SwiftOnSecurityDamn my launch PS3, which includes hardware to natively play PS1 and PS2 games, has a dead disc drive. :(
Everybody talks RROD for 360 but the PS3 was also horrendous. A terrible initial generation of hardware for both.
My home theater rack from ~2017
The final parts of the home theater are arriving this week including wiremold cable management and a second subwoofer. Eager to show the completed project. Been collecting parts for literally 13 years. If you want something just start now.
I feel something hidden in social media clout-chasing is how long-term hobbies actually manifest. Most hobbyists do not buy everything in one shot and assemble them for a YouTube video. It is a deliberate collection towards an eventual goal lasting many years. The journey is the destination.
You do not appreciate what you have until you've taken that incremental path. I am fucking blessed and I know the difference because I've lived it.
My side speakers are my old front spears. My rear speakers are my very old front speakers. You cycle your parts to their appropriate role.
This was my HT in 2014, after a buildout from when I got it in 2009. It's so easy to see where people are today and look at the cost and think it's impossible. That's because they assembled what they needed across many years.
Do not try to compete with a decade of investment. It's obviously stupid but never communicated.
Buying durable goods is important. I got my 29U Sim5 knock-down rack shipped to my apartment in 2009 for like 400 bucks.
And it will last me my entire life. There is zero wear on it.
I still use all the speakers I've ever purchased. Could I afford to just replace them with similars? Sure. But I know what I want and I'm happy to respect the heritage of my journey.
And it will last me my entire life. There is zero wear on it.
I still use all the speakers I've ever purchased. Could I afford to just replace them with similars? Sure. But I know what I want and I'm happy to respect the heritage of my journey.
Aaron Allermann@SwiftOnSecurity I have a wallet I got from the Pepsi Stuff campaign back in the 90's. The velcro's going on it, but it's lasted over a quarter-century now and it can go a lot longer.