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            <title>[Review] Redragon G902 Drax: Hall Effect with LCD</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5582678</link>
            <description>Note: For the full, detailed breakdown with deep technical deep-dives, benchmark settings, and high-res layout comparisons, check out the complete write-up on my blog: Read the Full Review at &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/redragon-g902-review/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener'&gt;https://overlordtechreviews.com/redragon-g902-review/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Huge thanks to Redragon for sending this unit over for review. The opinions shared below are entirely my own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;First Impressions &amp;amp; Build Quality&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you first pull the G902 out of the box, the immediate surprise is how dense it feels. Budget gamepads that cram in extra hardware like screens usually end up feeling hollow or light to save on costs, but this chassis feels remarkably rigid with zero groans or flex when you twist it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The shape follows a very familiar, comfortable Xbox-style asymmetric joystick layout (offset sticks) rather than a symmetric PlayStation DualSense design. One major safety warning though: Do not drop this thing. Traditional controllers can handle a tumble to the floor, but because this has an exposed, glass-faced 1.47-inch TFT screen right in the center of the impact zone, a hard drop could easily shatter the screen or fracture the internal ribbon cables.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/0VpOiVz.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/904E3np.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/6QIZKHh.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/tRCnm1q.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Swappable Thumbsticks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Out of the box, it uses standard short joysticks, but the bundle includes two long-shaft replacement thumbsticks. Swapping them is completely toolless—you just pull the short ones straight up off the core module, align the internal slots of the long-shaft sticks, and press down firmly. Having that extra physical height and travel range on a budget pad is awesome for precision micro-steering corrections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Integrated LCD Screen Suite&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Holding the Home button for 3 seconds boots you straight into the hardware menu. This is the entire purpose of the screen—you can manage pairing, connection modes, macros, language, RGB profiles, vibration strength, and sound volume entirely on the fly. No background desktop app bloat required.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The display automatically times out and goes to sleep after a short period of inactivity, which preserves battery. Once it&amp;#39;s all configured, you rarely have to go back in there anyway except to check your battery level. The screen itself is a fingerprint magnet (though you aren&amp;#39;t meant to touch it anyway) and the colors are perfectly acceptable for navigation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Tactile Breakdown: Sticks, Buttons &amp;amp; Triggers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sticks &amp;amp; Triggers:&lt;/b&gt; These use magnetic Hall Effect sensors which provide incredible, drift-free target tracking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;D-Pad:&lt;/b&gt; Redragon went with a traditional conductive rubber membrane here, and honestly, it’s the superior choice for fighting games like Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter. Clicky mechanical D-pads catch when rolling your thumb, but this smooth membrane pivot point makes quarter-circle fluid motions seamless.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ABXY Buttons:&lt;/b&gt; These also use membranes. While comfortable and quiet for casual mashing, competitive players might miss the crisp, tactile snap of mechanical micro-switches here.&lt;br /&gt;Hardware Trigger Stops: Flipping the two physical hardware sliders on the back of the controller directly limits the travel distance of your Hall Effect triggers. Slide them up for a short digital &amp;quot;hair-trigger&amp;quot; click (for shooters), or down for a long analog pull (for throttle control in Forza).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Onboard Macros&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can record your input sequences directly via the LCD screen to the rear M1/M2 macro buttons and save them with the +/ST button. To remove them, enter the macro menu, long-press the rear switch until the combination clears from the screen, and save. Tip: Keep both blank when not in use to avoid accidental misinputs from finger slips on the handles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note that the macro execution speed is locked to a default firmware profile. I tested it on a game emulator trying to input a strict 2-second boot cheat code for Shining Force 2, and it couldn&amp;#39;t enter it fast enough. It works fine for basic gameplay inputs, but it won&amp;#39;t handle frame-perfect retro cheat windows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Maintenance &amp;amp; Connectivity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The side handles use a non-slip rubbery texture that is highly effective for grip, but it is an absolute dust magnet. Keep a microfiber cloth nearby (dampen it slightly) to wipe down the handle wings from time to time. At the bottom, there is a native 3.5mm audio jack, which is highly useful if you play mobile games on a modern device without a headphone port.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tested the 2.4GHz wireless dongle and Bluetooth on PC, as well as connecting via Bluetooth to my Samsung S24 Ultra to play Streets of Rage. Every channel worked flawlessly with zero dropouts. The only mode I couldn&amp;#39;t test was the Nintendo Switch mode, as I don&amp;#39;t own the console.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Battery Life &amp;amp; Power Traps&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It packs a 1000 mAh battery rated for roughly 8 hours. You can comfortably play a whole day with it, but because the TFT screen and RGB accents are constant power draws, it will be almost flat by the next day. Recharging takes roughly 1 to 2 hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The provided charging cable is just barely long enough to connect to a desktop PC tower to use while charging—it pushes the limit depending on your desk setup, but if needed, you can always swap it out for a longer aftermarket USB-C cord. Crucial advice: Make sure to toggle the front physical power switch to &amp;quot;Off&amp;quot; when done playing. Even though it has auto-sleep, the chipsets stay in a low-power standby state to listen for wake inputs, and it will slowly drain the cell dead over a few days if you leave the main switch on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Summary Verdict&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;My Personal Preference:&lt;/b&gt; I absolutely love using a controller for third-person action titles and RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics Enhanced or FF7 Rebirth. However, for fast-paced first-person shooters like Apex Legends, I personally always prefer a dedicated gaming mouse and keyboard. That&amp;#39;s a subjective preference though—hardware-wise, the zero-drift Hall Effect tracking on the G902 is perfectly capable of keeping up if you are an FPS pro with a controller.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:39:46 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[Review] Teak Subwoofer Stand for Edifier T5</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5580749</link>
            <description>Non-sponsored. For the full review refer to here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/edifier-t5-subwoofer-stand-review/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener'&gt;https://overlordtechreviews.com/edifier-t5-...r-stand-review/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi guys, just wanted to share a quick review and a troubleshooting journey for my current audio setup. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve been running the &lt;b&gt;Edifier T5 subwoofer&lt;/b&gt; under my standing desk. Since my room has hard tile flooring, the bass reflections were driving me crazy—it was incredibly muddy and caused a lot of annoying floor rattle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I recently bought the &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Subwoofers Shock Absorbing Tray Anti-Vibration Speaker Stand Base Floor-Standing Sound Pad&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; in &lt;b&gt;Teak wood&lt;/b&gt; to see if decoupling it would fix the issue. Here is my experience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unboxing &amp;amp; Build Quality&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/jyme1PM.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/T3FkS6p.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/xaLNz6p.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* &lt;b&gt;Double-Stacked Wood:&lt;/b&gt; The tray features a heavy double-stacked Teak wood construction. The side profile looks premium and feels incredibly solid out of the box. &lt;br /&gt;* &lt;b&gt;Hardware Bundle:&lt;/b&gt; It comes with solid brass isolation spikes, floor protector discs (so you don&amp;#39;t scratch your tiles), and extra non-slip pads.&lt;br /&gt;* &lt;b&gt;Easy Assembly:&lt;/b&gt; The base features pre-threaded metal inserts underneath. Assembly took less than 2 minutes, and the tray matches the exact footprint of the T5 perfectly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Software Nightmare (Ditching Equalizer APO)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before this tray arrived, I was temporarily propping the sub up on a rolled-up yoga mat. It looked messy and didn&amp;#39;t stop the low-end mud. To fix the acoustics, I resorted to using &lt;b&gt;Equalizer APO&lt;/b&gt; on my PC to forcefully roll off the lower frequencies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Warning for Windows users:&lt;/b&gt; Equalizer APO turned out to be incredibly buggy for my system. It kept messing with my PC&amp;#39;s sleep cycles (preventing it from sleeping properly) and eventually stopped working altogether after a Windows update. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sound Verdict &amp;amp; New Calibration&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/Puz659F.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After uninstalling the buggy software, I threw the sub onto the new Teak isolation stand. The physical change is night and day:&lt;br /&gt;* &lt;b&gt;The Bass:&lt;/b&gt; Tight, punchy, and controlled. Decoupling the sub from the tile floor completely removed the boomy reflections and structural vibration. &lt;br /&gt;* &lt;b&gt;The Fix:&lt;/b&gt; Because the hardware isolation is doing its job, I no longer need intrusive PC software tools. Instead, I just use the official &lt;b&gt;Edifier App&lt;/b&gt; to apply a clean, custom EQ profile. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Pros:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Solid, premium double-stacked Teak wood aesthetics.&lt;br /&gt;* High-quality adjustable brass spikes and floor protectors included.&lt;br /&gt;* Drastically tightens up low frequencies on hard tile floors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Cons:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Finding the sweet spot for the spike adjustments takes a bit of trial and error if your floor tiles aren&amp;#39;t perfectly level.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/b&gt; If you are using a budget sub like the Edifier T5 on a Malaysian tile floor layout, don&amp;#39;t waste time fighting with buggy Windows EQ software. Get a proper physical isolation tray like this. It looks great under the desk and completely cleans up the acoustics. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me know if you guys have any questions about the setup or the app settings&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:36:24 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Windows 11 26H2 AI privacy controversy</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5578985</link>
            <description>It just never ends with windows 11, especially now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There was recall, and now there is this....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Read the full story here&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.neowin.net/reports/microsoft-keeps-adding-ai-to-windows-11-and-most-users-cant-fully-disable-it/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.neowin.net/reports/microsoft-ke...lly-disable-it/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are really begging users to simply move over to linux. I may attempt to try again. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/6uQMFc4.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/LrgTV5V.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]IWq_s1p0yNo[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are things like local AI, where the data never leaves your computer. That&amp;#39;s one thing, but this is another.....  &lt;!--emo&amp;:facepalm:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/doh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='doh.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And as the article noted, some of these privacy options is for the enterprise, not for pro. That is another red flag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Should you update to 26H2? Personally I would suggest to wait it out. Wait till the complaints come in and hopefully they fix the issue.... hopefully.... kinda like what happened with recall. We will see....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed reddit-embed&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;reddit-embed-bq&quot; data-embed-height=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wux2b4/microsoft_keeps_adding_ai_to_windows_11_and_most/&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1wux2b4/microsoft_keeps_adding_ai_to_windows_11_and_most/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.reddit.com/widgets.js&quot; charset=&quot;UTF-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed reddit-embed&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;reddit-embed-bq&quot; data-embed-height=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1wu8df8/windows_11_26h2_update_pushes_forced_ai_agents/&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1wu8df8/windows_11_26h2_update_pushes_forced_ai_agents/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed reddit-embed&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;reddit-embed-bq&quot; data-embed-height=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/1wu4rtd/is_there_risk_by_not_updating_to_windows_11_26h2/&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/1wu4rtd/is_there_risk_by_not_updating_to_windows_11_26h2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the difference between this and recall, was recall you could say a flat no. These new AI changes? you can&amp;#39;t.....  &lt;!--emo&amp;:puke:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/puke.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='puke.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whats new in win 11 26H2&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]8M1zDyn8h1c[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if the privacy issues don&amp;#39;t scare you, from what i can see, the bugs for instability isn&amp;#39;t worth updating just yet either. Newer doesn&amp;#39;t always mean better. Consider this an alpha or beta in software development basically, and you are the beta tester  &lt;!