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Cake day: July 10th, 2023

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  • I’ve got a 2015 model in the bedroom and the newer 2019 model on the main TV.

    It’s still plenty fast for general TV app watching. In a new model I want AV1 and VP9.2 support (Future proof and to give youtube HDR).

    HDMI 2.1 to gamestream 4k120hz gameplay. Other than that it still supports absolutely everything. Other enhancements that would be nice:

    • New remote without a Netflix button.
    • USB C ports
    • Better bluetooth radio, really struggles with my xbox controller.
    • Other HDMI 2.1 features like faster framerate/HDR switching.
    • 2.5gig ports (not necessary at all but why not)








  • Yeah, the whole piracy crackdown situation is so stupid.

    I pirate a lot of media, if you added it all up it would be a lot of money (if I was to buy everything). The difference is, before I pirated I barely bought any of the media.

    • I pirate some games that i’d never buy. I buy all games I want to support.
    • I pay TV licence, netflix and amazon. I pirate tons of TV series because they aren’t on those services. I literally can’t buy some of them and if I could i’d need about 10 different streaming services.
    • Films, I pirate a lot of films. Before I pirated I never bought any films, i’d either wait for netflix/normal TV or just not watch them. I still go to the cinema for big releases.
    • I subscribe on patreon, github and donate to LOADS of projects, many of which i’ve pirated first or obtained a copy of (books are a big one here).

    If you were to objectively look at the value of the pirated media, it would seem that i’ve “stolen” or studios have missed out on lots of revenue, but the truth is I pirate a lot of media, just because I can.