Video games are so much fun that today they are a billion-dollar market. They have come a long way since the days of Sega Genisis, Super Nintendo and Playstation 1. Nowadays to have a fully immersive and amazing experience there are some key factors that needs to be implemented.

1) A good compelling and immersive story
2) Excellent in-game controls
3) Amazing 4K graphics with HDR and raytracing
4) At least 60 frames per second with g-sync or freesync
5) Dolby Atmos, DTS X, 5.1 Dolby Digital or 7.1 DTS surround sound
6) Dedicated online servers with very low ping and no lag in competitive online multiplayer
7) A top of the line 27 inch or 32 inch monitor with an input lag of 5 milliseconds or lower
8) A 55 inch or greater television with under 20 milliseconds of input lag
9) Some great downloadable content (DLC)
10) Lastly equally very important, the controller in your hands

Throughout my years of playing video games, I owned the Sega Dreamcast, the original Xbox, the Xbox One S, the Xbox 360, the Gamecube, the Super Nintendo and the Playstation 1, 2 and 3 and my current console the Xbox Series X. Out of all these consoles, only the Playstation and Xbox One S controllers were near perfection. The biggest offenders are the Super Nintendo controller since that controller does not fit the shape of a person hands and the Dreamcast controller makes your middle finger hurt while holding it since the room to hold it from the back is narrow.

I’ve been using the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller for about a year and I can clearly say that this is the best gaming controller ever made so far. It is a little bit heavier and more than double the price of the regular Xbox One controller. Nonetheless when holding it for the first time you can feel its premium build.

Furthermore, the light of the power button in the middle of the regular Xbox One controller was so bright and distracting when playing at night that I end up buying some light dims stickers to cover it up. With the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller this was not an issue since the light of the power button could be dimmed to my liking by accessing the settings of the controller APP.

After almost 1 year of using it on a regular basis I can happily report that nothing was broken. I have not yet experienced any joystick drifting issues or any rubber grip peeling. The only issue I have noted is that in the earlier months of playing with it, the controller disconnected a couple of times while playing a Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 which was very frustrating. Now I believe this was a firmware issue since it did not occur recently.

Nonetheless the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller is not perfect so below I noted some improvements that should be made to make it perfect.

7 improvements that should be implemented to the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller

1) Compatible with PC and other consoles
2) Available in different and customable sizes to maximize the comfort
3) Available in other colors and customable themes
4) Additional back buttons should support skipping music while using the background music player APP
5) Must have a removable battery to increase its longevity
6) Button and trigger feedback technology same as the PS5 controller
7) Better grip on the removable joysticks

If I had to currently rate the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, I would give it a strong 8.5 out of 10. Whenever the 7 improvements listed above are implemented by Microsoft then the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller will automatically deserve 10 out of 10. I have not yet hold and tested the Playstation 5 controller but from what I heard many people are reporting joysticks drifting issues within the first months.

At 180$ USD (220 CAD), the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller is very expensive. Considering that the new Xbox Series S cost 300$ USD, you are getting into console pricing territory when considering purchasing this controller.

So, is the steep price tag worth it?

After using it for almost a year, the precision in control I get is unmatched since you can adjust the stiffness of the joysticks. So yes, I would say that it is worth every penny but I did not pay full price for my Xbox Elite Series 2 controller. I bought it 90$ less in very good condition thanks to Amazon Warehouse Deals.

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Before going into the review, I want to tell you exactly where I am coming from. My first TV was a 20-inch CRT for my bedroom. Afterwards I owned 40-inch widescreen Samsung LCD TV for my living room. Going from a 19 CRT to a 40-inch LCD felt big at the time because my 40-inch LCD felt like having a 32-inch CRT if you take the vertical size into account. I was content with it and told myself that I was going to buy a new TV only when it no longer works.

