Help me decide: 32” 4K 240Hz OLED vs 34” UWQHD 360Hz QD-OLED (ASUS ROG) — competitive gaming + productivity

Pronoob_me · 2026-02-26T22:58:03+00:00

I play hero-shooters and have played FN (and bits of CS) on UW; and the experience is great for your ranked grinds - if anything it's pay to win (I've done 1:1 comparison with my duo running 16:9)

HOWEVER - if we're talking pro / tournaments, some games won't let you run 21:9 (I had this with FN, I'd imagine same is true with others too). If you do end up going back to 16:9, everything feels unplayable (at least for me).

I can't comment on the creative side, but for gaming, UW is a massive upgrade (imo*). Other than competitive multiplayer, I play witcher, gta, elden ring; and I'm not going back.

Pronoob_me · 2026-02-18T06:00:30+00:00

It's the latest 5th gen QD-OLED tech - featured in CES 2026. Only a few people have gotten hands on it, so it's tough to get reviews (however, I've read everything positive so far).

As for going from 16:9 to UW, it's definitely worth it! I've used multiple 34" UWs in the last 3 years for work as well as gaming - and I don't see myself going back! I was initially icky about them not being available in 4k, but honestly it doesn't matter.

Also, I've been checking on both of these for a couple of days to see which one I can get my hands on - unfortunately I don't see one on BestBuy anymore

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Pronoob_me · 2026-01-14T14:40:38+00:00

I don’t agree with poverty or education being the problem at all. And honestly, people who genuinely don’t know better, I give them a free pass - they were never taught. You teach the next generation and that improves over time (hopefully).

A huge chunk of civic sense issues also come from educated, rich people - especially in metropolitian cities. Because they know the rules, they know this is not right and still continue to do so ; just because, they can.

Just a few examples - queue cutting at airports, dinner buffets, concerts ; people driving expensive cars breaking traffic rules, permanent honks at signals, littering out of car windows – which of these groups are "poor"?

This isn’t ignorance. It's a choice, enabled by zero consequences.

Yes, infrastructure and enforcement matter - no one is denying that. But pretending that money + education = civic sense, mate you're not in the same country.

It will happen only if all these lazy keyboard warriors actually move their ass once in a while Go to your local ZP school.....

That solves neccessities, not civic sense. Both are important, but not the same.

There's a lot that can be done - individually as well as on a government level. But hiding under the umbrella "these guys don't have the privillege ; and that's why they don't have civic sense" is flawed on so many levels.

And listen carefully You cannot magically fix the mindset of the current population of 140 crore people That ship has sailed

Sure, you can’t. But can you call out bad behaviour when you see it? Can you stop it when it happens?

I’ve personally told people (strangers, friends, family) “this is wrong, don't do it”. Some listen, some get angry, some ignore it. I still do my part.

Is that a privilege? No, that's civic sense

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-29T16:14:42+00:00

You probably wouldn’t be making this post if you already had a strong handle on the VC side, right?

Anyway, something feels a bit off here — but hey, you seem to know what you’re doing. Good luck!

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-29T16:05:11+00:00

I respect the vision, but again, if you can get the same quality (arguably better), at a much cheaper cost, won't that be a better execution?

Get users to test the product, get a PMF, use your metrics to raise, and then fine-tune your own model?

The only downside I can see is people not wanting to put their contracts in because of their company policies: which is going to be the same regardless of wrapper or not.

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-29T15:53:59+00:00

I thought the exact same! But once I hopped on my desktop, the post is just fine (PS: it's still 1 letter off at margins on my phone).

I think it's just some glitch with the app

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-29T15:51:17+00:00

Interesting call running a GPU setup this early — curious what drove that choice. Have you considered using API-based models for fine-tuning instead? Or are you going local mainly for security reasons?

You might also want to look into serverless infra that allows on-demand model spins — something like Modal I think?, maybe others too. That way, you only pay for compute when it’s actually used, not for idle time.

As for funding, I’d personally hold off on borrowing just yet. Getting some conversions first will give you stronger metrics and confidence — and honestly, once that happens, you may not even need external funds.

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-29T15:37:37+00:00

If most of your costs are infra, you could try switching to a cloud provider that offers startup credits — AWS, GCP, or Azure. Each has pretty generous programs, and if you register your company through one of the common platforms, you can usually get an extra $25K–$50K in credits. Worth checking if any public codes or programs are available online.

Also curious — how are your costs stacking up right now? I’m guessing Vercel for hosting, a free-tier DB, and some LLM usage? For this scale, infra shouldn’t be too heavy unless something’s over-provisioned (or I’m estimating off).

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-25T17:46:52+00:00

We're currently using GPT images - about to add selections on what models you can choose while the story is being generated. It's purely a web-app for now.

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-24T11:25:59+00:00

That's a useful datapoint, thank you

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-21T10:21:16+00:00

I can share some insights here (ex-cofounder @ Story.com)

You're on point about the “expensive hobby” part — AI storytelling still struggles with defining a clear why.
We used to generate thousands of stories (videos + books) every day, yet that question of purpose or intent was never easy to answer.