--emo&amp;:rolleyes:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  Do you want to beta test on your workstation? I don&amp;#39;t.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instead of microsoft search ai, what i use for myself is Flow Launcher + Everything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]oYaN83fBa2A[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To search stuff on my pc is fast and not as resource intensive as the default. So i&amp;#39;m fine with just that. My pc performance improved as well by using that to replace the default search.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;The default Windows Search indexing service is notoriously resource-heavy, and its recent integration with web-based Bing and AI processing further increases its overhead.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Flow Launcher is a lightweight, open-source productivity launcher for Windows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Everything by Voidtools is a renowned local search engine that indexes a computer&amp;#39;s entire file system almost instantly using minimal RAM and CPU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Combining these two tools completely bypasses the native Windows Search indexer. While it doesn&amp;#39;t remove Microsoft&amp;#39;s underlying AI code, it effectively isolates the user from interacting with the built-in search UI, resulting in a noticeable boost in system responsiveness.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you should also runs chris&amp;#39;s tool to debloat windows, to get back your pc performance wasted on useless bloat by windows, not to mention securing some privacy settings as possible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://github.com/christitustech/winutil' target='_blank'&gt;https://github.com/christitustech/winutil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So like i said, my own personal recommendation, don&amp;#39;t update to it. Heck, you might even want to spend some time just looking at linux distro for a plan b just in case (i am). The current older win11 will still get security patches (for now). That&amp;#39;s why i said to just sit on it, why do you need to update right now in it&amp;#39;s current state?</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Windows 11</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:27:47 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Edifier S300 Tabletop Speaker: Classy Retro Looks</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5578436</link>
            <description>This is a summarized version of my testing. If you want to check out the full breakdown, high-resolution photos, and detailed analysis, you can check out my full, in-depth article &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/edifier-s300-review/' target='_blank'&gt;click the link here: Overlord Tech Reviews - Edifier S300 Review: Classy Retro Looks, But Does It Actually Sound Good? - &lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Full Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Welcome to my hands-on Edifier S300 review, where we take a look into the largest tabletop wireless speaker in the brand’s current lineup.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most wireless speakers nowadays look like generic gray cylinders or plastic bricks, but the S300 goes full classic with a premium, dense wooden cabinet and heavy, analog-style tactile dials. It clocks in at over 6kg—absolutely zero hollow plastic vibes here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’ve set it up on top of my bedroom bedside table drawer. Initially, I was worried the bass would rattle my things, but the MDF cabinet dampens resonance beautifully. (Pro-tip: If you put it on hollow furniture long-term, still put a small foam/anti-vibration mat underneath just to protect the surface and isolate the bass perfectly).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/7ZcHv4V.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disclaimer:&lt;/b&gt; A huge thank you to Inter-Asia (the official distributor of Edifier Malaysia). I actually won this speaker as a prize from them, and it is much appreciated&amp;#33; As always, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own, completely unbiased, and based strictly on my real-world testing and ongoing daily use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Android Loophole: Bypassing AirPlay via 96kHz LDAC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The box heavily hypes up Apple AirPlay 2 support, but since I am a pure Android user with a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, I wanted to see how it treats non-iOS devices.&lt;br /&gt;It doesn&amp;#39;t have native Spotify Connect or Chromecast built-in, but it compensates with Bluetooth 5.4 and high-resolution LDAC support. I went into my phone&amp;#39;s developer options and forced it to 96kHz to emphasize absolute audio quality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To push the bandwidth, I ran a local streaming network chain:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--c1--&gt;&lt;div class='codetop'&gt;CODE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='codemain'&gt;&lt;!--ec1--&gt;&amp;#91;TrueNAS Server on Private LAN&amp;#93; ---&amp;#62; Wi-Fi 7 &amp;#40;6GHz Band&amp;#41; ---&amp;#62; &amp;#91;Samsung S24 Ultra&amp;#93; ---&amp;#62; Bluetooth 5.4 &amp;#40;LDAC 96kHz&amp;#41; ---&amp;#62; &amp;#91;Edifier S300&amp;#93;&lt;!--c2--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--ec2--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using Metrolist and Navidrome to pull FLAC files from my TrueNAS server, the playback was flawless. Absolutely zero dropouts, stutters, or lag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Quick Networking &amp;amp; App Catch:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-The App Integration:&lt;/b&gt; You connect the speaker to both Bluetooth and your wireless network, and once that is done, you can add it to the Edifier Home App to access custom EQ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-The Multi-VLAN Problem:&lt;/b&gt; Because my media is hosted on a TrueNAS server on my primary private LAN, I couldn&amp;#39;t isolate the S300 to a separate IoT VLAN. If I did, my phone wouldn&amp;#39;t be able to route the local streaming data unless I manually hopped my phone over to the IoT SSID as well. Keep it on the same subnet as your media server if you do local self-hosted streaming&amp;#33;&lt;br /&gt;Security Lock: The app allows you to toggle a lock next to your phone’s name. Once toggled on, it padlocks the connection to your phone only. Neighbors within a 10m range cannot hijack or pair with your speaker while you are asleep.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-UI/Power Standby:&lt;/b&gt; The app has a sleep timer (5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 3h) and the hardware auto-powers down after 15 minutes of silence to save electricity. It wakes back up with a mere 1-second delay when you hit play. Note that you can only wake it up via the physical knob or the bundled remote—if it&amp;#39;s fully off, the app can&amp;#39;t scan it to turn it back on. Also, the app&amp;#39;s pull-down refresh gesture only works when the speaker is powered on and connected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Sound Performance &amp;amp; Genre Testing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This beast pushes 80W RMS through a 5.5-inch aluminum mid-bass driver and titanium dome tweeters. Even at just 50% volume, it easily fills a medium-to-large room with rich, effortless sound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tested it across rock, hip-hop, rap, techno, and jazz—all sounded great. Crisp treble and punchy sub-bass speed. However, the default &amp;quot;Dynamic&amp;quot; mode out of the box was way too boomy for a bedroom drawer setup. I flipped it to Customized EQ in the app and dialed in these verified settings to balance the audio whether I&amp;#39;m lying flat in bed or standing up:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;62Hz: +3.0dB (Deep punchy bass)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;250Hz: +1.5dB (Tamed down to remove hollow furniture mud)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1kHz: +1.5dB (Natural vocal base)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4kHz: +3.0dB (Boosted presence so vocals carry cleanly off-axis when standing up)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8kHz: +2.0dB (Crisp cymbals)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;16kHz: 0.0dB / Flat (Prevents ear fatigue or piercing sibilance in bed)&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Minor Cons to Note:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-No Left/Right Channel Separation:&lt;/b&gt; Since it&amp;#39;s an all-in-one box, don&amp;#39;t buy this intending to use it as near-field desktop PC monitors. It lacks a wide stereo soundstage for that. It’s strictly built to fill a room with ambient music from a single spot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-Stuck on BT 5.4:&lt;/b&gt; Misses out on the latest Bluetooth 6.0 features like Channel Sounding (centimeter tracking) or ISOAL layer refinements (7ms gaming latency). Doesn&amp;#39;t affect music listening, but worth noting for future-proofing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-No Internal Battery:&lt;/b&gt; It is an AC-only wall plug unit. (If you want portability, look at the sister model Edifier ES300, which has a battery but drops output to 60W compared to the S300&amp;#39;s heavier 80W power).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;-The Power Dial Glow:&lt;/b&gt; The prominent orange LED ring around the power dial mimics a vintage valve amp. It looks beautiful, but it cannot be turned off. If you like a pitch-black bedroom, keep this ambient glow in mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Final Verdict: 4.5 / 5 Stars&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want a classy, retro, and aesthetically pleasing indoor tabletop speaker that easily fills a large room with highly enjoyable music quality, I can highly recommend this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though it’s designed to stay in one place, it&amp;#39;s not too heavy. I already have big plans to pack it back into its original box and carry it over to my family home for Christmas dinner and Chinese New Year gatherings. Goodbye flat, thin TV speakers—this is going to anchor our holiday music perfectly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me know if anyone else has paired this with an Android flagship or ran a similar local network server setup&amp;#33; Happy to answer any questions about the app or EQ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:43:00 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>X-raypad Aqua Control Pro Black Soft: S Tier ?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5577930</link>
            <description>This is a summarized version of my testing. If you want to check out the full breakdown, high-resolution photos, and detailed analysis, you can check out my full, in-depth article &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/x-raypad-aqua-control-pro-black-soft-review/' target='_blank'&gt;click the link here: Overlord Tech Reviews - X-raypad Aqua Control Pro Black Soft Review: The Sweet Spot for Tactical Shooters - &lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Full Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer: Thank you to Xray-Pad for providing the review sample, it is much appreciated&amp;#33; As always, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own, unbiased, and based on my real-world testing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;X-raypad Aqua Control Pro Black Soft: S Tier Control for the Malaysian Climate?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My hands on experience after putting the new X-raypad Aqua Control Pro Black Soft (500x500mm) through its paces. I am primarily a wrist and finger player grinding Valorant and Apex Legends, running a 1600 DPI mouse configuration paired with a low 1.0 in game sensitivity setting at a wireless 8000Hz polling rate on my Royal Kludge RK MG5. Because my aiming mechanics rely on micro movements rather than massive arm sweeps, I wanted to see how this premium Σ honeycomb polyurethane base holds up under tactical load. Given how brutal our local Malaysian humidity can be on traditional cloth mats, I was really curious to see if this layout lives up to the enthusiast hype.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/FLePEfF.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is a quick breakdown of my findings after weeks of testing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;1. The Size and Layout Footprint&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At 500x500mm, this mousepad takes up a massive square footprint on your desk. Realistically, a giant canvas of this size is primarily intended for heavy handed users who rely on exceptionally wide arm sweeps across their workspace to reset their crosshairs. Because I mostly use my wrist and fingers to aim, I do not actually utilize the full vertical height of the mat. However, having that extra space serves as an incredible safety net, ensuring you never run out of tracking room during chaotic close quarter gunfights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/iF4FLc1.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/EebUnbf.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you rest your forearm flat on the pad, the rough, abrasive texture will cause some skin chafing over long sessions. I completely bypassed this physical discomfort by using my chair armrest to support my arm weight and shifting my mouse position slightly lower from vertical dead center.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;2. The Surface: Uncoated Hybrid, Micro-Control Amundsen Cloth&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike the printed Neon versions which use heat pressed sublimation inks that eventually wear down into sluggish slow spots, the solid Black version uses a completely raw, non-heat-treated texture profile. Out of the box, initial static friction is incredibly low, meaning your mouse moves instantly from a complete standstill with zero muddy resistance, which is absolute heaven for micro adjustments and head clicking in tactical shooters.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The biggest win for us in Malaysia? It completely repels ambient moisture and arm sweat. Where premium pads like the Artisan Zero absorb humidity like a sponge and get sticky halfway through a match, the Aqua Control Pro stays completely dry and uniform. I even did a fluid test by spilling water on it, and it dried back to a completely unblemished state using just a handheld air blower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;3. The Σ Honeycomb Polyurethane Base and Skates Interaction&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The interlocking hexagon pattern on the backing layout acts like microscopic suction cups, locking onto the desk flawlessly. The 4mm Soft variant sits in the perfect middle ground between a fast baseline glide and mechanical braking power when you deliberately press down into the plush foam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, your hardware pairings require careful deliberation here. I tested this with aftermarket X-raypad Obsidian dot skates featuring a 6.0mm diameter and a 0.85mm thickness profile. While dot skates are officially not recommended by X-raypad for their Soft or Xsoft bases due to their tiny surface footprint, I did find them completely usable for my specific playstyle since I use a fairly gentle grip and naturally glide the mouse lightly. However, because dot skates concentrate weight onto tiny points, if you do happen to apply heavy downward pressure during intense gunfights you may encounter a noticeable plowing issue. The dots can plunge deeply enough into the 4mm soft foam that the plastic underbelly of the mouse can scrape against the fabric weave creating an unpleasant scratching noise, which matches the manufacturer warnings regarding dot configurations on soft foam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The easiest solution if you want to keep using dots is to scale up your layout from a standard 6 dot setup to a balanced 8 dot configuration to distribute that downward force more evenly across the base shell. Alternatively, if you want an optimal experience straight out of the box without manual dot tuning, switching to wide universal donut skates is highly recommended because their ring shape creates a stable snowshoe weight distribution physics effect. If you find you still need a smidgen more velocity, the community highly recommends Jade skates as a slightly faster baseline tuning choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/KAfOa6z.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;4. Custom Software Settings and Mouse Calibration&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the software side, if you are running a standard low count dot skate layout, you will want to configure a 2.0mm Lift-Off Distance (LOD) safety net in your mouse driver so the sensor never stutters when the foam compresses. If you optimize your footprint with 8 dots or donuts, you can drop it back to a competitive 1.0mm LOD without issue. I also recommend setting up dual driver profiles to run 8000Hz polling rate for competitive gaming, and swapping down to 1000Hz for desktop tasks to prevent high polling rate battery drain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Summary: S-Tier Performance&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros: S-tier material consistency across months of use, exceptional tropical humidity resistance, flush edge stitching, and an incredibly secure geometric desk grip.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Highly abrasive on bare skin if your arm rests flat, and requires careful skate layout tuning to prevent shallow dots from plowing.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:20:20 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>DeltaHub Carpio G2.0 Gaming Wrist Rest Review</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5577613</link>
