What's your latest tech purchase?

[TheLostSwede]

luckily they were on sale on bestbuy's website a year ago, i grabbed two for a little under $600, their normal price is around $600 or so.
theyre nice monitors, with good connectivity, good panel lighting & all of the 'nice to haves' users expect in monitors, plus a few many high end monitors dont have, like 4 USB ports + a USB upstream, smooth height adjustment, good panel swivel, vesa compatible, great viewing angles (all you lose is color at extreme side angles). the control panel buttons suck, & the occasional Hz rate bug some experience is a pita, but other than that, its a good monitor.

The price direct from Dell is the equivalent of $920...
Cheapest price online seems to be $710.
The LG can be had for $430.
Makes you wonder what Dell is thinking.

I have an old Dell U2515H and the connectivity is one of the reasons why I got it. This Asus has crap connectivity, but it's 4K and I can't go back...

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

I got new S10+ phone to replace my older Huawei Honor Note 10 which is severely running out of space since last year. The 128GB inside that is not cutting it. I found a very good deal for a 2nd hand s10+ 1TB which I have been eyeing in a long time and snap it immediately. I gotten a 1TB micro sd card too which at first was intended to maybe use for my old phone to have it load stuff from sd mode but thinking how an android security update block that I decided against it. So here I am gonna use this with the s10+. Gonna test the sd card if its genuine if all ok gonna put it into this phone for a total space of 2TB inside it. More than even my laptop.

Sad how Samsung no longer make full featured phone like the s10 series. This is the last of the S series line up to have micro sd card, a headphone jack, charger plus cables in box, headphones and a usb c to usb adapter for file transfers. The current year s21 only comes with the phone and no charger in box and you lose feature like the jack plus sd card. S21 don't even have a 1TB option like this! They should offer it if they remove that sd card.

 

[P4-630]

Can't get a new GPU I wanted anyway so I went with this first:

It's a 50" 10 bit panel, will be delivered tomorrow!

De Philips Performance Series 4K UHD LED Android TV 50PUS8505/12 4K UHD LED Android TV kopen

Dit is waar u naar op zoek was. Superieure beeldkwaliteit. Elegant design. Geweldig geluid. AI-spraakbesturing. Ambilight voor een ongekend meeslepende ervaring. Alles wat u nodig hebt om te genieten van een filmavondje, sportwedstrijd of een gamemarathon‎

www.philips.nl

 

[TheLostSwede]

I got new S10+ phone to replace my older Huawei Honor Note 10 which is severely running out of space since last year. The 128GB inside that is not cutting it. I found a very good deal for a 2nd hand s10+ 1TB which I have been eyeing in a long time and snap it immediately. I gotten a 1TB micro sd card too which at first was intended to maybe use for my old phone to have it load stuff from sd mode but thinking how an android security update block that I decided against it. So here I am gonna use this with the s10+. Gonna test the sd card if its genuine if all ok gonna put it into this phone for a total space of 2TB inside it. More than even my laptop.

Sad how Samsung no longer make full featured phone like the s10 series. This is the last of the S series line up to have micro sd card, a headphone jack, charger plus cables in box, headphones and a usb c to usb adapter for file transfers. The current year s21 only comes with the phone and no charger in box and you lose feature like the jack plus sd card. S21 don't even have a 1TB option like this! They should offer it if they remove that sd card.

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This might be a silly question, but why do you need 2TB of storage in your phone?

Can't get a new GPU I wanted anyway so I went with this first:

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It's a 50" 10 bit panel, will be delivered tomorrow!

De Philips Performance Series 4K UHD LED Android TV 50PUS8505/12 4K UHD LED Android TV kopen

Dit is waar u naar op zoek was. Superieure beeldkwaliteit. Elegant design. Geweldig geluid. AI-spraakbesturing. Ambilight voor een ongekend meeslepende ervaring. Alles wat u nodig hebt om te genieten van een filmavondje, sportwedstrijd of een gamemarathon‎

www.philips.nl

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What I don't get with all the "smart" TVs is that they all come with 100Mbps Ethernet. I mean, really? On top of that, it seems like exactly zero network optimisation has been done on just about all of them. Our lovely Samsung TV can't even do 10Mbps when running the Netflix built in test and this still faster over wired than wireless...
It costs no more than $1 to add a Gigabit PHY and a few cents for better magnetics. Network optimisations aren't that tricky to do either. I really find it lazy that these big corporations can't do a better job with these rather expensive products.

Anyhow, enjoy your new TV, it looks nice otherwise.

