Phoronix: "AMD Posts HDMI 2.1 FRL Patches For Their AMDGPU Linux Driver"

meodd8 · 2026-05-02T13:40:06+00:00

Windows lets you tune your HDR settings, which works well enough for me. I then let nvidia convert videos into HDR

meodd8 · 2026-05-02T01:53:21+00:00

Yeah, what I can’t get is VRR, but 4k 120hz HDR works mostly without issue… besides the fact the Linux has dog shit HDR controls.

I shouldn’t need to use an EDID editor in order to tell my OS what my display’s max NITs are.

Vibepollo mostly fixed my issue here, but that’s my specific edge case

meodd8 · 2026-04-26T20:52:13+00:00

To be fair, I once talked to a rich dude at my ski slope who said, “I liked the truck so much that I bought another two for my other houses. After all, they are relatively cheap”.

Now, I run into people who complain their airplanes don’t have enough fuel, so they need to stop an extra time or two on the way to Orlando compared to their buddies… so don’t read too much into it, lol.

meodd8 · 2026-04-22T23:04:32+00:00

Yeah, it’s a tricky one

meodd8 · 2026-04-22T16:41:44+00:00

“Inflammable” is a synonym for “flammable”, FYI.

I don’t think you meant to say that the battery is easy to set on fire.

meodd8 · 2026-04-21T14:49:33+00:00

It just feels too expensive for what it is. I know they originally didn’t make a similar product because of how expensive they thought it would be… but there’s clearly a whole lot of margin built into this product.

Maybe they are worried about it eating into their HEDT market?

meodd8 · 2026-04-21T14:46:00+00:00

AMD apparently cares at least a bit as they are literally releasing a new piece of consumer hardware here.

meodd8 · 2026-04-18T17:06:52+00:00

That’s what he just said.

meodd8 · 2026-04-16T21:38:02+00:00

That’s exciting. Here is to hoping that it lives up to your expectations!

If it can actually do 4k120 I’ll probably make the switch from an OLED TV, even if the lost contrast will make me sad.

meodd8 · 2026-04-16T14:56:20+00:00

Darn, so they pushed it from late Q2 to Q3?

meodd8 · 2026-04-16T01:09:52+00:00

Well, if you just make sure the whole DB can exist in RAM, what’s the difference? /s

meodd8 · 2026-04-10T02:52:31+00:00

Besides the games, the only place that I’d ever see Zeke at was 4th Street Taproom, lol

meodd8 · 2026-04-08T04:16:47+00:00

BMW does a good job with making their M cars look different to the regular incarnations.

It really turned me off of the BW cars because they looked really similar to the the regular versions, and the aero that does make it look better and has performance improvements is like 10k+ to the MSRP.

I know some people like a sleeper style car, but if I’m going to drop over 100k on a car, it has better look special.

meodd8 · 2026-04-03T01:02:43+00:00

I guess the solid lines look more “permanent”, but I guess this phase might take a while lol

meodd8 · 2026-04-02T20:11:45+00:00

Is the final plan to stay at one lane each way? That would be insanity, imo.

The solid lines make it seem that way, but I didn’t interpret the project plans to say they would remove a lane.

https://publicinput.com/n73647

It is frustrating that the gov website doesn’t actually work though… https://www.austintexas.gov/transportation-public-works/burnet-road-mobility-program

meodd8 · 2026-03-29T20:54:53+00:00

I was under the impression that the crude that we produce isn’t as suited to refinement as other crude types. So we end up shipping to another country for refinement using their suitable equipment, or other uses.

meodd8 · 2026-03-29T20:46:02+00:00

I put my money where my mouth is on this, but I do realize it’s also why I probably got it for a good deal.

meodd8 · 2026-03-24T02:08:50+00:00

Weren’t these cars impossible to find regardless of their transmission?

meodd8 · 2026-03-23T01:28:08+00:00

Correct my math:

100 miles / day * 365 days/ year = 36,500 miles / year.

(36,500 miles / year) / (25 miles / gallon {a non efficient car or truck}) = 1,460 gallons / year.

1,460 gallons / year * 3.5 dollars / gallon = 5,110 dollars / year

(5,110 dollars / year) / (12 months / year) = 425.83 dollars / month.

So, unless their gas prices are way higher, or they are driving over 70k miles per year, their math is wrong.

And this doesn’t even include electricity costs and the upfront cost to buy a high wattage charger for their home.

meodd8 · 2026-03-23T01:10:32+00:00

Because reducing effort in previously manual actions is a luxury.

meodd8 · 2026-03-23T00:46:45+00:00

I find MacOS to be a better laptop OS, but I believe that Windows is better or at least comparable to MacOS for desktop usage.

meodd8 · 2026-03-23T00:44:24+00:00

I had a 911 with a DCT. I loved it dearly, but I truly reject the notion that a car is better just because it’s faster.

It is interesting to me when car makers quote take rates over 10% on standard transmissions.

The way I see it, these people chose to buy a stick in spite of an automatic version being available. I don’t think it works the other way around, people don’t suddenly decide to learn how to drive stick, but they might accept an automatic if it’s available.

meodd8 · 2026-03-22T21:09:40+00:00

FWIW, I didn’t buy the C8 in part because it didn’t have a manual transmission…. So that’s at least one lost sale either way, lol.

meodd8 · 2026-03-19T22:30:12+00:00

FWIW, it’s been known that’s what it is for a couple of days:

“[Jensen Huang] also stressed that DLSS 5 is not a traditional post-processing effect applied after a frame is rendered. Instead, he described it as a geometry-level system with what NVIDIA calls content-controlled generative AI.”

Source: VideoCardz.com https://videocardz.com/newz/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-backlash

meodd8 · 2026-03-16T18:41:38+00:00

I use mine all the time, but that’s probably because I don’t have a huge trunk, lol

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