doing that is easily possible using cheap linux boxes and mythtV or anything else, such as commercial PVRs.
My point was that really, the introduction of PVRs did not give people something that was not possible before.
I gave the "lame population" something they didn't do before. Most people don't bother to calculate when to start recording with a VCR and so on, to calculate lengths of tape and so forth. With PVRs, we allow the "common consumer" to do what some of us were doing in the 80s, skip commercials technologically, instead of just getting up.
instead of waiting 20 minutes, you wait 60 minutes, record the full thing while doing something else, say reading a book, then you watch your show, and skip the commercials, and you still have an extra 15-20 minutes for anything else.
this was possible before, and will continue to be possible after PVRs.
There's no such thing as Live TV anyway, "LIVE" is always delayed a bit. And if CNN delays thinsg for 10-20 for censorship purposes, what's another 30-40 delayed on top? nothing really.
because when I'm writing music, I don't wish to have anything humming, let alone a desktop computer.
because the iMac takes less desktop space than anything else out there.
because the iMac's monitor can swivel, so when I'm infront of my keyboards, I can see the screen just by glancing at it, ideal when you're performing a piece live.
because any messing around with can be burned onto a DVD.
no, the posters point is that they use PCs and can't imagine a world where they might actually be a Mac user...
iMacs are perfect for a lot of us, who are interested in near-silent, small-deskprint, computing platforms. I use an iMac in my music studio, and it's the best investment in it.
welcome to the world of a newbie mac user. I was there 18 months ago, when I bought my first Mac, without much thought mind you. I just walked into the store, gave my visa, and got myself into debt.
I've learned two things that can help you.
1. www.macnn.com has good news for you 2. www.versiontracker.com has good software for you
and maybe one more piece of advice.
For about $200-$300 you can upgrade your G3 to a G4:) Loko around for powermax, there's other upgrades as well, like Sonet...:) cheap, cheap. And I heard they're working on G5 upgrades for G4 desktops too.. WOOOO!
your kids will spend more time doing productive things on a Mac than on a PC. That's just my experience.
Most Mac users use their computers primarly for productivity and study purposes, while a large population of PC users use it for games. There is an abundance of games for children on the Mac, and the best PC games are out for the Mac, too.
And interfaces will always change, but people generally have a hard time with change. Most thought the same of Windows 1.24, but you forget one crucial difference.
Windows has a corporate entity with a vested interest in profit, whereas Linux does not. RedHat might have it's "niche" whereas Windows does not.
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you just couldn't resist trying to correct a smart man.
doing that is easily possible using cheap linux boxes and mythtV or anything else, such as commercial PVRs.
My point was that really, the introduction of PVRs did not give people something that was not possible before.
I gave the "lame population" something they didn't do before. Most people don't bother to calculate when to start recording with a VCR and so on, to calculate lengths of tape and so forth. With PVRs, we allow the "common consumer" to do what some of us were doing in the 80s, skip commercials technologically, instead of just getting up.
I never claimed it was new, did I?
I'm simply stating what I do every night.
so far, never seen this in Canada.
VCRs can do that.
instead of waiting 20 minutes, you wait 60 minutes, record the full thing while doing something else, say reading a book, then you watch your show, and skip the commercials, and you still have an extra 15-20 minutes for anything else.
this was possible before, and will continue to be possible after PVRs.
There's no such thing as Live TV anyway, "LIVE" is always delayed a bit. And if CNN delays thinsg for 10-20 for censorship purposes, what's another 30-40 delayed on top? nothing really.
i skew results with digital TV all the time.
leave your box on, turn it to something you never watch, say porn channel, and go to sleep.
eventually have a linux device that flips channels randomly while sleeping
A channel in Canada called Bravo does it right.
During a movie, they have NO ads whatsoever.
The middle of the movie contains a 10-15 minute "interlude" which is all ads. This is perfect and the way it should be.
almost all of those movies were edited on Macs.
you're supposed to teach people how to fish, not continually fish for them.