 

[jboydgolfer]

This might be a silly question, but why do you need 2TB of storage in your phone?

phones these days look like a phone spider hybrid im guessing they have tons of storage for the 12 Cameras they have

 

[heky]

What I don't get with all the "smart" TVs is that they all come with 100Mbps Ethernet. I mean, really? On top of that, it seems like exactly zero network optimisation has been done on just about all of them. Our lovely Samsung TV can't even do 10Mbps when running the Netflix built in test and this still faster over wired than wireless...
It costs no more than $1 to add a Gigabit PHY and a few cents for better magnetics. Network optimisations aren't that tricky to do either. I really find it lazy that these big corporations can't do a better job with these rather expensive products.

I have no problems on my now 4 years old Samsung KS8000 (KS9000 in the US). Wired connection 1Gbps and wireless connects to my 5G Wifi @ 866Mbits. Running 4K HDR Netflix with no problems whatsoever. Same with the built-in Youtube app or Amazon Prime Video, both running 4K HDR smooth as silk over Wired or Wireless. Can even stream very high bitrate HEVC encoded 4K Bluray rips from my NAS. But it was the flagship model of that year. So my guess is that the budget or mid-tier models have the problems you stated.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I got new S10+ phone to replace my older Huawei Honor Note 10 which is severely running out of space since last year. The 128GB inside that is not cutting it. I found a very good deal for a 2nd hand s10+ 1TB which I have been eyeing in a long time and snap it immediately. I gotten a 1TB micro sd card too which at first was intended to maybe use for my old phone to have it load stuff from sd mode but thinking how an android security update block that I decided against it. So here I am gonna use this with the s10+. Gonna test the sd card if its genuine if all ok gonna put it into this phone for a total space of 2TB inside it. More than even my laptop.

Sad how Samsung no longer make full featured phone like the s10 series. This is the last of the S series line up to have micro sd card, a headphone jack, charger plus cables in box, headphones and a usb c to usb adapter for file transfers. The current year s21 only comes with the phone and no charger in box and you lose feature like the jack plus sd card. S21 don't even have a 1TB option like this! They should offer it if they remove that sd card.

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I got mine in July, 2019 and it rocks!

 

[TheLostSwede]

I have no problems on my now 4 years old Samsung KS8000 (KS9000 in the US). Wired connection 1Gbps and wireless connects to my 5G Wifi @ 866Mbits. Running 4K HDR Netflix with no problems whatsoever. Same with the built-in Youtube app or Amazon Prime Video, both running 4K HDR smooth as silk over Wired or Wireless. Can even stream very high bitrate HEVC encoded 4K Bluray rips from my NAS. But it was the flagship model of that year. So my guess is that the budget or mid-tier models have the problems you stated.

I only have an entry level smart model from Samsung, but a friend of mine here has a flagship curved model and his Wi-Fi isn't even fast enough for Netflix...
Most of the time it works, but sometimes it starts buffering, or things won't play at all. I guess it's hard to say why sometimes, but it's really annoying.
Have you run the built in speed test that's in the Netflix app? As it's not about the TVs sync speed to the network, but rather the actual connection with the Netflix servers.
HEVC is actually requiring less bandwidth, as it's more efficiently encoded than H.264, so that doesn't surprise me the least. I'm able to do that as well.

As you can see, I get blisteringly fast speeds...
Wired.

Wireless, 5GHz network.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I only have an entry level smart model from Samsung, but a friend of mine here has a flagship curved model and his Wi-Fi isn't even fast enough for Netflix...
Most of the time it works, but sometimes it starts buffering, or things won't play at all. I guess it's hard to say why sometimes, but it's really annoying.
Have you run the built in speed test that's in the Netflix app? As it's not about the TVs sync speed to the network, but rather the actual connection with the Netflix servers.
HEVC is actually requiring less bandwidth, as it's more efficiently encoded than H.264, so that doesn't surprise me the least. I'm able to do that as well.

As you can see, I get blisteringly fast speeds...
Wired.

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Wireless, 5GHz network.

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Yikes! Even my super-long-in-the-tooth ADSL (Before November 26, 2013, when I first got FTTH) had more bandwidth than that for receiving! With hardware issues fixed, I was regularly getting 12 Mbps (down) with ADSL. Why are those TVs or whatever using networking hardware that looks like they are from 2005?

 

[TheLostSwede]

Yikes! Even my super-long-in-the-tooth ADSL (Before November 26, 2013, when I first got FTTH) had more bandwidth than that for receiving! With hardware issues fixed, I was regularly getting 12 Mbps (down) with ADSL.

