I literally wait every year for this video.
Did he ignore flicker problems again like last year? Because flicker ruins lights for a lot of us
His obsession over color quality while ignoring the flicker is very annoying.
He mentions flicker several times in the video.
I meant ignore in the context that he said it doesn’t personally bother him.
I may never understand why people get pissed at creators focusing on an issue they are passionate about - because that viewers specific issue wasn’t mentioned or focused on. Surely there is content that aligns with what you are seeking without forcing every other creator to monologe out every possible edge case like a US drug advert reading out side effects.
Careful reviewers cover all factors independent of their personal bias.
But he mentions that there is stuff coming for flicker-sensitive folks.
As always, he created a delightful video!
I love Technical Connections!!
I’m curious about the options coming down the pike for people that don’t like flicker. I heard some of you say that you run your LEDs off of DC power somehow. How do you plug in the string of LED lights to DC power?
Short generalized answer: it depends on the strip / strand… But if the strand has a brick at the end that is converting ac - > dc with 2 wires you can typically replace that with a better driver easily. It gets far more specific when a data line is introduced. It won’t fix cheap LEDs outright but it can change how they behave.
He should do one on car headlights… :)
Oh thanks! Gonna watch these.
i’m sure they’re not perfect but i’ve had good luck with C7 ceramic LEDs from amazon.
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Anyone care to sum up in a few sentences what this 20+ minute video is all about?
E: fucking lemmy, lol. Don’t watch youtube! Google sucks! Use alternatives! /asks for a quick summary so as to avoid youtube: lemmy: “Downvote!1!1”
Alec has been on a multi-year quest to get an incandescent color profile from LED Christmas lights. I haven’t watched this episode, but he usually does a pretty good job of recapping at the start of every episode.
It’s always super entertaining, in my opinion.
EDIT: I watched it. It is indeed super entertaining! This time, the recap comes after his special Christmas light repacking tip, so it’s a couple of minutes in.
Thank you. That would be lovely. I find LED’s flicker sometimes and are too “hard”, they lack the softer, more yellow profile of incandescents.
Probably what his rant is all about.
It’s been a fun journey. And he’s on the Fediverse! https://mas.to/@TechConnectify
(not tagging him directly because I feel like he probably gets that enough)
Never watch a video that ends a statement with a question mark In the thumbnail.
It’s technology connections, chill.
Bad take in this case.
