periphs.

[Bombastinator]

20 minutes ago, PlacaFromHell said:

I think the old home computer + integrated keyboard format should be revived. Something that isn't really a notebook but portable enough so you can take it with you if you go traveling somewhere as far as the place has a video output such as a TV. I hate the way laptop screens sit so low, but not as much as I hate flat keyboards, and nowadays laptops look like I will break something in any moment as they're paper thin. Yes, yes, I know, you can't take such a thing to a coffee place and achieve the hipster experience of using your computer inside Starbucks, but I don't even do that to start with (hate aside, I just don't do that).
 

Didn’t LTT do a review of a raspberry Pi “keyboard” that was pretty much exactly that?  You could of course..  you’d just need a portable monitor to bring along with it. 

[Stahlmann]

6 hours ago, Bombastinator said:

Interesting. Can you close your eyes and balance on one leg?  Some people can’t.  

Is this supposed to be a joke or a serious question?

 

I'm just really susceptible to motion sickness when it comes to the things i mentioned. Motion sickness is a thing.

[GDRRiley]

On 5/19/2021 at 5:55 AM, KappaPlz said:

Windows 8.1 wasnt bad. 

it was pretty good.
8.0 can die but 8.1 always ran fine on my old laptop, although I did have one of the fastest mobile CPUs of the time

[GDRRiley]

19 hours ago, FRD said:

Who even uses Discord? I feel like it's for typical gamers only.

I'd say lots of Youtube channels use it for a community.
I know at least a dozen camera channels that run discords and its not always the big ones

[Bombastinator]

1 hour ago, Stahlmann said:

Is this supposed to be a joke or a serious question?

 

I'm just really susceptible to motion sickness when it comes to the things i mentioned. Motion sickness is a thing.

Yes.  One cause is problems with the inner ear but some people learn to balance visually and may never know they have a problem.  They can’t close their eyes and maintain balance though.  I tried after learning that. It is harder but not undoable.  I’ve gotten extremely seasick. Bad enough Dramamine wouldn’t touch it. It was ikishibi style fishing though, which involves letting a small boat drift on ocean currents and can get just about everyone, however I’ve never gotten carsick.

Edited May 21, 2021 by Bombastinator

[Stahlmann]

21 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Yes.  One cause is problems with the inner ear but some people learn to balance visually and may never know they have a problem.  They can’t close their eyes and maintain balance though.  I tried after learning that. It is harder but not undoable.  I’ve gotten extremely seasick. Bad enough Dramamine wouldn’t touch it. It was ikishibi style fishing though, which involves letting a small boat drift on ocean currents and can get just about everyone, however I’ve never gotten carsick.

I can balance myself with closed eyes. I normally don't have problems with motion sickness. I can even play VR for hours without any signs of sickness or headaches. But for some reason i am really susceptible to narrow FOV and wobbly cameras. Like i said, after playing an hour of Hellblade (which combines a narrow FOV and a lot of useless camera shaking) i felt horrible and was about to puke. Never had this issue to that extend in any other game before or ever since.

 

And i see no problem for devs to implement a simple FOV slider that at least goes to 90° and a toggle for camera shaking. Then i don't have to skip games that i'd love to play otherwise. I don't even understand why some games run on 70° FOV by default. Why is 90° not the standard like in CS:GO for example?

[FinOxy]

On 9/19/2019 at 3:45 AM, James Evens said:

4. the red nipple on think pads should be removed

5. 640 kB is enough

I had a simular opinion with my latittude E6540
Until today, when my pointer went total crazy, like opening and closing youtube videos, just wondering around the screen.
It is a gamechanger when your trackpad does eventually fail
My day would have been ruined without one

Lenovo should sell black tips to those nipples, I guess

[FinOxy]

On 9/19/2019 at 3:52 AM, 5x5 said:

Apple, Razer, Asus, Dell, HP, Acer, Lenovo, all of them

I would dissagree on the case of dell.
Almost all of the dell laptops availlable here are from their Bussiness lineup.
I can tell you they are not thin
Dell´s XPS does exist, but they are just way too expensive, at least for most people

[Rex Hite]

"desktop inkjet printers for the home office are an excellent value"

[Suki-chan]

Also, I think that dailying a low-end Optimus from 2011 is fun.

[Suki-chan]

18 minutes ago, Rex Hite said:

"desktop inkjet printers for the home office are an excellent value"

Yes! But only if you know how to refill.

[Ashleyyyy]

Apple makes a lot of good stuff

[Nepcchi]

4 minutes ago, Ashley MLP Fangirl said:

Apple makes a lot of good stuff

Wouldn't really call this an unpopular opinion, majority of their products are good even though they make some anti consumer choices

[Coastqr]

On 9/18/2019 at 5:41 PM, Guest said:

Ever feel like you were alone in what you thought about technology today? I sure have, so I thought I'd create this thread to see if we're truly as alone as we may think. So ITT, list off a few items that seems go against the grain when it comes to mainstream tech ideas. I'll start.

 

1. High end specs in a phone (ie 12GB of RAM) are a waste of money to both produce and buy

 

2. 'Safety features' in a modern vehicles, like applying the brakes for you, will create bad driving habits and bad drivers overall

 

3. Voice assistants are a bad idea

I like Austin Evans more than LTT

[Bombastinator]

2 minutes ago, Coastqr said:

I like Austin Evans more than LTT

Dont know what Austin evans is.  Is that anything like Austin Powers or Austin Healey?

[Coastqr]

10 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Dont know what Austin evans is.  Is that anything like Austin Powers or Austin Healey?

heres Austins channel:

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/austinevans/featured

[Bombastinator]

3 minutes ago, Coastqr said:

heres Austins channel:

 

https://www.youtube.com/c/austinevans/featured

Oh.  That dude. Seen his stuff. Seems he doesn’t always know what he’s talking about.

[Andreas Lilja]

Don't see the use for an anti-malware in 2021.

[Bombastinator]

1 hour ago, overthe6r said:

Phones should be easily damagable. We need Linus tipping tech

Sounds like a potential foldable phone customer

[Helpful Tech Witch]

Content on YouTube at 60fps feels weird

[Bombastinator]

1 hour ago, FlareFXZ said:

Agreed

 

Currently anyway.  There seems to be some bleed. Zen2 could fight and zen3 is owning a bit, but zen1 and zen+ were not as competitive.  They often get a bounce though because they’re AMD. There are some very very good AMD chips out there.but also a few not so good ones.

[da na]

On 4/22/2021 at 1:33 PM, SeanChronicR said:

New iMac is SEGGZY AF

NGL it does look good. Not in my price range and it can't do what I want but if there was a PC that looked like that and was $800 cheaper I would look into that.

[da na]

2 hours ago, HelpfulTechWizard said:

Content on YouTube at 60fps feels weird

My router overheats if I upload YT videos for too long so I put them all in 30 FPS because it makes them upload faster and therefore they don't get cancelled halfway thru because of the router shutting off.