The TV is definitely not better at upsampling. Believe me I didn't just rush out and purchase an upsampling DVD player. For sure the dvd player does a much better job at upsampling than the TV. I wrestled long and hard on whether to actually pull the trigger, and I have no regrets. The quality difference is noticeable. I did a random test with friends and family; I would randomly select which image I would show them first, and have them say which one they thought was better. A couple of people said they didn't notice a difference, but nobody said the TV upsampling looked better. Anyone who had an opinion after seeing both images said the DVD was better.
I have a DVD player (OPPO Digital OPDV971H) that does a really good job of upsampling a dvd to HDTV quality (up to 1080p I believe, although my tv doesn't support it). It all depends on the quality of the DVD itself, but the better the DVD transfer, the better it looks. I have a 60" Sony LCD and upsampled movies look fantastic. Good transfers like Sin City, or Finding Nemo for example look gorgeous. You can buy an upsampling DVD player at your local electronics store for a tenth of the price of a blu-ray or hd dvd player, and then you can sit on the sidelines and watch the current format war wage, and save yourself some money.
Yes in a perfect world users would be locked down from installing anything...every windows application would work perfectly without Administrator rights and we would all walk hand in hand singing tra la la la la...but in the real world you have to play with the cards you are dealt.
Not every IT administrator is master of their domain (so to speak), or are still using antiquated NT domains (or no domain at all) or administer tiny companies with little or no resources. Sure they can spend alot of time and money locking down all the PC's, or they can have their staff sign a document and hope for the best.
It's a fine mix of history and fiction for sure, I'm staring at my dog eared paperback right now as a matter of fact. But I don't think it matters whether or not Holy Blood, Holy Grail is fact or fiction, if The Da Vinci Code stole the basic storyline then they should get sued.
If I were to write a yarn about a blue ogre who rescues a princess for a corrupt king and have a travelling cow sidekick, and called the story Johnny the Friendly Ogre instead of Shrek, I think I might have some lawyers on my tail, whether or not any of the events actually happened.
Clearly this company has it made in the shade. They release buggy software, and then charge you extra for a program (presumably bug free?) that will protect you from the bugs.
It will be interesting to see how Microsoft behaves on this one. For example, Microsoft discovers a flaw in their OS which can be protected against by an update to their security software. Does Microsoft share this information with everyone at the same time or does it give the information to it's security software division first, then notify the competitors later, and then advertise in the various trade magazines that it's software protects their PC's better/faster?
You can find lots of companies online that have AB switches that take multiple HDMI inputs and 1 putput so you can have a bunch of hdmi devices connected to your TV (I have this same issue which is why I looked into it).
There are some that even have infrared capability so you don't need to walk over to the switch you can program the toggling of the inputs into your remote.
Watching high def television content on my 60" Sony makes me drool at the prospect of true high def dvds. Right now I use an Oppo upsampling dvd player which does a pretty decent job of converting a dvd to 1080i, but the quality depends on the quality of the original dvds, so for example Attack of the Clones is gorgeous (the quality of the movie itself is another topic:) ), but my Predator dvd is awful. That beging said, upsampled dvd's don't hold a candle to true high def. It's not quite like from VHS to DVD in terms of quality improvement...but it's pretty close! The quality difference is masked on a smaller screen but on a large screen the difference is pretty significant. I'm a little disappointed with HD-DVD's storage capacity, as blu-ray seems to be technologically superior, but from what I have read blu-ray's drm scheme is crippling to the consumer and should not be supported in any way!
You can already pick up HD signals with your crappy rabbit ears or that monstrosity attached to your house...a generic UHF/VHF antenna will do just fine, and companies that advertise their antennas as being for HDTV are just trying to entice you into buying them.
You will NOT have to replace your antenna, what you will need to get is an external converter to turn the signals from your antenna into something your current TV can handle.
This rarely works unless it proves to be a problem for Jane & Joe Sixpack. For every 1 person who votes with their wallet on products that they don't agree with, there are 10,000 who don't care.
If the DRM doesn't cause any hindrance to their ability to use the product then most people will not care (the CEO of Sony was right when he basically said no one gives a shit about DRM, except their DRM was not invisble to the consumer).
I think that's part of the fun of trying to invent things...undoubtedly he learned a great deal along the way! From the article your average chemist wouldn't have been able to figure it out either so it was very fortunate he found a particular chemist who was interested in the problem.
Yes, my former company used drag and drop to let users design office interiors (cubicles, racks, shelves, etc) before ordering online. It was very useful!
I didn't even realize there was one of you. What a fall from grace Ultima 8 and 9 were!
