Expensive Tech That's Actually Worth It

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[@ianfindley8160]

Actually Love short form "do's and don'ts" videos like this. It makes for great guidelines when looking at stuff like this as gifts or recommendations for my non-techie friends and family! Would love more video's like this!

[@SilverAura]

Right?! They're also fantastic for just refreshing your knowledge and getting an update on anything that may have changed! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Oivoi]

I'll pay a lot for luxury HDMI cables, if that luxury is length.

[@plankera]

Problem with length is signal integrity.

[@SaltCollecta]

I have a 25M one I will sell to you. For a luxurious price, of course.

[@danimayb]

@@plankera Which is why you splash out on the luxury ones lol. But on serious note, The only time it's worth spending good paper on an HDMI cable is if you need length, As the pricier long ones will be well constructed and keep the signal integrity in tact. Or if you going super long just get HDMI-to-Cat converter kit and use ethernet cables to make up the distance.

[@lars2894]

LTT has a whole video on why length is ALWAYS a compromise.

[@Howema]

that is what SDI is for, you can buy sending and receiving units for it and will be able to go lengths of up to 300+ foot while hdmi is limited to 50 foot max and likely has noticeable degradation just getting that much distance.

[@alecbach1347]

Alternate Title: "When you saved all your money building a $69 Gaming PC an hour ago"

[@jriver226]

My wife has hearing issues but she always thought my "expensive" headphones were not worth it till I brought home my $100 Audio Technica m40x near the start of the pandemic. Solid neutral headset. She put them on one day when she needed a pair and was shocked at how much clearer things were through them. Mine were not well cared for and she ended up buying her own pair for personal needs.

[@kalui96]

Solid headphones

[@reaganharder1480]

I do some home studio music production, and in my experience Audio Technica is a really good value brand. I've got the m20x headphones, which I think cost me about $70, and I've got very little to complain about. I did end up replacing the pads recently because the old pleather was cracking, and also the stock ones where a bit small and resulted in my earlobes contacting the speaker cover bit, and the size adjustment I've found a little loose, so over time it always ends up expanding itself bigger than I want it, but overall I'd definitely recommend Audio Technica to anyone looking for a quality product without a studio pricetag.

[@jriver226]

@@reaganharder1480 I bought the m40x off the recommendation of my musician friend. He used the m50 but noted that unless you knew what to look for the difference was hard to hear, as I'm not an audiophile that was good enough for me.

[@Summer-xu8qu]

@@reaganharder1480 Audio technica is okay, not bad but okay. Props to op for buying the M40 instead of the hugely popular M50 which has a weird frequency response, M40 is much better. The default closed back recommendation nowadays are the akg k361 or 371 if harman tuning is your thing.

[@reaganharder1480]

@@Summer-xu8qu hmm, haven't dealt with much AKG stuff, but they look to be a pretty decent quality brand.

[@PiPArtemis]

The best thing about audio equipment like you said is that "good audio gear stays good" and the nice thing about that is that means there's loads of second hand audio gear out there you can snatch up and put to good use while saving yourself a bit of money It's also a great practice of the second "R" of recycling - reuse

[@arnox4554]

Yeah, DankPods had a very good point when he brought that up. He had some extreme examples of this principle too. lol

[@Menon9767]

@Transistor Jump joe is actually right

[@RAHelllord]

@joe No amount of EQ will make your crappy $5 headphones more clear when more than one frequency is playing at once. I've tried multiple EQ presets designed by people with the entire range of my existing headphones and none of them objectively improve things like being able to pick out small details during busy sections. I absolutely agree EQ can be great from bringing a shitty tuned pair of earphones, headphones or speakers from something that needs to be in the trash to actually decent and fun to listen to, and sometimes improve the sound enough to easily surpass the competition in the same and above price class, but you're not getting the fidelity and clarity from something like a pair of planar headphones. Never mind if someone prefers open backed headphones for things like talking on voice or just for the soundstage, no earphones will ever be able to give you that with any EQ.

[@RAHelllord]

@joe I used a bunch of autoeq profiles, if you want to try your hand at making something better I do have a pair of Shure SE215, which appear to have measurements from at least oratory1990. But there is more to drivers than just absolute volume of isolated frequencies, if you play two or more sine waves at once and the result is distorted that is not a problem you can eq out. Stuff like that happens more often with cheaper drivers and spending a little more can go a long way in that department. I still wouldn't recommend just buying the most expensive ones though.

[@CRneu]

@joe this is massively wrong. like...so, so wrong. this is what cheap people tell themselves to justify their $10 ear buds. There's a huge difference, if you can't hear it then cool you can't hear it but other people can.

