EEVblog #686 - Mailbag

[SL4P]

Still watching now. Had to switch down further to 480. And that's low quality on a full hd monitor.

Oh dear.
Bought a Nissan GTR/Ferraru/Aston*, and has to drive to work in traffic.
First world problem.
*example only

[PA0PBZ]

He sent me one for niks (2:40)

Dave speaking Dutch? 

[Monkeh]

He sent me one for niks (2:40)

Dave speaking Dutch? 

Comes from the German form, apparently. All much the same smorgasbord though.

[SteveyG]

""It left me fine.  FedEx dropped it.  It arrived broken"" - is not Dave's problem!

Actually for your above case, it is the person sending the item's problem. It may be FedEx's fault, but the person with the damaged item takes the issue up with the sender and it is up to the sender to compensate/fix the issue.

[SL4P]

I could be wrong, but as I understand - you claim on the carrier's liability insurance.
They identify where the damage occurred - and if 'guilty', compensate you with a settlement to the value of your purchase - excluding the shipping charge which was never completed.

If the damage/fault is identified as occurring prior to the shipment - you're correct.

[jancumps]

He sent me one for niks (2:40)

Dave speaking Dutch? 

Comes from the German form, apparently. All much the same smorgasbord though.

Sounds Dutch to me. Germans say niCHts, we say niKs.

[Monkeh]

He sent me one for niks (2:40)

Dave speaking Dutch? 

Comes from the German form, apparently. All much the same smorgasbord though.

Sounds Dutch to me. Germans say niCHts, we say niKs.

And the rest of us say nix.

[nixfu]

""It left me fine.  FedEx dropped it.  It arrived broken"" - is not Dave's problem!

Personally, I never blame the carrier.  To me it is up to YOU as the person packing it to ensure it does not arrive broken.


Never blame UPS, FedEx, DHL etc....just make sure you pack it properly to survive being dropped out of an airplane and being run over by a train and it will arrive just fine.   

9 times out of 10 broken items happen because the person sending it does not have any idea how to properly pack it. 

[c4757p]

Personally, I never blame the carrier.  To me it is up to YOU as the person packing it to ensure it does not arrive broken.


Never blame UPS, FedEx, DHL etc....just make sure you pack it properly to survive being dropped out of an airplane and being run over by a train and it will arrive just fine.   

9 times out of 10 broken items happen because the person sending it does not have any idea how to properly pack it.

This.

I'd like to see how anybody proposes to ship the volume of packages they ship for anything approaching what they charge for it, gently. Everyone's going to complain about cost, time, or dings and bumps. People just need to learn how to pack things.

The number of times I've gotten awfully nice equipment dinged up because some twit thought the front panel belonged up against the side of the box is staggering.

[delmadord]

Also Dave, please, since you mention the uRAD and  you were one of the judges would you do a rant on the Hackaday Prize? Or is there one somewhere already?

[84GKSIG]

Also Dave, please, since you mention the uRAD and  you were one of the judges would you do a rant on the Hackaday Prize? Or is there one somewhere already?

not sure if those links cover what you were after 

[delmadord]

Also Dave, please, since you mention the uRAD and  you were one of the judges would you do a rant on the Hackaday Prize? Or is there one somewhere already?

not sure if those links cover what you were after 

Ooh man I forgot to check EEVblog2

[ornea]

Good onya Dave, thumbs up for getting the family involved.

[Edgar Amalyan]

The video peaks at like 6500kbps. My 2 year old phone can play bluray with bitrates up to 40mbps... any computer can play the video, even w/o hw acceleration.

[coppice]

The video peaks at like 6500kbps. My 2 year old phone can play bluray with bitrates up to 40mbps... any computer can play the video, even w/o hw acceleration.

Yes, but some people's internet connections can't stream it fast enough to play smoothly.

[Edgar Amalyan]

Yes, but some people's internet connections can't stream it fast enough to play smoothly.

Well if they care about the quality they can download the 1080p@50, I use this: http://www.clipconverter.cc/

[alter Ratz]

Okay... the Wun Hung-Lo is a friggin riot. 

Whoever did that.... I love you.
I would frame that letter..... it's just classic.