In Ultima 8's defense though, I think the only reason the game sucked ass is because the CD-ROM distribution method was not yet mainstream and they released the game on floppies, forcing them to keep the number of creatures, places, goodies, etc to a minimum. I think if the game had come out a year later on CD-ROM and they had spent more time on that stuff it would have been much better.
To be honest, having to deal with incompatible systems all day long, a fully integrated solution for a manufacturing facility would be a godsend. Linking ERP, Time & Attendance, Payroll, Financials, as well as day to day backoffice stuff (email, etc) would be fanastic if appropriate controls were in place. MS hasn't been particularly strong with that regard. Dealing with custom interfaces for all these interconnected systems sucks.
A fantastic overclocker, an even more fantastic price! Don't let the M(obile) suffix fool you, you can put it in a desktop PC without issue, and they run at a lower voltage than their desktop counterparts.
The Athlon 64 X2 3800 may be a close second. It is an absolutely great processor(s) for the price.
People buy shredders for their home now to cut documents that contain sensitive information so they cannot be (easily) reconstructed. If the RFID equivalent of a shredder does not yet exist, it will soon, and you will be able to buy them at Wal-Mart for 29.99.
I can't stress enough how cool a decent HTPC can be. It's so much more than just recording TV. * I put all my kids DVDs on the box so I don't need to swap disks out. * I put all my music CD's on there (can use playlists with SageTV or whatever you choose to use) * I have Mamewah installed and an X-Arcade controller and a bunch of old roms and geek out 80's arcade style. * I pull my digital photos from another PC in the house over the network so I can torture visitors with endless pictures of my kids sleeping in the crib.
I have a big programmable remote that handles everything in the room (dvd, PC, TV, lights) which makes it pretty easy for my wife to use, and she even admits it was a good idea so I can now tell her how much I paid;)
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Woohoo...all I need is the stock to go up another 400% and I can break even!
The TV is definitely not better at upsampling. Believe me I didn't just rush out and purchase an upsampling DVD player. For sure the dvd player does a much better job at upsampling than the TV. I wrestled long and hard on whether to actually pull the trigger, and I have no regrets. The quality difference is noticeable. I did a random test with friends and family; I would randomly select which image I would show them first, and have them say which one they thought was better. A couple of people said they didn't notice a difference, but nobody said the TV upsampling looked better. Anyone who had an opinion after seeing both images said the DVD was better.
I have a DVD player (OPPO Digital OPDV971H) that does a really good job of upsampling a dvd to HDTV quality (up to 1080p I believe, although my tv doesn't support it). It all depends on the quality of the DVD itself, but the better the DVD transfer, the better it looks. I have a 60" Sony LCD and upsampled movies look fantastic. Good transfers like Sin City, or Finding Nemo for example look gorgeous.
You can buy an upsampling DVD player at your local electronics store for a tenth of the price of a blu-ray or hd dvd player, and then you can sit on the sidelines and watch the current format war wage, and save yourself some money.
Yes in a perfect world users would be locked down from installing anything...every windows application would work perfectly without Administrator rights and we would all walk hand in hand singing tra la la la la...but in the real world you have to play with the cards you are dealt.
Not every IT administrator is master of their domain (so to speak), or are still using antiquated NT domains (or no domain at all) or administer tiny companies with little or no resources. Sure they can spend alot of time and money locking down all the PC's, or they can have their staff sign a document and hope for the best.
I thought the saying was 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me...you can't get fooled again.'
It's a fine mix of history and fiction for sure, I'm staring at my dog eared paperback right now as a matter of fact. But I don't think it matters whether or not Holy Blood, Holy Grail is fact or fiction, if The Da Vinci Code stole the basic storyline then they should get sued.
If I were to write a yarn about a blue ogre who rescues a princess for a corrupt king and have a travelling cow sidekick, and called the story Johnny the Friendly Ogre instead of Shrek, I think I might have some lawyers on my tail, whether or not any of the events actually happened.
Hehe you said 'Bush's stiffs'... in a forum about porn...heheh
Clearly this company has it made in the shade. They release buggy software, and then charge you extra for a program (presumably bug free?) that will protect you from the bugs.
It will be interesting to see how Microsoft behaves on this one. For example, Microsoft discovers a flaw in their OS which can be protected against by an update to their security software. Does Microsoft share this information with everyone at the same time or does it give the information to it's security software division first, then notify the competitors later, and then advertise in the various trade magazines that it's software protects their PC's better/faster?
