Haupauge is probably the way to go.
I've seen their USB1.1 box for 39 Euro at MediaMarkt in Germany and 75 on Kelkoo.
But the video quality of USB1 is limited, noticeable artefacts especially in full screen mode.
and am very happy with.
Very small (pack of sgarettes)
Powered through the USB port
Comes with a remote
Sensitive antenna input
Important for the traveller it will do PAL, NTSC, SECAM.
Good software
I think so when it is company money.
If the company I work for would support a political party there's a (good) chance it would not be the party of my choice.
I would be very upset if money that was partially made through my efforts would go to these people.
Commercial entities have no business spending their money on influencing what should be a democratic process.
The people (voters) should be the only allowed to finance parties, maybe with some very tightly controlled subsidies from the government to give start-ups a chance.
On a side line, what is democratic about some people being able to spend thousants or even millions of $$ on a party while others could hardly afford a 10 bucks contribution every four years?
Limiting donations to $10.- per year would as well end the ridiculous circus elections have become and force politicians to stay on topic.
OK, there are some loony lefties that claim there are international treaties like the Geneva Convention that govern war.
But the last time the US has signed uop to them was probably during the Nürnberg trials of the Nazi leadership.
If you want to see the Guantanamo prison in a favorable light you could even claim it is based on those treaties as these only protect official soldiers and civilians, not terrorists.
But you are in the US military and you have to obey your officers period.
Thus voting against your Commander in Chief *should* get you in court!
Speed recording is not the main deterant such a box has.
Most modern cars already have a box recording the last few seconds of your speed and other information, when in an accident the recording is preserved. there have been cases where this info was used in court.
The now proposed box will record this info for a lot longer, like months.
I know of companies that use such boxes in company cars and these things are very anoying due to their sensitivity. You have to hand them in every month for review
When you did brake, turn or accellerate faster than the thing (your boss) likes you will get called in.
You're a bit off base, modern German is the deviant language because present Dutch is arguably closer to the common ancestor.
English is gramatically a Germanic language but is through the centuries "poluted" by Latin and French vocabulary, a strange mix indeed!
And your 45 degree pun is considered distasteful both in Germany and The Netherlands.
More on topic of the OP: in The Netherlands you are free to receive anything you can/want but you are not supposed to share information that is not meant for the public (like police radio).
The annual charges for the privilege to watch TV and listen to radio have been abolished several years ago and the funds to finance the public broadcasters are now taken from general taxation.
You are clearly no economist, neither am I.
Yet I understand that trade with developed countries is for all parties so much more rewarding than with the underdeveloped.
Why can't you grasp this?
Why would others take the lead when you give something to them, at best it makes them equal.
When they can take the lead you must have stood still yourself.
What role does the UN play in deciding what type of software gets used / bought in the World? Is the UN a sort of marketing organisation?
You don't get it.
As an impartial Global organisation they help with knowledge and training.
A lot of developing nations see the UN as a valuable aide on their way to a better future.
MS and the likes have their own sales teams all over the place, the Peoples Alternatives, eg. FOSS, are often not known with the decision makers but do deserve consideration where money is tight.
The nature of FOSS development is an other reason why 3rd. world nations might want to concider it, it can realy be a grass roots sytem where local needs can be met by local developpers.
Does the UN make no distinction between promoting democracy and promoting capitalism?
Weird question, one does not exclude the other!
I hadn't heard that they hated jews... considering their history, that would seem really weird.
Having worked for a French/American company between '78 and '84 I can tell you first-hand there is a very strong Anti Jewish group in France.
Before the Anti Hate laws came about you could buy their pamphlets in nearly every newspaper stall.
They were mostly rags with absolutely incredible claims and stories yet there were as well a couple of quite 'respected' looking publications doing the same in a far more refined way.
Presently you can *still* easily get such rags, it's just they have gone underground.
And there are regular occurences of defacing Jewish property / graves / synagogues.
And historically French behaviour vs. Jews is not exactly a shining example of "Liberté et Fraternité".
So you are not just an Anonymous Coward but an Anonymous Idiot too.
And only a few years ago the Swiss found out they had a very high number of killings and suicides with guns and are looking into differend ways to store them, i.e. not at home.
Even though the Swiss army refuses to publicise statistics about abuse it is known that, for example, there is no comparable country where more (house) wives are killed by guns than in Switserland.
That's the header I thought to read but it was early morning:-)
and half a dozen Windows and Linux boxes down the hall
Reading the article showed me it was not an all Linux shop.
Makes me wonder what the Windows boxes are for, to inject some realistic unpredictability or the DRM?
Where I come from (The Netherlands) lots of people, if not most, have a Legal Support Insurance.
The Insurance might decline certain cases for example for gross misconduct but usually you've got some support when needed, typically for less than 50 Euros per year.
In cases like this it is not uncommon for such insurances to bundle their efforts, sometimes including consumer organisations, to get a more fundamental ruling.
Of course littigation on the scale we now see in the USofA is not (yet) as common/rampant in Europe.
Why should it cost the governement?
You don't let people loose with a car on the roads without a driving test that they pay for themself.
As the Internet is getting more and more affected by people that do not sufficiently control their system I can eventually see requirements for those that operate powerfull and (potentially) harmfull systems on the net.
Or, no licence means your IP will be blocked/marked as such.
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Haupauge is probably the way to go.
I've seen their USB1.1 box for 39 Euro at MediaMarkt in Germany and 75 on Kelkoo. But the video quality of USB1 is limited, noticeable artefacts especially in full screen mode.
