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credoimprobus) wrote2025-11-15 10:58 am
credoimprobus) wrote2025-11-15 10:58 am
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Yet more tech nerding, la la la
In addendum to my last post: and then when I thought I was finally done, I discovered the hard way that monitors that don't have built-in speakers are, in fact, a thing. X,D X,D (Which was fine(ish) for the Ally! Less so for the Switch, which will route its sound into the HDMI cable when docked regardless of whether there's somewhere for it to come out or not. /o\) So there went an urgent additional purchase of a bluetooth speaker to round out the list*, ahahaha.
Which, darn it!! I'd been really looking forward to being able to hook the Switch up to a screen with much less latency, because the TV I upgraded to some three years ago turned out to have a way worse refresh rate than the old one**, and I've barely been able to catch a sturgeon in Animal Crossing in docked mode since when I basically never lost them before that swap-out. :/ (Not to mention the even trickier of the rare fish. *sighs in regret over pier fish*) And instead I ended up stuck with an audio unit with a full-second output delay*** instead of just an already iffy 10 millisecond one, gaah.
At least the screen output still has the significantly reduced delay, but I do rely rather too heavily on sound cues for my ACNH fishing for it to be enough on its own. Especially when the sound- and visual cues are vastly out of sync, heh.
(I also feared for a bit that I'd have to replace my beloved old Logitech K360 keyboard, which made me INCREDIBLY SAD because it is the most comfortable goddamn keyboard I have ever had. The key feel on it is an absolute pleasure. <333 BUT LUCKILY it seems like my connection problems were due to the batteries and not compatibility issues, phew; it's just really fricking impressive that the batteries decided to get really troublesome the exact moment I swapped the receiver over from Wigrid to Nieve's dock. *shakes head*)
*) At least I've been tempted to get one for a good while already, for use with my tablet, so this gave me a justifiable excuse for the indulgence! Heh. Also it's just so pretty. <3
**) another consideration that didn't occur to me until it was to late, ahaha -- to be fair, I got that TV on a deep sale and as such wasn't making the comparisons I otherwise would have, so, *helpless shrug*
***) okay, it does belatedly occur to me there's an option I've forgotten to try: ie the dock may not have a headphone jack to plug my old wired speakers into, but the Switch itself does. Need to check if the sound will route into that even in docked mode, or no.
Which, darn it!! I'd been really looking forward to being able to hook the Switch up to a screen with much less latency, because the TV I upgraded to some three years ago turned out to have a way worse refresh rate than the old one**, and I've barely been able to catch a sturgeon in Animal Crossing in docked mode since when I basically never lost them before that swap-out. :/ (Not to mention the even trickier of the rare fish. *sighs in regret over pier fish*) And instead I ended up stuck with an audio unit with a full-second output delay*** instead of just an already iffy 10 millisecond one, gaah.
At least the screen output still has the significantly reduced delay, but I do rely rather too heavily on sound cues for my ACNH fishing for it to be enough on its own. Especially when the sound- and visual cues are vastly out of sync, heh.
(I also feared for a bit that I'd have to replace my beloved old Logitech K360 keyboard, which made me INCREDIBLY SAD because it is the most comfortable goddamn keyboard I have ever had. The key feel on it is an absolute pleasure. <333 BUT LUCKILY it seems like my connection problems were due to the batteries and not compatibility issues, phew; it's just really fricking impressive that the batteries decided to get really troublesome the exact moment I swapped the receiver over from Wigrid to Nieve's dock. *shakes head*)
*) At least I've been tempted to get one for a good while already, for use with my tablet, so this gave me a justifiable excuse for the indulgence! Heh. Also it's just so pretty. <3
**) another consideration that didn't occur to me until it was to late, ahaha -- to be fair, I got that TV on a deep sale and as such wasn't making the comparisons I otherwise would have, so, *helpless shrug*
***) okay, it does belatedly occur to me there's an option I've forgotten to try: ie the dock may not have a headphone jack to plug my old wired speakers into, but the Switch itself does. Need to check if the sound will route into that even in docked mode, or no.