Lastely, what is the difference in quality? I mean, when I compared my first DVD movie to a VHS version, the difference was astonishing. Crystal clear video and digital surround sound sold me on the DVD format. I haven't been entirely blown away by the HD revolution. HDTV quality is good, but I find I can still live with standard def digital cable on a good quality television with a good cable signal.
I entirely disagree with you. SDTV has a defined limit of quality. As far as I'm concerned, VHS and DVD's looked pretty damn close to each other on the TV.
I think the HD revolution is the biggest thing since the color TV revolution. Yeah, your SD digital cable may look decent on a good quality TV, but an HD capable TV still has a HUGE difference. Even the fact that the screens have changed from 4:3 to 16:9 is huge.
Now that we can get broadcast HD even OTA from a local TV station, why can't we get that quality out of a DVD player? I think HD-DVD / Blu-Ray is overdue.
I don't understand your reasoning... 5 out of 6 of the big movie companies are supporting Blu-Ray, and I think 3 of them are exclusive with Blu-Ray technology. Universal is the only company that is exclusive with HD-DVD. I think the only thing that HD-DVD can have going for it is the fact that they're trying to release it first. Are you saying that Vista is only supporting HD-DVD, and therefore Blu-Ray is going to be dead? Keep in mind that a lot of people are going to be using these drives only to watch movies connected to their HD TV, so I don't think many people care if it's connected to their computer yet.
So what do you do if you want to have friends over to watch a movie or TV or something? Do you invite them into your bedroom to watch them on your 17" monitor?
I have done this, but I'd much rather watch it on a large TV in a room with a couch.
If you're getting something for free and the government then wants to take it away, don't you think that would piss a bunch of people off?
I agree with you that the bandwidth would be better served for wireless internet infrastructure, but theres a lot of people out there, my grandparents included, that watch broadcast TV and don't want to pay for it.
It seems like this is the way to do it to make *most* people happy/content about the final outcome.
Moving to digital signals makes sense. There will be better quality signals in a smaller amount of bandwith. Digital TV's, like HDTV's are much better quality and are more appealing to look at. There is a natural progression towards these things.
However, the broadcasters would never want to move to digital because then they have to upgrade all of their equipment and they would end up losing all of their equipment.
Without the government pushing and legislating for this transition, there would be no change. This means that there would be technological stagnancy, and nothing would change.
People don't pay for free OTA signals and the advertising companies wouldn't want to fork over the extra money to make their ads look a little nicer. As far as I'm concerned, this is necessary and I think they should do it as soon as possible.
Plus I just bought an HDTV and I want my damn HD channels.
I currently own one of the samsung tuners. I am about 20 miles away from Chicago, but O'Hare is in my way. During certain times of the day I get great signal, but at other times I get no signal. I decided to pay 5 bucks a month to my cable company to get an HD box so that I don't have to deal with any of the problems.
If anybody wants to purchase a basically brand new samsung tuner, send me a message back. I believe it normally costs around 300 dollars new, 150 refurbed, and this was used for maybe 2 weeks...
are they assuming that it is AC running at 120 VAC, 60 Hz? Because when we discuss the capacity of a power outlet in most buildings, or the ratings of amplifiers and such, we assume that it is at 120 VAC, 60 Hz. That way, we can just say the current that is delivered.
Just a thought
Is there any windows version of these softwares? I've been looking, but I have been stuck using Knoppix STD any time I want to watch the network fly by... And Knoppix STD doesn't support my laptop's wireless card yet...
Isn't one of the ideas behind on demand television to pay a subscription fee and then be able to watch any of the television shows whenever you want?
I'm pretty sure thats the idea, which would be great. Say you want to see an episode of the OC from last week, you just watch it using On Demand and then you don't have to download it. I think that the reason people download the TV shows is because they miss an episode and want to catch up, and don't want to record it on Video.
So I've been doing this for 4-5 years, when I'm not at school I work at a computer consulting company and get paid $30 an hour. When I'm at school I get paid minimum wage as a sound technician for all our school events.
