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    Don't give me hope.
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    Saw this today. Quite a good movie. EDIT: I seem to be in a certain mood:
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    Almost seems like this should be an Eva anime...
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    Thanks for the assist. I didn't realize (or just forgot) the one I'd ordered was the poster version. I was in luck and received a shipment confirmation just a bit ago, so it seems I just have to wait now. I see, thanks. I didn't realize I was pointing to the initial release listing and there was an alternate page for just the LE itself. I thought I was all out of luck and HG had made a legal move against importing it or something. Good to know that's not the case and is just the poster version being scarce.
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    Got a fraud notice for my Amazon.co.jp order. I got the block cleared, so now I'm just waiting for it to go through. Past experience (the Macross Zero BD, in fact) tells me it might not work, though, and I would have to cancel and place a new order for the item. The product page https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0DDSXWB1F indicates it's no longer available for shipping to the US. Is this the case for anyone else State-side? If I do end up getting screwed on this, anyone have an alternative source that's still taking orders?
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    On the subject of power and thermals, - I'm guessing you've already seen Igor's Lab's investigation, which indicates sub-1ms spikes of over 900 watts. I'm not sure if that's enough to trigger OCP or your breakers or what, but there it is. - Nvidia have apparently removed the hot spot sensor on the 5090... but it's apparently a bit of a controversial sensor (suite) anyway, so seems like a bit of a lateral move maybe. - More concerning about the FE cards is that the memory temps seem to be relatively high as a result of the new FE cooler design - 95 degrees compared to AIBs' 70-85. All in all, everything about the power draw, heat dissipation decisions, the connector choice, etc., leaves me mildly concerned about the longevity of the card. EDIT: Just for perspective, 600-900 watts is actual space heater territory.
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    Stock is supposedly extremely limited anyway, so it might last longer than you think. Anyway, reviews are in. I'm seeing average uplift of 20-30%, up to 50% in odd cases. So... actually ever so slightly less than the power/core/etc. increase would leave you to expect (which doesn't signal good news for the cards down the stack), and certainly no 2x, 3x, etc. from their marketing. Still, 20-30% is 20-30%. Here's hoping the 12V2x6 connector is finally fixed, though I don't expect miracles.
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    I REALLY want to mount an ACOG or red dot onto those gun arms. Gimme my tacticool Glaug!
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    Apparently they announced a "Final Season Part 2(- The True End, Volume 1 of 5)" either the moment the season dropped or the final episode aired or... something, but indeed there is another season left.
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    Oh yeah, for whatever reason my mind just completely skipped over burn-in despite literally reading your discussion on it two seconds earlier. Oof.
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    While the flash and glitz and glamor of the fights is still as top notch as ever, But that aside, still a good watch, still having fun, still interested in what comes next.
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    What's the advantage of IPS/VA over OLED for productivity?
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    I'm always hesitant to watch a straight Nvidia video because I know it's going to be exaggerated for marketing purposes, but that's a good place to start, thanks for the link. About the only one that breaks the formula is the 5090, which sees a ~30% increase. I haven't looked at the numbers, but apparently these increases are all in line with power draw increase. So there doesn't seem to be much architectural performance gain this time around. But when you're the undisputed market leader, you can probably afford to just crank up the heat for one generation. So long as that's not your modus operandi for 7 CPU GENERATIONS HOLY crap INTEL
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    Is there a comparison of the game with and without PhysX? I played with it off even on my 2060 MaxQ so don't really have anything to compare it to.
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    Can someone in the know explain why the move to transformers is better for DLSS than the "CNN" they were using before? An obnoxious "article" purported to show the merits of transformer-based DLSS 4, but it only compared screenshots of DLSS 4 to an unnamed "Basic Temporal Upscaler" and was pretty much a complete waste of time.
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    I'm weirdly not excited about this. I think the bevy of PC handhelds has taken away some of the novelty, Switch 2 seems like a follower in more ways than one. I'm sure the games will make it interesting once those are announced. Heck, even just a look at Switch 1 games running better on Switch 2 might do it for me.
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    Same here. Here's hoping it corrects itself, otherwise to the US stores it is. Eh, if it works, it works, right? Be ready for those white stickers to start peeling, though. Maybe brush some glue onto the backing if you can to get them to really stick. Mine flaked off completely, which is fine as I'm still planning to paint it, but it's still nice having them there as a visual indicator of, well, the intended visuals.
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    If you're getting any of the newer releases or the "SP" re-releases of the old ones, they're largely the same. The original non-"SP" release of the VF-31A Kairos (and its sibling, the VF-31D Skuld), had wings that lacked hard points; some prefer that look over the "SP" re-release, which replaces those parts and includes new accessory drone pieces to fit into said hard points. That's about the only major difference to note IIRC.
