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

rG-tom · 6 Feb 2017 at 14:37

MonsterMoshi said:
I was in the same boat. M1 Manchester postcode, no FTTC and no virgin media. Then Hyperoptic came along and come Wednesday I'll be on 100Mb with the potential to upgrade to 1000Mb

Ditto, before hyperoptic could barely get 6mb in M4, but now it's lightning fast

Tephnos · 6 Feb 2017 at 15:51

The hell do you people do to need such powerful CPUs on media servers?

I barely watch shows/movies as it is!

neil_g · 6 Feb 2017 at 16:05

MG42Maniac said:
This is why the Synology NAS, while a great all in one solution are not suitable for a proper Plex server.

to be fair, i think you're an extreme example

MatsyLR · 6 Feb 2017 at 16:14

And heres me using a Raspberry Pi with kodi, separate hard drives <.<

Captain · 6 Feb 2017 at 17:13

Acme said:
Or an L if you want it to be smaller.

Yep! 325i Touring, Manual SE. Still have the MX5 and the Octavia though, the Octavia is for sale.

Doesn't get much smaller than yours

Greebo · 6 Feb 2017 at 17:39

MG42Maniac said:
Yeah, need more grunt to do multiple Transcodes. This is a typical work load:

The CPU was maxed the whole time, started to get hot as well. They are all loseless copies of discs that I own so the transcoder has to work extra hard. Also, the cost to transcode 4K down to a crap version to display on a Roku/AFTV is massive so you need to make sure you have plenty of CPU available. This is why the Synology NAS, while a great all in one solution are not suitable for a proper Plex server.

Fine if you only have one tv like us

Akagi · 6 Feb 2017 at 18:21

Clov!s said:
Doesn't get much smaller than yours

You know that's not true.

Edrof · 6 Feb 2017 at 19:04

A new sword, this time a Frenchie and probably dating from 1830 to 1848.

Full details for anyone interested: the heavily etched blade (sadly now over-polished) features floral patterns, the French rooster and stacked trophies of arms on the reverse. Montmorency-style blade has Garde Nationale on the obverse. This is basically the French army's light infantry model of 1821, a very elegant and nimble blade, this one with an unusually sharp edge and point to it. The hilt is gilt brass and retains small sections of gold, the grip is leather wrapped over cord and a wooden core around the tang. It would have had brass twist wire in the recesses, originally.

Raymond Lin · 6 Feb 2017 at 19:18

New camera and some memory cards.

dacads · 6 Feb 2017 at 19:20

That's a nice, long sword you have there Edrof

MOOGLEYS · 6 Feb 2017 at 19:23

Tephnos said:
The hell do you people do to need such powerful CPUs on media servers?

I barely watch shows/movies as it is!

No idea I'm using an i3 6100 on my media server with Plex and it streams to all the devices I use perfectly fine although it's being used less now I'm going to Apple movies.

HEADRAT · 6 Feb 2017 at 21:48

neil_g said:
to be fair, i think you're an extreme example

If he had better clients he could probably get them to direct stream.

All the TVs in my house are Samsung as I know they all have decent PLEX app and our able to direct stream 1080p with no problem, hardly any CPU usage on my Xpenlogy NAS.

I've always found Chromecast and Amazon TVs very picky and always end up transcoding.

Buffman · 6 Feb 2017 at 22:30

Ideas robbed from this thread. Not gonna be the best bedside table lamp when I knock it over..

Nitefly · 6 Feb 2017 at 22:33

Damn. You suck at Tetris.

MG42Maniac · 6 Feb 2017 at 23:02

MOOGLEYS said:
No idea I'm using an i3 6100 on my media server with Plex and it streams to all the devices I use perfectly fine although it's being used less now I'm going to Apple movies.

If you try to perform multiple streams(5/6) from a source that is 1080p loseless and transcode both the audio and video you will see performance issues. My 4K collection is growing and the demands for 4K transcoding is huge when required.

HEADRAT said:
If he had better clients he could probably get them to direct stream.

All the TVs in my house are Samsung as I know they all have decent PLEX app and our able to direct stream 1080p with no problem, hardly any CPU usage on my Xpenlogy NAS.

I've always found Chromecast and Amazon TVs very picky and always end up transcoding.

My clients I use in the house are a 55B6 OLED in the lounge and a 49UH770 in the bedroom, both of them direct play. All the devices that require transcoding are owned by friends and family. They would always need transcoding as my upload speed cannot support 5 x 20-30mbps streams. I force them to 720p 4mbps.

Tone1979 · 7 Feb 2017 at 09:49

Logitech G810 bought on a whim when I tried the keyboard in store.

very pleased with it, the gaming profiles are excellent.

bobbarley · 7 Feb 2017 at 09:57

Tone1979 said:
Logitech G810 bought on a whim when I tried the keyboard in store.

very pleased with it, the gaming profiles are excellent.

What is that clock? It's very cool!

Tone1979 · 7 Feb 2017 at 10:12

bobbarley said:
What is that clock? It's very cool!

It's a Lamtric smart clock/desktop device. http://lametric.com/

If I am honest, it promised so much when I bought it and now I only use it as a clock and for that it is too much money. Very buggy with the apps you can download, though you can make your own apps.

Edrof · 7 Feb 2017 at 12:32

dacads said:
That's a nice, long sword you have there Edrof

Thanks, buddy!

Spook187 · 7 Feb 2017 at 18:07