I have an unopened ipod mini somewhere. Figure I’d use it as a media player as you said. Now where to find a clean S2000 for the car part? Lol

Awesome response, thanks! I actually have an unopened ipod mini from way back. It has a headphone jack and should still be supported by modern mac’s (I hope).

Agree with everything you said re the smart tv it sucks bdig ones. Wonder why they don’t make large format 50+’ monitors, I’d be happy with that and use my phone for Netflix/ YouTube etc. The way it is now is I’ll have the tv with a non functional set of apps and still have to use my phone any way.

The car? I’d hate for my car to stop getting updates for apple / android suites after x number of years. Most head end units are now integrated with car functions, so not even sure how to replace those when the time inevitably comes. Happily using basic connectivity with Bluetooth and no android/ apple suite.

My mum’s Samsung lost Netflix access because the app was too old, and Samsung considers it legacy and therefore won’t support it any more. There was also an article where the author lamented his phone no longer connecting to his older Android auto version. Essentially, we are being forced to replace perfectly functional hardware due to software, essentially the consumer electronics version of ‘you are out of cyan, replace the entire printer cartridge please’.

Same. Ps1-ps5, media box, PC. Well done! I don’t get this era of disposable tech and planned obsolescence. I get new tech, but don’t understand why I need to upgrade my phone every 2-3 years so I can WhatsApp faster.

I used to have one of those cassette adapters to use with mp3 players. They’d work great with headphone jacks. Pity few phones still have those these days.

Let’s start this off. I looked at some business displays as a replacement for a tv. They do the job, but generally don’t have great sound, so I need to buy soundbars as well. My old Panasonic 50’ is great, and I don’t mind the power draw. Will miss it when it’s gone.

Lol. FAFO

This is what thinking people do, given the cureent choice. Good on Bernie! Shame on the narrow minded twits.

Biden was just slow. This guy is just gone.

Tbf, he’s shit anyway, regardless of what he does for a living.

Boxes and boxes of the stuff. All marked top secret. He’s seen them too!

For a guy who’s in real estate, he sure allows a lot of people to stay rent-free in his head. Kamala, Barack, Nancy, Joe, Jimmy, Stephen, … no wonder his businesses go bankrupt so often.

Let’s see how much the CEOs pay goes up by…

Doesn’t matter if they don’t go out and vote. And get everyone in their locus to do the same.

Well sure. You think dissidents silence themselves voluntarily?

That’s pretty much it. As an engineer, I find the state of affairs demoralizing.

Parenting is for the good of the kids, not the wants of the parents.

Maybe he misunderstood sunken costs

These are the people in charge of running the country…

Tbf, he’s known to have that effect on people.