Lenovo Tab M8

• People I have started this post to say that I have discovered a great way to watch movies.
• And that is through tablet namely "Lenovo Tab M8".
• It is 8 inch tablet and I feel the display is too good.
• I have seen 10 inch tablet and I felt those are bulky plus the display is slightly bigger.
• I feel if you are going for 10 inch tablet you can add money and go for laptop which are usually 14 inch with bigger display.
• But there is a difference in tablet and laptop when it comes to Netflix.
• Netflix charges the minimum subscription of 199 when it comes to phone or tablet.
• But when you want to watch Netflix content on TV or computer including laptop they charge 499.
• You can pay Rs 300 extra and enjoy Netflix on all screens.
• Else you can buy tablet like me and watch Netflix with the most basic plan.
• Initially I ordered Lenovo Tab M8 with 2 GB RAM.
• Then I cancelled the order before delivery and on September 9 ordered Lenovo Tab M8 with 4GB RAM. This cost just 4000 more than 2GB RAM version.
  
• I must say it is super.
• Must buy.
• Earlier on December 2010 I had bought Galaxy Tab P1000.
• I had paid Rs 30,000 during that time.
  
• It was good initially for 2 years, then I stopped using it for couple of years.
• Now in 2021, I wanted to use the GT P1000 but realised Android is not working on the device.
• Which means it can only be used as media player and not online streaming or downloading and watching.
• I took it to a couple of shops where they said it can "go dead" during update or simply said it cannot be done. More here
  
• So decided to go for new tablet.
  
• This Lenovo Tab M8 is a new and great way to watch movie.
• I must say China makes it possible and makes high technology affordable to ordinary people.
  
• One can always watch online content on mobile which these days are more powerful than desktops and tablets.
  
• Ertuğrul series I used to watch on mobile. 
• Even now I can watch the Ertuğrul series on mobile.
• But for movies one should use a tablet whose display is bigger than that of a mobile.
• Even for mobile the speaker should be stereo.
• Stereo speakers in mobile is simply non-negotiable.
• If you watch without headphones on mobile in landscape mode then you realise the power of stereo dual speakers which give an "immersive experience".
• In vertical mode there is not much difference between stereo and single speaker.
• I am using Realme 7 Pro for stereo speaker effect. This phone is too good with Super Dart 65W charger.
  
• Coming back to Lenovo Tab M8, it has single speaker. But while watching movies I am using bluetooth headphone.
• And with headphone the effect is too good.
• Hence it is a new way to watch movies and we can avoid going to cinema theatres.
• Save some money in the process. A cinema show costs money anywhere from 150 to 300.
• Plus these days there are not many people especially on weekdays and we risk the show getting cancelled.
• No such problem watching on OTT.
• Cinemas are coming on OTT within 2 to 5 weeks.
• Like "Bellbottom" movie which released on August 19, 2021 and it is now coming on OTT on September 16, 2021 i.e. within 1 month.
• So we just wait and we can watch the movie on OTT platform and save cinema ticket money.
• We are subscribed to OTT subscription anyway.
• This is the way to go for future.
  

Differences Exploitation

• I just want to say that people who indulge in "Differences Exploitation" are the worst.
• People should see what is common between people.
• Those people who say that others are different and exploit it for power and politics are worst.
  
• Ultimately they will face certain defeat.
• The defeat may come 1 year down the line or 5 years down the line or 50 years down the line.
• We need to see what unites us rather than what divides us.
• The people who mark what is different between two persons or groups of persons and then they amplify it through their speeches, posters or videos need to be ridiculed and boycotted.
• Because if they are not ostracized, it will lead to "social catastrophe".
• It will lead to genocide, rape, murder and pillage and ethnic cleansing.
• No religion allows it.
• Religion places emphasis on what to do for people who are common.
• All religions have creator and destroyer and preserver or nurturer.
• All religions say that we came with nothing and will go with nothing.
• All religions say that we come from dust and will return to dust.
• And that is common for all men and women.
• Let us place emphasis on people. And after people we can include animals.
• The Creator by whatever name we call will not like that the people whom "They" made are differentiated.
• This difference or emphasis on difference leads to imperialism, sanctions, wars, civil wars and the like.
• Those who place emphasis on difference in one will easily place emphasis on other differences.
• Example :- Those who place emphasis on difference between Hindu-Muslim can easily exploit difference between man-woman or boy-girl or language-language and that will lead to crimes against humanity and human rights violations.
• Those who "celebrate differences" or "explore differences" will become like addicts and they will also more likely to enjoy that like porn.
  