Oh, I have a 200/30 connection, so it's not my internet connection. This is all due to the lovely Samsung TV.
If I jump on Fast.com I hit 50-100Mbps against Netflix servers in the US, so that's not the issue either.

 

[tabascosauz]

in case youre unaware (& or unless its been fixed)...those monitors suffer(d) from a horizontal refresh rate line, that runs right down the middle of the screen. its hard to see, but a .text document full screened will make it very obvious.
when you run in to the refresh rate bug, just reset the display driver, or power off & on the monitor, or change refresh rate & then back, any of these will fix the issue if you run in to it.

it cuts out a 3 pixel or so line all the way from the top to the bottom of the screen right in the middle, & it moves it all the way to the farthest right side of the monitor.
you can see what i mean below. i own two of these, & they both do it. its a known issue, & to my knowledge there is no permanent fix.

i hope yours dont have it, but just in case it does.

Sweet KB BTW

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Thanks for the heads up. Is that the S2721DGF or the S2716DGF/S2719DGF?

Looks like a terrible flaw, but that's why I bought this panel since they now have the guarantees of the Ultrasharp line. 3-year pixel defect exchange, 3-year premium panel, 30 day return etc.

Mate of mine got one and he's really happy with his too. Way overpriced here for some reason.

I was keeping my expectations low after the (double) disaster that was the U2719D, but I am pretty pleased.

Still surprises me how expensive the GL850 is for me - lowest price is $699 at Best Buy or $639 from a dodgy 3rd party. I do like their panels though including the S2721DGF's, I always found LG IPS to be "just right", unlike oversaturated Samsung.

The S2721DGF is already back to $739 regular price now; compared to the $582 I paid there's no way I would've considered this at regular price, would've taken the 274QRF-QD instead.

My first (and previous) Dell was a U2515H. I liked it so much I was considering shipping it over from the UK (im no longer over there now).

 

[heky]

Just made a quick test. Over 30Mbps, which is double of that what the maximum Netflix 4K stream is. Test made on wireless. So no problems here.

 

[jboydgolfer]

Thanks for the heads up. Is that the S2721DGF or the S2716DGF/S2719DGF?

Looks like a terrible flaw, but that's why I bought this panel since they now have the guarantees of the Ultrasharp line. 3-year pixel defect exchange, 3-year premium panel, 30 day return etc.



I was keeping my expectations low after the (double) disaster that was the U2719D, but I am pretty pleased.

Still surprises me how expensive the GL850 is for me - lowest price is $699 at Best Buy or $639 from a dodgy 3rd party. I do like their panels though including the S2721DGF's, I always found LG IPS to be "just right", unlike oversaturated Samsung.

The S2721DGF is already back to $739 regular price now; compared to the $582 I paid there's no way I would've considered this at regular price, would've taken the 274QRF-QD instead.

My first (and previous) Dell was a U2515H. I liked it so much I was considering shipping it over from the UK (im no longer over there now).

16. i didnt realize till now, yours is the 21. im glad for your sake. i still dont regret the buy, even with the bug, 2 27" Gsync monitors for $300, its a steal
its a great monitor, the reason i got it was because i had the ultrasharp wfp2007.
they come with tons of usb ports (the 2007WFP came with card readers too), & its still kicking, almost 2 decades later.

it took so much effort to explain to support, how a sliver of screen was removed from the center of the screen, & replaced all the way to the right side of the screen.
i sounded like a nutjob. anyway im glad i was wrong about the model numbers

EDIT:
i see they fixed the buttons (power/input/mode/etc) on your model too. the buttons on the older ones suck

your model is $429 on bestbuy right now on sale.

 

[newtekie1]

I only have an entry level smart model from Samsung, but a friend of mine here has a flagship curved model and his Wi-Fi isn't even fast enough for Netflix...
Most of the time it works, but sometimes it starts buffering, or things won't play at all. I guess it's hard to say why sometimes, but it's really annoying.
Have you run the built in speed test that's in the Netflix app? As it's not about the TVs sync speed to the network, but rather the actual connection with the Netflix servers.
HEVC is actually requiring less bandwidth, as it's more efficiently encoded than H.264, so that doesn't surprise me the least. I'm able to do that as well.

As you can see, I get blisteringly fast speeds...
Wired.

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Wireless, 5GHz network.

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Maybe I'm just an old fogey, but this is why I don't use any of the smart TV functions of my TVs and just connect a HTPC to the TV instead. I've never seen the appeal of a smartTV, the interfaces are always slow and clunky, and the CPUs and WiFi is always pretty terrible.

