Bilbo: he's young in The Hobbit, old in LoTR: Probably a different actor, no big deal, though all things depending, Hollywood has this stuff called "make up" and "face putty"...
Gandalf: in regards to the other posts: try thousands of years. A little make up will more than do the trick.
Gollum: As someone said: CGI, no big deal there. He's also hundreds of years old, so they could probably use the same models.
Why do I care if it supports FLAC? Apple provides a compressor and decompressor for ALAC, and you can freely convert between lossless formats without fear.
Yeah, true enough, but last I checked, due to DRM issues, it's hard to get from ALAC to other formats, Could be wrong.
Better audio output? Prove it.
You have to listen to the both to hear it. Several articles I googled (pretty sure it was on the CNET article as you linked) stated that the audio output quality was better.
I don't need a simple hard drive interface, it'd be tougher for it to be simpler than iTunes, and I already like Apple's menu organizational structure (the one they paid Creative $100M for), so I don't feel the need to rearrange my menus by rearranging my files.
I guess it's a personal preference. I don't like booting up any extra software to copy over my music. I just plug it in, and toss the files over. No mus/fuss. They are already organized, as that's how I encoded/saved them.
The Cowon only uses it's USB host for cameras and such, yes. Basically like the IPod, it's for accessing USB mass sotrage devices, didn't realize the iPod had that.
If I remember correctly, doesn't the CNet article state that the iAudio X5 meets and/or beats it's reported battery life, but the iPod does not?
While the screen resolution is a bit low, due to it's small size (still slightly bigger than the iPod if I remember correctly), it's not that bad. The size is the biggest pain in both cases.
Yeah, the "COLOR SOUND" moniker is retarded to say the least, I'll grant that. As for left handed, depending on what I'm doing I'll use either hand, and due to it's small size, it's comfortable with both, though I have slightly large hands, and it's more comfortable in my left hand, though I am right handed, it's no bother.
As for the toughness of the build: I've dropped it on asphalt from 5+ feet at least twice, cement at lower feet a few more times, and it's fell off my desk onto carpet many times. I usually and in a hurry, and dont bother setting it down gently. It has one *tiny* scratch on the front, and the screen is completely unmarred. There are reports of these taking 10+ foot drops, being stepped on such (I may have stepped on mine, don't remember), but the thing has a very durable metal case.
Also, the text reader is nice for grocery and book lists (I hadn't mentioned that).
All in all, for many people, it's a nicer player than an iPod, and for many people it isn't. That's why I said it was comparable.
Though I'm glad I don't have to use iTunes, that app uses more resources on my computer in idle, than winamp (or XMMS in BSD) does playing music. I know, you can use an iPod without iTunes, that's why I didn't put "no need for iTunes" as an advantage, anda gain, that's subjective.
Regardless, I wouln't trade my little X5 for a similar sized iPod if you gave me $100 to sweeten the deal.
I was thinking more along the lines of physical durability with that one. Could be that though.
If that's the case, I'd really want 1000x more durable, or more.
(1) $50 less is not the same price
(2) having seen both, the X5 still looks better
(3) technically the format isn't proprietary, just most software doesn't let you set the frame rate to be what the X5 likes.
(4) I gave a lot of other reasons, try to read them, maybe you'll get it. It doesn't suck, it just is much better at some things, and much worse at others. They are about on par, and for my uses, the X5 is better for me.
I so wish this were on FreeBSD
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It (and better TV Tuner drivers) are probably the only things that really make me want Linux over FreeBSD.
Still, it's a nice release, even if I can't use it.
No, with the cost of the PS3 and XBox360, it's actually cheaper to turn a decent wordprocessing/web computer into a gaming computer, including joystick costs, than to get a console. So even #1 isn't really true.
Now many games are on one console + pc, which means if you go the console route, you might have to get multiple consoles to play the games you want, whereas PC might handle all of the games for you...
I guess I don't completely agree with (1) either.
Anyway, what it comes down to, is neither is really better than the other. Each has advantages and disadvantages for whatever you want. Me, I have my PC for a lot of gaming, and my PS2 for a few good RPGs that aren't released on PC. That's all I need.