Nice, contrary to others this tuner does Teletext.
Pinnacle PCTV USB2.0
and am very happy with.
Very small (pack of sgarettes)
Powered through the USB port
Comes with a remote
Sensitive antenna input
Important for the traveller it will do PAL, NTSC, SECAM.
Good software
But so far no luck on Linux...
Just sad some dick head sees it as Offtopic, it couldn't be more Ontopic
I'm glad to live in Europe where the wine is cheaper.
Ahh, you've found the essences of life!!
:-))
Maybe you've read a lot of spam...
If the company I work for would support a political party there's a (good) chance it would not be the party of my choice.
I would be very upset if money that was partially made through my efforts would go to these people.
Commercial entities have no business spending their money on influencing what should be a democratic process.
The people (voters) should be the only allowed to finance parties, maybe with some very tightly controlled subsidies from the government to give start-ups a chance.
On a side line, what is democratic about some people being able to spend thousants or even millions of $$ on a party while others could hardly afford a 10 bucks contribution every four years?
Limiting donations to $10.- per year would as well end the ridiculous circus elections have become and force politicians to stay on topic.
OK, there are some loony lefties that claim there are international treaties like the Geneva Convention that govern war.
But the last time the US has signed uop to them was probably during the Nürnberg trials of the Nazi leadership.
If you want to see the Guantanamo prison in a favorable light you could even claim it is based on those treaties as these only protect official soldiers and civilians, not terrorists.
But you are in the US military and you have to obey your officers period.
Thus voting against your Commander in Chief *should* get you in court!
You can tipically only change this code 5 times before it locks up.
At least that's what the *IAA's would like us to believe :)
Most modern cars already have a box recording the last few seconds of your speed and other information, when in an accident the recording is preserved. there have been cases where this info was used in court.
The now proposed box will record this info for a lot longer, like months.
I know of companies that use such boxes in company cars and these things are very anoying due to their sensitivity. You have to hand them in every month for review
When you did brake, turn or accellerate faster than the thing (your boss) likes you will get called in.
Maybe because he comes from a place where proper punctuation is appreciated?
At least he is, contary to you, doing it right.
Be grateful for it!
Could you think of any better way to make it crackable?
Yeah, who would before this have thought of a church to be the last stop before Hell...
English is gramatically a Germanic language but is through the centuries "poluted" by Latin and French vocabulary, a strange mix indeed!
And your 45 degree pun is considered distasteful both in Germany and The Netherlands.
More on topic of the OP: in The Netherlands you are free to receive anything you can/want but you are not supposed to share information that is not meant for the public (like police radio).
The annual charges for the privilege to watch TV and listen to radio have been abolished several years ago and the funds to finance the public broadcasters are now taken from general taxation.
Yet I understand that trade with developed countries is for all parties so much more rewarding than with the underdeveloped.
Why can't you grasp this?
Why would others take the lead when you give something to them, at best it makes them equal.
When they can take the lead you must have stood still yourself.
As an impartial Global organisation they help with knowledge and training.
A lot of developing nations see the UN as a valuable aide on their way to a better future.
MS and the likes have their own sales teams all over the place, the Peoples Alternatives, eg. FOSS, are often not known with the decision makers but do deserve consideration where money is tight.
The nature of FOSS development is an other reason why 3rd. world nations might want to concider it, it can realy be a grass roots sytem where local needs can be met by local developpers.
Does the UN make no distinction between promoting democracy and promoting capitalism?
Weird question, one does not exclude the other!
What do you mean *They*?
It's the same guy Anonymous Coward every time!
Having worked for a French/American company between '78 and '84 I can tell you first-hand there is a very strong Anti Jewish group in France.
Before the Anti Hate laws came about you could buy their pamphlets in nearly every newspaper stall.
They were mostly rags with absolutely incredible claims and stories yet there were as well a couple of quite 'respected' looking publications doing the same in a far more refined way.
Presently you can *still* easily get such rags, it's just they have gone underground.
And there are regular occurences of defacing Jewish property / graves / synagogues.
And historically French behaviour vs. Jews is not exactly a shining example of "Liberté et Fraternité".
So you are not just an Anonymous Coward but an Anonymous Idiot too.
And only a few years ago the Swiss found out they had a very high number of killings and suicides with guns and are looking into differend ways to store them, i.e. not at home.
Even though the Swiss army refuses to publicise statistics about abuse it is known that, for example, there is no comparable country where more (house) wives are killed by guns than in Switserland.
and half a dozen Windows and Linux boxes down the hall
Reading the article showed me it was not an all Linux shop.
Makes me wonder what the Windows boxes are for, to inject some realistic unpredictability or the DRM?
Jeesh, RTFA!
The Insurance might decline certain cases for example for gross misconduct but usually you've got some support when needed, typically for less than 50 Euros per year.
In cases like this it is not uncommon for such insurances to bundle their efforts, sometimes including consumer organisations, to get a more fundamental ruling.
Of course littigation on the scale we now see in the USofA is not (yet) as common/rampant in Europe.
You don't let people loose with a car on the roads without a driving test that they pay for themself.
As the Internet is getting more and more affected by people that do not sufficiently control their system I can eventually see requirements for those that operate powerfull and (potentially) harmfull systems on the net.
Or, no licence means your IP will be blocked/marked as such.
Hehe, now having seen other posts that's alright!
:-)
Now all I need is someone to convince my boss the TCO is lower...
Damn you are thick!