            <description>This is a summarized version of my testing. If you want to check out the full breakdown, high-resolution photos, and detailed analysis, you can check out my full, in-depth article &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/deltahub-carpio-g2-0-review/' target='_blank'&gt;click the link here: Overlord Tech Reviews - DeltaHub Carpio G2.0 : Two Weeks of Adapting for a Lifetime of Strain Relief? - &lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Full Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer: Thank you to Inter-Asia (the official distributor of Edifier Malaysia) for providing the review sample, it is much appreciated&amp;#33; As always, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own, unbiased, and based on my real-world testing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Strapping a piece of contoured silicone to your palm feels completely unnatural at first, but the DeltaHub Carpio G2.0 gambles on the idea that a few days of awkward adaptation is a small price to pay for long-term joint health. In this DeltaHub Carpio G2.0 review, we dive into whether this unique gaming wrist rest actually delivers on its ergonomic promises.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For context, I’m testing the Carpio G2.0 Large, Right, black colored version (20g) paired with a Royal Kludge MG5 mouse (modded with frosted X-Raypad Obsidian control dots). I thoroughly tested this setup across two very different surfaces: a textured X-Raypad Aqua Control Pro Black (Soft, XL Square) hybrid cloth mat and a custom Redragon glass mouse pad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Picture&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Carpio G2.0 with RK MG5 mouse, with obsidian dot skates, and the Xray-pad Aqua control Pro black extra large square&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/xWk5tU9.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Proof that i do have a condition from palm wear due to over use of gaming mouse over the years. Mostly sore palms and stiff wrist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/kWsytyK.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/aTgvIBw.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the quick breakdown of what you actually need to know before buying one:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;1. The Good: Legit Ergonomics &amp;amp; Pain Relief&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you suffer from regular palm or wrist strain after long hours of gaming, the anatomical shape here actually works. Instead of compressing your carpal tunnel like standard plush wrist rests, it arches over the nerve and shifts all the downward force onto the tough, muscular pads of your palm (thenar/hypothenar eminences). The palm pressure relief was completely immediate for me (probably because my palms have been hurting without any respite before i had this).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;2. The Bad: The Brutal 2-Week Break-In Phase&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Truthfully, the first few days will make you want to throw this device across the room. Because it forces your hand into an elevated posture, it completely breaks years of wrist-pivoting muscle memory. You have to learn to aim from the elbow and shoulder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compounding this was a rough initial surface friction on fabric. Testing the wide stock PTFE skates completely on their own without a mouse against the textured hybrid X-Raypad produced a noticeable chafing sensation, kind of like writing with chalk on a chalkboard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;3. Game Performance: Micro-Consistency vs. Comfort&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to actual in-game performance, your accuracy will likely take a hit during the first week as your brain fights the new movement mechanics. Because the mouse is set up with specialized control dots for a highly tactile brake feel while the wrist rest introduces a steady feeling of resistance on the hybrid pad, there is a clear friction discrepancy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m not entirely sure what professional esports players would think about this slight profile mismatch, as they rely on absolute, microscopic consistency for their pixel-perfect aim. However, as a casual gamer, I found it was still perfectly playable once the adaptation period passed. The clever magnetic strap handles intense tracking and slight mouse lifts without breaking a sweat, provided you dial in the clip tension. It is a rare piece of ergonomic gear that legitimately addresses physical strain without getting in the way of everyday gaming.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;4. Real-World Performance &amp;amp; Surface Pairing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thankfully, in actual practice on the hybrid mat, most of your hand pressure is concentrated on the mouse itself rather than the wrist rest. This weight distribution reduces the downward force on the Carpio, keeping the drag within tolerable limits. After the initial break in, the frosted Obsidian mouse dots slightly buff out the rough mat fibers while the pad polishes down the factory edges of the Carpio skates, settling into a perfectly acceptable level of glide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The story changes entirely on the custom Redragon glass pad. While it glides smoothly out of the gate, hard glass surfaces act like sandpaper on stock Teflon. If you plan to main a glass pad with the Carpio, you absolutely need to factor in the reality that the stock PTFE skates will wear down quickly under the friction. You will want to budget for separate, ultra-durable glass feet to handle that tracking environment long-term.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When weighing these two options, a quality cloth or cloth-hybrid pad is easily the best choice for most people. Opting for a standard fabric surface ensures that the Carpio&amp;#39;s default PTFE skates will last significantly longer, saving you from the extra expense and hassle of constantly replacing worn-down feet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;5. Final Conclusion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think of the Carpio G2.0 less like a cozy mouse accessory and more like orthopedic medical footwear, but designed specifically for your wrists. Just like specialized medical insoles or rigid support shoes, it physically forces your anatomy into a strictly corrected, healthy alignment. It isn’t meant to offer instant, plush comfort out of the box, it demands an adaptation period to break in the materials and rewire your movement habits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are willing to push through the initial awkward hand elevation and give the dual-skate break-in process two full weeks, the long-term joint protection is completely worth it. It effectively eliminates nagging post-game wrist aches, and on standard cloth mats, the broken-in tracking performance is just fine. However, keep in mind that even the best orthopedic gear isn&amp;#39;t a magical cure-all; you still need to take regular screen breaks and actively stretch your hands to stay pain-free over the long haul.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Quick Pros &amp;amp; Cons Summary&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Pros:&lt;/b&gt; Immediate carpal tunnel pressure relief; lightweight 20g frame; reliable magnetic strap security; typing with it on feels natural.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Cons:&lt;/b&gt; Annoying hand elevation adjustment period; harsh out-of-the-box friction on hybrid mats before breaking it in; stock skates wear down quickly on glass surfaces; you have to take it off completely if you want to eat or hold a drink mug.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:03:46 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Edifier X2 Pro Review: The Mid-Range Killer?</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5576949</link>
            <description>This is a summarized version of my testing. If you want to check out the full breakdown, high-resolution photos, and detailed analysis, you can check out my full, in-depth article &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/edifier-x2-pro-review/' target='_blank'&gt;click the link here: Overlord Tech Reviews - Edifier X2 Pro &lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Full Review&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer: Thank you to Inter-Asia (the official distributor of Edifier Malaysia) for providing the review sample, it is much appreciated&amp;#33; As always, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own, unbiased, and based on my real-world testing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Premium audio features used to demand a premium price tag, but as our Edifier X2 Pro review reveals, the boundary between mid-range performance and entry-level budgeting has officially been erased.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Edifier X2 Pro: Key Features &amp;amp; Overview&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Active Noise Cancellation: Features built-in digital electronic ANC to visibly reduce environmental background noise, alongside an Ambient Sound mode to hear your surroundings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Large Titanium Drivers: Equipped with 11mm titanium-coated dynamic speaker drivers designed to deliver punchy bass and clear high frequencies.&lt;br /&gt;Upgraded Wireless Protocol: Powered by a Bluetooth 6.0 engine that supports dual-device Multipoint connection (switching instantly between two active devices) and Google Fast Pair.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Extended Playback Capacity: Delivers up to 49 total hours of reserve battery power with noise cancellation disabled, or up to 44 hours of total use when ANC is turned on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fast Charge Delivery: Includes a rapid quick-charge feature where a brief 15-minute plug-in provides 5 full hours of continuous audio playback.&lt;br /&gt;Durable Design: Carries a certified IP55 rating ensuring protection against dust accumulation and splashes of water during workouts or outdoor use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Edifier X2 Pro Technical Specifications at a Glance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feature	                                 /Technical Details&lt;br /&gt;Bluetooth Version:	                 Bluetooth 6.0&lt;br /&gt;Driver Size:	                         11mm titanium-coated dynamic driver&lt;br /&gt;Audio Coding:	                         SBC&lt;br /&gt;Frequency Response:	                20Hz – 20kHz&lt;br /&gt;Output Sound Pressure Level:	94 ± 3dB (A)&lt;br /&gt;Noise Cancellation Modes:	        ANC ON, ANC OFF, and Ambient Sound&lt;br /&gt;Battery Life (ANC OFF):	        Up to 13 hours (Earbuds) + 36 hours (Case) = 49 hours total&lt;br /&gt;Battery Life (ANC ON):	        Up to 11.5 hours (Earbuds) + 32.5 hours (Case) = 44 hours total&lt;br /&gt;Charging Port:	                        USB-C Port on case (Includes USB-A to USB-C charging cable)&lt;br /&gt;Fast Charging:	                        15-minute charge provides 5 hours of playback&lt;br /&gt;Low Latency:	                        Game Mode reduces delay down to 50ms&lt;br /&gt;Ingress Protection:	                IP55 dust and water resistance (Earbuds only)&lt;br /&gt;App Compatibility:	                Edifier ConneX App&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Unboxing and First Impressions: What’s in the Box?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/s8073gH.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/o6gC9qW.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It looked like what you would typically expect for a so called entry level earbud. But later in the review, I will be surprised by the audio quality and other features in software this thing can do. Looks are deceiving. Not that it looks bad, it&amp;#39;s just what we are used to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt; The Budget Benchmark: Redefining What Entry-Level Means&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parts of the earbud package remind you why it&amp;#39;s an entry level. Like though case is USB type c, the cable itself is a short usb c to type a. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The audio codec is SBC. No high fidelity LDAC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So story ends here right? Not quite. Because though it may not have brought some of the features typically found on higher end ear buds to the entry level, they did however bring some mid range features like blue tooth 6.0 so I can pair these earbuds simultaneously to 2 devices e.g. smartphone and pc. Or smartphone and smart watch (for the Gym).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The audio quality was also good (much better sounding than something i would consider entry level), which I&amp;#39;ll cover more in a bit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They also added extras like AI voice translation, ear protection features, Customised 10-band EQ, and Active Noice Cancelling. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Weightless Wear: Aesthetic and Everyday Comfort&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The earbud stem tip default were Medium sized. These fit fine into my ear canal and stuck in place even during my work out session at gym doing weight lifting and thread mill. It did not get loose even during intense movement, and was perfectly snug and comfortable to wear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Included in the box were also extra Small, Medium, and Large earbud tips, so I would suggest you try the other sizes to find the perfect fir for you. You need it so it perfect sits snug in your ear canal and does a proper seal for the ANC feature (active noise cancelling).