At home I get paid $30/hour with my company
I charge $40-$50 for personal contacts and businesses that I know (Usually if I charge this much, I'll get a tip also.)
For family I don't charge, but sometimes people pay me a certain amount when they see how long I work, usually around 30/hour
I recently started doing work at school, which I never used to do. Most college students have a decent understanding of computers, and most college students don't have any money. I normally don't tell anybody about my expertise, but my brother told a couple people what I can do, and they gave me calls. I told my brother to tell them that I can't do it for free, beer, cash, whatever would be fine, but not free. These are serious problems with their computers, and I spend a few hours on each one, and I get a case of beer.
Here's my rules: I need to keep the computers for at least a few days because I don't have time right away. They need to drop the computer off, and pick it up.
Just today I fixed VX2 off some guy's computer, he gave me 30 bucks. Not much compared to what I get paid, but its cash and it'll pay for the bars or whatnot. Last week I fixed the same problem off a computer and got a case of beer. Just another thing I don't have to buy.
10 bucks an hour for college students/ case of beer.
Oh yeah, I burned a copy of a CD for a friend and he gave me half a pizza.
I like the DVD idea- could you explain a little more about what you have on the DVD? What knoppix are you using, and how is everything set up. I think that would be a great idea to give to some of my customers... Maybe I'll see if I can fit some on a CD for those that don't have DVD roms.
I feel like I have a reasonable amount of intelligence, and as far as I'm concerned, the free- anything deals are great! I got an ipod with no money at all. All I had to do was sign up with ebay.
The only real cost was waiting a couple months for it to work!
Point taken. Here's my argument:
Premise 1: As more devices use the same wireless frequency, bandwith decreases in a wireless network.
Premise 2: A wireless network capable of streaming mp3s would need new equipment in every room that it is being ran in, including power for computers, and power for powered speakers/amplifiers
Premise 3: With wired speakers, the only necessary thing is speakers and wires to main stereo.
Premise 4: Mp3 quality can sound very good, but for a true audio buff, its not quite enough. If it is of no importance, ignore premise 4.
Conclusions: The cons outweigh the pros, so I feel that it is better to run wires through the attic or whatever to each location in the house that speakers are needed, and then put money into the stereo system.
You claim to be an audiophile, and yet you're supporting a man's quest to run a wireless sound system, presumably using mp3s, and you don't discuss the quality loss?
I am not an audiophile, I am happy with mp3 sounds, and thats the big issue here, as far as I'm concerned. If a person is content listening to mp3's out of a comoputer audio jack (Analog or digital), then they shouldn't mind using any kind of wireless sound, including using a computer.
Also, considering that there is a limited wireless bandwith, its probably still better just to use wired speakers and stereo systems.
A sequence of voltage impulses? What would control the sequence, and how would this benefit electronics when transistors only need a voltage high enough to turn it on?
I think I'm misunderstanding something. And the main article doesn't give a whole lot on it.
So now is it illegal to rip it and put it on my iPod? Or if not the iPod, what about any other proprietary digital medium. Now you need to buy the files in every different format for whatever you want to play it on? Well, I'm sorry, but CD's are slowly becoming of less worth to many of us, and this is only another reason.
You're right about that, but I like to think about it with a couple of switches (transistors). It's basically a latch. It sees what value is on the input, then latches it for the output.
The reason DRAM has to refresh so often is because capacitors lose charge. SRAM doesn't use capacitors, it uses 4 transistors to "latch" the data, and therefore doesn't lose the charge. The DRAM, therefore, has to go back and forth refreshing each memory cell by reading the output and writing back to the input. If you're in the middle of a process, it will stop what you are doing to refresh some cells before they lose their charge. This causes the memory to be slow also.
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Lastely, what is the difference in quality? I mean, when I compared my first DVD movie to a VHS version, the difference was astonishing. Crystal clear video and digital surround sound sold me on the DVD format. I haven't been entirely blown away by the HD revolution. HDTV quality is good, but I find I can still live with standard def digital cable on a good quality television with a good cable signal.
