What's the point of ripping HD when programs don't support that many DPI?? This doesn't make sense. You try ripping at that resolution. People should just rip from vhs, it's cheaper.
It seems to me (though I'm not sure anyone really knows) that it may not be the production companies backing the d-vhs effort. That is- if the hardware companies are willing to develop the technology and use their own distribution channels for it, then the major studios currently involved can piggy-back on their efforts fairly easily. If they form a small coalition to handle the fairly specific demands of the small number of interested consumers, there is minimal expense to the studios. They could ship direct, or the could have only major stores buy only major releases, and take other orders on a demand basis. Therefore, I think it might be very worth their while.
The hardware companies, on the other hand, may be getting screwed with the risk.
Perhaps I'm incorrect, and I invite criticism if I am, but cable modems are capped to prevent crowding of networks; excessive traffic. However, with different, faster modulation, the reason for capping (lack of bandwidth, or conserving bandwidth for potential traffic) will quickly dissappear.
I'd just like to note that at this point, we're getting our numbers crossed a bit. Palm OS, the software, NOT the hardware, has about 83% market share. Palm Pilot hardware, on the other hand, was about 60% six months ago, and I think (though I'm not positive), is down to the low 5X%s now. Additionally, PDA market penetration is about 20 million units, wheras palm only controls about 10-12 million of those. Not anything to squawk at, but not bad.
Palm Pilot devices (just to keep clear), will most likely continue using the Palm OS for quite some time- I wouldn't get too jumpy about them using linux in the near future. However, one of the major advantages of the spinoff is that, as was noted before, it's pretty easy to increase the bottom line on an already manufactured piece of software if you can grow the market share with some simple marketing and good product placement. If Palm's next step is to spin off the OS, the company's stock will likely do extremely well in the near future, providing a major boost to Palm when they sell their shares off.
I agree that it's intriguing that they're choosing mozilla and proprietary software as opposed to typical Microsoft defaults. I hope it keeps their costs down and makes them popular.
There is a cute little clause in the DMCA that makes it not so bad after all; a clause that slashdotters seem to forget in their haste to promote alternative softwares: all a tool has to do in order to survive against any legal assault with the DMCA is prove a substantial non-infringing use! It's that easy, and I can think of thousands of organizations, including governmental ones, that have NEVER used linux to pirate info. *obviously* it has a substantial noninfinging use!
Additionally, there is no way microsoft could force, by law, others to use thier patent without the government first either invalidating it or purchasing it!
Morally, it's not okay for ATI to optimize a product for a benchmark unless the product is specifically gearned towards, or at least advertised towards, that benchmark. Therefore, Unless ATI begins marketing their chips as "optimized for Quake playing," they should not be faking benchmark tests.
Would you find it morally acceptable for a car company to build their seatbelts to adequately hold the weight of a crash test dummy, but not that of a full-grown person?
However, the market will determine whether or not it is truly okay for ATI to do this. One of the reasons AMD survives against Intel is because of the well known quality (i.e. clock cycle time) of their chips. Otherwise, why would anyone buy an AMD? Therefore, informed consumers may choose to buy ATIs if they want to play quake, but go get an NVidia if they want to play CS (as they should!)
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What's the point of ripping HD when programs don't support that many DPI?? This doesn't make sense. You try ripping at that resolution. People should just rip from vhs, it's cheaper.
It seems to me (though I'm not sure anyone really knows) that it may not be the production companies backing the d-vhs effort. That is- if the hardware companies are willing to develop the technology and use their own distribution channels for it, then the major studios currently involved can piggy-back on their efforts fairly easily. If they form a small coalition to handle the fairly specific demands of the small number of interested consumers, there is minimal expense to the studios. They could ship direct, or the could have only major stores buy only major releases, and take other orders on a demand basis. Therefore, I think it might be very worth their while. The hardware companies, on the other hand, may be getting screwed with the risk.
Perhaps I'm incorrect, and I invite criticism if I am, but cable modems are capped to prevent crowding of networks; excessive traffic. However, with different, faster modulation, the reason for capping (lack of bandwidth, or conserving bandwidth for potential traffic) will quickly dissappear.
I'd just like to note that at this point, we're getting our numbers crossed a bit. Palm OS, the software, NOT the hardware, has about 83% market share. Palm Pilot hardware, on the other hand, was about 60% six months ago, and I think (though I'm not positive), is down to the low 5X%s now. Additionally, PDA market penetration is about 20 million units, wheras palm only controls about 10-12 million of those. Not anything to squawk at, but not bad. Palm Pilot devices (just to keep clear), will most likely continue using the Palm OS for quite some time- I wouldn't get too jumpy about them using linux in the near future. However, one of the major advantages of the spinoff is that, as was noted before, it's pretty easy to increase the bottom line on an already manufactured piece of software if you can grow the market share with some simple marketing and good product placement. If Palm's next step is to spin off the OS, the company's stock will likely do extremely well in the near future, providing a major boost to Palm when they sell their shares off.
No. It is, in fact, every 18-24 months, and always has been.
I agree that it's intriguing that they're choosing mozilla and proprietary software as opposed to typical Microsoft defaults. I hope it keeps their costs down and makes them popular.
There is a cute little clause in the DMCA that makes it not so bad after all; a clause that slashdotters seem to forget in their haste to promote alternative softwares: all a tool has to do in order to survive against any legal assault with the DMCA is prove a substantial non-infringing use! It's that easy, and I can think of thousands of organizations, including governmental ones, that have NEVER used linux to pirate info. *obviously* it has a substantial noninfinging use!
Additionally, there is no way microsoft could force, by law, others to use thier patent without the government first either invalidating it or purchasing it!
They're French! Give 'em a break, they can't help it! ;)
-Jack
Morally, it's not okay for ATI to optimize a product for a benchmark unless the product is specifically gearned towards, or at least advertised towards, that benchmark. Therefore, Unless ATI begins marketing their chips as "optimized for Quake playing," they should not be faking benchmark tests.
Would you find it morally acceptable for a car company to build their seatbelts to adequately hold the weight of a crash test dummy, but not that of a full-grown person?
However, the market will determine whether or not it is truly okay for ATI to do this. One of the reasons AMD survives against Intel is because of the well known quality (i.e. clock cycle time) of their chips. Otherwise, why would anyone buy an AMD? Therefore, informed consumers may choose to buy ATIs if they want to play quake, but go get an NVidia if they want to play CS (as they should!)