Skies of Arcadia (each disc was over), Jet Set Radio, Sonic Adventure 2, to start..
The release groups solved this problem by compressing FMVs (in the case of Skies of Arcadia), or downsampling the stereo to mono (cutting disk usage in half).
Well it isn't like they have much choice, is it, anyway?
Anyway, they, being the clever sorts they are, have a bar saying "Some links have been removed due to a DMCA takedown notice. Click here view to notice." or something to that effect. Clicking on the link shows you the notice, which lists every single URL they had to remove.
pih-jah-mahs. (with all long a's. Some Canadians will use all short a's, or the first short and the second semi-long. Sorry, I don't know any of the standardized systems for transcribing pronunciation in ASCII).
But I'm Canadian, so I'm not entirely answering your question.. (although judging by the the episode of Are You Being Served? I just watched yesterday I would say that the pronunciation is much like what I described above).
1) Video playback doesn't work well over the network... I would know, I do it regularly.
Absolutely. It works like shit. If video playback is necessary, don't use LTSP.
2) Diskless terminals aren't terribly easy to setup and administer (you need static DHCP/arpd, EPROMs on each NIC, etc). Nor are they free.
What? They are very easy to set up.. at least far easier than configuring individual machines. Setting up DHCP to serve static addresses is not necessary (if random machines are going to be connecting), LTSP does not need it. If you are cheap you can boot the etherboot code (which you would regularly put on an EPROM) from floppy or CD-ROM.. in fact, sticking the floppy in the drive, then sliding the drive back in the case far enough that the bezel cover can be put over it works well enough in many cases.
The machines can be Pentium-class, with 32-64mb of RAM. Stuff from the corporate trash heap does just fine. (Or, buy new for under $300)
Anyway, once the server is set up there is no additional configuration needed for each client..
If, for example, you need to set a up a dozen machines for web browsing in a library or school, LTSP is great..
The increased dynamic range is a Good Thing (tm), however as you have discovered, under regular TV, non-home theatre viewing conditions (i.e. in a living room, where there is little control over background noise), it can be difficult to hear.
This is why you need to turn Dynamic Range Compression on in your DVD player.. it will limit the dynamic range (based on data in the AC3 tracks), instead of just normalizing the audio. The feature should be present on any DVD player.
The reviewer didn't say a digital pen and paper is a bad idea.
Maybe not, but I think it is bad idea; what advantage does it offer over using a regular pen and paper?
I mean, all you end up with is an image of what you wrote (and nevermind handwriting recognition, it simply doesn't work unless you are using a specialized standardized character set like Graffiti), and you can do that with a scanner for a lot less..
These machines have USB and usually run Windows 98. Windows 98 does not have built-in USB mass storage drivers. These machines are locked down so that drivers can not be installed.
The problem is with people who drop their landline service for VoIP (without the doohickey that connects to your internal house wiring) or cell phones. No phone line to connect to..
Saying the Mac is too expensive is a load of hooey.
compare a machine to a Dell, just for fun. In fact, there's a website that does just that.
So let's look at the bottom of the barrel: a $650 computer.
Obviously, the eMac sucks at some things, but has benefits in others. And it's all of a dollar or two more expensive than the equivalent Dell, and lord knows an order of magnitude more attractive.
For what you get, Apple computers are competitively priced. You can argue little crappy pinheaded arguments over the details, but all things considered, they're not so bad.
Well, clearly, you are extremely agitated over this, but dare I point out the obvious:
You can NOT significantly upgrade that eMac. Besides adding additional memory, you are screwed a few years from now. The cheap Dell is very upgradable (as with all PCs).
Many DVD Recorders (read: ones that don't suck) record the captions in proper DVD format, so the will play back on any DVD player. However, some don't record them at all.
Grondu is right in that the PVR-250 and PVR-350 CAN capture closed captions, however they can not be played back without processing (to turn it into a text subtitle file, or to author to a DVD) or fiddling with GraphEdit. Also, it records it in a bastard not-entirely-compliant format. It might not work on some players. So, not easily or conveniently..
