More like a Slashdot idiot who has helped probably hundreds of people spanning many age groups and nationalities out with their computer problems, both professionally and for friends.
You have no idea how little most people understand computers. Those under 25 are generally more "computer literate" these days sure - but while they can use computers, it certainly doesn't always mean that they know how they work, or anything about audio codecs and compression. I barely even know anything about them, though I "know enough to know what I don't know" kind of thing.
Sharing gaming or browsing experiences on a PC at a desk in one of the less usual scenarios, and to me the summary sounded like it was talking of a machine designed for induhviduals.
For a movie or local multiplayer you want a large TV setup, which is a different matter. There are many silent or near silent options for boxes to put under your TV and watch movies, and either stream from your computer or online services, all of which are nicer to use than a PC.
I have 2 consoles HDTV, speakers and headphones in my room to cover all eventualities, and we have the same setup in the lounge, but with surround sound and an AppleTV. The lusers seem to enjoy it fine.
I feel the same when it comes to most games, although for movies I do prefer being able to make out fine detail without having to move too far into ear-bleed levels.
Calling it a remote GPU makes it sound more exciting than it is tbh. You could already do the same thing with a separate attachment, and the GPU is still inside the PC. When I first saw the headline I was imagining a separate GPU module. Of course such a thing would be rather slow anyway compared to a local card.
This is true. I just remembered that I also bought an Xbox 360 in November though so altogether I can probably play most things. Forgot I even had it because I've spent the last month playing GT5. I only got the 360 to play online with certain friends, not even for the exclusives.
Not exactly. I binned my Amiga. But I also know the gaming system I built 6-7 years ago is far more powerful than the netbook that does me fine from day to day.
Heh. No, it was more to prove I could be more mature and get by with a low power (in both senses of the words) machine. It wasn't primarily an environmental statement. The annoying fan whine that a lot of laptops have was also a factor, it's nice to have a silent machine.
I also wanted to test how feasible it would be for some of our staff to do their work on such a cheap and low spec machine, especially the offshore guys who often lose or damage their laptops and need a replacement. So it made sense overall.
I concur. I'd already started doing MP3 downloads before my last move, but after moving I switched exclusively to them soon after. All my CDs are in a few boxes in my mum's loft, I have no CDs at my place.
A lot of my bedroom is taken up by DVDs and blu-rays though. We're starting to get enough space to reasonably rip all this stuff at a decent quality, but I really can't be bothered yet. I suspect I'll end up just torrenting them all, or using an HD streaming service for all my movie needs. I have SD streaming already..
I can't understand is why people wouldn't actually want to have a bit-perfect digital copy on physical medium as a back up.
Are you serious? Most people have no idea what that even means.
I do know what it means, but I don't particularly care right now. I'm happy with ~192kbps MP3 or higher, and also I'm happy with the idea of in another few years (when probably even our phones will be able to hold all of our music uncompressed) downloading FLAC filled torrents of these legally bought albums to put in my collection. It may be illegal to do so, but I don't think it would be immoral. I've already done something similar when I couldn't be bothered ripping CDs (don't have a CD drive for my netbook and can't be bothered setting up another machine to do it).
This is part of the reason I switched to using a netbook for work and play. To prove that I don't need to take part in at least part of this cycle. Too many people upgrade simply to have the newest or most powerful thing they can have, rather than realising their 5 year old laptop or whatever is actually still a capable machine (especially if you get rid of Windows).
Are those just for the case, or is one for the GPU too? It seems to me a lot more hassle than just plugging in some headphones. This is assuming the machine is only really used for games.
If the PC is also used for movies (where I do prefer speakers, though headphones are okay) then of course fan noise is incredibly annoying, so improving the cooling would make sense. Or, stick with headphones for gaming (really great for positional sound), and get something like GoogleTV/AppleTV/WDTV etc to stream the movies to your TV while leaving the PC in another room.
Personally I just use a netbook and my phone for browsing, and do everything else on my PS3 slim, which handles all my gaming and movies almost silently, and is hooked up to my HDTV. Considering adding my brother's old gaming PC into that setup, but I'm not sure I'd have much use for it, apart from the occasional nostalgic game of CSS. I like not having to switch around channels on my TV:p
Well, I haven't looked into it, but it may still be able to offload the decoding to the GPU, just not to hardware designed specifically for that actual codec. That shouldn't be any more expensive, but it would probably use a lot more power.
Yep, it's a cool tech, but I think the ideal use is for tidy HTPC or presentation type setups, rather than gaming. It's an option of course, but I'd rather spend the money elsewhere.
I'm aware of it, but like I said I'm starting to think it wouldn't affect their bottom line too much. And as long as they make a profit on the sale of the console then it's still profit (I'm also aware that they weren't turning a profit on the hardware for a good while either), and it means people have a shiny PS3 there waiting to play official games and blu-rays. Homebrew is a great option to have, but that doesn't mean people won't want to splash out on some triple A title like Uncharted or LittleBigPlanet from time to time.
