DX9 will be used to push some serious HDTV capable home theater PC's, Production and encoding machines.
DX9 with DirectShow and what not will be able to accelerate WindowsMedia 9 media files and what not.
DX9 is a road to Microsoft's media empire. Having driver support in such a powerfull car just ads that much more functionality. Not everyone spends 350.00 on a card just for games. There are alot of us using these for Movie, Media, HDTV and image processing:)
480p = Progressive (depends really.. 480p can be 640x480 or 704x480 (dvds))
720p = 1280x720 - Progressive
1080i = 1920x1020 - Interlaced
** Most TV's are scaling the image either way. 1080i tv's upspace 720p and 720p's downscaler 1080i.
My eyes prefer 720p, and it looks great on my front projection system (Tony Hawk 4, NBA2k3 on xbox look fantastic).
I'm also very impressed with Windows Media 9 and 720p based data. Very nice playback on an XP1700 to my projector! Can't wait to build my own PVR on this technology.
BTW, supporting HDTV is supporting the resolutions. Most HDTV sets support DVI, DB15 (vga) and component, so this S3 stuff isn't "new"
With media center you can run tools like Dscaler to do stuff that costs 2500.00:)
It takes WEEKS to build your own pc with these capabilities, i think price/performance is awesom with these units and if it breaks you have a single vendor to deal with.
so what. Your soo cool that you couldn't have replied to the very misleading and severely incorrect notion that the original xboxen don't work. Instead you chose to be picky about my terminology used.
I'm sorry, but in a way, the dashboard IS a bios. Without it, your screwed as far as any NON modded xbox is concerned.
Ok.. Its updating the dashboard, wich when your running the update it says it can screw up your xbox if you reboot during the process (similar to a bios update)
however, NO one needs freaking new xbox to get on xboxlive. that is FUD
150,000 was within the first week. Microsoft has stated they will reach 600,000 very soon. 150,000 was also US only.
Since then Xboxlive has launched in the UK and is gearing up for launches in other nations.
I could care less about Japan, i'm not going to compare my gaming habits against those countries that have no similarities to the US or US consumers.
Hotcakes is a complete sellout of every kit that was manufacturede. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. You have to realise that almost 25,000 to 50,000 people were online already through the BETA program BEFORE THE LAUNCH
I would think being a slashdot surfer you would know how to setup internet connection sharing or a linux box to do routing for your network and use dialup as the connection.
It wouldn't be lag free, but you can still download the content.
XBOX live from the getgo was understoon as a broadband service only.
Microsoft will have a 3 year lead in broadband services over the PS3 when it supposedly launches in 2005/2006. That is a HUGE leap in i nfrastructure, technology and know-how.
Broadband is coming. Maybe your local cell phone company will have carrier grade 3G wireless available (1.54mbit) or Wireless lans will pop up or your cable company/phone company will wise up to the challenge and offer services.
keep your options open and search out www.dslreports.com to see whats in your zipcode or coming to your zipcode!
I'm sorry, but even on the PC Unreal Championship requires skills to be the "king".
It may be that you don't want to take the timet to play the game, learn the ins and outs and find a mech or character that matches your playing style.
You do know that each mech is suited for specific missions and even in unreal championship you use characters suiteable for the situation. Stealing flags, use a lizard or robot. They run real fast or can jump real high. Need Deathmatch then choose one of those big ass characters that can take a few rockets.
Online console gaming is FAR from a big flop. Xbox live has JUST begun and it is selling like HOTCAKES.
I for one probably won't buy ANY games that aren't live enabled in some form or fashion.
The targeted monthly rate has NOT been decided, and even if it is 5-10.00 a month that is NOT a bad price considering that will be a single rate to play over 55+ online games. You can't do that with any other console.
Broadband is the success of Xboxlive. Microsoft can release content that no 56k modem can download, microsoft can create communities, games and environments richly detailed and only limited ot the imagination. As it stands now only roster updates for the NFL games have been out but both Unreal Championship, Mech Assault and Splinter Cell will have downloadable content, maps, addons and fixes. You won't see that on any other console.
