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[RasmusDC]

On 8/27/2023 at 2:09 PM, TetraSky said:

All that said, I will be returning the monitor.

It ... Is not what I was expecting out of a 165hz panel. There's a dizzying amount of ghosting/smearing when moving things around on the screen.

(potato quality, but you can clearly see the smearing around the blacks of the avatars)

 

I would definitely get another 32inch monitor in the future... but I'm returning this as soon as I get the vesa mount adapter for my old AOC U2879VF monitor, to put on the monitor arm I got with this 32inch monitor.

So you are trying to show Black smearing on a highly compressed youtube video, with a phone camera that also introduce this type of behavior

 

To be honest, no screen has it all today. QD OLED is unusable because of the Subpixel layout, and the retention. MiniLED, has haloing, although it might be the best alternative, and is EXPENSIVE, and has the lower responserate of a normal LCD panel.

 

VA are far from good at movement, even though they are 165hz versions of those. and they do have the better blacklevels of non-oleds

 

IPS well maybe with Mini LED the best panel type, good colors, decent angles, but for some IPS glow is simply not okay, bothered me for months on my first 4K Dell IPS display. (the first ACTUAL 60hz full color spectrum 4K)

 

TN although FAST that is all they have working for it.

 

I think in my many years looking for perfection my "learning" is that.. there is none. and some things like for instance with QD-OLED where many applaud it, for others the Fringing of windows translation when running non RGB substructure is just a disqualifier, and that 1-2 years is the max for any OLED if you work in windows a lot. until you get UNDEFEATABLE Retention (there are golden samples). 

[Rarity]

and the final piece to restore the laptop back to from factory spec has arrived .i know probably can find a free copy online (but given the virus malware etc  that comes from using a certain bay , this safer .. ), now to find windows 2000 for the fun it 

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[SimplyChunk]

12 hours ago, Skyesgaming said:

Hes a bit wonk

It's all part of the charm xx

 

My NOS PS/2 Microsoft Mouse 2.1A came today and it's perfect.  Looks like I'll be selling the older serial mouse I bought when I got the SS7 build a few months ago.  there's no way I need a serial mouse and a PS/2 mouse for my Slot 1 build.  Just waiting for the keyboard now  

[Monkey Dust]

42 minutes ago, ChonkerFox said:

It's all part of the charm xx

 

My NOS PS/2 Microsoft Mouse 2.1A came today and it's perfect.  Looks like I'll be selling the older serial mouse I bought when I got the SS7 build a few months ago.  there's no way I need a serial mouse and a PS/2 mouse for my Slot 1 build.  Just waiting for the keyboard now  

Do you know when the mouse was made? To not have a mouse wheel, or even a middle button, it must be very old. I'm pretty sure every mouse had a wheel by 2000? I assume it's a ball mouse?

[SimplyChunk]

3 hours ago, Monkey Dust said:

Do you know when the mouse was made? To not have a mouse wheel, or even a middle button, it must be very old. I'm pretty sure every mouse had a wheel by 2000? I assume it's a ball mouse?

Yeah not 100% on the date of manufacture but it's destined for Windows 98 PC so two buttons is about right.

 

Also just bought an upgrade for my Canon 100D webcam...

 

Two quid at a local charity shop

[Virus__]

2 different LTT orders & one from Mighty Car Mods. The JerryRigEverything knife is surprisingly solid, a bit pricey? I guess. But honestly for the solid build quality, not bad. A second LTT screwdriver, cause why not. This time silver shaft, as I got a black shaft. Also got extra bits. LTT Backpack & Techsack, great feel for them. Gonna be very useful when I travel later this year. Plus I needed a new quality backpack. And a hoodie from my favourite Aussie YouTubers Mighty Car Mod, even if it is coming into the warmer months in Aus.

[PDifolco]

Expresso machine, what else ? (was on nice discount) 

 

[Kilrah]

Did a stop at the thrift store and came back with 5 delightful 90s CDs. Nice to listen to while doing a bunch of boring repetitive work in the workshop...