[@jamestlynn]

And don’t forget, when shopping for a good commercial access point, you want your entire network to be MESH. Just one SSID with seamless handoff from one node to the next as you roam your house/business. Trust me. I learned the hard way. IMO having a bunch of “wifi range extenders” is practically useless if they all have different SSIDs, and/or your connection drops for a moment when handoff occurs.

[@NegativeROG]

My rule of thumb: If it's something you'll interact with (keyboard, mouse, TV/monitor, headphones, speakers, chair, etc.), get the best you can afford. And NEVER cheap out on your PSU.

[@SixSilverStones]

I wholeheartedly agree with you

[@motoryzen]

I could t agree more overall

[@kayashkel3862]

Custom mechanical keyboard hobby has cursed me, get me out man 😭😭😭

[@houssamalucad753]

@@kate_vye810 you forgot thinkpads mate

[@elmerp]

@@kate_vye810 Totally agree on this. In my experience, I will never again cheap out on a computer or smart phone. Cheap stuff will never last. I would rather get a used $200 premium-at-the-time laptop that's a few generations old, than a brand new $200 laptop today.

[@wafisduck1367]

Can totally confirm the speaker one. I got two 23 year old bookshelf speakers for 30€ and they sound incredible.

[@RAHelllord]

Same for headphones. Got some DT 990 from 1987 off of ebay for about 30 bucks, refurbished them with new parts from beyerdynamic, and they're still as good as the modern ones for half the price of a new pair. The only "problem" is they're not quite as incredibly comfortable and are harder to drive than the newer models, but that's nothing my existing headphone amp can't handle.

[@suvtropics]

@@RAHelllord that's a bargain. Did you need to replace drivers?

[@RAHelllord]

@@suvtropics Nope, only the disgusting looking ear cushions and the headband that the previous owner broke and replaced with some weird rubber that would pull on my hair. They do still make the drivers, too, but they're one of the more expensive parts to replace. But still entirely possible with just some basic soldering skills.

[@Neil3D]

I find smart plugs insanely useful for monitoring power draw, albeit roughly but accurately enough. If your electricity bill is super high and you're curious what's causing high bills, you can plug devices into the smart plugs and check current power draw and historical data. I have them all over, and found multiple culprits like an old DVD player I was using for audio on my PC via optical cable was perpetually pulling 40W even when idle and doing nothing, just powered on - so this week I replaced that with some bookshelf monitor speakers that only pull 6W now. I found my fridge was also quite bad, as is a mini NAS box (40W), it all adds up. Smart plugs are amazing for finding these things.

[@greghum4754]

What smart plugs do you have? My TP Link Kasa plugs don’t seem to show electricity draw.

[@yimyanshing]

@@greghum4754 they have very similar models, one will have the power meter, and the other don't, and the price difference are minimal

[@yimyanshing]

@@greghum4754 I'm using tplink kasa too

[@magnus1liljeqvist]

One thing to check before buying a smartplug with powermeter is to check if it remember if it was on or off after power comes back after power faliure. One of mine I used to track power consumption of my server didn't power on after a power failure. Not a big problem for me at that time but when I couldn't find a settings for it I googled ir and nope I can't remember what that. What I did find out was that a few people had it on their refrigerator and fridge and all food was destroyed because they were on vacation :/

[@aoyuki1409]

for fridges, make sure the doors are sealed tightly (no lint or frosting on the door frames) and make sure the fridge is in a ventilated place. the fridge works by compressing air so that its hot, then put it thru a radiator to remove the heat (because its hotter than ambient now) so when the air decompresses it becomes ridiculously cold (because the air has dumped all the energy when it was compressed). if the fridge is in a ventilated place, the ambient temperature around them will be much lower so the compressor works more efficiently and spends less time cooling down the inside. also a top door box freezer is more efficient if you need to store lots of frozen items because when you open them doors most of the cold stay inside since hot air cannot sink below cold air edit: most fridges and ac dont compress air but a special type of refrigerant gas that can do a better job than regular air. i used air as an easier way to explain. if the refrigerant level is low it can also affect compressor efficiencty so make sure your ac and fridges gets checked every 3-5 years

[@DIEKALSTER8]

Linus trying to open the fridge is genius.

[@Erez-the-Berez]

this video is expensive

[@eric.is.online]

Yarrr

[@Erez-the-Berez]

@@eric.is.online yarrrrrrrr

[@lordraiden007]

Haven’t almost all of those “smart home” devices been proven to be a massive security risk to your home network? I remember a few years ago my friend claimed that his were totally secure and it didn’t even take an hour of research before I showed up at his house with my laptop and just broke into his IoT light controller for his living room.

[@luisduck3737]

Just build your own smart home devices with over speced Raspberry Pis, crappy 3D prints, questionable cabling and not even Basic Auth, because you cannot be bothered. Sounds like fun to me, though.

