The support forums are very active and the firmware is updated after much testing. As I wrote before, we own two of them. My younger brother bought 2 based on seeing ours in action and a couple of friends from work bought 1 and 2 respectively.
Check out the forums, they're active and you'll get a feel for the capabilities!:)
I've had it choke on some quicktime files and poorly encoded xvids. That's it I think. I was a die-hard XBMC user, too, but even 720p x264 caused mine to slow to a slideshow. All that said, I don't recall mine ever having problems with a proper Scene release.
Popcornhour boxes can play youtube, google video, etc. Hook up a USB keyboard and you needn't fumble with the remote control to enter things.
I just forgot to mention that in my post.
Any decent BitTorrent client with RSS feed capability is all we use. The sense of immediacy to watch a show "now" because it's being broadcast at that moment is gone. It takes control of your viewing away from the broadcasters.
If you don't want DIY and something non-geek friendly for ~$200 check out the popcornhour network media tanks. Streams from a server or user-installed hard disk. Plays x264, divx, xvid, wmv, etc all at up to 1080p.
"The Source by Circuit City" absolutely sucks donkey bag. I love the Olde Days of Radio Shack where you could run in and buy some actual electronic parts. "The Source" is just a shitty Best Buy wanna-be.
An old couple both have Alzheimers. They're watching TV and an advert
for a burger joint comes on.
"Hey," the man says, "burgers would be
great! Could you make some? I'd like lettuce, tomatoes and onions on mine.
Don't forget! Lettuce. Tomatoes. Onions."
Wife replies "Lettuce,
tomatoes and onions. Got it. Lettuce, tomatoes and onions."
About 2
hours later she comes out of the kitchen and hands him a plate of bacon and
eggs. "You idiot," he cries, "you forgot the toast!"
If only this was decided back in 1995. In Canada. Manitoba, Canada specifically... Ah well, learned my lesson. It was almost legal back then. Better a fine and loss of a license for 3 months over hurting or killing someone.
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Funny, you write the basic truth while his corpse is still warm and are modded Troll. Wait a few weeks after they plant him and you'd be modded Insightful
First off it's wireless which makes them much more practical for general use.
I have a pair of wireless ones (as mentioned above), though they aren't rechargable. True about the refreshes. I had a nice Sony CRT that was running on that setup, 120 Hz was easy for it.
Writing them off after trying them once seems a bit rushed. I used mine on several nvidia cards for years and loved them. It helps to use them in a dark room, brightness not too high, etc.
The games didn't have to support the 3D, it was all done by the drivers. I even remember playing some emulators and the 3D actually worked for those emulators that used the DX 3D
A company named Elsa had 3D shutter glasses for NVidia cards in 2000-2001 or so. I still have a wired and wireless pair. I think NVidia bought them out ages ago and put the 3D stuff in the Detonator drivers. I remember playing Thief 2 with those glasses (it was AWESOME). No idea if they still work, my current game rig has an ATI card.
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why would you still want an archaic operating system anyway, unless of course you have low end hardware and/or amateur knowledge.
Some dumb people still like Windows. Weird, eh?
slashdot really doesn't need to have another crappy meme
In Soviet Russia another crappy meme has you!
Errrr....
The support forums are very active and the firmware is updated after much testing. As I wrote before, we own two of them. My younger brother bought 2 based on seeing ours in action and a couple of friends from work bought 1 and 2 respectively.
:)
Check out the forums, they're active and you'll get a feel for the capabilities!
Teen male amputees will tell their peers "Try using the left side of your brain, it feels like somebody else!"
I've had it choke on some quicktime files and poorly encoded xvids. That's it I think. I was a die-hard XBMC user, too, but even 720p x264 caused mine to slow to a slideshow. All that said, I don't recall mine ever having problems with a proper Scene release.
Popcornhour boxes can play youtube, google video, etc. Hook up a USB keyboard and you needn't fumble with the remote control to enter things.
I just forgot to mention that in my post.
Any decent BitTorrent client with RSS feed capability is all we use. The sense of immediacy to watch a show "now" because it's being broadcast at that moment is gone. It takes control of your viewing away from the broadcasters.
If you don't want DIY and something non-geek friendly for ~$200 check out the popcornhour network media tanks. Streams from a server or user-installed hard disk. Plays x264, divx, xvid, wmv, etc all at up to 1080p.
We own two and just love them.
how about ipods made of lead?
That's called the "Zune".
Independent disks. And remember that some high end SCSI or Fiberchannel RAIDs have never fit the antiquated "Inexpensive" bit.
There's a game called Ethnic Cleansing you may find to your liking.
Never played it, just remember the stir it caused when it came out.
"The Source by Circuit City" absolutely sucks donkey bag. I love the Olde Days of Radio Shack where you could run in and buy some actual electronic parts. "The Source" is just a shitty Best Buy wanna-be.
An old couple both have Alzheimers. They're watching TV and an advert for a burger joint comes on.
"Hey," the man says, "burgers would be great! Could you make some? I'd like lettuce, tomatoes and onions on mine. Don't forget! Lettuce. Tomatoes. Onions."
Wife replies "Lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Got it. Lettuce, tomatoes and onions."
About 2 hours later she comes out of the kitchen and hands him a plate of bacon and eggs. "You idiot," he cries, "you forgot the toast!"
If only this was decided back in 1995. In Canada. Manitoba, Canada specifically...
Ah well, learned my lesson. It was almost legal back then. Better a fine and loss of a license for 3 months over hurting or killing someone.
Damn, I added it just minutes before.
Thanks for the reminder. I can finally delete the "NoRoland" Greasemonkey script in Firefox.
"Oe-Noe-itz-roe-land"
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Funny, you write the basic truth while his corpse is still warm and are modded Troll.
Wait a few weeks after they plant him and you'd be modded Insightful
Its not even digitalize... its digitize.
You're both wrong, it's digimotize!
Look I'm sorry but The Beatles are nowhere NEAR Mozart, Bach, Beethoven
and Motorhead!!!
First off it's wireless which makes them much more practical for general use.
I have a pair of wireless ones (as mentioned above), though they aren't rechargable. True about the refreshes. I had a nice Sony CRT that was running on that setup, 120 Hz was easy for it.
To each his own I guess.
Writing them off after trying them once seems a bit rushed. I used mine on several nvidia cards for years and loved them. It helps to use them in a dark room, brightness not too high, etc.
The games didn't have to support the 3D, it was all done by the drivers. I even remember playing some emulators and the 3D actually worked for those emulators that used the DX 3D
A company named Elsa had 3D shutter glasses for NVidia cards in 2000-2001 or so. I still have a wired and wireless pair. I think NVidia bought them out ages ago and put the 3D stuff in the Detonator drivers. I remember playing Thief 2 with those glasses (it was AWESOME). No idea if they still work, my current game rig has an ATI card.