I was looking at the nvidia before getting this current one as everyone recommends it but it is so old now and yet still absurdly expensive that I just didn't think it was worth it, so if you could buy it and force a new iteration for us all that would be great!
Good luck with whatever you buy, if I had my way we would have a PC hooked up to the TV and do everything via that but I would probably be kicked out just for suggesting something so "absurd" xD
We used a firestick for a few years which was more than adequate in my experience once you'd set it up initially. Earlier this year I switched over to a cheap Chinese google box by "mycool", so far this has been working fine too with no issues aside from the cheap remote (I didn't like the fire stick remote either but it at least felt a little better quality)
I absolutely hate both Amazon and google but my primary concerns were more about the girlfriend acceptance factor as it had to be something that was easy to use as she does not want to put any effort into it. It also needed "Netflix certification" so that the Netflix app would work as she belligerently keeps paying for and using that despite me providing multiple alternatives.
I added a custom launcher to the googleTV one so it literally displays the 6 icons of the things we use and none of the other shit so the experience is easy and streamlined with no adverts or bullshit and this has passed the test with no complaints.
For my sister I got a fire stick up and running as she is, again, very against using anything that requires any kind of effort and she seems happy with that so far.
I'd like to move away from both Amazon and google at least in my own house but not sure how to yet and still get the A OK from the other users, I tried kodi in the past but they both refused to use it due to the interface, which to be fair is fucking dog shit in my experience.
So for now I'll be sticking to the fire stick and googletv options I have running.
Cheers for the info and mentioning it in general, I never thought to look for ones made of a different material before but now you've said it it makes a lot of sense.
I understand exactly what you mean about the grip too as my thumb is perpetually slipping off after the thumb stick rubber gets worn down a lot. Other than a general clean the thumbsticks are what I have changed the most.
Hmmm interesting, how do they feel to use?
Two fucken quid!?
For that money I could buy considerably more product, that I would put money on tasting better, by just buying the regular biscuit sleeves.
Fuck that shit.
I've only played Borderlands 2 in local split screen co-op.
Love soulseek but please do try and share some stuff and leave you computer on from time to time so that other people can search / download what you are sharing. Whilst it isn't a requirement and you won't get banned for not doing so it is basic etiquette in my opinion and without people sharing resources like these will slowly die.
In terms of clients I would suggest trying both out. The majority of people recommend nicotine+ but personally I don't understand it, I find the official client much better even though it has a few quirks mainly due to searching and navigating others files seems to be a lot better in my experience.
If you don't have a big collection start Editting your tags now!
I went through my music collection more recently and sanitising tags on 30k+ tracks took me fucking weeks!
Xbox controllers have always been the best option for me. They are well built and last for fucking ages. Easy to take apart to replace things like thumbsticks if the rubber wears off or to clean out when they get a bit older.
I currently use an Xbox one controller and it cost me under £20 second hand, I have a second one that I got as a back up purely because it was about £5. They can be had for absolute bargains second hand!
I know another replier mentioned a dongle for wireless play which I believe is for the older controller as the "one" controller has Bluetooth which syncs up with my steam deck flawlessly and has just worked with no fucking about.
Yeh fair enough, I was thinking of doing exactly the same thing and trying using each one out for a couple of weeks at a time to see which one works best / has the least amount of problems for me to then use going forward.
Hey, man, it is hard to manoeuvre accurately whilst checking insta or tiktok. It does make it a lot easier to put cyclists in danger though!