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A screen won’t magically brighten a weak projector, so I’d keep expectations low. Mine looked about the same on a screen as it did on a plain white wall at night, just a bit flatter.
I’ve only had mine a couple weeks but the pin has a decent little loop on it that my finger catches fine through a wool glove. The bigger thing for me was just getting used to where it sits on my jacket so I’m not patting around for it.
The knowing exactly what goes in the bowl part is what pushed me toward home cooking, but it does eat up time. I still keep some subscription food around for busy weeks since it takes the pressure off. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
I’ve noticed the opposite honestly. When I drive into the parking garage under the mall, my phone still shows me moving pretty well for a bit before it gives up. It’s not perfect but it doesn’t freeze instantly like people say. I’ve started just glancing at it less once I’m underground and following the painted arrows instead. That works fine for me. The map catching up again when I come out is the main thing, and that part always happens. I did have one time where it took a while to figure out which way I was facing after I came out, but it sorted itself out by the next light. So for me it’s a bit better than the horror stories suggest, though I’m not doing anything special to make it work.
I’ve found the opposite of what a lot of people here seem to be saying. The airline desk hasn’t been my problem at all, it’s the security checkpoint that varies. Flying out of a smaller regional airport in Europe last spring, they pulled my bag just to eyeball the power bank and made a point of asking where I was connecting through. It wasn’t about the airline’s rulebook, it was the local security staff being picky about it. Same bank, same airline, no issue on the return leg. So I do glance at the departure airport’s rules now, not just the carrier, because that’s where the actual friction happened for me. It took all of two minutes on my phone while packing, so it’s not some big research project. The general limit covers most of it, but the airport you’re leaving from seems to be where things actually get checked.
I keep a cheap battery-powered lamp on the side table for exactly this. When the wifi drops the plugs go quiet but at least I’m not fumbling around in the dark looking for a switch.
The battery drain thing gets overstated if you ask me. Mine’s been wired in for about eight months and the car still starts fine every morning, even after sitting for a week while I was away. I never bothered with a battery pack and haven’t needed one.
I’d skip trying to find the perfect spot and just put it somewhere people stand still for a few seconds anyway. For me that’s the kitchen counter, not a wall mount. I set ours to wake when someone walks by and that made way more difference than size. My parents actually use it now which I honestly didn’t expect.
Half full is fine in my experience. I take mine on day hikes and never top it off, and the water still tastes clean after a few hours. The light bounces around the inside pretty well as far as I can tell.
I switched to a diamond stone a while back mostly because my files kept loading up and going smooth on me. It’s slower but I don’t have to think about it as much out there. File still rides along as backup though.
I’ve tried the run it dry thing and honestly it never worked out for me. My old mower fired up fine in spring even with gas sitting in it all winter. I just top it off with fresh gas now and call it good.
I grabbed one of those twist style nozzles last month mostly for washing the car and hosing down the steps. It does feel like it hits a bit harder than my old one but that might just be because the old one was half clogged with hard water. For normal patio stuff I doubt you’d notice a huge difference.
Mine works better when I use it with the mirror instead of trying to see everything straight on. With the light bouncing off the mirror I can actually get a decent look at the back ones without craning my neck.
The cutouts are what sold me on it too. I’ve been using mine for about a month now and the difference is mostly in how my shoulder sits. With a regular pillow, my shoulder would push everything up and my neck ended up at a weird angle by morning. With this one, that little dip gives my shoulder somewhere to go so the pillow stays put. I still get the occasional stiff morning if I sleep weird, but it’s way less often than before. I don’t think it’s some miracle fix, it’s just a pillow that’s shaped better for how I actually sleep. For the price I’m happy with it.
I went the whole house filter route before trying anything at the shower, and that’s the comparison that matters for me here. The chlorine smell stuck around anyway because the building water is what it is, so I stopped expecting a single fixture to fix the source. What I care about now is whether the water that actually hits me still carries that pool smell.
For me it’s less about the smell and more about how the water feels day to day. That’s the part I notice most, especially on my hands and face after a few weeks. The smell thing is easier to judge if you take a glass of water and smell it right after turning the tap on, versus smelling it in the air while you’re showering. Those can give you different answers and I think that trips people up.
I don’t think the original poster needs to overthink the install either. If the cartridge is the real filter, then replacing it on schedule is what keeps the smell down. Letting it run way past its lifespan is probably where a lot of the “it did nothing” stories come from. That’s my two cents anyway.
Mine actually handles the tossing fine. I flop around plenty and it still does its thing without me fighting it. Took a few nights to get used to the shape but now I barely notice it’s there.
Mine’s been plugged in for about two weeks and it does fine in the room it’s in, but I wouldn’t expect it to push through a doorway into another room.
The app works fine with just Bluetooth once you’ve got the language pack downloaded. I used it at my parents’ place where the wifi is basically nonexistent and it still translated for me. You just have to remember to grab the pack before you go.
Mine gurgles too when I move it with water in the tank. I’ve had mine since June and it’s still running the same as day one, so I never gave it a second thought.
I never bothered checking how many countries it claims. I just like that I don’t have to swap SIMs every time I cross a border, that alone is worth it for me.
Appreciate all the input, this gave me a better sense of what to expect. I think I’m just gonna grab one and see how it goes rather than keep going back and forth on it. Worst case it ends up as a guest pillow for the couch.
The UV cap helps mostly on days I forget to wash it. Mine went from smelling by day two to making it to like day four, which is enough for me. Charging is a bit annoying but I just plug it in overnight every week or so.
I’ve had mine for a few months now and never really thought about the sound quality after the first day. It’s just the same music I was playing before, coming out the same speakers. The lag thing I also don’t notice, but I’m also not sitting there staring at the screen waiting for it to change tracks.