(1) I agree to. (2) and (3) - never had a problem with them, even on computers "too old" to play a game, typically, I've found games will play on machines with about 1/2 the minimum requirements if you turn them down. As for tweaking, setting a couple settings isn't that challanging to get most games working, hardly qualifies as tweaking... (4) Only relevant if you find them to be "killer". If they don't draw you, then no big deal. Oh, and there are PC exclusives too, so this really has no weight. (5) Don't sony online games have this kind of thing? OK, I'll grant it as a selling point though, if you get the XBox, which I probably wont. (6) I wasn't gonna say it, but this guy is PC inept. I got that from his descriptions of some of his PC handlings. I've never had much of a challange running older games, if WinXP doesn't run them, get a DOS emulator or use a win9x boot floppy. (7) Funny, I don't have those problems on my Windows or BSD PCs either... Oh and some people would say "No porn" is a detriment. (8) Call me back when you get out of the 90s, that argument has no weight. I've gamed with plenty of people in the same room, and had a good social experience. My $100GFX card can kick your consoles butt. Deal with it. I can even hook my comp up to a TV if I want to downgrade my graphics to compete! (9) Because they don't make controlers for the PC, The USB thing I have hooked up to my case with the two analog sticks, the "+" direction button, 4 thumb buttons, two middle buttons, and four index-trigger buttons (resembling a PS2 controller) must be something else./sarcasm off. Seriously, there are more controler options for the desktop computers, and to be honest, many of the are more functional. (10) So it takes another two to six months to get some freaky controller design on the PC. Big freakin deal.
He had some points, but his anti-pc rants were mostly uninformed. No thanks.
Cowon IAudio X5 is comparable at 60GB. There are several advantages (open audio formats including flac, better screen quality, better audio output, simple hard drive interface with no special software needed, tougher build, USB host, battery life). And several disadvantages (can't look at photos while listening to music, except the background, the only video format is uses is hard to make except via their software, and it does not show off the better screen quality).
All and all, most reviewers I've seen rated it as "on par with an iPod Video" in terms of quality, fixing any of the errors I mentioned would put it ahead, according to them.
by "n.b. must support mac", I take it you mean that for that result, a notbook must support MacOS? Sorry, none do, but with FreeBSD, Linux, or IMO even Windows, I don't need MacOS.
But it seems to me that I just don't feel the Apple hype. Most of the time, there is something equal or better out than the Apple product for a lower price.
Still, I guess it's nice to see new [takes on old things] on the market, like we will see, but I just don't expect anything world shattering.
that just made me think of the wide-screen version of a video someone accidentally released.
Instead of taking the original film, they pan-and-scanned the pan and scan, giving a doubly cropped wide screen!
And if you think I'm anti-bsd (the closest that could be to trolling), I use BSD on my *nix machines and wont even consider touching linux again for a long time.
Wii, maybe
But the PS3 has to get nails out of it's own DRM, overpriced, overdelayed, and downgraded performance infected self before it can think of doing that to the XBox 360
but if I sued someone like that, I wouldn't want to sue for money. Since the crime is spam, I wanna sue for meat. Let me bring in a knife or sword for the verdit if I'm successful, I'll carry out the sentance for free... I think the digits will do nicely (and prevent more spam)
as a user, I value this kind of criticism - it's better out in the open where the devs are pressured to do something about it, than behind close doors where those of malicious intent can go about their nefarious business unhindered.
did that on a 2k box, and a few times on my xp box.
Next question?
Oh, and if you want to have any crdibility, you might want to cut the intentional misspellings, that makes it less believeable.
given relativity, if a photon had mass, it would have infinite energy.
one could correlate through that, if a photon had mass, and a (as in one, just one) photon existed, it would probably destroy the universe.
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Bilbo: he's young in The Hobbit, old in LoTR: Probably a different actor, no big deal, though all things depending, Hollywood has this stuff called "make up" and "face putty"...
Gandalf: in regards to the other posts: try thousands of years. A little make up will more than do the trick.
Gollum: As someone said: CGI, no big deal there. He's also hundreds of years old, so they could probably use the same models.
I was thinking more along the lines of physical durability with that one. Could be that though. If that's the case, I'd really want 1000x more durable, or more.
I didn't see it in this, does PRAM not have the read/write cycle limitation of flash? I hope so...
hmm... People are playing Karma roulette with my first post.
Glad I could provide some fun and games I guess...
so now I'm a troll for wanting this piece of software under my OS of choice. Nice. Real nice.
really? Where is it under ports? Or do I have to manually build it from the myth download? How painful is that?
(1) $50 less is not the same price (2) having seen both, the X5 still looks better (3) technically the format isn't proprietary, just most software doesn't let you set the frame rate to be what the X5 likes. (4) I gave a lot of other reasons, try to read them, maybe you'll get it. It doesn't suck, it just is much better at some things, and much worse at others. They are about on par, and for my uses, the X5 is better for me.
It (and better TV Tuner drivers) are probably the only things that really make me want Linux over FreeBSD. Still, it's a nice release, even if I can't use it.