I think it just pulled the weeds from the fields and left them to rot.
People who have PEOPLE skills, IT skills and are educated (doesn't mean school) have jobs.
Mind you the entire ecomony has shrunk as of lately and everyone is bitten. Fields like Geophsyics for Oil research are dying (we know were just about every oil field is) and even labor jobs are pounded. I know for one i'm building most of my basement by myself, hirring an electrician only for hooking up to the panels and certifying me wirring for inspectinos. I'm hanging the walls, wirring my speakers, putting up the movie screen and installing a trapdoor for my projector.
Things are changing is really all i'm saying. I'm convinced i will never have to worry about work because i don't worry about it. I stay focused, i do the job and i do what is necessary to understand how things are working, where things are going and what my position in the company is. I understand the projects going on, the requirements demanded and what the future holds. I work with management to resource, manage and provide solutions. People who sat around and expected there job to last are usually the ones who get fired first. People who WORK and STRIVE to understand what is going on.. usually have jobs, have people skills and have other interests that keep them EMPLOYEED.
I for one would go work at mcdonalds if i had to. It is a job. i wouldn't sit on my unemployment checks until the last day, i wouldn't wait around for people to respond to my resumes, i would be out SELLING MYSELF.
I think that is where people messup. Who says you have to stay where you started? I started in tech support for an ISP, moved up through sysadmin at a nationwide ISP, moved on to some consulting jobs/contracts and ended up working for Oracle for a while. I know work at a tech company that is growing and doing well. I know they appreciate me because i know what my position is and i now how to provide what the company wants and needs without people telling me so.
just my 2 cents.
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You just need to get off your butt:)
http://forum.rackshack.net/showthread.php?s=&thr ea did=15611
already done! (ofcourse, not by ensim, but this dude puts out lots of quality fixes/updates as simple as rpm -Uvh file.rpm)
I am not sure why i would want either. The modded X-Box would be a nice toy, but I think, my money would be better spent on a $75 DVD player and a portable MP3 player. First, when the DVD player breaks it is cheap enough to replace. Second, 10 GB is not enough to really store a CD collection. The music will still have to be stored elsewhere and downloaded to the device. So why not just by a somewhat portable MP3 player which, in a 5gb version, can be had for $200.
Uhm, actually for 199.00 you get a console that plays games, dvd's, rips music (holds 8-10 gigs depending on which disk you have) and works online as well. This can be had for your stated price of below 200 bucks and include all the functionality of the multiple devices you are asking for in a single easy to use box.
I just feel sorry for all the suckers modding there xboxen. They don't know WHAT they're missing on Xbox live!
Come on, buy a Gamecube. Make it run linux. Or buy the PS2 and their Linux kit and port something to it! Forget Microsoft's XBOX and let it fade away into obscurity like the 3GO, the NEC Turbographx, the NeoGeo and all the other failed (marketing wise) game systems.
The Xbox is here to stay. Xbox live is pushing 200k units sold before christmas, xbox sales are increasing 20% EVERY WEEK and game attach rate is BEYOND THAT EVER EXPERIENCE WITHIN ANY CONSOLE!
Prices are falling, games are coming out and the xbox live has opened up alot of people into the future of gaming.
No obscurity for the xbox man. I'm sorry, but the Sony bandwagon finally has some stuff competition and i think you ps2 fanboys are shaking in your boots and coming up with this FUD as quoted above.
Hey, i even owned a ps2.. but that was so yesterday:) welcome to the future! And right now that is the Xbox all the way.
Xbox live has events for updates as well. I know you will be able to download new maps, skins, levels, mods and addons for MA and UC.. i would imagine it works with any game live compatible.
MS is going to have a very very hard battle trying to convince anyone to buy their phones, even moreso than the XBox - which isn't doing well compared to the competition.
The xbox is selling very well, but what the hell has this got to do with smartphones?