I entirely disagree with you. SDTV has a defined limit of quality. As far as I'm concerned, VHS and DVD's looked pretty damn close to each other on the TV.
I think the HD revolution is the biggest thing since the color TV revolution. Yeah, your SD digital cable may look decent on a good quality TV, but an HD capable TV still has a HUGE difference. Even the fact that the screens have changed from 4:3 to 16:9 is huge.
Now that we can get broadcast HD even OTA from a local TV station, why can't we get that quality out of a DVD player? I think HD-DVD / Blu-Ray is overdue.
I think people liked the fact that you didn't have to rewind.
I don't understand your reasoning... 5 out of 6 of the big movie companies are supporting Blu-Ray, and I think 3 of them are exclusive with Blu-Ray technology. Universal is the only company that is exclusive with HD-DVD. I think the only thing that HD-DVD can have going for it is the fact that they're trying to release it first. Are you saying that Vista is only supporting HD-DVD, and therefore Blu-Ray is going to be dead? Keep in mind that a lot of people are going to be using these drives only to watch movies connected to their HD TV, so I don't think many people care if it's connected to their computer yet.
So what do you do if you want to have friends over to watch a movie or TV or something? Do you invite them into your bedroom to watch them on your 17" monitor?
I have done this, but I'd much rather watch it on a large TV in a room with a couch.
If you're getting something for free and the government then wants to take it away, don't you think that would piss a bunch of people off?
I agree with you that the bandwidth would be better served for wireless internet infrastructure, but theres a lot of people out there, my grandparents included, that watch broadcast TV and don't want to pay for it.
It seems like this is the way to do it to make *most* people happy/content about the final outcome.
Radio is being legislated to turn digital as well. People will then need to buy digital radios or digital converters for their radios.
Moving to digital signals makes sense. There will be better quality signals in a smaller amount of bandwith. Digital TV's, like HDTV's are much better quality and are more appealing to look at. There is a natural progression towards these things. However, the broadcasters would never want to move to digital because then they have to upgrade all of their equipment and they would end up losing all of their equipment. Without the government pushing and legislating for this transition, there would be no change. This means that there would be technological stagnancy, and nothing would change. People don't pay for free OTA signals and the advertising companies wouldn't want to fork over the extra money to make their ads look a little nicer. As far as I'm concerned, this is necessary and I think they should do it as soon as possible. Plus I just bought an HDTV and I want my damn HD channels.
I currently own one of the samsung tuners. I am about 20 miles away from Chicago, but O'Hare is in my way. During certain times of the day I get great signal, but at other times I get no signal. I decided to pay 5 bucks a month to my cable company to get an HD box so that I don't have to deal with any of the problems.
If anybody wants to purchase a basically brand new samsung tuner, send me a message back. I believe it normally costs around 300 dollars new, 150 refurbed, and this was used for maybe 2 weeks...
are they assuming that it is AC running at 120 VAC, 60 Hz? Because when we discuss the capacity of a power outlet in most buildings, or the ratings of amplifiers and such, we assume that it is at 120 VAC, 60 Hz. That way, we can just say the current that is delivered. Just a thought
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Is there any windows version of these softwares? I've been looking, but I have been stuck using Knoppix STD any time I want to watch the network fly by... And Knoppix STD doesn't support my laptop's wireless card yet...
I read two biographies, but I don't know what you're pointing to.. Maybe you can link me?
Isn't one of the ideas behind on demand television to pay a subscription fee and then be able to watch any of the television shows whenever you want?
I'm pretty sure thats the idea, which would be great. Say you want to see an episode of the OC from last week, you just watch it using On Demand and then you don't have to download it. I think that the reason people download the TV shows is because they miss an episode and want to catch up, and don't want to record it on Video.
Just my opinion...
