Did you even read the parent? My assertion isn't nonsense - the parent poster said a hidden cost of consoles was the TV. I pointed out that A) most people have one and B) once you buy one, you can use it for every console you buy for the next one or two decades.
You might be able to use your computer monitor for 7-8 years, but you will have to buy a new top of the line machine every 2 years to keep up with the high end PC games (unless you're just playing the Sims or Rollercoaster Tycoon).
My Wega will still work great when the PS3 comes out. You might be able to re-use your current monitor when Doom 4 (or whatever) comes out, but I doubt your computer will be able to hang without serious upgrades or replacement.
Buying a new console every generation is less expensive than buying a new computer, since high-end video cards _by themselves_ cost more than a console, AND they come out with nextgen video cards much more often than they do nextgen consoles.
I'm in my late 20s and pretty much all of my male friends have a game console or two. If you grew up with Atari, you probably love video games, and if you grew up with Atari, you're probably not a kid.
Most people have TV sets and it's something you can buy once and use for ten or more years... Try buying a computer and trying to play new games on it even three years later without upgrades.
The reason for that is that certain styles of music have some really unpleasant harmonics in them which a vinyl pressing gets rid of. CDs are a more faithful and better reproduction of the sound, so sound worse for those styles of music.
Wow, very informative. Thanks! Someone mod this up. This sounds right since the band in question is pretty noisey and the vinyl sounds more focused.
Oh, I wasn't trying to say that an in-car record player is a good idea. Just pointing out that pretty much anything you can think of, someone has tried to do it, no matter how silly.
Personally I think the in-car record player is hysterical. I saw a clip once on TV that was from the 50s or 60s demonstrating how it worked... Classic camp.
I was actually suprised when I first realized it, listening to both the vinyl and cd versions of a friend's band's new release. The vinyl version sounded remarkably better. Neither sounded as good as the 2" analog tape master, of course.
It's not the last place pressing. I get all my records pressed at Erika. There are others, too, such as Alberti in California, Europadisk in New York, Rainbo in Berkely.
For a list of a bunch of record pressing plants, check out indiecentre.com.
On studio speakers, you can definitely hear the difference between (for example) a 2" tape master and a cd of the same music. On a regular stereo, I doubt most people could tell the difference.
Contrary to popular geek belief, most people don't buy PCs so they can overclock them and get 200 FPS in UT2003. Most people buy them so their kid can type term papers, or for office/home office use. The games are secondary.
Most people? That is a bit general I think, unless you are talking about home users?
First off, yes, if you say something like "most people", you are generalizing.
Second, yes, if you say something like "most people", you are probably including home users. Most people aren't programmers who read slashdot, as much as all wish that were true.
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Subliminal advertising? OSDN invested in the film? Someone knows someone, and is trying to "help" spread the word? Whatever the case, it is too much hype for me.
Huh? Did I miss something, or haven't all the reviews for the film posted on here been NEGATIVE? Not a great way to advertise your film, having people post negative reviews of it...
Yep, shorter is always better. But the AC I was replying to didn't seem to get that.
Every company I've ever worked for (that didn't lease) has always just had us do one of three things with old PCs : throw them in the regular garbage, donate it to a school (who will eventually throw them away), or give them to employees.
It always really bothered me when we would be tossing a dozen or so computers & monitors in the dumpster. We even did this a relatively major state university, where I'd assume there were regulations against throwing away monitors and UPS back up systems (with their big ol' batteries).
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Did you even read the parent? My assertion isn't nonsense - the parent poster said a hidden cost of consoles was the TV. I pointed out that A) most people have one and B) once you buy one, you can use it for every console you buy for the next one or two decades.
You might be able to use your computer monitor for 7-8 years, but you will have to buy a new top of the line machine every 2 years to keep up with the high end PC games (unless you're just playing the Sims or Rollercoaster Tycoon).
My Wega will still work great when the PS3 comes out. You might be able to re-use your current monitor when Doom 4 (or whatever) comes out, but I doubt your computer will be able to hang without serious upgrades or replacement.
