I managed to upgrade the best-selling Koss PortaPro headphones using a couple of items I’ve bought on eBay. The headphones are some ten years old now, yet sturdy and rocking, and now have become even better:
Upgrade of Koss PortaPro headphones
USB testers and charging speed
Out of curiosity I’ve ordered a couple of USB voltage testers from eBay (there’s plenty of them there).
For your information, a USB voltage and current tester is a device for measuring voltage and current coming from a USB output into a gadget (usually being charged).
Samsung UE75HU7500 ‣ Part 6. Location, conclusions
Location
This TV can be either attached to the stand or mounted on the wall.
The first option seems arguable to me: because of its huge size (and the related windage), the panel will sway at any breath. And it won’t survive its falling down (neither will its owner).
Samsung UE75HU7500 ‣ Part 5. AV format support
Video
The built-in video player features an impressive list of codecs and containers. It includes modern formats such as FLV and MKV, and even the recently introduced H.265 and VP8 (WebM):
Samsung UE75HU7500 ‣ Part 4. Smart Hub and applications
Smart Hub
This TV has an interactive mode, the so-called Smart Hub, which offers the following four panels.
Panel one: Applications
You can install free and paid application, for which a Samsung account is required. Out-of-the-box the TV has YouTube, NetFlix, Spotify and a bunch of others. Applications can be installed on an external USB drive. And, of course, you can update and uninstall them.
Samsung UE75HU7500 ‣ Part 3. Accessories
Even though this TV is a pricey, it doesn’t stop Samsung from trying to earn even more on their customers. Selling accessories with a five hundred percent margin is a popular way to make money among vendors.
Camera
An HDMI cable isn’t the only thing Samsung saved on. The TV is also lacking a camera out-of-the-box, which I definitely don’t appreciate, considering numerous functions it’s required for, like Skype or Motion Control.
Samsung UE75HU7500 ‣ Part 2. Connect and control
Available connectors
All available connectors in this TV are located at its rear side:
Namely they are:
Samsung UE75HU7500 ‣ Part 1. Specs and unboxing
As time passes by, TV diagonals grow, so do our appetites. TV screens of 50-55 inch, which seemed huge just a few years ago, are the mainstream nowadays and can be found in any decent electronics store. They also provide the best size to price ratio, as I reckon.
But screw the ratio! We’re going to be looking at a 75" monster Samsung UE75HU7500 today, the exact model number is Samsung UE75HU7500LXXN (it’s a Dutch variant of the device since I’m living in the Netherlands).
The Gentle Storm and Stream of Passion in Melkweg
It’s been a while since my last gig report, time to catch up with the latest developments in the Dutch rock world. I’ve a perfect occasion as I’ve seen two live rock legends.
The project called The Gentle Storm, which is just one year old, were presenting their debut album The Diary in the Amsterdam club Melkweg (I’ve seen Pagan’s Mind there before).
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Ghent Light Festival 2015
This year I’ve visited Ghent Light Festival, just as I promised a year ago.
The festival, which is held once every three years, proved to be immensely popular. Streets, hotels, restaurants of this small town could hardly cope with the horde of light-worshippers.
Happy New 2015!
We had a great time celebrating the New 2015, together with our Russian and Ukrainian friends.
Here, outside of our homelands, we’re still friends, you know.