So I've been doing this for 4-5 years, when I'm not at school I work at a computer consulting company and get paid $30 an hour. When I'm at school I get paid minimum wage as a sound technician for all our school events. At home I get paid $30/hour with my company I charge $40-$50 for personal contacts and businesses that I know (Usually if I charge this much, I'll get a tip also.) For family I don't charge, but sometimes people pay me a certain amount when they see how long I work, usually around 30/hour I recently started doing work at school, which I never used to do. Most college students have a decent understanding of computers, and most college students don't have any money. I normally don't tell anybody about my expertise, but my brother told a couple people what I can do, and they gave me calls. I told my brother to tell them that I can't do it for free, beer, cash, whatever would be fine, but not free. These are serious problems with their computers, and I spend a few hours on each one, and I get a case of beer. Here's my rules: I need to keep the computers for at least a few days because I don't have time right away. They need to drop the computer off, and pick it up. Just today I fixed VX2 off some guy's computer, he gave me 30 bucks. Not much compared to what I get paid, but its cash and it'll pay for the bars or whatnot. Last week I fixed the same problem off a computer and got a case of beer. Just another thing I don't have to buy. 10 bucks an hour for college students/ case of beer. Oh yeah, I burned a copy of a CD for a friend and he gave me half a pizza.
What things are on the list?
I like the DVD idea- could you explain a little more about what you have on the DVD? What knoppix are you using, and how is everything set up. I think that would be a great idea to give to some of my customers... Maybe I'll see if I can fit some on a CD for those that don't have DVD roms.
And I will sign up for your minimac, if you sign up for my flat screen. Email me, sioked at gmail dot com
I feel like I have a reasonable amount of intelligence, and as far as I'm concerned, the free- anything deals are great! I got an ipod with no money at all. All I had to do was sign up with ebay. The only real cost was waiting a couple months for it to work!
wow, sorry about that formatting... i don't know what happened.
Point taken. Here's my argument: Premise 1: As more devices use the same wireless frequency, bandwith decreases in a wireless network. Premise 2: A wireless network capable of streaming mp3s would need new equipment in every room that it is being ran in, including power for computers, and power for powered speakers/amplifiers Premise 3: With wired speakers, the only necessary thing is speakers and wires to main stereo. Premise 4: Mp3 quality can sound very good, but for a true audio buff, its not quite enough. If it is of no importance, ignore premise 4. Conclusions: The cons outweigh the pros, so I feel that it is better to run wires through the attic or whatever to each location in the house that speakers are needed, and then put money into the stereo system.
You claim to be an audiophile, and yet you're supporting a man's quest to run a wireless sound system, presumably using mp3s, and you don't discuss the quality loss? I am not an audiophile, I am happy with mp3 sounds, and thats the big issue here, as far as I'm concerned. If a person is content listening to mp3's out of a comoputer audio jack (Analog or digital), then they shouldn't mind using any kind of wireless sound, including using a computer. Also, considering that there is a limited wireless bandwith, its probably still better just to use wired speakers and stereo systems.
A sequence of voltage impulses? What would control the sequence, and how would this benefit electronics when transistors only need a voltage high enough to turn it on? I think I'm misunderstanding something. And the main article doesn't give a whole lot on it.
So now is it illegal to rip it and put it on my iPod? Or if not the iPod, what about any other proprietary digital medium. Now you need to buy the files in every different format for whatever you want to play it on? Well, I'm sorry, but CD's are slowly becoming of less worth to many of us, and this is only another reason.
You're right about that, but I like to think about it with a couple of switches (transistors). It's basically a latch. It sees what value is on the input, then latches it for the output. The reason DRAM has to refresh so often is because capacitors lose charge. SRAM doesn't use capacitors, it uses 4 transistors to "latch" the data, and therefore doesn't lose the charge. The DRAM, therefore, has to go back and forth refreshing each memory cell by reading the output and writing back to the input. If you're in the middle of a process, it will stop what you are doing to refresh some cells before they lose their charge. This causes the memory to be slow also.
The internet is global, not just national. Sure, limit the internet to Americans, but you can't limit it to the rest of the world.