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    A bit late to the party, but 1) Dandadan is wonderful and irreverent and great. English dubbing has become exceptional; my one complaint, as it ever is, is that the subs are designed for translating the Japanese dialogue and don't match the English lines. 2) Beastars The "Final" Season was binged in one night. Just as amazingly animated as before. English dub is also exceptional. Still a... unexpected... plot, as is the norm for this show. The season was billed as the "final" season but ends without resolving any major issue; I'm assuming it's NOT actually the final season? Or are they simply counting on you to read the manga, which IIRC has long been completed?
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    That was some very nice... gameplay.
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    I'm late catching up on all the CES happenings - been too busy playing Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown in my free time, it's pretty fantastic. It seems someone at Lenovo shared my thinking that the Z2 Go would be a good fit for an entry-level handheld. The Legion Go S previewed at CES seems to complete the "Steam Deck Pro" transition started by the Steam Deck OLED: adds VRR support to the high refresh rate screen, adds 2280 M.2 support, upgrades the SoC with a focus on the GPU (12 CUs vs 8 ) It gets rid of one trackpad and downsizes the other, but otherwise it's almost an exact hardware match for the Deck, including its use of SteamOS in lieu of Windows. And it's only $500, too. Or, well, "only." I wonder if it could have afforded to shave itself down another $50-100, to REALLY hit the value sweet spot. Even as is, it's a really decent package all around... provided it still hits the performance efficiencies of the Deck. I'm hopeful it does, or even improves on it. That's one of the only issues still plaguing the other handhelds out there; they can outpace the Steam Deck, yes, but they have to bump up the TDP from 5-15 to 15-25 to do so. If the Z2 Go can eke out a decent performance improvement at the same TDP, that would really be impressive. All in all, AMD's CES showcase was a shitshow, they demonstrated such a lack of confidence... but their actual products all look great. Them being mum on the 9070/XT is endlessly frustrating, but the rumored performance claims that are all we have to fill their silence paint a cautiously optimistic picture. They relegated FSR4 to their exhibit hall booth demonstration, but it looks like it's a major step forward. Their Strix Halo is super impressive - in addition to the Phawx video above, LTT took a look at the same device and disclosed much more information than the Asus reps allowed Phawx to do - and I'm incredibly excited/anxious to see reviews of it (and in a form factor other than a... giant tablet, seriously am I missing something? in what context would THAT be the right device to put this thing in?). Regular Strix continues to look great and be great on the low-power end. And so on and so forth. SteamOS is chugging along nicely and I can only hope it eventually becomes the de facto standard over Windows, at least for the PC gaming community. I think the biggest issue I have with Nvidia's presentation was its heavy focus on AI frame generation... when frame generation already exists, AND multi-frame generation already exists, AND it doesn't require any bespoke Nvidia hardware to pull off, AND it already looks and plays great*. Like... they haven't done anything to fundamentally change the paradigm of frame generation, AI-implemented or not. Some of the more technically-minded comments I've seen have been heaping praise on their change from CNNs to transformer-based image reconstruction for DLSS, which... I don't get. Does anyone know any more about this and why it is or is not a Big Thing? All that aside, their cards look perfectly fine, exactly as class-leading as they ever were. They're just not particularly exciting. I thought it's going to have 12GB?
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    Micro SD Express?
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    Was the 2000s era Phone Booth with Colin Farrell and Donald Sutherland a remake of this movie? Maybe just playing with a similar premise...?
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    First Strix Halo preview I've come across. No numbers, but impression seems positive, plus the device is running at its lowest power setting on battery. The current clamor in the comments is for this to see a handheld release, but I'm skeptical that's a good idea. It'd make for a great laptop, but it would force a handheld to be absolutely huge to provide adequate cooling and a battery size worth having; at that point you may as well make it a laptop/tablet.
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    About the only thing interesting about Nvidia's announcement is the pricing on the lower end, and that's only if their claims match reality... which they almost certainly don't. At least they HAD an announcement, though, instead of cutting it from their presentation at the last second like a certain OTHER tech company. Still, I was always more excited for AMD's mobile lineup anyway, in particular their Strix Halo and Z2 chips. I'm finally using my Steam Deck for more than just old-school emulators, and I'm finding out it packs quite enough punch and runs all the games I need it to run at a good frame rate with a good battery life. Z1 was a modest upgrade over Van Gogh but didn't perform well enough at the low wattages demanded of mobile gaming; hopefully Z2 and Z2E address that. And Z2 Go is basically a Deck APU but with a slightly stronger GPU component - so pretty much exactly what people were asking for - and looks like a prime choice for sub-$500 handhelds. I can easily see Valve sticking this in future Deck 1 revisions once Van Gogh production ends while waiting for more generational efficiency gains from Z2 or beyond. As for Strix Halo... Well, it's exactly the kind of Big APU I've been asking for for damn near a decade now, so I'm excited to see how it performs. The only thing more I would want is HBM to overcome the memory bottleneck.
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