4 years ago, I bought a 55-inch LG OLED TV. I was blown away at the picture quality mainly because I was staring at my 12-year-old Samsung for so long! I remember watching a scene from Resident Evil and the HDR along with the wide color gamut made the water droplets on the street and on the top of the cars popped. I was so blown away that my only regret was that I did not get a 65-inch screen or better yet the 77-inch version which was the biggest OLED size back in 2016. The 77 inches was only a possible dream because at the time it cost 18,000 USD. Going from a 40 to a 55 inch was very noticeable. The first few months I was very pleased with the increased field of view.

Now fast forward to the present in 2020 and OLED prices have dropped significantly and I wanted something way bigger. I was thinking about getting a 65 inch but I told myself that its just a tiny increase in screen size. I was looking at the 77-inch LG C9 OLED TV which in the span of 4 years the price dropped massively only costing 6,000 USD.

Going from a 55 to 77 inch would have been jaw dropping but 2 things stopped be from getting it:

The first thing was that I end up getting a burn-in image on my LG B6 from playing Black Ops 4 too much.

The second thing was that the price gap between a 65 and 77 inch is massive.

I could easily buy two 65-inch C9 OLED TV for the price of a single 77 C9 OLED. I could also buy a cheaper 77-inch LCD but I end up telling myself why not go bigger. That’s when the projectors came into play.

So, I decided to buy a 120-inch Silver Ticket white material screen and a budget projector just to get a little taste. I choose the VANKYO Performance V630 because it was recommended by a Youtuber that I was fallowing. Now prior to buying the Vankyo I had my eyes on the Optoma GT1080HDR. Now for some odd reason there was only one guy on the entire Youtube who gave his opinion on the Optoma GT1080HDR across 5 videos. Nevertheless, there was a flood of people who reviewed and gave positive opinions the VANKYO Performance V630. Is it because budget projectors are more popular and get searched for more often or is there an incentive for the reviews?

Well, after opening the box of the Vankyo V630, there was a card on top of the projector that incentivised the buyer to leave a positive review online. Once the review has been verified, in return reviewer can choose to get a 50$ Amazon Gift Card, a tripod projector stand, a cheap cloth projector screen or a Fire Stick. But this could be just a coincidence, right? What about what I think?

The big selling points of the Vankyo V630 are the facts that it is a native 1080p projector for the price of 230$ (with 40$ off coupon from Amazon) and it has vertical and horizontal keystone corrections. The way I had things setup was that I had my Xbox One S plugged into my Denon receiver and the output of the receiver plugged into the Vankyo V630 projector with a 25 feet HDMI with ethernet cable. Now the first thing that I’ve noticed is that the picture quality was a shock and really overly saturated especially coming from looking at an OLED TV for 4 years. I did a little research and used a recommended Picture Mode User Settings from a Youtuber;

Contrast: 60
Brightness: 46
Color: 55
Sharpness: 45

Regardless the colors were still saturated when looking at the Xbox One Dashboard. My 15-year-old Samsung TV had better color vibrancy and accuracy. If only I could get the projector to look somewhat close to my old Samsung TV since I cannot be expecting OLED quality at that price point!

At first, I watched a couple of things from the Netflix app on my Xbox One S. Resident Evil Extinction looked as if I was watching a VCD (not even DVD quality). On the other hand, I watched season 3 of the animated Castlevania and the picture quality was DECENT. I also watch one episode of the 1993 Star Trek: The Next Generation and Transformers: Bumble Bee and it was also DECENT. Now, notice that I used the word DECENT and not OUTSTANDING or PHENOMENAL like I did for the OLED because I am not quite sure what to think since this is after all my first projector. A budget projector at that. And yes, I do frequently go watch movies in the movie theater but those are professional projectors and screens which are in the 10 of thousands.

Additionally, the image on the screen looked washed out during the day when there is sunlight coming in the room because my Silver Ticket screen is just a white screen and not a ambient light rejecting screen. I picked a white screen because the colors pop more compared to a grey screen. I end up buying some blackout curtains which greatly fixed this issue for day time watching. Nonetheless at night is when this projector really shines.