Microsoft provides very detailed, powerfull and highly documented application and SDK environments. I don't know where you come off saying they don't provide the var support. Microsoft has by far got the worlds largest 3rd party and VAR support of ANY company.
Xbox is doing very well, has the highest "attach" rate and has sold MILLIONS. For a FIRST product and FIRST year it is doing very well.
hell, microsoft will be in the black shortly. Considering a billion went in, thats a FAST ROI!
Now back to smartphones, sure MS can screw up, but everyone though PocketPC is going no where yet they still sell like hotcakes and compete very well against every other palm type device out there.
The FDIC insures you against loss of money due to the bank. The FDIC doesn't insure your money if it is stolen from you pocket, it doesn't insure the money if it is Stolen from you by checks or by debit card.
Nothing insures you from theft unless explicitly stated. Visa states that you are insured for all purchases through VISA and ONLY VISA. Has *NOTHING* to do with FDIC insurance.
FDIC insures that if the bank is fraudulent, goes out of business or gets blown up that you get your money back up to the $100,000.00 insured.
Now if your dumb ass leaves a blank check or a debit card * pin number laying around FDIC isn't going to protect you from squat and it WOULD BE THE BANKS DISCRETION TO PAY YOU IF ANYTHING AT ALL.
By your statement i should be able to sue the stockmarket, 401k plans and social security plans.
They smell like a bank, look like a bank, hold my money like a bank, transfer my money like a bank, but aren't insured like a bank. Heck, i can loose every dime i have and someone owes me!
I'm so happy the tipjar was broken into, and i certainly wish paypal wouldn't have given in. Sometimes a dose of the real world is what alot of people need.
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DX9 will be used to push some serious HDTV capable home theater PC's, Production and encoding machines.
:)
DX9 with DirectShow and what not will be able to accelerate WindowsMedia 9 media files and what not.
DX9 is a road to Microsoft's media empire. Having driver support in such a powerfull car just ads that much more functionality. Not everyone spends 350.00 on a card just for games. There are alot of us using these for Movie, Media, HDTV and image processing
Ahem,
Since these are being released to the public *EVERY* OS will have access to these fonts.
Open source != linux
I will be able to enjoy these on XP, Linux, MacOSX and whatever else i plug them into.
NTSC:
480i = Interlaced
HDTV:
480p = Progressive (depends really.. 480p can be 640x480 or 704x480 (dvds))
720p = 1280x720 - Progressive
1080i = 1920x1020 - Interlaced
** Most TV's are scaling the image either way. 1080i tv's upspace 720p and 720p's downscaler 1080i.
My eyes prefer 720p, and it looks great on my front projection system (Tony Hawk 4, NBA2k3 on xbox look fantastic).
I'm also very impressed with Windows Media 9 and 720p based data. Very nice playback on an XP1700 to my projector! Can't wait to build my own PVR on this technology.
BTW, supporting HDTV is supporting the resolutions. Most HDTV sets support DVI, DB15 (vga) and component, so this S3 stuff isn't "new"
With media center you can run tools like Dscaler to do stuff that costs 2500.00 :)
It takes WEEKS to build your own pc with these capabilities, i think price/performance is awesom with these units and if it breaks you have a single vendor to deal with.
Nightmare trying to build you own!
Just buy an XBox. Problems solved :)
so what. Your soo cool that you couldn't have replied to the very misleading and severely incorrect notion that the original xboxen don't work. Instead you chose to be picky about my terminology used.
I'm sorry, but in a way, the dashboard IS a bios. Without it, your screwed as far as any NON modded xbox is concerned.
Ok.. Its updating the dashboard, wich when your running the update it says it can screw up your xbox if you reboot during the process (similar to a bios update)
however, NO one needs freaking new xbox to get on xboxlive. that is FUD
The UK has an open beta.. anyone can join. Just as good as a luanch
http://www.xbox.com/uk/live/now.htm
now what was that you were saying??