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The earbuds have anti bacterial properties which is great.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When testing at the gym, i was using it paired to my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphone, and a Samsung Galaxy Ultra Watch. Smartphone was playing my music, while the watch had the AI Gym trainer telling me my reps etc. The earbuds seamlessly navigated between the 2 devices actively feeding me audio e.g. music will play except when the watch is telling me something about my gym activity like reps etc. So it will switch seamlessly between the 2, so yes that worked. The ANC features were also effective as well at the gym.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Pocket-Sized Power: Case Design and Portability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The earbud case is compact and can easily fit in your pocket, also is light weight so it&amp;#39;s fine for mobility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It comes in a few different colors, Black, White, Mint Green, and Pink.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has a massive 49 hours of total reserve power when running with the noise cancellation turned off. Even when you activate the electronic Active Noise Cancellation, the case provides an outstanding 44 hours of total playback time before you need to hunt for a wall outlet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The case has a type c port to connect a cable to charge it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inside the case there is a small button, this is use for bluetooth pairing. Leave the earbuds in the case, then press and hold the button for 3 seconds, then the light on the case will show, let go, then check your client device to pair it on bluetooth, it should appear in the list to select from.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Edifier X2 Pro Audio Performance: Punchy Bass on a Budget&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite the technical reality of running strictly on a basic, standard SBC audio codec, the physical audio hardware on the Edifier X2 Pro tells a completely different story. Edifier has packed massive 11mm titanium-coated dynamic drivers into these compact housings. The larger physical driver size allows the earbuds to push a surprisingly deep, immersive, and incredibly punchy bass response that serves as an unexpected delight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Especially the bass, I was very impressive how well the bass was on these earbuds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I tested it on all sorts of music, jazz, rock, r&amp;amp;b, etc. Nothing sounded bad to me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the Edifier Connex app for setting up the earbuds, they have a few sound effects, and modes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For sound effects there was, Edifier, dynamic, vocal, bass boost, custom EQ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then for modes there is music, game and spatial.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edifier effect is basically just flat with no enchancements. Vocal and bass boost is easy to understand. Custom EQ you can adjust to what you feel sounds best. But what sounded best to me, was the dynamic. Edifier tweaked the dynamic sound effect enhancement to make the music sound rich, impactful and have depth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Next for modes, music sounded best. Even for games, i preferred music, but you needed the lowest possible latency, you can then try games. But even with music i found latency just fine. Spatial I tested for anime Youjo Senki Season 2 episode 1. I felt music mode was better for me, since the character vocal dialogues sounded better also with the overall sounds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Active Noise Cancellation: Managing the Three Modes&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ANC modes are ANC off, ANC on, and ambient sounds. Ambient meaning it pics up the surrounding sounds and lets you hear it. ANC is it reduces environment noise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is ANC effective? If you expect 0 sound, this doesn&amp;#39;t do that. What it does is, reduce the environmental sounds around you. For example, I have a ceiling, wall fan, and a noise homelab truenas server nearby with fans blowing. With ANC on, rather than hear those loud noises, it kills off like 90-99% off it, and all i have left is just feeling the wind blow on me. So yes for me it was effective.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But that doesn&amp;#39;t mean the ANC was perfect. I noticed that when my robot vacuum was blowing the dust into the dust bag at the dock after completing it&amp;#39;s clean session, ANC didn&amp;#39;t block out most of that loud sound. So there are stuff it can miss. But most of the time it did do a good job. This is after all an entry level so I don&amp;#39;t expect perfection, but what it still did, I was still impressed and it does make a difference for me to actually use it. So no it isn&amp;#39;t useless, it&amp;#39;s practical for the ANC features.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edifier ConneX App: Customization &amp;amp; Safety Features&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the biggest features I appreciated was the ear safety features. You can cap volume e.g. 80db or 85db So once you set it, even if you try to max your volume on client devices, it won&amp;#39;t allow you to exceed the earbud volume beyond the limit you set.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It also has time usage reminders, e.g. I can set the reminder to 30minutes, an hour or longer, then it will periodically pause sound and tell me I should rest my ears and stop using ear buds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Hidden Gem: Real-World AI Voice Translation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They added free AI voice translation that is not hidden behind a paywall/subscription based system. It&amp;#39;s used with a smartphone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While for long sentences I found it to be a hit or miss, but if you kept your sentences short and spoken clearly, it does work. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Edifier X2 Pro Battery Life &amp;amp; Charging Speeds&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Charging speed was very fast. You can leave the earbuds in the case for 15 minutes and you should get enough charge for 5 hours usage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Verdict: Should You Buy the Edifier X2 Pro?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Edifier X2 Pro shifts the goalposts for entry-level true wireless audio by injecting a massive array of features typically locked behind premium price structures. While the physical build compromises map to its budget tier, the sheer functional return makes it an easy recommendation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don’t already own true wireless earbuds, or even if you do but you are thoroughly unsatisfied with their performance, the X2 Pro serves as an exceptionally reliable upgrade. As long as you don’t mind the absence of a few higher-end specs—like high-fidelity audio codecs or premium glass hardware chassis surfaces—this ecosystem delivers exactly what everyday listeners value most for all-round general use. It functions as an incredibly dependable daily driver for standard music listening and immersive multimedia consumption, offering substantial environmental isolation whether you are utilizing the active noise cancellation indoors against spinning ceiling fans or outdoors while crossing a busy highway walking bridge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Furthermore, it excels as an intentional tool for ear protection thanks to its strict, built-in 80dB app volume limiter, backed up by an exceptionally decent battery life pool that completely eliminates standard daily low-power anxieties. When your battery eventually runs down to zero, the very good fast-charging mechanics quickly recover hours of playback from a brief 15-minute case rest, ensuring you are never left hanging. When you combine these core hardware capabilities with premium software surprises like the free AI Voice Translation features, you get a stellar, highly practical value benchmark that punches far above its price tag.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For myself, if I didn&amp;#39;t want to spend much and I wanted earbuds that were good value, yes I would totally recommend this.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:47:16 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>It&amp;#39;s not just LG, it&amp;#39;s all of them...</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5576118</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]w5KnFmKjFTA[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]IvFu343KNek[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;skyworth also had something dodgy stuff going on ;_: if u know more brands, list them here....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what can you do to fight back?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe not let smart tv connect internet for starters. use some sort of android box with the internet so you can watch your netflix without the spying (hopefully  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When people bought their big screen tv, this was not a feature they ever asked for  &lt;!--emo&amp;:rolleyes:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='rolleyes.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;even regular monitor (LG) also might not be safe&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.lowyat.net/2026/399614/lg-microsoft-adware-monitor/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.lowyat.net/2026/399614/lg-micro...adware-monitor/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;even pairing just a non smart monitor to windows pc, even windows recall wants to screencap everything you do and feed that to god knows where.&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]c3PrMj6xems[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;just saying, even for monitor, just be aware these things are going on ;_; so you buy the wrong monitor, or not know what&amp;#39;s happening behind the scenes.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Monitor Discussions</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:36:08 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>RK M20 Review: A 2-in-1 Mechanical Numpad</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5575623</link>
            <description>This is a summarized version of my testing. If you want to check out the full breakdown (more pics, more video demos, more insights with extended elaboration), you can check out my &lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/rk-m20-numpad-review/' target='_blank'&gt;full, in-depth review article click the link here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you Royal Kludge (rkgaming.shop) for providing review sample. The thoughts and opinions are my own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compact keyboards are great for saving desk space, but they leave office professionals and work-from-home workers stranded without a dedicated number pad. The RK Royal Kludge M20 aims to solve this dilemma by introducing a tri-mode wireless mechanical numpad that doubles instantly as a standalone 10-digit mechanical calculator. For anyone sporting a 60% or 75% desk setup who still handles heavy data entry, this budget-friendly peripheral aims to give you the best of both worlds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The real question is whether this gasket-mounted mechanical keypad offers a good typing experience or if its built-in LCD screen is merely a flashy distraction. In our detailed RK M20 review, we dive deep into its switches, check the actual wireless battery endurance, and evaluate whether it truly earns its place in your daily workflow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Specifications&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;    &lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Core Architecture&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Device Type:&lt;/b&gt; 2-in-1 wireless mechanical numpad and standalone desktop calculator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Layout Structure:&lt;/b&gt; 17-key numeric cluster utilizing a 21-key matrix layout mapping via secondary layers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Mounting Style:&lt;/b&gt; Gasket structure designed to reduce noise and enhance overall typing feel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Sound Dampening:&lt;/b&gt; 5-layer internal acoustic system featuring an IXPE switch underpad, PET middle board foam, a sound-absorbing foam pad, and dual sound-absorbing silicone layers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Connectivity &amp;amp; Power&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Connection Modes:&lt;/b&gt; Tri-mode versatility supporting Bluetooth 5.0, 2.4GHz wireless, and stable USB-C wired connections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Battery Capacity:&lt;/b&gt; 1000mAh rechargeable built-in lithium-ion battery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Battery Endurance:&lt;/b&gt; Up to 50 hours of continuous wireless workflow with the RGB lighting turned off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Charging Time:&lt;/b&gt; Approximately 2.5 hours to full charge via the dedicated USB-C interface.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Switches &amp;amp; Customization&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Hot-Swappable PCB:&lt;/b&gt; Universal hot-swap sockets supporting both 3-pin and 5-pin custom mechanical switches.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Stock Switches:&lt;/b&gt; Factory pre-lubed linear options designed for immediate, smooth out-of-the-box performance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Keycap Material:&lt;/b&gt; High-durability, fade-resistant double-shot PBT keycaps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Interface &amp;amp; Display&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;LCD Display Panel:&lt;/b&gt; Built-in 10-digit monochrome LCD screen displaying active operation statuses and active calculation formulas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Multifunction Control Knob:&lt;/b&gt; 3-position mode toggle wheel designed to switch between Numpad mode, Calculator mode, and Power/Volume control.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Backlighting Modes:&lt;/b&gt; Integrated 16.8 million-color RGB lighting featuring 5 dynamic preset illumination modes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ergonomics &amp;amp; Compatibility&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;OS Compatibility:&lt;/b&gt; Fully plug-and-play compatible with both Windows and macOS systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Physical Dimensions:&lt;/b&gt; Compact footprint measuring 93.2 mm x 155.8 mm x 38.5 mm.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Pics&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/mHBfq0A.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/FFXhqKd.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Design &amp;amp; Build Quality: More Than Just a Numpad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The standout feature of the M20 is its 2-in-1 functionality. With the flip of a switch, it transforms from a PC input device into a standalone calculator (basica calculator), complete with a crisp 10-digit LCD display. The knob only had 3 mode toggles. 