Well, since the article is from the EFF, I bet this one does things that the comcast won't let you do, such as:
- archive programs - move programs to a different device - save programs as long as you like - record whatever you want (despite the broadcast flag)
(If you want to send me a dual g5 to test on, I'll probably think up a few others)
Granted, $350 (or $4000) > $5/mo, but this is true for Media Center PCs as well, and they are so afraid of the broadcast flag, you can't even record HBO. And, soon, neither will your comcast PVR...
The whole reason HDTV exists is that broadcasters didn't want to give up their frequency bandwidth. The gov't wanted to take back some of the UHF bandwith and auction it off to the telcos. The broadcasters said "But we need it?". The gov't said "For what?" and they said "Umm..... Hi Definition TV!" The gov't agreed, only if they give back the analog evenutally (suppposedly this year, ha ha).
HD is nice and all, but was anyone clamoring for better looking TV back in the 80s? Could the gov't have used the few billion in spectrum auctions in a better way?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Definition_TV# Un ited_States
I would hold off on the directv tivo - they're $1000 bucks, and directv just announced that they're going to be using MPEG4 for they're new HD satellites... which means a the dish and tivo will be obsolete sooner than usual...
it's a shame - i'm a huge tivo fan, but directv is dropping them like a bad habit.
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...but if I had to give up Christmas to get rid of monuments to the 10 commandments, school prayer, abortion clinic bombers and all the other crusaders and proselytizers out of my life, show me where to sign.
If you're thinking about VoIP, why not just put an ethernet card in the dtivo? Or just ignore the messages... I haven't made a daily call in 200+ days...
I can't get mine to make a daily call regularly on my landline - only 1 jack works.
Now I love to bash clear channel as much as the next guy, but here in LA they launched a station called Indie 103 that is actually pretty damn good and while it does have some repeats, they pull out some deep cuts and b-sides that have impressed me. Much better than the other corporate rock station or NPR style hippie radio... I'm sure it's voice tracked and they are/will be cookie-cutter stations like this all over, but hey, it's still good music.
Could it be that they're actually going after a slightly less giant market than the britney spears lovers? Hell must be getting chilly...
I have Audio Hijack Pro, but I ordered the Radioshark because the Real streams are so unstable... I often come back to an alert box rather than a recording.
Radio Shark looks like it will be scriptable and come with a tivo-esque program, but it also will show up as a regular input... and you could write a script (that AHP will trigger when the timer is triggered) to tune the station properly...
Isn't this a job much better accomplished by a person? A well trained person at that.
For example, on DirecTV, the NFL Sunday Ticket package delivered 3-5 minute highlights for every game. However, the highlights on NFL primetime (also about 3-5 minutes per game) were edited with so much more flare, personality, and smart analysis that there was no comparison. Same game, often the same shots, but the human factors made all the difference.
For events broadcast to wide audiences, why would you not want a talented editor to cut the footage? Is the technology going to be cheaper than a good editor? I doubt it.
The Believer is an excellent literary magazine put out by McSweeney's. Dave Eggers has a regular column, and they usually include a postcard of a fine artist's work. The current "music" issue has a few great articles, including a story of travelling to an elliot smith memorial, and a fascinating interview of David Byrne (also by Dave Eggers.)
Really,a fantastic magazine. Long, insightful articles without having to wade through airbrushed naked pictures. To boot, it's printed on really nice paper and just feels good in your hand.
Most home video is absolutely unwatchable because the cameraman films 30 minute shots. Ever see a video from a birthday party? Ugh. Especially if you aren't thinking about editing (big mistake), that video is going to be painful.
With the digicam's, you can usually take 30 sec clips - sometimes even longer. This is much more appropriate for family style videos. (how long does it take to say "hi gramma" or "look at the new puppy" anyway? Don't torture anyone with 45 minutes of little johnny's 1st viola lesson.)
The s1 does 640x480, and it's also a digital still camera. Smaller, easier to carry, less obtrusive, and less annoying to the people being photographed and/or recorded.