[@maxicx75v]

That doesn't sound that dangerous, really? If you trust someone enough to let them in into your network, you probably trust them enough to not hack your light controller. If the stuff is reachable from the Internet though, that could be a problem.

[@howardjones543]

Although you can mitigate it a bit with a second IoT SSID on the Unifi APs they are also showing here.

[@SilvyReacts]

I find headphones are always pretty hard to shop for because even expensive pairs often cheap out on parts like the head band portion or the headphone swivel area. So when I do shop for a pair, I am usually looking for ones that don't cheap out in that area. Doesn't matter how good they sound if you can no longer put them on. XD

[@IanSfirebirdflame]

What brands have you found that you like the quality of?

[@madil2259]

Agreed. Comfort is one thing that is a priority higher than sound quality for me in headphones.

[@_MIEW]

Sennheiser has great audiophile gear that will and has lasted many years though can be a little steep for first buyers. You also have Grado's hand made in New York with excellent build quality (SR60x's aren't even that expensive). For the cheapest headphones with the best sound that will last a long time go for Koss (something like the KPH30i). Battery powered/wireless headphones have great convenience but will never last due to the nature of batteries. Also just avoid Beats Headphones.

[@_MIEW]

I almost bought those a while back, thought I'd save my money for other things and spring for the HD800s at the end of this year

[@SilvyReacts]

@@_MIEW *"Battery powered/wireless headphones have great convenience but will never last due to the nature of batteries."* Edifier has some pretty good headphones in this regard. I have a pair that I use daily throughout the whole day, and only need to charge it every other day. And believe I have had them for around 3 or 4 years now. Audio quality isn't too bad either for a Bluetooth headset. At least, it's better than the previous ones I have tried around the same price range.

[@Goonsquad1149]

Don’t forget the often forgotten elements to your gaming/office setup; getting a premium office chair from Steelcase or a solid and stable sit stand desk from Deskhaus will take your setup to the next level

[@denvera1g1]

2:29 What i'd really love, is for this to smartly divide up the power to plugged in devices. 1 USBC device? 100w 2 USBC devices? 50w 3 USBC devices? 30w I cant tell you how many "multi deivce charging" bricks i've been through where both ports can output 60-90w, but plug both of them in, and the last port only gets 10w, which is low enough that most laptops will get stuck on a BIOS splash screen telling you the charger is too low powered and never boot into your OS(despite it being totally fine for laptops that are being stored and only on so they get updates while not in use)

[@yashank_singh]

does it not already do that? or maybe it is anker ones that are like that.

[@denvera1g1]

@@yashank_singh I dont know, i'll have to test it first

[@binkensteinnz]

I bought a set of Logitech 5.1 speakers waaay back in 2005. They are still in use today.

[@moepskie]

Same here! I've had an extremely bad experience with a lot of Logitech stuff (as in everything breaking randomly within 1 year maximum, but the Logitech speaker set still sounds just as golden as many years ago.

[@naamadossantossilva4736]

That quality gap is the reason audiophiles exist."if a $400 speaker sounds much better a $4k one should be even better"

[@TheRealSkeletor]

That's where diminishing returns kicks in.

[@Norweeg]

@@TheRealSkeletor Exactly. It’s important to learn about the market for the device you’re shopping for and buy the best you can without spending ridiculous amounts for negligible results.

[@ydid687]

its bizarre to realize that 4k is really low-fi in speaker space of audiophilia.

[@anonymouswhite352]

More expensive doesn't equal better

[@ydid687]

@@anonymouswhite352 it almost always does when you're an enthusiast of tech stuff

[@ryanschneider8958]

As someone who just recently got into good audio equipment, I totally love that suggestion. My HD6XX's and JBL 305's have made gaming and listening to music a whole new experience

[@dare2liv_nlove]

Liked comment just for those sweet JBL 305's!

[@Ziggity]

Got that same setup years ago, it's all I need =]

[@ForeverMasterless]

I just got a pair of HD 660 S and I love them. They're noticably better than even my 400 dollar Bose 700 Bluetooth headphones that I've been using for years. There are definitely compromises living the wired life but the audio quality and options are worth it.

[@EAGLEBLACKInquisido]

Smart plugs are one good investment. I got my first as a free gift with my phone and since I was going on a trip (pre-pandemic) I bought a second one and plugged different lights to them on different parts of the house and set some randomized timer events for certain hours of each day so it appear that there was someone always inside the house and deter people from entering (although where I live is very safe and tranquil anyways). I've used them in many different ways since.

[@marioramirez7355]

The speaker one is so accurate since I have had my z5500 speakers since 2005 and they are still sounding great.

[@TheHamoodz]

Mr. Holds Camera did a fantastic job with the filmography on this. I've been a huge fan of Mr. Camera's work and I am glad that LTT has decided to hire them. (see 4:52 if you're confused).

