Thread for Linus Tech Tips Video Suggestions

[Pepino-CH]

Content idea – High-end 360° camera ruined by software (Insta360 X5/X4)

 

Hi Linus Media Group team,

I’m a daily user of the Insta360 X5 and I’d love to suggest a potential video that fits your favorite category: “great hardware ruined by terrible software.”

Insta360’s new cameras (X4, X5) are some of the most advanced consumer 360° cameras available – outstanding image quality, stabilization, and modular design. But the editing software (Insta360 Studio) is a disaster for anyone trying to make real content.

Why this matters for you:
- You constantly deal with video workflows, and you know how painful it is when software bottlenecks the process.
- Studio doesn’t support adding multiple overlays, no real text layering, and requires full-length exports just to keep metadata like GPS or tilt.
- Even basic project saving and re-opening breaks if the SD card is removed.
- To get overlays, you have to export the entire video (even if you only want 2 minutes), then trim later.
- Creators like me end up doing multiple full renders for every simple cut.
- The camera itself is amazing – but the ecosystem burns hours and kills momentum.

I think this is a perfect “WTF” moment in content creation tech, and would resonate with thousands of creators who either use or are considering Insta360 products.

 

All the best,  
Josef Brychta  
daily 360° user – and frustrated editor
 

[Enem_tech6]

Try this

https://www.industrialpcpro.com/pcie-q170-picmg-13-full-size-cpu-card

full mobo on pcie card

[911delorean]

I really would like to see a video comparing performance of misc GPUs with and without REBar. As well as seeing if there is a way to enable rebar on unsupported computers. I took the Scrapyard wars approach/ $169 PC approach of buying a old workstation and gaming on it. I am doing that now, but I am curious how much performance I am leaving on the table if I cannot enable that setting for modern GPUs. I really wanted to try a Intel GPU because of the great pricing, as well as their feature set when it comes to video encode/decode. But unfortunately I can't use them because of the documented performance issues with their cards when REBar cannot be enabled. Right now I have a 6600xt and a E5-2687w, it serves my purposes quite well for how old the machine is. I was hoping this would include a lineup of misc cards spanning the Nvidia 20 series, Radeon 5000 series and the ARC gpus to the modern cards.

[Orb_Corp]

Homelab/Workshop tour of Jeff Sponaugles place. He was featured in a recent homelab reaction video and besides the insane setup he also has a huge collection of old computers and other tech stuff. This might make for a very interesting video to showcase how far prosumer setups can go.

 

He has his own YouTube channel where he shares new additions ot his homelab and other cool projects.

 

He himself would be very keen on having Linus out for a tour.

[CausesKaos]

PLEASE HELP: As a small business owner of multiple businesses one of the most frustrating thing to work with is security cameras and security camera footage. Most of us have now had the devastating experience of being robbed/broken into or needed to scrub through footage for details of what happened in an employee to customer interaction. I would absolutely LOVE and appreciate sooooo much (just had a facility broken into last night AGAIN) if you could do some content on how to clean up video footage from security cameras (or preferably, I don't want to spend hours becoming a master of editing, its not what I do), if there was a suggestion for auto editing software or even AI assisted software to clean footage up as best as possible. 

 

Note: This really doesn't need to be perfect, even if it was something I could fiddle with a little and believe in the product it would be amazing. I'm no video wiz, my specialties are not in software, it's very difficult for me to discern what works and what doesn't without paying for 20 different "free" trials. 

 

 

[prajaybasu]

I would love a successor to the faraday cay Wi-Fi congestion video. My idea has 2 variants:

 

1) Mega variant: Wifimaxxing

 

The goal of the video is to test and see how much data plain old air can max out at with Wi-Fi 7. This would involve trying to max out all of the 80MHz of 2.4GHz spectrum, 380MHz of 5GHz spectrum and 1.2GHz of 6GHz spectrum using a variety of Wi-Fi 7 capable equipment in AP and Station mode. Can add Wi-FI HaLow and WiGig for bonus bandwidth. 

 

The bandwidth should be tested using a PC and a switch capable of handling the traffic on APs with 10GE links.  

 

2) Mini variant: Connect multiple Wi-Fi 7 capable devices to a single BE19000 AP to max out the bandwidth. This would include 6 devices minimum for the tri band 4x4 MIMO APs. 

 

All tests will be done at a close distance, which should allow for the highest link speed on all bands. All phones and 2.4GHz RF devices would need to be temporarily banned from inside the test chamber when it is in progress.