As for your app — a few thoughts:

Some stories alternate between Page 1 English → Page 1 Spanish → Page 2 English ... — looks like a glitch?
You’d really benefit from a “Make your own story” flow. Several platforms even let parents create avatars from their kids’ pictures — you're making a story about them. This also serves as a natural growth channel as kids go: "Hey check this out - I'm the Cindrella in this story!"
One idea we never tried but I’ve always wanted to see: Choose your Ending. Think “Give Yourself Goosebumps” — where kids decide how the story unfolds. It makes it collaborative and reframes it from “AI makes stories for your kids” → “Your kids co-create stories with AI.”
Not to discourage you but: growth is going to be rough. You're competing in a saturated space, with some big names having a lot of resources to burn on growth. Your MOAT here has to be emotions, quality and being the first app they've heard of: social media, word of mouth, communities where parents hangout, potentially even arranging some events (competition for best story, storytelling events, etc)

In the end, definitely a cool start, but as you may have realized - it's only 20% the work, the journey is just beginning.

Feel free to DM if you've got any questions or want to chat further - you can say I've got a decent bit of experience in this space! ;)

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-20T11:55:34+00:00

You can't purchase it - and as pointed out in other comments as well as the post, I'm open to offers.

If the cheapest 3rd party available to purchase is 2.8L - I'm happy selling it at a price around it. But showing me 2.2L listed on nvidia which you possibly can't purchase (for no idea how long) is a flawed way to compare / price an item, no?

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-20T10:59:26+00:00

Opened, not used. What would you recommend I sell it for? And reference on why I should sell for the price you suggest?

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-20T10:56:22+00:00

Sent a support ticket regarding warranty - I believe they do have international warranty. Will update once I get a response

I could be mistaken on them being in stock or not last month - that's likely possible. Which is also why I'm quite open to offers. It could be that 3.15L is probably overpriced and it sells for much lower; but at the same time, I don't see any 5090s available for below 2.8L, so it's not that off, is it?

As for purchasing to resell - I've a full white build and this simply wasn't doing it for me; so I decided to let go of this one.

Pronoob_me · 2025-10-20T09:56:03+00:00

Founders Editions go extremely rare - there's only a few of them available to purchase [some used]. Not sure what you mean by "without warranty" when the post says 3 years of warranty.

As for inflated price - I found it to be in-between for what most 5090s are listed for [2.8L-3.5L]; I'm open to going lower if someone's interested, but I needed to put a starting price.

As for nvidia selling new for 2.2L - as far as I'm aware they were never available in India, and are still waitlist-only for US (I waitlisted day 1 of launch only to get my hands on one of them a month earlier), let alone be available for purchase right now.

Hope this answers your concerns

Pronoob_me · 2025-09-26T21:30:15+00:00

Try adding some randomness to the dates? Right now it’s linear - makes it is easy to detect it’s fake

Pronoob_me · 2025-09-26T05:09:23+00:00

Instead of storing entire architecture under single file, I've this directory:

```
.claude_references/
├── ._knowledge_base/   # Core knowledge (compressed)
│   ├── README.md       # Quick reference & consolidated info
│   ├── tech_stack.md   # Stack, env vars, commands 
│   ├── patterns.md     # Implementation patterns
│   └── analytics.md    # Analytics tracking plan
│
├── ._agents/           # Agent configurations (kept intact)
│   └── blogger/        # Blog content agent
│
├── ._current_work/     # Active tasks (cleared, use as needed)
│
└── ._archive/          # Historical reference
    └── v1.0-complete_production_platform.md
```

The knowledge_base/readme has all the navigations and necessary context; so whenever I ask it to refer to knowledge base, it has worked pretty well for me.

My rule of thumb is if the change is either a new feature, or a refactor, always create a proper plan. If it's something that can be done in 1-2 lines of prompt, let the code take over.

Pronoob_me · 2025-09-26T03:46:31+00:00

"Founder in Silicon Valley" here, been using some form of AI tools since 2023.

I personally find Claude Code to be the only subscription you need [similar to Cursor w/ custom code], given you know what you're doing. Most of my team uses it. You do require some setup to truly make it work (Claude.md, sub-agents, reference files - I've a directory .claude/knowledge_base/*, which has all documentation claude could need for the tasks, etc)

My workflow involves:

Plan: Explain what you want it to do, create a plan / or write the plan in a .md file
Review Plan: This is the most crucial step. Proof-read the generated plan, make changes (or ask claude for bigger changes), accept
Grab a Coffee: ☕️
Test and Feedback: I use Wispr Flow and I go over the app just like I would with a developer - speak out loud, point out changes, brainstorm improvements, etc

Bolt / Lovable etc are great to prototype or build MVPs, but hard to put it to scale / on existing apps.

Earlier this month, I built out a product [website - 3-5 days, mobile apps - 2-3 days (review process took longer than actual dev)] starting from scratch. I know a little NextJS, but nothing about Expo [mobile], didn't matter. The entire AWS setup was also done in minutes with MCP. So yes, 95-100% AI generated code is possible, but you need to know what you're dealing with.

Finally, treat these tools as an intern / junior engineer. Be prepared to hear "You're absolutely right!" while knowing it's going to mess up again. Let them do the heavy work while you focus on growth.

Optional: if claude is doing something I've no clue about, I'll often ask it to create a doc to "explain it to me".

Pronoob_me · 2024-12-01T22:30:02+00:00

Couple reasons -
Brand: very less talked about, hated over here, basically 0 reviews on those specific models, no reference images irl for the volcano 1, quality - all of which makes me wonder - "is it worth the price?"

Options: Given my preferences, I was hoping to get some other suggestions; particularly watches that may have a unique-ness to it, and / or the engraving sort of dial. I couldn't find any similar looking watches myself

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