Apparently, though, MythTV with a BT878 card (most cheap tuners) can record and playback captions.. not well documented, though..
Doubtful.. despite what some people want to believe, Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox are not really light-weight enough to run on older computers..
On a given machine (say, for example, my P2-350mhz machine, no longer in service..), Firebird ran significantly slower than Internet Explorer (or Opera).
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Yes. See my post under grandparent.
That's why there is a large, visible "Go to google.com" link at the bottom of the Google.ca index page.
If you never want to see google.ca again, bookmark google.com/ncr.
What is the problem?
The release groups solved this problem by compressing FMVs (in the case of Skies of Arcadia), or downsampling the stereo to mono (cutting disk usage in half).
Anyway, they, being the clever sorts they are, have a bar saying "Some links have been removed due to a DMCA takedown notice. Click here view to notice." or something to that effect. Clicking on the link shows you the notice, which lists every single URL they had to remove.
This can't be unintentional..
Inside LiveJournal's Backend or, "holy hell that's a lot of hits!"
Believe me, it is taking all my strength to avoid making a certain obvious joke about this title..
But I'm Canadian, so I'm not entirely answering your question.. (although judging by the the episode of Are You Being Served? I just watched yesterday I would say that the pronunciation is much like what I described above).
IAC(Canadian).
O'Reilly publishes the programming books that don't suck.
Composite to either, however, is definitely noticable.
About 3 hours is all you can get on to a regular DVD at reasonable quality, anyway.
The machines can be Pentium-class, with 32-64mb of RAM. Stuff from the corporate trash heap does just fine. (Or, buy new for under $300)
Anyway, once the server is set up there is no additional configuration needed for each client..
If, for example, you need to set a up a dozen machines for web browsing in a library or school, LTSP is great..
-1, too many bizarre metaphors.
This is why you need to turn Dynamic Range Compression on in your DVD player.. it will limit the dynamic range (based on data in the AC3 tracks), instead of just normalizing the audio. The feature should be present on any DVD player.
I mean, all you end up with is an image of what you wrote (and nevermind handwriting recognition, it simply doesn't work unless you are using a specialized standardized character set like Graffiti), and you can do that with a scanner for a lot less..
As a Canadian, I'm sure that you are well aware that the average Canadian knows more about Americans than Americans know about themselves.
There is this little thing about proximity between our two countries.. and, the flood of American culture that pours across the border..
Err.. to be a bit pedantic, Microsoft bought MS-DOS from Seattle Computer Products, who stole a bunch of ideas from CP/M..
These machines have USB and usually run Windows 98. Windows 98 does not have built-in USB mass storage drivers. These machines are locked down so that drivers can not be installed.
See the problem?
The problem is with people who drop their landline service for VoIP (without the doohickey that connects to your internal house wiring) or cell phones. No phone line to connect to..
You can NOT significantly upgrade that eMac. Besides adding additional memory, you are screwed a few years from now. The cheap Dell is very upgradable (as with all PCs).
Additionally, it also has that wonderful exclusive Mac user price tag of USD$269.00.
Grondu is right in that the PVR-250 and PVR-350 CAN capture closed captions, however they can not be played back without processing (to turn it into a text subtitle file, or to author to a DVD) or fiddling with GraphEdit. Also, it records it in a bastard not-entirely-compliant format. It might not work on some players. So, not easily or conveniently..
Apparently, though, MythTV with a BT878 card (most cheap tuners) can record and playback captions.. not well documented, though..
Stick with your VCR, or buy a DVD recorder.
Also, VCRs that can decode closed captions are extremely unusual..
On a given machine (say, for example, my P2-350mhz machine, no longer in service..), Firebird ran significantly slower than Internet Explorer (or Opera).
AKA the infamous "Click of Death".