Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

R-evans · 4 May 2020 at 18:48

InvaderGIR said:
Debatable. They used to be (a few years ago only) £30ish for a pair, now they are £50-£70 which shows they are much higher rated and very popular now.

I do like NB although that colour scheme wouldn't have been my choice.

If you're into trainers (which I am only a little, compared to my mate that has 100s of pairs) then NBs are not underrated. The general consumer however I think don't hold them in has high regard as they would more familiar brands like Nike, Adidas, etc.

Cheaper NBs I don't usually like, nor do most 'Trainer guys'. These are the cheapest pair I've ever bought and will be my almost daily pair until they're done. The 1300s above were £130 in the sale, that was in 2016ish.

andy_mk3 · 4 May 2020 at 19:08

Greebo said:
Does it come with that frame or is that an option or a home DIY job please?

Kenai said:
That 'frame' is just a screensaver image

Bonjour said:
Tv companies reduce the bezels to virtually zero, so people start adding their own bezels...

Does look great, though.

Kenai said:
He did post a picture in the Home Cinema section of the TV showing an image rather than a screensaver:

Greebo said:
Wow amazing. Looks so good, I did think LG had copied Samsung are we doing some models in picture frames.

200sols said:
Yeah, Samsung put some cheapo backlit LCDs and called it 'the frame' and charged a huge premium for it.

Hades said:
2002: "Electronic picture frames will never catch on"

2020: Hold my beer...

Yeah, pretty much as said. My phone camera didn't pick up the dark picture frame up very well, it makes the TV look like it has huge bezels. It's just what the TV shows when it has no input, you can download different picture packs but it comes with quite a few that it just flicks through every 20 seconds or something. It's not something I'd really make use of much, but I have to admit it does look stunning.

Raymond Lin said:
i think most TV can do this, at minimum if you have Amazon Fire TV connected it can set a screensaver to any photos you choose.

You can do it on any TV, but I doubt it has quite the same effect on a regular LCD with fat bezels

Arcane · 4 May 2020 at 19:44

Floor's now finished and varnished, new skirting boards and a ceiling light.

Wizzfizz · 4 May 2020 at 19:50

Arcane said:
Floor's now finished and varnished, new skirting boards and a ceiling light.

That's a bad finish :/

dirtychinchilla · 4 May 2020 at 20:11

Looks glorious

Spook187 · 4 May 2020 at 20:12

Wizzfizz said:
That's a bad finish :/

It's not your living room so it doesn't matter Mr Picasso.

ajf · 4 May 2020 at 20:12

Arcane said:
Floor's now finished and varnished, new skirting boards and a ceiling light.

That’s really, really nice.
Is it quite an old house, looking at the ceiling plaster work?

dirtychinchilla · 4 May 2020 at 20:13

Looks glorious

hughtrimble · 4 May 2020 at 20:31

Arcane said:
Floor's now finished and varnished, new skirting boards and a ceiling light.

Get off OcUK - your good taste has no place here.

Armageus · 4 May 2020 at 20:36

hughtrimble said:
Get off OcUK - your good taste has no place here.

I'm sure the corner sofa and hot tub are just out of shot

Arcane · 4 May 2020 at 21:04

Thanks, nearly there, hopefully moving back in on Wednesday. Last coat of paint on the skirts and it's done. House is 1917, ceiling is original. Unfortunately no cash left for a corner sofa...I can but dream.

Tephnos · 4 May 2020 at 21:47

Phate said:
Rode PSA1 Arm - Sorry for the potato pics - flash batteries are not charged and I was rushing

I honestly did not like that arm. The amount of black metal shavings that ended up near the base when using it was just... poor.

Merlin5 · 4 May 2020 at 22:17

Bluetooth FM transmitter for the car. I can now play flashdrives, sd cards, my 2nd gen ipod and phone through car stereo. 3 usbs and quick charge, plus hands free.

firstborn · 4 May 2020 at 22:28

Tephnos said:
I honestly did not like that arm. The amount of black metal shavings that ended up near the base when using it was just... poor.

Mine has been fine.

V F · 4 May 2020 at 23:31

Armageus said:
I'm sure the corner sofa and hot tub are just out of shot

It was hard not to laugh. We've not had one in a while? but yes, it's very, very nice. @Arcane

How does it feel in bare feet?

Mekrel · 4 May 2020 at 23:57

Arcane said:
Floor's now finished and varnished, new skirting boards and a ceiling light.

What brand paint and colour is that?

InvaderGIR · 5 May 2020 at 07:51

Tephnos said:
I honestly did not like that arm. The amount of black metal shavings that ended up near the base when using it was just... poor.

I think this is the first time I've heard a complaint about the PSA-1, everyone I know (including myself) has nothing bad to say about it, in fact it's one that hundreds/thousands of streamer use because of the quality of Rode equipment. Sounds more like you had a problematic one and there is no reason there should have been any metal shavings from it, are you sure you actually had a Rode arm, honestly their quality is extremely good.

Maccy · 5 May 2020 at 08:45

Arcane said:
Thanks, nearly there, hopefully moving back in on Wednesday. Last coat of paint on the skirts and it's done. House is 1917, ceiling is original. Unfortunately no cash left for a corner sofa...I can but dream.

DFS finance bro

Phate · 5 May 2020 at 08:46

Tephnos said:
I honestly did not like that arm. The amount of black metal shavings that ended up near the base when using it was just... poor.

This and one other thing is the first bad thing I'm hearing about it. The other bad thing which well seems bad to me at least, is on the G-Clamp desk mount, the arm wobbles about in there. Now granted I don't have a mic attached yet, but it's like it's missing a piece to make the fit snug and secure in there.

The through desk mount, is perfect, however.

I'll be using the G-Clamp mount for a number of weeks until my new home office/gaming nerd cave is all setup, so I'll soon find out if it's an issue or not.

InvaderGIR · 5 May 2020 at 08:59

Phate said:
This and one other thing is the first bad thing I'm hearing about it. The other bad thing which well seems bad to me at least, is on the G-Clamp desk mount, the arm wobbles about in there. Now granted I don't have a mic attached yet, but it's like it's missing a piece to make the fit snug and secure in there.

The through desk mount, is perfect, however.

I'll be using the G-Clamp mount for a number of weeks until my new home office/gaming nerd cave is all setup, so I'll soon find out if it's an issue or not.

The desk part is like that yeah, it did confuse me too, seems like it should either have been made with a smaller bore or provided with a sleeve insert, however, once the arm is in there with a mic you really don't notice and it's nice and solid so I'd totally forgotten about that minor point.