Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

On 01/06/2025 00:41, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

I/detest/ bluetooth headphones. The tiny ones are too expensive, too
easy to lose, and too expensive. The big ones have a battery life
seemingly measured in minutes. Just give me a nice pair of corded
earbuds I can wind up and shove in my pocket; they're ready to go
whenever (no need to charge!) and if they break or I lose them, they
cost only a few dollars to replace.
 

We have two pairs, my better half has some brand I can't remember and I have some I have some Google Pixel Buds*. They are actually better than I thought they'd be and my better half uses them to watch Netflix in bed. I very rarely use mine as I don't really have a need for them.
One thing I do miss with corded headphones was having an inline controller that was paired with the device. None of this trying to remember how to activate the various commands - you've got a button for that.

They're getting hard to find, though. It used to be you could go into
any corner store and find a wall covered with options. Now its all
wireless stuff with only one or two choices with actual wires.

Well that's the way technology goes. When I had to replace the CD player in our old car wanting one that actually had a CD player really cut my options down.
*I'm not entirely sure exactly which ones they are as I found them when out and about. I thought they must be broken as only one of them was in the case and the another one was lying a few feet away. When I finally got around to working out how to connect them they worked perfectly.