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I have also gotten calls like this and have been looking into stuff that could block along with just a new phone in general (mine is dying). You might want to look into some Panasonic phones for a land line.

Panasonic KXTG1061M
https://panasonic.ca/English/telecom/telephones/dect/kxtg1061m.asp

Panasonic KXTG4033B
https://panasonic.ca/english/telecom/telephones/dect/KXTG4033B.asp

I'm sure other brands have the call block. From what I have read these phones can block at least 100+ numbers, seeing as how they are always changing their info it might help with being able to block so many numbers. I don't know how well they work or how easy it is to set stuff up.

Could also switch to a smart phone with the same number and use an app to block numbers. Its also something else I have considered though not sure how the blocked calls would impact the usage of the phone though.

Personally I would love to see home phones come with an SD card slot with the block feature. All the numbers blocked by the phone would be put in a text file that could be edited at any time on a computer and it would be standardized so that you could move it from phone to phone and even move it to a cell phone.

I have also gotten calls like this and have been looking into stuff that could block along with just a new phone in general (mine is dying). You might want to look into some Panasonic phones for a land line.

Panasonic KXTG1061M
https://panasonic.ca/English/telecom/telephones/dect/kxtg1061m.asp

Panasonic KXTG4033B
https://panasonic.ca/english/telecom/telephones/dect/KXTG4033B.asp

I'm sure other brands have the call block. From what I have read these phones can block at least 100+ numbers, seeing as how they are always changing their info it might help with being able to block so many numbers. I don't know how well they work or how easy it is to set stuff up.

Could also switch to a smart phone with the same number and use an app to block numbers. Its also something else I have considered though not sure how the blocked calls would impact the usage of the phone though.

Personally I would love to see home phones come with an SD card slot with the block feature. All the numbers blocked by the phone would be put in a text file that could be edited at any time on a computer and it would be standardized so that you could move it from phone to phone and even move it to a cell phone.

I've got Dell hardware from the 90s working fine.

The first tyme I used one Dell, a brand new one with XP, it froze while booting up. The only thing I could do to get it working was to push in the power button until it powered down then reboot.

What's your point?

You bad mouthed Macs so I listed all the problems with Windows PCs I've had. That's my point!

Oh, and get this: I get the latest version of my OS of choice too!

I have the lated updated version of one of my OSes of choice, 10.5.7. And I plan to install another choice for an OS, Ubuntu Studio 9.04. I've been waiting for a book about it to come out, I see Amazon is now carrying "Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop Handbook" which I'll check later today to see if local book stores have it so I can check it out. I'd rather get one about 9.04 like "A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux" but it's not out yet.

There's nothing special about mac hardware. It doesn't last long. Apple is an OEM. Maybe quality was better back in the day

My Mac lasted more than twice as long without problems as 2 of my Windows PCs and one and a half tymes as long as a Linux PC.

Maybe quality was better back in the day, but brown iPhones, aluminum macs (seriously? it's not even thick!)

Either you're trolling or you're ignoring I said. I wouldn't get an iPhone. And my MacBook Pro is less than 2 years old. As for Macs being thin, I'd rather that than carrying a ton around, though I admit I might get a pro Mac laptop if Apple made one like a Panasonic Toughbook. And as for easy breakage, I had a Gateway laptop that I was carrying in a bag when I slipped on ice getting out of my car. It was less than 3' off the ground yet the LCD cracked. I called tech support and they said they didn't cover that. So I asked how much it would cost to repair and they couldn't even tell me, they just said between $300 and $1200. Twelve hundred dollars? That's half what I paid for it. After having it less than 3 months it became useless.

Foxconn motherboards (*shudder*)

I don't know who makes Mac logic boards but Foxconn makes motherboards for PCs. I've been thinking about getting a new mobo for my Linux PC, but I don't know what I'll get. I know it depends on what CPU I'd get but I'm not sure which one I'll get either. I know I'd like the mobo to have both USB2 and Firewire 800 and the CPU be good to use in a server, development platform, and graphics editing.

and all the issues with magsafe make me stamp a big "DONOTWANT" over apple parts.

I have not had a problem with the magsafe.

Falcon

They are brighter and have a higher contrast than the DLP's which means if you're in a board room with flourescent lights, then it will be easier to see around the room. 3000:1 Contrast ratio is just cool. It also comes in a 61" flavour.

