This has reached myth proportions, the c5 and s90f have a peak brightness of 1450 nits and 1700nits respectively. The g5 and s95f 2400 nits and 2200 nits.
These are super bright and more than capable of handling a bright room.
Itās full screen sustained brightness that is more important than peak highlights for SDR sports watching in the day imo. Theyāll all fall short of what a better LCD can do.
But a G5 or S95F will certainly be fine in a very bright room. Particularly an s95F with that anti-glare tech. They are both very expensive however.
the c5 and s90f are completely fine in a bright room, in fact, i would say these tvs and bright mini leds are just to bright for normal viewing, most people reach for the remote to turn down the backlight on these panels if they want comfortable viewing
OLED burn in is overblown these days, most modern screen refresh cycles are enough to handle anything and itās really more of an issue with static elements on productivity setups
mayyyyybe if you watch footy 10 hours a day every single day on foxtel youād have to worry about the logo
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I think they will be fine too.
A G5 or S95F will be better.
As will a brighter LCD in the use case of watching sport in a non-light controlled room with lots of large open windows during the day.
IMO at least.
Daylight is hitting way higher nits than any tv.
Anyone had any experience with the Boox Air 4c e ink? Iām thinking of getting one as a electronic note taker and e reader.
Hi all, we are in the final stages of a new house build, I want to upgrade my cheap Kogan mesh system with something of quality.
Double story house
Family of 4
No gaming - but we have several laptops, iPads and 3 TVs (inc Foxtel via NBN and lots of streaming)
My NBN cabinet is in the garage at the front of the house
Have 5 hardwired data points throughout the house
Will be getting a fibre NBN plan 100/20 to start with (possibly up it later on)
Someone on Blitz ages ago suggested a wireless access point. I have no idea where to start as there are tonnes of them. Im not too keen on ceiling mounted ones, but happy to wall mount where it makes sense.
Can anyone recommend a solid WAP?
Ubiquity Unifi
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I looked at that one.
Its basically that or going down a Mesh system i.e Google Nest Pro.
The Ubiquity needs a POE injector and I really dont want to stuff around with setup. The plug and play of the Google Nest sounds good - and I can run hardwired as well as wifi off that.
A Google Nest 3 pack seems expensive, Iām also not sure how many Ubiquity Iāll need.
I run this.
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We have Eero, with a wifi extender to my shed.
I have no idea really about it or if itās any good, but I think they have the ability to do what your after
https://eero.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqeIUH3g5AyVatmvaUYZUHLF4AuOxYZ7cM-llqoTRUcl02RJu3B
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Electricity plans
Has anyone got OVO?
They look to have a set monthly price on 12 month plan, of around $85-$90 pcm.
- free electricity 11am - 2pm (run all my underfloor heating and EV charging)
- 8c per KW midnight to 6am (heat the bathroom floors)
Then they jack it up to a lot more on month 13.
Seems a decent deal.
Update on this as Iāve finally landed on a battery solution.
I completely backflipped on what I set out to do and ended up doing more. Mainly because the price point landed better than expected.
Moved away from the payment plan schemes offered by large commercial entities. What I found is they seem to be looking for the sweet spot for them. I mean, the customer with a highish bill where the battery comes in and reduces it enough to ensure pay back. In my opinion they play this off as if theyāre doing you a favour and offering a payback model less than your current bills. I didnāt trust this as Iām sure it fluctuates based on circumstance, situation etc. I could see this model being quoted 5x to varying clients with varying values.
What I mean is a battery install should cost whatever it costs. I believe the above models hide costs and fluctuate their model between clients. So a 10kwh system quoted across 5 different bills will have 5 different pricing models - if this works for you and reduces your bills inside you payment then great. It didnāt work for me.
From there I went to a local solar/battery installer, who had been in business minimum 10years. Didnāt want to get stuck with a cowboy trying to make a buck on the high demand generated from the rebate scheme.
Provided 2 options.
- Anker unit lat 15kwh and a 5kw inverter. For less than $10k. This was what I was looking for when I first started getting quoted etc. Big enough unit at a price point under$10k. 2 circuits back up. Risk is they havenāt been around too long - so warranty, support, failures would be a concern. For the price though, $1.5k per 1kwh, best price Iāve come across.
The 2nd option and the one Iām settling on. Tesla model 3 with full backup protection. Under $15k and very competitive for extra features, full backup protection which, while not what I was seeking a battery for, the price point to make it work is phenominal imo.
I went into this whole process not wanting a tesla or full backup protection due to the price expecting to be over $20k for that.
Done for under $15k and only a bit more in the original investment plan but with so much more value for money imo.
- Premium battery,
- 10kW inverter.
- Full house blackout protection.
All under $15k.
Shop around, do it properly, do it right. But the tesla 3 with gateway is legit. They are also dropping prices.
Get on it!
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I dream about having a space like that but more about the time to actually use it!
Thanks for sharing, and looks like youāll be very happy with the result.
How/when do you intend to use it?
We have solar, but it feels like 10kw is too small, could be chewed up pretty quickly.
Iām toying with the idea of setting the car up to be my ābatteryā, as itās sitting in the drive most of the day/night already.
I have a 6.6kW solar system into a 5kW inverter.
Iām getting roughly 10c/kWh. So can generate 40-50 a month.
However, my current plan is upwards of 50c/kwh so I still pay through the nose. At work all day then pay premium when Iām home.
I plan to shift my FITs to the battery and use the 10kwh stored in the evening between 5 and 9.
Then depending how much is left over going to the grid, will determine whether I change my current utility plan.
I work all day and come home with no sun and pay full tote for it, the battery is to offset that impact.
Having an EV also paves the way for better utility plans, I havenāt jumped on that yet though. In time.
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Understood.
I just moved to a new electric plan, with free power 11-2.
I have everything running during this time. I could also charge the car and a battery.
Essentially I am using all the surplus solar everyone is pumping back into the grid (including me).
FIT is 1c I think, and my last provider it was next to nothing.
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