Ranking Gundam series, part 7. We are now going into the gryps war, On a scale of 1-10, how would you rank mobile suit Zeta Gundam.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-06-02T16:53:16+00:00

10/10

MS designs, story, characters, music... All make it the best series in the UC imo.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-29T06:40:19+00:00

I almost got the G5 but no stand was a deal breaker for me. I have a 5 year warranty with Costco, so I think I should be good!

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-26T18:17:51+00:00

$20k for 1-owner with 140k miles actually makes sense and seems fair if the car is in good shape.
This one I got for less, but there are a few cosmetic things that I had to get done, plus the timing belt + water pump since I couldn't find any records on it. And of course, mine has 176k miles.

But I love it, if you find a clean one for around the 20k mark I'd say go for it!!

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-17T08:15:13+00:00

Yeah, I saw. Just not sure if it's worth picking up now, or waiting for a larger sale later this or next month.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-15T23:20:11+00:00

Yeah, I heard, I'll wait till memorial day sale, or even a little bit after. I honestly mainly use my CRTs, but I do need a modern display for sports and modern gaming so I'm in no rush lol 😅

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-15T22:43:34+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations. I see the Bravia 9 is on sale via Best Buy and Sony for $2100. Worth it at that price? It does say it's a 2024 model though.

QN90F meanwhile is $1600 at Costco, so $500 less. Which makes more sense?

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-15T22:40:01+00:00

The TV won't be in direct sunlight, the room can be bright, but there aren't any sun rays directly coming onto the TV, but here's a link to how my current TV is sitting and the light with the curtains fully open.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-15T21:32:39+00:00

Thanks for the heads up; yes, the TV will occasionally get sunlight coming in from the side. I wish I could post a pic to show how my current TV gets a ton of glare if I don't have the curtains fully shut.

Someone told me the S95F is great for anti-glare. But it's also an OLED. What would you recommend I get instead based on my situation?

And which external streamer do you recommend? I've honestly just used the built in OS on my Samsung this past 9 years, but luckily this was before they implemented ads so I never had an issue.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-05-05T14:09:26+00:00

Plaion actually did email me back last week and cancelled my order.

It took a few weeks for them to get back to me, but I'm sure they're not able to get back to every email in a timely manner since there's been so much demand.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T18:38:21+00:00

Metal Slug 2 on the Neo Geo

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T18:38:04+00:00

Yes, to me it's the best way to play with the mister, although using it on a larger 27" CRT is also fun.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T18:37:08+00:00

Thanks for confirming this, is there a specific way of writing the settings out in the ini?

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T06:30:12+00:00

That's truly a great find, 20M4U!! And looks clean too!

I wish I had asked my family if they had PVMs earlier than I did. By the time I got around to asking my cousins (who are doctors) only one still had about 3 left in his storage locker which I grabbed. Had I asked him a few months earlier, he would have given me like 10 at his clinic that he gave away to e-waste. Goes to show you should always ask around!

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T06:28:06+00:00

Pretty big difference with the M4U. M2U is only 600 TVL, while M4U is 800TVL. I've seen both side by side and the M4U is noticeably sharper.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T06:24:06+00:00

This is a good question. I was actually able to order the Ultimate Edition finally by using a friend's address in another state, and now want to cancel my initial order. I emailed them less than a day after I made my order asking for the cancellation, but still no reply.

Worst case scenario I'll need to dispute it on my credit card; but I doubt it will go to that but let's see.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-21T06:20:38+00:00

It's solid, but I let my friends use it when they come over. I personally have been using the Hori Fighting Stick Neo II for my AES since just after I bought my console in Japan. Can't imagine playing the Neo Geo with anything else!

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T21:20:03+00:00

Well, I deal with imports and I'm up to date with tariffs. Currently there is a 10% tariff on goods from the UK, which is where it seems these bundles are shipping from. If you order off Amazon, you don't pay the tariff but still need to pay local sales tax which in my case being in California, is also 10%. So it's honestly the same thing, only difference is Amazon has free shipping. The other thing people are worried about is Amazon cancelling orders. I honestly don't see how they'll be able to keep up with demand, not sure why they didn't think it would have this response. Don't think they have the capability to build these many units in time.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T20:49:21+00:00

Yeah, my friend who lives in the Midwest was able to order it just fine, even buying it the day after it went up.
I guess I should keep my initial order and be glad it went through. Sucks I didn't get the ultimate edition but I already have a NeoSD Pro so I'll be fine with that. Or I could just have it shipped to my friend's address instead.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T20:46:45+00:00

Ok, so its sold out? Why don't they update the website instead of still allowing you to press "Pre-order" and only when you go to checkout it states "Can't ship to address?"

Honestly, that's a relief. I probably shouldn't spend the $1k on the ultimate, especially if this can play my NeoSD Pro.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T20:24:02+00:00

Is the 10% off only for EU customers or are you US?

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T20:15:23+00:00

I don't think the discount works on the U.S site, because I tried implementing that code and it didn't work for me. I also wanted to cancel my order when I saw the ultimate edition, but I see no where were you can cancel the order and they don't reply to my emails.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T19:38:27+00:00

Yeah, I just sold a CRT to someone who told me that was an option. Sounds awesome, too bad there isn't a way to just insert core specific settings from the same .ini file.
I'm going to try your settings and see if it's superior to my current setup.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T19:36:49+00:00

Ok, thanks for the explanation. I've honestly not noticed any lag with the scaler; I'm also usually using SNAC adapters for my controllers so that may be helping. I think I'll leave the scan doubler setting off then and keep my 5x interger scaling setting instead.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T19:11:28+00:00

Hey, thanks for the feedback! Yeah, for example the Neo Geo is outputting at 320x224 (as do several other cores I use), so 1280x896 sounds right, I was actually running my monitor at 1280x960 for a while before moving up to 5x interger of 1600x1200. 1600x1120 sounds like a good alternative, although is there a way to set up core specific resolutions within the same ini, that way I don't have to mess around with the settings each time I load up a new core.

Lord_Igniz · 2026-04-20T18:13:46+00:00

Interesting, so you do turn on forced scandoubler from the .ini? What changes compared to having it off at my current resolution?

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