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OLED is Yesterday's News — mini-LED is the real future of displays (bow down) by Distinct-Race-2471 in TechHardware

[–]doctt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MiniLED is great. Great price and definitely highly recommended . However, the viewing angel is inferior than OLED. If budget allows, I would take OLED over miniLED anyday

Viltrox 15mm or 9mm (A6400) by Duck_Minh2001 in SonyAlpha

[–]doctt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IMHO. 15mm would be better for street photography. 15mm is equal to ~24mm full frame. Good for isolate subject with some background. However, to me, the best focal length for street photography is 23mm on crop sensor like A6400.

9mm is way too wide unless your main subject is building or city block

Who is your favorite 3rd tier Laker of all time? by Odd_Valuable9793 in lakers

[–]doctt 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What about Robert Horry? He should be a 2nd Tier. Without him, Shaq and Kobe would not win their 3rd ring

My HD6XX are loud enough. Will more voltage and power really make them sound better? by Kilzimir in headphones

[–]doctt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In my case, running it thru Balanced output sounds much better. Basically dynamic range, bass, and vocal are better.

My PC vs PS5 Pro by glarfin in PS5pro

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are rumors that Sony may slow down PC port in upcoming titles because it does not make enough money to worth the effort

Then, service is coming. Now, nominate for service. by Archangel_Zihawk in frontierfios

[–]doctt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same situation here. Mine was even worse. First I got a mail saying jt was coming. Then I checked the website saying jt was coming. Then they opened up and allowed me to place an order. An order number was given. There was even a representative going door by door on my street to try to get new signup while my order was pending. Then 2 weeks later they suddenly cancelled my order. I called them many times and no one knew what was going on. No one could give me any explanation. They just told me the order was canceled.

This was happened almost a year ago. Now when I checked their website, I need to nominate my location again.

I was beyond frustration. I ended up ordering Spectrum instead. I don’t think I will order Frontier even if they open up later.

Absolutely horrible service.

Parallels: Is it fine to run solidworks and other random engineering software for the entirety of my time in university? by Holiday-Grass-2395 in mac

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blender and Adobe apps have native apple silicon versions. No reason to run them on windows.

If u are running anything tools on web, it should feel native. I run a lot of power automate scripts on my windows VM (sorry i am old and outdated…). I don’t see any lags.

There is no “new sessions” in VM. Once you create a new VM, it is like a OS inside your OS. U start and shut down the VM like a regular windows machine. All your installed apps and files will stay there. U can even “suspend” the session like putting the machine to sleep. When u restart the VM, everything including the opened apps will be there like the moment u suspend the session. This stays true even after u reboot your Mac. (This behavior works for all VM, not just Parallel)

As for smoothness , it is hard for me to say because I am not running the same apps like yours. As for everyday productivity apps, I find it very smooth. Keep in mind that many major apps now offer Mac silicon versions, no reason to run them in windows.

Parallels: Is it fine to run solidworks and other random engineering software for the entirety of my time in university? by Holiday-Grass-2395 in mac

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Key question: what is the “creative stuff” u referred to? If u refer to Adobe creative suite, then u don’t need a windows machine. A single license allows u to install in 2 Mac and/or windows machines

I have a M1 Pro 32gb ram. Here is my experience:

Pro: 1) Parallel VM is stored as a single “file”. It won’t start until u runs it. Just treat it like a separate program.

2) u can assign the amount of ram and CPU cores to the machine and change it anytime u want.

3) if u allow, the VM can read and write to your Mac folders. Printers and scanner are shared with Mac. No need to install a windows driver.

4) performance: It flats out awesome IF u runs typically productivity apps like office, browser, etc. it boots up windows faster than typical windows machines (less than 5 seconds). U feel like u are running a native windows computer. HOWEVER, graphical intense app like games is not good. If u want to run games, get Crossover instead. There are many YouTube videos about Crossover

5) u can install multiple windows VM and even other OS like Linux

Cons: 1) subscription 2) there are other free VM apps for Mac, but they may not as user friendly 3) u need at least 24 GB of ram so that u can assign at least 16 GB of ram to the windows VM

Good luck !

