My opinion is that the general look and feel of a game should not change drastically. If it does, then it should be called by another name not XXXIII. I'm tired of sequels anyway, video games are following the path of Hollywood, which I'm not too impressed with.
My two cents.
I'm sure this has all been said before, but I need to get my 2cents in.
First you have to buy a reader. Books are portable. I read them on the subway, on the bus, in the line at the bank and lying on my couch. I can't remember ever reading a novel sitting at my desk.
The cost of this reader is never recovered. If the books were cheaper I wouldn't mind paying for a reader, but they COST MORE than a paperback. What is the reason for this cost? How many novels written today are not originally written in digital format? Not many, I'm sure. I'm a writer and I get cramps just thinking about using a pencil.
Second, when I'm reading a really good book, before I finish it I'm already thinking of what friend would find that book as enjoyable as I and I pass it on to them as soon as I'm finished. They do the same for me. This is how I'm introduced to new authors and genres.
I understand that releasing ebooks without some kind of protection will lead to 'napsterization', but thats not my problem. I want convent, affordable and swappable books. I have that now with paperbacks. With Ebooks I don't.
You are right about the cost of DVD-R. Writable DVD's cost way too much to be effective. But the cost will surely come down. Compare the cost of CD-R's just a couple years ago to now. Still MPAA should not be able to stop the format, the storage capacity will be very important in the near future.
Just a side bar, MPEG-4 allows you to write that DVD onto a CD-R that costs less than I paid for my cup of coffee on my morning commute.
Another competitor in the chip market is a very good thing! Look at the price decreases in the higher end proccessors since AMD started putting pressure on Intel with the Athlon.
Slashdot Mirror
ok the trillian ftp servers are slashdotted
I hope Trillian holds out. We need something like this.
Imagine if you were forced to have three telephones in your home just so you could contact all of your friends and family.
If AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo can't work it out, then I hope the all lose the IM war!
If only it could point you to the ones with a Male/Female ratio of less than 2. I'm sick of sausage fests!
You want to see someone isolated? Take a look an an everquest junkie, who's wife or husband has to beg and plead for time with them.
Not every internet is isolating themselves from society, but please don't say that none are.
My opinion is that the general look and feel of a game should not change drastically. If it does, then it should be called by another name not XXXIII. I'm tired of sequels anyway, video games are following the path of Hollywood, which I'm not too impressed with.
My two cents.
I'm sure this has all been said before, but I need to get my 2cents in. First you have to buy a reader. Books are portable. I read them on the subway, on the bus, in the line at the bank and lying on my couch. I can't remember ever reading a novel sitting at my desk. The cost of this reader is never recovered. If the books were cheaper I wouldn't mind paying for a reader, but they COST MORE than a paperback. What is the reason for this cost? How many novels written today are not originally written in digital format? Not many, I'm sure. I'm a writer and I get cramps just thinking about using a pencil. Second, when I'm reading a really good book, before I finish it I'm already thinking of what friend would find that book as enjoyable as I and I pass it on to them as soon as I'm finished. They do the same for me. This is how I'm introduced to new authors and genres. I understand that releasing ebooks without some kind of protection will lead to 'napsterization', but thats not my problem. I want convent, affordable and swappable books. I have that now with paperbacks. With Ebooks I don't.
Is it possible, that by having a reflective surface behind the display, that in some instances the backlight could be turned off saving battery power?
I would assume that the backlight considerably reduces battery life.
You are right about the cost of DVD-R. Writable DVD's cost way too much to be effective. But the cost will surely come down. Compare the cost of CD-R's just a couple years ago to now. Still MPAA should not be able to stop the format, the storage capacity will be very important in the near future. Just a side bar, MPEG-4 allows you to write that DVD onto a CD-R that costs less than I paid for my cup of coffee on my morning commute.
Another competitor in the chip market is a very good thing! Look at the price decreases in the higher end proccessors since AMD started putting pressure on Intel with the Athlon.