I speak from experience - I have 7 unwatched dv tapes from my trip across america in 2000, but this week have emailed/posted 3 different little clips of my dog from my s40. And I work in broadcast...
And if you don't have a short film you want to make, ignore the people telling you to get a GL-1 or some such. Yes, canon is awesome, and yes, 3 chip is nicer, but come one... I use my dinky optura with a little post-processing and mix it in with Digibeta and most of the time, it looks fine. Don't get caught up in specs.
How many mac users are buying Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements now that they get iPhoto for free? With iMovie, FCP, and now Shake and Rayz, Apple has been storming Adobe's turf for quite some time now...
Am I the only one who has seen the unbelievable amount of press about the Handspring Treo?
As for using such a device while on the phone - you can either do the quick swap (can't most people remember 7 digits for 10-20 seconds?) or use that handy headset jack...
I've had alot of success with Pilates, which is a form of exercise that was originally developed for dancers. It focuses on strengthening the core muscles in your abdomen, which then helps you sit and atand up straighter.
You use a machine (I give out extra bonus points for specialized machines in almost any activity - especially exercise) which attaches loops to pulleys which connect to the carriage you are laying on. You pull your own body weight with your arms and legs in different exercise, while stabalizing yourself with your stomach muscles. It stretches and strengthens your muscles at the same time.
there are decent pictures of machines at http://ageless.com/pilates.htm> There is also mat work, but I don't know about that...
I hate working out, and this class is interesting enough to keep me engaged, and doesn't have that Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Perfect' vibe that step aerobics and such have... and it's provided results in a very short amount of time!
I know that certain directv boxes can turn off the analog outs for certain programming, such as pay-per-view movies. Once digital becomes the norm, content providers could easily phase out analog to close that loophole...
Actually, Sony (and Sega and Nintendo and just about every other manufacturer out there) are pouring money into copy protection to prevent things like this from happening. One method I heard about talked about introducing small pinholes into the DVD layer, much like the old Apple II bad sector copy protection.
They are also picking and choosing some of the 'small guys' and going after them, hoping to make examples of them. There's a really interesting article on this in this month's Next Generation (print only) - which is one of the only video game magazines out there that doesn't talk in d00d-speak.
The most interesting part of this article is the last para:
"Our real goal is to come up with new forms of creative expression that reach an audience of people not interested in videogames," Harrison (VP of R&D) said.
It will have fast net access (as long as you do). It has USB. It wil even have firewire...what it does with all this is up to the developers...
As far as upgrades go, the 56k modem pulls out easily, for future upgrades to DSL, cable modems, etc. Sega has nice pictures of this...
PS2 is 100% backward compatible, so you can think of it as an 'upgrade' if you'd like... Also, the N64 has a RAM expansion pack for enhanced textures.
I'm excited to see Passport... I believe (and obviously sega and sony do too) that there's a strong market for a Box that boots in 15 seconds and is always connected to the net. I tie my computer up with long renders on a regular basis, so having a cheap surfing machine would be great. A net connection also eliminates most of the PCs advantages in gaming - multiplayer, extra levels, updates. Next Generation has great coverage of these machines, such as this article about a Japanese Baseball game with a pay-per-use model. (The articles are usually more in depth than this one.) They could also charge for upgraded rosters, trades, etc. As far as resolution, I remember reading that either the Dreamcast or PS2 would have VGA out, which would be a blessing until I get my wega....
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"there is alot of good editing video software that work very well on a 2ghz system, which would still be hell of alot cheaper than a mac."
such as? vegas? premiere? avid xpress? your definitiion of 'good' must be different than mine.
FCP/Decklink/G5 all the way.
