It might be appropriate to say that you bought a Blu-Ray player, with gaming thrown in as an extra, with a nifty new processor. Seriously, check out the prices for Blu-Ray players, or even just 405nm laser diodes. Where do you think you're money went into?
I can't even imagine what that did to the quality. That's the great thing about it: absolutely nothing. Most tape systems only store information in one dimension, so the amount of space you get on one a cassette depends on the length of the tape. The thickness is determined by what is physically practical.
And of all 3 early Video systems, Video 2000 was considered the best.
Well, I think you will agree with me that at least at the beginning of the consoles sales, numbers shipped are totally useless.
Next, even if the numbers are well into the systems lifetime, they're just a stupid and erroneous number, that just shows they either want to maximise the number they can boast about, or a really that out of touch with the consumer
Most game music that uses an orchestra is just nothing compared to "real" classical music. So why listen to that when you can have the real deal?
Wrong. Some of it is quite different, some of it is very similar to earlier movements. The way you just to put "real" classical music into one pot shows how you simply have no Idea of the variety of different approaches in classical music.
I couldn't think of a more ignorant troll. But maybe this will give you something to think about:
This will be over as soon as enough parents discovered that most of the music is just junk, despite of being played by an orchestra and as soon as the young discover that this isn't even the original.
Think of how much this applies to your favourite songs/musical style.
I haven't seen them say that anywhere, and even so it would be stupid to buy new batteries for every 35 hours (that's how long they say it lasts) A rechargeable cell doesn't do anything different than a primary alkaline battery. It provides a voltage that the device can use for electrical power. In fact, the voltage of an alkaline cell drops very quickly to the 1.2V of a NiMH cell, and continues to drop below that. So most of the time you will probably get less voltage from an alkaline battery. The different discharge voltages will give a false charge reading if the system is designed to only give the charge of alkaline batteries. That's why the indicator on my Wii remote stayed at two or three out of four, before it eventually died.
I don't know how they compare with battery life, because it always depends on the application. A typical alkaline battery apparently has an equivalent capacity of 3000 mAh, but that is only true for certain test circumstances. An alkaline cell deteriorates significantly when it discharges, compared to the constant performance of a NiMH battery. So for example digital cameras, which need high currents, it might not be able to use alkaline batteries which still have a significant amount of charge. From what I've heard, cameras will typically last up to twice as long with high capacity rechargables compared to alkaline cells. I should think the Wii remote is pretty similar, as I have only recharged the batteries once so far. I hope Nintendo can do some kind of update for the remote to give more accurate readings for rechargabes, it should be at least possible.
When I look at the fairplay DRM, it really seems to do the best thing for what I want to use, whith the one exception of only being compatible with iPods. I get to know how the system works, and where there are restrictions. Some things that I find good comnpared to other systems:
1) I can copy and backup the files wherever and on whatever I want. It's a simple file, of which I can see the details. To listen to it, the machine has to have been registered with the account you bought it with, and you can register 5 computers. If you have it registered, you can play it as often as you like. Other systems don't give you access to the files, and you can only copy them or move them with a special program the way the manufacturer intended.
2) I don't "use up" any of the tunes by listening to them, or when burning them to a CD. Some others do.
3) iTunes will clearly show you which songs have DRM, and which don't. It will let you play unprotected MP3s or AACs that you ripped or got from anywhere without trying to inspect the source or slapping it's own DRM everywhere.
I haven't had too much experience with WMA files, so I suppose some of the things I said might not be applicable for some (but as far as I know, Sony's system does all of that)(WMA has, I believe, different "levels" of protection). But as long as I still have my account, I know I will always be able to play the songs I purchased from iTunes, and I do feel relatively in control.
but then go on to show that the one system is linked to the other
No, the point is that the US says a foot is so many meters. Whereas metric units are defined by physical constants in the Universe. A meter is defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in a certain time, whilst the second is defined by the time it takes for some chemical reaction. They're still working on an absolute definition of the kilogram, last I heard, but you get the idea. So, as measurements become more accurate, you still have a reliable definition of the unit.
