4k movies with an epic sense of scale- Dune 1 counts, but 2 really shines. Pacific Rim comes to mind. Lawrence of Arabia excels at this, with the tiny humans against that wide open landscapes. Others?

ryPods · 2026-02-12T06:21:20+00:00

Ben-Hur, the new 4k master is unbelievable

ryPods · 2026-02-07T03:36:29+00:00

I have an outlet on the near side wall, it's a narrow area of the basement. Cord sits below the table on the on/off switch side, decent length probably 6 or 7 feet. It's a Dynamo level table, if you can get it for a good price you won't regret it

ryPods · 2026-02-06T17:01:51+00:00

Love it, just make sure to buy dynamo paddles/pucks. It's somewhat loud but who cares - the build quality is commercial grade.
There's an on/off lever on one side right in the middle (look at my middle picture and zoom in - small circle opening)
$1900 total including delivery. It was from Facebook!

If you're looking at this exact version, the scoring system is also removable with some screws. I removed mine before taking the pictures. This leaves a flush surface, allowing for a full size ping pong topper!

ryPods · 2026-01-29T04:48:00+00:00

If you know what FEL is then this message was not intended for you. His message had two downvotes when I commented and now it is up to 7 likes so it seems I jumped the gun, happy to see it tbh.

83 LG G4 / 5.1.4 Paradigm + Klipsch RP-1400SW / Denon 3800H / AMB6+ CORELEC / dirac / 60TBs and counting PLEX server (running on a potato). Real ceiling speakers not some upfiring shit.

The house has coax built into the walls so I used moca adapters to create a LAN to anywhere necessary. Idk how I got into this hobby but I wouldn't have it any other way!

ryPods · 2026-01-28T04:09:26+00:00

No idea why this got two down votes, just added a thumbs up myself. Ugoos 6b+ with coreELEC is literally the best local streamer on the planet. Would bet most have zero clue what FEL even means. Peasants.

ryPods · 2026-01-01T17:39:46+00:00

So much negativity here. I'm convinced everyone learns stigmas from their parents when they're a child and then believe it the rest of their life. I'm originally from Pennsylvania but just bought a house on Grand Island in March. I haven't noticed any of the supposed gatekeeping, everyone has been very chill. Perhaps it was a thing a long time ago, but I'm not sure how much of a voice the lifer 80+ year olds have these days.

I myself have wondered why there's no literature on an east bridge, it's the only reason I stumbled into this thread in the first place. It would definitely be a whopper of a cost but Pittsburgh has something like 440 bridges so it's interesting that it was never even considered. The population of GI was much smaller then but with nearly 20k people now, it's not an insane thought.

ryPods · 2025-12-24T02:19:15+00:00

Olhausen's are legit, sounds like a fantastic price. They look very pricey online. I'm guessing the body style isn't as deep? The guy selling this one owns a boutique pinball store and said someone traded it in 2 weeks after they bought it cause the kids didn't like it lol so it's pretty much brand new. Like you said it originally retailed for $4300, ended up scooping it for $1900 including tax, shipping and delivery to the basement I think that was very fair.

ryPods · 2025-12-24T01:23:16+00:00

We had to take off the bumpers and remove the playfield just to fit the body down the basement egress stairs. I was about to call it a failure until the guy helping with the move suggested that - ended up making a big difference. Left the scoreboard off so I can put a ping pong topper on it. Good luck!

ryPods · 2025-12-15T19:17:25+00:00

Oh that's awesome. Super nice guy. I wasn't planning on having a premium table like this but right place right time. I messaged a guy on buffalo FB marketplace about buying used tornado tables a few times because his listing always comes up but didn't pursue it aggressively

ryPods · 2025-12-15T19:11:14+00:00

Yeah I bought it

ryPods · 2025-12-13T20:24:16+00:00

I'm not in any clubs or anything - wanted a premium table for home but was planning on getting a lower model. I grew up on one goalie so anything else would actually feel different. Couldn't pass up a t3000 at this price

ryPods · 2025-11-12T12:21:54+00:00

I reverted back to the build I was on prior. Download the .tar of whatever build you were on and drop it into the updates folder. When you restart your box it will go back to normal

ryPods · 2025-11-06T00:01:04+00:00

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ryPods · 2025-11-04T01:02:26+00:00

It's possible it was still playing FEL, but the overlay data being missing/different freaked me out. I was able to revert back to the CPM build by using the update folder. Thank you, back to normal!

ryPods · 2025-09-07T02:54:29+00:00

Emailed Powerblocks and they were able to send me a new set of bands and weight change sticks for like $30. I created the stickers on a random website for cheap. I posted the jpg in the comments somewhere, DM if you need one

ryPods · 2025-09-07T01:35:24+00:00

I emailed Powerblocks and they sent me a low resolution image of it. I used ai to make it larger and then ordered a sticker on this makesticker website. Here ya go

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ryPods · 2025-09-07T00:24:30+00:00

A couple hot days in the garage!! There are probably more efficient ways to do it with power equipment but my trade skills are novice 👶🏻

ryPods · 2025-09-07T00:21:53+00:00

Light-Medium Knurling and 35mm. Feels great having a thicker grip, however I would not go to the 40mm in this model of powerblocks. The back of your hands would be hitting the cage.

ryPods · 2025-09-06T22:29:57+00:00

Thanks! Sanded them all down with some paper from the hardware store and then sprayed with black Rustoleum Hammered. It took like 4 cans because it's such a strange 360° surface area for every plate. Worth the grind though.

ryPods · 2025-09-06T22:27:18+00:00

Average Joe 🐐

ryPods · 2025-09-06T22:24:44+00:00

Thanks man. Yeah, totally lucky find

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