What's your latest tech purchase?

jboydgolfer · Apr 5, 2017

gdallsk said:
I have the same headset, let me know your thoughts on it.

I would also like to hear those thoughts. That headset was brand-new on Newegg for really cheap ($40'ishBNIB) a while back, and I passed it up because the reviews were absolute dog shit. Wondering if i shouldve bought it. I went with a lower end logitech, but ive always wondered if they really are THAT bad. They were for one of my kids, personally i go sennheiser becuz comfort & sound quality is good

GreiverBlade · Apr 5, 2017

jboydgolfer said:
I would also like to hear those thoughts. That headset was brand-new on Newegg for really cheap ($40'ishBNIB) a while back, and I passed it up because the reviews were absolute dog shit. Wondering if i shouldve bought it. I went with a lower end logitech, but ive always wondered if they really are THAT bad. They were for one of my kids, personally i go sennheiser becuz comfort & sound quality is good

"Newegg reviews" ... right, because the user review on Newegg are ... well you know ...

a friend has that one (Artemis) while he's no fan of 7.1 (more a pure gimmick than anything) he like it, he also got it really cheap, around 35chfs, and at that price, it has no concurrent and the sound is quite good too.

me i prefer a good stereo headset (i even reverted from 5.1 to 2.1 for my speakers) like my Roccat Kave XTD, tho it was more expensive than 40$/35chf (if i spotted an offer like that there would be no way i would let it pass

), but still cheaper than the Kave XTD 7.1 (and lighter)

also logitech has his detractor but i have to say in their defense that i never had a bad product from them, including a Logitech G330 headset that was quite good for the time i used it, and now lives on at a friends place

biffzinker · Apr 5, 2017

GreiverBlade said:
tho the lack of a gyro was kinda a letdown in the end

Turns out mine has the gyroscope sensor.

It lacks NFC though.

GreiverBlade · Apr 5, 2017

biffzinker said:
Turns out mine has the gyroscope sensor. It lacks NFC though.

wait ... what ... it's specified : no gyro at all ...

i had to emulate the Gyro on the 5X for my VR headset and i did read the 6x also lacked the Gyro ...

NFC well ... not a biggie (at last not for me :laugh:

)

biffzinker · Apr 5, 2017

GreiverBlade said:
wait ... what ... it's specified : no gyro at all ...

i had to emulate the Gyro on the 5X for my VR headset and i did read the 6x also lacked the Gyro ...

NFC well ... not a biggie (at last not for me )

If that's they case then why was AIDA64, and CPU-Z reporting a gyro sensor? It showed the sensor responding to me moving the phone around/tilting.

I'll have to check up on that again.

GreiverBlade · Apr 5, 2017

biffzinker said:
If that's they case then why was AIDA64, and CPU-Z reporting a gyro sensor? It showed the sensor responding to me moving the phone around/tilting.

I'll have to check up on that again.

nah you don't have to check up again ... initial specs showed no Gyro, now a quick search show Gyro ... DOUBLE DRAT! damned 2 minutes delay!

oh well i can guess what will be my next Honor phone when i will sell the Honor 4X i will get back (it's a one sided exchange ... eh? ahahah buy my mommy deserve a better phone and it would not be the 1st time i did that deal with her

)

SENSORS
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Barometer No
Temperature sensor No

seemingly NFC is there too ...

well ... 1st video i got on search ... :laugh:

biffzinker · Apr 5, 2017

Here it is @GreiverBlade from my Honor 6X.

AsRock · Apr 5, 2017

silentbogo said:
oh no, that's my MOMO!

Well after some usage i did notice a odd sound, kinda like having a pen vibrating on the dash. Well there is a fix for that, while fixing it which was as simple as applying grease to the motor and the cog it connects too solves it although a washer might work some too as long as the thickness is right.

And had a pleasant surprise too which was to find the unit had the switches in place and part of whats needed to make the unit right handed gear shift too. All that's missing is the gear stick.

The unit is really easy to work with and even a loose wheel is fixable too. Sure it's not a steel shaft with a steel nut like they used to make them but it is fixable.

Caring1 · Apr 5, 2017

AsRock said:
And had a pleasant surprise too which was to find the unit had the switches in place and part of whats needed to make the unit right handed gear shift too.

But how are you going to hold your beer while driving?

kurosagi01 · Apr 5, 2017

I've had to recently change my car as i felt i'll be losing too much value in it with the amount of miles i do in it so..i've gone from Toyota GT86/Scion FRS/Subaru BRZ to a Seat leon 2014 MK3 2.0 TDI 184bhp with DSG..experience in driving is not the same lol. Not as fun but it does the job nicely,its pretty quick due to the turbo..going to be remapping the car in few months time to push a bit more out of it. Will be looking at getting back in a performance car again in few years time hopefully as i already miss the thrills of sitting low to the ground.

silentbogo · Apr 5, 2017

AsRock said:
And had a pleasant surprise too which was to find the unit had the switches in place and part of whats needed to make the unit right handed gear shift too. All that's missing is the gear stick.

