What would you like to buy, but probably won't.

[serpro69]

15 hours ago, Katja said:

I've truly never understand why VR is such a huge thing, but I haven't tried it so I can't say

 

Ha, that's me word for word :D Not sure I'll bother trying VR anytime soon either, I just don't see the point.

[ryan]

in the game vs playing the game.....seems legit

[Reciever]

16 hours ago, serpro69 said:

 

Ha, that's me word for word :D Not sure I'll bother trying VR anytime soon either, I just don't see the point.

 

Essentially the same for me. Though perhaps there just isn't anything right now that would allow me to be fully immersed. 

 

For real vr to take place I imagine it would take a room dedicated to do exactly that, stationary track movement, winds, smells, temperature as well as weightless vr visors as well as different tools for item interactions. Gotta start somewhere I suppose. 

[cucubits]

If there would be one single VR experience to recommend it has to be Alyx.

 

Borrow/buy/find a VR set and try Alyx. Nothing currently out comes even close. Graphics, immersion, atmosphere, story, gameplay - as much as I hate this term, Alyx really is a game changer.

 

Also, as mentioned above, high mobility is not a requirement at all. I did my first playthrough sitting at my desk in a small space. I did bang the controllers on the desk/wall a few times but mainly when throwing stuff in-game.

 

One downside, if I can call it this, is that after finishing Alyx, for a good while I didn't want to even touch any other game.

[jaybee83]

oh this is a good topic! first thing i thought off was a modified P5200 gpu for my dark knight. it wouldnt really make sense at this point in time since ive been saving up for two+ years for a monster desktop (which im gonna pull the trigger on once AM5 and RTX40 series become available).

would then make most sense to part out the dark knight and sell off the parts to get some cash back in. however, i love this machine to death and id just LOVE to give it one last, grand upgrade (including a new battery, since its died on me like a year ago or so).

 

but yeah, first world problems 😄 

[wilpang]

Wanted to buy the MSI GE76 which has a 12600H/QHD display and 3070ti and it was discounted down to around £2300 but couldn't justify the upgrade over my current laptop which is the X170SM with 10700/FHD and 2080 Super 200w.

[jaybee83]

27 minutes ago, wilpang said:

Wanted to buy the MSI GE76 which has a 12600H/QHD display and 3070ti and it was discounted down to around £2300 but couldn't justify the upgrade over my current laptop which is the X170SM with 10700/FHD and 2080 Super 200w.

good decision, that wouldve been a total downgrade! from fully configurable to completely soldered and locked down! 

[wilpang]

2 minutes ago, jaybee83 said:

good decision, that wouldve been a total downgrade! from fully configurable to completely soldered and locked down! 

It wasn't a massive upgrade anyway!

[jaybee83]

8 minutes ago, wilpang said:

It wasn't a massive upgrade anyway!

exactly! plus, u still have some upgrade wiggle room left with your X170 🙂 

[wilpang]

1 hour ago, jaybee83 said:

exactly! plus, u still have some upgrade wiggle room left with your X170 🙂 

Not much, kinda locked to 10th gen and 20 series GPUs.

[ryan]

i want a c1 oled lg tv...im in limbo might buy a a1 55in for 1000 or for 1000 a c1 48in....im also debating if 120hz is worth it at 4k..

[ryan]

I didn't go out and buy a 55x85j....why would  I want one of the best led tvs....ok sorry guys I cracked....was either this or a 55c1

[Tenoroon]

An MN12 Ford Thunderbird...

I've always loved these things (I'm a big fan of Bill Elliot's '97 Mac Tonight T-Bird) but they are impossible to find, and if you can find one in good condition, they cost a lot.

I've been watching used ones in my area for about the past year, and I've only seen one that was in good condition and had 90k miles, but the guy wanted 12 grand for it... 🙄

[kojack]

We want an earthroamer. The big one. However, at a million and a half, unless we win 60 mil or more, it will be a hard nope. Ha ha.  What will be incoming will be a 32 ft motorhome with slideouts and a ujoint Off road 4x4 conversion.  Cheap (ish) and go where we want.  Pop starlink mobile on the top and we are golden. 

[ryan]

yeah a bit of an update I did end up buying the kd-55x85j by sony. its really really good as a monitor but as a tv id give it a 7/10..also kojack you do realize some people on here NBT can make you millions with advice. i personally trippled 4 times my stocks. 9 times and your a billionaire...be nice and take advice

[ryan]

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/macfox-cybertrack-100-electric-off-road-mountain-bike-l-26-tires-shimano-professional-speed-l-350w-motor-l-speed-up-to-32km-range-up-to-91-km-removable-battery-adult-e-bike/17165134

 

electric bike would be fun, as I live near alot of parks

[ryan]

quest 3, hard to justify 650 cad for 2 good vr games

[ryan]

a gen 6 X1 carbon for 283cad, its a really good deal and has a mx150 which is close enough to a intel xe igpu. I will mainly use it for geforce now if I pull the trigger but likely wont because I have 4 laptops.

