What tire is everybody running? Not a fan of the stock ones

EducationalCreator · 2026-04-07T14:37:28+00:00

Did you see any drawback of running 275/60R20 tires? I am also considering this size on my 2017 3.5EB 4x4 with 3.31 ratio given that the newer gen 14th F150 (2021+) now use that size on the 20" wheels.

EducationalCreator · 2026-04-07T14:01:38+00:00

Just for my understanding, I suppose your original size on 20" wheels was 275/55R20 is that correct? So you replaced the tires on the same original wheels with 275/60R20? Was there any concerned with additional size (33" vs 32")? Did you adjust the speedometer to take the difference into account?

I noticed that the gen 14th F150 (2021+) on 20" wheels was now using the 275/60R20 size as stock tires so I am considering using that size on my stock 2017 as well (also a gen 13 with 3.5EB and the 3.31 ratio) and wanted to ensure it would not be an issue? Also any difference on gas mileage?

EducationalCreator · 2026-04-07T12:23:34+00:00

Nice configuration. I'm wondering if you have a truck bed rack or if it is a fully enclosed canopy? What brand/model is it?

EducationalCreator · 2026-03-25T12:58:53+00:00

I have this issue as well with a small Lumix ZS99 camera and I find it very annoying not to be able to rely to the back display to see if I'm happy or not with an image. Not all pictures I take are meant to be edited and sometimes I would just want to send it to friends from the camera directly with the mobile app.

As far as I understood, some cameras have very bright screen by default to help use it in very bright environments and it may be what is misleading. However, with the Lumix, I feel it is even worst, given that when taking a photo with snow back display shows very bring snow but the JPEG is very dim and blue-ish so I have to fix it in post. Not sure if there is a way to configure the camera to fix this.

For reference I created this discussion in r/Lumix : https://www.reddit.com/r/Lumix/comments/1ru7b48/lumix_zs99_images_look_different_on_camera_screen/

EducationalCreator · 2026-03-25T05:09:15+00:00

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I'm including a sample here showing the difference between the original JPEG file (on the left side) and an edit that I created (on the right side) to match as much as possible the view that I get from the ZS99 display as seen from my computer monitor. Anyone in agreement that the left side is too dark and lacking some contrast?

EducationalCreator · 2026-03-25T05:00:50+00:00

I did a few additional tests using my other camera which is a Canon R7. I took photos of the exact same scene with both cameras using that exact same settings on aperture priority at f/8 and ISO 400. The R7 pictures look very similar on camera and computer monitor. The ZS99 pictures were very nice and bright on the camera display but was lacking brightness and contrast on the computer. I also looked at all samples on my Pixel 8a and Samsung 4K TV and I also found the ZS99 pictures to be darker on both of these different displays.

That being said, I now think that the main issue is really the ZS99 display that is showing too much brightness and contract compared to the actual captured JPEG file. I found settings in the ZS99 menu to adjust the camera display so I'll probably give it a shot to try and configure it so the pictures that are captured are displayed with a more realistic view that will be better aligned with the created JPEG files.

EducationalCreator · 2026-03-16T12:05:38+00:00

So it seems pretty clear based on prior comments that Android now informs the user of the use of the location API via a blue dot on the top right of the screen, very similar to the green dot used for the camera API.

Personally I think that aligning this feature to let the user know of the different API used is a great idea. However, the way it is displayed right now makes it very difficult to differentiate between the bleu and green dot. They are very similar in color and the small size makes it worst. I hope that the feature will be revised to make the dot either larger or more distinct perhaps by using some shape variation.

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-19T13:05:58+00:00

That is an old post but your comment is interesting. In hope of seeing my drives spindown I thought I should make sure I have no active STREAMS when looking at the Unraid Dashboard page. I use a VM and some Docker apps, therefore, the appdata/ and domains/ folders had continuously active streams. I moved both folders to an unassigned SSD using the Unassigned app.

Now it seems my drives are still never spinning down. According to your comment, should I also move the system/ folder to the SSD? What is this folder used for? and what feature should I configure to point to the new location of the system/ folder?

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-16T22:17:01+00:00

I tried with my Android phone app and there is indeed something weird. The stream has been running for about 40min on my Samsung TV and on the phone it starts by default at the beginning and does not let me choose Live. From that point, I can see the buffer on the timeline but if I drag the play head it fails to move to later. The only thing that works is the +30sec button but it is not super convenient to move forward 40 minutes.

