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Maverick2332 · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:40

internetuser;30491753 said:
It's the cool hipster thing to do.

http://thehardtimes.net/news/man-prefers-warm-crisp-sound-telling-people-listens-vinyl-records/

wiiija · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:41

tatts;30491738 said:
I also looked at this one as I like Panasonic TV's but I decided on the sony after seeing reports of motion blur and lack of upscaling.

I read on forums a couple of people with motion blur issues with sd content but I've not noticed a single issue, I'm obviously a fussy git as well having gone through a few tv's before this one. I do almost exclusively watch 4k content with the odd standard blu-ray though.

RSR · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:43

SpartaK;30488707 said:
They are easily comparable to the Shure SE535's I had, and I did not expect that at a 1/3 of the price!

Very comfortable to wear, at times you forget you even have them on. EQ can be customised via the Jaybird app which is a huge bonus.

Sound quality is just great, bluetooth audio has come a long long way.

That's the feedback I was looking for as I use SE535's as my daily earphones.

Excellent stuff, ill get some ordered. Thank you.

2StepSteve · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:44

internetuser;30491753 said:
It's the cool hipster thing to do.

I can't pull off the hipster beard, I'll never be accepted

Tephnos · 10 Feb 2017 at 19:53

I always want a Pi3 but never know what I'd do with the damned thing...

HungryHippos · 10 Feb 2017 at 22:30

Craig321;30491553 said:
Will the Pi3 play 4k?

I still have the original Pi running Kodi which streams from my NAS. Fine for up to 1080p, but won't do anything more.

There is little point *imo* right now of worrying about 4K rips.

No one has cracked the UHD copy protection yet so you can't rip your own.

The ones on the internet were just captured with an HD-Fury or similar, and lack HDR or anything.

The 4K by itself is not that much better than a good 1080p source, and is far larger in file size.

Even if it could play 4K it's not high on my list of priorities right now. The Nvidia shield definitely can though.

Tephnos;30491826 said:
I always want a Pi3 but never know what I'd do with the damned thing...

Good to have a specific use case in mind when getting it.

I use one for Rasplex: http://www.rasplex.com/

The other will be for pi-hole: https://pi-hole.net/

I've heard lots of people talking about retro-pi as well, though not looked into it much myself.

I'm sure there are other uses for it beyond these.

Tephnos · 11 Feb 2017 at 09:02

What advantage would Rasplex have over a dedicated plex server? You wouldn't have transcode power, no?

Kanpai · 11 Feb 2017 at 10:53

Forum mod;30488934 said:
Interesting watching you guys mock someone for spending £60 on an HDMI cable. I remember my first full HD TV, bought from Comet. The salesman was a lovely chap who said that in order to enjoy my PS3 at its fullest I'd need a quality cable.

Quality cable you say?

Yes. £90 worth of Monster Cable.

Facepalm.jpg

On a more positive note, it's still working and is currently giving my monitor a signal, and it's taken a battering. I've ruined at least 15 other cheapos since then so who knows. I'll get back to you in another 10 years time

It's sad in reality, people bashing others for what they spend their OWN money on.

HungryHippos · 11 Feb 2017 at 11:17

Tephnos;30492859 said:
What advantage would Rasplex have over a dedicated plex server? You wouldn't have transcode power, no?

Rasplex is just a client/player.

My nas is running the plex server.

No need to transcoding anything

Feek · 11 Feb 2017 at 13:29

Grabbed a little 2.5" HDD caddy to slap a drive in that I'm using for a NextCloud server on a Pi3 I'm experimenting with.

Love the *ahem* English.

"Extremely Storage System"

SexyGreyFox · 11 Feb 2017 at 15:19

Forum mod;30488934 said:
Interesting watching you guys mock someone for spending £60 on an HDMI cable. I remember my first full HD TV, bought from Comet. The salesman was a lovely chap who said that in order to enjoy my PS3 at its fullest I'd need a quality cable.
Quality cable you say?
Yes. £90 worth of Monster Cable.

I told this story many moons ago on here but worth another telling.
I was in Currys in Fenton, Stoke and they had a dual display on the wall showing the difference between an expensive HDMI and cheap HDMI cable, afaik this was on display in every Currys.
I wasn't convinced so asked my wife for her compact mirror so I could look up behind the TV and lo & behold the poor signal was coming from a SCART cable :eek:

I called an assistant over who tried to fob me off then called for the Manager.

wiiija · 11 Feb 2017 at 20:20

Minix Neo U1

acemastr · 11 Feb 2017 at 23:53

GoPro Hero 5 Black

Very excited

George Hincapie · 12 Feb 2017 at 01:21

wiiija;30494708 said:
Minix Neo U1

How is it?

I almost bought one the other day - still might. Also thinking about a Pi with OpenElec.

wiiija · 12 Feb 2017 at 02:14

It's very nice, forget the cheaper generic boxes. I only use it for KODI but it plays my super high bitrate 4k files perfectly! worth noting that it doesn't do HDR though, they have a new box coming this year which will.

George Hincapie · 12 Feb 2017 at 09:32

wiiija;30495307 said:
It's very nice, forget the cheaper generic boxes. I only use it for KODI but it plays my super high bitrate 4k files perfectly! worth noting that it doesn't do HDR though, they have a new box coming this year which will.

TBH I just want it to stream files from my NAS. Where did you get it from?

wiiija · 12 Feb 2017 at 10:08

George Hincapie;30495513 said:
TBH I just want it to stream files from my NAS. Where did you get it from?

I got it from the rainforest, there are cheaper boxes but having tried a few I wouldn't bother with them.

Captain · 12 Feb 2017 at 10:30

Just say Amazon. I've got 3 of these and for the money they are great. Play everything from my NAS.

Preyda MXQ Android TV Box, S805 Quad Core Box https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DH1Y2SO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_qJdOybA17GHYQ

Maccapacca · 12 Feb 2017 at 13:42

Now there's two of them at it

. Costing me a fortune in lessons plus am running out of wall space.

Dis86 · 12 Feb 2017 at 14:14

I definitely preferred the giraffes.

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

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