Sure they do, if the game is already good in the first place. If I have to choose graphics or gameplay, I'll choose gameplay any day. But I'd ideally like to have both.
The component cables help a TON with the Wii on a digital TV, but it's still not great or high-def, but the picture is much clearer. If you don't have component cables, you'll thank me when you get some.
If this will play all the old Wii games and output in 1080p, they've got one sold to me already. The Wii is tons of fun, but the low-res graphics get a little obnoxious on a huge-screen TV.
I have something similar set up. Netflix and Hulu. I've got MythTV hooked up to an antenna to record OTA stuff which gets us all the major channels and allows us to record things, and a PS3 for Netflix streaming. We also have some desktops for gaming and such, so I just run PlayOn which lets us stream video from any major online site to the TV through the PS3. It works pretty well.
And of course all of our Blu-Rays and DVDs are ripped to a 3TB array in the MythTV box, so we don't have to hunt through tons of discs (or risk them being scratched or broken by our 2 year old and 9 month old children), and we can watch anything at any time.
The downside is that it takes a bit of monkeying around to get everything working on MythTV. But it's pretty solid once you do.
So go read the damn research paper itself if you want all those details. Offhand, I'm betting they didn't pick the softest alloy of steel they could find though. Probably either the most common or one used in places that the graphite sheets could be used in.
It's like VHS vs Beta. Beta was technically superior in most ways, except for the fact that tapes weren't long enough to record what people wanted to record. All the technical awesomeness in the world doesn't matter if basic usability is compromised (HDCP, forced trailers, firmware updates all the damn time, etc.)
My DVDs are all sitting in Rubbermaid tubs in a closet. I've ripped them all to my media array so I can watch them any time without risking scratching or degrading the original discs. Even more important with kids.
But I also only buy DVDs when they're $5 or so. Or $10 if they're really good. I buy a few Blu-Rays too, but generally just stuff that needs to be in HD like the Planet Earth or Life collections (BBC versions are the only proper versions).
AnyDVD HD fixes what's wrong with Blu-Rays if you're using a computer. I rip on my Windows desktop, and copy it to my media center. That way I can keep the PS3 out of reach of the 2 year old as well as keeping all my disks in pristine condition. All I need is to hand him the remote and he can select what he wants to watch.
They're separate manufacturers. They all have similar technology, but they're most certainly not manufactured in the same plant and just shipped around.
Me too. I bought 4 Samsung drives 3 or 4 years ago for an array, and all of them are still working fine in the various machines I've moved them to. I upgraded the array with 4 1TB WD drives, and one of them has already died after about 9 months. It was replaced with a Samsung.
I agree. I've also found that the more people I meet with "bad luck" just tend to have very poor decision making skills and get themselves into situations where bad shit happens. Even though it's not technically their fault, it was still their poor decision(s) that put them in a situation where they would likely get hurt or taken advantage of or whatever. Not paying attention to other drivers enough, getting exceptionally drunk in an unfamiliar place with people you don't know well, your example... all victims, but victims who made the choice to put themselves in a potentially bad situation.
The typical mode of operation is for law enforcement to take a drive out and put it in a device that allows read-only communication and copy the drive to a working copy for analysis. A drive that wipes itself when connected to something like that would be pretty damn annoying to law enforcement... they don't power up computers because it's almost trivially easy to put a "timebomb" on your machine that if you don't turn it off within X amount of time after boot it will wipe your drive.
And this right here is why America is failing in science. Learn some thermodynamics kid, and pay special attention to the "heat capacity" and "thermal conductivity" portions.
You might dip into Steam. Of DRM systems, it's one of the least onerous. And given the cheap prices you get when they're having sales, it's really not such a big deal not being able to re-sell the games after purchase.
And that right there is why I have (purchased) AnyDVDHD and a media center PC. I never directly play Blu-Rays except on my PS3, I always rip them to a file and just dump them on my array. And I really only got the 60GB PS3 so I can play my old PS2 games as well as have a Blu-Ray player. I've only bought a couple actual PS3 games.
I agree. It's too bad that so many Americans (yes, I'm an American) have the entitlement attitude, and just want "someone else" (usually the government) to take care of things. As if it happens by magic.
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Get the component cables. I had the same complaints until I got them. And make sure you switch the option in the menu after you do so.
Sure they do, if the game is already good in the first place. If I have to choose graphics or gameplay, I'll choose gameplay any day. But I'd ideally like to have both.
The component cables help a TON with the Wii on a digital TV, but it's still not great or high-def, but the picture is much clearer. If you don't have component cables, you'll thank me when you get some.