• They in positions of power are even more dangerous.
• Let us not forget the Holocaust and the Extermination camps in Europe during Nazi rule.
• It began as harmless exploitation of differences through books and speeches, expanded to demonising "the other" and blew up to become like World War which claimed close to 100 million lives with several countries getting involved.
• Exploiting differences can never have happy ending.
• Once started it will become like drug and one will want more and more which is dangerous for society, country and world.
• We require people who celebrate "oneness" and "seek common ground".
• Inside we are all same people flesh and bones, let us not forget.
  
• Because five fingers of the hand are there, they are different but still they are are part of the same hand.

Ertuğrul Season 3 Episode 24

• Earlier links for Ertuğrul 
• People like I stated, I finished with Ertuğrul Season 2 around August 19, 2021.
• I joined Netflix on August 21 and immediately started with Ertuğrul Season 3.
• Now I have completed Episode 23 and moved to Episode 24.
• It is significant progress I feel and cannot wait to watch what comes next.
• In Episode 23, Peter and Maria are both killed in battle with Turgut.
• Actually the same poison knife which Maria made for Turgut was thrust into her resulting in painful slow death.
• Toktamis poison, Amanda getting killed, Turgut capture, Gunduz almost near death experience and
  Ertuğrul poison are some major events that have already happened.
• Still there are about 70 more episodes.
• Cannot wait to watch.
• Series is definitely worth watching.
  

Chehre, Fast and Furious 9, The Green Knight

Watched three movies as mentioned in the subject line.

Chehre

• This movie was watched at PVR Forum Mall. 
• I liked the movie except towards the end that when hero gets his hand on the gun, the entire team which made up the "court" become vulnerable they could have been killed.
• Movie okay for a one time watch.
  

Fast and Furious 9

• This movie was watched at PVR Vega City Mall.
• Great movie package.
• It is like Indian Masala movie, Hollywood style.
• Here the heroes will always win no matter what the odds.
• But is good for popcorn munching while watching.
• Keep your brain out of the theatre.
• But this series has evolved is like James Bond movies where the heroes indulge in "saving the world"
  

The Green Knight

• This movie was watched at PVR Forum Mall.
• I liked the movie though its pace is so slow.
• Dev Patel is the surprise package of the movie.
• Even if you have not watched his earlier movies still you can appreciate his role in the movie.
• Okay for a one time watch.
  

Reminiscence, The Forever Purge

Watched two movies as mentioned in the subject line.

Reminiscence

• Watched this movie at PVR Vega City.
• It takes place in future when planet is flooded due to seal level rise.
• Movie is okay for a one time watch.
• The story is simple but it is only revealed towards the end.
• It takes you to a different world and that is the only reason to watch.
  

The Forever Purge

• Watched this movie at PVR, Forum Mall.
  
• This is a sequel of the much acclaimed 2013 movie "The Purge".
• In this movie as the tile suggests, the purge which should last for 12 hours only does not end at the end of 12 hours.
• It continues and takes a "racist turn" where all "brownies" are going to be exterminated by these "white racists".
• But as the movie shows it results in anarchy and destruction of many American cities across the country.
• And at the end of the movie, Mexico and Canada is safe while United States has a "never ending problem" where no one knows when the problem would be solved.
• Race problem is something which United States needs to resolve or verily fate shown in the movie is possible.
  