2 being for calculator with or without RGB, and the last being for numpad with rgb by default. You can turn off RGB for numpad if you want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RK didn&amp;#39;t skimp on the materials either. It features durable, texture-rich PBT and doubleshot keycaps with side prints and comes in a variety of clean colorways. Under the hood, the switches provide a smooth typing experience right out of the box. It has the Sound Dampening: 5-layer making typing on it silent to type on. More so depending on which switches you use, cream or violet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Premium Feel &amp;amp; Seamless Connectivity&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Tri-Mode Wireless Freedom: Whether you prefer the low-latency speed of 2.4GHz wireless, the multi-device convenience of Bluetooth, or a traditional USB-C wired connection, the M20 handles it seamlessly. Though you should only use wireless or bluetooth. The wired is only to charge or use while it&amp;#39;s charging. Do not use it wired all the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;    Gasket-Mounted Sound &amp;amp; Feel: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Typing on the M20 feels incredibly premium. Thanks to its gasket-mounted structure, it delivers a cushioned, flexible typing experience accompanied by a deep, satisfying acoustic profile that eliminates harsh metallic pinging. It has either cream or violet switches. This review sample uses cream but i&amp;#39;ve used violet switches so I can give you my feedback. Both are linear switches. Cream has that creamy sound profile and very enjoyable to type on. Violet has a rubbery feel when you bottom out, not in a bad way but that&amp;#39;s how i felt typing on it. It was quite comfortable. Both are silent though violet more so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;    Battery &amp;amp; Aesthetics: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has a 1000 mAh battery, it also features customizable RGB backlighting to add a vibrant pop of color to your workspace. Depending on rgb use, it can last between 50 to 18 continuous hours. Takes 2.5 hours to fully recharge. The numpad will auto sleep when not in use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Software&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Made a correction in my full review. There is indeed software for it. The web driver does not support. But it does support the HUB driver which is the app you install on your pc. You can change profiles, reprogram keys, setup macros, adjust sleep timer, adjust brightness, select rgb effect, or update the firmware. I can connect wirelessly to the app though if you do want to update firmware, only do so via wired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Quick Verdict&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pros: Independent calculator mode, smooth gasket-mounted typing feel, flexible tri-mode connectivity, , premium doubleshot PBT keycaps; 5 layers of sound dampening. Pleasant to type on and quiet also.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cons: Basic calculator. Weight. Depends whether you like wireless or not. Some people preferred wired only so you don&amp;#39;t have to deal with constant recharging.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Who is this for? and do I recommend it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s for people that need numpad but don&amp;#39;t have a keyboard with a numpad. Example, I use a RK C87 which is 10 keyless. Keyboard is nice, but I really miss numpad. This RK M20 solves that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then why not just buy a 100% layout or keyboard with numpad to begin with? Good point. But maybe, some people for some reason need a compact and light weight keyboard for their requirements. But when they are back home or office, they need numpad. This is for those people primarily.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though it has a calculator, it&amp;#39;s basic. I wouldn&amp;#39;t suggest buying it simply for that, since you can get a proper scientific calculator if that&amp;#39;s you need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The main reason is, you cannot do without numpad because you type numbers often. Maybe your job requires long hours of typing with numbers, numpads make this less strainful for doing so. In my full review I made a video to demonstrate that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes i recommend, but only, if you need numpad. I notice on shopee this sells quite well, so I imagine many people stuck in this predicament they need numpad for quality of life probably at the workplace. This numpad is definitely well designed for that purpose. If the RGB annoys you, just turn it off, It will also extend the battery life as well.,</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 05:56:08 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Edifier MR3 Review: The New Budget King of Desktop</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5575477</link>
            <description>&lt;i&gt;This is a summarized version of my testing. If you want to check out the full breakdown, high-resolution photos, detailed soundstage analysis, and exact pricing breakdowns, you can check out my &lt;b&gt;full, in-depth article click the link here&lt;/b&gt;: &lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/edifier-mr3-review-the-new-budget-king-of-desktop-audio/' target='_blank'&gt;Overlord Tech Reviews - Edifier MR3 Full Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;Disclaimer: Thank you to Inter-Asia (the official distributor of Edifier Malaysia) for providing the review sample, it is much appreciated&amp;#33; As always, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own, unbiased, and based on my real-world testing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are looking for an honest in-depth Edifier MR3 Review, you already know most desktop speakers priced under RM460 make a big compromise: they either look cool but sound cheap, or they try to hide bad sound quality by turning up the bass so much that everything sounds muddy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As someone who uses Edifier’s premium QR65 speakers on my desk, I already know the company is great at making loud, flashy speakers packed with cool features. That is exactly why testing the budget-friendly Edifier MR3, which goes for around RM459 on Shopee, was such a surprise. Instead of trying to match the heavy, booming bass or the glowing lights of its more expensive siblings, the MR3 focuses entirely on crisp vocal clarity and clean, honest sound. Let’s break down how this budget speaker performs when you strip away all the usual distractions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is my quick breakdown and review after putting them through their paces on my desk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/8S1iwZW.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/ez2NMUV.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/h6H6Zcl.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Quick Specs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Drivers:&lt;/b&gt; 3.5-inch mid-low drivers polypropylene + 1-inch silk dome tweeters&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Connectivity:&lt;/b&gt; Bluetooth 5.4, TRS Balanced, RCA, 3.5mm AUX&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Controls:&lt;/b&gt; Front-facing volume knob, power switch, and headphone jack&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;App Support:&lt;/b&gt; Works with the Edifier ConneX App (EQ switching)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Pros&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Modern Bluetooth 5.4:&lt;/b&gt; Connection is rock solid. Unlike the older MR4 (which lacked BT completely in its base version), the MR3 connects instantly to phones or laptops with zero noticeable audio lag during casual videos.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Front Panel Convenience:&lt;/b&gt; Having the volume knob, power switch, and a dedicated headphone jack right on the front of the active speaker makes daily desk use so much easier.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Surprisingly Detailed Mids &amp;amp; Highs:&lt;/b&gt; For a speaker at this price bracket, acoustic tracks, vocals, and podcasts sound incredibly crisp and clear. The acoustic isolation pads included in the box are a great touch to reduce desk vibration.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;App Customization:&lt;/b&gt; Being able to swap between &amp;quot;Monitor&amp;quot; (flat) and &amp;quot;Music&amp;quot; (slightly boosted) modes via the Edifier ConneX app adds good versatility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;note: The front knob you can press to toggle between &amp;quot;monitor&amp;quot; -red led, &amp;quot;music&amp;quot; - green led and &amp;quot;custom equalizer&amp;quot; -white led modes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Cons&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Bass Roll-Off:&lt;/b&gt; Due to the smaller 3.5-inch drivers, don&amp;#39;t expect deep, room-shaking sub-bass. If you are an EDM head or want explosive movie explosions, you will notice the lack of low-end punch.&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;Plastic Build Vibe:&lt;/b&gt; While the matte finish looks clean, the speaker housing definitely feels lighter and more &amp;quot;plastic-heavy&amp;quot; compared to the heavier MDF wood cabinets of older Edifier models. To be more specific, the front face cover is plastic (though it looks nice), while the rest is MDF. Personally I think it looks fine, especially at this budget price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:10pt;line-height:100%'&gt;The Verdict&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;If you are looking for an affordable, compact pair of desktop speakers for a tight setup, gaming, or casual video editing, the &lt;b&gt;Edifier MR3 is an absolute steal&lt;/b&gt;. It fixes the connectivity gaps of the older MR4 by adding Bluetooth 5.4, while keeping that clean, accurate sound signature. Just don&amp;#39;t buy it expecting massive bass.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes these get a strong recommendation from me especially for good value money money speakers such as these.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the bluetooth is not for High fidelity like is possible for my Edifier QR65. The bluetooth 5.4 for the MR3 is more for access to the mobile app, or for casual listening when using bluetooth. If you used the RCA wired connection, audio is high fidelity so that is absolutely fine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to other reviewers, the older MR4 is often said to sound a smidgen better for pure studio monitor work. I don&amp;#39;t own the MR4 myself to do a side-by-side test, but after doing some deep research into the technical differences, here is how the data breaks down:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edifier MR4 (Classic):&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Frequency Response Range: Tops out at a traditional 60Hz to 20kHz. It completely lacks the extended 40kHz treble range required to pass the official Japanese Audio Society &amp;quot;Hi-Res Audio&amp;quot; certification standard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Internal Hardware: It utilizes a Texas Instruments ADC and Class-D amplifier chipset with an SNR of up to 99dB. However, its internal digital processing architecture operates on a lower-resolution 48kHz audio sampling workflow, rather than the true high-resolution stream managed by the newer MR3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edifier MR3 (Newer):&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Wired Audio Tech: Features full Hi-Res Audio Certification over wired connections. Its updated digital signal processor (DSP) natively processes full 24-bit/96kHz high-fidelity audio and extends the frequency ceiling up to 40kHz to catch finer harmonic details.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On paper, it seems strange that people still rank the MR4 higher for studio monitoring when the MR3 clearly packs superior high-fidelity wired tech. But the answer comes down to pure physics:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The MR4 features a larger 4-inch driver housed in a dense MDF wood cabinet, whereas the MR3 drops down to a smaller 3.5-inch driver. In acoustics, a larger cone moves more air, which naturally gives the MR4 a flatter, deeper lower-midrange and bass response. For critical music mixing, that physical bass accuracy matters more to pros than high-res digital specs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, the MR3 brings modern quality-of-life upgrades that are simply too big to ignore for an everyday desktop speaker. Outside of pure content production, you get Bluetooth 5.4, app control, and a high-fidelity wired pipeline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;Since they (MR4 and MR3) are roughly the same price, I would personally still choose the MR3 for a general desk setup. Having tested the MR3&amp;#39;s audio performance myself, I am incredibly satisfied with what it delivers for the money&amp;#33;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also between the MR3 and a QR65, most people would probably be better off going MR3 and using the money savings to get a better graphic card. But the QR65 has extra features if you want to pay extra for them. Example, it has an integrated gan charger. So now that I am using the MR3, I need to go back to using my gan charger in my power strip to charge my galaxy ultra watch and S24 smartphone  &lt;!--emo&amp;:(--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  So that is one convenience i missed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are someone that often uses the bluetooth to stream music that way from your other devices, then you may appreciate the QR65&amp;#39;s high fidelity over bluetooth. Personally I rarely do that, I mostly used wired for my music for which the MR3 can do high fidelity over wired just fine.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:42:37 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Gaming Mouse Pad Thread V1 (OG)</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5574736</link>