[@AlejandroCaicedoPUJ]

I prefer the work of Mr. Directs Art tho

[@tau93]

The art director and shooter did a great job on this episode!

[@redfish3455]

LLT: $69 PC Techquickie: $6900 tech

[@Taijifufu]

Randy Marsh: Niceeeee...ceeeee...

[@RockBandRS]

I've had a pair of shure se215s for about 7 years now. I use them all the time and have only had to replace the cable twice. Which is a lot cheaper than continuously replacing cheap in-ears.

[@LutraLovegood]

Cheap in-ears is relative though, I could buy a pair for one buck.

[@mrboojay]

It’s funny showing a Ubiquiti UniFi access point with a TP-Link Omada Router, which are competitors. I actually put in that router with one of TP-Link’s mid range Omada access points, and it came out to be about the same as a decent router if not a bit cheaper, and it’s worked extremely well. Highly recommend the TP-Link Omada route if you want something that works well but doesn’t cost what Ubiquiti does.

[@ammarahmed7566]

i was waiting for this exact video, linus also tests a lotta luxury gadgets amazing !

[@Steveddie93]

Very helpful. Really like these kinds of videos! Thanks guys!

[@DctrGizmo]

I actually got a smart switch for the ceiling fan with lights in my bedroom and it's been really useful!

[@BeeDotEee]

Yamaha HS8 (aggressive looking speakers with the white cone) are an excellent introduction to standing waves for anyone wanting to use them at home. When I owned a pair Yamaha recommended they be FIVE FT from the nearest wall and thats before you start to work out why the only way you hear bass is in the next room.

[@lowellhouser7731]

I bought a pair of Audio Technica's on sale for something like $180(I don't remember the model number) more than ten years ago. I have had to re-solder and rebuild the right earpiece because I am absolutely careless with them and had a terrible habit of dropping them off my desk. There is an extra length of wire sticking out because the stock was simply too short to work with, and I wasn't in the mood to screw with any cable management. The earpiece has two holes drilled in where I am using zip ties to hold a zip tie skeleton reinforcement, and two years ago one of the studs holding the speaker broke, and I have't sat down to try to ghetto repair that. I probably won't, I'll probably just buy a pair. OLED is a terrible choice for a PC monitor because burn in is still and always will be a thing. I am using a AORUS FV43U until I can get a miniled 43in in 144hz, which will probably be about five years or so. Using a pair of Onkyo bookshelf speakers running through a Dayton tube amplifier that is getting signals from an ASUS Essence STX that is still going strong after ten years or so. I haven't upgraded the tubes yet, but I do have some Yugoslavian made spares for when the Chinese ones that came with the unit die.

[@pdblouin]

I'm still too scared of OLED burn in, especially since my living room TV is hooked up to a windows 10 PC exclusively (KZbin, Netflix, etc) Maybe one day I'll splurge, because the screen does look great on my phone...other than the noticeable burn in.

[@GGray.]

Nano leds would be your best bet or qleds would be up to par with oleds in terms of color

[@bigblue729]

If you use your tv for lots of pc heavy contents with windows and boarders I don’t know if I’d recommend oled. That being said I purchased an lg c1 this year and holy crap. I know there are newer ones with better colors but it completely changes how movies look. Used mostly with the KZbin and other movie apps occasionally I’ll drag out the pc and play on the tv. Will definitely be considering an oled monitor in the near future and risk the burn in while gaming

[@cronchcrunch]

Yeah unless you are like Linus who changes his TV every couple years for absolutely no reason, other than the fact that he can, I would stay the hell away from OLED. Many tech reviewers like Linus claim that the OLED burn in problem has been largely solved, but unless they've used the same device every single day for 5+ years then they are just talking out of their ass.

[@UNVIRUSLETALE]

Yeah not everyone is Linus and can afford or even wants to replace a 2-5k screen every couple of years, not sure why they're so big on it, I want to use something like a good tv until it dies or it becomes obsolete enough not to be of any use to me

[@pdblouin]

@@UNVIRUSLETALE Same, I'm still using a Pixel 2, and I'd hope if I splurged on a fancy TV, it would last twice as long as even that.

[@at0mac]

the wifi trick, i have done that for literally years. i have a very high end cable only router, so i need to use access points, and it is so incredibly convenient to just upgrade the ap whenever a new better wifi version is needed

[@leonro]

For OLED, remember that burn-in is a thing. If you want OLED (I get it, you like a nice image, I like it too) you should cheap out on it. Get a last year's model, or even two years old, and one of the cheaper products in the range. You'll use them for about the same amount of time as a more expensive model that may burn in slower, but still not proportionally to the cost of the cheaper ones. Also, if you will have the lights on, or the sun out, while watching, OLED isn't too bright and the LCD backlight will not be as apparent in ambient lighting, so go for LCD in that case. Mini LED TVs should be a great choice.

