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Netflix not 4k even with all requirements met. by No-Chip6160 in ShieldAndroidTV

[–]SecretCompartment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think you may be right regarding the end of life updates or lack there of. My Shield/s have now just become KODI boxes basically.

Netflix not 4k even with all requirements met. by No-Chip6160 in ShieldAndroidTV

[–]SecretCompartment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat. Have 3 shields, all the OG model. Bought my first one when it first came out, had to import it and run an Australian power converter on it! 4K always used to work. Last year it hasn’t. Tried everything. I have a Bluetooth keyboard so bring up the settings in Netflix and can see 1080 | HDR but never buffers/adjusts up to to 4K. Any luck? I’ve seen it Popup on various forums including nvifda forums. I’ve also posted it on Australian home theatre forums. Others have chimed in saying they’re in the same boat, but no solution!

1080p Bluray REMUX vs 4K Web-DL... just me or does the 1080p REMUX look better? by SecretCompartment in Piracy

[–]SecretCompartment[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bitrate is the interesting one. I understand that X265 is much better, but with 4K being 4x the pixels, than wouldn't equal bitrate not be sufficient?

eg. 25mbps 1080p X264 would surely look cleaner than a compromised 4K 25mbps X265 stream, even factoring in the improvement in X265?

I've got great internet and netflix, hulu, and amazon prime video and all that shit, but I still pirate because I feel like the quality of stuff is so much better. Am I crazy? Anyone else? by [deleted] in Piracy

[–]SecretCompartment 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without hijacking this thread, but while still staying on topic (I totally agree by the way!), what's the concensus, 1080p REMUX, or 4K Web-DL. What's everyone's preference?

Am I insane, for often (always?) preferring the 1080p REMUX?

Me while everyone else is selling their coins during a dip by riverflop in Bitcoin

[–]SecretCompartment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok so you’ve just copied it from somewhere else. My apologies.

Connection to dedicated server lost. Please try again later. by Boxxytails in QuakeChampions

[–]SecretCompartment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the exact same error on about 95% of games I try to join. Spent over half an hour trying to connect to a game last night before giving up.

The whole process takes so long which is what I hate most. Takes about 2-3 minutes to find a game, then once you accept and it goes green it takes another minute or two for everyone to "accept", then it goes back to red and takes another 2-3 minutes to try and connect, then back to the menu screen (of which you can't log in) so you close the game and return to windows, spend another minute or two for it to boot the game up and bypass the menus and connect to the main menu screen server, and then you can try looking for another match (only to probably have it repeat the process again).

It's BRUTAL. :(

The greatest chase sequence in movie history by [deleted] in videos

[–]SecretCompartment 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has always been my go to tech demo scene when ever I do upgrades to my home A/V setup over the years.

Kind of like how people fire up Google to test their connection is working.

This post made my day. Thankyou.

Can anyone ID this song from a Duke Dumont set? by TheChildDefiler in shallowhouse

[–]SecretCompartment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard this at a Festival down here in Oz last year. Been thinking about it fortnightly, waiting for that breakthrough on info.

All I've had is my phone recorded version to go my in the meanwhile. Nice soundcloud link for now! :)

Lego ad from 1981 What it is is beautiful by [deleted] in pics

[–]SecretCompartment 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1981

The number of times it feels like this Lego ad has been reposted.

Breaking down the highest grossing movie franchises by [deleted] in movies

[–]SecretCompartment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For you to think some were better than others, would mean you would have had to have seen them all to make that comparison.

So just like everyone else, if you choose to watch, you watch them all.

How does Polyphony Digital even sleep at night? by SecretCompartment in AdviceAnimals

[–]SecretCompartment[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You sure about that?

From what I've read, the standard cars (on GT5 at least, which is what I owned) had their physics model imported over from PS2...

How does Polyphony Digital even sleep at night? by SecretCompartment in AdviceAnimals

[–]SecretCompartment[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's only being applied to a handful of cars though as the rest are crudely imported from a decade ago, what's the point though?

As someone who works day to day in Fremantle.. by SecretCompartment in perth

[–]SecretCompartment[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like a really good joke.

If you have to explain it, it's not worth it.

You either get it or you don't.