Whats your best and worst purchase of 2024

[CasualGamer91]

This monitor i received yesterday.. im regretting now there is one dead pixel at bottom left and monitor wobbles just by ceiling fan air, bad stand quality.

Acer Nitro Vg271U M3 27 Inch IPS Wqhd 2560X1440 Pixels Gaming Backlight Led LCD Monitor|180Hz Refresh Rate|0.5 Ms Response|Dci-P3 95%,Hdr10 Support|2X Hdmi,1X Dp|Eye Care|Stereo Speakers,Black​

https://amzn.in/d/g1If8Z0

Should I even bother for replacement or accept my fate?

 

[soulweaver]

This monitor i received yesterday.. im regretting now there is one dead pixel at bottom left and monitor wobbles just by ceiling fan air, bad stand quality.

Acer Nitro Vg271U M3 27 Inch IPS Wqhd 2560X1440 Pixels Gaming Backlight Led LCD Monitor|180Hz Refresh Rate|0.5 Ms Response|Dci-P3 95%,Hdr10 Support|2X Hdmi,1X Dp|Eye Care|Stereo Speakers,Black​

https://amzn.in/d/g1If8Z0

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Should I even bother for replacement or accept my fate?

Must definitely ask for a replacement. The thing with dead pixels is once you see them, you cannot unsee them. Or better yet, return it.

 

[sauravghosh]

That type of stand design is moronic.

 

[CasualGamer91]

That type of stand design is moronic.

I can compromise with this by using vesa mount stand but dead pixel is very irritating..

Must definitely ask for a replacement. The thing with dead pixels is once you see them, you cannot unsee them. Or better yet, return it.

People are saying replacement unit can have same issue too also it can come with backlight bleed issue. Fortunately my unit dont have terrible backlight bleeding, its manageable. Im extremely confused should i replace it or not.

My budget wont allow to buy better specs monitor in this price so cant return also, its a overall good monitor.

 

[TechnologyHell]

My best purchase was my PC upgrade.

I was running a PC with Ryzen 5 2400G + Gigabyte B450m + 16GB RAM + GTX 1050ti + Coolermaster MWE550 + Corsair Cabinet
And I upgraded to Ryzen 9 5900x + MSI MPG B550 + 64GB RAM + RTX 3060ti + Corsair RM850x + LianLi O11 Dynamic + MSI CL360mm AIO + Gen4 NVME Drives

All this, as a student in 3rd year, pursuing Btech, making money through YouTube, and mainly by seling handicraft goods on Etsy, which gave me really good returns.
Sadly no longer able to do that as Etsy has made it mandatory for Indian sellers to provide GST details in order to continue selling.

HERE's the Catch!
I applied for GST, cuz why not!
If it is giving me good money, I should continue it.
Once it comes up, will definitely continue that work, and also start with my shop to sell PC parts xD (this was kind of my dream work)

 

[agentmilo]

Best purchase:

This Boss RC-5 Loop Station. I scored this pristine condition looper a couple months ago from a wonderful guy I met on OLX. Couldn't bring myself to splurge on a new one and have been drooling over this for ages.

This is a guitar pedal that lets you loop and record over your playing, alongside drums. It also lets you record up to 13 hours, so you never lose an idea. Its as simple as you want it to be (as a basic one button looper pedal), but chock full of advanced features with a steep learning curve, with the ability to connect foot switches, MIDI controllers, if you want to go down that path as well.

The pedal is akin to having a strict teacher next to you giving you immediate critical feedback to your playing. You have no choice but to improve! I would encourage anyone passively playing electric guitar to look into getting any looper- there are many kinds.

I've been playing the guitar on and off for nearly 12 years, but due to non existent practice routines, I've stayed a beginner even after all this time. This thing has greatly boosted me picking up the guitar, playing and practicing for an hour a day (or sometimes more) for months straight. Inspired me enough to even start going for music lessons. I wish I had this many years ago! Its very cool that sometimes a piece of gear can vastly improve an otherwise stagnant hobby.

Worst purchase:
Fiio BTR15K
Not really a 'worst' purchase, but I've used it so few times (i still keep going for wired connection), that I'm kind of regretting it.

 

[Sola Minor]

Best purchase:
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This Boss RC-5 Loop Station. I scored this pristine condition looper a couple months ago from a wonderful guy I met on OLX. Couldn't bring myself to splurge on a new one and have been drooling over this for ages.

This is a guitar pedal that lets you loop and record over your playing, alongside drums. It also lets you record up to 13 hours, so you never lose an idea. Its as simple as you want it to be (as a basic one button looper pedal), but chock full of advanced features with a steep learning curve, with the ability to connect foot switches, MIDI controllers, if you want to go down that path as well.

The pedal is akin to having a strict teacher next to you giving you immediate critical feedback to your playing. You have no choice but to improve! I would encourage anyone passively playing electric guitar to look into getting any looper- there are many kinds.

I've been playing the guitar on and off for nearly 12 years, but due to non existent practice routines, I've stayed a beginner even after all this time. This thing has greatly boosted me picking up the guitar, playing and practicing for an hour a day (or sometimes more) for months straight. Inspired me enough to even start going for music lessons. I wish I had this many years ago! Its very cool that sometimes a piece of gear can vastly improve an otherwise stagnant hobby.

Worst purchase:
Fiio BTR15K
Not really a 'worst' purchase, but I've used it so few times (i still keep going for wired connection), that I'm kind of regretting it.

Awesome!! I got line 6 pocket pod recently ,been a keyboard player all my life but recently got into guitar last couple of years and loving it .

Maybe we should jam sometime