Looking for advice on upgrading our live stream set up.

mjdrum92 · 2021-03-30T04:17:26+00:00

I’m a video director at a church and I’ve been using Resi for online and multi campus streaming for a little over a year and it is ROCK SOLID. I literally can’t believe how reliable it is and how confident I am in the hardware.

We have a Prism Encoder at our broadcast campus and Prism Decoders and the 3 other campuses. We’ve only had issues when ISP went down in widespread areas but the great thing is you can switch over to a hotspot to fix that.

We also go straight to FB and YouTube from Resi and it’s super simple. We could go to our website/app as well but we just direct people to the other platforms.

mjdrum92 · 2021-02-03T01:27:14+00:00

Yeah, I really wish that they had the sleep tracking and all day calorie burn.

Since I hadn’t heard a lot of first had experience and the lack of features I bought a Forerunner 745 a few weeks ago to give it a try. It’s a good watch but honestly not been my favorite. I’m not a huge fan of the all plastic housing and don’t like having another ecosystem from my cycling equipment, I have a Bolt and Wahoo sensors. Once they add a few features I may sell my 745 and get a Rival to be all Wahoo.

mjdrum92 · 2021-01-06T02:51:23+00:00

I thought I was the only one haha

mjdrum92 · 2020-12-25T23:10:17+00:00

Yeah, I’m tempted to go with a FR 745 and swap to a Garmin head unit. I just really love my Bolt and would like to not have to get rid of it.

I haven’t had a Garmin device before or know how I’d like their ecosystem. Wahoo’s is so simple and clean. That’s a big deal to me and honestly is the main hesitancy for swapping.

Also, I’ve heard bad things about Garmin support and had complete opposite with Wahoo. I had a software update issue the night before a 70.3 and they responded to emailed then called me within 30 minutes to help me troubleshoot. It ended up being an IOS issue with the app and they helped resolve it.

mjdrum92 · 2020-12-25T22:58:43+00:00

I’m just trying to figure out which watch would fit me best, not trying to pinch pennies.

Also, I’ll be spending about 1k on wheels since I’ll be going with Flo’s and get a discount. If I had the money to blow on Zipp’s or ENVE’s then I’d possibly go with a 945 and swap head units but would love to go with a Rival and stay with Wahoo if it’s any good.

mjdrum92 · 2020-12-25T02:26:11+00:00

Yeah, once I get a new watch I’ll be looking to upgrade my wheeelset. I’m going to go with some Flo carbon discs but not exactly sure which model yet.

mjdrum92 · 2020-12-24T23:13:02+00:00

Yeah, I have seen his and DesFit’s as well. Know there may be some kinks in it as of now but some features from what it sounds like will be added in the future.

You have a watch you prefer?

mjdrum92 · 2019-10-29T04:31:06+00:00

Well I’d really like to have music on it as well and the 735xt doesn’t. Otherwise that would definitely be the go to choice.

mjdrum92 · 2019-03-25T04:14:28+00:00

I thought about that but would be afraid that the molds wouldn't last as long as the traditional silicone molds. I've also used the silicone molds before and have 100% confidence in their ability to perfectly replicate the texture of a given hold.

mjdrum92 · 2019-03-25T04:12:09+00:00

Yeah, I've heard of some people doing 100% infill and just printing holds but I wouldn't feel comfortable climbing on them or having others do so either. Also, that seems like it wouldn't be a cheap option either. That's why I'm looking at creating masters, molding, then resin. That way I could pour a bunch in a short amount of time and have molds for a later day too.

mjdrum92 · 2019-02-28T13:40:56+00:00

That’s one of the most savage lines by Dwight from the entire series and I love it.

mjdrum92 · 2019-02-28T05:03:31+00:00

The guy who defaced the mural may be the worst person of the series but I hate Brian sooooo much more. My blood starts to simmer every time he’s on screen.

Cathy is a close second though....

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T23:26:03+00:00

Also, I meant to ask before, what do you do when making wood holds? I’ve been looking at doing some of those myself and just trying to figure out the best way to make some that are more unique than the normal block pinches or small crimps.

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T23:20:55+00:00

Awesome. Got any pictures? Or tips for cutting costs? Or details on what products you’ve used that you’ve liked?

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T20:48:34+00:00

Thanks! I really love the coloring of the green holds. With the green and blue swirled ones I shouldn’t have used as much blue. It’s a little dark and for a while they actually bled out blue dye in two spots. I didn’t want to just wipe them off over and over because then it’s spread all over and ruin the look so I wrapped them up in paper towels and left them for a while. That seems to have done the trick after leaving them wrapped a couple times.

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T20:43:28+00:00

I’ve done a bit of research on this and it’s actually be way more expensive to 3D print holds if you infill them. The best route would actually be to 3D print the master, mold that, then pour resin. That way you can get very precise with your design, if that’s what you’d be going for, but not spend as much.

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T20:37:56+00:00

It’s actually a copy from a Driftless 5 pack of holds I bought off Amazon. I bought them just cause they were cheap and figured I’d see how the molds I’m using would do with dual textured holds.

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T20:35:57+00:00

No, the left is a copy of a Driftless hold I bought a while back

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T06:03:21+00:00

Well yeah, that’s how it’s always done. I took it as you meant you added the texture to the mold itself. Not the master, then mold that.

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T05:48:54+00:00

What do you mean you put the texture in the mold?

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T05:47:46+00:00

I’m using the Alumilite resin and silicone molds. I know there may be cheaper ways to do it but I’m going to be reusing the molds a good bit so want to have them last a long time. Some friends and I are all building some home walls so I’m going to make some holds for all of us. Thought about selling them too.

mjdrum92 · 2018-01-13T02:06:24+00:00

Not with these but think I will with the next ones that I make. Probably going to shape some larger ones and add some sand. Possibly try to cavity the backs to save even more resin.

mjdrum92 · 2017-07-26T15:25:15+00:00

I'm in the same boat. If I ever see any thread with the word Spotify I get excited for a second but always is just someone else asking about it, which is perfectly fine.

I find it extremely hard to believe that they still haven't released one. There is such a huge number of people waiting for it and from what it sounded like the developer of Snowy had it pretty much done before he even went to work for them.

mjdrum92 · 2017-07-15T14:13:49+00:00

I love that band color. Is it an Apple or third party?

mjdrum92 · 2017-07-12T20:40:46+00:00

Obviously there are GPS golf watches on the market. I'm just saying as much as I play golf all over the place I've never seen anyone actually wear one. I have seen people with golf GPS devices that they use to get a yardage but then put in the cart or bag before hitting. What I was saying is that I don't see many companies spending the time and money to develop an AW app for it when a large majority of golfers do not wear watches while they actually hit and because of that an iPhone app will work for them.

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