Bhuj The Pride of india

• Watched this movie "Bhuj The Pride of India" on Hotstar.
• I am Indian and so I liked the movie.
• Same I cannot say for other nationalities.
• But if you like "action movies" you may like it.
• Hand to hand combat, aerial dog fights, Tank fights, gun fire etc all are shown.
• Non stop action is shown.
• Keeps you in edge of the seat.
• Compared to Shahenshah which was in disputed part which is "Line of Control" and Bell Bottom which was anti-hijacking measures in foreign country, this movie deals with Indian territory and any country invading Indias International border like shown in he movie will face the wrath of the Armed forces and/or Indian citizens.
• This movie has shown some scenes more dramatically but more or less historically it would happened as shown in the movie.
• Movie shows scenes in a timeline.
• India is attacked is shown
• But then they go to flashback where West Pakistan has already lost East Pakistan and India has already damaged Karachi port.
• Indian lady spy has also killed a top Pakistani officer is shown.
• In desperate measure Pakistan attacks Kutch in addition to Longewala and submarine PNS Ghazi attempts to attack Indias only aircraft carrier.
• Thus Pakistan has got just three options as mentioned above.
• We know what happened at Longewala is shown in 1996 Border movie.
• What happened to PNS Ghazi is shown in the 2017 movie Ghazi.
• This movie concludes the trilogy with Bhuj and what happened at Kutch.
• Thus this movie and story happened when India had already won 90 percent of the 1971 war.
• I would say worth watching for equitable story from both sides of border.
  

World Changed in 2014-15

• I will say the world changed in 2014-15 for better or for worse.
• We just do not realise it yet.
• But we do know certain things.
• We know that change is a part of of life and we must keep changing to adapt to new world.
• Then there is the counter narrative that the more the world changes the more it remains the same.
• Now let us think what happened in 2014-15 which makes me say that the world changed.
• The below points may not be exhaustive but those happened.
• First Modi became PM of India in winds of change. 
• Modi is a PM who engaged with world leaders in unconventional ways like no leader from India or elsewhere could have dared.
• Modi called President Obama Barack like he was his chum or pal.
• He called PM of South Korea to Varanasi and did Ganga Aarti under sound and light show.
• He called President of China to Ahmedabad and played "jhoola" with him.
• He went to Japan and played drums or should I say hijacked the drums show. He knows drums are traditional instruments in every part of India including tribal societies and so it is in Japan villages where those are used to invoke the deities.
  
• He called Putin to Goa.
• He called President of China again to Mahabalipuram near Chennai where he greeted him wearing South Indian dress "Lungi".
• Modi Govt had done one India-Africa summit and I remember the logo. The logo was such that entire Africa was smaller than India in the logo. Tell me is it even possible. Is it a joke. India in area would be lesser area than just two or three countries of Africa (lets say Libya and Algeria which are together bigger in area than entire India). There are several more countries in Africa.
  
• He called Trump to Ahmedabad, Agra and Delhi and Trump attended like he was Modi's slave. During that time there was mini-genocide taking place in Delhi and Trump could do nothing.
  
• He visited numerous foreign countries including European countries and "took over" their parliaments or auditoriums like he was their leader and not Indian leader.
• He did "fake surgical strikes" and caused Indians to rejoice in joy who thought it to be true and became overwhelmed with passion.
  
• Modi was phenomena which happened in 2014.
• Second Modi opened the internet for Hotstar which came in 2015 beginning. 
• Paved the way for other OTT platforms like Prime Video and Netflix. 
• This was a very big change. 
• Earlier we used to watch in movie theatres or Satellite TV or buy DVDs original of which were too costly. Or watch duplicate CD or DVDs which were like "hall prints".
  
• The alternate was download "illegally" on internet. "Illegally" because legal way was just not available.
• We could download and watch "offline".
• What we did we saved the file as MP4 or video file and then copied it using CD or pen drive.
• And then watch on computer or laptop.
• Mobiles were too small to have big displays and thus were not preferable option.
  
• Or we could watch "online" on streaming mode again through "illegal sites". (Sites like Putlocker) I still have saved those bookmarks. I doubt if those be still working anymore.
• We used to watch online "illegally" because legal way to watch those online were simply not available.
• legally what was available were sites like "movieflix.com" or related websites which had porn or old Band C grade movies. Movies which were not that famous.
  
