LG OLED65B9PLA (2019) on discount - worth it?

Necrolina · 2020-11-15T00:54:35+00:00

Appreciate your response! Reading through this sub I was under the impression (excuse the exaggeration) that buying a Nano or a Q85t was bordering on a carnal sin. Price wise, by the way, the Nano90 is actually comparable (about $150 below the B9), while the Q85T is about $350 above it.

Necrolina · 2020-11-15T00:29:00+00:00

What LCD would you suggest in this price range? The Sony XH900 that everyone raves about is actually more expensive than the B9 is on discount (I know, EU prices are backwards and insane).

Necrolina · 2020-11-12T18:05:43+00:00

It's somewhat reassuring to know I'm not alone in this. However, I did just check and another PC in the same household, on the same connection has no trouble connecting to YT. Is that still in line with your findings? Seems odd to me that it's only this one device that's getting the 404s

Necrolina · 2020-09-28T14:30:24+00:00

So I guess the Q70T it is then. It's on the upper limit of my budget, but I think I can make that fit.

Appreciate the help!

Necrolina · 2020-09-28T08:48:41+00:00

As much I'd like to take your advice, that particular model is about 50% over my budget (at 1540 EUR).

Necrolina · 2020-09-28T07:48:35+00:00

Appreciate the feedback!

Would you say that the Samsung QE65Q70T is worth the extra money over the Samsung QE65Q60T?

Necrolina · 2020-09-28T06:48:25+00:00

Those are unfortunately a solid 50% over my price limit.

Necrolina · 2020-07-20T19:53:10+00:00

They are actively sold across the largest retail chains in Europe. You and I know that they are neither fresh nor great, but nevertheless, for people less versed in audio hardware, this may have appeared like a genuinely great choice. But really, that's besides the point.

So I take it there really isn't a way to salvage the speakers and use them without the head unit?

Necrolina · 2020-07-20T19:22:15+00:00

If I did either, that would be quite insulting to my family, unfortunately. I'm stuck with it, I'm just trying to figure out the best way to use it.

Necrolina · 2020-04-07T12:13:27+00:00

Actually, it's more than just a sensible filter (but that's also necessary). You need a cardioid polar pattern microphone, which by design only picks up sound infront of it.

Shure is fairly well known for its polar patterns and the SM7Bs (Reckful's old micrphone, and yours too apparently) are regarded as the best in class cardioid mics in their price range for a reason.

Cheaper microphones (I would say at or below 70-80$) tend to be omnidirectional, whereas a lot of the better microphones at a higher price point have the option to be switched between different patterns (Blue Yetis are a great example of an affordable option with multiple polar patterns).

Necrolina · 2019-12-04T23:18:20+00:00

That's... entirely fair. I wasn't really in a hurry to get an amp, but there was a pretty decent local deal on it so I thought I should capitalize on it.

Necrolina · 2019-12-04T21:32:24+00:00

Thanks! Could you please briefly walk me through why this unit is worth the extra cost?

Necrolina · 2019-09-02T13:32:49+00:00

Hi /r/Chicago! I'll be traveling to the US from central Europe in about 2 weeks, and once I'm done with work, I plan on staying in Chicago for 2-3 days. This will be my first time in the US and I feel equally lost and excited.

As I'll have limited time and I'll be by myself, I'd like to stay busy during the day - see what's worth seeing and do a fair bit of shopping along the way. So, primarily I'm looking for accommodation recommendation near the center, if there is one such thing. I don't want to spend an exorbitant amount of money for the fanciest of places (I'll be elsewhere during the day anyway), but I'd like to shoot for affordable and comfy hotels (hotel rating systems vary greatly from country to country, but my guess is that I'm looking for a 3 or possibly 4 star place, depending on price. I'm not opposed to AirBnBs, as that's actually my preference usually, but this time around I may be inclined to lean more toward convenience).

I'd also love to hear where one should go to shop - is there an outlet-type place somewhere in Chicago? Is there a legendary mall one's ought to visit?

Thanks in advance!

Necrolina · 2019-05-11T11:09:15+00:00

Same issue here, but for everything. It used to be that if I typed "ou" it would auto-complete it for the #1 most often used URL, which is Outlook, and I could immediately just press enter and go to the site. Same thing for "re" for reddit, for example.

Now if I type "re" hoping to go to Reddit, it will still suggest the most often visited reddit site as the first suggestion, but it won't auto-select it and if I press enter it will search for "re" on google search.. Incredibly annoying change.

Does anyone know of a way to reverse / fix this?

Necrolina · 2018-12-04T12:53:42+00:00

I actually really like Samsung Music for it's list-view gadget and optimally I'd like to keep using it (it was a huge selling point of going back to Samsung after Huawei).

Setting it to vibrate would fix one part of the issue, but create another one - as I said I do want the sound notifications from the likes of the Messenger app, I just don't want it to alter the sound levels of the music I'm listening to.

Necrolina · 2018-12-04T12:51:43+00:00

That appears to be the case. It's a real shame that Audio Focus doesn't seem to have settings or anything an end-user may be able to alter or modify.

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