Yes, I fully agree to this. I nearly sh**t myself laughing hysterically. 
Best mailbag item _EVER_ !

[SteveyG]

I could be wrong, but as I understand - you claim on the carrier's liability insurance.
They identify where the damage occurred - and if 'guilty', compensate you with a settlement to the value of your purchase - excluding the shipping charge which was never completed.

If the damage/fault is identified as occurring prior to the shipment - you're correct.

Nope. As the receiver I have no contract with the courier. I deal with the sender only, and it is up to them to make sure I am happy. It is then up to the sender to investigate/claim compensation with the courier as a separate matter.

[Fungus]

Still watching now. Had to switch down further to 480. And that's low quality on a full hd monitor.

Fix your computer, then..

Nope. If a lot of people have problems then it's the video that needs fixing.

There was nothing wrong with the old format, no need for everybody to upgrade their PCs just to watch somebody opening parcels.

[Monkeh]

Still watching now. Had to switch down further to 480. And that's low quality on a full hd monitor.

Fix your computer, then..

Nope. If a lot of people have problems then it's the video that needs fixing.

There was nothing wrong with the old format, no need for everybody to upgrade their PCs just to watch somebody opening parcels.

They don't need to upgrade their PCs, it's trivial to play.

You can still get 1080p25, complain to Youtube about how awkward it is to pick formats, not Dave.

[muffenme]

I stated on the YouTube page about the first unit talked about call uRADMonitor.  Its not free or low cost, it costly like $199  inc s&h.

When asked about it this was the responds

Hello Mike ,


The hardware cost is $199 (incl. shipping). For the moment I have a batch of 40 units available and ready to ship.

You can see availability in real time here: http://www.uradmonitor.com/buy/  . The remaining units will be allocated in order, to those confirming their units.


Thanks for your interest,

Best regards,
Radu Motisan
Founder
uRADMonitor network
www.uradmonitor.com

I know it looks good when you opened it up but is it really worth $199.00 for it, I assuming USD.  This is a little higher then free but I was thinking maybe in the worst caste $40 to $50.  No $199.00, and I just want one to give him a data point.  I can't afford this so I not getting one.  Cool ideal, but costly.  I not saying for it over priced, for what I wanted it for it just not worth it.  I don't know how much to build this unit as is build but it too costly for me.

Keep up the great work Dave.

[conducteur]

Who is "Mr Wong" from Sweden in Real-life? 

[electronic_eel]

I know it looks good when you opened it up but is it really worth $199.00 for it, I assuming USD.  This is a little higher then free but I was thinking maybe in the worst caste $40 to $50.  No $199.00, and I just want one to give him a data point.  I can't afford this so I not getting one.  Cool ideal, but costly.  I not saying for it over priced, for what I wanted it for it just not worth it.  I don't know how much to build this unit as is build but it too costly for me.

If you just want to build your own geiger counter:http://opengeiger.de/index_en.html

Or if you want the worldwide network of sensors then look here:
http://radioactiveathome.org/en/
Their sensors are a lot cheaper, but not constantly available. They sometimes do batches, wait till all units are allocated and then do a production run. Look in their forum.

[muffenme]

I was thing getting into arduino project to I can build.  I putting a list together and go from there.  I might start with $20 worth a parts per month til I got my complete kit.   This is something I take apart and build something else.

[Vito_R]

A monster sized high definition 50fps Mailbag, with two special guest helpers!

SPOILERS:
uRad Radiation Monitor (Hack A Day Prize entry)
http://www.uradmonitor.com/

VFD Displays

Norand Pen Key 6100 USPS tablet computer
http://www.opalgmbh.de/datasheet/Inte...

Sagem & Keycorp EFTPOST pinpad

Electric Imp Internet of Things
http://electricimp.com/

Romanian MAVO30 Analog Multimeter

Casio FX-31 Calculator

2PrintBeta DIY BAM & DICE 3D Printer Controller for the Arduino Mega

Wun Hung-Lo Factory OMG I laughed sooo hard I almost pissed myself   Dave's sarcasm was just classic this time.  A perfect example of chinese manufacturing.