Just because something is old doesn't mean it is obsolete. I still run a 200MHz Pentium MMX at home and a 400MHz PentiumII at work. They run things fine _without_ any Palladium hooks. Unless everyone in the world is forced to upgrade their CPUs to run the new Palladium based stuff, I don't see it as a big deal even if you must run MS stuff. In that case, you don't have to upgrade.
No one can force you to do anything. You agree to it.
I just got digital cable up here as the cable co. finally made the set-top box free and gave away 60 days of free programming of the 50 digital channels. There is almost nothing on them but reruns. Reruns of dramas, game shows, sports. Until we have an increase in production and writing talenet and imagination I don't know what we're going to put on all those extra channels. There are a few kids channels that seem worthwhile for my son but I can't see many others I'd want after they are no longer free.
I can send the signal to my TV using the composite video cable or an S-video cable but the quality increase is something only a true videophile would notice. I honestly don't think regular digital television is worth anything. HDTV is worthwhile but almost nothing is made in that format and even there, the novelty will probably wear off after a while. The media may be the message but does the resolution really matter that much?
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Sounds like 1/3 of a U-boat's engine room!
Just because something is old doesn't mean it is obsolete. I still run a 200MHz Pentium MMX at home and a 400MHz PentiumII at work. They run things fine _without_ any Palladium hooks. Unless everyone in the world is forced to upgrade their CPUs to run the new Palladium based stuff, I don't see it as a big deal even if you must run MS stuff. In that case, you don't have to upgrade. No one can force you to do anything. You agree to it.
I just got digital cable up here as the cable co. finally made the set-top box free and gave away 60 days of free programming of the 50 digital channels. There is almost nothing on them but reruns. Reruns of dramas, game shows, sports. Until we have an increase in production and writing talenet and imagination I don't know what we're going to put on all those extra channels. There are a few kids channels that seem worthwhile for my son but I can't see many others I'd want after they are no longer free. I can send the signal to my TV using the composite video cable or an S-video cable but the quality increase is something only a true videophile would notice. I honestly don't think regular digital television is worth anything. HDTV is worthwhile but almost nothing is made in that format and even there, the novelty will probably wear off after a while. The media may be the message but does the resolution really matter that much?