If you haven't considered projection as an alternative, you could always go for an Optoma front projector. They are very very cool. Half of their lineup doesn't go under 3500:1 contrast ratio, with most around 4500:1, and they are VERY inexpensive to replace the bulbs. Alot of their lineup also contains DVI Inputs as opposed to the Component sets that the older projectors have. Great for dual monitor supports on a desktop. Laptops, you would probably just look for the wonderous VGA's on a similar model from them to the

Then there's the Optomoa BigVizion which is ... amazing? Awesome? Killer!! Check this baby out... BigVizion

Anyway you look at it, burn in is going to be a factor with a plasma, the bulbs will go in a projector, and you will get ghost images on an LCD with constant "dashboard" displays like the start menu. I do know that the panasonic LCD's have this "true black" thing, where in the blank pass in a progressive display mode, it does a black fill of the screen, so that when you go from say a dark room scene, to a snow scene to a dark room scene, the black is as black as possible when switching color brightness that way. It's hard to choose, but those are my pics anyway, I like them and I have been looking around for a product to beat it within the price ranges. $3,199 for the 61" 3LCD and $2,199 for the 52" is tough to beat for the brightness you get out of it. DLP's are a bit more money, but I do have to say that they seem to be a lot clearer on the 1080i than the 3LCD's, but they don't have the vibrant colors :/ So it depends if you're doing slideshows or movie clips heh.

I don't know if the breakable issue is such a big deal for HS students (I think it depends on the HS). But if it is then there are very sturdy laptops that can handle drops, are waterproof...

http://www.terralogic.co.uk/
http://www.dolch.com/html/notepac.html
http://www.ruggednotebooks.com/index.asp
http://www.panasonic.ca/English/Office/notebook/to ugh_story.asp
http://www.argonautcomputer.com/laptops.htm

What's the next claim? Women who use Oxyrides in their vibrators experience 15% increased intensity in their orgasms?

Sure you laugh now, but have you seen the Panabrator? I didn't believe it myself when I fist saw it. (Come on! Folks in marketing had fun with that one!)

Ease your tension and massage away stress with Panasonic's Panabrator Portable hand-held massagers.

Truth usually tends to be stranger than fiction.

Has anyone tried using a local cordless phone system of one of these cellsockets? I would be interested to know if you can use a multiple handset system such as the ones made by, Siemens, AirWaySystem, or panasonic http://siemens.ca/ http://airwaysystem.com/ http://panasonic.ca/

DVCPRO HD:
http://www.panasonic.ca/English/Broadcast/broadcas t/hd/index.asp

DVCPRO HD is the same 1/4" transport as DVCPRO25 and 50, but with a different encoding and much higher bitrate. IIRC they did it by increasing the speed of the tape among other things.

The previous poster is correct. An uncompressed HD signal is around 1.5GBps. IIRC Panasonic and Sony many years ago had some huge VTRs that were 1" tape and managed to record down this full spectrum.

While I'm not sure how DVCPRO HD does it, the defacto format in the industry right now is Sony's HDCAM. HDCAM downsamples that 1.5GBps to 996MBit/sec, then compresses it to about 170MBit/sec which is recorded in the camera to tape. The decision to downsample, then compress, was due to the constraints of the BetaCam transport/format. They wanted cameras the size of the existing DBeta units, and retain all the expertise/reliability of 1/2" Betacam transports. Previously Sony had experimented with 1" and other very large HDTV recording solutions which did not make for easy production in the field. So, they compressed the maximum rate down. First by filtering out information, then, by compressing. HDCAM is the minimum for professional HDTV production.

What you're referring to in your earlier post is terrestrial broadcast HDTV, which is, as you say, 19 or 25 Mbit. The distribution format rate is always much less than the acquisition or editing format rate, in order to preserve as much quality as possible. For example, a digital satellite SDTV signal could be 3MBit/sec or so, but SDTV uncompressed is 270MBit/sec (SMPTE 259). Whoever's shooting will probably acquire on DBeta or, film transfer onto DBeta. By the time it gets to you, it's much lower.

What does the JVC HD10 do?

The JVC consumer camera, the HD10 uses a format called HDV as you mention. HDV is not a professional codec/format, but designed for the consumer market. It uses MPEG2-TS, recorded onto a miniDV tape/transport at 25Mbit/sec. It is highly compressed, and coupled with the single CCD of the JVC unit, is more of a gimmick and less than for serious use. The only people so far who have expressed any interest in that camera are primarily indie filmmakers and yuppies with too much money. :)

Apple's choice of DVCPRO HD is an interesting one for codec support. It may be closer to their target user base-somewhere corporate/industrial and less high end/finishing post. AFAIK, HDCAM is preferred these days.

Panasonic ToughBook These are commercial ruggized notebooks. They look useful, but I don't know anyone who has any real-life experience with them.

OK, he didn't actually say that, but if you're looking for Panasonic drivers that actually work you have to go to their Canadian site.

The LinuxDA's Palm compatability refers to hardware, not software. I assume that means you can use Palm accessories such as those cool folding keyboards.

the EB-TX210 looks like a pretty cool phone. but does it have infared, couldn't see it.