If this will play all the old Wii games and output in 1080p, they've got one sold to me already. The Wii is tons of fun, but the low-res graphics get a little obnoxious on a huge-screen TV.
I have something similar set up. Netflix and Hulu. I've got MythTV hooked up to an antenna to record OTA stuff which gets us all the major channels and allows us to record things, and a PS3 for Netflix streaming. We also have some desktops for gaming and such, so I just run PlayOn which lets us stream video from any major online site to the TV through the PS3. It works pretty well.
And of course all of our Blu-Rays and DVDs are ripped to a 3TB array in the MythTV box, so we don't have to hunt through tons of discs (or risk them being scratched or broken by our 2 year old and 9 month old children), and we can watch anything at any time.
The downside is that it takes a bit of monkeying around to get everything working on MythTV. But it's pretty solid once you do.
So go read the damn research paper itself if you want all those details. Offhand, I'm betting they didn't pick the softest alloy of steel they could find though. Probably either the most common or one used in places that the graphite sheets could be used in.
No, they need glow plugs, a constant source of heat. So, lasers won't help diesels, but they may make gasoline more efficient than diesel.
It's like VHS vs Beta. Beta was technically superior in most ways, except for the fact that tapes weren't long enough to record what people wanted to record. All the technical awesomeness in the world doesn't matter if basic usability is compromised (HDCP, forced trailers, firmware updates all the damn time, etc.)
DVDs don't have HDCP funkiness or forced firmware updates. Their DRM is positively benign compared to Blu-Rays.
My DVDs are all sitting in Rubbermaid tubs in a closet. I've ripped them all to my media array so I can watch them any time without risking scratching or degrading the original discs. Even more important with kids.
But I also only buy DVDs when they're $5 or so. Or $10 if they're really good. I buy a few Blu-Rays too, but generally just stuff that needs to be in HD like the Planet Earth or Life collections (BBC versions are the only proper versions).
AnyDVD HD fixes what's wrong with Blu-Rays if you're using a computer. I rip on my Windows desktop, and copy it to my media center. That way I can keep the PS3 out of reach of the 2 year old as well as keeping all my disks in pristine condition. All I need is to hand him the remote and he can select what he wants to watch.
They're separate manufacturers. They all have similar technology, but they're most certainly not manufactured in the same plant and just shipped around.
Me too. I bought 4 Samsung drives 3 or 4 years ago for an array, and all of them are still working fine in the various machines I've moved them to. I upgraded the array with 4 1TB WD drives, and one of them has already died after about 9 months. It was replaced with a Samsung.
The word is "tracts"
I agree. I've also found that the more people I meet with "bad luck" just tend to have very poor decision making skills and get themselves into situations where bad shit happens. Even though it's not technically their fault, it was still their poor decision(s) that put them in a situation where they would likely get hurt or taken advantage of or whatever. Not paying attention to other drivers enough, getting exceptionally drunk in an unfamiliar place with people you don't know well, your example... all victims, but victims who made the choice to put themselves in a potentially bad situation.
Everything that can be invented has been invented.
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What do they care? They'll be dead before the money runs out
American society doesn't value smart or wise. Have you seen Jersey Shore? How we hire, train and pay our teachers? Creationists?
No, America doesn't value smart. We value entertainment, distraction and showmanship.
The typical mode of operation is for law enforcement to take a drive out and put it in a device that allows read-only communication and copy the drive to a working copy for analysis. A drive that wipes itself when connected to something like that would be pretty damn annoying to law enforcement... they don't power up computers because it's almost trivially easy to put a "timebomb" on your machine that if you don't turn it off within X amount of time after boot it will wipe your drive.
And this right here is why America is failing in science. Learn some thermodynamics kid, and pay special attention to the "heat capacity" and "thermal conductivity" portions.
If you have the prerequisites for Garry's Mod, you already have a Steam account. There's no "yet another" to it
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You might dip into Steam. Of DRM systems, it's one of the least onerous. And given the cheap prices you get when they're having sales, it's really not such a big deal not being able to re-sell the games after purchase.
And that right there is why I have (purchased) AnyDVDHD and a media center PC. I never directly play Blu-Rays except on my PS3, I always rip them to a file and just dump them on my array. And I really only got the 60GB PS3 so I can play my old PS2 games as well as have a Blu-Ray player. I've only bought a couple actual PS3 games.
I agree. It's too bad that so many Americans (yes, I'm an American) have the entitlement attitude, and just want "someone else" (usually the government) to take care of things. As if it happens by magic.