150,000 was within the first week. Microsoft has stated they will reach 600,000 very soon. 150,000 was also US only.
Since then Xboxlive has launched in the UK and is gearing up for launches in other nations.
I could care less about Japan, i'm not going to compare my gaming habits against those countries that have no similarities to the US or US consumers.
Hotcakes is a complete sellout of every kit that was manufacturede. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. You have to realise that almost 25,000 to 50,000 people were online already through the BETA program BEFORE THE LAUNCH
I would think being a slashdot surfer you would know how to setup internet connection sharing or a linux box to do routing for your network and use dialup as the connection.
It wouldn't be lag free, but you can still download the content.
XBOX live from the getgo was understoon as a broadband service only.
Microsoft will have a 3 year lead in broadband services over the PS3 when it supposedly launches in 2005/2006. That is a HUGE leap in i nfrastructure, technology and know-how.
Broadband is coming. Maybe your local cell phone company will have carrier grade 3G wireless available (1.54mbit) or Wireless lans will pop up or your cable company/phone company will wise up to the challenge and offer services.
keep your options open and search out www.dslreports.com to see whats in your zipcode or coming to your zipcode!
I'm sorry, but even on the PC Unreal Championship requires skills to be the "king".
It may be that you don't want to take the timet to play the game, learn the ins and outs and find a mech or character that matches your playing style.
You do know that each mech is suited for specific missions and even in unreal championship you use characters suiteable for the situation. Stealing flags, use a lizard or robot. They run real fast or can jump real high. Need Deathmatch then choose one of those big ass characters that can take a few rockets.
Play the games
Online console gaming is FAR from a big flop. Xbox live has JUST begun and it is selling like HOTCAKES.
I for one probably won't buy ANY games that aren't live enabled in some form or fashion.
The targeted monthly rate has NOT been decided, and even if it is 5-10.00 a month that is NOT a bad price considering that will be a single rate to play over 55+ online games. You can't do that with any other console.
Broadband is the success of Xboxlive. Microsoft can release content that no 56k modem can download, microsoft can create communities, games and environments richly detailed and only limited ot the imagination. As it stands now only roster updates for the NFL games have been out but both Unreal Championship, Mech Assault and Splinter Cell will have downloadable content, maps, addons and fixes. You won't see that on any other console.
XBox live is here to stay folks!
What an idiot.
Its not a Hardware upgrade, but it warns you that it is updating the bios and to not reboot during the process.
I have 2 xboxen. One at home and one at work. Both are launch xbox with NO problems playing live.
FUD
Nah,
I think it just pulled the weeds from the fields and left them to rot.
People who have PEOPLE skills, IT skills and are educated (doesn't mean school) have jobs.
Mind you the entire ecomony has shrunk as of lately and everyone is bitten. Fields like Geophsyics for Oil research are dying (we know were just about every oil field is) and even labor jobs are pounded. I know for one i'm building most of my basement by myself, hirring an electrician only for hooking up to the panels and certifying me wirring for inspectinos. I'm hanging the walls, wirring my speakers, putting up the movie screen and installing a trapdoor for my projector.
Things are changing is really all i'm saying. I'm convinced i will never have to worry about work because i don't worry about it. I stay focused, i do the job and i do what is necessary to understand how things are working, where things are going and what my position in the company is. I understand the projects going on, the requirements demanded and what the future holds. I work with management to resource, manage and provide solutions. People who sat around and expected there job to last are usually the ones who get fired first. People who WORK and STRIVE to understand what is going on.. usually have jobs, have people skills and have other interests that keep them EMPLOYEED.
I for one would go work at mcdonalds if i had to. It is a job. i wouldn't sit on my unemployment checks until the last day, i wouldn't wait around for people to respond to my resumes, i would be out SELLING MYSELF.
I think that is where people messup. Who says you have to stay where you started? I started in tech support for an ISP, moved up through sysadmin at a nationwide ISP, moved on to some consulting jobs/contracts and ended up working for Oracle for a while. I know work at a tech company that is growing and doing well. I know they appreciate me because i know what my position is and i now how to provide what the company wants and needs without people telling me so.
just my 2 cents.
