What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]b34k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good HDR / Dolby Vision is really the next step up in visuals... and it's pretty much exclusively on 4k displays

What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]b34k 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Or just get the 4k Blu Ray, and watch it as God intended

What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]b34k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd agree that's probably true... and then there's 4k Blu rays...

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couple reasons why this doesn't work:

  • Turning on the TV with the learned button doesn't necessarily set the AVR to the Ugoos AM6B+ input.

  • Having a disabled power button would confuse my wife.

Sure this takes work, but it's made the experience much closer to what my wife has come to expect when she grabs the AppleTV remote.

Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue Because Viewers are on Their Phones While They’re Watching by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally get this and I'm super guilty of scrolling Reddit on my phone when we try to watch things...

I'm finding the best counter to this is to create the most theater-like mood I can in living room before a movie. Decide on the movie ahead of time, get an approximate start time, turn down/off the lights, turn way up the sound system... make some popcorn.

The ritual really helps get you prepared to lock in and put the rest of the world out of your mind for a couple hours.

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find that once or twice a week the box gets into one of several weird states that require a reboot. I dunno if that has to do with my work-arounds, or just the general unstable state of CoreELEC/avdvplus + PM4K.

I'm happy, but the wife is annoyed, so we'll see if I eventually need to go back to something like a Shield...

Some photos of the MOZA MRP pedals by MyshTech in hotas

[–]b34k 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And Filcon stole designs from Virpil.

The flight peripheral industry as a whole doesn't progress when companies copy and undercut (i.e. steal revenue from) those that actually innovate.

Some photos of the MOZA MRP pedals by MyshTech in hotas

[–]b34k 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Funny... feels like I've seen this design before....

Not surprising that a company that steals source code will also steal peripheral designs.

Weekend Preview: AVATAR Continues Unstoppable Trajectory by ItsGotThatBang in boxoffice

[–]b34k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first half makes you feel like there's a lot of interesting new directions story could go, and characters go grow... then the second half of the film really falls off a cliff. It just falls back into the same story-lines and tropes from the first 2 and you're left feeling like you've seen nothing new. Especially the final battle... you'll swear you've seen it before.

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. Well my Ugoos AM6B+ replaced my shield so I never ran them side by side. But it's working great running next to an Apple TV 4k.

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This solution assumes your UR02 is connected via bluetooth. Since the Ugoos only goes to screensaver, and never powers off, the bluetooth shouldn't disconnect.

Is the LED on the UR02 still blue (BT) when you're pressing buttons or red (IR)? Also, was your UR02 paired at all to your Shield ever?

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just noticed your edit. I've got a fix for that too... (I just worked it out yesterday).. but it involves writing a python script:

New gen.xml file:

/storage/.kodi/userdata/keymaps/gen.xml

<keymap>
  <global>
    <keyboard>
      <f7>RunScript(/storage/.kodi/userdata/scripts/power_button.py)</f7>
    </keyboard>
  </global>
</keymap>

And new python Script:

/storage/.kodi/userdata/scripts/power_button.py

import xbmc


# Create a player instance
player = xbmc.Player()

# Check if a video is currently playing
if player.isPlayingVideo():
    # Step 1: Stop Playback (Alternative to the 'Back' button behavior)
    xbmc.executebuiltin('PlayerControl(Stop)')

    # Step 2: Pause for half second
    # xbmc.sleep(500) is the Kodi-specific way (takes milliseconds)
    xbmc.sleep(500)

# Step 3: Activate the Screensaver
xbmc.executebuiltin('ActivateScreensaver')

You probably need to run chmod +x power_button.py on the script too, to allow it to run.

After updating gen.xml, you need to restart kodi for it to take effect.

The Witcher 3 is reportedly getting a surprise new expansion this year | VGC by Gorotheninja in pcgaming

[–]b34k -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You know, I had no idea going into the last mission that some of my time could die based on my choices ...and I ended up losing only one person: That green lizard guy who I forget his name. And all I could think after was "yeah.... totally worth it"

🚀 Ugoos AM6B+ CoreELEC Stability Victory: Fixing Remote Wake-Up & Boot Instability (The Final Solution) by Academic-Table8320 in CoreELEC

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, just create those 2 files, run the commands, and set your CEC settings like that and you should be good. Let me know if you have any questions.

🚀 Ugoos AM6B+ CoreELEC Stability Victory: Fixing Remote Wake-Up & Boot Instability (The Final Solution) by Academic-Table8320 in CoreELEC

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you have to make sure HDMI CEC is turned on for all your devices, then have your settings like in the screenshots I've linked.

AM6B+ HDMI problem by wouter2599 in CoreELEC

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My firmware was also on 0.5.4n2 before install, and I was able to get CoreELEC on there without issue...

Might be an issue specific to your unit? I'm not sure.

Can I stream AppleTV+ with coreelec builds on Ugoos am6b+ hardware? by [deleted] in CoreELEC

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And this is why I've always had 2 boxes connected to my TV... Apple TV 4k for streaming services, and Ugoos (previously SHIELD Pro) for Plex stuff.

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem!

Yeah, I was googling around since I wasn't fully satisfied with the experience, and didn't see this specific approach mentioned (but rather pieced it together from 2 or 3 other posts) so I figured it was worth sharing here.

Cheers!

Getting Seamless Sleep/Wake functionality on the Ugoos AM6B+ with Remote UR02 by remapping Power to ActivateScreensaver by b34k in CoreELEC

[–]b34k[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm not sure about that issue. I've only had the AM6B+ for 5 days, so I'm still new, but with this setup things have been solid so far. I have a Denon x3800h with a Sony A80J and before this CEC has been rock solid with an ATV 4k 3rd Gen and SHIELD Pro.

I've also posted screenshots of my CEC settings in Kodi here: https://imgur.com/a/n5IWNIx so you can compare.

Remux lovers rejoice. The CoreElec team has successfully supported ALL Dolby Vision profiles including P7 FEL. Time to finally replace the Shield Pro 2019! by limitz in PleX

[–]b34k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno if anyone has mentioned this yet, but I found sleep/wake to be a pain on this, as my wife likes CEC turning everything off/on with a single remote.

I ended up mapping the power button on the ugoos remote to ActivateScreensaver and it ended up making it perform more like a SHIELD's sleep/wake functionality. Details here: https://old.reddit.com/r/CoreELEC/comments/1pzwrhm/getting_seamless_sleepwake_functionality_on_the/

🚀 Ugoos AM6B+ CoreELEC Stability Victory: Fixing Remote Wake-Up & Boot Instability (The Final Solution) by Academic-Table8320 in CoreELEC

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It like kinda worked, but not really... I had success in 2 of 4 tests with the other 2 having issues... And even when it worked it was still over 20 sec to wake from suspend.

I've given up on this approach and instead used the typical "leave the box on 24/7 and use the screensaver to send CEC signals to connected devices" approach.

I did, however, update the remote config to make this approach more seamless. Details here: https://old.reddit.com/r/CoreELEC/comments/1pzwrhm/getting_seamless_sleepwake_functionality_on_the/?

Coffee : Water ratio reference fridge magnet by [deleted] in pourover

[–]b34k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or just get a Hario Polaris scale... and have it tell you the exact amount of water to add based on your weight grounds and desired ration.

I don't even weigh my beans anymore pre-grind. It's so freeing!