 

[IlBinnu]

Terrarium PC

The idea came to me by combining the two things I watch before sleeping: ltt and terrarium construction videos. Exploring the concept a little, I evaluated how the heat generated by the PC could be perfect for the terrarium ecosystem and how (through a silent cooling system) it could be an incredible object to have on the desk. Even from the point of view of the performance of the video I think it could go great looking at how these types of projects on the channel and terrarium construction videos go viral on YouTube. I understand that the construction of something like this could certainly be complicated, especially in the search for species suitable for coexistence within the PC (temperature, interaction between organisms, oxygen levels) but if the team decided to undertake the project I could offer my help as a naturalist scientist (even if certainly not omnicompetent but with a great desire to study and help the project).
I hope something can come of it

Binnu

[thejewcanoe]

So this one is very vague and you guys can build on it but I would really like to see a video where you guys set up some Shelly Smart Relays. 
 

do a quick google search of ‘shelly smart relay switch’ and you’ll find them. 
 

maybe you could perhaps revisit Linus’ smart home. Shelly devices may offer solutions to some of the difficulties he was having with a few things or you could find new ways to automate with their switches and relay. 
 

Shelly seems to have some cool smart automation devices. 
 

maybe you guys could even reach out for them to sponsor the video. 
 

I am newly discovering the Shelly ecosystem and it seems pretty cool. 
 

Lately it seems like everyone likes home automation stuff. 

[fabians_life]

Can you make a video about floatplane. Like explaining the running and development of floatplane. Maybe showcase the hardware and infrastructure required to run a video hosting platform. I don't know if it is enough for a LTT video, but at least a floatplane exclusive would be nice. 

[dkoudijs]

Build in a van

 

Building a computer in a van. While driving. But the twist would be having two groups, one has to head to different PC stores to buy parts (like one part a store) and the other buying random parts from market place for the build.

 

See who does it the fastest, have people back at the office try and guess which is new parts, used parts, which performs better.

 

Or other suggestion is to drive to a lan party, and build on the way. so they are against the clock. Have it more messed up that they have to install the OS on the way as well. Hotspot internet for video drivers?

 

*Yes I see this is sorta scrap yard wars with extra steps.

[Clintos]

There's a bunch of PC "tweakers" on twitter some of which claim to setup PC's for tournament + various pro esport players.

 

Blind Test and see if they work and the gains they make, then do a guide on actually how to setup a PC optimally for gaming with lowest input lag measuring not only fps but frame times and also using latencymon.

Apart from basic windows setting/startup programs/game mode/running xmp etc jump into the rabbit hole of registry tweaks, setting affinity for different devices, msi mode, process lasso, timer resolution, bcdedit tweaks, nvidia control panel settings like scaling power mode etc. Go down the rabbithole and test tweaks one by one and say if they work or not and setup a PC optimally and compare it to stock non tweaked. 

Many tweaks have been around for tens of years and no one has ever debunked them so it'd be good to have labs help to definitively stamp if they work or are placebo.

 

Also another idea, in this video

 

 

They found that the computer was more stable and able to be run faster while being on a power station/ups. Previously most people thought that electricity etc is a placebo but this proved it wrong. Can you guys make a video testing computer stability/performance/jitter/latency using mains power vs an online ups vs using power conditioners/power filters etc and see what makes a difference.

 

Would also be interesting to see effects of running a computer with nothing else near it plugged in or a bunch of appliances like an aircon/heater/tv/microwave/fridge etc on the same breaker and what the effects are.

[Lupino]

Here is an idea: Make a video about how to underclock a PC.

 

One first-hand use case: I plan to phase out my current PC by the end of the year and transform it into a NAS/Server. It is quite high-powered (i9-10920X, 128GB RAM) and draws a lot of energy. When I make it into a (potentially always-running) server, i want to scale it down a few notches, but I have basicly no idea (yet) on how to do that or what I have to watch out for. Or, more generally: what ways are there to make a system as efficient as possible (e.g., BIOS settings)?

[Cinlow]

Things to do with a Raspberry Pi 5 !!

[ToboRobot]

Anthem or other mid range AVR (roundup) would be awesome .

[loako]

Stop Destroying Videogames needs help getting to the finish line.

 

At the time of writing only ~443,000 out of 1,000,000 people have signed it.

https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en

 

Another passionate WAN shout-out could help here

 

[Sahuroid]

Create a video showcasing how Lossless Scaling, combined with the third-party PS console streaming app PXPlay, enables PlayStation gameplay beyond 60 FPS. Explore different frame generation and scaling options, considering the console's 1080p streaming limit. Test the setup both on a local network and while gaming on the go.