Yep. Mine had a gear shift, which you can move on either side. What I always wanted, is to check the pedal connector to see if there is a way to add clutch. Never got to it....

AsRock · Apr 5, 2017

Caring1 said:
But how are you going to hold your beer while driving?

I don't drink, been over a year since. If i do it be yuengling, Caffery's or Guinness, spirit wise any whisky that mixes with Pepsi.

Although if i get to see my bother this year ( been 5 years ) i be all court up then for sure

.

silentbogo said:
Yep. Mine had a gear shift, which you can move on either side. What I always wanted, is to check the pedal connector to see if there is a way to add clutch. Never got to it....

That would be nice but thinking you would have to cut a area out and rebuild it. There is a MOMO with a clutch maybe those pedals are inter changeable.

silentbogo · Apr 5, 2017

AsRock said:
That would be nice but thinking you would have to cut a area out and rebuild it. There is a MOMO with a clutch maybe those pedals are inter changeable.

Originally, I was thinking more in terms of sticking a 3-pedal pad from another wheel to it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/121992595263

Now it got me thinking, maybe I should buy me a MOMO set for some modding... Haven't played good racing games with proper equipment for over 7 years.

AsRock · Apr 5, 2017

Will it work though, not checked much although it looks like it has the D plug still but not sure if the MOMO racing has the capability to do clutch.

silentbogo · Apr 5, 2017

AsRock said:
Will it work though, not checked much although it looks like it has the D plug still but not sure if the MOMO racing has the capability to do clutch.

It is different, but I'm still thinking it's possible.
There were some mod projects to turn MOMO to Force GP(PS2-compatible) via reflashing the MCU onboard (it's one of the older 8-bit STMicroelectronics controllers), and what struck me is that one of the GPIO pins was marked as the third analog input for pedals, but it was not used in either wheel model.
A bit complicated, I know, but not for my mushy brain and chaotic toolbox.

http://zuikk.is/momo/start#update_2015
http://zuikk.is/momo/pinouts
https://www.digchip.com/datasheets/download_datasheet.php?id=931906&part-number=ST72632

AsRock · Apr 5, 2017

Here's a teaser

Dimensions 23x21x11 in.
Service FedEx Home Delivery
Weight 56.8 lbs / 25.76 kgs

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 6, 2017

5 quid in a box with the manual

VROOOOOOM VROOOM

I hope it works.

Big thanks to @Luke Whitton for collecting it for me.

Liviu Cojocaru · Apr 6, 2017

I had to buy a gaming laptop at some point so I did:
MSI GE62 2QF Apache Pro an ex-display model, payed 850£ for it. It has an i7 5700QH, GTX 970M, 16GB RAM DDR3, an 128GB SSD and a 1TB HDD

P4-630 · Apr 6, 2017

Liviu Cojocaru said:
i7 5700QH

A laptop with one of those odd 5xxx processors!

Haven't seen much of this gen of intel processors.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Apr 6, 2017

https://www.dealsandreviews.co.uk/lg-49uh610v-review-steal-500

So i got a birthday buying itch and RyZen is still too dear for me so ,new telly

Dethroy · Apr 6, 2017

theoneandonlymrk said:
https://www.dealsandreviews.co.uk/lg-49uh610v-review-steal-500

So i got a birthday buying itch and RyZen is still too dear for me so ,new telly

Looking forward to your assessment :cool:

TheoneandonlyMrK · Apr 7, 2017

Dethroy said:
Looking forward to your assessment

Thinking i went too big for a beadroom ATM but it might grow on me yet.
Ace for films ,I'll try some gaming tomorrow.

R-T-B · Apr 7, 2017

I sold my old Razer snake-mouse into slavery with my brother.

I got this:

Roccat Kone EMP. Awesome mouse, I'd forgotten what a well built mouse feels like!

Bye Bye Razer! (Oh, and yes, that's a razer mousepad, but hey, anyone can make fabric).

Liviu Cojocaru · Apr 7, 2017

P4-630 said:
A laptop with one of those odd 5xxx processors!

Haven't seen much of this gen of intel processors.

Me neither but it's an i7...it's doing it's job properly.

biffzinker · Apr 7, 2017

R-T-B said:
I sold my old Razer snake-mouse into slavery with my brother.

Bye Bye Razer! (Oh, and yes, that's a razer mousepad, but hey, anyone can make fabric).

What did your brother do to deserve a Razer mouse? Feel sorry for the poor guy getting a Razer.

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What's your latest tech purchase?

jboydgolfer

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GreiverBlade

biffzinker

GreiverBlade

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AsRock

TPU addict

Caring1

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silentbogo

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AsRock

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silentbogo

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AsRock

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