 

[tabascosauz]

16. i didnt realize till now, yours is the 21. im glad for your sake. i still dont regret the buy, even with the bug, 2 27" Gsync monitors for $300, its a steal
its a great monitor, the reason i got it was because i had the ultrasharp wfp2007.
they come with tons of usb ports (the 2007WFP came with card readers too), & its still kicking, almost 2 decades later.

it took so much effort to explain to support, how a sliver of screen was removed from the center of the screen, & replaced all the way to the right side of the screen.
i sounded like a nutjob. anyway im glad i was wrong about the model numbers

your model is $429 on bestbuy right now on sale.

I'm glad too, that we're talking about different screens. I appreciate the info though, always good to know. So many Dells nowadays, it's hard to keep track of which is which.

Unfortunately I live north of the border. What I paid is about $450USD theoretical direct conversion (not that Paypal or the bank would ever give me strictly the conversion rate), so I'd say it was an alright price. Regular price for the S2721, converted, is about $580USD+.

I get about $20 back in rewards on Dell.ca as well. I always liked that about buying stuff direct from Dell - easy support, Paypal and rewards.

 

[jboydgolfer]

I'm glad too, that we're talking about different screens. I appreciate the info though, always good to know. So many Dells nowadays, it's hard to keep track of which is which.

Unfortunately I live north of the border. What I paid is about $450USD theoretical direct conversion (not that Paypal or the bank would ever give me strictly the conversion rate), so I'd say it was an alright price. Regular price for the S2721, converted, is about $580USD+.

I get about $20 back in rewards on Dell.ca as well. I always liked that about buying stuff direct from Dell - easy support, Paypal and rewards.

im seriously considering buying one of those, & either adding a 3rd 2K display to my PC, or giving one of my matching pair to one of the kids, & staying with 2 displays

 

[Splinterdog]

I spotted this box (the lower one) in my local computer shop and naturally my interest was piqued


Turns out to be a Thermaltake View 71 RGB full tower with no less than four glass panels. It also has plenty of room for 3.5" HDDs, which for me is a must.
I'm tempted...

 

[P4-630]

Turns out to be a Thermaltake View 71 RGB full tower with no less than four glass panels. It also has plenty of room for 3.5" HDDs, which for me is a must.
I'm tempted...

Looks may be good but there can't be much airflow with that glass panel at the front.

 

[scoutingwraith]

I spotted this box (the lower one) in my local computer shop and naturally my interest was piqued
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Turns out to be a Thermaltake View 71 RGB full tower with no less than four glass panels. It also has plenty of room for 3.5" HDDs, which for me is a must.
I'm tempted...
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One of the reasons I went with the Fractal Design 7 XL was because i wanted to house my Storage drives in there (3x 4TB ones). I do have a NAS but i like to keep a lot of stuff also accessible on my PC.

 

[Valantar]

I spotted this box (the lower one) in my local computer shop and naturally my interest was piqued
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Turns out to be a Thermaltake View 71 RGB full tower with no less than four glass panels. It also has plenty of room for 3.5" HDDs, which for me is a must.
I'm tempted...
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So there is literally zero airflow? Ouch.

 

[windwhirl]

So there is literally zero airflow? Ouch.

"Glass panels all around, baby!"

Honestly, I'm kinda more bothered by the glass panel at the top than the front one.

 

[Valantar]

"Glass panels all around, baby!"

Honestly, I'm kinda more bothered by the glass panel at the top than the front one.

True, bottom-to-top airflow can be good if the case is designed for it. This seems designed for a single rear exhaust pulling air out, with the majority of said air likely coming in through the PCIe slot covers, and likely a little bit from various cracks and openings. I'd like to see GamersNexus review this one...

 

[lexluthermiester]

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Well it has arrived. 7.68 TB of SSD goodness.

That must have cost a pretty penny.

 

[jboydgolfer]

there can't be much airflow

So there is literally zero airflow

the pic is a bit deceiving. it is about as air tight as a screen door. those glass panels mount about 3/4 of an inch off the surface of the case.
air flow is not a problem , but i would argue that due to the air coming in around the edges like that, it will leave the glass coated heavily with dust on all perimeters. atleast one might think
i really like the hinge design for the left & right panels, like a door hinge panel.
this pic demonstrates much better.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Just made a quick test. Over 30Mbps, which is double of that what the maximum Netflix 4K stream is. Test made on wireless. So no problems here.

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I guess it's just the cheaper models where they don't care when. That's still pathetic all things considered.