Matisyahu's Blog

Today was very productive for a Monday – I was a man with a plan and I stuck to it. I woke up at 10am, my sister picked me up so we could head down the road to pick up the television. It was a pretty decent sized television size – considerably bigger than my old one which was 49inches. I’ve got an art print on the wall behind it so when mum comes back from her trip I’ll ask her for some help to move it to the right so that it isn’t being covered by the television.

Once i got home I moved the old television and Apple TV 4K out of the way and setup the new television – I wanted to see what the One UI was like before making a decision to keep with the Apple TV 4K or whether I should go all in. It had been over 10 years since I had used the Tizen based smart television software so I was hopeful that there had been a fair amount of changes and I was proven correct. I setup a Samsung account, setup the television and then updated the software to the latest version (itc came with version 1160 and was upgraded to 1260).

One of the first things I dd after navigating around to see how responsive it is was when compared to not only my old television but when compared to the Apple TV 4K. I found that it was more responsive. When it comes to the YouTube app, out of the box it supports AV1 CODEC that neither the Apple TV 4K or the Google Streamer support. What I also liked is the inclusion of a web browser so it is possible to visit Democracy Now! website to wtch their daily news show which unfortunately isn’t availabl in the full format on YouTube. Long story short the experience has been great.

After lunch I then jumped on the train down the road to pick up a new pair of running shoes – I got the same brand as before, New Balance, and they were the same price as last year. I did a walk around at the store to see how they felt and it was a major improvement over hiking shoes I had. On Tuesday I’ll walk into town so then I can mix some exercise into my day because there are a couple more things I need to pick up and while i’m down there I’ll treat myself to a coffee and a scone while I’m there.

I also took the jump and bought a ‘Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra’ and I’ve updated the software to the latest version. When I go down the road on Tuesday i’ll give it a try to see how well it performs in tmers of keeping track o how many steps, km walked etc. I’ll keep the blog updated on how things progress.