And units aren't made up either. In the SI-system, you have a few base units: kilogram, meter and second, plus ampere, for electricity. These are of course slightly arbitrary. But out of those three units you can derive basically all other physical Units. As for electron-Volts, it's pretty simple: e is a physical constant. Take the reciprocal value, and you have your answer. There are 6.204x10^18 electron-volts in one joule.
Except that one says "I don't think that much of you", and the other says "you're going to be fucked by little daemons sticking hot pokers up your ass for the rest of all eternity, so there"
No, you fail to grasp the point everyone else is getting at here: Rare used to consistently turn out solid games, but those times are gone, and this news story is just another reason why they will probably never come back.
As to Kameo: I can't say, I haven't played it. All I do know is that I was looking forward to playing it back in 2000, when they presented it for the GameCube. That's how long it's been pushed around.
No, the point is that the iPod can play DRM-free music, wheras the Sony alternatives, at least at the time, couldn't. (The software slapped DRM all over your files as soon as you imported them).
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There's a reason Panasonic are pushing Plasmas: That's their main market. If you want a Plasma, go for Panasonic, whereas you're best to go with Samsumg for LCD. It doesn't make them unbiased just because they do make a few LCDs too.
You can tell how useless their claims are when they come with shit like "LCD's are all right in kitchens", or that LCD's "cannot reproduce the full range of colors in a HDTV broadcast".
Then they come with some blatently false claims such as that Plasma's are environmentally freindly (they are the biggest electricity-guzzlers in consumer-electronics history), or that Plasmas have better viewing angles.
LCD's don't fade with time, and don't suffer from burn in. That's good for me.
The difference is that when humans exhaust carbon dioxide, it is from a source in the planets carbon cycle. For every molecule of glucose you burn, which contains six carbon atoms, a plant has converted six molecules of CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. So the net output is zero. It would work the same if everyone were to use biofuels to drive around in too.
The problem is when you use mineral fuels, which have been stored by the planet for millions of years, and suddenly release them in the atmosphere. The more we can limit the burning of fossil fuels, the better it is for CO2-levels.
It would be a challenge, but by no means inconcievable. The cheapest source for fuel-grade oil is apparently palm oil. With some large plantations, it should be possible.
Compared to the price of taxed car fuel, vegetable oil is cheaper in most of Europe.
It's because the publishers are too scared to try new formats and methods of distribution, because all they want to do is hold on to their obscenely high profits and margins, whether it's good for the consumer or not. When you look at some examples, and how successful some new forms of media have been, it makes you wonder what kind of complete douchebags are in charge here.
VHS movies were expensive. When DVDs started offering a huge catalogue of films for reasonable prices, sales skyrocketed. Online music stores offered single songs to customers at reasonable prices, and were hugely successful. But wait, that means that they can no longer sell $15 dollar albums, that have one good and the rest is just filler. So they started with this "the whole album is a work", and selling a song on it's own would rip everything apart, so the good songs are "album only".
Square, Capcom and Konami, they're the biggest whores you can imagine. Seriously, they will go for the market leader, no matter how much their games make up the Playstation brand. At the time of the SNES, they were Nintendo's whore, when Sony took over, they found their new partner, and now that the PS3 isn't looking too good, theyre keeping back in commiting themselves. BTW, Final Fntasy XIII has been confirmed for PS3, and we have seen nice Videos, but doesn't that sound a little familiar?
RTFA: It is thought that global warming may be behind its decline, as warmer seas are less productive and the penguins may not be able to find enough food to eat, but researchers admit they have not yet established the reasons.
No. Why is it illegal? There are no laws on the working conditions imported goods were made under(the source you linked to is from Daily Mail, not exactly an anti-sensationalist paper. The claims do seem a little dubious). When they import them, it is properly declared and they pay import tax and duties.
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It might be appropriate to say that you bought a Blu-Ray player, with gaming thrown in as an extra, with a nifty new processor.