 

 

[8tg]

New desk

I did not check what size it’s depth was beyond being 78” long

and yeah it’s pretty fuckin massive, I can put several laptops on it while my desktop is on it 

[Avocado Diaboli]

New Music gear

• Sennheiser e906 Microphone
• XLR cable
• Shure Mic Clip
• Small Mic stand

 

 

Fits in well with the amp stack. I bought the mic stand and clip for the Shure SM57 I already have, so I can switch it between my preferred position on the Marshall DSL40C amp in the middle and the Marshall 1960 Vintage cabinet on the bottom, which I use for all the amps on top. The Sennheiser microphone is pretty much made to just dangle from the top of your amp/cab, no stand necessary. Need to do proper positioning later to figure out what sounds best. Finally I can record my guitars on two separate tracks simultaneously with two different sound characteristics.

 

[8tg]

An MSI K7D Master

Its a dual socket 462 board, with two Athlon XP 1500+’s on it, equipped with pci-x and an agp pro slot

super high end 2002 stuff

came from geekenspiel, the guy who makes the custom case stickers and badges for vintage hardware 

it’s in perfect shape

I like buying stuff from other computer nerds because they package stuff properly, the way you would want a motherboard packaged based on having many motherboards sent to you with the worst packaging

not in the condition of the package but in like, a normal amount of packing tape used so you aren’t fighting the bubble wrap layers while trying to hold a somewhat delicate object inside of it

like who do you want to service your 2003 Toyota Corolla, a mechanic who owns a 2003 Toyota corolla

Who do you want to sell you vintage computer parts, someone who has bought a lot of vintage computer parts 

[Retro_R]

Not really "recent" but i got a new chair. I'm pretty happy with it, especially at the price compared to what else i could get. It's all mesh which i want because I have a feeling it probably will take a lot longer to get flat (which prob isn't true). But for the price, it's decent, the mesh is kinda soft which kinda scares me bc i've been told to look for a more firm mesh bc then it won't get flat but i'm not complaining now. It doesn't have all the features but it has a headrest and "lumbar" support. I just wish the arm rest could go back further.

[mousesnob]

Although I did used to think Macbooks were not worth buying (still the case for intel based Macs), the new Apple silicon macs genuinely seem like a great school computer. So entering my masters i decided to replace my terrible battery lenovo ideapad with this. Very happy with it in terms of battery life and keeb+ trackpad. 

[SimplyChunk]

50% off at Wilko this morning.  bought @Skyesgaming one of the screwdrivers too at £8

[sub68]

A really right stuff L bracket.

 

[nbrowser]

On 9/5/2023 at 10:51 AM, 8tg said:

An MSI K7D Master

Its a dual socket 462 board, with two Athlon XP 1500+’s on it, equipped with pci-x and an agp pro slot

super high end 2002 stuff

came from geekenspiel, the guy who makes the custom case stickers and badges for vintage hardware 

it’s in perfect shape

I like buying stuff from other computer nerds because they package stuff properly, the way you would want a motherboard packaged based on having many motherboards sent to you with the worst packaging

not in the condition of the package but in like, a normal amount of packing tape used so you aren’t fighting the bubble wrap layers while trying to hold a somewhat delicate object inside of it

like who do you want to service your 2003 Toyota Corolla, a mechanic who owns a 2003 Toyota corolla

Who do you want to sell you vintage computer parts, someone who has bought a lot of vintage computer parts 

Aw I've got a soft spot in my heart for older PC hardware...I mean back in the day motherboards were red or purple or blue..anything but the bog standard green. Thanks for posting these photos.

[8tg]

Calipers

 

and the wrong mass airflow sensor

ordered a new duralast maf for my car, inside the box was someone else’s used maf for a whole different car 

[CommanderAlex]

Got this bad boy. 

 

[Rarity]

7 hours ago, CommanderAlex said:

Got this bad boy. 

