Is Anandtech going to do a review of all RAM since 30pin SIMMs? Is HardOCP going to do a review of every Case Mod since the Mid-Tower? I know I am going to do a review on every Hard Drive since the 10Mb I had on my Tandy 1000. My conclusion: they've gotten bigger since then.
As it stands now, HDTV remains somewhat on the fringes of the television market, but with each new digital TV, this remains less and less true. And those subscribers that have DirecTV that upgrade their sets have few options:
1. they will need an IRD (DTV "box") upgrade that runs about $500. Plus they will usually need a new dish and someone to come out and re-aim it for them -- the football dishes are no charm to aim and get all of the DTV satellite constellation.
They're cake to aim.
2. when they do upgrade their IRD they get three HD channels -- and no local stations. They can only get HBO, HD-Net and Discovery Channel in HD.
DirecTV does not offer DiscoveryHD but they do offer Showtime and 1 full time HD PPV channel. Almost every HD IRD has OTA HD support so you buy an antenna and you're set plus you don't have to pay for them.
On the other hand, terrestrial based cable systems have made up a lot of ground. They offer most all of the old analog-based channels that once distinguished DTV, AND they also offer ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, HBO, PBS in their HD offerings. Add to that a sub-TiVo POD, HBO on Demand.
Fox doesn't broadcast HD
That says to me that DTV faces a major competitive disadvantage in the future. The only way that they can add more capacity is to launch more distribution satellites, and until they do, they cannot begin to match the HD offering that Time Warner and others are offering today. As it is now, TW already has a better picture with less pixellation on ALL channels.
That's why it's a shame that the Dish merger didn't go through. It would have jsut about doubled their bandwitdh.
Whoever gets DTV had better be aware of this, or they will face a major uphill battle as the transformation of TV from analog to digital takes place.
I think someone willing to spend that much is aware of this situation but this isn't that crucial right now. People aren't out in the streets demanding their HD.
The server market needs the 64bit cpus before consumers do anyway. I am looking forward to the barton cores with their better cache performance. It's still impressive to see what their doing with a look less cycles than Intel. I hope they get a good share in the server market with the Opteron as it will build confidence in AMD across the board.
Well, sure you can get bootlegs but people will always go to see their favorite artists in person. As I'm sure you saw Rush the latest time they came around. Did you spend $75 a ticket like I did? I remember paying $23 about 10 years ago. This of course, doesn't help if the artists are no longer touring/living;)
Hm, but there goes more server overhead, this of course is with dynamic content. The solution is to have balance. Most slashdottings are not bandwidth problems but load problems. Most sites that survive slashdottings use cache servers.
I haven't tried going DVI-DVI but using ATI's dongle to convert to component just plain sucks. I was able to use a regular transcoder to do 1920x1080i but static interlaced images are nasty so I went with 960x540p. There are still overscan issues though.
Since when did a mechanic need certification to work on your car? Sure, I was a ASE Certified Master tech (at age 19) but I did it for pride. Shops themselves must be certified for safety and things like that but to my knowledge, there is no license for auto mechanics. Of course, your state may vary....
Of course, it sounds like the on-screen awards will focus on celebrities both real (Dennis Hopper), artifical (Laura Croft, perhaps), and in-between (Jenna Jameson)...
Jenna Jameson does exist. There are real women out there, they are not all fantasies, fellas.
Yes, I know it was a joke, mine post is also a joke, relax....
Because you can buy 10 tracks from 10 different cds and pay the same price as buying 1 cd from the store that only has 1 good track on it. Did you totally miss the point?
Can this thing telecommute? It could hold several jobs since most people only use a fraction of their brain at work.
I wonder if it can do its own taxes.
Does this machine mean that people with those little shuttle boxes are going to have to give up the PCI slot now? Is this thing really that hot that it needs such a huge cooling system? I never understand when they die-shrink they use less power, yet run hotter. Is transistor count proportional to heat output?
My cat is terrified of the vacuum cleaner and when I vacuum, it takes about 20 minutes to do the whole house. This thing would give my cat a heart attack.
Thousands of cases of epileptic seizures in children reportedly triggered by Super Pokemon Sunshine 3d for the Super Advance Game Boy 3d video game system.
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So, I thought to myself "What's new about that?"
Is Anandtech going to do a review of all RAM since 30pin SIMMs? Is HardOCP going to do a review of every Case Mod since the Mid-Tower? I know I am going to do a review on every Hard Drive since the 10Mb I had on my Tandy 1000. My conclusion: they've gotten bigger since then.