[Sandy Bridge]

All right, Black Friday is coming up, seems like a good time to bump this thread.  What, if anything, do you want to buy for Black Friday, and will you likely buy it?

 

I probably will buy a game or two off my Steam or GOG wishlists; which ones depends on which are on sale and by how much.

 

I probably won't buy an AM5 gaming system.  Prices are more reasonable than they were a year ago, especially with some lower price motherboards finally being available, but the notebook I bought last year has obviated the need for a new desktop for the foreseeable future.  I mean, sure, part of me still wants a dodecacore 7900X, but would I be able to tell the difference in practice over my notebook's 5800H?  For what I do, nah.

 

Hmm, that e-bike that ryan linked is $700 off its $1500 (CAD) base price... $800 is pretty darn good for an e-bike with any range, which it appears to have.  If I had the storage space for another bike, that might be pretty tempting.  By and large I'd rather ride my traditional bike as the exercise is if not the goal, at least an appreciated side benefit, but having injured my knee a while back... yeah, having an e-bike as an alternative at that point would have been keen.

[KING19]

Samsung Galaxy S23+ and a Full body workout machine that includes everything.

[Jarhead]

Would like to buy an EV, but well... how things have been going with them I might just go for a hybrid instead once I eventually get a new car.

[Sandy Bridge]

On 12/5/2023 at 3:23 PM, Jarhead said:

Would like to buy an EV, but well... how things have been going with them I might just go for a hybrid instead once I eventually get a new car.

What part of how things have been going with them?  The main change I've seen in 2023 is the move towards the North American Charging Standard, which seems like a good reason to potentially wait till 2025, but a net benefit after that.  Though I also continue to be disappointed in the small selection, particularly towards the lower/midrange part of the market.

 

Personally, I think the plug-in hybrid, that gets 30-50 miles on electric but has a petrol engine for extended range, is the sweet spot in the short term while charging infrastructure is built out.  With the same amount of raw battery materials, five to ten times as many vehicles could be mostly-electrified, and a corresponding number of people would get the benefits of electrification - quieter ride, better torque, lower fuel costs - in the near term.  And range/charging anxiety wouldn't be a concern, either.

 

All-electric is what captures the imagination, but the more I've thought about it the more I've concluded that Mazda is right, and pursuing all-electric now is missing the forest for the trees.  At a tree level, all-electric with 270 miles of range is great.  At a forest level, seven times as many vehicles with 35 miles of electric range with a 10 gallon gas tank does a lot more good until the battery supply chain can be expanded.

 

Now if only Mazda would actually release a wide lineup of plug-in hybrid vehicles...

[jaybee83]

An Intel Optane drive, specifically the P5800X with 1.6 TB capacity:

 

would be super curious to see firsthand how it fares in real world scenarios. but yeah, at currently 8000€ probably not gonna get that.... 😄 used to be a "super value" 3000€ tho! maybe i can get a good price on ebay hahaha

edit: yup, listings on ebay start at 2400€, total steal 😛 

[ryan]

16tb holy smokes now thats an amount i would never need. i tap out at 5 tb with every game installed-300 plus and pron movies. literally would have no idea what to do with 16tb but would jump on one if it was closer to 400 bucks

[Jarhead]

14 hours ago, Sandy Bridge said:

What part of how things have been going with them?  The main change I've seen in 2023 is the move towards the North American Charging Standard, which seems like a good reason to potentially wait till 2025, but a net benefit after that.  Though I also continue to be disappointed in the small selection, particularly towards the lower/midrange part of the market.

 

Personally, I think the plug-in hybrid, that gets 30-50 miles on electric but has a petrol engine for extended range, is the sweet spot in the short term while charging infrastructure is built out.  With the same amount of raw battery materials, five to ten times as many vehicles could be mostly-electrified, and a corresponding number of people would get the benefits of electrification - quieter ride, better torque, lower fuel costs - in the near term.  And range/charging anxiety wouldn't be a concern, either.

 

All-electric is what captures the imagination, but the more I've thought about it the more I've concluded that Mazda is right, and pursuing all-electric now is missing the forest for the trees.  At a tree level, all-electric with 270 miles of range is great.  At a forest level, seven times as many vehicles with 35 miles of electric range with a 10 gallon gas tank does a lot more good until the battery supply chain can be expanded.

 

Now if only Mazda would actually release a wide lineup of plug-in hybrid vehicles...

 

Mainly the upfront costs, TCO with things like battery durability/replacement, lack of any meaningful infrastructure (current efforts just care about the subsidies and don't maintain the chargers well), etc. PHEV isn't much better given what I've read about reliability of hybrid v EV v PHEV vehicles.