You just need to get off your butt :)
r ea did=15611
http://forum.rackshack.net/showthread.php?s=&th
already done! (ofcourse, not by ensim, but this dude puts out lots of quality fixes/updates as simple as rpm -Uvh file.rpm)
They both make delicious pies.
Thats all that matters
Its only flamebait because your a linux zealot.
Ever hear of a console? Ever hear of something BESIDES linux?
You guys are the brightest IDIOTS i have ever seen.
When you could be playing its killer linup of games?
Off to UC, Mech Assault, Ghost Recon and Whacked i go.
If you don't have Xbox live, your not a gamer
Uhm, actually for 199.00 you get a console that plays games, dvd's, rips music (holds 8-10 gigs depending on which disk you have) and works online as well. This can be had for your stated price of below 200 bucks and include all the functionality of the multiple devices you are asking for in a single easy to use box.
I just feel sorry for all the suckers modding there xboxen. They don't know WHAT they're missing on Xbox live!
Game on!
The Xbox is here to stay. Xbox live is pushing 200k units sold before christmas, xbox sales are increasing 20% EVERY WEEK and game attach rate is BEYOND THAT EVER EXPERIENCE WITHIN ANY CONSOLE!
Prices are falling, games are coming out and the xbox live has opened up alot of people into the future of gaming.
No obscurity for the xbox man. I'm sorry, but the Sony bandwagon finally has some stuff competition and i think you ps2 fanboys are shaking in your boots and coming up with this FUD as quoted above.
Hey, i even owned a ps2.. but that was so yesterday
Well maybe if cell phones weren't sold for way under cost this wouldn't be a problem. With so much price dumping it has to be illegal..
oh wait, microsoft isn't involved so its a government conspiracy now.
geezus this crowd makes me sick these days. Intellectuals my ass. Find some news for nerds rather then this FUD/CRAP/GARBAGE.
Xbox live has events for updates as well. I know you will be able to download new maps, skins, levels, mods and addons for MA and UC.. i would imagine it works with any game live compatible.
xboxlive is dope!
The xbox is selling very well, but what the hell has this got to do with smartphones?
Microsoft provides very detailed, powerfull and highly documented application and SDK environments. I don't know where you come off saying they don't provide the var support. Microsoft has by far got the worlds largest 3rd party and VAR support of ANY company.
Xbox is doing very well, has the highest "attach" rate and has sold MILLIONS. For a FIRST product and FIRST year it is doing very well.
hell, microsoft will be in the black shortly. Considering a billion went in, thats a FAST ROI!
Now back to smartphones, sure MS can screw up, but everyone though PocketPC is going no where yet they still sell like hotcakes and compete very well against every other palm type device out there.
The FDIC insures you against loss of money due to the bank. The FDIC doesn't insure your money if it is stolen from you pocket, it doesn't insure the money if it is Stolen from you by checks or by debit card.
Nothing insures you from theft unless explicitly stated. Visa states that you are insured for all purchases through VISA and ONLY VISA. Has *NOTHING* to do with FDIC insurance.
FDIC insures that if the bank is fraudulent, goes out of business or gets blown up that you get your money back up to the $100,000.00 insured.
Now if your dumb ass leaves a blank check or a debit card * pin number laying around FDIC isn't going to protect you from squat and it WOULD BE THE BANKS DISCRETION TO PAY YOU IF ANYTHING AT ALL.
By your statement i should be able to sue the stockmarket, 401k plans and social security plans.
They smell like a bank, look like a bank, hold my money like a bank, transfer my money like a bank, but aren't insured like a bank. Heck, i can loose every dime i have and someone owes me!
I'm so happy the tipjar was broken into, and i certainly wish paypal wouldn't have given in. Sometimes a dose of the real world is what alot of people need.
sh!t happens