Nope, this is actually quite efficient and G. Lucas hates it. Camcorder pirates have been taking video of first run movies (sometimes _before_ the general release) and posting it to the web. For many people, this is good enough quality. Before my daughter figured out how to save stuff off the web, she would play audio files and put the microphone right up to the speaker. This was good enough quality from her perspective. The guy in the article is correct, if you display it, it can, and will, be captured. TW.
You really should try watching TV on your computer, esp. if you're watching DVD's and/or have a very large monitor.
I lucked into a 37" Mitsubishi Megaview monitor and the picture from my home built computer with TV tuner and DVD absolutely blows away the picture from my RCA set. My Daughter's super-flat, sub.23 pitch 17" monitor blows away the Megaview, and every other medium I've ever seen, but admitedly it's a bit small.
Your point about the community aspect of the TV and the console is well taken, but I get all that with my Megaview and a PC too. Just better quality.:)
TW
I've always found myself intrigued by that fact that Windows NT has a POSIX subsystem. However, security folks always tell you to disable it so I've gotten the distinct impression it isn't really used for anything (I've never personally seen a program that uses it.).
Now this post comes along and it becomes obvious to me that POSIX is a big deal in the UNIX-like-OS world.
Did MS just screw up their implementation or is it something potentially useful that nobody happens to use?
TW
The FCC has ruled on a number of occasions that if you transmit something on the public airwaves it can be used. Is it 'steeling' to sit on the hill near the drive-in theatre and watch the movie? Is it 'theft' to use a scanner and listen in on radio transmissions?
The only possible difference is the interactivity of the broadcaster/receiver in question. You are interactively using it rather than just listening/watching. But so what? It's a publicly placed, non-encrypted tool. They have no right to 'invite' you in by publicly placing it in such a way that it _automatically_ connects to your equipment and then calling you a thief for actually making use of it.
BTW, the whole warchalking angle is just a red herring. It's obvious they're calling the use of the wireless access point the theft.
TW
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I can't help but wonder that if regular concentrated sunlight can produce good results then can regular concentrated incandescent or fluorescent lights also produce good results. It seems to me that this is a spread-spectrum vs. coherent light proof-of-concept since there's nothing particularly special about sunlight itself (other than being free and bright)
My guess is that manmade lights would still save lots of money over lasers but you could work 'em in the basement at midnight.
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That's my answer: VNC! I can set up my laptop to take control of the multimedia computer with VNC. It's already wireless too. If I wanted too I could even run the multimedia computer without a monitor and reclaim the extra space.
That's what I hate about/. I see something very cool that I want to spend money on and you all take away my fun by showing me I can get the same thing for free.:(
TW
I use a computer for MP3s, DVDs and poor-man's TIVO. I have it set up with a dual display with one of the displays piped to my TV and the other going to a large monitor.
Right now I use a wireless keyboard and mouse to control the whole thing, but a detachable, flat-panel, touch-screen monitor would be even better. Basically it would act as nifty remote control for my little world of convergence.
Right now I have to run the computer monitor at 640x480 'cause it's on the other side of the room. If I had the detachable flat panel I could run at a decent resolution without squinting. I _could_ just put the computer next to the couch and run a bunch of extension wires, but the flat-panel looks like a much more elegant solution.
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Nope, this is actually quite efficient and G. Lucas hates it. Camcorder pirates have been taking video of first run movies (sometimes _before_ the general release) and posting it to the web. For many people, this is good enough quality. Before my daughter figured out how to save stuff off the web, she would play audio files and put the microphone right up to the speaker. This was good enough quality from her perspective. The guy in the article is correct, if you display it, it can, and will, be captured. TW.
You really should try watching TV on your computer, esp. if you're watching DVD's and/or have a very large monitor. I lucked into a 37" Mitsubishi Megaview monitor and the picture from my home built computer with TV tuner and DVD absolutely blows away the picture from my RCA set. My Daughter's super-flat, sub .23 pitch 17" monitor blows away the Megaview, and every other medium I've ever seen, but admitedly it's a bit small.
Your point about the community aspect of the TV and the console is well taken, but I get all that with my Megaview and a PC too. Just better quality. :)
TW
I've always found myself intrigued by that fact that Windows NT has a POSIX subsystem. However, security folks always tell you to disable it so I've gotten the distinct impression it isn't really used for anything (I've never personally seen a program that uses it.). Now this post comes along and it becomes obvious to me that POSIX is a big deal in the UNIX-like-OS world. Did MS just screw up their implementation or is it something potentially useful that nobody happens to use? TW
The FCC has ruled on a number of occasions that if you transmit something on the public airwaves it can be used. Is it 'steeling' to sit on the hill near the drive-in theatre and watch the movie? Is it 'theft' to use a scanner and listen in on radio transmissions? The only possible difference is the interactivity of the broadcaster/receiver in question. You are interactively using it rather than just listening/watching. But so what? It's a publicly placed, non-encrypted tool. They have no right to 'invite' you in by publicly placing it in such a way that it _automatically_ connects to your equipment and then calling you a thief for actually making use of it. BTW, the whole warchalking angle is just a red herring. It's obvious they're calling the use of the wireless access point the theft. TW
I can't help but wonder that if regular concentrated sunlight can produce good results then can regular concentrated incandescent or fluorescent lights also produce good results. It seems to me that this is a spread-spectrum vs. coherent light proof-of-concept since there's nothing particularly special about sunlight itself (other than being free and bright) My guess is that manmade lights would still save lots of money over lasers but you could work 'em in the basement at midnight. TW
That's my answer: VNC! I can set up my laptop to take control of the multimedia computer with VNC. It's already wireless too. If I wanted too I could even run the multimedia computer without a monitor and reclaim the extra space. That's what I hate about /. I see something very cool that I want to spend money on and you all take away my fun by showing me I can get the same thing for free. :(
TW
I use a computer for MP3s, DVDs and poor-man's TIVO. I have it set up with a dual display with one of the displays piped to my TV and the other going to a large monitor. Right now I use a wireless keyboard and mouse to control the whole thing, but a detachable, flat-panel, touch-screen monitor would be even better. Basically it would act as nifty remote control for my little world of convergence. Right now I have to run the computer monitor at 640x480 'cause it's on the other side of the room. If I had the detachable flat panel I could run at a decent resolution without squinting. I _could_ just put the computer next to the couch and run a bunch of extension wires, but the flat-panel looks like a much more elegant solution.