Finally, I did 2 things which made the picture quality close to my 15 year old Samsung TV and fixed the color saturation issue.

1) The first thing I did was I upgraded my Netflix subscription to the most expansive plan which support 4K.

2) The second thing I did to fix the color saturation issue was that I changed the aspect ratio from Auto to Point To Point and increased the contrast to 74.

From that point the picture quality went from DECENT to GOOD (FOR A PROJECTOR AT THAT PRICE POINT) WITH AN ASTERIX. The Asterix in question was the fact the picture got dimmer and the colors were less vibrant. If only those 2 negative things did not occur I would of been a very happy camper!

CONS

1) The fan noise is noticeable when the room is quiet since it measured 65 decibels if you are right next to it and 51 decibels if you are 30 centimeters away. But once a movie is playing there is no big issue. The noise is mostly noticeable when the projector is located on the left side of your ear. Nonetheless if the Vankyo V630 is located behind you or above your head, the noise will greatly be minimised. Even better if it is mounted on the ceiling, the noise won’t be an issue at all.

2) Another negative thing that I noticed is that it is impossible to get a 100% clear picture with the keystone correction when the Vankyo V630 is placed at an angle. No matter if it is located at the right side or left side of the room. The projector is placed 10 feet away from the screen on the left side beside my couch. At that distance I was able to get an 85-inch image. One edge of the screen was sharp and the other was blurry.

The only way I was able to fix this issue was relocating the Vankyo V630 projector behind my couch so that it could directly face the center of the screen. All picture edges became clear and sharper. The blurriness was 95% gone.

3) Another thing to keep in mind is that the input lag when casually playing online games and offline games was VERY VERY VERY NOTICEABLE. At first, I told myself that this must be due to the fact that the Vankyo V630 is plugged from my receiver with a 25 feet HDMI cable with ethernet. So I decided to plug the Vankyo V630 with the short HDMI cable that came with my Xbox One S console to see if this was the cause of the problem. The horrible input lag was still there nonetheless I noticed that the color accuracy was a little better when watching Netflix.

The only way I was able to reduce it just a tiny bit was by changing the picture output setting from my receiver to GAME MODE. This projector really should not be used for professional competitive gaming.

4) The heat from this projector did increase the temperature in my apartment a little bit after a couple of hours. If being used during Spring, Fall and Winter it won’t be a bit issue since the cold from the outside will make the heat dissipate fast. Now during hot sticky heatwave Summer months, make sure you have your windows open and your fan on so that you can fully enjoy what you are watching.

PROS

1) There is no rainbow effects when watching movies and fast moving images since the is an LED projector.

2) After using this projector for 1 month and leaving it on an average 15 hours per day, I was very impatient to see my electricity bill to see if there was going to be a big difference. I really thought my hydro bill was going to dramatically increase by 20$ or even 30$! To my very big surprise it stayed about the same compared to when I was using my Samsung 55-inch B6 OLED. I would even go as far as saying that it is even cheaper because I never left my 55-inch B6 OLED on for 15 hours daily because of the risk of burn-in.

3) This projector is amazing when watching amine and cartoons. It also does a really descent job when watching Netflix movies after changing the aspect ratio setting to Just Scan.

4) The 85-inch image I get from 9 feet away really creates an immersion experience.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion after upgrading my Netflix plan to 4k, the 85-inch picture I was seeing for the price of 230$ was very descent (not factoring the 250$ screen cost). It felt like a cinema at home. The Youtube reviewers who said that this projector’s strength is its picture quality for the price point were not lying.

Eventhough my 2004 40-inch 720p Samsung TV had better color vibrancy and sharpness, I still would pick the 85 inch image from this projector any day of the week because of the sense of emersion it creates. As a matter of fact, when I was testing the new Call Of Duty on my old 40 inch Samsung TV, the 40 inch screen was such a turnoff that I had to force myself to finish the online match. The only thing my old 40-inch TV is good for is for a PC monitor on a desk to browse the internet and watching Youtube videos.

