What does 1000€ buy you in your favourite hobby?
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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
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One card in a vintage deck.
You could get 2 or 3 duals, depending on colors, and have a bit left over for sleeves.
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Few or many diseases depending on how I spend it.
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A suit of plate armour, and maybe a shield or a weapon.
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A thousand euros in airsoft will get you a high-quality gun or two, depending on what you're looking for and where you're getting it from. Generally, replica pistols and "standard" rifles tend to be cheaper than anything heavy or exotic.
And you'll probably have plenty of cash left over, for things like safety gear, special clothing, and gun-related accessories like slings and holsters.
The most expensive gun in my collection, a replica of the pistol from Kingsman, was €430. I spent about another 100 on spare magazines, shotgun shells, and a custom holster. My next-priciest gun cost less than half that, even after acquiring similar accessories
I haven't put any money into modifying any of my guns, since that's an entire other can of worms I don't feel like opening. Most guns will be perfectly playable out of the box, rarely needing more than heavier BBs or a hopup adjustment to be improved.
