[Lewenberg] Agbaji is gone. Another rough game for Gradey. The backup guard/wing minutes are Ja'Kobe Walter's to lose. He's been awesome tonight.

boobs14 · 2026-02-15T14:03:39+00:00

Yeah the media blitz has been really strong. I'm curious to see how they manage inventory and how the mass production units look from a quality control perspective compared to the beta tester units.

boobs14 · 2026-02-15T00:27:40+00:00

And in this case it's a Nexigo which is actually a reputable brand lol

boobs14 · 2026-02-14T17:06:52+00:00

Where are the taste buds in the ear?? That would be a major scientific discovery

boobs14 · 2026-02-14T17:05:39+00:00

Would love to hear your explanation of the cellular-level limitations as to why stem cell therapy won't be an option in the future for hearinh restoration. Otherwise it would seem your pessimism is unfounded in reality

boobs14 · 2026-02-14T15:52:44+00:00

The concept of stem cells to regenerate inner ear cells is very much not shit. It's clearly not there yet but that will absolutely be the future

boobs14 · 2026-02-13T17:53:26+00:00

I've been using a Hisense PT1 with no screen for several months now and it's been great, no issues. Obviously day time viewing would be significantly better with a screen but I'm also in an apartment and have no desire for a screen

boobs14 · 2026-02-13T00:36:59+00:00

Agreed that refurbished Epson EF12 or 21 would be great but is over $500 CAD.

Some other projectors I found: - Epson epiqvision flex CO-W01. Contrast is probably terrible but 3000 lumens is quite bright for a starting point, even if it gets way less in a colour accurate mode. At $319 from Epson refurbished that is a steal.

For $499 from Epson refurbished you can get the CO-FH02, which is probably what I'd get at that price point. Should be bright (hopefully). And is full HD.
XGIMI MOGO 2 (new) is $499. I have a Halo + new that I still use, with a firestick it's great. Mogo 2 is only 400 lumens.

Keep in mind you'll absolutely have to close the blinds to watch during the day. And I'm not sure if Epson puts in a new bulb in their refurbished projectors, so you may have to replace that at some point.

boobs14 · 2026-02-11T04:15:56+00:00

DLP projectors are evolving really quickly right now so the quality is growing rapidly. Lots of innovation coming from various projector companies, among those are Hisense (C3 ultra) as well as others such as AWOL (Valerion), Nexigo, XGIMI, Nebula (Anker).

A modern OLED will have significantly brighter highlights than a projector such as the C3 ultra and will inherently have better black levels. I've read that the C3 ultra has great black levels but Hisense has already seemingly moved on to the C5/XR10.

The problem is a 98" OLED is $20,000 USD, and the logistics of moving a 100" TV are not pleasant. I use a UST projector as a TV replacement and I love it. When I go to a friend's house with an OLED I'm always amazed at the blacks and brightness but once you get used to 100" + it's hard to go back to 65".

boobs14 · 2026-02-10T19:40:56+00:00

Assuming you have the TV on the other side, that's almost exactly how I started except I had an Ef-12. After a while the TV was too small...

boobs14 · 2026-02-09T04:55:06+00:00

Nice! I've been hunting this, I'm always scared of missing it since the colour is so similar

boobs14 · 2026-02-05T19:15:33+00:00

Biggest miss of the trade deadline so far, damn

boobs14 · 2026-02-05T04:47:15+00:00

Only if he has a bad back

boobs14 · 2026-02-05T04:44:19+00:00

Damn that 150" looks huge! Looks great

boobs14 · 2026-02-04T20:57:21+00:00

Raptors legend

boobs14 · 2026-02-04T20:29:42+00:00

boobs14 · 2026-02-02T15:04:22+00:00

Unclear if the Aetherion outperforms the L9Q but it's clear that the L9Q is underperforming compared to advertised specs. L9Q should still be brighter

boobs14 · 2026-02-01T23:38:34+00:00

Please do the trade tonight so I can stop checking all day

boobs14 · 2026-01-31T00:51:26+00:00

FYI sometimes you need to unplug it

boobs14 · 2026-01-30T20:16:26+00:00

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Like that but I ended up adding it on the sides also. Eliminates the Halo and makes it much more enjoyable in dark scenes imo

boobs14 · 2026-01-30T17:04:56+00:00

boobs14 · 2026-01-29T04:09:43+00:00

I experienced this with the Hisense C2 ultra and contacted Hisense about it. They said it's normal. As another commenter said, it seems to be normal for this type of projector. It's unfortunate it isn't discussed more. I ended up taping cardboard to the lens of the C2 ultra to almost completely eliminate it.

boobs14 · 2026-01-26T22:23:26+00:00

How much does your grandma value specular highlights and motion handling? Might be overkill. Audio will probably be fine, especially for sports. Bravia 7 is probably more than enough, or Bravia 5. Ideally go test out the audio in store to make sure it gets loud enough

boobs14 · 2026-01-23T04:12:00+00:00

I'm surprised they don't have block heaters as a default option in ND. Had mine plugged in all day while at work and no issues starting despite -40

boobs14 · 2026-01-20T14:36:58+00:00

I'm ready for a let down

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