What about compared to my 55 inch B6 OLED? That answer is a tougher call. For watching movies at night, without a shadow of a doubt the Vankyo V630 wins because of the emersion factor. Now for playing online multiplayer games like Call Of Duty Modern Warfare and Halo, my 55 inch OLED B6 is still king without a shadow of doubt since there is no lag issues and the picture quality of the OLED just reign supreme.

Now keep in mind I’ve never owned a projector before therefore I am planning on getting a more expensive one in the 2000$ range so that I can compare the image quality. Please bookmark this page since I will update this review and compare both projectors to see if there is a major difference between a budget projector and midrange projector.

The only thing that can change that is if I manage to buy the 98-inch Sony Z9G TV for 90,000$ which has 4000 nits of brightness!

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Around a year ago I stopped using soap bars and switched to body washes and the only thing that I can say with certainty is that there is no going back. Rubbing the soap against the washcloth to make it really soapy takes me a good 2 minutes. I know 2 minutes does not sound like a lot but the main reason was that my arms were always getting tied afterwards. I don’t go to take a shower to exercise! Especially when I just came from the gym! I shower for the same reason as everybody else but I don’t want to spend more time in the shower than I have to.

First and foremost, if you’ve never used a body wash before let me tell you that it is a huge time saver! You enter the shower, take 10 seconds to get your body completely wet with water, you squeeze the desire amount of body wash on the washcloth and voila! In only 20 seconds you are ready to start the washing process! The only downside is that a bottle of body wash is more expensive compared to soap bars. Nonetheless you should know by now that time is priceless!

That being said all body washes are not created equal. During that 1 year I tried several body washes and I had mixed experiences which I am going to share below. I am going to get straight to the point for the ones I had the chance to try so this will be a quick review. I am going to list from worst to best. As I try new ones in the near future, I will update this page so be warned that the positions on this list will change. So Here We Go:

0) Dove shower foam; cucumber and green tea scent

So, we are going to start this list with a warning which definitively does not deserve to be on the top 10. This was the worst offender and the biggest disappointment for me. When I bought it, I was so sure that I was going to love it for some reason. Now it is not called body wash but instead shower foam but that is not the reason which I am going to explain. The reason for disliking this one is because once I finished showering and was drying myself with the towel, my skin started itching. This type of itch was from dehydration. I know this because I used to soap bars before which had the same result. It removed the natural oil from my skin. There is no moisturizer in Dove shower foam. Stay away!

10) Ivory Clean body wash gentle clean trusted for generations

This one did a good job but it was not foamy at all and made the tub water slippery when rinsed off.

9) Ivory Free & Gentle; dye and paraben free PH balanced made with essential oils; with scent of sweet pea and lily

This one was also a big offender but not for the same reason as Dove shower foam. I could feel the moisturizer as I was rubbing myself with the washcloth but as I was rinsing, I almost fell because the tub water was very slippery. Nonetheless since it did a good job, I only use it for my face and switch to another body wash for the rest of my body. So be warned! This makes the water very slippery when rinsing.

8) Aveeno active naturals; stress relief body wash; with lavender, chamomile and yland-ylang

I had the same issue with this one. Makes the water just too slippery when rinsing because it contains a lot of moisturizer. I only use it for my face.

7) Olay hydrating clean; almond milk

Same with this one. Good but slippery water when rinsing.

6) Old Spice Swagger; 8 hours scent technology

This was the first body wash I tried because I previously used Old Spice’s Fiji scent soap bars which gave me some OK results. Not to forget because of the funny commercials with Terry Cruse and other guys riding on horses. I was satisfied with it until I tried the other ones below this list. It smells great with many scent options, does not make the tub water slippery when rinsing but it does leave the skin a little dry afterwards. No longer my favorite body wash and I won’t be buying it anymore since there are better ones but the TV commercials are unbeatable and straight up GENIUS!!!!

