Like another poster said, you're not really making a fair comparison.
Exactly 1 year ago, I purchased a Sony HD-ready 27" 4:3 CRT TV. It was US$750. At the time, even an off-brand LCD TV is $1k+. Today, the price of my CRT TV is $650, while I see frequent ads for off-brand 27" 16:9 LCD TVs at $699. I think most people will opt for the LCD.
If I'm Sony, I'll drop CRT manufacturing as well; at least for their HD CRT lineup!
If "upconverting" DVD players (i.e. INTERPOLATED resolution from DVD @480i to 720p/1080i) stopped carrying hi-res thru component video; I doubt it will carry true hi-res source materials at hi-res...
I think the problem is whether you already have an established KDE/Gnome setup on your machine and you're just upgrading; or if you're really compiling from scratch.
Being a regular gnome user, I once needed to install a sw requiring QT; and decided to install the full KDE package along the way. I gave up after a few hours and a couple of configure/test prog seg faults (prob misconfiguration on my part).
For Gnome, I already have an established setup and normally just install new development packages as they become available. There _used_ to be a list of the compile/install order. Recently I find that new components and dependencies are not really documented as the focus shifts to the "make world" scripts. I'm hesitant to try these scripts because I don't want to recompile the full gnome environ from scratch.
That was true when I was still running AfterStep (~4 yrs ago). Have you really tried the Gnome2/KDE lately? Not to bash any of those projects, as I run Gnome2 myself; but Enlightenment really isn't that slow unless you're runnning a 486. Yes, one is a wm and the others are desktop managers, but I'm just talking about X startup, normal app lauches and window movements here.
That really depends on what you're looking for. If you think building you own machine gives lots of fun and you know what you're doing, then that's the way to go. However, the downside to this is that it's usually more expensive than (lesser/no)-name boxed machines. And if you are buying stuff from all over the place, then you really don't have the fallback, _lazy_ option of dropping the box to the dealer when something disastrous happens.;-) Buying a no-name boxed machine usually costs the least. This is similar to building your own machine coz you can almost always ask them to add the components that you want. Just remember to open up the box and inspect it carefully (for the correct brands/models) when you pick it up. The name brands usually are the most expensive. I found that given the same price, their boxes are about one performance grade lower (e.g. P3->P2 or 700MHz->600MHz, etc.). In return, you have the most support. You can always act stupid and let the support staff take care of any mess you made...
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Like another poster said, you're not really making a fair comparison.
Exactly 1 year ago, I purchased a Sony HD-ready 27" 4:3 CRT TV. It was US$750. At the time, even an off-brand LCD TV is $1k+. Today, the price of my CRT TV is $650, while I see frequent ads for off-brand 27" 16:9 LCD TVs at $699. I think most people will opt for the LCD.
If I'm Sony, I'll drop CRT manufacturing as well; at least for their HD CRT lineup!
I prefer ANSI art! And at this day and age I want subtitles to go with it!
If "upconverting" DVD players (i.e. INTERPOLATED resolution from DVD @480i to 720p/1080i) stopped carrying hi-res thru component video; I doubt it will carry true hi-res source materials at hi-res...
I think the problem is whether you already have an established KDE/Gnome setup on your machine and you're just upgrading; or if you're really compiling from scratch.
Being a regular gnome user, I once needed to install a sw requiring QT; and decided to install the full KDE package along the way. I gave up after a few hours and a couple of configure/test prog seg faults (prob misconfiguration on my part).
For Gnome, I already have an established setup and normally just install new development packages as they become available. There _used_ to be a list of the compile/install order. Recently I find that new components and dependencies are not really documented as the focus shifts to the "make world" scripts. I'm hesitant to try these scripts because I don't want to recompile the full gnome environ from scratch.
Or just go watch that tape from The Ring!
That was true when I was still running AfterStep (~4 yrs ago). Have you really tried the Gnome2/KDE lately? Not to bash any of those projects, as I run Gnome2 myself; but Enlightenment really isn't that slow unless you're runnning a 486. Yes, one is a wm and the others are desktop managers, but I'm just talking about X startup, normal app lauches and window movements here.
For me, I'm still waiting for E17.
That really depends on what you're looking for. If you think building you own machine gives lots of fun and you know what you're doing, then that's the way to go. However, the downside to this is that it's usually more expensive than (lesser/no)-name boxed machines. And if you are buying stuff from all over the place, then you really don't have the fallback, _lazy_ option of dropping the box to the dealer when something disastrous happens. ;-) Buying a no-name boxed machine usually costs the least. This is similar to building your own machine coz you can almost always ask them to add the components that you want. Just remember to open up the box and inspect it carefully (for the correct brands/models) when you pick it up. The name brands usually are the most expensive. I found that given the same price, their boxes are about one performance grade lower (e.g. P3->P2 or 700MHz->600MHz, etc.). In return, you have the most support. You can always act stupid and let the support staff take care of any mess you made...