1. they will need an IRD (DTV "box") upgrade that runs about $500. Plus they will usually need a new dish and someone to come out and re-aim it for them -- the football dishes are no charm to aim and get all of the DTV satellite constellation.
They're cake to aim.
2. when they do upgrade their IRD they get three HD channels -- and no local stations. They can only get HBO, HD-Net and Discovery Channel in HD.
DirecTV does not offer DiscoveryHD but they do offer Showtime and 1 full time HD PPV channel. Almost every HD IRD has OTA HD support so you buy an antenna and you're set plus you don't have to pay for them.
On the other hand, terrestrial based cable systems have made up a lot of ground. They offer most all of the old analog-based channels that once distinguished DTV, AND they also offer ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, HBO, PBS in their HD offerings. Add to that a sub-TiVo POD, HBO on Demand.
Fox doesn't broadcast HD
That says to me that DTV faces a major competitive disadvantage in the future. The only way that they can add more capacity is to launch more distribution satellites, and until they do, they cannot begin to match the HD offering that Time Warner and others are offering today. As it is now, TW already has a better picture with less pixellation on ALL channels.
That's why it's a shame that the Dish merger didn't go through. It would have jsut about doubled their bandwitdh.
Whoever gets DTV had better be aware of this, or they will face a major uphill battle as the transformation of TV from analog to digital takes place. I think someone willing to spend that much is aware of this situation but this isn't that crucial right now. People aren't out in the streets demanding their HD.
His point is that your suggestion is off topic. This story was posted as a workaround for people who need but cannot get shell acess.
that's they're and a lot less, pardon my sucky typing
The server market needs the 64bit cpus before consumers do anyway. I am looking forward to the barton cores with their better cache performance. It's still impressive to see what their doing with a look less cycles than Intel. I hope they get a good share in the server market with the Opteron as it will build confidence in AMD across the board.
Wow, I'm going to start a company and my goal will be to win as many court cases as possible. That'll pump up my stock price!
Well, sure you can get bootlegs but people will always go to see their favorite artists in person. As I'm sure you saw Rush the latest time they came around. Did you spend $75 a ticket like I did? I remember paying $23 about 10 years ago. This of course, doesn't help if the artists are no longer touring/living ;)
Raise ticket prices at concerts, that will get us our lost revenue back. Noone can pirate the concert going experience!
Then, maybe I'll be able to receive more than one HDTV channel.
Hm, but there goes more server overhead, this of course is with dynamic content. The solution is to have balance. Most slashdottings are not bandwidth problems but load problems. Most sites that survive slashdottings use cache servers.
I haven't tried going DVI-DVI but using ATI's dongle to convert to component just plain sucks. I was able to use a regular transcoder to do 1920x1080i but static interlaced images are nasty so I went with 960x540p. There are still overscan issues though.
Since when did a mechanic need certification to work on your car? Sure, I was a ASE Certified Master tech (at age 19) but I did it for pride. Shops themselves must be certified for safety and things like that but to my knowledge, there is no license for auto mechanics. Of course, your state may vary....
Jenna Jameson does exist. There are real women out there, they are not all fantasies, fellas.
Yes, I know it was a joke, mine post is also a joke, relax....
Peter says he saved the human-sized Bag End set and might find a place to put it someday. He found it a rather nice relaxing dwelling.
Can the phone convert voice to morse code and vibrate the dashes and dots?
Because you can buy 10 tracks from 10 different cds and pay the same price as buying 1 cd from the store that only has 1 good track on it. Did you totally miss the point?
Can this thing telecommute? It could hold several jobs since most people only use a fraction of their brain at work. I wonder if it can do its own taxes.
Does this machine mean that people with those little shuttle boxes are going to have to give up the PCI slot now? Is this thing really that hot that it needs such a huge cooling system? I never understand when they die-shrink they use less power, yet run hotter. Is transistor count proportional to heat output?
I wonder how Palladium is supposed to stop cut-n-paste though...
My Father used to say I was "dense" when I did something stupid. Do I qualify?
- Coke Bottle PC
- Casserole PC
- Fish Tank PC
Wait, that last one's been done before...My cat is terrified of the vacuum cleaner and when I vacuum, it takes about 20 minutes to do the whole house. This thing would give my cat a heart attack.
Too late, I'm sooooooooo wet!
Thousands of cases of epileptic seizures in children reportedly triggered by Super Pokemon Sunshine 3d for the Super Advance Game Boy 3d video game system.