It really depends on the family situation. I have 3 kids. Movies cost ~$10 per person (ok, slightly cheaper for kids, but $10 is easier to calculate). If I take my kids to the movies, I'm automatically ponying up $50. When my wife and I went to see Star Wars Ep. III, a large popcorn, large drink and two candies cost $20. So figure the whole family going to the theater will cost about $75 if we get some snacks.
Now, if we want to see all the new movies coming out (average 1 a week), that will cost us about $3900 a year. If you figure the average home theater equipment lasts 5 years, I've can spend almost $20,000 on my system and still come out even. If I only spend $10,000, I come out way ahead, and still get a pretty decent system (every 5 years). Figure in another $200 a year for Netflix. AND, I don't have to deal with all of the people at the theater, can eat my own cheap food, etc.
Good home theaters CAN be expensive, but they don't have to be. And they may even save money if you watch as many movies as we do.
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At almost double the price of the latest Intel chips, how can AMD stay competitive? AMD has always had the lower priced chips, and developed a loyal following of "price/performace" fans. What now?
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I think you are confusing Betamax, which was a consumer format and is now dead, with Betacam, which is a professional format and is still in use.
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Now, if we want to see all the new movies coming out (average 1 a week), that will cost us about $3900 a year. If you figure the average home theater equipment lasts 5 years, I've can spend almost $20,000 on my system and still come out even. If I only spend $10,000, I come out way ahead, and still get a pretty decent system (every 5 years). Figure in another $200 a year for Netflix. AND, I don't have to deal with all of the people at the theater, can eat my own cheap food, etc.
Good home theaters CAN be expensive, but they don't have to be. And they may even save money if you watch as many movies as we do.
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At almost double the price of the latest Intel chips, how can AMD stay competitive? AMD has always had the lower priced chips, and developed a loyal following of "price/performace" fans. What now?
This post refers to a new hybrid disc, 2 HD-DVD layers on one side, 2 DVD layers on the other (30GB + 8.5GB = 38.5 GB).
Not MD5, but http://rainbowtables.shmoo.com/ has LanMan rainbow tables.
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If you read the caption, you'll see that there are also Chinese and Japanese flags as well.