Well, since the article is from the EFF, I bet this one does things that the comcast won't let you do, such as:
- archive programs
- move programs to a different device
- save programs as long as you like
- record whatever you want (despite the broadcast flag)
(If you want to send me a dual g5 to test on, I'll probably think up a few others)
Granted, $350 (or $4000) > $5/mo, but this is true for Media Center PCs as well, and they are so afraid of the broadcast flag, you can't even record HBO. And, soon, neither will your comcast PVR...
http://www.allyourtv.com/0405season/news/novemb
The whole reason HDTV exists is that broadcasters didn't want to give up their frequency bandwidth. The gov't wanted to take back some of the UHF bandwith and auction it off to the telcos. The broadcasters said "But we need it?". The gov't said "For what?" and they said "Umm..... Hi Definition TV!" The gov't agreed, only if they give back the analog evenutally (suppposedly this year, ha ha).
# Un ited_States
HD is nice and all, but was anyone clamoring for better looking TV back in the 80s? Could the gov't have used the few billion in spectrum auctions in a better way?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Definition_TV
This is Tivo's problem - "good enough" is good enough for most people. If you haven't driven a BMW, that corolla seems like it handles great.
I've got media center, comcast dvr, and directivo, and directivo is the only one that doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes out.
I would hold off on the directv tivo - they're $1000 bucks, and directv just announced that they're going to be using MPEG4 for they're new HD satellites... which means a the dish and tivo will be obsolete sooner than usual...
it's a shame - i'm a huge tivo fan, but directv is dropping them like a bad habit.
...but if I had to give up Christmas to get rid of monuments to the 10 commandments, school prayer, abortion clinic bombers and all the other crusaders and proselytizers out of my life, show me where to sign.
ho ho ho
If you're thinking about VoIP, why not just put an ethernet card in the dtivo? Or just ignore the messages... I haven't made a daily call in 200+ days...
I can't get mine to make a daily call regularly on my landline - only 1 jack works.
I use a Canopus DV converter to capture + display video sources all the time. They're great.
This one is smaller than the 100, which I use, but is uni-directional.
Probably a little pricey for what you're looking for ($229) but does the job great...
... as long as you're willing to give up hijacking already running applications. (not a huge deal, IMHO)
more info here
Now I love to bash clear channel as much as the next guy, but here in LA they launched a station called Indie 103 that is actually pretty damn good and while it does have some repeats, they pull out some deep cuts and b-sides that have impressed me. Much better than the other corporate rock station or NPR style hippie radio... I'm sure it's voice tracked and they are/will be cookie-cutter stations like this all over, but hey, it's still good music. Could it be that they're actually going after a slightly less giant market than the britney spears lovers? Hell must be getting chilly...
you mean something like this?
I have Audio Hijack Pro, but I ordered the Radioshark because the Real streams are so unstable... I often come back to an alert box rather than a recording.
Radio Shark looks like it will be scriptable and come with a tivo-esque program, but it also will show up as a regular input... and you could write a script (that AHP will trigger when the timer is triggered) to tune the station properly...
now if RadioShark would only ship...
... wouldn't you prefer something like this?
Isn't this a job much better accomplished by a person? A well trained person at that.
For example, on DirecTV, the NFL Sunday Ticket package delivered 3-5 minute highlights for every game. However, the highlights on NFL primetime (also about 3-5 minutes per game) were edited with so much more flare, personality, and smart analysis that there was no comparison. Same game, often the same shots, but the human factors made all the difference.
For events broadcast to wide audiences, why would you not want a talented editor to cut the footage? Is the technology going to be cheaper than a good editor? I doubt it.
The Believer is an excellent literary magazine put out by McSweeney's. Dave Eggers has a regular column, and they usually include a postcard of a fine artist's work. The current "music" issue has a few great articles, including a story of travelling to an elliot smith memorial, and a fascinating interview of David Byrne (also by Dave Eggers.)
Really,a fantastic magazine. Long, insightful articles without having to wade through airbrushed naked pictures. To boot, it's printed on really nice paper and just feels good in your hand.
I dunno, I haven't seen it yet. Does it have nazis in it? Then it would at least tie Enterprise in terms of suckiness...
IANAL, but does this count?
... like the new Powershot s1.
