I have a ThinkPad T60p, which only has VGA on the base unit. I also use VGA with most of my other electronic devices, since VGA doesn't have the cable length issues that DVI and HDMI have.
I have also seen these issues on the same TVs using HDMI/DVI, especially broken EDIDs. It's not just limited to the VGA decoder, and quite honestly, if a 2012 HDTV can't match the VGA decoding capabilities of a 2000 PC LCD (Dell 1701FP), something's wrong with it.
The one consistent thing I've seen with the vast majority of HDTVs is that many of them cannot show a basic computer image without messing up the display in some way. For example, many "1080p" HDTVs arbitrarily limit the VGA input to 1024x768, and there's also models that arbitrarily subsample input to 4:2:2, which introduces color fringing. (Just try using any sort of program that displays text on that!) Virtually none of the displays I've used that are marketed as standard monitors have these issues.
What I'm wondering is if Apple's "HDTV" will actually be usable as a standard monitor, or if they'll use the same garbage decoders found in the rest of the dime-a-dozen displays. If they do use a standard monitor decoder instead of garbage, then it might actually be worth a purchase, regardless of the brand name or extra iOS functionality. (Obviously it would need to actually support various inputs like VGA, YPbPr, etc; a Thunderbolt-only HDTV is kinda useless.)
Most of these single-site browsers don't actually have their own browser software. They just reuse the browser component that's included with the phone OS, which is also used by the regular browser.
Rendering shouldn't be any different between a program that uses a component and the original browser. If it is, then something is wrong with the browser.
When the software consists of nothing more than worthless single-site browsers that do nothing but show a webpage? Definitely not.
Tell me: Would you like all the software on your computer to consist of nothing but web page frontends? If so, you may want to switch to Chrome OS, and I hope you enjoy your laggy response time and inevitable "cloud" data loss.
"App Generator" and similar services for iOS and Android are the reason why crApp stores are filled with millions of worthless crApps. What exactly is the point of a single crApp that functions exactly like a web browser but is limited to a single site, when you could just use the system web browser to do the same thing?
Of course, Apple and BlackBerry love the concept, because it means they get to claim they have "millions of crApps". (Ironically, just a few years ago, Apple fanboys were claiming that the Mac platform was better because even though it had fewer applications, the quality was higher than Windows. Funny how their tone changed when the iPhone App Store was unveiled.)
The only thing I remember Maple Story for was how they blocked any browser that wasn't Internet Explorer from even viewing their website a few years ago.
Screw them.
On PCs, you have real software available for use. On the iPad (and other tablets and smartphones), all you have are crApps (crappy apps), 99% of which are simply bloated frontends to websites. (Some of them even charge subscription fees for what would otherwise be a free site.)
Sadly, the crApp trend has started to spread to desktop systems. Most recently, this happened with Final Cut Pro X, which is now only available as a crApp - and consequently, has gotten lots of negative press. Unity on Ubuntu also calls installed software "apps" instead of applications, and it's been received pretty poorly as well.
The "App Store" isn't a store for "apps"; it's a store for crApps (crappy applications). They're mostly shitty programs that don't have much functionality and/or are simply wrappers around WebKit that only allow access to a single website.
Upon looking at it a second time, it seems that the UI comments only really apply to the Mac version. The screenshots of the Windows version don't look too horribly designed, but whatever.
This software allow you to make hundreds of functions stealthly and remotely without any kind of autorisation in the remote process.
Real administrators have had this functionality for years, it's called "ssh" with public key authentication. (There's absolutely no legitimate use for remote access with zero authentication.)
DarkComet is design with the latest IDE of Delphi
No one uses Delphi for writing serious software.
Works in chinese systems : The client is coded in a full natif Unicode environement then it can easily use and traduce in China, also since version 2.1 it works in all kind of Chinese operating system and display the correct Unicode characters.
Congratulations, welcome to the 21st century! Unicode has been supported by pretty much all mainstream operating systems for years. The fact that they have to mention it is indicative of poor software quality.
Oh yeah, and the UI looks like it was designed by a 10-year-old in Visual Basic 6.
tl;dr, this program isn't worth bothering with for *any* operating system for any use. It's just so poorly written that it'll probably break while being used.
1440 is a version of 1080p. It still has 1080 lines of horizontal resolution, but only 1440 vertical lines instead of the standard1920. This format uses non-square pixels to fill a 16x9 aspect.
This right here is why "HD" is a joke. You've got 1366x768 "720p" displays that are only capable of showing 1280x720 signals, and now there's "1440p" displays that are non-square 1440x1080 instead of the expected 2560x1440.
Either that or you're mistaken, since the slides in TFA mention 2560x1600.
My definition of "app" is a program that merely functions as a frontend to a website, and provides no additional functionality whatsoever outside of perhaps a few fancy images. Look at the iPhone App Store and you'll find thousands of these "apps" for different websites, all of which are nothing more than Safari wrappers hard-coded for a specific website.