• From 2015 through internet streaming and apps and dowloading we can watch latest content without watching on Satellite TV or DVDs.
• I had bought a Samsung Galaxy GT P 1000 in December 2010.
• Now in 2021 August when I want to use it it is simply not working on internet.
• It can be used as an offline media device. But Android is not working on that.
• So I cannot download latest Google Play Store and watch Youtube.
• Even in browser Youtube is not working.
• But tell me is it even advisable.
• Earlier RAM used to be 512 MB of 1 GB but now even in most basic phones we are getting 4 GB of RAM.
• Many shops I contacted are unwilling to update the Galaxy Tab GTP1000 as they are telling the device can "go dead" during the update.
• So I have the latest phones with 6GB, 4 GB and 8GB RAM and Prime Stick and Laptop and Computer which I can use to watch movies and video.
• The Galaxy Tab which I had bought paying Rs30,000 (after discount) (Market Value was Rs 36000) in December 2010 is now worth Rs 600.
• Yes people I checked in one shop where he said it can be updated but would cost Rs 3500 and have to paid upfront.
• When I asked what will be the price if I sell it they said Rs600.
• Such an old mobile/tablet is worth less. That is what time does to an equipment.
• In 10-11 years (if not earlier) they lose all their value.
• It is like old vehicle. Older the vehicle the lesser price you get. But thing is for vehicle you still get some value based on weight. But mobiles/tablets/laptops/computer become very close to zero value.
  
• In Flipkart and Amazon if we exchange they will not accept. They will treat is as "any other phone" whose value is not more than Rs 500. 
• Third is series Ertugrul premiered in 2014 and continued for 5 seasons.
• The effect of Ertugrul is that we get a view of world which we forget and that is the reign of Ottoman Empire which was there for more than 500 years in Middle East, Balkans, certain parts of Europe and North Africa.
• Fourth would be the emergence of Chinese companies as numerouno in technology. 
• I do not say earlier Chinese were not there. 
• They were there but in shadows. Companies like ZTE or Huawei. 
• But following 2014-15, Chinese were everywhere. 
• Earlier Indian companies used to manufacture in China and sell in India. 
• Following 2014-15, Chinese companies entered the Indian market directly and gave affordable technologies to public which was earlier expensive from companies like Nokia, Samsung or Apple.
• Fifth is Windows 10 which came in 2015 mid way. 
• Windows 10 is software which does not encourage piracy and encourages "copyright protection". 
• I can say that because I had TV tuner since 2005 which worked on Windows Xp and Windows 7 but did not work on Windows 10. 
• I guess Microsoft did not want content to be copied and transferred and uploaded using TV tuners.
• I am not aware of any TV tuners which work on Windows 10.
• Cut to 2021, Microsoft has withdrawn support for Windows 7.
  
• What I mentioned as second point is the most important one I would say and for that this blog post is done. 
• Now Modi is doing "monetisation of assets". 
• Here Govt will remain owner but will hand over "assets of public" to private parties and they will collect money. 
• This is simply what is happening in Netflix or other OTT sites.  It is "Netflix model".
  
• We pay a little amount and can enjoy the entire library of movies and show.
• The movies are properties of respective producers unless Netflix produces it in which case it becomes owner.
• Slowly Netflix realised that it is better that way and it became producer as well.
  
• Now similarly in monetisation of assets, initially the private parties will remain like Netflix. They will collect using assets which are already there.
• In future they will make their own assets and become owners. Trust me it is coming.
• Even if Govt denies it, it will happen.
• Ultimately the private parties will become the owner of public assets.
• Just like Netflix or Hostar or Alt Balaji or Eros Now or Amazon produce their own content and become owners. They don't have to pay royalty to anyone.
• This is what I meant the world has changed. Leaders may come and go but this "Netflix model" is here to stay. 
• You pay certain fees to use the service or "movie or show".
• Downloading and watching using your own Media player is "history and passé"
• You have to be "active subscriber" to watch or use the service.
• You just cannot be an "offline user" without being an "active subscriber".
• You can also compare it to Anti-Virus subscription. That is how world has changed. For better or for worse. Just think about it.