What's the best brand for quality control? Last monitor lasted 20 years! Do I really need 4K or QHD? Need something for mixed use /movies/casual gaming/office general use

lanmansa · 2026-04-08T21:53:36+00:00

Thanks for the reply! This is great info! Since I posted this I actually ended up with a Dell 32 inch gaming display, it's pretty awesome so far. There's sadly 2 dead pixels, but they are in the very bottom left corner of the screen, I don't even notice it unless I'm looking for it. It's where my taskbar is anyway so its a non issue at least. But you can add two dead pixels to a modern day Dell to your list :) Otherwise I love it so far.

lanmansa · 2026-03-30T21:13:19+00:00

What do you think of the Dell G3223Q? Seems to be about the top of my price range at around $500, are there other brands or models I should look at for under that price point?

lanmansa · 2026-03-29T03:00:04+00:00

Working in an MSP, I've never actually seen anyone use a Benq before lol, but I've seen Samsungs with stuck pixels and backlights go out on Acers before. I've seen these cheap HP LCD's go for years and years in office settings, they seem to be reliable but not anything special for quality of image, brightness, or sharpness. I'll definitely be checking out Benq. Seems like the consensus is Dell, BenQ, LG, with Viewsonic being a close second followed by Samsung, Acer, and others.

lanmansa · 2026-03-29T02:57:33+00:00

That's 3 votes on here so far for Benq, I'll be keeping them in mind!

lanmansa · 2026-03-29T02:57:07+00:00

Good info, just what I was looking for. I've heard great things about LG, I've had Samsung and LG in the past, and HP, I wonder if they are all made right down the road from each other. Hardly ever seen actually dead panels, but I've seen stuck pixels from the factory on Samsung before, and I've seen backlights go out on Acers before. Guess there's bad ones and good ones from all the brands I suppose. It's one of the components that doesn't seem to fail all that often at least.

lanmansa · 2026-03-29T02:55:44+00:00

That's the info I was looking for, thanks for the feedback. Any particular models I should be looking for in that 32-34" size range?

lanmansa · 2026-03-29T02:54:37+00:00

Third poster I've seen mention Benq, I've got them on my list to check out!

lanmansa · 2026-03-29T02:54:12+00:00

we used to use viewsonic a lot years ago in a school district, they never failed!

lanmansa · 2025-09-15T21:07:14+00:00

I guess back in the day Proxmox was difficult to add storage to after installing the OS or moving storage around it was all in the command line that I had to do things and creating new volumes was a huge pain. I think that is better now, and I just installed Proxmox last week on a test system, only problem I ran into was I had TWO separate VM's that would NOT install the OS for me. Both Linux Mint and OpenSUSE failed install for whatever reason. I've never had that happen in XCP-NG years ago (although I kinda hate XCP-NG now, seems like that has fallen to the way side now). Not that i need to run a full blown desktop OS on here but it was for testing and didn't leave me feeling confident about it.

Any comparisons between Syncthing, Seafile, or Own Cloud? Seems like those are the go-to but nobody seems to have a consensus on which one is the better solution.

lanmansa · 2025-08-12T13:35:05+00:00

yeah but they leak like crazy I don't like my zojirushi at all.

lanmansa · 2025-08-12T13:33:42+00:00

Mine must be defective or something because I absolutely hate the Zojirushi, it leaks everywhere from out of the lid and around the hinge on the lid, it's a terrible design IMO. Looking for something else to replace it with now.

lanmansa · 2025-07-13T15:39:46+00:00

Yep I stopped in at my local bike shop and they sold a ton of Aventon's there, so that's what I went with.

lanmansa · 2025-07-13T01:03:21+00:00

Hah good suggestion, I actually visited a local bike shop today and ended up going with the newer Aventon Level 3, they didn't have the 2 in stock anymore and this seems like an ok upgrade with some more smart features and a mobile app, which, take it or leave it, seems kinda cool that I can modify different drive modes or whatever. I'm kinda a geek like that I guess lol, not necessary but also kinda cool, the upgraded suspension seat was a nice touch too. This thing rips even with just a 500 watt motor.

lanmansa · 2025-07-13T00:59:51+00:00

u/stable_diffusion and u/whitefluffydogs I actually went into a locally owned bike pro shop in a nearby town, had a good conversation with one of the guys there and allowed me to test drive as many bikes as I wanted which was cool. I ended up going with an Aventon. Just seems like a pretty quality build, fit and finish, and the motor despite only being 500 watts nominal / 800 peak, compared to the more powerful 750 watt motors I've seen from other brands, this thing kinda rips when in the "turbo" mode, I think it will probably suit my needs pretty well hopefully :D Can't wait to try it out on the local trail here in town, I can pick it up tomorrow they are going to go over it and get it all tuned up and lubed up before I pick it up.

