What does 1000€ buy you in your favourite hobby?
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We got given one of those led strips that stick to the edges all the way around the back of the TV. We have it on red and it's a great mood light in an otherwise pitch black room. I wasn't convinced I would like it but everyone in the house does.
If you're referring to the backlight on an LED TV, the one we got has "zones" so the bleed isn't too bad at all.
This post caused me to look for the first time in ages and the QLED ones look interesting.
The mood light thing. Some televisions have adaptive lights that project colours of the screen on the wall behind. For me the telly is the window to another universe. I want to be immersed in the movie. I can maybe see the appeal if watching family entertainment and such but for me it's a nope.
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Infinite library cards!
They are free where I live.
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I get 1 nice drone or 2 small ones.
Lost a 500€ infrared drone 2 days ago in a sugar beet field because "I don’t need the GPS when flying near the street" and then I was too high to make out if it was a deer or a rabbit and the powerline in between disrupted the radio signal, so the drone went into failsave and stopped all movement, getting carried by the wind into the field and it fell in a way that the battery disconnected… thank you for reading.. I’m sad now…
Put one of those beepers that beeps when the battery has disconnected on there, it saved me at least a few times.
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Gunpla and other mecha model builder, here. 1k Euro could get you anywhere from 4-75 model kits (likely more if you really wanted to stretch it), a sweet airbrush setup plus all the tools you could need, or a few nice display cases to show the finished models off in.
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I'm on the last generation of plasma still, waiting for OLED or micro-LED to become affordable. I love watching movies at night in a dark room with proper blacks on the screen. I don't understand why people would want lights behind their telly.
Bias lightning (proper white light) is actually helpful with led displays. It increases perceived contrast (i also think it helps with blooming a bit). Not needed for OLEDs though and coloured lights is more of a gimmick.
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200-300 12" singles. Thus reducing my Discogs wantlist by about... 12%.
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One card in a vintage deck.
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Found the (Republican) American!
Confidently wrong x 2
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If I really wanted to go HAM, about one third of a Norbauer Seneca. For me in reality, my laser engraver, 3D printer, soldering station, and other tools I typically use to do keyboard projects probably all come together to be about EUR1000.
Would that it 'twere my only hobby.
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Found the (Republican) American!
Rich (US) Democrats also exist.
Democrat =/= Leftist
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My favorite hobby is piracy... so...
Idk... like 200 months of VPN with Mullvad I guess?
Far cheaper than actually paying like 5 subscription services and also have to deal with ads. yaRrr
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Maybe a third of a used or import lathe or mill.
Machining is super expensive as a hobby to get started.
Which is why I'm slowly upgrading my cheap CNC router to be more rigid and capable, bit by bit. Machined stainles for the first time last week. though i'll never get close to a 'real' machine, in hobby machining, everything is a finishing pass…
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The mood light thing. Some televisions have adaptive lights that project colours of the screen on the wall behind. For me the telly is the window to another universe. I want to be immersed in the movie. I can maybe see the appeal if watching family entertainment and such but for me it's a nope.
Yeah that's Phillips specific as far as I know. Never seen it IRL but the reviews for it are good in that it expands your perception of the screen size but I totally hear you. The immersion is the thing for me too and I'm not sure how it would affect it.
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On raves...?
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digital art: i guess... a new drawing tablet? maybe a laptop that's also a tablet with pen pressure and stuff. would be neat
gaming: upgrade my pc (add a dedicated gpu, new power supply, water cooling, etc) + better peripherals
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One nice guitar or a couple decent guitars, one rare comic book or a shit load of common comic books
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A decent road bike. Not top specced, and with none of the additional gear you'll probably want, but you can definitely get started with €1k. I bought my current bike for approximately €700 and have upgraded + bought additional gear for probably a bit over €1k, but that has gotten me some really great stuff and I basically want for nothing in the sport.
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1 or 2 carbon bike wheels, depending on size, riding style, terrain, etc.
Scored myself a very nice set for under $400, for road use.
The key in this case is of course to buy from China
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buddy you can get some sweet dainese or A star full leathers for 1k €
Yes, you can. I guess I should have been more specific because I was thinking of a complete kit when I wrote that (so including helmet, boots, gloves, etc) and you do need to set your sights a bit lower to make the budget work for that.
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An absolute shitton of indie games