Buying a new console every generation is less expensive than buying a new computer, since high-end video cards _by themselves_ cost more than a console, AND they come out with nextgen video cards much more often than they do nextgen consoles.
Grand Theft Auto 3 : Vice City is a great game, and not really that twitch oriented. The Tony Hawk series is also excellent.
You can use a USB mouse and Keyboard with most PS2 shooters. I don't know about the other consoles.
But very few have high-powered video cards for things other than games.
I'm in my late 20s and pretty much all of my male friends have a game console or two. If you grew up with Atari, you probably love video games, and if you grew up with Atari, you're probably not a kid.
That's really funny... Rez is anything but a generic shooter... check out this review, if you are interested.
I love playing Tony Hawk 4 with a friend on my PC.
I love playing Twisted Metal Black with 3 friends on my PC.
I love playing Timesplitters 2 with 3 friends on my PC.
I love playing NBA 2K2 with 7 friends on my PC.
When while people realize that consoles and PCs are different, and rightly so?
Most people have TV sets and it's something you can buy once and use for ten or more years... Try buying a computer and trying to play new games on it even three years later without upgrades.
Ever Played Tony Hawk 4 or Grand Theft Auto : Vice City? Both have depth and playability.
And this stuff is changing the search engine how? You don't have to use any of the google labs stuff, you know.
Wow, that's too bad.
The reason for that is that certain styles of music have some really unpleasant harmonics in them which a vinyl pressing gets rid of. CDs are a more faithful and better reproduction of the sound, so sound worse for those styles of music.
Wow, very informative. Thanks! Someone mod this up. This sounds right since the band in question is pretty noisey and the vinyl sounds more focused.
Oh, I wasn't trying to say that an in-car record player is a good idea. Just pointing out that pretty much anything you can think of, someone has tried to do it, no matter how silly.
Personally I think the in-car record player is hysterical. I saw a clip once on TV that was from the 50s or 60s demonstrating how it worked... Classic camp.
I can hear the difference between vinyl and CD.
I was actually suprised when I first realized it, listening to both the vinyl and cd versions of a friend's band's new release. The vinyl version sounded remarkably better. Neither sounded as good as the 2" analog tape master, of course.
They did make an in-dash record player. For singles only, I believe.
You can still get them, I think. Call 1-800-EVA-TONE. They are based in Florida.
It's not the last place pressing. I get all my records pressed at Erika. There are others, too, such as Alberti in California, Europadisk in New York, Rainbo in Berkely.
For a list of a bunch of record pressing plants, check out indiecentre.com.
Also because a good DJ is a performer. They are fun to watch. It's not fun to watch someone pushing buttons.
On studio speakers, you can definitely hear the difference between (for example) a 2" tape master and a cd of the same music. On a regular stereo, I doubt most people could tell the difference.
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Contrary to popular geek belief, most people don't buy PCs so they can overclock them and get 200 FPS in UT2003. Most people buy them so their kid can type term papers, or for office/home office use. The games are secondary.
Most people? That is a bit general I think, unless you are talking about home users?
First off, yes, if you say something like "most people", you are generalizing.
Second, yes, if you say something like "most people", you are probably including home users. Most people aren't programmers who read slashdot, as much as all wish that were true.
Subliminal advertising? OSDN invested in the film? Someone knows someone, and is trying to "help" spread the word? Whatever the case, it is too much hype for me.
Huh? Did I miss something, or haven't all the reviews for the film posted on here been NEGATIVE? Not a great way to advertise your film, having people post negative reviews of it...
I don't look at the threads, I just click the "You have 1 new message" link and go from there.
Yep, shorter is always better. But the AC I was replying to didn't seem to get that.
Every company I've ever worked for (that didn't lease) has always just had us do one of three things with old PCs : throw them in the regular garbage, donate it to a school (who will eventually throw them away), or give them to employees.
It always really bothered me when we would be tossing a dozen or so computers & monitors in the dumpster. We even did this a relatively major state university, where I'd assume there were regulations against throwing away monitors and UPS back up systems (with their big ol' batteries).