That actually made Law & Order one night. I guess either the show writers couldn't come up with their own material / couldn't expect viewers to watch unless they saw something topical.
Some small aspect of the plot had to do with a store owner requiring a license to sell video game consoles. Back at the office, the old Texan guy says something like, "Guess they wanna keep Osama Bin Laden from playing Grand Theft Auto."
Yeah, that's what I meant by 60 fps per scan. One odd or even line scan every 1/60th of a second. You get the illusion of about 60 fps because one 29.97 frame contains both information for the current field (odd), and the next field (even) and being able to see it sequentially through interlacing. Regardless, game consoles still need to render at 60 fps, as all frames need to be there to be broken down to two different fields in a single 29.97 frame.
As for upsampling anything, there is nothing to be gained. Upmixing a 128kbps MP3 to 320kbps will not gain you anything, nor will upsampling NTSC video to 35mm film, unless for the purpose of using the wide aspect ratio to your advantage. You might add a little film grain, but that's still disputable as to whether it's a good quality or a form of artifacting. (e.g. the Citizen Kane DVD being possibly too clean after conversion)
I have no problems watching it on a smaller screen, especially after you realize most of the video was upsampled from NTSC video to film print. (Were the parts where Moore was walking around filmed?) Esentially a drop in quality in the sense that you drop from 60fps (per scan) to 24fps.
Also, there's that whole thing about me being stationed overseas. No chance of seeing at the base theater, EVER, for obvious reasons.
I believe the tractor needs MORE POWER! HOHHOOHOOHOOHO!
Why not? I remember seeing lawnmowers modded to go 40 MPH going around a small dirt and hay course on TNN back when it was The Nashville Network. Looked cool as hell.
I live in rural Japan. People here are almost as dependent on cars as Americans are. Cars on the local market aren't cheap, either (but are cheap as hell if you can buy a used one from a US servicemember, my '96 Toyota in excellent condition cost $2000). Probably half of the cars here are 3-cylinder because the taxes on them aren't nearly as steep as something larger. Only difference in the roads are that they accomodate for bike riders and pedestrians in the form of steep curbs, barriers (like you might see on bridges in the US, only on level roads), and well marked crosswalks.
If you're talking about going long distances though, I believe the toll roads are actually more expensive than a train trip, which is quite expensive itself.
However, my style of driving tends to be shorter trips taken in a hilly locale--both of which negatively influence mileage.
Actually, because it's a hybrid, a Prius can get better mileage in the city than it does on the highway. If you trust them, check out the EPA stickers. They usually say something like "50 highway, 65 city".
Although I have no firsthand information about it, the comments I usually saw about it showed that it was outperformed by the Geforce4 Ti 4600. It also seems to be the OEM card of choice. Previous cards I usually saw in OEMs included the Geforce2 MX and RIVA TNT2 M64, which were also budget cards.
It's probably true that the performance of the 5200 wasn't neutered as much as it was the case in earlier generation. I don't really think there's anything "wrong" with the 5200, but I very much disliked the TNT2 M64, especially when I saw it get outperformed by my Voodoo 1 (in games that weren't 3dfx biased, like Unreal).
If I turn out to be right about the performance, perhaps the price for a GeForce4 Ti 4600 is less?
An Annonymous Coward wrote this earlier:...sorry those screen shots look like windows 3.1 texture maps on simple 3D polygons and then beat with the fugly stick.
I would have nested this, but then nobody would see it because of the AC factor:)
It does need to be mentioned that this looks like a quite effort to apply 2D windows to a flat plane rendered in 3D. 3D could possibly look quite nice on the desktop. Hopefully soon, graphical artists will figure out how to make widgets that look good in 3D (while being 3D themselves). If it's 3D, it only makes sense that the things you click on have some dimension to them.
It seems the usual OEM tactic is to put together a really fast-looking PC and then put a Pic N' Save version of a current generation video card in - one that will be outperformed by a previous generation card that costs less and has more features. A lot of the Dells I've seen recently had GeForce FX 5200s in them, for example.
I cannot understand how the low-end processors survive.
Several years ago, it used to that Celeronswere known for their great overclocking capability, although I doubt that's as much the case anymore. When you could get a 20% speed boost, it was worth it. Now, it seems to be more economical to just buy a higher rated processor than to spend even more money on a water cooling system, since that's the kind of effort it takes.
Just a nitpick, actually. Typical HDTV is 1080i, 1080 lines interlaced, displaying 540 of the even, then odd, every 1/60th of a second. So interlacing is still around, but quite fine and less noticable. Even fine text is still large enough to have important parts of letters rendered on more than one scanline so you don't see flicker much.
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That actually made Law & Order one night. I guess either the show writers couldn't come up with their own material / couldn't expect viewers to watch unless they saw something topical.
Some small aspect of the plot had to do with a store owner requiring a license to sell video game consoles. Back at the office, the old Texan guy says something like, "Guess they wanna keep Osama Bin Laden from playing Grand Theft Auto."
My keyboards usually end up like cluster bombs.
....desctructive rage turns into laughter
"Aww...this keyboard sucks! Good thing it cost five bucks...."
*SMASH!!!!!!* - (individual keys go flying across the room)
Thank goodness MS optical mice are only $25 also
Busting the Biggest PC Myths
Check out the second one on page 4. Holy Geebus of stupidity!
Note to John Ashcroft: raid Pixar tomorrow; they've become too powerful.