5) Axe 2 in 1 body & hair wash clean + fresh

This one is also a surprise for me because I though I was going to get the same results as the Old Spice bodywash. I does everything almost perfectly most importantly the rinsing water was not slippery at all and it was very foamy which I very much love. Nonetheless my skin felt a little dehydrated afterwards.

4) Beauty & Planet; coconut & ylang ylang; tropical hydration

This one does the same great job as Ivory Free & Gentle, Aveeno Active Naturals and Olay Hydrating Clean plus it does not make the water as slippery when rinsing. No need to worry too much about slipping and falling!

3) Irish Spring GEAR; with volcanic minerals

This one is the biggest surprise on this list. It’s the same story as Dove shower foam but the opposite. I really thought I was going to hate it because of the volcanic minerals in it and also the fact that I’ve used the Irish Spring soap bars before and they left my skin very dry after showering. But to my surprise that was not the case with this body wash. It smelled great, rinse nicely and does not make the tub water slippery. Not to forget it does all that for 3 bucks!

2) J.R. Watkins daily moisturizing; grape fruit scent

This one is on the expensive side at 8$ but it was just amazing in every possible way. I will always buy it in bundles once it goes on sale. Nonetheless because of the price I will have to opt for the Irish Spring since at 3$ it gave me the best bang for my buck and pretty much the same results for half of the price. Still, I highly recommend it!!!

1) Dove Men+ Care

This one was number one on a Youtuber’s list. According to the Youtuber It supposedly wash well, rinse off clean and does everything right. So, I wanted to test it for myself. Well, he was right. I does all that plus the rinsing tub water was not slippery at all. On the bottle is says that it includes Micro Moisture and my skin was less moisturized (smooth) after rinsing compared to the J.R. Watkins bodywash. I guess micro means less but that did not bother me because my skin was not dry. Nevertheless, it still deserves the first second spot because it does everything perfectly and at 4$ its half the price of the J.R. Watkins body wash.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 4 came out on October 12, 2018 and I’ve waited 6 months to write this review hence to give it the benefit out the doubt. At first I was not going to buy and support this game because Treyarch decided to remove the single player campaign. I don’t like buying these types of games because a few years down the line they become a sitting brick once the multiplayer dies out. Just take a look at Call of Duty 2 and 3 on the Xbox 360; the servers are still up and running but good luck trying to find a multiplayer game. At least they had a campaign which gives it something you can go back and play for nostalgia purposes. The only other game I’ve bought which did not include a campaign is Star Wars Battlefront on the Xbox One. I end up buying it because it was on sale at the end of August 2017 for 7 bucks which is a massive discount compared to its original price of 40$ and the fact it was the complete edition with all the maps. It was more of a curiosity thing because I’ve heard that the ambiance in the 40 players multiplayer is amazing if you have a surround sound. Since I’ve just upgraded my surround system I wanted to know what it felt and sounds like. It was a simplistic first person shooter which I had some fun for a while.

Anyways back to Black Ops 4. After reading raving reviews upon its release and watching live streams of other players playing it, I decided that maybe I should give it a try but still I wanted to stand by my standards. So after The Game Awards which took place back in December 6 2018, Black Ops 4 went on sale. I end up buying the Digital Deluxe version of the game which includes the season pass and 2400 points.

My first weeks with the game were amazing. The character movement control, gun feels and aiming, sound effects, HDR-10 graphic and the new Blackout Mode were all a 10 out of 10. Blackout is simply a Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PubG) killer hence I like it even more than Fortnite. During that period I had so much fun that I totally did not care that there was no campaign. And to comfort myself there are some offline Specialists Missions which did include some cut scenes and a Zombie Mode which I can play solo so the game won’t be a total sitting brick in a few years.

