Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: F.UltraWhere does the pain come from? I understand that OLED usually have higher brightness, but since that is a setting I guess that we are talking about something else?

Eyestrain and migraines. I'm told that OLEDs flicker like CRTs did (I had the same problem with those - LCDs were a godsend! :tongue:), which would both explain it and suggest that it can't be avoided.

Ah, was about to ask if you had the same issues with CRTs. Yes OLED:s "flicker" to control brightness so I can see why that might be an issue, probably different from model to model since the frequency of the flicker differs and once the frequency goes high enough I suspect that the issue should go away from sensitive people (the current issue is that the frequency is just above the detectable threshold and not way above, prob to save on power).

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Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: F.UltraNow this is hard for us consumers to reliably test without simply waiting and see but LG announced already back in 2016 that their panels had a life expectancy of 100k hours (which is more than double that of LED and LCD) so it sounds like nothing to worry about anymore.

And the ongoing Rtings test shows that burn-in worries is mostly overblown (yes they experience burn-in but they do run their tv:s on for 24x7 with static images), with LED:s actually performing worse when it comes to uniformity.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/longevity-burn-in-test-updates-and-results [External Link]

If it's true that they've fixed these things, I'm glad to hear it. :smile:

However, it doesn't change that fact that, for me personally, I simply can't look at these displays without pain! I really hope that LCD remains an option with the eventual Deck 2.

Where does the pain come from? I understand that OLED usually have higher brightness, but since that is a setting I guess that we are talking about something else?

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Quoting: Pengling

Quoting: slaapliedjeIsn't everything guaranteed to die?

To a degree, but not like this - being organic is a major downside of Organic-LEDs. :wink:

Though they're not quite as short-lived today, the first ones to market were dying off within months to a year, and often not fully, with huge chunks or lines suddenly going missing.

Anyone remember the original PS Vita? The OLED was such a problem that the "Lite" revision replaced it with a standard LCD.

Quoting: slaapliedjeHa, after buying a 77" OLED TV, I definitely get annoyed by light bleed. Never bothered me before...

But for sure, OLED screens can be obnoxiously bright, especially for someone who has gotten lasik surgery.

I haven't had any eye-surgery, but I just can't look at those bloody things. They're completely unusable for me. :sad:

Now this is hard for us consumers to reliably test without simply waiting and see but LG announced already back in 2016 that their panels had a life expectancy of 100k hours (which is more than double that of LED and LCD) so it sounds like nothing to worry about anymore.

And the ongoing Rtings test shows that burn-in worries is mostly overblown (yes they experience burn-in but they do run their tv:s on for 24x7 with static images), with LED:s actually performing worse when it comes to uniformity.

https://www.rtings.com/tv/tests/longevity-burn-in-test-updates-and-results [External Link]

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Quoting: AnanaceThe thing that I like the absolute most about this, is that there's not a hint of Electron in the new code, instead just regular C# and Avalonia (which has Linux as a first-class citizen)

Oh boy... at least it's open source and starts its life as a CLI tool.

Still, it's Nexus. A modding site that requires a login for downloads and throttles free users. Why not use IPFS if bandwidth is so expensive for them?

Because the goal is to sell access, not that the bandwidth is too expensive for them.

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Quoting: WorMzyI haven't bought a Razer mouse since 2013, shame to hear they're still just as poorly made as they were back then.

I used to use Roccat up until Stefan stopped updating roccat-tools (unofficial Linux userspace tools), I guess Roccat themselves didn't want to pick up maintaining them (or else didn't want to commit to first-party support), but I jumped ship to Corsair (using ckb-next) in 2019. Not had any complaints.

1) I disagree about being poorly made. They're good. As good as Logitech? I haven't had one for many years because they don't make a mouse I want. I agree Logitech sets the standard.

