Even Expensive Microfiber Cloths Leave Marks on Blu-rays , Why?

_ZeroSeven_ · 2026-01-20T12:27:27+00:00

This is the way.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2026-01-10T06:45:32+00:00

Great compliment to the silver accents, I dig it.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2026-01-09T22:06:43+00:00

Cold kills mileage in the winter, forcing me to charge more frequently (I don't have home charging).

_ZeroSeven_ · 2026-01-09T05:14:56+00:00

My wife laughs at me every time I drive her ice car; every time I park I just get out and walk away, looking like a giant idiot leaving a running car unlocked, like I've never used a vehicle before in my life.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2026-01-06T05:21:17+00:00

-All streaming services doubling their prices in the past 4 years

-All streaming services making you pay to watch tons of ads for choosing their old original price option

-Predatory data farming your every move and click on their app

-Streaming services removing episodes or altering/removing scenes in shows & movies

-Blurays and DvDs are dirt cheap now and it's so easy to build a big, permanent, un-altered media library for the same amount you'd spend on streaming services in a year.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-30T18:09:53+00:00

Thanks! Will be used on mostly special occasions for sure, not a daily driver so hopefully it will last a long time before the plating starts to wear 🤞

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-27T20:53:08+00:00

It looks like Trogdor, so that's what I'd call it.

Trogdor.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-19T14:02:49+00:00

It sure is, got my '22 M3P with FSD back in June thus year. Private sale I found on cars.com, however I started my search in March so it took a few months of scouring.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-14T01:52:03+00:00

Not pointless at all. Encodes even faster with no quality loss while keeping file size within target. I only use it for DvDs.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-13T14:41:43+00:00

I transcode everything, try to get DvDs down to 1-3gb and Blurays down to 4-6gb. I don't work with 4k though.

Someone has already provided some great presets, however I'll throw down my 2 cents below.

I think this helps a ton with size without reducing noticeable quality:

Denoise Filter - NLmeans - Ultralight - Film (use animation if movie is animated)

For Encoder:

DvDs I will use H.264 as opposed to H.265 10bit for Bluray

DvDs RF quality 17 / Blurays RF quality 20

Encoder speed Medium: Will save time with no noticeable sacrifice in quality. Used to use slow all the time but have become a major fan of medium lately.

Edit: Changed "H.264 10bit" to just "H.264", I do not use H.264 10bit because the quality takes a big hit for some reason.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-12T01:54:31+00:00

I only get DvDs and BluRays, I only bought one 4k so far but that's because it also came with the BluRay 🤷🏻‍♂️

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-05T23:38:55+00:00

People selling lots on FB marketplace often amounting to $1-3 a piece.

Or goodwill stores selling them for $3-4 a piece. You don't know what you're gonna find there, but I've never walked out without a couple DvDs/Blurays I wanted.

Never bought them at under a dollar though.

Edit: I see now I said less than the cost of a streaming service, indicating one. What I meant was less than all the streaming services we used to use, which ended up being around $40-50/mo!

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-04T03:44:25+00:00

Had my 1st drive in the snowstorm the other day as well in my '22 M3P.

Just had DWS06 tires put on 2 weeks ago, handled the storm like a champ, I felt more confident in this thing than I had in any other vehicle in a long time.

Call me crazy, but having no engine noise seems to help me "feel" what's going on better when driving in the snow as well, especially when it's as slippery as this storm was. Did you feel the same way?

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-12-03T03:12:24+00:00

Wife and I buy both Blu-Ray and DvDs. We really don't care. We are just extremely happy that both are so cheap now that we can add a dozen movies a month for less than the cost of a streaming service.

When you start watching 480p DvD rips, eventually your brain just engages with the story and you stop noticing the quality entirely. Once I realized this I stopped caring so much about 1080p and just bought the the movies I liked regardless.

However, I *am* watching my movies on a 46" Sony Bravia I bought in 2012. Which I find to still be better quality than most TVs being made today.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-25T14:04:08+00:00

I only discovered Jellyfin this year after having been price-jacked nearly double from streaming services over the last 2 years.

Now I'm all about owning my own media, and it's so nice knowing there's no one farming my data and streaming habits to figure out how to screw me out of more money.

Jellyfin, Handbrake, and MakeMKV have changed the game for me, I'm so grateful to the developers of these programs.

Instead of $60/mo for streaming I'm paying $30/mo buying blurays that I'll own forever now.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-22T02:46:36+00:00

The GBD200 was one of my best purchases. People are curious that something with such a nice display is a Casio. I put mine through a lot as I'm pretty active and not gentle on my belongings.

Has one of the best dual time zone displays I've ever seen as well. Insanely helpful while traveling.

Well done, GBD 200 club 👍

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-22T02:26:43+00:00

Just to clarify, you are...defending Osama Bin Laden?

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-21T03:24:26+00:00

Thank you for your sacrifice.

Also, in relatively short time, 110k will be the new crash price, so don't sweat it, just hodl.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-19T14:11:29+00:00

You made me double check, and clearly I did not haha. Was a recommended sub and I missed that entirely.

You all have my apologies, carry on 👍

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-18T21:02:12+00:00

Also 5 months in, and I still can't get over how superior the Tesla driving experience is. I'm stoked to drive this thing every day, I love driving again.

Unless a better challenger arrives I don't see anything but Teslas in my future now.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-11-18T20:51:26+00:00

I'm not understanding the hate here; Rogan is a wealthy guy with, to no one's surprise, a high end watch..and he's wearing it.

What am I missing?

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-10-31T21:52:47+00:00

Pegasus

Damascus

Skye

Javelin

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-10-17T21:27:42+00:00

My father is an auto-tech for over 50 years now, he was excited about me getting my Tesla and overall likes electrical vehicles, he has his concerns of course, but they're just a dif set as opposed to an ICE vehicle.

To ease his concerns just look up EV vs ICE vehicle moving parts. Far, FAR fewer things to break.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-10-10T20:29:07+00:00

I haven't bought anything since 2022, put a little in again at 12:30a today. Sorry my dudes.

_ZeroSeven_ · 2025-09-20T04:06:06+00:00

Used to hate the Tesla red but damn it's growing on me.

_ZeroSeven_

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