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People here like to sneer at litrpg as slop - that's way out of date:
https://x.com/JerusalemDemsas/status/1976740387344814365
See this is where AI is going to make insane profits, disrupting/expanding the immensely lucrative but radically unprestigious media formats you never knew existed. Just a few minutes, no need for fancy acting or cinematography, just stimulus in your face. I bet this will come to the West too and make Netflix look like a joke. Maybe it already has.
I recently saw a clip of David Lynch speaking some time before his death. In stark contrast to his usual affable, Jimmy Stewart-esque demeanour, Lynch sounds not merely exasperated, not personally affronted, but positively wounded by the recent trend of people watching films and TV shows on their phones. He patiently explains that his films are designed to be watched on a big screen with a real sound system: how can you possibly expect to experience the intended emotional reaction watching the film on a screen smaller than your hand, using the integrated speakers which can't reproduce any frequencies lower than 200 Hz? He practically begs the viewer to watch his films the way they were intended to be seen. Boy, can I ever relate.
Personally, I cannot fathom the idea of watching a movie or TV show on a smartphone. I recall exactly one instance in which I've done it: myself and the girlfriend were on a long train ride through Italy and had neglected to bring anything to read, so we watched The Collector on her iPhone, each wearing one of her Airpods. (I think the movie was mixed in mono, thankfully.) The only kinds of videos I'll watch on my phone are ones devoid of aesthetic merit: YouTube reviews, Instagram reels and so on. But perhaps people like me are going the way of the dodo.
I watch the majority of movies and shows on my phone. I'm also not a heathen, so I use decent enough headphones or earphones. The only time my phone speaker gets any use is when I'm in the shower.
And it's perfectly fine. I own a goddamn OLED 4k HDR high refresh rate TV, it's not like I don't have options. My phone also has a large, high res, HDR HRR display, and - when it's held up at a comfortable distance - it takes up enough of my visual field to give a comparable experience. And the taller refresh rate means less letterboxing when in landscape watching things shot wider than 16:9.
I'm not missing out on anything, and the convenience alone is well worth it.
Which you use as a monitor, right? How are you getting on with that? I nearly copied you but balked at the price.
As I have lamented before, I barely play video games these days. I've gone entire weeks without touching my setup. With important exams coming up, I suppose that's for the best.
I am quite happy with my choice (in terms of monitor) with a few caveats:
4k is demanding, even on a 5080. Quite a few games struggle to hit >70 fps, or require the use of upscaling which isn't always artifact free. Better optimized titles sing. I'm not CPU bottlenecked, I have a 9800x3d. This is mostly down to devs being bad at their jobs.
This means I'm occasionally regretting not getting a QHD monitor instead, I don't care how unoptimized a AAA title is, my rig can handle that. I wouldn't actually make that trade, a QHD OLDED monitor would likely have been much smaller and more expensive than the TV.
My bedroom is a bit cramped. I have to use that TV up close and personal. I'm mostly used to it, but this isn't the best from an ergonomic standpoint. If you're willing or able to use it from further away, it's a non-issue. If I was playing something like Forza, I could just kick back in bed with my controller.
Honestly, for that price? I couldn't have done better. It was this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK46PM7T
It's currently out of stock, but I got it for £498, which is still cheaper than most QHD or 4k OLED gaming monitors! It's a fucking travesty. I tried looking for similar options for you, but everything is way more expensive, I'm lucky to have caught that sale.
For productivity purposes, it's pretty solid. A screen that big has a lot of real estate. I just don't use it for that purpose more than once in a blue moon.
True, and I apologise for not being around to play something as I said I might be. Work picked up a bit but mostly I’m too lazy even to be properly thoughtfully lazy…
I have my doubts about getting a massive screen because of eye strain. I’m told that if you have a big screen dead in front of you (ie you’re looking straight ahead rather than down a bit) your eyes instinctively try to focus on the horizon and it messes you up long term. I work on this thing most of the day so I want to be careful about that.
https://cluvens.com/scorpion-ergonomic-gaming-chair.html
A friend and I have a pact that when our careers takes off and we become immensely rich we will buy one of these lol
You have exams?
Not your fault in the least! We've both got other things going on haha. If you do ever get the hankering, just drop me a message, but I'm not playing much simply because I don't feel like it, not just because I don't have anyone to play with.
I'm not an ophthalmologist, but as far as I can tell whoever told you that is misinformed. A quick search doesn't come up with anything regarding horizon seeking or longterm effects on vision. We both wear glasses, there's no harm in getting close to the TV.
Having the screen lower than your head/eyes? That's good, but mostly because of the ergonomics. You don't want to be craning up for prolonged periods of time, though if you're mostly looking straight ahead I wouldn't worry too much.
Eye strain? Best handled with brightness adjustments and regular breaks.
If you're using the TV from >3 feet away, you're peachy. You might want a lower desk to put it below eye level.
Mom, hold me, I'm scared. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but it really cements the super-villain's lair look. I'm not sure that thing can mount a TV, but maybe?
At that price, I get it.
Unfortunately, yes. Notoriously, unnecessarily difficult ones. And two more if I pass this one. And perhaps many more depending on where my career takes me. It's okay, I'm used to giving exams. I daresay I'm half-decent at them!
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