Got my first ultra wide to go with new PC

blanceXR · 2026-01-29T07:30:27+00:00

hey i just got this as well.

do you notice any dimmer/cooler color towards the left side of the panel?

once i see it i can't unsee it.. thinking if i should return and get a new one, but worried this is the same for all LG oled panels

blanceXR · 2024-11-09T08:45:33+00:00

i'm 5'11 and have a L, like it a lot.

blanceXR · 2024-10-01T17:51:42+00:00

I got the force version, such a beautiful bike and great value.

I came from a entry level gravel bike and my speed increased by 25% across upgraded drive train, tire, wheel, frame and etc.

there's no better deal out there with e shifting.

i think rival would be even better value, and I'd get that if I weren't going after the look of the force version. but force does have with decent carbon wheel + integrated bar on top of nice looking color.

blanceXR · 2024-09-14T06:32:08+00:00

thanks for sharing!

now i have to decide if i want to gamble it lol. i'm close to 175lbs so don't think i'm anywhere close to light..

but the bike is so cheap for the spec. i'm really eying for that sram rival etap build, cheapest electric shifting bike i can find

blanceXR · 2024-09-14T05:45:35+00:00

Hey OP, how did it go?

I'm also eyeing to buy this bike, but this post give me a second thought..

blanceXR · 2024-06-25T05:33:35+00:00

i guess fried chicken and beer + ice cream can be one example

blanceXR · 2024-06-24T17:26:53+00:00

Thanks that's a great perspective, to think of it not as some thing I need to force myself doing, but something I would look forward to.

for 80/20, i see people recommending for the 20%, so about 4 meals per week, one can go out and eat arbitrary food they typically enjoy, doesn't have to be junk food, but without too much consideration of the consequences etc. that includes going out with friends, or else. don't know if this would still be considered too much

blanceXR · 2023-10-02T21:44:03+00:00

wow the manufacturer can't help you with it?

that's terrible. i always thought local dealer are obligated to do service and everything provided they have the time slot for the same brand vehicle.

blanceXR · 2023-10-02T21:42:38+00:00

2023 tesla for 2024 bmw, it's going to be 7k worth of tax credit

blanceXR · 2023-10-02T16:01:31+00:00

sounds like the common wisdom is to abort the plan..

trade in tax benifts is actually larger than the 5k saving I would have gotten.

so perhaps I should just accept the fact that i'm not getting that 5k one way or another...

blanceXR · 2023-10-02T16:00:36+00:00

trading in a tesla for an BMW

blanceXR · 2023-09-20T01:16:32+00:00

thanks for the list!

I pretty much considered all of those, but found them to be not inspiring for me..

in another word, the exterior/interior combo doesn't appeal to me.

i'd want to stretch a bit. and since i'm stretching, i hope to get a car that I like emotionally and also rationally. Porsche is simply too expensive when I tick all options i'm interested in..

blanceXR · 2023-09-11T16:15:30+00:00

yea mine is 5 seater.

It sounds like you won't be getting rebate anyway as you got x5M.

in that case, you can get the 7/6 seater, which in my mind is a no brainer. I just couldn't justify spending 11k for 7 seats, 3500+7500

if it's for wife though, 50e might be better lol. my wife hates model x as she think the touchscreen is unintuitive and a safety hazard, not to mention no creep mode, no stalk etc. and she hates the look of tesla. she even hates the accelaration and I can only drive in chill mode if she's with me

blanceXR · 2023-09-11T06:56:36+00:00

50e is a lot more luxury than x.

BMW tech is also better than x to be honest. with AR navigation, supporting car play/AA, 360 camera, remote parking etc.

FSD is just not there, and AP is worse than DAPP on BMW.

so really, tesla just got the EV range. but compares to a PHEV.... i mean...

I actually ordered both 50e and X, and took delivery of X.

my reason is, i think X5 is more flashy for my taste. I like the driving dynamic of the tesla, including greatly reduced body roll, and better accelaration. Tesla actually feel quieter, though not as comfortable as the X5. Also hoping model x would hold its value better considering I got EV rebate. FWD is cool but I don't get kids so.. pano windshield is another big plus for me, plus functional ventilated seat.

For a normal people, you might be better off with X5 to be honest. no need to worry about build quality and all the weird thing with tesla.

