Random Discussion Thread 135- A Historically Significant Event

[avishka5]

Go on.

Look above.

 

[avishka5]

Started tearing up when the baby was hugging him.

 

[eagles_4_life]

Started tearing up when the baby was hugging him.

Can't see it. What is it of? Shuey and the new bub?

 

[DanWCE]

LG, Panasonic or Samsung smart TV? Budget around 2k. Not for me. I wound up with a Sony that has excellent picture but is a buggy POS with its software.

 

[avishka5]

Can't see it. What is it of? Shuey and the new bub?

Nah mate. It’s a video of a herd of elephants grieving the death of its matriarch.


I know I said him but apparently it’s matriarch.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

LG, Panasonic or Samsung smart TV? Budget around 2k. Not for me. I wound up with a Sony that has excellent picture but is a buggy POS with its software.

Im still rocking the Japanese made Panasonic plasmas. My main box is a THPVT20. 58inch. Full HD, 5000Mhz sub drive, 4 HDMI. Fully tunable picture settings.
I fixed it myself when it went pop.
Just a few IGBT switches that had to be replaced on the SC board.

If youre having trouble with the Sonys UI maybe grab a fetch tv box and just watch all your TV through that. They're a great little machine.

 

[DanWCE]

Im still rocking the Japanese made Panasonic plasmas. My main box is a THPVT20. 58inch. Full HD, 5000Mhz sub drive, 4 HDMI. Fully tunable picture settings.
I fixed it myself when it went pop.
Just a few IGBT switches that had to be replaced on the SC board.

If youre having trouble with the Sonys UI maybe grab a fetch tv box and just watch all your TV through that. They're a great little machine.

Panasonic are about the only panel you can still repair I think? The rest they just bin and replace.

I've turned my software updates off and that seems to have fixed the issue on my Sony. Pretty widespread issues online so I guess they finally started running patches and it would just s**t itself every time they did it.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Panasonic are about the only panel you can still repair I think? The rest they just bin and replace.

I've turned my software updates off and that seems to have fixed the issue on my Sony. Pretty widespread issues online so I guess they finally started running patches and it would just s**t itself every time they did it.

Yeah Panos and the old Pioneer plasma panels are first class.

Its only because they were so heavy and required alot more complex components the manufacturers went to LCD panels as soon as the tech was available. Cheaper to make and throwaway leading to more sales.
The plasmas ended right there and then. (2012)

 

[DanWCE]

Yeah Panos and the old Pioneer plasma panels are first class.

Its only because they were so heavy and required alot more complex components the manufacturers went to LCD panels as soon as the tech was available. Cheaper to make and throwaway leading to more sales.
The plasmas ended right there and then. (2012)

My first flat screen was a plasma. Didn't need the heater on in Winter it ran so warm

 

[ChampRevesby]

I was a first adopter of plasma when it first came out. Was a great screen, took ages to warm up but the picture quality was brilliant.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

My first flat screen was a plasma. Didn't need the heater on in Winter it ran so warm

When the power goes off in Adelaide its either because of Shuey, Gov or my plasmas

 

[Quinz]

On another tech note, this year was the ten year anniversary of the high definition optical disc format war. Never forget.

 

[MKMatty]

On another tech note, this year was the ten year anniversary of the high definition optical disc format war. Never forget.

RIP HD DVD

 

[Truckosaurus]

I'll recognise it by playing my PS3, the atomic bomb of the format war.

 

[Quinz]

RIP HD DVD

They even had DVD in the name, how did they not capitalise on the brand recognition? One of the all time great failures.

 

[Dazzler9]

Does anyone still own iPods? I lost my 2006 iPod nano last week and was devo.

Then I found it again so all is right with the world.

 

[KBLT]

It's almost time...

 

[RookiePick]

I have yet to meet a 4k telly that makes fta watchable. The 1080p sets dont have to invent so many pixels.

Plasma still does motion better than anything IMO and for watching the footy it is the most important thing.

Hopefully OLED keeps improving and gets a lot cheaper.

Maybe I am a luddite but I struggle to see the point of 4k as yet.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

I have yet to meet a 4k telly that makes fta watchable. The 1080p sets dont have to invent so many pixels.

Plasma still does motion better than anything IMO and for watching the footy it is the most important thing.

Hopefully OLED keeps improving and gets a lot cheaper.

Maybe I am a luddite but I struggle to see the point of 4k as yet.

Yeah 4K is mostly pointless. Probably a good time to mention that they brought out 8K tellys this year.

OLED tech was patented by LG but that's now over so Panasonic and Samsung are doing their own versions.
Give it a year or two and the prices will come right down

 

[Quinz]

Does anyone still own iPods? I lost my 2006 iPod nano last week and was devo.

Then I found it again so all is right with the world.

Yes. I use my iPod touch when I'm walking or riding, it's nowhere near as bulky as my phone. I keep most of my music and podcasts on there.

 

[KBLT]

You know what day it is...

 

[squashface]

Some of my fondest memories are going to Video Ezy with the parents as a kid getting 7 weekly VHS movies.

 

[Dazzler9]

Some of my fondest memories are going to Video Ezy with the parents as a kid getting 7 weekly VHS movies.

My Dad opted for Beta. Our options were rather limited at the video store.

 

[The Dodger]

 

[KBLT]

Some of my fondest memories are going to Video Ezy with the parents as a kid getting 7 weekly VHS movies.

The first time I saw Star Wars was a VHS copy my Dad rented for me from Video Ezy on my fourth birthday (2002). Great memory. Would've been just before VHS was really killed off by optical disks.