I'm currently a student at Drexel University, and they've had gigabit Internet links for several years. It was initially implemented in the main buildings, but then extended to dorms around two years ago. I regularly download files from public Internet servers at over 20 MB/s, and the connection's mostly limited by my laptop's hard drive.
"It's possible you'll be able to purchase a USB accessory to connect Gamecube devices to."
Nintendo can't even emulate N64 memory cards. What makes you think they'll be able to emulate GameCube memory cards and controllers over USB? (Also the fact that the Wii doesn't support use of e.g. the Classic Controller in GC mode.)
The "relatime" mount option tells the filesystem to update atime only when it is older than mtime or ctime. This is better than turning off atime entirely, but doesn't have the performance issues of the older atime functionality.
Still not as good as a VGA/DVI signal, though. I have a VGA adapter for my Dreamcast (and a modified component cable for my GameCube to output VGA), and it blows composite video away.
For the video driver problem, goto http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ to download modified INFs that will correctly install later drivers for laptops. For the Toshiba problem, don't buy Toshiba.:)
My next laptop's probably going to be an IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T43 (or whatever's the latest in the T-series).
(to buy a powerbook or Toshiba on my recommendation)
I definitely would not recommend a Toshiba, after having my experience with the Satellite 5105. I had three problems that were covered under the first year warranty (motherboard died, power supply died, then the video card died), then the next year the hard drive died. A few weeks ago, the video card died again, and not only is it not under warranty, I can't find a replacement card at a decent price.
To top it off, Toshiba was sued over the Satellite 5005 (the previous model) because of a hardware flaw that caused it to overheat constantly. A friend of mine has 3 of the 5005s, and managed to get $1500 as part of a class-action lawsuit.
On the plus side, the 5105 has the best speakers I've ever heard in a laptop computer. I might just take the speakers and hack them into my next laptop.:)
2. digital clock on laptops. I'd love to have an external LCD display showing the time, even when the machine's not on. hell, that'd even be useful on a desktop machine.
The Toshiba Satellite 5005/5105/5205 series has this. There's a mini LCD in the front of the system with CD controls as well. In standby mode, the LCD can be used to show track information while playing audio CDs. Unfortunately, the clock only works properly if Windows is installed. (Has anyone written a driver for the mini-LCD yet?)
HP printers usually come with this new-fangled invention called a "manual", which includes these so-called "instructions" on how to replace printer cartridges. I suggest you read it next time.:)
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I have a ThinkPad T60p, which only has VGA on the base unit. I also use VGA with most of my other electronic devices, since VGA doesn't have the cable length issues that DVI and HDMI have.
I have also seen these issues on the same TVs using HDMI/DVI, especially broken EDIDs. It's not just limited to the VGA decoder, and quite honestly, if a 2012 HDTV can't match the VGA decoding capabilities of a 2000 PC LCD (Dell 1701FP), something's wrong with it.
The one consistent thing I've seen with the vast majority of HDTVs is that many of them cannot show a basic computer image without messing up the display in some way. For example, many "1080p" HDTVs arbitrarily limit the VGA input to 1024x768, and there's also models that arbitrarily subsample input to 4:2:2, which introduces color fringing. (Just try using any sort of program that displays text on that!) Virtually none of the displays I've used that are marketed as standard monitors have these issues.
What I'm wondering is if Apple's "HDTV" will actually be usable as a standard monitor, or if they'll use the same garbage decoders found in the rest of the dime-a-dozen displays. If they do use a standard monitor decoder instead of garbage, then it might actually be worth a purchase, regardless of the brand name or extra iOS functionality. (Obviously it would need to actually support various inputs like VGA, YPbPr, etc; a Thunderbolt-only HDTV is kinda useless.)
Most of these single-site browsers don't actually have their own browser software. They just reuse the browser component that's included with the phone OS, which is also used by the regular browser.
Rendering shouldn't be any different between a program that uses a component and the original browser. If it is, then something is wrong with the browser.
When the software is actually useful? Maybe.
When the software consists of nothing more than worthless single-site browsers that do nothing but show a webpage? Definitely not.
Tell me: Would you like all the software on your computer to consist of nothing but web page frontends? If so, you may want to switch to Chrome OS, and I hope you enjoy your laggy response time and inevitable "cloud" data loss.
"App Generator" and similar services for iOS and Android are the reason why crApp stores are filled with millions of worthless crApps. What exactly is the point of a single crApp that functions exactly like a web browser but is limited to a single site, when you could just use the system web browser to do the same thing?
Of course, Apple and BlackBerry love the concept, because it means they get to claim they have "millions of crApps". (Ironically, just a few years ago, Apple fanboys were claiming that the Mac platform was better because even though it had fewer applications, the quality was higher than Windows. Funny how their tone changed when the iPhone App Store was unveiled.)
The only thing I remember Maple Story for was how they blocked any browser that wasn't Internet Explorer from even viewing their website a few years ago. Screw them.
On PCs, you have real software available for use. On the iPad (and other tablets and smartphones), all you have are crApps (crappy apps), 99% of which are simply bloated frontends to websites. (Some of them even charge subscription fees for what would otherwise be a free site.)