[@tzfardaya]

One issue I have with wifi smart home devices is most SOHO wifi/routers can only handle so many devices before they start glitching out. When I started into home automation most of my devices were wifi, after connecting 20+ devices to the WiFi, my network throughput plummeted from 300mbps to 1.5mbps... As the (relatively) high end (for the time) SOHO router couldn't manage that device count (50+ devices on a mix of wifi/cabled connections)

[@Mitchhedburg]

For me, my headphone band on the m50x was what ended up needing refreshed. Black bits of fabric cracking/falling off gets annoying. Next pair will have this in mind and be either a different material or replaceble.

[@nebulamask81]

There are very inexpensive headband covers you can buy that just zip over that part. Mine literally cost me 3 usd. No more bits of stuff in my hair.

[@RAHelllord]

If you're in europe consider checking out Beyerdynamic. They're still making new parts for headphones they created in 1985 and stopped producing in that configuration in the late 90's. Basically every part is available for purchase up to the point that you can build most of their headphones yourself by buying all the spare parts.

[@Setsuna_Kyoura]

There is nothing more true than expensive speakers are worth it. Mankind has perfected audio amplification and reproduction somewhere in the 1970s and since then nothing much has changed. A solid pair of speakers and an good amp live almost forever and will always sound great. I have some huge TSM siena speakers from the late 70s and they sound like heaven. Absolutely no need to replace my speakers in any time soon, these things are built to last forever!

[@davidunwin7868]

I've always had to replace my router/WiFi all in one every 2 years because they just stop working. This time I invested in the TP Link Omada gear. The AP alone is giving much better speed and signal strength than ever before and it's not even on full power. Plus, it let's me setup a reboot schedule, so I never have to worry about turning it off and on again to reset it.

[@arthurr8670]

2 years is terrible. I was using Linksys a long time ago and then moved to Asus, but all of them running open firmwares. They lasted many years that way and were very stable.

[@3isr3g3n]

Can confirm the audio part. I use my Kingrex T20U amp / dac since 2009 and the speakers are Cabasse Goelette M1 from 1989, got those from a relative. Still going strong

[@influencija]

GREAT VIDEO! Thank you Riley and others!!!

[@SudoYETI]

The Wifi AP is probably the one upgrade everyone should do. I recommend getting a wifi6 mesh kit. I had wifi issues in my house using wifi5 ac APs and upgrading completely fixed all my deadzones and connection issues.

[@svd355]

I have $85 set of Headphone for over 3 years now. Not old by any means but holy, I feel no pressure to upgrade from it at all. I recently replaced the earcups since the stock ones already worn out, it feels so comfy I could fall on sleep while wearing the headphone. So yeah, I personally wouldn't cheap out on accessibility stuff like keyboard/mouse, monitor, audio peripheral, etc..

[@TDREXrx9]

Yeah audio equipment lasting decades is true but when you spend good money, I'm just now looking to replace the receiver my grandpa gave me from 1984. the speakers cut in and out some times I will see if I can fix it before I get rid of it first. Also I'm coming up to 10 years of having my nice set of speakers (2.1 set up around $3000 CAD) But they still give me the tingles everyday I listen to them, not to mention the used prices for my set up is going for 1.5k-2k after 10 years. Plus I still expect them to last another 20+ years!

[@Yatukih_001]

I have one of these beautiful upside down tarantula routers. This one heats up after a few minutes when you turn it off but this tp link router has to be turned off once the internet is fully on. And oh boy, it can run over 60 pages in 2 minutes but that is about the time it starts to heat up to the point you have to turn it off. A tiny gaming mouse device as they are called in Icelandic is connected to another router and can work efficiently as a main gaming router for over 24 hours if its near cold air and the air flows on top of it. That router was bought specifically to serve the famous Netflix router which has 4 antenna the same size of a 34 cm paper. That other option makes more sense nowadays so a password is used which makes sure the internet at home no longer stays offline for days. Thanks for this video! Kind regards from Ásgeir in Iceland.

[@andersonfrans]

For networking equipment especially wireless one, I am partially agree to that. It is true, the expensive one like Ubiquity, Mikrotik, Ruckus etc. give better quality, feature such as QoS, bandwidth control etc., but for signal coverage, you can't beat the swarm of cheap mesh setup especially for place with wide dimension and only cover few user. We can't judge by how good an Access Point to transmit signal, but we need to count how good our device transmit signal too. For such setup, it is for sure not cheap. But by just buying those expensive upside down tarantula Access Point and plug it to your router and hope for the best, that's not the most effective solution to speed up your WiFi.