For @#$% sakes, stop using a web server to distribute files and media content to masses. Web servers should serve web pages.
use links on your pages for media content distributed by a media distribution system.. such as torrent.. or something equally useful.
when will people learn? for @#$% sakes...
glad you are awake enough to realize that, but maybe I'm far too tired to understand the purpose of your post.
everything is cheaper in computer industry.
but in reality, it's not cheaper - the cube is holding it's value really well, compared to any other computer out there on the market.
there's a really simple test to computing power.
give a computer-illetarate person 3 platforms, setup by their respective experts:
- windows
- unix
- mac
then ask the user to perform some function that should be relatively easy, without telling the user anything.
then take bets on which platform will be easiest and quickest to accomplish the task.
it's a really simple test, and it's 100% reproducable. the results haven't changed in the last 10 years, mind you.
because when I'm writing music, I don't wish to have anything humming, let alone a desktop computer.
because the iMac takes less desktop space than anything else out there.
because the iMac's monitor can swivel, so when I'm infront of my keyboards, I can see the screen just by glancing at it, ideal when you're performing a piece live.
because any messing around with can be burned onto a DVD.
all for a very low price.
if the machine does the task I need to do, what difference does it make how long it's on the market for, as long as it works for years to come.
most cubes are still selling for 80%-90% of their original price. No PC can claim that after being disconinuted, and not being sold for years.
In fact, nothing else can really compare to that.
You know, you do have a point. Whenever Apple does anything, it's big news.
You ever wonder why that is?
It's surely because of some huge conspiracy, prejudical nature of people, and plots to otherthrow the government.....
no, the posters point is that they use PCs and can't imagine a world where they might actually be a Mac user...
iMacs are perfect for a lot of us, who are interested in near-silent, small-deskprint, computing platforms. I use an iMac in my music studio, and it's the best investment in it.
I replace synthesizers faster than Macs...
welcome to the world of a newbie mac user. I was there 18 months ago, when I bought my first Mac, without much thought mind you. I just walked into the store, gave my visa, and got myself into debt.
:) Loko around for powermax, there's other upgrades as well, like Sonet... :) cheap, cheap. And I heard they're working on G5 upgrades for G4 desktops too.. WOOOO!
I've learned two things that can help you.
1. www.macnn.com has good news for you
2. www.versiontracker.com has good software for you
and maybe one more piece of advice.
For about $200-$300 you can upgrade your G3 to a G4
i used to have 3 PCs and 8 unix workstations..
now...
I got an xbox for gaming
and my Mac for the rest.
life is sweet.
your kids will spend more time doing productive things on a Mac than on a PC. That's just my experience.
Most Mac users use their computers primarly for productivity and study purposes, while a large population of PC users use it for games. There is an abundance of games for children on the Mac, and the best PC games are out for the Mac, too.
flamebait? hardly. You don't see people in Russia or Africa using iPods do you?
I think the statement was dead on.
american rich, spoiled and rich is more like it.
the product is sold with the idea that you would be paying them to get the pictures.
this can be considered a contract, and perhaps in the future the camera will come with one stating "usage of it implies.. " blah blah blah.
so knowingly people want to break it, to save a few dollars. thus the company won't succeed.
the DMCA was pushed through by the open source community and it's behaviour.
you're debating something entirely different.
iTunes is wicked for a simple fact. It brings the "retail store" experience to a user with literaly a single click of a mouse button.
Nothing else does that. Not yet anyway.
agreed. I only have one loyalty, and that's to myself and my family. If a platform lets me do what I wish to do, then that platform is it for me.
Currently OS X lets me write music and edit short films, while at the same time allowing me to work on unix code.
I don't get your special comment...
And interfaces will always change, but people generally have a hard time with change. Most thought the same of Windows 1.24, but you forget one crucial difference.
Windows has a corporate entity with a vested interest in profit, whereas Linux does not. RedHat might have it's "niche" whereas Windows does not.