Broadcastify Destroys It's Free Feeds

Why do people have to change things all the time. This looks like a profit move in order to get people to sign up to their premium service. So, what has Broadcastify done that's so bad. Well, they have destroyed the user experience by making the feed automatically and continuously stop after around 9 - 10 minutes of listening to a live feed. Actually, it looks like the duration increases by around 1 minute the longer a user listens before the feed stops. Not to mention they are now including ads to the start of the feeds.

Sometimes I would listen to a feed while doing other things online, but this has kind of made that harder to do. Everytime there is a quiet spot in the feed (no police activity / crime reports over the air) I'm paranoid that the feed has automatically stopped again. And most the time I'm right. This is a terrible move by Broadcastify and makes me not want to listen anymore.

This desperate move will certainly not get me to sign up to premium. It's quite annoying. And when something has become annoying, the last thing I would do is give the people who are causing the annoyance money. May as well just buy my own radio scanner!

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Neocore E1 - Last Tablet Standing

The Neocore brand used to sell a number of different tablets, some of which were excellent for the time period. You had the Neocore B1, C1, N1 and N1F. There may be a few more, but those are the models that spring to mind. Fast-forward a few years and now, the only model Neocore seem to be putting most of their time, technology and effort into, is the E1.

 

I've seen a few Neocore N1 for sale on Amazon and eBay, some are brand new on Amazon and a few are either used or refurbished on eBay. So going on those findings, Neocore are certainly not producing the N1 in any big quantities. Shame really, because some of their older models were fantastic for the price, and it can't be too profitable tapering down to selling just one or two tablets. 

 

Neocore's Product Range

I know that Neocore sell other products, such as wireless Bluetooth speakers (more reviewed here) and accessories, etc, but still it would be nice to see a re-emergence of some of their older models. Perhaps it makes more sense profit-wise to concentrate on one tablet product rather than pump more money into a range of tablets that basically all offer the same or very similar specification. 

And I know that the profit margin on tablets that use good quality components isn't that great, especially when you have all the outgoings of running a legitimate business. 

 

Product Availability

Correct me if I'm wrong, while there are still some N1's available, it does appear that the Neocore E1 is pretty much the last Tablet standing from the Neocore range. As in, still in production.

In fairness to Neocore, the E1, has seen some vast improvements through the generations, and the latest model does have an impressive specification. 

 

Customer Reviews & Feedback

Both the E1 and N1 are fairly good tablets and do score well when it comes to customer reviews. However, given the E1's price, and the emergence of some giant brands such as Samsung, Lenovo, Huawei and Amazon Fire (honourable mention to Fusion5) setting up shop with some excellent models at the same price point and lower, the specification of the E1 has to be superb just to compete.

But they do, and the sales of the E1 seems to be going steady (but has dropped a bit recently), with the review score staying nice and healthy within the 4 - 5 star range at the same time (The N1 doesn't fair as well). Let's hope the sales continue to grow and Neocore can improve or expand on their product range.

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Best Budget PS4 Headset UK

Best Budget PS4 Headset UK. What is the best budget PS4 headset to buy in the UK. Well, I would probably go with the EKSA E900 if price vs overall quality and value for money are your top concerns. They have good headphone speaker quality sound, a good amount of padding, Noise Cancelling, and great quality microphone quality for the price. See the video below for a sample / example test of the microphone quality. Below: 3 of the best PS4 Headsets (UK, USA and Canada) for the lowest possible prices.

 

EKSA E900 Stereo Gaming Headset UK - Best Choice*

 

There are of course other headsets worth considering. One being the Turtle Beach Recon 70. These are for those people on a serious budget, but do work well. They work with PS4, PC, XBOX and PS5. 

 

Turtle Beach Recon 70 Video Review [No Sound / Mic Example]

  

Turtle Beach Recon 70 UK

 

If your budget is stretchable a little bit further, the Razer BlackShark V2 X [wired] are most probably the best PS4 [and PS5] headset out there for sale right now within their price point. They're not actually that expensive though compared to some headsets. Check out the video review below.

 

 Blackshark V2 X Gaming Headset Review [with Microphone test]

 

Blackshark V2 X Gaming Headset UK

An example of how quickly the price changes, is if we take a look at the price difference between the BlackShark V2 X and the wireless Razer Blackshark V2 Pro. Trust me, they are miles apart. Go with the cheaper V2 X, they are excellent. Or, take a look at the very cheaply priced Orzly headset [PS5, XBOX PS4 etc]. You don't have to spend a big wad of money to have a nice, high quality headset compatible with PS4, XBOX, normal computers, and for the majority of the products, most will work with PS5 too.