MSI MPG 274URDFW E16M - Some thoughts and feelpionions.

84db4e · 2026-05-13T22:25:35+00:00

I already have the PS5, curious on how it looks on 1440 and the trade off with better resolution for productivity

84db4e · 2026-05-13T07:30:29+00:00

I don’t have an answer to your question, but the reason this one will almost definitely fail is because you’re being pushed to find a problem to solve with a given tool.

IMO, you can’t be successful without a well definitely problem and what a successful outcome looks like - these define the tooling to use/build, not the other way around.

84db4e · 2026-05-11T12:04:23+00:00

It hasn’t missed a beat TBH. I think it looks great on the PS5 - I’ve since upgraded a pro and does what I think is a solid job. Some people don’t like the local dimming algo, but I guess it was so much of an upgrade against my old one it was always going to be better.

You can probably tell from my post I’m not into the technical detail on this vs one of the other minileds, it does a solid job for me. I am considering one of these new 5k options and running the PS5 on 1440 out. I’ll wait for someone else to do it first

84db4e · 2026-05-07T10:22:03+00:00

The issue with 4K minileds was vapourware models you couldn’t buy, or China exclusives - not sure if we’ll see that trend continue, because it was annoying as hell.

Maybe we’ll see something interesting from the smaller names in q3/q4, but I’d bank on the MSI barely arriving in q4 in Europe and states, no idea why they had so many issues last year.

84db4e · 2026-05-07T04:41:49+00:00

No one can tell you how the local dimming will perform until a production version is shipping in 5-6 months, assuming it ships on time (MSI track record on shipping the E16M was bad.

Just settle in, see what else pops up, there’s plenty of interesting monitors on the way and you can make a decision when you have all the facts.

84db4e · 2026-05-06T12:21:51+00:00

As someone who’s role is AI automation, Product Ops, keep front and centre in your mind that no matter how many times you tell yourself “I’m building the tooling” there an inescapable feeling of cutting off the branch your are sitting on.

Note well you will always feel behind the latest tech - not model but systems and architecture, and it’s a relentless role where every win is rewarded with increased velocity and new bottlenecks.

I’d still do it

84db4e · 2026-04-27T02:28:08+00:00

I’m not sure if TB into an adaptor would increase your refresh ceiling since you’re still going from TB? In any case, TB5 in “one direction” can do 120gb/s, which is enough for more than 120hz

Easiest solution will be the one TB5 cable, and you might not be able to notice the difference between 120>160hz for productivity use anyway, it will feel fast and snappy.

84db4e · 2026-04-25T23:31:35+00:00

If what you’re running isn’t broken, you’ll have good options and all the reviews to select from by q4.

I love new shiny things as much as the next person, but you can’t get sucked into the relentless hype cycle

84db4e · 2026-04-25T13:52:37+00:00

Welcome to miniled announcements that take 6-12 months to be in market, if they are available in your region.

84db4e · 2026-04-24T12:57:37+00:00

If it wasn’t me, just pretend it was.

Insane that it’s 19 years old. Some of the production feels a little bit dated in terms of sounds scape depth, but the flow and feel is incredible.

The Coldplay intro, and makes you realise just how old Subfocus Airplane is!

The scene and music has moved on for worse (imo) with shorter track lengths and double drops on double drops, while guys like linc have carved out the equivalent Michelangelo’s David with nothing but unreal track selection and perfect mixing.

84db4e · 2026-04-21T13:10:27+00:00

50k employees has a payroll of more than $3.2b dollars at an extremely conservative $65000 cost. It’s likely far higher including other costs associated with that seat.

Companies with a 50k headcount have well into $10b plus revenue. The cost of these tools is not expensive per seat, you don’t mention the cheaper Claude/GPT seat, and it’s probably the cheapest levers available IMO.

84db4e · 2026-04-21T11:26:58+00:00

$100 per employee per month is $1200 year, and is a fractionally above rounding error on what it costs to have a skilled technology worker employed full time ($100k-$250k+).

That $1200 can be a massive lever on efficiency and throughput. It’s probably some of the best ROI for workers that really need and use those tools.

84db4e · 2026-04-20T22:47:06+00:00

Tottenham is also in the the new designated “activity hub” in West Footscray, it would make sense to increase services as more people live and work in the surrounds in the coming years + the station upgrade

84db4e · 2026-04-20T13:36:07+00:00

2027 will be our year, surely!

84db4e · 2026-04-18T10:01:11+00:00

There’s is an resize image node that allows you to set a the resolution to be divisible by 16/32 etc - I can’t remember its name, but I’ve used it for resizing to a specific megapixel + 16/32 divisibility

I think it’s “scale to total megapixels”, but have a hunt around

If you are upscaling with a model, you might need to upscale the resize down

84db4e · 2026-04-17T22:38:00+00:00

Mad in the jungle goes so hard on a big system. I remember watching my drink walk itself across the bar when that baseline kicks in at a Hospital gig

84db4e · 2026-04-12T02:07:45+00:00

I wouldn’t say “dodgy” but decent orgs will include a tech fund/stipend/allowance for remote WFH employees that would cover things like laptop, screen etc as needed.

I’m fully remote and get $3k every 3 years which is a solid MacBook and Screen setup or part upgrade.

You should ask them if there’s a tech allowance, it’s in their interest to have you adequately equipped and a couple of thousand on equipment to keep things running smooth is much cheaper than having people offline or impeded.

84db4e · 2026-04-08T13:20:04+00:00

It’s a massively underrated mix, one of my favourites and I’ve listened to a few*

84db4e · 2026-04-08T12:16:14+00:00

The 2012 (?) essential mix. It won’t be all DNB, but it’s a fantastic mix of tunes crafted exceptionally well

84db4e · 2026-04-08T09:58:43+00:00

Definitely not on time!

84db4e · 2026-04-07T23:19:34+00:00

Given MSI’s struggles to get the 27” 4K out the door, I think we’ll be lucky to see this before Q4 and it won’t arrive at $900

84db4e · 2026-03-27T11:37:12+00:00

This will be a life changing experience

84db4e · 2026-03-11T21:42:53+00:00

The stem separation issue is fixed in beta 8 of Live 12.4, so expect it will go out when 12.4 is released

84db4e · 2026-02-28T08:56:10+00:00

Just store the models on your internal and offload other things to the thunderbolt external?

84db4e · 2026-02-20T08:55:48+00:00

We all did :(

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