I own a Roku box. The video quality is just fine on my cable connection at about 4 Mb down. I have it connected to the closed circuit loop in my house so that it can be watched on any TV in the house. That requires using the analog RCA outs on the back of the device as opposed to the fancy digital outs that I hear are popular these days. I don't own any digital tvs, so it doesn't matter to me. The quality is better than "Medium" recordings on a series-1 TiVo and about the same as a DVD player on the same closed circuit loop. It's also about the same as a 1.4 GB DiVX movie as played via XBMC on the same loop.
I'm really happy with the Roku. I'm just waiting for them to team up with Hulu so that I have more TV to watch! I've gone through about half the TV offerings from Netflix that interest me in the last 3 months. I joined Netflix on the $9/month plan to buy the device and I'd say it's definitely worth it from a skinflint like me.
What about me? I don't want to pay any sort of music tax. I spend maybe 20 hrs per year choosing to listen to music of my own volition and all of that is from music I purchased in CD format ~10+ years ago. I don't download music and I don't listen to music radio, why would I want to subsidize those who do?
One analyst says SCO's future looks bleak. The lawsuit "was a bet the company strategy, and it doesn't look like they're holding the winning hand," said Yankee Group's Laura DiDio. "Whether SCO can survive remains to be seen, but it doesn't look good," she added.
If I remember correctly (and I'm not saying I do, I read this book 4 years ago) but in "The Physics of Immortality" by Frank Tipler capacity of the human brain is estimated between 10 and 100 TB.
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I own a Roku box. The video quality is just fine on my cable connection at about 4 Mb down. I have it connected to the closed circuit loop in my house so that it can be watched on any TV in the house. That requires using the analog RCA outs on the back of the device as opposed to the fancy digital outs that I hear are popular these days. I don't own any digital tvs, so it doesn't matter to me. The quality is better than "Medium" recordings on a series-1 TiVo and about the same as a DVD player on the same closed circuit loop. It's also about the same as a 1.4 GB DiVX movie as played via XBMC on the same loop.
I'm really happy with the Roku. I'm just waiting for them to team up with Hulu so that I have more TV to watch! I've gone through about half the TV offerings from Netflix that interest me in the last 3 months. I joined Netflix on the $9/month plan to buy the device and I'd say it's definitely worth it from a skinflint like me.
-Billy
What about me? I don't want to pay any sort of music tax. I spend maybe 20 hrs per year choosing to listen to music of my own volition and all of that is from music I purchased in CD format ~10+ years ago. I don't download music and I don't listen to music radio, why would I want to subsidize those who do?
-Billy
The original 1978 version:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPriceGuide.asp?S=375-2
Average $301 Used; One new for $1,800
The 1981 re-release version:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogPriceGuide.asp?S=6075-2
Avg $256 Used No new available
-Billy
Laura Didio changed her mind apparently.
From http://www.itnews.com.au/News/59752,sco-could-face-cash-crunch-after-novell-trial.aspx:
One analyst says SCO's future looks bleak. The lawsuit "was a bet the company strategy, and it doesn't look like they're holding the winning hand," said Yankee Group's Laura DiDio. "Whether SCO can survive remains to be seen, but it doesn't look good," she added.
If I remember correctly (and I'm not saying I do, I read this book 4 years ago) but in "The Physics of Immortality" by Frank Tipler capacity of the human brain is estimated between 10 and 100 TB.