 

 

damnnnn... now i need to go and look for one ..( and i just bought the titanic .. lol 

 

 

after seacrhing for a while managed to locate some , before anyone asks , yes , i am diabetic, so this is prescribed by the doctor ,  not i simply buy after some online influencers say its you slim down etc .was prescribed 2 pens , but even the hospital also limiting patients to 1 pen each due to an acute shortage 

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mm,this is hard to find now 

 

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another tank 

 

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[CommanderAlex]

3 hours ago, Rarity said:

damnnnn... now i need to go and look for one ..( and i just bought the titanic .. lol 

And I've just been reading up on some LEGO blogs saying they spotted a Star Wars UCS of the Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser containing 5374 pcs (LEGO 75367)... Damn my bank account!!! 

 

In case you're curious, https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-the-lego-75367-ucs-venator/

 

I remember waiting 90 minutes before the LEGO store opened by me for the Titanic and they gave cards out to those waiting in line as they only had 6-available and I was the lucky one to be #1. 

 

I just need to buy one of those 5-tiered steel racks from Costco to actually start building my collection of sets. 

[OhioYJ]

32 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

Damn my bank account

I know normally I won't buy "knock-off" stuff, but this is one thing we've used AliExpress for a ton. My son has ton's of "Lego" sets that aren't Lego (he has some that are too obviously). We ended up with just set's taken apart in bags as going that route as he's still got too many to display. Most of them are a fraction of the cost. IIRC the Bugatti in the image below was $80 shipped, I think the Lego one was $300?

 

 

Plus you occasionally end up with funny things, like instruction booklets that say "Star Wart" instead of Star Wars.... That gem came in his Millennium Falcon kit.

[CommanderAlex]

7 minutes ago, OhioYJ said:

I know normally I won't buy "knock-off" stuff, but this is one thing we've used AliExpress for a ton. My son has ton's of "Lego" sets that aren't Lego (he has some that are too obviously). We ended up with just set's taken apart in bags as going that route as he's still got too many to display. Most of them are a fraction of the cost. IIRC the Bugatti in the image below was $80 shipped, I think the Lego one was $300?

 

 

Plus you occasionally end up with funny things, like instruction booklets that say "Star Wart" instead of Star Wars.... That gem came in his Millennium Falcon kit.

I know someone that has bought a knock-off R2-D2 that was pretty cheap and looks pretty comparable to the $200 LEGO set. Yeah that Bugatti one was $300 before they stopped selling it. 

[nbrowser]

Not really a purchase but an acquisition thanks to AMD and oddly the company that runs this forum. 

[Rarity]

4 hours ago, OhioYJ said:

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I know normally I won't buy "knock-off" stuff, but this is one thing we've used AliExpress for a ton. My son has ton's of "Lego" sets that aren't Lego (he has some that are too obviously). We ended up with just set's taken apart in bags as going that route as he's still got too many to display. Most of them are a fraction of the cost. IIRC the Bugatti in the image below was $80 shipped, I think the Lego one was $300?

 

 

Plus you occasionally end up with funny things, like instruction booklets that say "Star Wart" instead of Star Wars.... That gem came in his Millennium Falcon kit.

 

well those (lets call them 3rd party stuff) usually have like what you said interesting subjects .. i saw a Chinese brothel as one of the subjects depicted 

 

4 hours ago, CommanderAlex said:

Spoiler

And I've just been reading up on some LEGO blogs saying they spotted a Star Wars UCS of the Venator-class Republic Attack Cruiser containing 5374 pcs (LEGO 75367)... Damn my bank account!!! 

 

In case you're curious, https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-the-lego-75367-ucs-venator/

 

I remember waiting 90 minutes before the LEGO store opened by me for the Titanic and they gave cards out to those waiting in line as they only had 6-available and I was the lucky one to be #1. 

 

I just need to buy one of those 5-tiered steel racks from Costco to actually start building my collection of sets. 

 

hmm this interesting, the link that you gave in the post is where i`m from .. gonna wait see whether it shows up in the other local shops or not ,ain`t driving all the way to the airport to buy Lego also , the Venator reminds me of Jar Jar`s head ... 

[RollinLower]

2 hours ago, nbrowser said:

Not really a purchase but an acquisition thanks to AMD and oddly the company that runs this forum. 

noice, congrats!