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Discussion in 'General Off-Topic' started by Car crusher, Apr 4, 2014.

  1. awesomeracer2007

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    Depends on how long the forums can hold it for. If the attachment system here doesn't rely on anything else (which would make the 488MB filesize limit even more impressive), then it has a higher chance of being available... say, 10 years later.
    I know video standards, and even "2K" has confused me somewhat because it either means a resolution of 2048x1080... or 2560x1080... or 2560x1440... well, my monitor does fit into one of those selections. Unfortunately, it isn't the latter. (I'm guessing your definition is 2560x1440.) But it is 2560x1080... so it's an ultrawide. I don't use it in ultrawide, though-- since 2019(?) I've had it set to run at 16:9.

    The specific monitor I've got is an LG 29UM68-P. Released in 2015, and I got mine (IIRC) in 2017. Seems to have been a decent monitor for its time, but now it's one of those things that I just hold onto and see how long it lasts. The monitor is not remarkable at all-- the maximum refresh rate is 60Hz (75Hz if you use DisplayPort, but I don't), it has basic FreeSync support (also if you use DisplayPort, which I don't), and there's not much else that stood out about it, I think. I've realized that that photo is quite dark because I run the monitor with brightness and contrast set to 0. (Is it me, or does everyone I know set the brightness way too high on all their devices?) That might be part of why it's held up so long!
     
  2. LegThePeg

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    Mine was editing the Ravenfield (the game, not the town in England) description so it is clearer that it is a single-player game.
     
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  3. bussin.buses

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  5. NeoLikesThinkpads

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  6. awesomeracer2007

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    My take: don't get it. You only want it. (At least you made the distinction between "want" and "need"-- do you know how many people say they need a new phone even though they don't???)

    Whether you need one depends on how old your phone is, but for the record, I have a second-generation iPhone SE. That thing came out in 2020. And I still use mine, four years later. Doesn't look like it'll die soon. And in general, it's not like new phones are taking so many leaps anymore. Xiaomi's "200MP camera" claim is a complete lie, and I do not know why advertising that is legal. I've seen some opinion pieces (some articles, some videos) arguing that phones have peaked, and new phones will just be worse from here on out. (I will be pedantic: they peaked a decade ago. The UI design on modern phones SUCK. And the dependence level wasn't so crazy that restaurants now want you to scan QR codes to see their menu.)

    Actually, I may not be a good person to give advice on this, because, as you can see from the photo I attached, I almost NEVER use my phone. Only for voice calls (I must be weird; people on the internet love hating phone calls, but I can do 60+ minute calls just fine), and a hotspot if I'm using a laptop, but that's it. I never use it as a distraction. I don't even have an Apple ID attached to my iPhone, and because you need one to install anything from the App Store, that means I have literally NO apps on the phone aside from that which Apple put on the phone already. I usually get a week or two of battery life before I have to charge it again.
     

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  7. NeoLikesThinkpads

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    im a phone collector, generally i kinda would go for this note 7 i found earlier upload_2024-6-8_9-50-49.png
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    However, i do own an s24 ultra and kinda do need a secondary, i do have a z fold 3 but the thing dies so quick i dont even get a chance to use it.
    Theres also a p20 and p30 pro but the p30 pro i have to charge wirelessly since the port is messed up
     
  8. awesomeracer2007

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    Wait, Samsung's already at 24? I know they jumped from 10 to 20, but either way I'm a little behind on phones. (Well, as if my post above didn't make it so obvious that I care so little about new stuff. I'd rather avoid that.) And you have a phone with a broken charging port??? Wow. Way to go for build quality. (I assume you mean the P30 Pro from Huawei.)

    I sorta want to get into phone collecting... but more so old phones than anything else. I think the icons look a lot better than what phones have today. And to think that I've actually held off updating my iPhone. (Oh, did I not mention that last post? It's on iOS 14.2 (released in November 2020) right now. The lousy 64GB of non-expandable space on the phone filled up quickly because of my video recording habits, and then once I cleared the space I've just kept saying no to updates.) Where'd we go so wrong?

    In attached photo, on left: my iPhone SE, on right: Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere (what I believe to be one of few 4G phones that has a keyboard), released in 2011. (I'm fully aware that UI design from that era has seen a resurgence named "frutiger aero" lately. That I appreciate as well.)
     

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  9. NeoLikesThinkpads

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    Yeah and my huawei nexus 6p just dosnt charge so i bought the 5x and everything is smooth sailing (atleast for now)
    The s24 ultra is actually a great phone, same with most samsung phones (yes including the note 7 and the samsung stratosphere was one of the last 4g phones with a keyboard.
     
  10. DieselDuster

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    Some small cinematic project im working. this is a part of it, still a ton of stuff left to do tho, might upload it to youtube or here if it turns out good, gotta wait and see how it turns out since this is my first time working with cinematic related tools.
     
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  11. bussin.buses

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    Cool!!
     
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  12. LegThePeg

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    This hurt me. A lot.
     
  13. bussin.buses

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    Are you just finding out about the stuff on here?
     
  14. LegThePeg

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    Yes.
     
  15. bussin.buses

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    Oh.
     
  16. Danny the Sniper

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    Now that I got banned from Beamcord after almost one year of activity, and getting my contributor role in there, I guess I'm cooked.
    I will take a break from this community for who knows how long.
     
  17. Alex death

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    why were you banned?
     
  18. Danny the Sniper

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    I'd rather not say.
     
  19. bussin.buses

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    upload_2024-6-10_18-26-45.png
     
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  20. azureskies

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    but ill do it for you
    he got banned for sexual themes in his profile and sexual references
     
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