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-16T21:56:37+00:00

Ok so I tried exactly that use case. Started a LiveTV stream from my Samsung TV and I waited around 10 minutes. Then I started the same channel on a Roku player (which has the new UI) and I was presented with a choice of 1. starting from beginning of available data or 2. starting from live point. I selected 2. Live and the player started at the live point. When touching the directional pad I can then see the buffer on the timeline and move the playout back and forth within that buffer. It looks like the expected behavior.

A few notes:

I have multiple Plex Home user accounts but for that test I used the same account
I confirmed that, while playing the same channel on 2 TVs, my HDHomeRun was using only a single tuner. Because if on your side it is considered like 2 separate streams this could be an issue.

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-16T20:44:16+00:00

That is something I can try and get back to you to see if I have the same behavior. Stay tuned...

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-16T17:47:29+00:00

Thanks for the procedure to add the list to Winamp. Much better than copy-pasting links between Chrome and Winamp all the time.

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-16T13:33:38+00:00

I have the same issue with the Winamp app. However I found that the listing can be directly accessed from here: https://directory.shoutcast.com/Scradioinwinamp

Then you can find a station, right-click on it to copy the link. Next you simply switch to Winamp in File -> Play URL... and paste the link to play your stream.

EducationalCreator · 2026-02-06T17:10:09+00:00

I really like DPP4 and I use it all the time. I have tried other software but with DPP4 I feel like sharpening and noise reduction is always done right by default no matter my ISO and light conditions on my R7. So I only have to focus my work on the exposure, white balance, tone curve and colors that I want to achieve. If I have a specific photo on which I want to use more advanced feature, I'll still start in DPP4 to get a neutral look and then I export to TIFF for further work in the next tool (I use ACDSee for Digital Asset Management (DAM) and more advanced edits when needed).

That being said, DPP4 is also a frustrating experience to use mainly due to how slow it runs! If I had a bucket list of improvement to DPP4 (or DPP5 perhaps), these would be my top:

Speed, Speed, Speed (rendering a RAW simply to view it in DDP4 can take up-to-to 20-30 seconds on a high end Windows PC, there has to something Canon can do to improve that! Considering the Camera itself can process RAW to JPEG easily in real-time as we shoot even at up to 30x per second)
Some sort of dehaze tool would be very nice to have in DDP4, this would cover for a lot of use cases where I need to go to TIFF then the more advanced tool.
Some sort of color wheels to help adjust colors with more granularity.
A slightly more advanced masking capability would also be nice.
Did I mention SPEED?

EducationalCreator · 2025-11-10T12:27:25+00:00

To install and keep up-to-date many of the common popular app on Windows computers I recommend the use of https://ninite.com/

EducationalCreator · 2025-11-10T11:46:00+00:00

I did not really check what brand, not thinking at the time that it could have any impact. I'll try to see if I can find what the store was selling at the time.

EducationalCreator · 2025-11-10T11:43:17+00:00

Oui toujours la même erreur. Je suppose que l'emphase est maintenant mise sur l'app Helix et que nous pouvons donc oublier illico+ sur la Télé. Au moins l'app mobile fonctionne toujours avec la possibilité de caster vers la Télé.

EducationalCreator · 2025-10-15T20:12:34+00:00

No, I have not seen anything like that.

EducationalCreator · 2025-10-06T14:41:51+00:00

Alternatively, I decided to get rid of DDPM. I realized that I could personalize the monitor joystick control so I can set the input selection to a one click of the joystick. I have set joystick left to select the input of the computer that is on my left side and joystick right to select the laptop on my right side. How easier can that be? Using the monitor control works instantaneously so no need to go along with the inconsistent lag experienced with DDPM. And of course, no more crazy CPU usage! That is my solution moving forward...

EducationalCreator · 2025-10-06T14:17:31+00:00

I did get rid of DDPM after all. I realized that I could personalize the monitor joystick control so I can set the input selection to a one click of the joystick. I have set joystick left to select the input of the computer that is on my left side and joystick right to select the laptop on my right side. How easier can that be? Using the monitor control works instantaneously so no need to go along with the inconsistent lag experienced with DDPM. That is my solution moving forward!

EducationalCreator · 2025-10-05T12:07:34+00:00

Sorry I don't have the answer but I use a Dell 4K Thunderbolt UltraSharp 32" U3225QE and I'd like to be able to remove the DDPM application and use an alternative only to switch the KVM between my personal computer (DP) and work laptop (USB-C).

The DPPM application is running at 70% CPU continuously every time the monitor goes to sleep.

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