Does It Hold Up? Ace Ventura Pet Detective
Posted by Josh Soupir on Apr 22nd 2019
This is the first entry in what will potentially be the greatest Echogear blog series of all time. We're watching old movies to see if they still hold up. The internet used to be a place filled with whimsical content to make us happy. Now it's an absolute cesspool of uninformed political opinions and baby photos. Here is our attempt to bring back the randomness to a once great information superhig
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Do I Need A 4k HDMI Cable?
Posted by Josh Soupir on Feb 25th 2019
*It's Friday and I decided to see how many hip hop shredders I can reference in this article.*
UHD, 4k, 8k, 24k magic?? Deciphering which is a new TV spec and which is an absolute bopper by Bruno Mars is hard. With video technologies growing so rapidly, it's tricky to know which HDMI cable is right for you. Luckily we're here to make buying a cable as pain-free as possible. Figuring out wha
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How To Hide TV Wires In Or On The Wall
Posted by Josh Soupir on Feb 19th 2019
As the certified OG's of selling top-notch TV mounts on Amazon, we've seen our fair share of awesome DIY TV setups. On the other hand, seeing ugly dangling TV cables in reviews started giving us big-time heartburn. It felt like we just ate a pair of Arby's Mega Meat Stacks for breakfast. See exhibit A:
After a half-bottle of Tums had no effect, we decided to design some cable management options
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What Is Ray Tracing & Why You Should Care About NVIDIA Turing GPUs
Posted by Josh Soupir on Aug 17th 2018
source: YouTube
NVIDIA's new GPU has been all up in the news lately and is being called the "Holy Grail" of the gaming industry. For the casual gamer (hi) watching the 30-minute presentation to understand it might be overkill. Lucky for you, I got paid to do it at work in order to write this blog. So here is what you need to know about NVIDIA's new GPU, ray tracing, and why you should gi
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