So I have a (mostly) new computer!

[Sacred Jellybean]

32 inches also ultimately proved to be too small for a number of more recent releases that love them some tiny text.

Yeah, I had the same problem. It really drove home how outdated mine was. I got it second-hand, from my parents. It must be about 15 years old, and knowing them, it wasn't even top-of-the-line when they got it.

I just realized that all I've written thus far has been complaining about my old TV, not talking about my new one. It's a 49-inch Sony TV, 4k with high definition range. It's weird to have a TV where the images are so smooth, it's almost off-putting. It's something I first noticed in new TVs about 5 years ago. The last time I had seen something like that was when Dreamcast came out and had games with 60fps framerates. Took a bit of getting used-to, but I love it.

The TV also has android software for streaming. I didn't really care about that. My PS4 and X-Box 360 (which I need to use to get HBO Go, fuck you Comcast) take plenty care of that. I would have skipped it if it were a feature I could go without and get a cheaper price, but it seemed like every TV on display was a smart TV.

I got to a point in Alien: Isolation where I decided to straight up stop playing until I could do so on a better screen. I mean, I need to see things like this blown up and in HD:



AHHHH!! That game was scary as hell.

The phone I have is a Samsung Galaxy S7. My last two phones were S1 and S4. I was pretty happy with them, but this one is perfection. Good video quality, slick icons, big screen (it's just right - any bigger and it'd be too much), great camera. I have a feeling I'll hold onto this one for a while. I can't imagine it getting much better, unless there's a must-have new feature coming up any time soon. On the other hand, batteries have a pretty limited life span, so I won't have much another choice. I wonder if insurance will cover a crap battery, or if it needs to have an accident. Well, lying about that is easy enough. I had no trouble warding off that team of fraud investigators the last time.

it's from '04 so it's actually slightly older than my previous one, and it's a LOT heavier too -- the Samsung was relatively light for its large size, but this thing is very heavy, over a hundred pounds for sure.

Ohhh, this takes me back. In college, a couple buddies of mine had to lug up one of these monstrosities into our 3rd floor apartment:



The strongest of us put his shoulder into the side and shoved it up, with the other two of us pushing/pulling wherever we could get purchase. 2 flights of stairs, each broken up into corners halfway through. Fun night, but it was worth it to play Smash Bros: Melee on a big ol' screen.

Here's a few quick tips for a few annoying aspects of Windows 10.

My computer was pestering me for a while to upgrade to this, and when I finally gave in, it told me my graphics card couldn't handle it. It hasn't bugged me since.

That gives me an excuse to repost this: