Images of items I have purchased.

Participant · 7 Nov 2015 at 12:07

Spook187 said:
Blimey the thread has turned into a terabyte war yawn.

HungryHippos said:
Terabyte War Yawns are the worst!

Lol

TheVoice · 7 Nov 2015 at 12:23

Moses said:
It just seems stupid, given he probably has reasonable broadband. Why store everything he might ever want to watch - eg. if you've seen all of Breaking Bad recently, you can safely delete that dodgy copy and then use dodgy means to redownload it again in five years rather than having it, and every other TV show, sat on various NAS devices which cost £££. Just have one NAS, then spend the money saved on subs to the streaming services... then any gaps can be filled by stuff on the NAS, if you're so inclined/can't wait for stuff to be on streaming services.

Did you miss the part where it's being used to store work also?

Greebo · 7 Nov 2015 at 14:06

Moses said:
It just seems stupid, given he probably has reasonable broadband. Why store everything he might ever want to watch - eg. if you've seen all of Breaking Bad recently, you can safely delete that dodgy copy and then use dodgy means to redownload it again in five years rather than having it, and every other TV show, sat on various NAS devices which cost £££. Just have one NAS, then spend the money saved on subs to the streaming services... then any gaps can be filled by stuff on the NAS, if you're so inclined/can't wait for stuff to be on streaming services.

You do realise he's a professional photographer and probably has terabytes of pictures over the years? And as said, if you only copy is in the cloud then you don't have a backup.

G-MAN2004 · 7 Nov 2015 at 14:24

Finally decided on a phone.

Galaxy S6.

Cosimo · 7 Nov 2015 at 14:38

POB said:
It was already in the UK. Not sure how.

May I ask who from?

How does the warranty work, do you register it with Microsoft?

Tunney · 7 Nov 2015 at 14:51

Greebo said:
You do realise he's a professional photographer and probably has terabytes of pictures over the years? And as said, if you only copy is in the cloud then you don't have a backup.

Step 1: Put all of your work on BitTorrent
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Save $$$ on NAS storage

Participant · 7 Nov 2015 at 20:04

Tado smart thermostat.

Bad so far:

- Couldn't use it straight away because it complained my 'installation instructions weren't ready'.
- Doesn't react straight away to changes in temp settings, takes five minutes or so for some reason. Might be related to its intelligence somehow / my noobishness.
- The Android app's a bit basic. Clear, but basic.

Good so far:

- Looks nice and minimalistic on the wall.
- House already feels a more consistent temperature.
- Very easy and clear setup (apart from the instructions not being ready thing).
- Excellent tech support line sorted out my problem in just a few minutes.
- Can change heating setting from my bed! My last stat was a mechanical dial type.
- Available on rental / trial basis, easy on the old cash flow.
- Doesn't normally require a heating technician to install.
- Geofencing based on GPS.

mjt · 7 Nov 2015 at 23:41

Bad so far:

- Doesn't cover up the holes and paint covered by the old thermostat

Participant · 8 Nov 2015 at 06:57

Ha, true. That's a job for today hopefully.

Unicorn · 8 Nov 2015 at 09:44

I did have a look at them Tado stats but theyre expensive for just controlling heat

SexyGreyFox · 8 Nov 2015 at 09:55

Unicorn said:
I did have a look at them Tado stats but theyre expensive for just controlling heat

Looks over at the simplicity of the Honeywell CM927

Puzzled · 8 Nov 2015 at 10:59

Does it tie into the programmer or do you just leave the heating on 24/7 and reduce temp when out.

Can you turn the hot water on via the app? Get it ready for a bath before u get home

chaparral · 8 Nov 2015 at 13:13

Participant said:
Tado smart thermostat.

Seeing LED displays like this make me wonder if one day someone will make a wall mount LED that will be able to show your bank balance in real time...

arctine · 8 Nov 2015 at 13:19

chaparral said:
Seeing LED displays like this make me wonder if one day someone will make a wall mount LED that will be able to show your bank balance in real time...

ThereIs0nly0ne · 8 Nov 2015 at 13:35

Fallout 4 survival guide to add to my collection:

I'll probably store it with my Fallout 3 collectors guide which is still shrinkwrapped (I have another which has been opened):

thewanted · 8 Nov 2015 at 14:22

Bought a new pair of Diesel jeans whilst in Stockholm. They ended up being £24 cheaper (incl. 25% sales tax) compared to the UK. Rip-off Britain

SexyGreyFox · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:09

MonkeyMan said:
Can you turn the hot water on via the app? Get it ready for a bath before u get home

I don't understand this question because if my heating is off, when I turn my hot tap on hot water comes out in about 15 seconds.

MagicBoy · 8 Nov 2015 at 17:10

You're assuming everyone has a gas combi boiler.

dbmzk1 · 8 Nov 2015 at 21:32

MagicBoy said:
You're assuming everyone has a gas combi boiler.

Well they should do

Minstadave · 8 Nov 2015 at 21:35

MonkeyMan said:
Does it tie into the programmer or do you just leave the heating on 24/7 and reduce temp when out.

Can you turn the hot water on via the app? Get it ready for a bath before u get home

Hive is good if you need hot water control too.