            <description>&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/6vbTUJP.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hi guys, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Noticed a lot of threads talking about the latest wireless gaming mice, mechanical keyboard, desk setups. But honestly... what surface are you guys sliding them on? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So many people drop RM300 to RM600 on a flagship mouse, but then pair it with a free, generic RM15 cloth pad from Shopee or a thin Taobao deskmat.... wtf..... I&amp;#39;d get it, if you bought a cheap mouse that was usable to use with it. But if you spend so much on mouse but you cheap out on the mouse pad?  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thought I&amp;#39;d open this thread as a dedicated &amp;quot;Mouse pad Club&amp;quot; space for us Malaysian hardware enthusiasts, competitive gamers, and desk setup users to discuss, review, and poison each other with mousepads (I started with mkb poison, now i&amp;#39;ve transitioned to mousepad poison  &lt;!--emo&amp;:devil:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/devil.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='devil.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you don&amp;#39;t know where to start, here is the quick breakdown of what enthusiasts actually look at nowadays:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;### ➡️ 1. The Core Performance Debate: Speed vs. Control&lt;br /&gt;* **Control Pads:** Textured surfaces with high stopping power. Essential if you play tactical shooters (Valorant, CS2) where you need to dead-stop your crosshair instantly.&lt;br /&gt;* **Speed/Hybrid Pads:** Super smooth, low friction. Great for fast tracking games (Apex Legends, Overwatch) or just effortless daily scrolling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;### ➡️ 2. Premium Tiers (The Real &amp;quot;Poison&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;* **Artisan (Japan):** The absolute holy grail of &lt;span style='color:red'&gt;cloth pads&lt;/span&gt; (Zero, Hien, Hayate Otsu). Crazy durable, low-profile stitching, and inconsistent weather/humidity doesn&amp;#39;t mess up the glide. &lt;br /&gt;* **Hard Glass Pads:** The latest trend. Made of &lt;span style='color:red'&gt;tempered glass&lt;/span&gt; (like the Razer Atlas or custom etched glass pads). Near-zero friction, lasts forever, but it will eat your mouse feet (PTFE skates) for breakfast.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;### ➡️ 3. Desk Mats / XL Pads&lt;br /&gt;* The 90cm x 40cm crowd. Mainly for aesthetics, cushioning your mechanical keyboard acoustic profile, and protecting your wooden desk. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;---&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;### 💬 Let&amp;#39;s get the ball rolling:&lt;br /&gt;1. What **mousepad** are you currently using right now? (Brand/Model)&lt;br /&gt;2. Are you a **Speed** person or a **Control** person?&lt;br /&gt;3. Share a picture of your desk setup/mousepad if you have one&amp;#33; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come comment, let&amp;#39;s share tips on cleaning cloth pads, custom printing, and where to find the best mouse skates local&amp;#33; Let&amp;#39;s no longer have mouse pad discussions be buried under gaming mouse club (no offense). We urgently needed a space solely focused on mouse pad  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Brands in the market:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;👑 Premium &amp;amp; Enthusiast Brands&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.respawngt.com/collections/artisan' target='_blank'&gt;Artisan (Japan)&lt;/a&gt;: Known globally as the absolute gold standard for premium cloth gaming pads like the Zero, Hien, Hayate Otsu, and the control-oriented Type-99.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://aeperion.com' target='_blank'&gt;Aeperion&lt;/a&gt;: A boutique enthusiast brand built on a highly minimalist, premium engineering philosophy. They are globally recognized for their luxury flat-packed hardware, such as the ultra-limited Shimo-Quartz series featuring a chemically tempered glass layout, a custom silicone base, and a dedicated stone-textured protective vault.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://lamzu.com/' target='_blank'&gt;Lamzu&lt;/a&gt;: A premium enthusiast darling celebrated for boutique-level craftsmanship, offering high-performance hybrid and glass surfaces like the Energon and Atlantis pad series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://lethal.gg/' target='_blank'&gt;Lethal Gaming Gear (LGG)&lt;/a&gt;: Hugely popular enthusiast brand offering elite control, balance, and speed surfaces (Saturn Pro, Venus, and Neptune series).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://zowie.benq.com/en-ap/index.html' target='_blank'&gt;ZOWIE by BenQ&lt;/a&gt;: A legendary staple in competitive esports, famous for tactical control pads like the G-SR II and the smooth G-SR-SE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.vaxee.co/en/esports' target='_blank'&gt;Vaxee&lt;/a&gt;: Founded by the original creators of ZOWIE, delivering exceptionally consistent competitive cloth surfaces (PA, PE, and PD series).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://wallhack.com/en-int' target='_blank'&gt;Wallhack&lt;/a&gt;: Formerly known as SkyPAD, they dominate the enthusiast market for premium, ultra-fast tempered glass mousepads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://shop.x-raypad.com/link/emjha0h/' target='_blank'&gt;X-RayPad&lt;/a&gt;: A hardcore enthusiast favorite offering highly customizable hybrid pads like the Aqua Control and Equate series.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://theclustrs.com/' target='_blank'&gt;Clustrs&lt;/a&gt;: A boutique community brand specializing in premium, aesthetically designed desk mats and textured surfaces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:11pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;b&gt;📊 Mainstream &amp;amp; Performance Gaming Brands&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.logitechg.com/en-my' target='_blank'&gt;Logitech G&lt;/a&gt;: Global giant known for safe, highly reliable, and widely accessible cloth mats like the G640 and G840.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.razer.com/' target='_blank'&gt;Razer&lt;/a&gt;: The massive mainstream standard, offering everything from the Gigantus cloth pads to the premium Atlas hard glass pad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.pulsar.gg' target='_blank'&gt;Pulsar&lt;/a&gt;: A fast-growing brand bridging mainstream accessibility with enthusiast performance features (Esports series pads).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://redragonshop.com/?aff=7050' target='_blank'&gt;Redragon&lt;/a&gt;: A massive, budget-friendly global brand providing highly accessible entry-level gaming desk mats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and more....</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Hardware Clubs / Brand Discussions</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:19:56 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[Sponsored] Royal Kludge RK R99 review</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5574101</link>
            <description>Author&amp;#39;s Note: The original review can be found at my blog - &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/royal-kludge-rk-r99-review-not-ready-yet-for-he-then-get-this/' target='_blank'&gt;Royal Kludge RK R99 review&lt;/a&gt; @ &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/' target='_blank'&gt;overlordtechreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ty Royal Kludge (https://rkgamingstore.com) for sending review sample. The opinions in this review is my own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not ready for the leap to HE or TMR magnetic switches? Royal Kludge has built a possible solution. The new RK R99 preserves the authentic, tactile feel of traditional mechanical keyboards while  still being good for competitive gaming. Packed with advanced key features like SOCD, MT, TGL, and CB, and backed by a 8,000Hz wireless polling rate without changing your favorite switches. Plus, it features a massive 10,000 mAh battery alongside a radical gamer aesthetic and dynamic lightbar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Features&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;101 Keys, Wireless Mechanical Keyboard&lt;br /&gt;Tri-Mode Connectivity&lt;br /&gt;Dual 8000Hz Polling Rate&lt;br /&gt;Ultra-Low 0.125ms Latency&lt;br /&gt;7-Layer Sound Dampening&lt;br /&gt;Diverse RGB Backlit&lt;br /&gt;Hot-Swappable &amp;amp; Gasket Mount Design&lt;br /&gt;SOCD Support for Competitive Gaming&lt;br /&gt;Desktop &amp;amp; Web Driver Support&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Tech Specs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Dimension: 15.83 × 5.51 × 1.69 in&lt;br /&gt;Weight: 1.6 kg (3.35 lbs)&lt;br /&gt;Keyboard Type: Full Size 101-Key&lt;br /&gt;Switch Type: &lt;span style='color:red'&gt;Linear Violet Silent Switch&lt;/span&gt;/Linear Cream Switch/Tactile Beige Switch&lt;br /&gt;Hot-Swappable: Full Hot‑Swappable PCB (Supports 3/5‑Pin Switches)&lt;br /&gt;Connectivity: 2.4GHz Wireless, Bluetooth 5.0, USB-C Wired&lt;br /&gt;Lighting: RGB Backlighting&lt;br /&gt;Structure: 7‑Layer Sound Dampening&lt;br /&gt;Media Keys: No&lt;br /&gt;Layout: US QWERTY&lt;br /&gt;Macro: Online Driver, Key Remap, RGB Customization&lt;br /&gt;Battery: 10000mAh&lt;br /&gt;Compatibility: Windows &amp;amp; macOS&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Unboxing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Package Included&lt;br /&gt;1 x RK R99 Mechanical Keyboard&lt;br /&gt;2 x Extra switches&lt;br /&gt;1 x Type C Cable&lt;br /&gt;1 x User Manual&lt;br /&gt;1 x Keycap Switch Puller&lt;br /&gt;1 x usb wireless dongle (it&amp;#39;s hidden underneath the keyboard near the legs, you have to flip the leg open to be able to access it)&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Video&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]uzyobgOW7os[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Pics&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/S3n7S4V.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/IHThlU2.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/dgsLl0r.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/YNrg4X6.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/CfL82eQ.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The usb wireless dongle is hidden. it&amp;#39;s underneath the feet here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/aJJjSQG.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/R8So7Ak.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/7w4oby4.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/YrsheAG.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:24:36 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>8k gaming was a joke, but now we see 6k monitors</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573985</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]Q-DXwZEO21g[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hardware unbox examines 6k monitors whether it&amp;#39;s up to the task for gaming when paired with a 5090. They also included a 5070ti into that benchmark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From what i saw, gaming is still stuck at 4k with the bare minimum of a 5070ti (not everyone rushes out to buy a 5090)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So i thought it was interesting, because 8k gaming failed so hard, but now, we are seeing 6k monitors coming onto the market, did they solve the issues? Doesn&amp;#39;t seem like it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The benchmark i was referring to was the cyberpunk 2077&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Feels lately rather than push for more performance, seems like we are regressing. AMD started it first with their 4gb vram graphics card .... &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  Nvidia? i don&amp;#39;t even dare imagine what they will do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most gamers will probably either use either a 1440p at 27&amp;#39;&amp;#39; or a 32&amp;#39;&amp;#39; 4k. Or even more budget 24&amp;#39;&amp;#39; at 1080p  &lt;!--emo&amp;:(--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So... what i&amp;#39;m truly asking, do 6k monitors even make sense for gaming?  &lt;!--emo&amp;:confused:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  This is a very important hardware unboxed was investigating.&lt;br /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Monitor Discussions</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:38:27 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Pfblocker and Threatgate</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573917</link>
            <description>This is important news to know especially for those who use pfsense and pfblocker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pfsense took it upon themselves to do what pfblocker has been doing for us for ages. In comes threatgate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.netgate.com/blog/the-new-gui-for-pfsense-plus' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.netgate.com/blog/the-new-gui-for-pfsense-plus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sounds good right? Nope. Because what we had for free, they are putting behind a paywall. So unless you use their pfsense plus and subscription based model, don&amp;#39;t expect to be able to use it. That&amp;#39;s fine (they are within their rights to monetize for their work, i get that), but i don&amp;#39;t want them to kill off pfblocker in the process which i suspect they will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;No, ThreatGate is not available on the pfSense Community Edition (CE). It is an exclusive, high-performance feature built for pfSense Plus and managed via the Netgate Nexus controller. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because it requires pfSense Plus, it is subscription-based if you run it on your own custom hardware (white box or VM). &lt;span style='color:red'&gt;However, if you purchase an official Netgate appliance, the pfSense Plus software license (including the TAC Lite support tier) is included for the lifetime of the hardware with no recurring subscription fees.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what did BBCan177 the original author of pfblocker say about this development?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed reddit-embed&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;reddit-embed-bq&quot; data-embed-height=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/comments/1vfeipa/a_decade_or_trust_and_truth/&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/comments/1vfeipa/a_decade_or_trust_and_truth/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://embed.reddit.com/widgets.js&quot; charset=&quot;UTF-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what is the new repository after BBCan17 teamed up with another coder?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://github.com/pfBlockerNG/pfBlockerNG' target='_blank'&gt;https://github.com/pfBlockerNG/pfBlockerNG&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;sauce&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;social-embed reddit-embed&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;reddit-embed-bq&quot; data-embed-height=&quot;500&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/comments/1vmnd2w/comment/p3ar2r4/&quot;&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/comments/1vmnd2w/comment/p3ar2r4/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to stick to pfsense, then do the changes needed if you use pfblocker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or, if you are fedup with pfsense and want something similar with a pfblocker like feature, opnsense can replicate it somewhat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.routerperformance.net/opnsense/using-pfblocker-features-in-opnsense/' target='_blank'&gt;https://www.routerperformance.net/opnsense/...es-in-opnsense/&lt;/a&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Networks and Broadband</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:29:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[Sponsored] Redragon Custom Glass mouse pad</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573855</link>
            <description>Author&amp;#39;s Note: The original review can be found at my blog - &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/redragon-custom-glass-mouse-pad-review/' target='_blank'&gt;Redragon Custom Glass Mouse Pad Review&lt;/a&gt; @ &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com' target='_blank'&gt;overlordtechreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ty Redragon (redragonshop.com) for providing the custom glass mouse pad for review. The opinions is my own.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/ttvcYEL.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Unboxing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/3wxyfcM.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/zbPO3CJ.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/MxvH4Zn.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;these feet came from the box? Is this the silicon rubber they were referring to? Well i stuck it to the underside of the glass mousepad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/IQNidYY.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Close up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'&gt;front&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/UGssdkk.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'&gt;back&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/3DG4DUw.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Desk setup using the glass mouse pad&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/BxOQ2it.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:22:26 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>A WOLED Without White Subpixels: The Good, The</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573842</link>
