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I just wanna play my N64 favorites in HD, man.

I highly recommend an emulator then. It actually renders the games in higher resolutions rather than upscaling like the (S)NES Classic.

Per everyone's recommendation, I will try an external hard drive at some point. Really... those used to be limiting factors (bus and speed)... but I guess it's not anymore.

eh, it still kind of is. That's why having an external isn't such a downgrade because the internal drive is limited by bus speeds. I've seen articles where people have installed SSDs and the result was not much different than a 5400RPM drive. For some reason, Sony has capped it at the kernel level (Same with PS3.) And now that I think about it, this could be why, to keep the experience the same so you don't notice much of a difference.

Can you still request facebook friends for more candy and extra stuff? That also turned me off a bit. Kept getting so many notifications and all candy crush requests.

There has to be a Candy Crush Topic

Does there? Does there really? 

That's all I got, lol. I used to play it but it's a definitely a free to play game that wants you to purchase upgrades to keep going. There's only so much fun I can get out of that.

Thanks Kinikko! 

Aw, thanks BV! I appreciate it. But no worries about not knowing, it's all good.

The digital cake was delicious! 

The Doom episode is great. I think that was the first episode?

Is there a list? I would be interesting in seeing to see if it makes sense for me to go ultrawide (and if there isn't a list, maybe we should start one on this board.) I do like having the extra real estate for work as well like Targetrasp mentioned.

Consoles aren't that powerful but devs are still making it happen one way or another because it's a great bullet point to have on the box. The latest 1080Ti/Vega64 graphics cards come really close at playing a lot of newer games in 4K/60FPS as well. I see that gap become even smaller with the newer cards this year.

Here's a list, not sure how complete it is.

http://www.wsgf.org/mgl/uws

But yeah, they're making it work on consoles with things like checkerboard rendering and upscaling. There's no comparison between native 4k and what they're doing on consoles. The cost to play native 4k @ 60FPS is very high and most PC guys seem to be more interested in higher frame rates with a higher refresh that 4k resolution. That's different for consoles since 21:9 TVs aren't really a thing. However, I'm seeing more and more people connect their latest gen consoles to monitors.

Cool, thanks for the list. I'll check it out.

As for console 4K, a lot of games are starting to do native, not all of course but as devs get more experience, you'll see that number increase. I agree, upscaling in any form is not as good as native but devs can have console do upscaling and PC go native. Yes, cost at the moment is prohibitive to some players but once these new video cards come out, I see that being less and less. I guess we'll seee in a year or two.

Katamari Damacy

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHcMbVmbwCeYqZmiJDnlqsA-Ek739IYu

I think every board needs to have a topic like this. I've been listening a lot to the Katamari Damacy OST (always brings a smile to my face, it's so weird!) and the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night OST. The SotN soundtrack is just so amazing, it's one of those soundtracks where I hear a song and pretty much know exactly what level I'm in.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Happy Belated Birthday Mai!

Glad to hear you had a good day. 

I forgot to put my birthday info in my profile, lol. I've been meaning to go back and add more.

Is there a list? I would be interesting in seeing to see if it makes sense for me to go ultrawide (and if there isn't a list, maybe we should start one on this board.) I do like having the extra real estate for work as well like Targetrasp mentioned.

Consoles aren't that powerful but devs are still making it happen one way or another because it's a great bullet point to have on the box. The latest 1080Ti/Vega64 graphics cards come really close at playing a lot of newer games in 4K/60FPS as well. I see that gap become even smaller with the newer cards this year.

The latest episode dropped and it's about the Sega Genesis Nomad, the predecessor to the Switch. Great comparisons between the two and not sure why it never occurred to me how many things were done there first before the Switch nearly 25 years later.

UHD=4K when it comes to monitors and TVs. So, yes, you're correct.

Aw yeah!!

Very happy to see you join Mega. Welcome to the boards. 

Definitely needs some clarification. One is an aspect ratio, the other is a resolution (amount of pixels HorizontalxVertical)

Ultrawide=21:9 aspect ratio
4K=3840x2160p resolution (traditional 16:9 aspect ratio that all TVs and most monitors come in)

3440x1440 is an Ultrawide aspect ratio as you mentioned. However, this can still be called a 1440p monitor because the vertical amount of pixels doesn't change, just the horizontal pixels. A 4K ultrawide would be 4300x2160? That's my guess based on some fuzzy math but I hope you get a clear picture of what an ultrawide 4K monitor would be like.

Ultrawides will only gain traction if game devs start supporting it more. Because of consoles, you're probably going to see more games have 4K resolutions over ultrawide aspect ratios. However, I wouldn't be suprised if 2160p ultrawide monitors become more of a thing.

It's a weird time for monitors. 4K is the next big thing but HDR is still behind HDTVs for some reason. Also, G-Sync/Freesync are muddying the waters a bit too.

I myself just want a color accurate 1080p screen like this - Dell Ultrasharp U2415

I think when it comes to monitors, most just get an inexpensive, 16:9/16:10 monitor and call it day since they already spent most of their money on the PC components.

Welcome back lamer! Happy to see another familiar face join.

I own the G502 and love it. I used to have the G5 but the left click button no longer had any resistance so I just upgraded. Has better weights than the G5 which I really like. The left and right click buttons feel much better to me as well. I should've upgraded much sooner.

It's such a solid show. It allows the characters to be much more fleshed out than a two hour movie. I'm almost done, just need one more episode.

Update: Just finished it tonight. Wow, this show delivered on all levels. I hope I'm not overhyping it but it's hard not to gush about this show. Hope more of you get to enjoy it as well.

The S7's and back have a different cable than the 8's forward.

ah, I misread your post then. I thought you meant that the S8s and S9s had different connections.

not to mention the charging cable is different on the 8's and 9's... I really wasn't thrilled having to have a special cable that almost looks like the other 40939530409320 i have laying around but is just a hair different...

Don't they both use USB-C?

If you're a fan of the '80's Karate Kid trilogy, you'll absolutely love this show. Wow, this show is an absolute pleasure to watch. What I love about it is that it doesn't try to be like those older karate kid films. It's a well done continuation of the main characters and where they are now in life. I highly, highly recommend this show.

caveat - you do need a Youtube Red subscription to watch beyond episode 2. However, you can sign up for a free 7 day trial and binge it. Or if you have a Google Music subscription you get Youtube Red included.

I'm rockin the Pixel XL Deuce!

I prefer my android OS pure and unadulterated. I also love Project Fi as my service. My phone bill has never gone above $32 and has been as low as $22.

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I thought I did manage my expectations. For sure I wasn't expecting greatness but when I watched it all seemed so... bland. Maybe I'll try again.

However, something that exceeded my expectations is Cobra Kai. Sooo good!

I don't care for those things either but the positives outweigh the negatives for me. I enjoy living outside of the city.

I am indeed a left-coaster and it's one of the reasons I love living here. So much is available. People out here love vintage stuff.

I just couldn't get into the new ones. I watched 4 episodes and they didn't do it for me. Maybe I'll give them another chance. I'm also not a big fan of the new design. I do prefer the lions a little more squared up. The first 3D version that aired around 2000 was decent. I remember liking that one a bit.