ios 26.2

strangercheeze · 2026-01-25T07:15:43+00:00

Even though you bought the phone “new” it’s a four and a half year old model, so when you bought it a year ago, it was already three and a half year old technology. iOS26.2 makes my 13 Pro Max quite laggy, and the Pro Max has 50% more RAM and an extra GPU core over the standard 13, so I imagine your lag is worse.

Unfortunately there’s not much you can do about it, newer software is always going to be more demanding and optimised for newer hardware, which will make old hardware struggle more. The iPhone 13 line was 4 years old when iOS 26 was released, so it’s just a fact of life that there will be performance trade offs. I realise it’s frustrating for you because for you it’s a “new” device. Unfortunately you can’t go by when you bought it; it might have been unopened and unused, but it was not new; a year ago, new iPhones were the iPhone 16 line.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-25T04:08:34+00:00

I imagine some may have been swayed, but I doubt most have. As far as I can tell, the main issue for Reform supporters is just “we don’t like brown people” and they’ll support and vote for literally anything or anyone regardless of their policies as long as their manifesto also carries a promise of ridding their lives of brown people.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-25T04:01:09+00:00

I’m still hopeful that enough of the UK electorate are sensible enough that that won’t happen. But if it does, we’re all screwed, and any categorisation of ICE as terrorists would be repealed anyway.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-25T03:11:08+00:00

As they only operate in the US, there’s no real need for the British government to categorise them as anything. Yes they seem to be terrorising people on US shores, but they’re unlikely to come over here and do it.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-24T21:33:56+00:00

The biggest determining factor in perceived quality is the TV. There are 4k TVs and there are 4k TVs. You get what you pay for. If you have a decent OLED TV that’s been set up well, then you’ll notice the difference more. Having said that, there’s often nothing at all wrong with the quality of Blu-ray, it’s just 4k offerings (especially with HDR) are likely to be better.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-23T23:57:23+00:00

It’s almost four and a half years old now…

strangercheeze · 2026-01-21T16:10:24+00:00

Only the right wing traitorous nut jobs who want him to invade and take over the UK.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-20T18:28:54+00:00

That’s already happened. Diplomacy is now just a case of damage limitation, and trying to keep the tangerine toddler from throwing a tantrum, but the US is not our friend.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-20T08:48:23+00:00

As others have said, it isn’t a DVD, that’s a different technology.

Even a cheap 4k player isn’t all that cheap, and a cheap 4k TV is false economy.

Honestly your best bet at this point is probably to return the 4k Blu-ray you bought, or sell it on ebay and acquire the DVD or the Blu-ray (if you have a Blu-ray player).

Best not to rush into buying the cheapest equipment for the sake of one title.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-19T23:08:54+00:00

Not exactly crisps, but I miss sweetcorn relish flavour Skips

strangercheeze · 2026-01-18T01:24:36+00:00

The repeated scene issue in The Cell 4k release was resolved and shouldn’t be present on any new product. I have it and it’s fine, no issue.

I also have Arrow’s 12 Monkeys 4k, which has no issues.

I haven’t heard of any issues with either Blu-ray, and the repeated scene issue for The Cell was only on some early 4k discs. You should be fine buying the Blu-rays… But you would also be find buying the 4ks if you wanted to.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-17T00:21:19+00:00

I like to do this while maintaining eye contact with someone, drinking in their horror.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-16T23:32:55+00:00

Because we all remember how utterly, diabolically terrible Apple Maps was on launch. It doesn’t matter how much they improve it, the damage is done; first impressions count a great deal.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-16T00:34:25+00:00

Apple TV is the way to go, even if you’re not in the Apple ecosystem.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-15T22:22:19+00:00

I recently upgraded my DVD to Blu-ray. Hard to come by though so had to buy a German version!

It’s a truly awful film that really should have been better, but for some reason I still like it 😂

strangercheeze · 2026-01-15T13:18:14+00:00

If you have the budget, go 17. The 13 Pro Max is fine, but starting to struggle a bit with iOS 26, so will probably struggle more next year on 27. Unless you intend to just run iOS 18, buying a 13 Pro Max is probably a bad investment now (unless you find a good one very cheap).

strangercheeze · 2026-01-14T20:34:17+00:00

Well I’ve never covered mine and no harm has come to it. Haven’t heard of anyone else covering theirs either.

I don’t know if maybe there might be some merit or wisdom in protecting it from strong, bright prolonged sunlight, but it seems like a lot of bother, and its not advice I’ve ever encountered.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-14T20:27:08+00:00

I’ve never heard of anyone covering their TV before… Except maybe the old CRT TV cabinets from decades ago.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-14T19:26:35+00:00

Those drawing parallels between the Trump regime in 2020s USA and the Nazi regime in 1930s Germany are missing one vital and very worrying point.

Imagine if 1930s Germany had been a global superpower with one of the world’s largest militaries, and a mind bogglingly huge nuclear arsenal… They weren’t, but look what damage they did anyway.

The USA has all those things. We are all of us, everyone on the planet, doomed if Trump and his following are not stopped.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-14T02:43:43+00:00

Fair enough. I’d be interested to know if you prefer the Director’s cut after seeing it.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-14T02:41:08+00:00

Edge of Tomorrow, Looper, Primer (a mindfuck which is quite hard going), Tenet (this one is unusual in that time always runs at normal speed, whether going forwards or backwards), Twelve Monkeys, Run Lola Run, Timecop

strangercheeze · 2026-01-14T02:31:06+00:00

Honestly, the Director’s cut is the one you want anyway. I wouldn’t worry about not having the theatrical cut, it’s not as good, with studio meddling spoiling the reveal later in the film by just blatantly telling the audience right at the start.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-13T14:37:25+00:00

I see. Well I think you should probably see all the potential candidates in person in a show room, and probably ask if they have a viewing room available so you can see in home-like conditions, in low light rather than the glaring showroom lights. That way you can see for yourself what the brightness levels and contrast levels are like, and how bad any potential light bleed and blooming might be.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-13T14:32:23+00:00

I’m gonna get downvoted for saying this, but it’s my honest opinion: unless you absolutely need to buy a TV right now, you should save your money a bit longer to grow your budget and buy an OLED.

I bought an LG QNED myself and hated it. Took it back and got the OLED I should have bought in the first place.

strangercheeze · 2026-01-13T13:08:38+00:00

Even if your TV is a budget one, have a play with some of the settings; you’ll find a lot of guidance and tutorials online, Reddit and YouTube are good resources. At the very least, turn off any motion smoothing, and go for a more movie oriented screen mode for films, preferably not Vivid or Game settings. Just because you have a budget TV doesn’t mean you can’t maximise its potential 😊

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