            <description>[YOUTUBE]600glACwRsU[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;!--emo&amp;:hmm:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/hmm.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='hmm.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other things that happened for woled recently,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;historically their colors were worse than qd oled. But that changed with woled GEN 4.  They improved the colors so it&amp;#39;s much closer. Whether it still loses, that part i don&amp;#39;t know, only that they said it was improved.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gen 4 woled also improved brightness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then also tandem, it reduce power consumption, heat, also better anti burn in times 2 compared to GEN3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;LG&amp;#39;s 4th-Generation WOLED(which includes the newer high-refresh-rate panels and dual-layer Tandem WOLED structures) has a few well-documented, specific technical issues and quirks: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;1. Grey Uniformity &amp;amp; Vertical Banding&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Issue: A prominent quirk reported on Gen 4 WOLED panels (especially the Tandem variants) is grey banding. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    How it manifests: When displaying dark-grey, solid-colour backgrounds (like Windows dark mode, or low-light gaming environments like a foggy night or a snow level), users note faint vertical stripes or a subtle &amp;quot;dirty screen effect&amp;quot; (DSE). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Cause: The complex multi-layer stack and incredibly fast refresh rates (up to 480Hz/540Hz) make uniform pixel voltage calibration a challenge during manufacturing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;2. VRR Flicker in Dark Scenes&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Issue: Like previous generations, Gen 4 WOLED is highly susceptible to Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) flickering. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    How it manifests: When you are gaming with G-Sync/FreeSync enabled and your frame rates fluctuate wildly—or when you are sitting on static loading/menu screens—the dark regions of the screen will noticeably pulse or flicker. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Cause: OLED pixels adjust their brightness using voltage, and when the refresh rate bounces around, the gamma tracking shifts erratically. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;3. Refresh Rate Dependent Gamma Shift&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Issue: On WOLED panels, your actual color accuracy and gamma curves change dynamically based on your monitor&amp;#39;s running refresh rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    How it manifests: If your monitor is rated for 240Hz+ but your game drops to 60 FPS or low frame rates under VRR, the gamma curve shifts. This shift acts like a rolling adjustment, throwing off the image contrast. Testing outlets (like RTINGS) confirmed that competing QD-OLED panels maintain a flat, consistent gamma across all refresh rates, making this a specific WOLED downside. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;4. Chrominance Overshoot &amp;amp; Near-Black Dithering&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Issue: To prevent a pixel response artifact called chrominance overshoot (where pixels briefly glow too brightly when transitioning out of pure black), LG utilizes aggressive temporal dithering algorithms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    How it manifests: If you sit close to the monitor and look closely at very dark grey, near-black video content, you can occasionally see a subtle &amp;quot;crawling&amp;quot; or digital noise pattern in the shadows. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;5. Color Purity vs. QD-OLED&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Issue: Because WOLED relies on a white subpixel layer to boost brightness, high-luminance highlights can look slightly washed out or desaturated compared to Quantum Dot OLEDs. When pushing maximum brightness, the white subpixel does most of the heavy lifting, slightly diluting the saturation of extreme colors in HDR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;6. What is Black Crush?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Issue: &amp;quot;Black crush&amp;quot; refers to the loss of shadow detail in dark areas of an image, where dark-grey details are mistakenly rendered as pure black. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    How it manifests: In movies or dark video games (like a night scene), subtle details like the texture of a dark jacket, shadows on a wall, or hair strands completely disappear into a solid block of black emptiness. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    The Cause: OLED pixels turn completely off to achieve infinite contrast. However, transitioning a pixel from 0% brightness (off) to 1% or 2% brightness (near-black) requires incredibly precise, low-voltage control. 4th-Gen WOLED panels often cut the voltage too aggressively to avoid panel noise or flickering, which accidentally clips those dark greys into pure black.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But where woled wins is true blacks. In a lighted room, where it&amp;#39;s too bright, a qd oled might suffer a slight purple tinge which ruins the true black. Whereas woleds don&amp;#39;t have this problem. It remains true black, and especially looks nice with true glossy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so both qd oled and woled have their own pros and cons....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but despite the flaws, i&amp;#39;d still prefer it over ips monitor. Because i hate white glow in ips  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  And with IPS, rarely do you have a good IPS with mini led lighting that can achieve good HDR. Also oled latency is much better, don&amp;#39;t worry about ghosting and all that. For IPS whether you ghost is a panel lottery  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Why OLED Wins the Lottery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OLED completely eliminates the lottery because it does not use mechanical liquid crystals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; It relies on an electrical current passing through organic diodes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Diodes emit light instantly, meaning response times stay locked at 0.03ms whether your room is freezing cold or boiling hot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; There is no variance between panels—every single OLED unit has perfect motion clarity right out of the box.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Monitor Discussions</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:20:38 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Tuya WiFi Backlight with Camera review</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573735</link>
            <description>Author&amp;#39;s Note: The original review can be found at my blog - &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/tuya-smart-3-camera-wi-fi-backlight-kit-review/' target='_blank'&gt;Tuya Smart 3 Camera Wi-Fi Backlight Kit Review&lt;/a&gt; @ &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com' target='_blank'&gt;overlordtechreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not sponsored.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the one i ordered/reviewed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/qti4ApP.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;[NEW 2026 model] 3-Camera WiFi Version (Flagship Model)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Features: 3 Cameras for maximum color accuracy, Tuya WiFi App control, RGBIC, Voice control.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; TV Size Compatibility: Universal for 32 - 85 Inch TVs.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first thing, yes, you can use it for a 27&amp;#39;&amp;#39; by cutting the led strip. ONLY cut where it&amp;#39;s designated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See this pic, where the black vertical line is, cut there (so in short, yes this led strip can be cut which not all do. But you can only cut in specific places like shown in the pic)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/86tjvDs.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;NOTE: Maybe it&amp;#39;s obvious but just in case, DO NOT PLUG IN the strip wire, WHEN YOU CUT. Don&amp;#39;t have it plugged in..... ok? I don&amp;#39;t need to explain more right? Just a reminder  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt;  Also, once plugged in, DO NOT touch the led strip, you will get electrocuted. If you want to press it to make sure it sticks properly, UNPLUG first the usb cable connected to your monitor (i&amp;#39;m assuming you are using the monitor usb to power the led strip like what i did)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;Privacy and software setup for initial calibration&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As for software, this part be careful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DO NOT connect the app to your wifi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For privacy, do this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Connect to internet on smartphone using DATA LINE, and enable your hotspot (make sure its on 2.4ghz for highest compatibility)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Download the app for Tuya. scan the qr then it goes googleplay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Do not create an account. Sign in as guest. DO NOT grant it accessibility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Allow the scan wifi and the location.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. The device will be detected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. THEN start configuring the camera. See that red box in the top right, click that to select how you setup the led strips.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/ld4liF5.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use this for your camera to sync to &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]8u4UzzJZAUg[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another good ambilight tester&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]jeQFX9fE7Xc[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Once done, close the app. UNINSTALL IT. Turn off your hotspot and data, go back to your wifi as per usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how you use this Tuya backlight with camera safely for privacy reasons. It doesn&amp;#39;t need internet after first configuring it, because it saves the settings onto the chip in the camera. And because you did not save any networking settings it can try to use, you are safe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Does it work? yes. Can i say i was 100% satisfied? probably not, but it&amp;#39;s good enough for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how i put the strips behind the monitor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/59mFvR0.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how it looks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/Mkw8fMV.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what does the Tuya do. It fixes my wall lighting, because it was dark. This fixed that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then what lights my front desk? It&amp;#39;s the LYMAX DT02-1 Long-Distance Asymmetric Monitor Light Bar with remote control, which is a separate lighting i ordered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is the Tuya worth buying? It&amp;#39;s questionable. Yes it looks ok, but the thing is, there is a Lymax G1 Plus (D012 Plus) which does BOTH the front desk lighting (not rgb?), AND the wall RGB lighting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lymax fits one light bar ontop of the monitor, and it solves BOTH problems. Price? about Rm162 ish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lymax i bought was a DT02-1 which is their latest tech, but it only does the front desk lighting only.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Notice how when i combine the Lymax and Tuya i had to squeeze the camera under or over the Lymax to work? that doesn&amp;#39;t look gr8, though it&amp;#39;s usable. Also you save money just getting the Lymax with the dual function. But whether the lighting is good or not, that one i don&amp;#39;t know, but i can vouch for Lymax front desk lighting using the knob control which i&amp;#39;m very satisfied with. I don&amp;#39;t notice big issues with screen glare for my OLED monitor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also another difference between the lymax G1 Plus vs tuya is how the lighting reacts.  Tuya can do either camera or music. The lymax only does music. Both support netflix, because lymax uses an external mic so it doesn&amp;#39;t care whats on your screen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TIP:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When making it bend around the corner to make a rectangle, what i did was, pinch it, so it has slack (add the slack for the NON light part). Then i added it in a square edge corner shape. Also, DO NOT bend the light part. Try keep the lights flat, only slightly bend the (or more precise, leave a slight slack) when making that bend. Use my picture as reference, see, the light comes through fine, because i made sure the lights remained flat at those corners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another possible con, because the Tuya was design at minimum for a 32&amp;#39;&amp;#39; monitor for smallest, so, when trying to stick the camera to the monitor, it may be just a bit too close to the screen. I plan to use a goose neck clamp to see if that will resolve that issue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;Troubleshoot:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For troubleshoot, i used that youtube ambilight demo, and also check both from the front and later from the back. I was checking whether the wall corresponded to the colors shown on screen, also, checking whether all the led lights at the back are lit. I would suggest to check for that. And don&amp;#39;t forget to caliberate the camera using the software before uninstall the app. You only have to do that once, or if you are making later adjustments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also because i had initially paired with hotspot, it wouldn&amp;#39;t find it. What i did was, hold down the camera power button, till the led lights started flashing to indicate a factory reset. Once done, it detected my hotspot to pair from a new state.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:16:22 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Contact&amp;#39;s Family Crazy Horse Leather pad review</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5573222</link>
