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I’d rather set up a separate guest network for the devices than share any kind of account access. My preference is keeping the main setup completely separate from what visitors touch. That way there’s nothing to accidentally reset in the first place.
I use the remote to click mine off once the room feels warm enough, then back on later if it cools down. It’s a bit of back and forth but not a big deal. Leaving it on low all evening made my little office too stuffy.
Shelf placement seems like it would mostly lose the point of a personal cooler. The airflow on these little units is pretty directional, so up high it just kinda floats over you.
Following the manual is fine, but I stretch the oil changes a bit since I only run mine every couple weekends. The thing that actually seems to matter for me is not letting old gas sit in the tank over winter. That bit me once and it was way more annoying than any scheduled maintenance.
My phone just stays in my bag in the back seat and that works better for me than any setting. I tried messing with voice stuff for a week and gave up on it. If a text is actually urgent, people can call.
The router itself doesn’t magically log you in, but it does help a bit. From what I understand, you connect the router to the hotel wifi once, deal with the portal on your phone through the router’s app or page, and then your laptop just sees the router’s own network. So the login is tied to the router’s connection, not each device. The annoying part is that first step with the portal, which can be finicky depending on the hotel. But after that, adding your laptop is just connecting to your own wifi, no portal screen. I’ve done this a couple times and it saved me from redoing the whole thing on my tablet, though my phone still sometimes needed a nudge.
I stopped using mine after about four nights. The shape just wasn’t for me and I’d rather switch back than wait it out. If you’re already questioning it, that’s usually your answer.
I get a bit of dust too but only when I trim right after a shower. Dry nails seem to make less of a mess for me.
I wouldn’t bother rearranging things ahead of time. We tried setting up a second bed in a different room before bringing our dog home and both animals ignored it completely. They worked out their own arrangement within a couple weeks anyway.
I don’t really compare the numbers at all. I just borrowed a friend’s gun for a couple weeks to see if I’d even use it, and that told me way more than any spec sheet. Turns out I used it twice and got bored.
I mostly shoot with mine mounted on my handlebars and I gave up trying to frame anything on the screen. I just point it in the general direction and fix it later, works fine for what I need.
I don’t have the ScryneX, but I’ve been down this road with a couple of fabric screens and I’ll say the angle number matters way less than people think for movie nights. The real issue for me was wrinkles more than side viewing. I store mine rolled up and if I don’t let it hang long enough before people come over, you get these little shadows across the middle that look way worse than any edge dimming. Once it’s stretched out for an hour or so it’s fine. So if you’re worried about people fighting over the middle seat, the side seats usually look okay in a dim room, but plan to set the screen up early. That mattered more in my case than the viewing angle claim. Also if your projector is weak, that affects the sides more than the screen does.
I wouldn’t expect it to replace your phone for directions entirely. Mine is fine for a quick walk to the store, but on a longer trip I still end up pulling my phone out to double check the route. The audio works, it’s just not something I’d trust on its own.
I’d say the hose is easier for glass since you’re already set up with the bucket anyway. Pulling out the JetClean just for windows seems like more hassle than it’s worth unless the car is really dirty.
I don’t even do circles on mine, honestly. Straight in works fine for me. I did notice it grabs way more if the head is totally dry though. Tried it once right after a shower and it barely picked anything up, so now I just use it before I wash my face.
I usually only dry two or three things at a time so I can’t help with cramming 5 in there. But mine takes a couple hours for a normal shirt load depending on how wet they are.
I’ve had mine since last fall and I mostly use the zoom when I’m stopped at a light and want to read a plate or a sign ahead. For me it depends a lot on the time of day and how close the car is. In good daylight and maybe two or three car lengths away, the 4x is actually okay enough that I can make out numbers if I pause the video on the little screen or pull the card and look at it on my laptop. It’s not crisp like a normal photo, but it’s readable more often than not.
Where it falls apart for me is at night or when there’s a lot of motion. Headlights wash everything out and the plate just turns into a bright blob. I also noticed that if I zoom while driving, the whole thing gets shaky and that makes it worse than the zoom itself. So now I only really bother with it when I’m sitting still.
I don’t think there’s a hidden setting that fixes it, at least not that I found. I poked around the menu a bit when I first got it and didn’t see anything that made a big difference. It’s just kind of a limited feature on this camera. I still use it sometimes because it’s handy for getting a rough idea of what’s ahead, but I don’t count on it for anything important. Curious if yours is worse in low light too or if it’s blurry even in the daytime.
Mine came with a spare cord in the box, which I didn’t expect. I’ve only swapped it once in about a year, and that was just because I lost the original during a move. The mat itself has held up way better than the cord situation.
Side sleeping on it just didn’t work for me either. My shoulder was fine but I kept waking up with a stiff neck, so I went back to my old pillow after a couple weeks. Some pillows just aren’t built for certain shoulder widths.
For moss in driveway cracks it does the job better than line in my opinion. Line just whips over the top and the wire actually gets down in there and scuffs it out. It’s not going to make the concrete look brand new or anything, but it clears the green stuff.
I tried mine in my parents’ living room with high ceilings over the holidays and it was basically useless unless I sat right in front of it. Moved it to my normal bedroom after that and it works fine. So yeah, it’s more of a personal heater in a space like that.
Mine mostly gets used for rinsing off the car between actual washes. It’s handy for that since I don’t have to drag out the hose, but I still do the real cleaning with a bucket.
I’d probably skip it if you’re not okay with a possible return. Mine went on but it sat way too close to the wall for my liking, so I ended up sending it back anyway.
I stuck one on my case last week and it’s holding up fine so far. The spot near the charging port is flat enough that it doesn’t lift when I pull it out of my pocket. Curious how it does after a few more weeks though.