Saltarello

@Saltarello@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are Expensive TVs Actually Better? An Analysis of TV Prices and Review Scores⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not an “imagephile”, my eyes can tell the difference between 4k & 1080p but for a 45 min TV show I couldn’t care less if its in standard def.

  We have an HTPC handling all media including TV recrdings so I took a USB with a few media files of differing qualities & tested them on TV’s in the store - no way I’m buying a TV without seeing how it handles everyday stuff that isnt the ridiculous over bright awful motion smoothed in store demo scenes.

  I’d never use the “smart” features of a TV, that thing is never going online.

  Last 3 TV’s have been Panasonic. One of them was a lower priced set but still fantastic picture. Not the best UI & to be honest a nightmare menu system but excellent panels & no ads or BS in the UI.

  The way the tech overlords are heading I’m not looking forward to replacing our set when it eventually needs it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are "Lifetime" Cloud Storage Plans scams?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Wouldn’t say scam but potentially unsustainable. Some years ago I signed up for a brand new startup Nextcloud service which was priced far too low & went under very quickly. Switched to a hosted Nextcloud provider who had been around a long time (still around). They were really good but after a short time I decided to learn how to host it myself.

  Hardware wise you don’t need much, I upgraded to a used Pi5 8GB with fanless heatsink case & added an m.2 SSD. Only 1 user on my instance but I often share folders with others, it’s robust & never once crashed.

  If exposing to www you need to keep your network secure. There’s a learning curve but self hosting can be rewarding. Any if you’re lucky you might get to spend hours & hours problem solving when something breaks 😉😁

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some self hosted services that you think are essential?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it’s the first thing i learned how to self host: Nextcloud …which in turn allows me to sync Joplin notes, which I use constantly

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is TV Dead? Global TV Shipments Hit a Decade Low in 2023⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I dunno if TV is dead per se as we all enjoy watching shows/movies. Not really interested in gimmicks - we only have 4K as all new TV’s are 4K & we only got it because our previous TV failed & they can no longer be repaired.

  All i want is a good quality dumb screen. You can stick all your smart features where the sun dont shine, I’ll handle everything via a separate box that I control thank you. I’ll not be at the mercy of your shitty EULA, you won’t monitor my viewing habits or force ads into the UI or remove your dogshit apps without warning. Our TV has never been online, HTPC with a couple of USB TV tuners, uBlock Origin, an interface of my choosing, remote control & lots of storage handles everything. Still perfectly happy watching SD stuff, the only 4K we watch is YouTube.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I get that AMP sites are supposed to load faster. But why do they have to be so ugly?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re an Android, Kiwi Browser has an option to remove AMP (use direct website over AMP version)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Alternative YouTube frontend which syncs with Google⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally i try to steer clear of Google services so I dont sign in to YouTube. I keep a list of channels along with any interesting looking videos in a note taking app which syncs to various devices via Nextcloud.

  Its a small extra step but ive become used to it so its second nature & it works for me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's your go-to Android Browser and why?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Kiwi with uBlock, SponsorBlock & Violentmonkey