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John Siracusa

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Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

And at the other end, it's just a gaming monitor that you plug in that the back has no idea what the hell it is.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

And,

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Hopefully you can get it working right.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

And these are kind of in the middle.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Of course, these are a little bit more expensive and they tend not to have the all the fanciest features because those are still on kind of the gaming monitors first.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

So many LED backlights, super high refresh, you know, fancy OLEDs with fancy pixel structures.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Give it time.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

So more of these will come out.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

But I'm glad to see some of these monitor makers realizing that there is a market here to cater to Mac users and also that.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Mac users are probably willing to pay what seem like astronomical prices because it's still cheaper than Apple's monitors.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

And speaking of, we live in this amazing age when screens are cheap, not Apple screens.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

I'm just saying, like, they are stubbornly going against the tide.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Yeah, I mean, like the company, if you look at it like this, this does seem like a company that's really focused on this type of, you know.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

durable rugged no nonsense modular you know they're not aiming for the super duper audiophiles there is a little bit of like a an aesthetic they're going for um but yeah it's good to know companies like this are out there i'd never heard of this company but uh these products look like that if the if the fender mix appeal to you these might appeal to you as well and the prices seem similar i looked at one or two of them they're only like 300 bucks or so

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

And for good reason, that's not modular.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

That's just like skinning.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

That's like the face plates that you get for your Xbox.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

So the thing's just going to the little clips are going to break off and it's just going to fall off like that's it.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

And another creaky part.

Accidental Tech Podcast
676: A Sternly Worded Instruction

Well, the good headphones would have connectors on both ends.