The "I just bought..." thread.

[highland145]

Never occurred to me to order lumber from Amazon. Thanks.

 

[Ajay]

Never occurred to me to order lumber from Amazon. Thanks.

Not sure that the best idea . Just opened it up and quality doesn't match the pictures or reviews. It's really workbench grade stuff. I'm just going to install it for now. Hopefully I can take it off early next summer, sand it down, stain it and poly it. Should spruce it up enough. At least it will look way better than my old beat up Formica on MDF desk.

Having my computer in the living room looks worse than I thought it would. Meh.

 

[Iron Woode]

I bought a Ryzen R5 5600G for my HTPC.

works like a dream.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Another impulse purchase. Bought a 120v portable induction cooktop. Someone was selling it for 35 bucks practically new. I don't even think it got used. Figured it makes a good backup if power goes out as I can run it off solar but it's also something I can bring to my cabin once I build one. Boiled a pot of water using solar as a test and worked nicely. Well technically I was using the battery since the sun was setting.

 

[snoopy7548]

I bought a Ryzen R5 5600G for my HTPC.

works like a dream.

I've been eyeing that for my next HTPC (currently running an A6-6400k, which is surprisingly still going strong with light madVR settings and HDR->SDR tonemapping at 1080p).

Have you tried madVR? If so, what settings do you use?

 

[Iron Woode]

I've been eyeing that for my next HTPC (currently running an A6-6400k, which is surprisingly still going strong with light madVR settings and HDR->SDR tonemapping at 1080p).

Have you tried madVR? If so, what settings do you use?

no, I don't use madvr.

I do use Media Portal 1.29 for my HTPC needs and a linux server for my videos.

I upgraded from an R3 2200G.

 

[skyking]

I am contemplating getting this chromebook.
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-flex-...ntel-i3-1115g4---1080p.product.100744753.html

My old one died from too much caffeine.

 

[skyking]

It has basically the home row to work with. My password is not in the home row

 

[skyking]

I am contemplating getting this chromebook.
https://www.costco.com/lenovo-flex-5-13.3"-2-in-1-touchscreen-chromebook---11th-gen-intel-i3-1115g4---1080p.product.100744753.html

My old one died from too much caffeine.

OK I thought about it, and ordered a keyboard for $60 rather than $550 for a new one. It does the needful for now.

 

[IronWing]

OK I thought about it, and ordered a keyboard for $60 rather than $550 for a new one. It does the needful for now.

Why not have both?

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www.amazon.com

 

[skyking]

I'll probably get another, but I won't do it until it goes on sale. I bet that one I linked will have $100 off soon enough.

 

[IronWing]

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Don’t let the picture fool you, this thing is huge (and heavy). The FedEx guy was like “No problem, I got a pallet jack. You don’t? Good luck, bye.” Now we have to buy another bench or table to put it on.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I bought my wife a Louis Vuitton Keepall Bandolier 50. She inherited an old LV Keepall from her mom a while back that was old and worn that we took to LV to have refurbished but a couple weeks after we dropped it off they informed us that they would not work on it because the bag is not authentic so when I went back to their store to pick up the fake I bought her a real one. I am giving it to her for Christmas this year.

It is the same as this pic.

 

[UsandThem]

New Wolverine toy came today.

 

[sdifox]

Might be cheaper to just buy Hugh Jackman

 

[UsandThem]

Might be cheaper to just buy Hugh Jackman

I received a cease and desist letter from his attorneys, so that's not an option on the table anymore.

 

[Brainonska511]

Just ordered myself a sit/stand desk. Going to mount up my monitors to clean up my desk, and add a little more mobility into my WFH routine. Should have done this when I first started working from home in late 2018.

 

[Shmee]

I got the last carton of eggnog from Safeway!

 

[Muadib]

Bought a tv for a monitor. The 48" LG C1. It's a big boy! That's my main issue with it, but I had the same problem with my 27". I'm going to give it some time to get used to it. The PQ is outstanding. It blows my main set away. It's not even close.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

I bought a Samsung A650 3.1 soundbar for the living room. Needed something cheap to upgrade from the shitty TV speakers. It's the most used TV in the house, but it's all light duty stuff -- news, sports, occasional music. The subwoofer is kind of crap but overall sound quality works for the current price $210. Happy with the purchase.

https://www.samsung.com/us/televisi...ar-w-dolby-5-1-dts-virtual-x-2021-hw-a650-za/

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Bragging, I guess. Got her on Saturday.

 

[herm0016]

I bought a Samsung A650 3.1 soundbar for the living room. Needed something cheap to upgrade from the shitty TV speakers. It's the most used TV in the house, but it's all light duty stuff -- news, sports, occasional music. The subwoofer is kind of crap but overall sound quality works for the current price $210. Happy with the purchase.

https://www.samsung.com/us/televisi...ar-w-dolby-5-1-dts-virtual-x-2021-hw-a650-za/

I think we have the same one, very happy with it.

latest purchase? 5 gal of concrete sealer. and sealed the new concrete driveway. can finally drive on it tomorrow after 12 days of looking at it.

 

[Captante]

Another impulse purchase. Bought a 120v portable induction cooktop. Someone was selling it for 35 bucks practically new. I don't even think it got used. Figured it makes a good backup if power goes out as I can run it off solar but it's also something I can bring to my cabin once I build one. Boiled a pot of water using solar as a test and worked nicely. Well technically I was using the battery since the sun was setting.

I have one of those .... use it as an "extra" burner when I'm cooking big meals or when I want to be able to cook in a hotel room with no kitchen area for example.

The biggest issue I've had using it is that surprisingly induction-compatible cookware still isn't the easiest thing to buy for some reason. (most "stainless steel" these days is non-ferrous and won't work)

 

[MrSquished]

bought months back, but received yesterday. xBox Series X Halo Limited Edition. Let's gooooooooo!

 

[purbeast0]

The Halo edition XSX is one of the best LE consoles. It looks awesome.