Seriously, check out the prices for Blu-Ray players, or even just 405nm laser diodes. Where do you think you're money went into?
I can't even imagine what that did to the quality.
That's the great thing about it: absolutely nothing. Most tape systems only store information in one dimension, so the amount of space you get on one a cassette depends on the length of the tape. The thickness is determined by what is physically practical.
And of all 3 early Video systems, Video 2000 was considered the best.
I think this guy must have ruined all their marketing efforts.
Well, I think you will agree with me that at least at the beginning of the consoles sales, numbers shipped are totally useless.
Next, even if the numbers are well into the systems lifetime, they're just a stupid and erroneous number, that just shows they either want to maximise the number they can boast about, or a really that out of touch with the consumer
Wrong. Some of it is quite different, some of it is very similar to earlier movements. The way you just to put "real" classical music into one pot shows how you simply have no Idea of the variety of different approaches in classical music.
But maybe this will give you something to think about:
Think of how much this applies to your favourite songs/musical style.
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I haven't seen them say that anywhere, and even so it would be stupid to buy new batteries for every 35 hours (that's how long they say it lasts)
A rechargeable cell doesn't do anything different than a primary alkaline battery. It provides a voltage that the device can use for electrical power. In fact, the voltage of an alkaline cell drops very quickly to the 1.2V of a NiMH cell, and continues to drop below that. So most of the time you will probably get less voltage from an alkaline battery.
The different discharge voltages will give a false charge reading if the system is designed to only give the charge of alkaline batteries. That's why the indicator on my Wii remote stayed at two or three out of four, before it eventually died.
I don't know how they compare with battery life, because it always depends on the application. A typical alkaline battery apparently has an equivalent capacity of 3000 mAh, but that is only true for certain test circumstances.
An alkaline cell deteriorates significantly when it discharges, compared to the constant performance of a NiMH battery. So for example digital cameras, which need high currents, it might not be able to use alkaline batteries which still have a significant amount of charge. From what I've heard, cameras will typically last up to twice as long with high capacity rechargables compared to alkaline cells.
I should think the Wii remote is pretty similar, as I have only recharged the batteries once so far. I hope Nintendo can do some kind of update for the remote to give more accurate readings for rechargabes, it should be at least possible.
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When I look at the fairplay DRM, it really seems to do the best thing for what I want to use, whith the one exception of only being compatible with iPods.
I get to know how the system works, and where there are restrictions. Some things that I find good comnpared to other systems:
1) I can copy and backup the files wherever and on whatever I want. It's a simple file, of which I can see the details. To listen to it, the machine has to have been registered with the account you bought it with, and you can register 5 computers. If you have it registered, you can play it as often as you like.
Other systems don't give you access to the files, and you can only copy them or move them with a special program the way the manufacturer intended.
2) I don't "use up" any of the tunes by listening to them, or when burning them to a CD. Some others do.
3) iTunes will clearly show you which songs have DRM, and which don't. It will let you play unprotected MP3s or AACs that you ripped or got from anywhere without trying to inspect the source or slapping it's own DRM everywhere.
I haven't had too much experience with WMA files, so I suppose some of the things I said might not be applicable for some (but as far as I know, Sony's system does all of that)(WMA has, I believe, different "levels" of protection).
But as long as I still have my account, I know I will always be able to play the songs I purchased from iTunes, and I do feel relatively in control.
Now that would be a phenomenally stupid thing to do wouldn't it? Depending your currency on the economy of a foreign country.
but then go on to show that the one system is linked to the other
No, the point is that the US says a foot is so many meters.
Whereas metric units are defined by physical constants in the Universe. A meter is defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in a certain time, whilst the second is defined by the time it takes for some chemical reaction. They're still working on an absolute definition of the kilogram, last I heard, but you get the idea.
So, as measurements become more accurate, you still have a reliable definition of the unit.