Yeah, that's what I meant by 60 fps per scan. One odd or even line scan every 1/60th of a second. You get the illusion of about 60 fps because one 29.97 frame contains both information for the current field (odd), and the next field (even) and being able to see it sequentially through interlacing. Regardless, game consoles still need to render at 60 fps, as all frames need to be there to be broken down to two different fields in a single 29.97 frame.
As for upsampling anything, there is nothing to be gained. Upmixing a 128kbps MP3 to 320kbps will not gain you anything, nor will upsampling NTSC video to 35mm film, unless for the purpose of using the wide aspect ratio to your advantage. You might add a little film grain, but that's still disputable as to whether it's a good quality or a form of artifacting. (e.g. the Citizen Kane DVD being possibly too clean after conversion)
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So dark in here...running out of air...can't....breathe!
SUSE is like sex!
Well, it does have SaX2. Close enough for most slashdotters.
And directly to the right of the "Search" button will be a button that says, "I'm Feeling Retarded"
Chief Quimby over helicopter loud-speaker: "Don't mind us. Continue swimming naked. Oh, come on, continue! Aww..."
Chief Wiggum: "Do not be alarmed. Continue swimming naked...."
I have no problems watching it on a smaller screen, especially after you realize most of the video was upsampled from NTSC video to film print. (Were the parts where Moore was walking around filmed?) Esentially a drop in quality in the sense that you drop from 60fps (per scan) to 24fps.
Also, there's that whole thing about me being stationed overseas. No chance of seeing at the base theater, EVER, for obvious reasons.
I believe the tractor needs MORE POWER! HOHHOOHOOHOOHO!
Why not? I remember seeing lawnmowers modded to go 40 MPH going around a small dirt and hay course on TNN back when it was The Nashville Network. Looked cool as hell.
And a skyscraper made out of toothpicks
I live in rural Japan. People here are almost as dependent on cars as Americans are. Cars on the local market aren't cheap, either (but are cheap as hell if you can buy a used one from a US servicemember, my '96 Toyota in excellent condition cost $2000). Probably half of the cars here are 3-cylinder because the taxes on them aren't nearly as steep as something larger. Only difference in the roads are that they accomodate for bike riders and pedestrians in the form of steep curbs, barriers (like you might see on bridges in the US, only on level roads), and well marked crosswalks.
If you're talking about going long distances though, I believe the toll roads are actually more expensive than a train trip, which is quite expensive itself.
I hope they use a little more discression in hiring the operator than the springfield monorail.
I call the big one Bitey.
Donuts; is there anything they can't do?
However, my style of driving tends to be shorter trips taken in a hilly locale--both of which negatively influence mileage.
Actually, because it's a hybrid, a Prius can get better mileage in the city than it does on the highway. If you trust them, check out the EPA stickers. They usually say something like "50 highway, 65 city".
T-Rex breath...
I guess people need a reference point so you can find out if your T-Rex has been out all night drinking.
Apple has just announced a 30-inch Studio Display
Can you say "purchase order?" I'll take five.
Homer sliding credit card through machine while buying expensive computer: "You are on your -fifth- mortgage."
Although I have no firsthand information about it, the comments I usually saw about it showed that it was outperformed by the Geforce4 Ti 4600. It also seems to be the OEM card of choice. Previous cards I usually saw in OEMs included the Geforce2 MX and RIVA TNT2 M64, which were also budget cards.
It's probably true that the performance of the 5200 wasn't neutered as much as it was the case in earlier generation. I don't really think there's anything "wrong" with the 5200, but I very much disliked the TNT2 M64, especially when I saw it get outperformed by my Voodoo 1 (in games that weren't 3dfx biased, like Unreal).
If I turn out to be right about the performance, perhaps the price for a GeForce4 Ti 4600 is less?
An Annonymous Coward wrote this earlier: ...sorry those screen shots look like windows 3.1 texture maps on simple 3D polygons and then beat with the fugly stick.
:)
I would have nested this, but then nobody would see it because of the AC factor
It does need to be mentioned that this looks like a quite effort to apply 2D windows to a flat plane rendered in 3D. 3D could possibly look quite nice on the desktop. Hopefully soon, graphical artists will figure out how to make widgets that look good in 3D (while being 3D themselves). If it's 3D, it only makes sense that the things you click on have some dimension to them.
...I'll be waiting for psyonic monkeys that sound like chimps to start throwing brainwaves at me from behind the browser window.
It seems the usual OEM tactic is to put together a really fast-looking PC and then put a Pic N' Save version of a current generation video card in - one that will be outperformed by a previous generation card that costs less and has more features. A lot of the Dells I've seen recently had GeForce FX 5200s in them, for example.
I cannot understand how the low-end processors survive.
Several years ago, it used to that Celeronswere known for their great overclocking capability, although I doubt that's as much the case anymore. When you could get a 20% speed boost, it was worth it. Now, it seems to be more economical to just buy a higher rated processor than to spend even more money on a water cooling system, since that's the kind of effort it takes.
Just a nitpick, actually. Typical HDTV is 1080i, 1080 lines interlaced, displaying 540 of the even, then odd, every 1/60th of a second. So interlacing is still around, but quite fine and less noticable. Even fine text is still large enough to have important parts of letters rendered on more than one scanline so you don't see flicker much.
...try being moved by a synthisized speech of any good written work.>/i>
"I'm the mighty Stephen Hawking. Mi-Mighty Stephen Hawking, I'm the mighty Stephen Hawking."
MC Hawking