[@DoctorX17]

Smart plugs/lights are life Also, thank you for having the 100W version of the UGREEN adapter in here, I saw the 45W and thought "well that's awesome, but I need moar wattage"

[@constantfear]

I literally spat my water out when you called that free kick a field goal kick lol

[@Some-guy-on-the-internet]

You don't necessarily need to get Wi-Fi smart plugs. I have some remote controlled ones that came with an IR remote to turn them on and off. Maybe not quite as convenient but it's cheap and it works well enough for me.

[@NoLongo]

Or even just a mechanical timer for $5. My grandma had an automated home decades before anyone knew what a “smart plug” was.

[@reaganharder1480]

Another advantage of IR smart plug, it doesn't present a possibly easy access point for hackers to your home network...

[@AaronOfMpls]

Yah, my dad bought a remote plug maybe 20+ years ago (with a dedicated 1-button remote) to control a lamp across the room from the couch and his chair. He even jerry-rigged a _much_ bigger relay onto the side of it (that makes an _extremely_ satisfying CLUNK!) after the original one inside broke. These days, it controls a cool-looking retro-industrial lamp my stepmom gave him. 🙂

[@yimyanshing]

The advantage to turn on air-conditioning before you arrive home.

[@stachut]

@@yimyanshing as long as you don't leave home for a couple of days (or you have really leaky house), there is no point in turning air conditioning off. When it is working all day, it takes very little power, and when it is off and turned on after room is cold/hot, it will work continuously on full power until it gets desired temperature.

[@coolbrotherf127]

I can totally recommend buying a quality set of headphones if you're anyone who uses them a lot. Other than the audio quality being slightly better, the real difference to me is the comfort. A good set of headphones feel like nothing at all and making using them a painless experience. I used to use some generic gaming headset back in the day and my head would always be a bit sore after using it for many hours, but once I invested in a nice headset that was over $250, I could wear it pretty much all day and never have any pain or sore spots on my head or ears. $250 is a lot to spend for many people, but I've had the same headset for almost 8 years now it it's still fantastic and worth every penny.

[@reaganharder1480]

In my case, i have a I think $70 pair of headphones that was causing pain on my earlobes, so I replaced the pads for like $5, and now the only pain is pimples from the grease buildup of my ears being covered for hours on end. Get the right stuff and you won't regret it, though sometimes the right stuff is actually just modifying the stuff you already have.

[@LutraLovegood]

You don't even need to spend that much, you can find pairs like the HD599 or Fidelio X2HR for less than half the price, still have great sound and can wear them all day.

[@qwkimball]

Good speakers are a great long-term investment. I use the Klipsch Heresy pair I bought in 1983 every day (though not with my PC!).

[@vasriccio]

Can you guys make a video explaining the difference between PPPoE and IPoE regarding reliability and advantages between using one over the other?

[@Hawkinson88]

Man, Router and AP reccomendations would go super well with this video.

[@cerbs2g]

2:01 Tell me you dont watch sports without telling me you dont watch sports 😂😂

[@Trappedclanyek]

Thanks for always delivering useful information

[@kate_vye810]

My best expenses ever has been: A Dell XPS 8600 (The desktop ones), VERY Pricy headphones, obviously, A Surface Laptop studio... and that damn SlimPen2... lol The rest? All crap. No jokes. Everything else in tech I bought was disappointing, from Gaming laptop, Cheap headphones, 4k TV, Cheap microwaves, ect. Honestly there is TWO Brands that can sometimes makes cheaper stuff but is worth it: Xbox (Series S, Old Headsets, Controllers) and Logitech.

[@milesfarber]

how the hell did you get disappointed by a 4k tv? unless you only and exclusively play csgo any 4k screen is a blessing, no matter what pc you're using

[@troybakker7628]

@@milesfarber maybe it was a cheap 4k tv like a non oled one You can get pretty cheap 4k tv's. So 4k doesnt say its good. It says nothing about the colour reproduction and the ui and how long it will last before it breaks down.

[@milesfarber]

@@troybakker7628 Who cares about color, you have basically 4 1080p monitors for free, you have near infinite space for productivity at 100% scaling

[@PiPArtemis]

Logitech is my go-to recommendation for computer speakers. Though I am curious to try upgrading from my Z506s it's hard to justify because I don't have any complaints so I'm not sure what to even look for in an upgrade I recently set up my old X-530s in the living room to replace the (equally cheap but much crappier thanks to a software glitch that rendered it unusable) Sony stereo we had out there for TV audio and it's been fantastic

[@Summer-xu8qu]

@@milesfarber I'd rather have one good 1080p monitor than a crappy 4k lcd tv tbh

[@totallyrandomuser5760]

A good set of headphones or speakers really makes a difference in whatever you're doing with audio - consuming or creating, editing etc.

