The Technology Vent and Rant Thread

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The retailer says the manufacturer says that the option should be present. It isn't. Back to the retailer with screen shots....


I mean - I'd be delighted to be wrong, but there's also no mention of "Dual" in the (electronic) manual.

And the manufacturer has finally admitted to the retailer that this model doesn't have Dual Bluetooth. So back it goes.

Now I just need to find a TV with Dual Bluetooth that isn't extortionate.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

And the manufacturer has finally admitted to the retailer that this model doesn't have Dual Bluetooth. So back it goes.

Now I just need to find a TV with Dual Bluetooth that isn't extortionate.

Definitely a candidate for the First World Problem of the Month

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Definitely a candidate for the First World Problem of the Month

What else do you expect in "The Technology Vent and Rant Thread" ?

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

And the manufacturer has finally admitted to the retailer that this model doesn't have Dual Bluetooth. So back it goes.

Now I just need to find a TV with Dual Bluetooth that isn't extortionate.

You do realize that there are adapters that can convert the output from any TV to dual Bluetooth, including ones that support APT-X and the low latency version of APT-X. And they're reasonably priced.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by CRussel

You do realize that there are adapters that can convert the output from any TV to dual Bluetooth, including ones that support APT-X and the low latency version of APT-X. And they're reasonably priced.

Yes indeed. I bought one and tried using it, thinking that would be a reasonable solution. Perhaps I got a dud. I did eventually get it paired with two headsets. and then it would refuse to connect to them properly after a few hours of not being connected (but certainly appearing to still be paired, judging from the lights on the gadget). I'm not willing to spend more on external dongles when it should be built in.

The point is to have something that I can use very easily, not a kludge.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The point is to have something that I can use very easily, not a kludge.

Especially if the seller's representation, in the first place, was that the item/device would work as you desired sans kludging.

Hitch

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Especially if the seller's representation, in the first place, was that the item/device would work as you desired sans kludging.

Hitch

We now have a different TV that does have dual Bluetooth built-in. It's great.

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

We now have a different TV that does have dual Bluetooth built-in. It's great.

Cool beans, thanks for the update. What type (brand) of TV is it?

Hitch

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Hitch

Cool beans, thanks for the update. What type (brand) of TV is it?

We went for another Panasonic, but their much higher-end OLED model, the TX-48JZ1000B. It's 48" not 50", but that's not really noticeable.

https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consume...48jz1000b.html

We went for a refurb from eBay, as there was a stunning deal of a "Grade C" refurb for £520, instead of £900 new.

The "Grade C" turned out more like a "Grade A". In original packaging, and not a scratch on it (that I could find).

It's now installed and working great. The two headsets connected without any difficulty, and when either (or both) or them are turned on, they automatically connect to the TV and the the main sound is turned off.

As a bonus, it also has automatic recording of Live TV (with appropriate USB storage), so if we are watching something on an over-the-air channel, we can pause and/or rewind very easily.

And I must admit that the OLED display is nicer that the LCD/LED display of the old set.

On the whole, a very satisfactory outcome. Once the refund comes through

[Hitch]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

We went for another Panasonic, but their much higher-end OLED model, the TX-48JZ1000B. It's 48" not 50", but that's not really noticeable.

https://www.panasonic.com/uk/consume...48jz1000b.html

We went for a refurb from eBay, as there was a stunning deal of a "Grade C" refurb for £520, instead of £900 new.

The "Grade C" turned out more like a "Grade A". In original packaging, and not a scratch on it (that I could find).

It's now installed and working great. The two headsets connected without any difficulty, and when either (or both) or them are turned on, they automatically connect to the TV and the the main sound is turned off.

As a bonus, it also has automatic recording of Live TV (with appropriate USB storage), so if we are watching something on an over-the-air channel, we can pause and/or rewind very easily.

And I must admit that the OLED display is nicer that the LCD/LED display of the old set.

On the whole, a very satisfactory outcome. Once the refund comes through

Hi:

That sounds like it was a fantastic deal. Now that Mr. Hitch has such severe hearing issues, even with his inordinately expensive hearing aids, I'm thinking that he might very much like a TV similar to what you have. We have a lovely, higher-end Samsung--hell, for all I know, it may already have this capability. I didn't check when we bought it, which wasn't long ago.

Thanks, Paul!

Hitch

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

And I must admit that the OLED display is nicer that the LCD/LED display of the old set.

As a newer OLED display, it should last a decent time. One friend of mine bought one of the early OLED TVs to replace his plasma TV. After two years, it had lost a good chunk of brightness and had burn-in on some areas of the screen. And yes, he has something for self-destructive display technology.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I kinda love/hate how janky the AI behavior in Oblivion is.

Not just the AI, either. Hitting an NPC with a sufficiently powerful magic spell can fling their corpse through the ceiling. Unfortunately, I needed something from the NPC's corpse in order to progress in the quest...

I noclipped outside the level to see if I could find him. Alas, nothing.

Reload my last save...

[BetterRed]

A pox on what ever made the Alt key inoperative in Firefox when any ****ing page is displayed - and an extra dose of Foot and Mouth to Mozilla for disappearing the option to always have it anyway.

[4691mls]

Recently Opera Mini on my Android phone thinks I'm in Europe. Some sites work, some send me to EU versions, and a couple wouldn't open at all. I can't find anything in the Opera Mini settings about this. Reinstalling didn't fix it. Other browsers work normally. Weird.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by 4691mls

Recently Opera Mini on my Android phone thinks I'm in Europe. Some sites work, some send me to EU versions, and a couple wouldn't open at all. I can't find anything in the Opera Mini settings about this. Reinstalling didn't fix it. Other browsers work normally. Weird.

Might've toggled this? https://www.opera.com/features/free-vpn