2) I really liked my Roccat Nyth, however it started experiencing a problem with the main click button. That's core functionality. I've never had that happen before. As the Nyth isn't made anymore, I had to find another mouse with lots of side buttons while still having grip space for the thumb. After trying a few from eBay and then reselling the ones I didn't want, I landed with the Razer Naga Pro (v1). I don't like wireless, so I don't plug in the receiver and I keep the cable attached. I love the feet and the optical clicks. It feels like good quality to me. The only thing I'd change is make it a bit longer like the Nyth was since I have large hands and got used to that.

Razer software? Well, I cheated and installed the Razer stuff onto a work Windows machine, plugged my mouse in once and configured it; now it's set forever.

I think people tend to forget that modern gaming mice is extremely lightweight, e.g my DeathAdder V3 Pro is 63g, regardless of the quality of components there is only so much stress + wear and tear that something weighing that little can withstand.

Compare that with the first mouse I owned, the original tank mouse for the Amiga 500, that beast weighed in at about 200-300g and the buttons on it had a very short life.

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Quoting: drjomsAs someone who owned a Razer mouse(some buttons died WITHIN first year of use!) - i gotta say, stay away from it.
I am not even bitching about quality of hardware.
I am talking about software side of things.
You need to run a server application at all times to support some hardware features. And my experience was not stellar with it.
Its experience from a roughly year ago. So it was recent software I was using. Never again.
Its unacceptable.

You want something nice for Linux - check out libratbag/piper. Check what mice are supported there and get THAT mouse.

I am very happy with my second wired mouse from logitech. G502 heroe. Its amazing mouse with abundance of buttons, high resolution, a lot of customization and allows for hardware profile.
And mouse scroll changer, my god how good it is to scroll through whole pdf file of 30 pages or more with just one finger movement.

Would not touch Razer mouse again, not unless its supported by libratbag. Unless its a dumb mouse. But then, i am too spoiled by proper logitech mice that work with libratbag. And let me tell you, I deeply distrust anything and everything made in China. Burned on quality too many times. But Logitech so far has not been a major disappointment to me.
https://github.com/libratbag/libratbag/wiki/Devices [External Link]

The exact opposite experience here. Logitech always have broken scrollwheels for me (last one to break was a G703), finally bought a Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro (no server application needed at all) and that have been smooth sailing since.

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Quoting: ShmerlAbout HDR, see also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDnbWaIMJJA [External Link]

In short it's not about making things brighter selectively, it means larger color space.

Larger color space is just one of the extra, allowing a larger dynamic range between the darkest and brightest items on the screen is the major one.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyGreat!!!

. . . What's HDR?

Depending on display and the software used (since there are multiple standards) it raised the maximum luminance level from 100 nits up to 10,000 nits (with most HDR displays currently in the 1000 nits category). It also raised the bit depth of the colour values from 8-bits per channel to 10-bits per channel (some up to 16-bits per channel).

Quoting: ShmerlI'm confused, this needs gamescope to be used? What about non geamescope use cases?

I think the patch is in such early stage that it needs Gamescope right now for early adapters since the display server part of KWin isn't patched yet. So it is a way to do early tests of the protocol.

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Quoting: Talon1024IMHO, this is a good example of why we should insist on native Linux ports instead of relying on WINE/Proton for everything.

So no game then instead of as of now at least the possibility that valve will fix it via proton?

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Quoting: M@GOidAFAIK Apple started the Metal API more or less the same time AMD released their Mantle API. When Vulkan appeared, they had already invested a lot in Metal, so they made the call to continue that path.

Now, was it the right move? If you look at their revenue from Apple store, looks like they did. But I had the feeling that is iPhone related. My impression is that their desktop stuff don't look any better than before, although they continue to get some support from a couple big names.

The recent release of a Apple's "Proton" indicates that things are not rosy, meaning Metal adoption is not in the levels they wanted it to be.

I had the feeling that while Tim Cook is in charge, things will remain the same. But I wouldn't be surprised if the next CEO, in a effort to boost profits, starts to drop anything that is proprietary in exchange for industry standards, like Chromium and Vulkan, to cut costs and make shareholders happy.

Well it was the right move in that it helps keep vendor lock in, which ofc always was the reason behind Metal.

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