[@HelgeMoulding]

Smartplug to turn off Christmas lights seems awfully niche. I do have a couple of "remote" switched plugs, entirely non-digital. Not expensive, and they won't turn into mining bots.

[@JonCusack]

Recently got a 4k tv from a hd one I got 8 years ago. LTT was the first 4k content I watched! I just ordered a sound bar and sub today and will soon hear voices not from tv speakers.

[@CoolJosh3k]

What about an external sound card for virtual 7.1 surround sound?

[@QualityDoggo]

you can get cheap Ruckus gear if you're ok with last-gen. The speeds won't be the best but the capacity and reliability are unmatched.

[@arwo1143]

2:05 When the Wi-Fi actually crashes and you’re sitting there after 10 seconds thinking: Ok, people… joke is overdone, can you continue?

[@RonGrethel]

The smart plug for the Christmas tree is a game changer

[@l3yce583]

This video is everything I try to tell people in one video

[@KGBgringo]

I can't believe I never thought of using my smart plug on the Christmas tree lights, no more reaching behind the tree, while nearly falling over and demolishing the whole thing twice a day for this guy.

[@RAHelllord]

Why not use a power extension cord with a separate foot switch? I have one for my TV setup that houses all my consoles. The extension is inside the cabinet but the foot switch is connected via cable to it and pokes out from under it so I can just stomp it whenever I want to watch TV or play something on a console.

[@CoolJosh3k]

I paid a lot to get Apple Airpod Max headphones because they can work with a wired, 7.1 virtual surround sound input, while still using the transparency mode. It is like open backed headphones, but way way better.

[@youtubeshadowbannedme]

isn't 7.1 surround sound a joke?

[@CoolJosh3k]

@@youtubeshadowbannedme I tried real 5.1 with a bad setup a while ago and it was amazing. Now days I always use virtual 7.1 where I can, but it really depends on the game. In my experience, even with poor surround sound capabilities (like in TF2) it is still a massive difference.

[@notcapnbloodbeard]

@@youtubeshadowbannedme how is it a joke?

[@savagepro9060]

Linus just did a gaming machine for $69 bucks. Now Alex with stuff up to $6900?

[@jarsky]

It boggles my mind how expensive mobile phones are these days. I remember when I got the Xperia X1 which was one of the first big screen android phones, and it was NZ$999 (about US$499 at the time) which made it the most expensive Android on the market at the time. The first iPhone 3G was about the same price when I bought one back in 2008 when they released. These days a top end phone is about NZ$2000-2300 for the base model...which jumps a lot with more storage. Thats an expensive tech that really shouldn't be so expensive...

[@lemonheep]

I'd also like to mention that the things that are done on a smartphone don't require much processing power. Nearly every phone can do basic communication and notetaking, and mobile games are either simple or can be adjusted to have low settings.

[@plumokin5535]

I would disagree with the OLED monitor. Lots of them have burn in very soon after you start using them since there are so many static elements on windows/Mac compared to TVs

[@AryaStarky]

This is outdated thinking. Modern oleds have many measures preventing this and tests by rtings are very convincing.

[@notcapnbloodbeard]

that would be hardly few cases, if that was actually a major problem people would not but it . . .all the mobile screens now a days are also OLED

[@DodoDodo-eo2su]

4:38 Shooter: Holds Camera Art Director: Directs Art I laughed unexpectedly

[@TypicalNerds]

In my experience, don't cheap out on audio gear, cheap devices tend to fail more often, particularly headphones and headsets. Recommended a snowball to a friend and he has gone from replacing his microphone like 5 times a year to 0

[@reaganharder1480]

You know, blue used to be basically the standard for youtubers with mics. Now that meta has shifted towards AT2035s and SM7Bs. I really gotta wonder though what kind of mics your buddy was getting that they failed THAT fast. Also love the fact that you're saying don't cheap out on audio gear, while also recommending a mic that (at least the cheaper version) costs a little over half what I paid for my cheapest mic... But you're absolutely right, audio gear is worth spending the money to get the right stuff. Like, maybe not as much once you get into the properly high end stuff, but difference between the cheap and the midrange is absolutely worth the extra.

[@GGray.]

Bought an mdr 1000x back in 2017 and it's still working!

[@madil2259]

A good speaker/ headset/ earbuds do make a difference and are well worth it.

[@OutOfNameIdeas2]

What about internet security when you completely remove the firewalls the routers have. Use your router as a switch and then use the access point as the wireless part???

[@Matt43]

I made the switch to a small business grade AP for my home network years ago... will never go back to residential/consumer grade equipment!

[@bkyap7183]

I also suggest getting a UPS for a lot of reasons.