            <description>&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;Non sponsored review. Bought out of pocket.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Authentik crazy horse leather from China. Got the biggest size of course.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/RZs99ju.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;free laser engraving&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/BH7ykwj.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For engraving i chose the fette fraktur font. The quote is a homage to youjo senki which is dear to me&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/OqqJ1wP.png' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the Contact Family intro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;We are based in China and have been specialising in handcrafted genuine leather goods for over twenty years. Our products are made from 100 per cent genuine leather, specifically cowhide. We have now grown to a considerable size, with our premises covering over 1,000 square metres.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you like real leather, it&amp;#39;s worth checking them out as they got even more products based on that. Is genuine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So why the big leather pad? it&amp;#39;s to protect the wood. It&amp;#39;s for my mechanical keyboard. As for mouse, though you can use it for that no problem, i will instead put a custom glass mouse pad ontop of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just received the leather pad for desk&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/Wb74l84.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/C7LVLMC.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The texture for the leather is very smooth and pleasant to touch. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gaming mouse tracks/glides just fine on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The stitching seems to be well done, don&amp;#39;t notice anything that frays.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The underside is rougher leather but that is intended, so that the pad sticks well to the table top surface.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The right corner laser etched quote also well done. As you can see from the pic, they followed instruction and used fette fraktur font which i requested. As you can see you can also request for the font used, so don&amp;#39;t forget to tell them what you prefer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;In hindsight, i should have mention the font size. but it came out alright.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be any strong or unpleasant smell. If i smell real close, it does have an authentic leather smell. Not the chemical or plastic smell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I did some minor tests to verify, does seem to be genuine leather.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;&lt;u&gt;General Crazy Horse Leather Manufacturing Processes&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Tanning the Crust: The animal hide is cleaned and processed through either chrome or vegetable tanning to form a structural &amp;quot;crust&amp;quot; leather. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drying and Dyeing: The crust is dyed to a foundational shade—most frequently varying tones of brown. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wax Infusion: A thick, specialized layer of natural oils and liquid waxes is applied directly to the smoothed surface of the full-grain cowhide. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Absorption: The hide is left for several days, allowing the fibers to fully absorb the wax. This unique step causes the color to shift dynamically when the leather is bent, scratched, or rubbed.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]PezIJBFijhc[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Price? rm 204 shopee for the largest size. Lazada has this as well, but shopee is cheaper. Seems to be the same shop.  Yes the price seems more than 204 in the picture i shared, maybe because i&amp;#39;m platinum tier buyer? and i use discount coupon  &lt;!--emo&amp;:sweat:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/sweat.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sweat.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Engraving was free and only upon request, so if you want it ask. I also recommend specify the font you want.</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:19:13 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Balak Meja review</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5572900</link>
            <description>Author&amp;#39;s Note: The original review can be found at my blog - &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/balaks-meja-standing-desk-review-2026-edition/' target='_blank'&gt;BALAK’s Meja Standing Desk Review (2026 Edition)&lt;/a&gt; @ &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/' target='_blank'&gt;overlordtechreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also on the site post i focused the review on Balak&amp;#39;s Meja and intend to do a part 2 that explores the accessories i use and explore other desk options in a part 2, and maybe even part 3.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*desk arrives tomorrow so will be updating on my own website for this for the full review.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Part 2 is posted here (includes the conclusion for part1)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/balaks-meja-standing-desk-review-2026-edition-part2/' target='_blank'&gt;https://overlordtechreviews.com/balaks-meja...-edition-part2/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Under construction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Changelog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('b33948c579ff16880609931385034173')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;b33948c579ff16880609931385034173&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;13.8.2026&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added more accessories&lt;br /&gt;- also wheels got delayed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;5.8.2026&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added alternatives&lt;br /&gt;- update accessories used for this project and other accessory ideas&lt;br /&gt;- added links for peoples convenience if you are interested in anything i&amp;#39;ve highlighted&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;4.8.2026&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- replacement delayed. have to wait 2 week. So review have to be postponed unfortunately.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3.8.2026&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ordered some wheels which will arrive later so i cannot install right now. have to wait for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other things i am waiting for is the felt tape to use on the clamps to soften it when touching the wood to protect it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;m installing it solo. heard it&amp;#39;s possible, but this thing weighs roughly 50kg or something. So will see....&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;This is not sponsored. I bought the Balak Meja myself to review. Posting this review because some people requested. So just sharing. Other products like accessories i also purchased out of pocket (exception mkbs, mouse, glass mousepad). But outside that i did not buy or review in person, I am merely giving my own opinion of what might be good as complimentary accessories that go well with the desk, or simply good alternatives to the Balak Meja that better suits your own budget and requirements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin-GravityFi3ld+Jan 22 2025, 04:28 PM--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE(GravityFi3ld &amp;#064; Jan 22 2025, 04:28 PM)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;anyone bought before from &lt;a href='https://s.shopee.com.my/80BckdeYh9' target='_blank'&gt;BALAK&amp;#39;s&lt;/a&gt;, any comments/review?  &lt;!--emo&amp;:lol:--&gt;&lt;img src='http://static.lowyat.net/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /&gt;&lt;!--endemo--&gt; &lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style='color:red'&gt;I&amp;#39;ve also given permission to ar188 to expand on the table top and service he provides for the wooden table top DIY (using your own frame, static or height adjustable) route in this review thread. So he can expand on that in this thread if he so wishes to. So no, i don&amp;#39;t consider that hijacking at all, in fact it&amp;#39;s better for the review to expand on the DIY options i briefly explained for those who may prefer that instead.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Specifications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;&lt;b&gt;Model:&lt;/b&gt; Balak Meja&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;size:&lt;/b&gt; Grande ( 83.8 cm × 182.9 cm  with a thickness of 34mm )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;color:&lt;/b&gt; black (looks like walnut color)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wood:&lt;/b&gt; red meranti (dark red or light red??? But after investigation seems mine at least was the light red meranti)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Frame:&lt;/b&gt; height adjustable dual motor frame. Load capacity 120 KG.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coating:&lt;/b&gt; 5 coats. All sides.&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Price? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rm2.3k (free shipping direct to doorstep due to promo for signing up). 7% discount due to current promo price. On top of that a free management module made of wood. Install not free (that cost an extra rm150 for the service). Just for the record, i got these promo prices on their main website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think this is the cheapest you can get this desk model at any other time. Not saying it&amp;#39;s a cheap desk, it isn&amp;#39;t, just that this is the best price for this model.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'&gt;Install instructions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]D8WBCOmOdwk[/YOUTUBE]</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:22:43 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>[Sponsored] Redragon Antonium K745 HE review</title>
            <link>http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5572225</link>
            <description>Author&amp;#39;s Note: The original review can be found at my blog - &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com/redragon-antonium-k745-he-full-review-next-gen-switched-budget-price/' target='_blank'&gt;Redragon Antonium K745 HE Full Review&lt;/a&gt; @ &lt;a href='https://overlordtechreviews.com' target='_blank'&gt;overlordtechreviews.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Changelog&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER BEGIN--&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilertop&quot; onClick=&quot;openClose('47b9280914f2fe1e764bcddb661b7fd8')&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: bold&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;raquo; Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... &amp;laquo;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;spoilermain&quot; id=&quot;47b9280914f2fe1e764bcddb661b7fd8&quot; style=&quot;display:none&quot;&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER END--&gt;29.7.2026&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added more pics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- some corrections&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- more details added&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- updated affiliate link&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;28.7.2026&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added more pics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added more youtube videos&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- expanded on review assessment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- made mini tutorial how to use socd and dks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- covered how to use the other advanced settings with suggestions for gamers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- polished up the review&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- more research and testing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;27.7.2026&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- explained what hall effect is&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added some close up high quality pics&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- commented on build, switches, keycaps, lighting, software&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added unboxing youtube&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- added intro&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- still testing the HE keyboard, so still assessing it before can write more if you noticed something still feels lacking e.g. conclusion/final remark&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--SPOILER DIV--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Who is Redragon?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finding a great mechanical keyboard usually means choosing between empty pockets or massive compromises. Enter Redragon, a powerhouse that has built its entire legacy on defying that exact trade-off since 2012. Known in the PC community as the ultimate budget gateway, they have mastered the art of delivering enthusiast features like hot-swappable switches, aluminum plates, and vibrant RGB lighting without the premium price tag. Today, we are putting their latest deck to the test to see if it holds up to that budget-king reputation, or if they finally cut one corner too many.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The budget Hall Effect era: Introducing Redragon&amp;#39;s hall effect keyboard, the Antonium K745 HE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finding a competitive edge in esports used to cost a fortune, but the Redragon Antonium K745 HE completely shifts that dynamic. Taking the comfortable full-sized layout of their popular Antonium lineup, Redragon has swapped out standard mechanical switches for advanced magnetic Hall Effect switches paired with a blistering 8K hyper polling rate. This means you get features like Rapid Trigger and fully customizable actuation points—the exact specs used by top-tier Valorant and Apex Legends pros—integrated right into a budget-friendly 108-key deck with five layers of internal noise-dampening foam. Today, we are testing the Antonium K745 HE to see if this ultra-fast hardware delivers a true competitive advantage, or if it is just a flashy spec sheet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href='https://redragonshop.com/products/antonium-k745-he-magnetic-hall-effect-keyboard' target='_blank'&gt;https://redragonshop.com/products/antonium-...effect-keyboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Unboxing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[YOUTUBE]cTZ6C9QpLmY[/YOUTUBE]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--QuoteBegin--&gt;&lt;div class='quotetop'&gt;QUOTE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class='quotemain'&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEBegin--&gt;Package Included&lt;br /&gt;1 x Antonium K745 Magnetic Keyboard&lt;br /&gt;2 x Extra Caps&lt;br /&gt;1 x Type C Cable&lt;br /&gt;1 x User Manual&lt;br /&gt;1 x Keycap Switch Puller&lt;br /&gt;1 x Redragon Sticker&lt;!--QuoteEnd--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;!--QuoteEEnd--&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/qbgv7UE.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Close up pics&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/nwYoDfF.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/nVpvJ7X.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/yauZdnt.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/wnHjxTs.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/63ZZSek.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/VYywBgc.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/Nbd4EfQ.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;night shot&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src='https://i.imgur.com/75FUqBX.jpeg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /&gt;</description>
            <author>Moogle Stiltzkin</author>
            <category>Reviews and Guides</category>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:37:02 +0800</pubDate>
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