You can find lots of companies online that have AB switches that take multiple HDMI inputs and 1 putput so you can have a bunch of hdmi devices connected to your TV (I have this same issue which is why I looked into it).
There are some that even have infrared capability so you don't need to walk over to the switch you can program the toggling of the inputs into your remote.
Watching high def television content on my 60" Sony makes me drool at the prospect of true high def dvds. Right now I use an Oppo upsampling dvd player which does a pretty decent job of converting a dvd to 1080i, but the quality depends on the quality of the original dvds, so for example Attack of the Clones is gorgeous (the quality of the movie itself is another topic :) ), but my Predator dvd is awful.
That beging said, upsampled dvd's don't hold a candle to true high def. It's not quite like from VHS to DVD in terms of quality improvement...but it's pretty close!
The quality difference is masked on a smaller screen but on a large screen the difference is pretty significant.
I'm a little disappointed with HD-DVD's storage capacity, as blu-ray seems to be technologically superior, but from what I have read blu-ray's drm scheme is crippling to the consumer and should not be supported in any way!
Yeah...those stupid elderly people should get a job or go to college and earn a degree...they have got some nerve!!!
You can already pick up HD signals with your crappy rabbit ears or that monstrosity attached to your house...a generic UHF/VHF antenna will do just fine, and companies that advertise their antennas as being for HDTV are just trying to entice you into buying them.
You will NOT have to replace your antenna, what you will need to get is an external converter to turn the signals from your antenna into something your current TV can handle.
This rarely works unless it proves to be a problem for Jane & Joe Sixpack. For every 1 person who votes with their wallet on products that they don't agree with, there are 10,000 who don't care.
If the DRM doesn't cause any hindrance to their ability to use the product then most people will not care (the CEO of Sony was right when he basically said no one gives a shit about DRM, except their DRM was not invisble to the consumer).
Maybe its just me...but damn if that doesn't look sorta like a giant vagina!
Oh, Goat-toe hell you spoilsport!
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BEAT YA! Yours wont even get executed mwahahhahahahahaha!
I think that's part of the fun of trying to invent things...undoubtedly he learned a great deal along the way! From the article your average chemist wouldn't have been able to figure it out either so it was very fortunate he found a particular chemist who was interested in the problem.
Yeah but that chick is hot and sex sells...why do you think music sucks so badly these days? It used to be about music now it is mostly about image.
It is hard to sell millions of copies of a young girl with the voice of an angel and the face of a dog's rear end.
Cured Guy: So you're saying I'm indestructible?
Doctors: No...even the slightest breeze can...
Cured Guy: Indestructible......
Yes, my former company used drag and drop to let users design office interiors (cubicles, racks, shelves, etc) before ordering online. It was very useful!
I didn't even realize there was one of you. What a fall from grace Ultima 8 and 9 were!
In Ultima 8's defense though, I think the only reason the game sucked ass is because the CD-ROM distribution method was not yet mainstream and they released the game on floppies, forcing them to keep the number of creatures, places, goodies, etc to a minimum. I think if the game had come out a year later on CD-ROM and they had spent more time on that stuff it would have been much better.
To be honest, having to deal with incompatible systems all day long, a fully integrated solution for a manufacturing facility would be a godsend. Linking ERP, Time & Attendance, Payroll, Financials, as well as day to day backoffice stuff (email, etc) would be fanastic if appropriate controls were in place. MS hasn't been particularly strong with that regard.
Dealing with custom interfaces for all these interconnected systems sucks.
A fantastic overclocker, an even more fantastic price! Don't let the M(obile) suffix fool you, you can put it in a desktop PC without issue, and they run at a lower voltage than their desktop counterparts.
The Athlon 64 X2 3800 may be a close second. It is an absolutely great processor(s) for the price.
People buy shredders for their home now to cut documents that contain sensitive information so they cannot be (easily) reconstructed. If the RFID equivalent of a shredder does not yet exist, it will soon, and you will be able to buy them at Wal-Mart for 29.99.
I can't stress enough how cool a decent HTPC can be. It's so much more than just recording TV.
;)
* I put all my kids DVDs on the box so I don't need to swap disks out.
* I put all my music CD's on there (can use playlists with SageTV or whatever you choose to use)
* I have Mamewah installed and an X-Arcade controller and a bunch of old roms and geek out 80's arcade style.
* I pull my digital photos from another PC in the house over the network so I can torture visitors with endless pictures of my kids sleeping in the crib.
I have a big programmable remote that handles everything in the room (dvd, PC, TV, lights) which makes it pretty easy for my wife to use, and she even admits it was a good idea so I can now tell her how much I paid