[@ZEMRALEX]

Smartphones, when you buying cheap phone, it lasts around 2 years, it has shitty warranty, bad tech support, bad quality, it lags, ads in interface, and can even blow up and catch fire, if that is really crap And each 2 years you buy second one, third When buying more expensive, is can last 3-4 or even more years, if you use it carefully oc Better support, more features Generally better, and in that time span on 4 years it is cheaper than cheap phone I know, cheap phones can last longer if you use it carefully, but i am talking in general

[@Taijifufu]

Even with all of that a cheap phone can be 20% of the price of a flagship phone. Buying a new cheap phone every 2 years is still way less than a flagship that lasts 4 years. Preventing E-waste is the only incentive imo.

[@huaen8880]

The best place is the midrange imo. You can avoid the drawbacks of cheap phones (no updates, scarce features, slow), while also having a good enough processor for casual daily use, a large battery to go with the less power-hungry processor for good battery life, and even flagship level features (if you go with upper midrange/used). All while avoiding the insane amounts of money you need to spend on flagships, especially high-end models.

[@STMUN]

Christmas tree lights was exactly what i used my smart plug for

[@djwieks3747]

I have a pair of 40 year old speakers and and 20 year old amp and it still works great

[@y0y4y0]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHH!!!! I bought a charger from ugreen and love it! it's so small compared to other PD chargers that my wife took it on her trip to Korea. Love it!

[@Studio23Media]

One thing to not cheap out on: POWER STRIPS!!! You don't need the $60 Monster contraption, but to for a reputable name and look at the build quality. I had a cheap power strip from Menards that could've easily burned my house down. It quit working so I opened it to see why. One of the connections had melted the inside of the plastic casing quite badly! 😳 Luckily it desoldered itself before it caught fire.

[@JohnneyleeRollins]

Hey Riley, enchiladas are affordable.

[@dsmania]

Home automation won't be complete until we have christmas trees that self-deploy ornaments themselves during december.

[@prolific1758]

what's the video where linus was looking at the liquid cooled server looking thing

[@theworddoner]

Oled is great visually. But for a monitor you need to be able to read as well. The display software is not yet updated for oled so it doesn't look very good. This can also lead to burn-in. I buy monitors for years of use. I'm not comfortable with oled yet. My next monitor would be a 4k display with plenty of dimming zones instead.

[@vrajeshpc]

I just realised today that the end credits for art director say directs art and for shooter says hold camera

[@pgplaysvidya]

3:09 are those Yamaha HS7? I finally bought HS5s and love them. AlsoI have the focusin (simpsons simpsoy posting) preamp thingie that's in the same picture. anyway, the point is that after buying two different soundbars, I have to say that studio monitors are worth the money. I spent so much testing soundbars that I could've got the HS7s and saved time and money lol but that's the price of figuring what you like and want

[@TopHatPenguin]

Dude I went to Best Buy for the first time in years and when I saw the massive 8k Oled for the first time I just sat there and stared at it for a solid 15 minutes and now my 50hz monitor which I always thought was fine looks terrible now

[@Coolshows101]

I found some Corsair HS60 headphones at a thrift store for $5.99. They were missing the microphone, I have a Røde NTG4+ so that is okay. They were also missing the USB adaptor. That one I would like so I can try the surround.

[@danixsc]

I NEED a QD-OLED 32:9 monitor, like the G9 but organic

[@robertaries2974]

1. OLED Display 2. WAP (Wireless Access Point) 3. Speakers/Headphones 4. Smart plug

[@bzboii]

1:35 get that WAP

[@kawag2780]

Bought my current speakers in 2010... still quite happy with them. Q Acoustics 2020

[@jalalalap-akalala]

Field goal kick

[@splatsx]

3:35 holy shit this is my exact audio set up rn lol

[@thomassleziak1222]

Don’t buy gaming headsets. Buy audiophile headphones, you can find solid pairs for around 75 eur/usd+, if you don’t want to spend more. But be careful, most of them need an amplifier and digital to analog converter, or better soundcard.

[@philippemiller4740]

very good video idea !!!

[@Tadrax]

Top notch advices, but I would love to hear specifics / examples to be honest.

[@aakarsh12]

I need a recommendation for a high range access point for about $80, (ubiquiti U6 lite too expensive here). Otherwise, if it can't cover my house, two cheaper access points.

[@Die-Coughman]

3:25 this is true most of the time but Bluetooth ones absolutely do wear out

[@khalishakhairani4795]

If i have to choose between buying 8K tv or dolby atmos sonos speaker, i will definitely go for speakers.

[@guisampaio2008]

Will it last me a century without me looking after these speakers?

[@Anankin12]

"headphones don't go out of date" Laughs in lack of 3.5 mm jack port

[@LutraLovegood]

You can use modules that will add bluetooth to your headphones.