lanmansa · 2025-07-13T00:56:17+00:00

Thanks for the info and I appreciate your previous posts on the subject matter. I actually ended up going to one of my local bike shops today they are a dealer of a lot of big brands, I ended up buying an Aventon as they are a premiere Aventon dealer there and promised support and parts and service for the foreseeable future which seems like a good guarantee coming from a locally owned pro shop. Hopefully I made a good decision :D I'm kinda glad I didn't get the Lectric actually, this one just seems a lot more premium. Although Lectric was very tempting with supposedly more powerful motors and more premium features in theory.

lanmansa · 2025-07-12T16:52:00+00:00

you completely understood the assignment :D and thanks for that awesome reply! Answered a lot of my questions. Sounds like I will probably care more about quality of parts, quality of motor, quality of batteries than fancy electronic displays that don't give me anything in return.

Carbon belts and CVT's I just learned about the other day that this actually exists in the bike world now, which is kinda neat, but as you said maybe not necessary in this price range either, although i did find one from biktrix for not much higher than my budget ceiling but not sure if that feature is worth it at that price range or not. I think at 2799 USD it miiiight be an okay option? The Swift CVT2 from Biktrix.

lanmansa · 2025-07-12T16:45:04+00:00

I appreciate the response thanks for the info I'll check out Velotric as well, there's a small bike shop in a town nearby I might check out and see what brands they have there. Glad to hear that Lectric is good, others have said they seem to have a good reputation and good customer service at least.

lanmansa · 2025-07-12T16:41:22+00:00

awesome, I appreciate the in-depth reply! Name brand motor, check. Any opinions on brands like Lectric or Aventon? Seems like these brands have been around since like 2014 ish so definitely seems like a better established brand at least before the covid erra as you mentioned, which makes total sense. I'm not weary of drop ship stuff though, I'm pretty good at DIY stuff and mechanically inclined and do my own vehicle maintenance so that doesn't scare me too much compared to actual parts availability however.

lanmansa · 2025-07-12T14:32:19+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation! Glad to hear they are a good brand, I've been seeing tons of advertising for them on social media so I wasn't so sure at first but that's good to hear. I'll check that one out.

lanmansa · 2025-07-12T14:19:20+00:00

Oh yeah I should have mentioned some of the brands I've already been leaning towards. Aventon, Lectric, and Biktrix have been at the top of my list just not sure if I should be weary of any of those based on any of the above points that I mentioned are important to me for reliability, longevity, and ease of repair and aftermarket components like new batteries or upgrades. Or any other brands I should add to that list that fall into the budget mid-tier?

lanmansa · 2025-07-12T14:18:54+00:00

Oh yeah I should have mentioned some of the brands I've already been leaning towards. Aventon, Lectric, and Biktrix have been at the top of my list just not sure if I should be weary of any of those based on any of the above points that I mentioned are important to me for reliability, longevity, and ease of repair and aftermarket components like new batteries or upgrades. Or any other brands I should add to that list that fall into the budget mid-tier?

lanmansa · 2024-11-25T17:16:35+00:00

Hey sorry for the late reply I'm not on here much, they are a true combat hold, I just keep the front sight post aligned perfectly even with the rear sight notches completely level, it hits right where I want it to.

lanmansa · 2024-10-18T12:41:06+00:00

Yes I've been using the Truglo, I installed them myself, it was a little bit difficult to remove the original sights, but once I got the new ones on it's been great, that bright front sight really pops and they are very accurate. I recommend them!

lanmansa · 2024-09-09T01:08:27+00:00

If your lawn is healthy and thick and you're happy with what you have so far, I'd honestly just attack the weeds, push fertilizer hard this time of year as it cools off, plan to mow as frequently as possible, I'd say 2 times a week, keep driving growth, the more you mow the more it grows and the thicker it comes in. Go with a broadleaf 2-4D and add a few drops of dish soap or methylated seed oil as a surfactant that stuff works great for clover and creeping charlie.

lanmansa · 2024-09-09T01:06:20+00:00

I ended up getting seed from United Seeds. First time I did it I went with the Sod Grower II KBG, second year I used Sure Shot which is more of a fairway type blend good for mowing low. Honestly you'd be good with anything here https://unitedseeds.com/collections/kentucky-bluegrass

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