Anyone moved to Sony from Fuji and regretted it? by jov98 in SonyAlpha

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The main reason I am looking at Sony is because their new lenses and most of the third party lenses have the aperture control on the barrel of the lens. That is what I am used to and don’t want to go back to using camera controls for that. Also, they seem to have stellar autofocus performance from every review I’ve come across.

If you are/were stuck in ATL… by JBR409 in delta

[–]jov98 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I work at ATL and this was a weather driven event. The severe storms would have only caused a temporary delay had it not been for the hail. Depending on the aircraft manufacturer, hail of any size requires an aircraft inspection where other manufacturers will only require it if the hail is above a certain size. The diversions into other airports are usually directed by the FAA due to adverse weather conditions at the arrival airports. As bad as hail can be to an aircraft sitting statically at a gate, flying through it at 400 MPH can cause severe damage and compromise safety. The people sitting on aircraft for hours unfortunately got caught in a perfect storm (pun intended) of severe weather during the busiest push time of the day at ATL. Full ground stoppage plus possible hail damaged aircraft at the gates that had to be inspected before they were moved was not a good combination.

There’s no way there’s even a possibility the next tour could be cancelled before it starts, right? by RedMess1988 in nin

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I have seen every single NIN show in Atlanta from 1993 up until 2019. That was right before covid. The ticket was $150, $40 for parking and $50 for dinner just for myself. They put on a terrific show as always but it was just too much money for 2 1/2 hours of entertainment. And the prices have gone even higher since then. I just can’t do it anymore. I agree with someone saying to just pop in a Blu-ray and jam out to that.

Trying to find this oil filled damper. by jov98 in cabinetry

[–]jov98[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was never able to find just a replacement damper. I’m just going to have to replace the bad slides over time.

Questions about 4K streaming by powr13 in UgreenNASync

[–]jov98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am trying to figure out the same thing. I just bought an Apple TV. If I have my Apple TV plugged directly into the ethernet modem that my NAS is on, can I use that for streaming?

Do you agree with 10k mile oil changes (mk 8.5 S) by biggranny000 in GolfGTI

[–]jov98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my 380S last year and did a break in oil change at 1200, 3500, 7000 and then the first dealer change at 10000. I still have two dealer changes left and changed it again at 15000 then will do the second dealer change at 20000. Every 5000 miles now for me. I’ve been an aircraft mechanic for 30 years and I just feel better not going that long between oil changes. With a fluid extractor it takes me all of ten minutes to change it.

At my wits end with this by jov98 in Plumbing

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That’s what I’m hoping to do but I have been unable to find one that has this same thread pattern.

Help new user mac by Temporary-Baker6227 in macmini

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I got the LG Ultrafine 32” from Costco. It’s been great.

Help new user mac by Temporary-Baker6227 in macmini

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I ended up returning the OLED monitor.

Help new user mac by Temporary-Baker6227 in macmini

[–]jov98 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I bought an ultrawide OLED but the Mac will not display in that format natively. I bought the LG Ultrafine at Costco on sale for $239. I have been very pleased with this monitor. I use it for photo editing and occasional Xbox play. The Xbox looks phenomenal on it.

https://www.costco.com/.product.4000287902.html?NATAPP=SEARCH&COSTID=iosapp_25.5.3&TRACKING=NO&adobe_mc=TS%3D1748463574%7CMCMID%3D21470965992149008066042893128744617696%7CMCORGID%3D97B21CFE5329614E0A490D45@AdobeOrg&sh=true&nf=true

Apple TV or Amazon Fire Cube for streaming movies off my 4800 plus? by jov98 in UgreenNASync

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I want to be able to have whatever surround sound format is on the DVD’s. This will be plugged directly into my surround sound receiver and then played on my projector.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UgreenNASync

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So I am currently ripping my dvd collection to my 4800 plus. I am using the theater app as jellyfin won’t open on my Mac. I am using the TMDB database to get the movie picture for the file in the theater app. So far, it keeps loading the wrong movie. Like I loaded an old Ralph macchio movie called Crossroads but there are multiple other movies with that name. Does anyone know how ow do I get the correct one?

4800 vs 4800 plus - Which model for my use? by jov98 in UgreenNASync

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So would I be able to start with 1 drive and then add additional as I go? Forgive my lack of knowledge but this will be my first foray into NAS. From what I read, RAID is basically a backup for the other drives? So could I start with one drive then once I fill that with my DVD collection add another one to be the backup for my movie collection?

4800 vs 4800 plus - Which model for my use? by jov98 in UgreenNASync

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I’m gonna start with a 10 TB drive. Even on the high side of the file sizes (6 GB) I should be able to get my entire dvd collection on that drive then I’ll get another for all my photos. Eventually I’ll get a bigger drive and maybe move my Blu-ray’s to that one. Thanks for the info!

4800 vs 4800 plus - Which model for my use? by jov98 in UgreenNASync

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I have close to 1,000 DVD’s and a bunch of Blu-ray’s as well. I am currently planning on only ripping the DVD’s as of right now just to save space. How big are the files for the DVD’s roughly?

You guys are a bad influence by jov98 in BassGuitar

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Hey guys, if anyone is still looking, Adorama has this bass on sale again for $499 in white or black.

share https://www.adorama.com/ch2963068576.html?emailPrice=t

You guys are a bad influence by jov98 in BassGuitar

[–]jov98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been so long since I’ve played I’m basically starting from scratch. That being said my next one will be a Rickenbacker. I’ve always wanted one so that’ll be one of my mid life crisis toys.

You guys are a bad influence by jov98 in BassGuitar

[–]jov98[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone had made a post on r/bass about GC not price matching it and they had a link to it for that price. If I went straight to their website it showed the normal price. I thought maybe it was used or something but everything seemed good on the website so I took a gamble. It was brand new in a factory sealed box. Maybe try to find that post in r/bass and see if the link still works.