Lee
During my free time when I’m not testing/reviewing PC power supplies, three of my favorite activities include watching sci-fi action adventure movies, hiking/backpacking, and photography.
Hsu VTF-3 MK5 HP 15” Subwoofer
First up is the VTF-3 MK5 HP subwoofer from Hsu Research. This beast packs a 15” driver powered by a 600W RMS (2,000W peak) Class D amp and delivers outstanding performance for the price. It offers great flexibility with numerous adjustments to help with installation and can play really low, all the way down to a gut-shaking 18 Hz. The only down side is the size; it’s relatively large, measuring 25”H x 17.2”W x 23.5”D. I recently upgraded to the VTF-3 MK5 HP from a Hsu VTF-1 that I’ve been using for ten years. Wow!!! Highly recommended.
Sony DSC-RX10 III Cyber-shot Digital Camera
The Sony DSC-RX10 III has become my favorite camera to take along on strenuous day hikes. I live in the Midwest but love hiking in the mountains and deserts out west (High Sierras, Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountain National, Tetons/Yellowstone, etc.) I’m not getting any younger and packing my full frame Nikon, a couple lenses, and a solid tripod up the side of a mountain isn’t always fun. My favorite subjects are landscapes (wide angle) and wildlife (telephoto) so the DSC-RX10 III provides a near perfect combination of the features I want at a reasonable weight. And yes, I take my iPhone along and sometimes use it for photos/videos. In fact a phone is the only camera I take backpacking – that’s when every ounce counts!
The Sony DSC-RX10 III is an enthusiast level camera that features a relatively fast and sharp Zeiss lens (24-600mm equivalent F2.4-4), a 20MP 1-inch CMOS sensor, shoots up to 4K video, and weighs in at just over 2 pounds (1,051g). If you are looking for a high-end point-and-shoot camera then the Auto setting is for you, however if you want more control the DSC-RX10 III has the professional modes (P, S, A, M) as well. Compared to my Nikon D750 body, 24-120mm F4 and 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 lenses that weighs almost 5 pounds, the Sony gives me twice the telephoto reach for less than half the weight – and no changing lenses! However, when the sun goes down and the Milky Way comes up, that’s when the full frame camera and the 20mm F1.8 lens come out.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 Digital Camera
OK, so you don’t feel like spending $1,600 for a new camera to take hiking? How about the Lumix FZ1000 for half the price of the Sony? You still get a 1-inch 20.1MP sensor, but instead of the Sony’s 24-600mm F2.4-4 lens the Pany comes with a 25-400mm equivalent F2.8-4 lens. And it weighs less than 2 pounds (831g).
man the whole guide is
man the whole guide is expensive
Hey! I did put that $16
Hey! I did put that $16 infrared thermometer in there! 🙂
One of my picks was free! hah
One of my picks was free! hah
Ryan has been recommending
Ryan has been recommending more and more premium priced “things” over time :).
Podcast 149 (April 2011) – “Amazon Cloud Drive” (pretty cheap)
Podcast 150 – Free application for Android
Podcast 153 – used underwear “His lawyers briefs”
Podcast 250 or so – newspapers “papers”
Podcast 426 – $500 phablet
(Yes these are cherry picked for fun 🙂 )
Shadow Warrior 2 is a
Shadow Warrior 2 is a fantastic game, definitely agree with the recommendation. On my top five games list for 2016 for sure.
It was a hard choice between
It was a hard choice between that and Doom, but I love me some Lo Wang. The one liners and fact that it doesn't take itself very seriously reminds me of Duke Nukem and Serious Sam…
Shadow Warrior 2 is also the
Shadow Warrior 2 is also the first PC game to support HDR. The announcement came from NVIDIA, but I’ve was thinking of picking it up to see if I could view HDR from my RX480 to Vizio TV. Besides SW2 I can’t seem to find a way to test or view HDR content from PC. Microsoft/Netflix made an announcement last month, but you have to have a Kaby Lake processor or (maybe?) a NVIDIA 1XXX series card. Sigh, DRM.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/10/13/shadow-warrior-2/
Why not promote the Fury X
Why not promote the Fury X that is on sale for $299 at newegg and amazon (and probably other online shops) ?
In the Division it delivers 83% of the GTX 1080 performance for less then HALF the price. (and its quieter)
I’m mentioning this because The Division is a forecaster of performance for many future titles…
It’s not a bad deal, but I
It's not a bad deal, but I will say this: every time I plug in my Fury X here to do some testing, I am annoyed at the noise and sound that card makes…
Its true that you cant judge
Its true that you cant judge noise just from a db level, its characteristics also matters.
For example I can listen to the entire “four seasons” at 80db, but I would probably go “death” after 5 minute of skrylex.
I will know soon enough if the pump noise/coil whine is a problem in my case. (Corsair Carbide 330R)
For the noise, I can hear the
For the noise, I can hear the pump when the case is open and when I put my ear close. But otherwise, closed case and ambient noise made this the quiet video card I ever owned.
But, at idle, in the middle of the night, I think I could hear the pump. In contrast the H100 pump seem quieter… So not sure why the Fury X pump is audible, but the H100 is not.
The coil noise doesn’t seem worse of better then many GPU I used since the 8800GTS.
The noise is not my issue with the Fury X (Or performance)
But the heat sink is massive and “uncomfortably” fit even in my full ATX case. And the tubing is very stiff.
So all in all, I think the $170 4GB RX 480 is a much better all around deal. Its probably THE best GPU at the moment, even at $200
I ordered nvidia gtx 1080 🙂
I ordered nvidia gtx 1080 🙂