Sadly, the crApp trend has started to spread to desktop systems. Most recently, this happened with Final Cut Pro X, which is now only available as a crApp - and consequently, has gotten lots of negative press. Unity on Ubuntu also calls installed software "apps" instead of applications, and it's been received pretty poorly as well.
The "App Store" isn't a store for "apps"; it's a store for crApps (crappy applications). They're mostly shitty programs that don't have much functionality and/or are simply wrappers around WebKit that only allow access to a single website.
Upon looking at it a second time, it seems that the UI comments only really apply to the Mac version. The screenshots of the Windows version don't look too horribly designed, but whatever.
This software allow you to make hundreds of functions stealthly and remotely without any kind of autorisation in the remote process.
Real administrators have had this functionality for years, it's called "ssh" with public key authentication. (There's absolutely no legitimate use for remote access with zero authentication.)
DarkComet is design with the latest IDE of Delphi
No one uses Delphi for writing serious software.
Works in chinese systems : The client is coded in a full natif Unicode environement then it can easily use and traduce in China, also since version 2.1 it works in all kind of Chinese operating system and display the correct Unicode characters.
Congratulations, welcome to the 21st century! Unicode has been supported by pretty much all mainstream operating systems for years. The fact that they have to mention it is indicative of poor software quality. Oh yeah, and the UI looks like it was designed by a 10-year-old in Visual Basic 6.
tl;dr, this program isn't worth bothering with for *any* operating system for any use. It's just so poorly written that it'll probably break while being used.
1440 is a version of 1080p. It still has 1080 lines of horizontal resolution, but only 1440 vertical lines instead of the standard1920. This format uses non-square pixels to fill a 16x9 aspect.
This right here is why "HD" is a joke. You've got 1366x768 "720p" displays that are only capable of showing 1280x720 signals, and now there's "1440p" displays that are non-square 1440x1080 instead of the expected 2560x1440. Either that or you're mistaken, since the slides in TFA mention 2560x1600.
My definition of "app" is a program that merely functions as a frontend to a website, and provides no additional functionality whatsoever outside of perhaps a few fancy images. Look at the iPhone App Store and you'll find thousands of these "apps" for different websites, all of which are nothing more than Safari wrappers hard-coded for a specific website.
I'm currently a student at Drexel University, and they've had gigabit Internet links for several years. It was initially implemented in the main buildings, but then extended to dorms around two years ago. I regularly download files from public Internet servers at over 20 MB/s, and the connection's mostly limited by my laptop's hard drive.
"It's possible you'll be able to purchase a USB accessory to connect Gamecube devices to."
Nintendo can't even emulate N64 memory cards. What makes you think they'll be able to emulate GameCube memory cards and controllers over USB? (Also the fact that the Wii doesn't support use of e.g. the Classic Controller in GC mode.)
The "relatime" mount option tells the filesystem to update atime only when it is older than mtime or ctime. This is better than turning off atime entirely, but doesn't have the performance issues of the older atime functionality.
"or a 80-inch monitor that won't display better than 800x600"
Those exist, they're called HDTVs.
Will it be as fantastic a port as Sonic Genesis for GBA? And by fantastic, I mean god awful.
Still not as good as a VGA/DVI signal, though. I have a VGA adapter for my Dreamcast (and a modified component cable for my GameCube to output VGA), and it blows composite video away.
$sys$I can add more dollar $ign$ to my post, and you won't be able to $ee them! :D
For the video driver problem, goto http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/ to download modified INFs that will correctly install later drivers for laptops. For the Toshiba problem, don't buy Toshiba. :)
My next laptop's probably going to be an IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad T43 (or whatever's the latest in the T-series).
(to buy a powerbook or Toshiba on my recommendation)
:)
I definitely would not recommend a Toshiba, after having my experience with the Satellite 5105. I had three problems that were covered under the first year warranty (motherboard died, power supply died, then the video card died), then the next year the hard drive died. A few weeks ago, the video card died again, and not only is it not under warranty, I can't find a replacement card at a decent price.
To top it off, Toshiba was sued over the Satellite 5005 (the previous model) because of a hardware flaw that caused it to overheat constantly. A friend of mine has 3 of the 5005s, and managed to get $1500 as part of a class-action lawsuit.
On the plus side, the 5105 has the best speakers I've ever heard in a laptop computer. I might just take the speakers and hack them into my next laptop.
That is, has anyone written a driver for Linux (or another non-Windows operating system) for the mini-LCD yet?
2. digital clock on laptops. I'd love to have an external LCD display showing the time, even when the machine's not on. hell, that'd even be useful on a desktop machine.
The Toshiba Satellite 5005/5105/5205 series has this. There's a mini LCD in the front of the system with CD controls as well. In standby mode, the LCD can be used to show track information while playing audio CDs. Unfortunately, the clock only works properly if Windows is installed. (Has anyone written a driver for the mini-LCD yet?)
Apple did that already.
HP printers usually come with this new-fangled invention called a "manual", which includes these so-called "instructions" on how to replace printer cartridges. I suggest you read it next time. :)