Since when has the web been anything like TV, Radio, or physical media, and why should it be? Much better to use a free codec than have to have your browser developer or whoever waste money on licensing.
Compared to Sony actually removing OtherOS and other things, this IMO is not something to protest about.
If GeoHot had actually committed to re-enabling OtherOS properly then I'd be more in support of him, but he did a very half assed job and gave up pretty quickly.
They wouldn't have even disabled OtherOS in the first place if he hadn't made such a big deal about how he was going to crack the PS3!
I don't owe GeoHot anything, and Sony are not doing anything immoral here. Not going to protest anything.
Prior to Sony's removal of OtherOS, there were only tiny cracks in the wall and Sony could reasonably have expected it to last several more years. Following the removal of OtherOS, the demolition of Sony's safeguards was swift and ruthless.
The commercially-minded piracy people, and the bored teenagers who wanted to play pirated games, just weren't good enough to break a console's security (even if major flaws did exist) and the people who were good enough; they weren't interested, as they could already do what they wanted with the system.
Actually, IIRC, GeoHot started working on the PS3 just before they removed OtherOS. That seemed to be the entire reason why they removed it. Then after they did remove OtherOS, GeoHot gave up and it took a long time for any real cracks to come out. It was hardly swift compared to iPhone jailbreaks and the like.
I definitely think providing Linux was a good thing to do. I'm happy with them requiring official games to be signed too to at least give us a few years with no fscking wallhackers etc. I'm not sure there was too much point blocking off the 3D though. If they hadn't done that, there wouldn't really be any incentive to crack the system. Also I don't think they'd lose out on that many sales just because of 3D homebrew and ports of Quake III or whatever. If anything they'd probably get more sales as more people appreciate that Sony are trying to renounce their douche-nozzley ways.
Yes, the position of the public is pretty clear, but the fact remains that we weren't asked, and even when we did make our opinion known, they kept doing what they wanted anyway. It's a joke that the public actually gets any say in how the country is run.
I have always wondered why people think voting for one of two or three parties actually changes things that they care about. There can't be much chance of any one party representing all of an individual's ideals (unless they have been basically brainwashed by that party and its supporters of course). I wonder what the average ratio of politicians making good on their pre-election promises is too.
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Yes, I didn't know the technical term. They fully enclose your ears anyway. I have some half open (meshed) ones.
I didn't say anything of the sort, dumbass.
More like a Slashdot idiot who has helped probably hundreds of people spanning many age groups and nationalities out with their computer problems, both professionally and for friends.
You have no idea how little most people understand computers. Those under 25 are generally more "computer literate" these days sure - but while they can use computers, it certainly doesn't always mean that they know how they work, or anything about audio codecs and compression. I barely even know anything about them, though I "know enough to know what I don't know" kind of thing.
Sharing gaming or browsing experiences on a PC at a desk in one of the less usual scenarios, and to me the summary sounded like it was talking of a machine designed for induhviduals.
For a movie or local multiplayer you want a large TV setup, which is a different matter. There are many silent or near silent options for boxes to put under your TV and watch movies, and either stream from your computer or online services, all of which are nicer to use than a PC.
I have 2 consoles HDTV, speakers and headphones in my room to cover all eventualities, and we have the same setup in the lounge, but with surround sound and an AppleTV. The lusers seem to enjoy it fine.
I feel the same when it comes to most games, although for movies I do prefer being able to make out fine detail without having to move too far into ear-bleed levels.
Calling it a remote GPU makes it sound more exciting than it is tbh. You could already do the same thing with a separate attachment, and the GPU is still inside the PC. When I first saw the headline I was imagining a separate GPU module. Of course such a thing would be rather slow anyway compared to a local card.
This is true. I just remembered that I also bought an Xbox 360 in November though so altogether I can probably play most things. Forgot I even had it because I've spent the last month playing GT5. I only got the 360 to play online with certain friends, not even for the exclusives.
Not exactly. I binned my Amiga. But I also know the gaming system I built 6-7 years ago is far more powerful than the netbook that does me fine from day to day.
Heh. No, it was more to prove I could be more mature and get by with a low power (in both senses of the words) machine. It wasn't primarily an environmental statement. The annoying fan whine that a lot of laptops have was also a factor, it's nice to have a silent machine.
I also wanted to test how feasible it would be for some of our staff to do their work on such a cheap and low spec machine, especially the offshore guys who often lose or damage their laptops and need a replacement. So it made sense overall.
I concur. I'd already started doing MP3 downloads before my last move, but after moving I switched exclusively to them soon after. All my CDs are in a few boxes in my mum's loft, I have no CDs at my place.
A lot of my bedroom is taken up by DVDs and blu-rays though. We're starting to get enough space to reasonably rip all this stuff at a decent quality, but I really can't be bothered yet. I suspect I'll end up just torrenting them all, or using an HD streaming service for all my movie needs. I have SD streaming already..
I can't understand is why people wouldn't actually want to have a bit-perfect digital copy on physical medium as a back up.