And units aren't made up either. In the SI-system, you have a few base units: kilogram, meter and second, plus ampere, for electricity. These are of course slightly arbitrary. But out of those three units you can derive basically all other physical Units.
As for electron-Volts, it's pretty simple: e is a physical constant. Take the reciprocal value, and you have your answer. There are 6.204x10^18 electron-volts in one joule.
Except that one says "I don't think that much of you", and the other says "you're going to be fucked by little daemons sticking hot pokers up your ass for the rest of all eternity, so there"
No, you fail to grasp the point everyone else is getting at here: Rare used to consistently turn out solid games, but those times are gone, and this news story is just another reason why they will probably never come back. As to Kameo: I can't say, I haven't played it. All I do know is that I was looking forward to playing it back in 2000, when they presented it for the GameCube. That's how long it's been pushed around.
No, the point is that the iPod can play DRM-free music, wheras the Sony alternatives, at least at the time, couldn't. (The software slapped DRM all over your files as soon as you imported them).
There's a reason Panasonic are pushing Plasmas: That's their main market. If you want a Plasma, go for Panasonic, whereas you're best to go with Samsumg for LCD. It doesn't make them unbiased just because they do make a few LCDs too.
You can tell how useless their claims are when they come with shit like "LCD's are all right in kitchens", or that LCD's "cannot reproduce the full range of colors in a HDTV broadcast".
Then they come with some blatently false claims such as that Plasma's are environmentally freindly (they are the biggest electricity-guzzlers in consumer-electronics history), or that Plasmas have better viewing angles.
LCD's don't fade with time, and don't suffer from burn in. That's good for me.
The difference is that when humans exhaust carbon dioxide, it is from a source in the planets carbon cycle. For every molecule of glucose you burn, which contains six carbon atoms, a plant has converted six molecules of CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. So the net output is zero.
It would work the same if everyone were to use biofuels to drive around in too.
The problem is when you use mineral fuels, which have been stored by the planet for millions of years, and suddenly release them in the atmosphere.
The more we can limit the burning of fossil fuels, the better it is for CO2-levels.
It would be a challenge, but by no means inconcievable. The cheapest source for fuel-grade oil is apparently palm oil. With some large plantations, it should be possible. Compared to the price of taxed car fuel, vegetable oil is cheaper in most of Europe.
Rule 1:
Read up on some basic ecology before excreting shit from one's mouth.
It's because the publishers are too scared to try new formats and methods of distribution, because all they want to do is hold on to their obscenely high profits and margins, whether it's good for the consumer or not.
When you look at some examples, and how successful some new forms of media have been, it makes you wonder what kind of complete douchebags are in charge here.
VHS movies were expensive. When DVDs started offering a huge catalogue of films for reasonable prices, sales skyrocketed.
Online music stores offered single songs to customers at reasonable prices, and were hugely successful.
But wait, that means that they can no longer sell $15 dollar albums, that have one good and the rest is just filler. So they started with this "the whole album is a work", and selling a song on it's own would rip everything apart, so the good songs are "album only".
Well no. Copyright laws are a part of the regulations on imported goods. What you import also has to confer with local copyright laws.
Square, Capcom and Konami, they're the biggest whores you can imagine. Seriously, they will go for the market leader, no matter how much their games make up the Playstation brand. At the time of the SNES, they were Nintendo's whore, when Sony took over, they found their new partner, and now that the PS3 isn't looking too good, theyre keeping back in commiting themselves. BTW, Final Fntasy XIII has been confirmed for PS3, and we have seen nice Videos, but doesn't that sound a little familiar?
Are you implying that they should censor conclusions that people draw out of public information?
RTFA: It is thought that global warming may be behind its decline, as warmer seas are less productive and the penguins may not be able to find enough food to eat, but researchers admit they have not yet established the reasons.
No. Why is it illegal? There are no laws on the working conditions imported goods were made under(the source you linked to is from Daily Mail, not exactly an anti-sensationalist paper. The claims do seem a little dubious). When they import them, it is properly declared and they pay import tax and duties.