Your frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need...

[Richie C]

F3RNY7 said:

Oopsie

Excellent choice.

[F3RNY7]

Richie C said:

Excellent choice.

I'm a bit worried about the size of the speakers! The speakers and the sub are a fair bit bigger than id anticipated!

[R8VXF]

F3RNY7 said:

I'm a bit worried about the size of the speakers! The speakers and the sub are a fair bit bigger than id anticipated!

Speakers are never too big!

[Oakey]

FrankAbagnale said:

I'm genuinely very tempted.

She has a ford KA and I keep on trying to get her to switch to a Fiat 500. The cover would show I am happy to compromise.

My girlfriend has a Ka, we recently hired a 500 from Avis, it was actually quite a nice spec too, she loved it. Hire her one for the day and see if she likes it? Cost about £27 iirc

[GOG440]

For all you fans of the Guy martin Hats
http://guymartinproper.bigcartel.com/product/new-l...

[F3RNY7]

R8VXF said:

Speakers are never too big!

Ha! They're going on the wall to the side of/underneath the TV - they're just a fair bit deeper than I'd anticipated so they're going to protrude from the wall quite a bit! Sure they'll look grand once they're up.

[andrewrob]

DoubleSix said:

I dunno about that Lily cam.

It seems too slow at tracking for action sports. The snowboarder moves off and the camera has to play catch up making for a poor shot.

Similarly the canoeing shows the camera again slow to back up and the canoeist goes out of shot (before they abrutly cut).

Edited by DoubleSix on Thursday 14th May 20:45

Also this will be the best stuff that's in the promo.
The live test didn't go so well http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2015/m...

[shakotan]

F3RNY7 said:

Oopsie

No rear surround speakers?

[morgs_]

There is definitely an echo going on in this thread about the Lily

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

h0b0 said:

Do we need this?



Flying camera tracks its user and captures cinematic-style footage and stills from the air

fksticks and Cock

Is that $500 refundable ???? http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2015/m...


(funny vid though )

andrewrob said:

DoubleSix said:

I dunno about that Lily cam.

It seems too slow at tracking for action sports. The snowboarder moves off and the camera has to play catch up making for a poor shot.

Similarly the canoeing shows the camera again slow to back up and the canoeist goes out of shot (before they abrutly cut).

Edited by DoubleSix on Thursday 14th May 20:45

Also this will be the best stuff that's in the promo.
The live test didn't go so well http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2015/m...

[giblet]

Are there any decent alternatives to the Lily? I remember seeing one a while back where the user wore a device on their wrist and the drone tracked it?

[Sway]

That's the Airdog I think...

Saw it on kickstarter, but haven't followed it's progress.

[F3RNY7]

shakotan said:

No rear surround speakers?

No....3.1 was the compromise between a good system and a living room that didn't look too much like a cinema lol...

[marctwo]

F3RNY7 said:

shakotan said:

No rear surround speakers?

No....3.1 was the compromise between a good system and a living room that didn't look too much like a cinema lol...

Personally, I think it's still going to look like a cinema but won't sound like one.

I'd get some surrounds to go with it if possible. There are some very small discreet speakers that might suit you.

[F3RNY7]

marctwo said:

Personally, I think it's still going to look like a cinema but won't sound like one.

I'd get some surrounds to go with it if possible. There are some very small discreet speakers that might suit you.

The aim of the system was to have a big upgrade on "TV speaker" audio and be a vehicle for music to be streamed from the iDevices effortlessly, which this should deliver.

If I feel that the lack of rear speakers is holding it back I may add some rears at a later date.

Surely 3.1 through a quality AVR and great speakers is still going to be a huge upgrade on what I'm used to.

[morgs_]

F3RNY7 said:

marctwo said:

Personally, I think it's still going to look like a cinema but won't sound like one.

I'd get some surrounds to go with it if possible. There are some very small discreet speakers that might suit you.

Surely 3.1 through a quality AVR and great speakers is still going to be a huge upgrade on what I'm used to.

Perhaps, but is it frivolous enough?

[F3RNY7]

morgs_ said:

Perhaps, but is it frivolous enough?

There's only so much frivolity I can take!

[Stig]

morgs_ said:

What did you expect? Its not due to be in production until next Feb - that gives 9+ months to continue to develop.

Perhaps foolishly, I have 2 on order. We shall see!

[DoubleSix]

F3RNY7 said:

The aim of the system was to have a big upgrade on "TV speaker" audio and be a vehicle for music to be streamed from the iDevices effortlessly, which this should deliver.

If I feel that the lack of rear speakers is holding it back I may add some rears at a later date.

Surely 3.1 through a quality AVR and great speakers is still going to be a huge upgrade on what I'm used to.

Been a while since I've splurged on any AV stuff. Is all this stuff completely wireless now?

[F3RNY7]

DoubleSix said:

Been a while since I've splurged on any AV stuff. Is all this stuff completely wireless now?

I don't think this particular amp is wifi, but a lot are. I had to get a slimline amp so had very little choice as it had to have AirPlay so I could stream music from the MacBook and iPhone to it.

The speakers are all wired.

[nigelpugh7]

Just delivered this morning!

And totally frivolous too, Mrs P is not happy!