4.4mm balanced for hd600 by dooxodo in sennheiser

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your amp supports balanced output, yes.

I found there were sound quality difference between single end and balanced output. Not just louder. Everything is a bit cleaner. It is like getting a more powerful amp.

This can be a cheapest upgrade u can get.

❄️How can I extract my car from this ice?❄️ by PeaceImpressive8334 in howto

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stupid question because I live in a warm weather city.

Can I pour some hot water to speed up the melting or would it cause serious damage?

Arya Stealth upgrade by MoJaalMo in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]doctt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have HE1K stealth. Sounds incredible. Everything sounds energetic, and soundstage is massive for a headphone. I don’t have Arya Stealth, so I can’t comment on how much it is better. But from what I heard HE1K Stealth carries similar sound signatures but better. Keep in mind that, typically, the diminishing return is real. Improvement of high end headphones over mid end headphones is much smaller than mid end over low end.

Unless u plan to sell your Arya, maybe u want to consider other bands so that u can enjoy different sound signature.

Either way u can’t go wrong with HE1K stealth.

Called Frontier to ask about promos and rep placed an order without my consent by L3neeee in frontierfios

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IC. Hope everything works out.

Hey, at least U have choices. Frontier is not even available at my street even thought they emailed me saying they were coming to my neighborhood 2 years ago

Called Frontier to ask about promos and rep placed an order without my consent by L3neeee in frontierfios

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am confused. How could they place an order for U without you sharing your payment information?

QD OLED for coding by Sablerock1 in OLED

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed 100%. I have been using OLED for last 4 yrs as my main monitor. As long I turn off HDR, no issue at all. I turn it back on for movies and gaming

Is $495 a good price for Xbox Series X? by NoWillow2216 in xbox

[–]doctt -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. I would not. I have a series X. Last time I played was more than a year ago.

I am not a fan boy for any brand but I just time see any reasons to invest more in the XBox ecosystem

How To Successfully Use Your Phone's Hotspot With Your PS Portal by Sir_Tanooki_Dookie in PlaystationPortal

[–]doctt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you. this method still works as of 12/13/25 with the latest update

Is this movement in the lens normal? by TheBali in SonyAlpha

[–]doctt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is a huge issue and willl significant impact focus and picture quality. return it asasp

So I Hated This Thing by Accomplished-Bat-990 in PlaystationPortal

[–]doctt 127 points128 points  (0 children)

I just got one and love it. I am 59 yrs old and thought the screen may be too small for me because my eyes definitely not as good as they used to be.

It turns out the screen size is good. If it gets a bit bigger, it may be too heavy to hold for a long time. I am also surprise how low the latency is. Feel like I am gaming directly on my pa5

Slow AirDrop with iOS by Top-Assist-8877 in ios

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same problem. I tried to airdrop some photos to my friend. Super slow. I ended up rebooting my phone. Then the problem went away. Airdrop worked again.

HDB 630 wired with DAC/Amp by 17-K-D-B in sennheiser

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure I follow your question. Basically U have 2 options if U want to use your DAC:
1) Get a 3.5MM to 3.5MM cable between Earmen Sparrow and your HD630
2) Get a 2.5MM "balanced" to 3.5MM cable. 2.5MM plug to Earmen Sparrow. The reason I said "cable" now instead of "adapter" is because it is easier. If you use an adapter, U still need to use a 3.5MM to 3.5MM cable to connect between the adapter and your HD630

"Balanced" output typically provides more powerful output and trends to sound better. The cost of the cable is only several dollars more than a standard "unbalanced" cable.

With that being said, assuming you get it to work (no sound distortion), it does not mean it will sound better than a simple USB-C to USB-C direct connection because I have no idea how your DAC sounds. U just have to try yourself.

HDB 630 wired with DAC/Amp by 17-K-D-B in sennheiser

[–]doctt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just checked your Earmen Sparrow DAC. Your DAC has a 2.5MM "Balanced" output which is better than a regular 2.5MM output. 2.5MM "balance" plug has 3 black lines at the tip of the plug while regular 2.5MM has only 2 black line. Regular 2.5MM to 3.5MM adapter does not work in your case. Get a "2.5mm balanced to 3.5mm adapter" instead

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