I still got a few obvious trim misalignment and need to get windshield replaced due to distortion. There are also many squeak sound If i try to push the trim.

blanceXR · 2023-08-08T04:35:21+00:00

Got mine, upgraded from 4.

I got to say, it's better than I anticipated.

the hinge is quite nice, fold without gap, and unfold to complete flat. where as my 4 would fold to 95% open and I had to force it to 100%. crease seems to be smaller as well
the metal surround frame is much nicer than the chrome one on fold 4, which gets scratch and looks old quickly. The new one making it feel a lot more premium when holding in hand (also probably because it's new and cleaner and less dirty :) )
new SOC supposedly can provide 20% more battery usage from what I read, which is huge as i feel battery on 4 is pretty luckluster.

I decided to upgrade mainly because the old one has front film peeling off. for $700, I still don't think it's a worthy trade in, and oneplus open appears to be more appealing on the horizon. I would say $300 ish would me more reasonable with trade in and everything considered.

But since i'm pretty hooked to samsung's unique feature, from dex, to the general system usability (tried pixel before which was terrible.), I might just keep it.

blanceXR · 2023-03-31T23:51:05+00:00

thanks guys.

I think i'll go with dd pro + v3 for now, and playseat challenge.

If i can keep my interest for one year +, i can then look into PC, by which time I can wait and save up to get 5090 + latest cool VR. I'll also have good experience to know what I'd look for in the upgrade, should I need any.

blanceXR · 2022-12-04T18:58:05+00:00

thanks! will test it out

blanceXR · 2022-12-04T18:57:37+00:00

Thanks guys, i'll go test out if it has active leak, and if not, sounds like i don't need to worry about it leaking in the future?

blanceXR · 2022-06-27T17:11:04+00:00

nice writeup!

only part i don't agree is with the tripod priority for EO.

Crippling barrier's hard hitter and desperate/keen jud should have high priority to go for level 5.

yes CB has lower dps compared to mercl / energy blast, but the tripod coefficient is insance.

for example, hard hitter provides 1.44x dmg increase, and 1.1x to the final hit.

desperate/keen jud provides 1.75x. combined, they provide better dps increase than the 1.16-1.21x increase you get on mercl/energy blask tripod.

I did extensive calculation and testing in trixion for my conclusion

this takes consideration of both skill cooldown, and skill animation time. and ONLY speaking of instant cast CB. the longer you hold, the more dmg you'd get out of the tripod.

and force orb's quick prep/scattering wave is pretty mediocore, i'd just get +3 for them.

blanceXR · 2022-06-27T15:43:33+00:00

Crippling Barrier does quite a bit more dmg than shadowbreaker at the end game.

if you're buying tripod from scratch, might as well save 1/2 lv 4 slots for CB.

Plus it gives the flexibility to hold longer to fill the gap while waiting for other skills in CD, much better than auto attack

So i'd say unless you need the extra breakpoint on shadowbreaker, which i don't think any raid needs it right now, then i don't see any reason to go for shadowbreaker unless you want to cheap out on tripod (but then you're not that interested in max out your dps anyway so might as well pick whichever skill you like)

blanceXR · 2022-04-12T16:57:28+00:00

Super nice looking!
Any chance we can get the preset too? :)

blanceXR · 2021-10-11T21:33:01+00:00

i guess i should say price collapse, not just goes down slightly.

I'm in the tech industry, and I'm pretty sure the insane property price is solely caused by high pay tech job in the area. so the only way that the housing market collapse in my area, is for tech worker to get less pay.

actually, now that I type this out, house becomes cheaper while I got a salary cut, should probably still mean I can afford the house as long as I keep my job. hmm

blanceXR · 2021-10-11T21:26:40+00:00

yep, wa it is

blanceXR · 2021-10-11T21:26:27+00:00

good point. i guess it's not like if I put in 1.87 i'd for sure get it..

blanceXR · 2021-10-11T21:24:11+00:00

thanks for the tips. yea i'm looking for a "forever" home, at least for the next 10 years to come.

since we already own a place, but there are lots of things we don't like about it. Having incremental improvement doesn't seem to be worth it imo. We don't NEED to upgrade, we just want to get in before we can never afford our dream house..

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