Additionally, incorporate the latest ASUS OLED monitors to highlight how BFI (ULMB) enhances clarity—for example, using LS 2x frame generation to achieve 120 FPS while benefiting from 240Hz sharpness with ULMB.

Title it something like: 'STOP Playing Your PlayStation the Wrong Way!'

I personally use PXPlay to stream my PS5 Pro to my GPD Win Mini, applying 2x frame generation and FSR scaling, plus VR glasses when gaming on the go. I wish more people knew about these possibilities.

[rpgnoob]

Q: Do plastic mice and plastic keyboards give off forever or other kind of chemicals?

 

Source:

• Veritasium - How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
• Forever Chemicals can be absorbed through the skin.
• Bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS) in/on paper receipts.
• Ingesting microplastic through chewing on plastic (straws). Wearing synthetic clothing. Sitting on synthetic cushion covers. Sleeping in synthetic bed duvets and duvet covers. Walking on synthetic carpets, setting off a cloud of microplastics into the air we breathe.
• Microplastics were mentioned in the AeroPress ShortCircuit video

 

PS, btw: I've worn through the rubberized side part of my Corsair M55 "RGB PRO Wired Ambidextrous Lightweight FPS Gaming Mouse". Did my skin on my thumb eat it?

[ilidene]

DIY ups 
so our computer uses DC current for all of the components, and the battery is also DC current, but all the UPSes are AC which always leads to poor efficiency, and usually poor battery choice modularity 

What if you build a modular, DIY, DC, tinkerable UPS 
using DRS-480-24 as the heart of the system, the DC-DC UPS
adding lifepo4 24v battery of choice
using HDPLEX 500W HiFi DC-ATX power supply, to use DC input directly 
and adding for example a raspberry pi with an rs485 HAT to connect to meanwell dc-dc ups for monitoring, warnings, potentially network ups functionality 

you could do a system with 1-10hrs runtime easily  with a large enough battery, and in 500W package you could still load like a 5070ti
monitor could be powered by a dc-dc voltage converter too as the meanwell DRS output would be set to battery voltage

standout features would be insane low load efficiency compared to regular AC UPS, also the hdplex psu and meanwell DRS ups are fanless, unlike the noisy regular UPSes

[David Rodgers]

Stack / Chimney Effect Cooling

 

Make a computer case with a tall chimney / pipe on top, perhaps one on the bottom as well. Seal off airflow from the rest of the case. Hot air rising up through the chimney will draw in new cool air from the bottom. Hopefully effectively cooling the computer.

[avg boywithuke fan]

Im not sure if this is the right thread for this but WAN idea so if Linus or Luke have to leave early during after dark someone comes to replace their spot for the rest of the duration of the show. Suggesting this because the Jake pod was so fire. Idk how the person would be decided maybe everyone who wants to puts their name in a pc case or smth and we have a draw.

[DiscoLord18]

A video where you track gaming performance for the median gaming PC and it's price the past ~10-15 years. So we can see if dollar per fps decreased/increased with the games that were released each year. So example see what a PC from 2015 cost at the time and measure it's performance in Witcher 3 + maybe other games, then do that for each year/gpu generation.

 

Then we can see how much the median gaming PC increased in price, and how the performance for these PC's gone up/down relative to the games popular at their release. and see the ratio of dollar/fps.

 

You could also just go through the past 10 years of benchmarks on the channel and aggregate from there.

[REDsComputers]

What if someone were to use pc temps, like cpu, gpu, how fast the hdd/ssd/RAM are going, assign each of them an instrument, with proper limits, to try to make a song? I know this is probably the dumbest video idea ever, but it could be interesting; a singing computer. It would be like the Talking Popcorn in Salt Lake City Utah that uses Morse Code.

[KidKid]

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU review with Linus please! It's the absolute fastest desktop GPU. 10-15% faster than RTX 5090. 600W. Not power limited and down clocked like older RTX Quadro Workstation cards!

[CoffeeCatRailway]

A little context for this, I saw a Jeff Geerling video about the Penta Sata Hat for the PI 5 & was wondering if you could put 4 (maybe 5) ExaDrive 100TB SSD's on it?
https://radxa.com/products/accessories/penta-sata-hat

 

[Bulliwyfthetank]

Would be cool to see a roundup/comparison of all the different peripherals that can quick launch or control computer functions (volume or functions inside different software):

- PC panel 

- Elgato stream deck

- Razer stream controller

- Cooler Master Hub

- Loupedeck

 

 

Plus any of a dozen other similar products.