Most home video is absolutely unwatchable because the cameraman films 30 minute shots. Ever see a video from a birthday party? Ugh. Especially if you aren't thinking about editing (big mistake), that video is going to be painful.
With the digicam's, you can usually take 30 sec clips - sometimes even longer. This is much more appropriate for family style videos. (how long does it take to say "hi gramma" or "look at the new puppy" anyway? Don't torture anyone with 45 minutes of little johnny's 1st viola lesson.)
The s1 does 640x480, and it's also a digital still camera. Smaller, easier to carry, less obtrusive, and less annoying to the people being photographed and/or recorded.
I speak from experience - I have 7 unwatched dv tapes from my trip across america in 2000, but this week have emailed/posted 3 different little clips of my dog from my s40. And I work in broadcast...
And if you don't have a short film you want to make, ignore the people telling you to get a GL-1 or some such. Yes, canon is awesome, and yes, 3 chip is nicer, but come one... I use my dinky optura with a little post-processing and mix it in with Digibeta and most of the time, it looks fine. Don't get caught up in specs.
How many mac users are buying Photoshop Album or Photoshop Elements now that they get iPhoto for free? With iMovie, FCP, and now Shake and Rayz, Apple has been storming Adobe's turf for quite some time now...
Am I the only one who has seen the unbelievable amount of press about the Handspring Treo?
As for using such a device while on the phone - you can either do the quick swap (can't most people remember 7 digits for 10-20 seconds?) or use that handy headset jack...
... or you can just uncheck the boxes in the preferences, as previously discussed.
Explorer->Preferences->Download Options
uncheck both 'automatically decode' buttons at the bottom...
I've had alot of success with Pilates, which is a form of exercise that was originally developed for dancers. It focuses on strengthening the core muscles in your abdomen, which then helps you sit and atand up straighter.
... and it's provided results in a very short amount of time!
You use a machine (I give out extra bonus points for specialized machines in almost any activity - especially exercise) which attaches loops to pulleys which connect to the carriage you are laying on. You pull your own body weight with your arms and legs in different exercise, while stabalizing yourself with your stomach muscles. It stretches and strengthens your muscles at the same time. there are decent pictures of machines at http://ageless.com/pilates.htm> There is also mat work, but I don't know about that...
I hate working out, and this class is interesting enough to keep me engaged, and doesn't have that Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Perfect' vibe that step aerobics and such have
I know that certain directv boxes can turn off the analog outs for certain programming, such as pay-per-view movies. Once digital becomes the norm, content providers could easily phase out analog to close that loophole...
Actually, Sony (and Sega and Nintendo and just about every other manufacturer out there) are pouring money into copy protection to prevent things like this from happening. One method I heard about talked about introducing small pinholes into the DVD layer, much like the old Apple II bad sector copy protection.
They are also picking and choosing some of the 'small guys' and going after them, hoping to make examples of them. There's a really interesting article on this in this month's Next Generation (print only) - which is one of the only video game magazines out there that doesn't talk in d00d-speak.
The most interesting part of this article is the last para:
"Our real goal is to come up with new forms of creative expression that reach an audience of people not interested in videogames," Harrison (VP of R&D) said.
It will have fast net access (as long as you do). It has USB. It wil even have firewire...what it does with all this is up to the developers...
PS2 is 100% backward compatible, so you can think of it as an 'upgrade' if you'd like...
Also, the N64 has a RAM expansion pack for enhanced textures.
I'm excited to see Passport... I believe (and obviously sega and sony do too) that there's a strong market for a Box that boots in 15 seconds and is always connected to the net. I tie my computer up with long renders on a regular basis, so having a cheap surfing machine would be great. A net connection also eliminates most of the PCs advantages in gaming - multiplayer, extra levels, updates. Next Generation has great coverage of these machines, such as this article about a Japanese Baseball game with a pay-per-use model. (The articles are usually more in depth than this one.) They could also charge for upgraded rosters, trades, etc. As far as resolution, I remember reading that either the Dreamcast or PS2 would have VGA out, which would be a blessing until I get my wega....