But afterwards reality started settling in as new DLC multiplayer maps were released. The maps were just plain generic and uninspired with a 3 lanes layout making them all feel the same. As a matter of fact, the best maps of the game are the ones from the previous Black Ops games which includes Nuketown, Firing Range, Summit, Jungle, Slums and WMD. Elevation, Frequency, Morocco and Gridlock are some of the better maps but Casino is big and generic and Madagascar is just plain terrible because it is a big map which I spend most of my time running around to find an enemy to kill. On the other hand I thought Artifact was a fantastic map. Nonetheless every time I am in the multiplayer lobby, I always have my fingers crossed that I would get to play some of the original maps. This is the first Call of Duty that this ever happened. None of the new maps are memorable but they are not 100% terrible either (beside Madagascar).

I know many players have different opinions but this is the deal; when I log in online to play Call of Duty I want to rack some kills and have an amazing ambiance experience just like Black Ops 1, Black Ops 2 and Modern Warfare 1, 2 and 3. I don’t play Call of Duty to have a Battlefield 4 experience which I spend most of my time running around on foot covering a vast area. In other words I like small maps because things happen quickly and more often. Why do you think Nuketown is so popular? Not to forget the Shipment map from Modern Warfare 4!!!!!

Now DLC 4 is still to come so hopefully it will include more of the classic maps that we all loved and hopefully the newer maps will be inspired from the designs of the classic maps. But as it stands the game is a 6 out of 10 for me!!!!

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Blu-ray movies for me are not like video games because I watch them once and afterwards only a selected few will pique my interest to watch again in the near future. But Avengers Infinity War is one of those exceptions. On April 27, 2018 something really special happened. It was the release of Avengers Infinity War. In my opinion that movie was a 10 out of 10. It kept me interested throughout the whole adventure with great transitions, non-stop action scenes, funny moments (Where is Gamora, Who is Gamora…I got a better one for you WHY IS GAMORA), sad deaths and a cliffhanger ending that left me craving for the conclusion. So after 1 year of speculations and high anticipations Avengers: End Game was finally released on April 26, 2019. So did it live up to the hype? Lets find out.

If you don’t know by now Avenger End Game has shattered many records since it made 1.2 billion worldwide on its opening weekend and has surpassed Titanic which was the 2^nd grossed movie of all time. The only thing left for it to do to become number one is to beat Avatar’s box office numbers. All that was only possible because of Infinity War’s cliffhanger ending. So was it worth it? My honest opinion is it was a good movie but not a great masterpiece like Infinity War. So what should End Game have done to make it a masterpiece?

1) First of all the opening of the movie was wrong. What they should of done is that they should of opened the movie with 5 minutes showing the pure chaos Thanos has created on the regular civilians after he snapped his fingers with the gauntlet. I am talking about starting the movie with Nick Fury’s scene before he paged Captain Marvel which we saw in the end credits of Infinity War and expanding it. Car Accidents, helicopters smashing into skyscrapers, air planes dropping from the sky, nuclear plant meltdowns, total chaos of civilians panicking running in the streets, people searching for their love ones and live news broadcast anchors yelling and panicking in tears not knowing what to say and report. All those would of would of made a breathtaking opening before transitioning to Hawkeye hanging with his family and teaching his daughter how to use a bow and arrow afterwards realizing what was going on.

2) When the final battle was happening in the movie, they should of included the X-Men. Just imagined how cool it would of been if Wolverine, Cyclops, Beast, Rogue, Strom and Gambit had their one minute of fame with a well-choregraphed ass kicking on the battlefield while the 1993 cartoon opening theme music was playing. This would of been really good for fan service.

3) I wish Galactus would of got somehow involved. Even though Scarlet Witch and Captain Marvel gave Thanos a good fight, Thanos did managed to get the gauntlet at the end. Iron Man should of only been able to take the Soul Stone leaving Thanos with the rest of the stones on the gauntlet. While Thanos beat the Avengers one after one with the incomplete gauntlet while trying to get the Soul Stone, Galactus should of entered making it one colossal memorable battle while showing Thanos’ pure strength and intelligence with the incomplete gauntlet.

I hope my point of view was helpful to you 🙂

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