Are you serious? Most people have no idea what that even means.
I do know what it means, but I don't particularly care right now. I'm happy with ~192kbps MP3 or higher, and also I'm happy with the idea of in another few years (when probably even our phones will be able to hold all of our music uncompressed) downloading FLAC filled torrents of these legally bought albums to put in my collection. It may be illegal to do so, but I don't think it would be immoral. I've already done something similar when I couldn't be bothered ripping CDs (don't have a CD drive for my netbook and can't be bothered setting up another machine to do it).
This is part of the reason I switched to using a netbook for work and play. To prove that I don't need to take part in at least part of this cycle. Too many people upgrade simply to have the newest or most powerful thing they can have, rather than realising their 5 year old laptop or whatever is actually still a capable machine (especially if you get rid of Windows).
Damnit, don't tell me that now even plants are bad for the environment?! We just can't win!
Not really. It probably makes it even more illegal to forge a library card though.
Are those just for the case, or is one for the GPU too? It seems to me a lot more hassle than just plugging in some headphones. This is assuming the machine is only really used for games.
If the PC is also used for movies (where I do prefer speakers, though headphones are okay) then of course fan noise is incredibly annoying, so improving the cooling would make sense. Or, stick with headphones for gaming (really great for positional sound), and get something like GoogleTV/AppleTV/WDTV etc to stream the movies to your TV while leaving the PC in another room.
Personally I just use a netbook and my phone for browsing, and do everything else on my PS3 slim, which handles all my gaming and movies almost silently, and is hooked up to my HDTV. Considering adding my brother's old gaming PC into that setup, but I'm not sure I'd have much use for it, apart from the occasional nostalgic game of CSS. I like not having to switch around channels on my TV :p
Well, I haven't looked into it, but it may still be able to offload the decoding to the GPU, just not to hardware designed specifically for that actual codec. That shouldn't be any more expensive, but it would probably use a lot more power.
Yep, it's a cool tech, but I think the ideal use is for tidy HTPC or presentation type setups, rather than gaming. It's an option of course, but I'd rather spend the money elsewhere.
If noise is your only reason for doing this, just get a decent pair of in-ear or fully enclosed headphones.
I'm aware of it, but like I said I'm starting to think it wouldn't affect their bottom line too much. And as long as they make a profit on the sale of the console then it's still profit (I'm also aware that they weren't turning a profit on the hardware for a good while either), and it means people have a shiny PS3 there waiting to play official games and blu-rays. Homebrew is a great option to have, but that doesn't mean people won't want to splash out on some triple A title like Uncharted or LittleBigPlanet from time to time.
Since when has the web been anything like TV, Radio, or physical media, and why should it be? Much better to use a free codec than have to have your browser developer or whoever waste money on licensing.
Compared to Sony actually removing OtherOS and other things, this IMO is not something to protest about.
If GeoHot had actually committed to re-enabling OtherOS properly then I'd be more in support of him, but he did a very half assed job and gave up pretty quickly.
They wouldn't have even disabled OtherOS in the first place if he hadn't made such a big deal about how he was going to crack the PS3!
I don't owe GeoHot anything, and Sony are not doing anything immoral here. Not going to protest anything.
Prior to Sony's removal of OtherOS, there were only tiny cracks in the wall and Sony could reasonably have expected it to last several more years. Following the removal of OtherOS, the demolition of Sony's safeguards was swift and ruthless.
The commercially-minded piracy people, and the bored teenagers who wanted to play pirated games, just weren't good enough to break a console's security (even if major flaws did exist) and the people who were good enough; they weren't interested, as they could already do what they wanted with the system.
Actually, IIRC, GeoHot started working on the PS3 just before they removed OtherOS. That seemed to be the entire reason why they removed it. Then after they did remove OtherOS, GeoHot gave up and it took a long time for any real cracks to come out. It was hardly swift compared to iPhone jailbreaks and the like.
I definitely think providing Linux was a good thing to do. I'm happy with them requiring official games to be signed too to at least give us a few years with no fscking wallhackers etc. I'm not sure there was too much point blocking off the 3D though. If they hadn't done that, there wouldn't really be any incentive to crack the system. Also I don't think they'd lose out on that many sales just because of 3D homebrew and ports of Quake III or whatever. If anything they'd probably get more sales as more people appreciate that Sony are trying to renounce their douche-nozzley ways.
Because of the DMCA. You probably own books and music too, but that doesn't make it legal for you to re-publish them.
(I meant percentage of promises that politicians make good on, not the ratio of politicians that make good on their promises or not)
Yes, the position of the public is pretty clear, but the fact remains that we weren't asked, and even when we did make our opinion known, they kept doing what they wanted anyway. It's a joke that the public actually gets any say in how the country is run.
I have always wondered why people think voting for one of two or three parties actually changes things that they care about. There can't be much chance of any one party representing all of an individual's ideals (unless they have been basically brainwashed by that party and its supporters of course). I wonder what the average ratio of politicians making good on their pre-election promises is too.