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Desk-mounted camera stand.... monopod.... thing....



Once clamped in place this thing is solid, it feels like it's part of the desk. In comparison, the mounts I've got for my lights feel like toothpicks.

 

So uh, does the 100% result in hospitalisation or something?
If you eat pasta does it arrive even faster?

 

Ironically, I run mine most of the time in OLED Care mode, which turns down the brightness! I turn it off for cinimatic movies where its worthwhile, if its not Dolby Vision its not worth it! I also thought this, which is why I got it from Richer Sounds, as their 6 year warrenty covers it! And TBH I'm not overly worried these days, my S10 is like 4 years old, runs at far high brightnesses with solid static UI elements and its OLED doesn't retain anything. My previous S7 was terrible at the end, oddly it was the WhatsApp UI elements that burnt in! So I think OLED tech is at a stage where it's less of a concern! It was another reason I went for the lastest one, one more year of anti burn in evolution!

 

I got one of the last 3D models, purely to try out 3D. Needed a new TV at the time, was determined after my last debacle with Hisense's false advertising re: the HDCP on their ports not to go with them, but swore blind I'd go cheap(ish) and large rather than pay for tech I was replacing every few years when picture quality either got annoying or the set just broke or was outdated by standard requirements (like HDCP 2.2 or whatever). Then got sucked into the OLED marketing hype, then saw the outgoing 3D C6 was being touted as the last of its kind and was cheaper than the current year's model so went with that and a second-hand 3D Blu-ray player.

Since then it's been mainly used for "normal" 2D viewing (as per LG) due to a) time available or the inappropriateness of games being played; b) it being the main set so everyone wants to use it; and c) my wireless bridge needing to be reconfigured so can't access my saves or download anything downstairs. Black Ops II was proper rad in 3D, especially when the iron sights snap up and the depth kicks in. Sine Mora was also good, with its depth of backgrounds (but had some sparklies). The films were decent too, but the TV was just too high to be perfect, you really need to be dead-on, so some seating adjustment was required.

However, over the last couple of years, green lines have appeared across the middle of the display. Lots of them and no correlation to any OSD or logos or anything else I can think of. As I say, the gaming and 3D has been incredibly limited, I wouldn't have thought black bars or subtitles would cause them given the position of the lines, the TV has a screensaver that kicks in when anything is paused and the green lines only appear on certain colour (usually lighter) backgrounds like yellow or similar. They're horizontal and multiple, which is confusing. Anyway, my point was that if LG say (and I do acknowledge they're referring to more recent sets):

...then I think they may need to reassess. There have been temporary retentions (and unusually quick to occur, such as when finding your recording on the Sky planner, so a matter of less than a minute) but these don't last long. I'm currently chatting with RS re: a repair rather than replacement, because I want to keep the 3D, but they originally wanted me to fork out for it myself "as part of a deal with LG". They're saying it's image retention, I'm saying it's not and LG obviously think it's a non-issue as well. Given the amount I paid and the fact I was neither aware nor made aware of the potential for burn-in when I bought it, I've managed to get them to agree to fix it under warranty, but they're still asking me to provide proof. This is tricky though, because the lines don't come out properly on the phone camera and they demand a shot with the whole screen in, at which distance the lines aren't clearly visible. Even if they do agree to fix it, I've got to box it up and be without the main TV until it comes back (and then in who knows what condition/how long the repair will last). Either go through all that or just suck it up and pretend not to notice the lines when they randomly appear. Or ask for a partial refund?

Just my limited experience on an older set, but probably worth noting in case of similar OLED concerns.

 

Sorry to hear - your story seems to be pretty consistent with many LG warranty claims from that era of TV unfortunately. I'm sure there are plenty that go off without a hitch mind, and plenty that never have an issue in the first place, but nobody posts on forums to say "nothing to report".

This really grinds my gears... everything about it makes you think they're gearing up to weasel out of it. I had the same request for a monitor claim a while back, though I did eventually get a replacement.

 

My S21 decided to start being stupid, never really liked it anyway terrible battery etc, so I bought nothing

 

I’m after a 12/256, where did you buy it from? Thanks

 

I will also clearly be in the market for some new glasses soon. It's so hot here that pouring JD from the freezer straight into a room temperature glass resulted in it cracking and shearing straight off.

 

Got it direct from Nothing, so no specials etc

 

I have their circular saw, it will go through anything

 

I'd love one, but I worry about the space it would take up and they're not cheap. I've considered an abrasive but they're not really much of a step up from an angle grinder.

 

Return it and get that instead - I have their double-bevel mitre which eats just about anything with the multi-material blade.

 

n+1 applies

 

Pff, get a band saw instead, that way you can use it as a table when you aren't cutting things

To be honest if I'm cutting stuff for welding I use a hacksaw - just a bit less faff and much less material lost

 

Ain't nobody got time for that, lost material is replaced with weld

But yes, I've seen the odd bandsaw go on Gumtree, and had it not been for my garage already being packed to the gunnels, I'd have one by now.

 

I feel that pain, I've currently got a garage completely full now I've got a table saw to finish some woodworking in the house... Having a motorbike taking up bloody loads of room doesn't help of course!

 

Some new "full-cast audio dramas", released today:-

 

No room on a shelf for a portaband?