Gaming PCs aren't necessarily more expensive than consoles, if you are going to having a web/wordprocessing computer.
Web Computer -w- monitor: $500-$600
Gaming Computer -w- monitor: $1000-$1500
Console without monitor: $200-$800
It is possible to get a gaming computer for less than that console + the web computer.
errr... wait.
No, with the cost of the PS3 and XBox360, it's actually cheaper to turn a decent wordprocessing/web computer into a gaming computer, including joystick costs, than to get a console. So even #1 isn't really true.
Now many games are on one console + pc, which means if you go the console route, you might have to get multiple consoles to play the games you want, whereas PC might handle all of the games for you...
I guess I don't completely agree with (1) either.
Anyway, what it comes down to, is neither is really better than the other. Each has advantages and disadvantages for whatever you want. Me, I have my PC for a lot of gaming, and my PS2 for a few good RPGs that aren't released on PC. That's all I need.
(1) I agree to. /sarcasm off. Seriously, there are more controler options for the desktop computers, and to be honest, many of the are more functional.
(2) and (3) - never had a problem with them, even on computers "too old" to play a game, typically, I've found games will play on machines with about 1/2 the minimum requirements if you turn them down. As for tweaking, setting a couple settings isn't that challanging to get most games working, hardly qualifies as tweaking...
(4) Only relevant if you find them to be "killer". If they don't draw you, then no big deal. Oh, and there are PC exclusives too, so this really has no weight.
(5) Don't sony online games have this kind of thing? OK, I'll grant it as a selling point though, if you get the XBox, which I probably wont.
(6) I wasn't gonna say it, but this guy is PC inept. I got that from his descriptions of some of his PC handlings. I've never had much of a challange running older games, if WinXP doesn't run them, get a DOS emulator or use a win9x boot floppy.
(7) Funny, I don't have those problems on my Windows or BSD PCs either... Oh and some people would say "No porn" is a detriment.
(8) Call me back when you get out of the 90s, that argument has no weight. I've gamed with plenty of people in the same room, and had a good social experience. My $100GFX card can kick your consoles butt. Deal with it. I can even hook my comp up to a TV if I want to downgrade my graphics to compete!
(9) Because they don't make controlers for the PC, The USB thing I have hooked up to my case with the two analog sticks, the "+" direction button, 4 thumb buttons, two middle buttons, and four index-trigger buttons (resembling a PS2 controller) must be something else.
(10) So it takes another two to six months to get some freaky controller design on the PC. Big freakin deal.
He had some points, but his anti-pc rants were mostly uninformed. No thanks.
why not just manufacture white shingles for houses/buildings, and require they be used. That would reduce AC costs in the summer as well.
The ice method would require so much energy production it would be counter productive.
Cowon IAudio X5 is comparable at 60GB. There are several advantages (open audio formats including flac, better screen quality, better audio output, simple hard drive interface with no special software needed, tougher build, USB host, battery life). And several disadvantages (can't look at photos while listening to music, except the background, the only video format is uses is hard to make except via their software, and it does not show off the better screen quality). All and all, most reviewers I've seen rated it as "on par with an iPod Video" in terms of quality, fixing any of the errors I mentioned would put it ahead, according to them. by "n.b. must support mac", I take it you mean that for that result, a notbook must support MacOS? Sorry, none do, but with FreeBSD, Linux, or IMO even Windows, I don't need MacOS.
But it seems to me that I just don't feel the Apple hype. Most of the time, there is something equal or better out than the Apple product for a lower price. Still, I guess it's nice to see new [takes on old things] on the market, like we will see, but I just don't expect anything world shattering.
that just made me think of the wide-screen version of a video someone accidentally released. Instead of taking the original film, they pan-and-scanned the pan and scan, giving a doubly cropped wide screen!
how is that trolling?
And if you think I'm anti-bsd (the closest that could be to trolling), I use BSD on my *nix machines and wont even consider touching linux again for a long time.
how do I go about voting '5 funny' on this. I can't stop laughing...
The idea of an ancient zombified '98 box is just hillarious though. I know they exist, but I still can't stop laughing at the though...
we know what's not gonna happen? The PS3 getting the self-inflicted nails out of it's coffin?
Wii, maybe But the PS3 has to get nails out of it's own DRM, overpriced, overdelayed, and downgraded performance infected self before it can think of doing that to the XBox 360
but if I sued someone like that, I wouldn't want to sue for money. Since the crime is spam, I wanna sue for meat. Let me bring in a knife or sword for the verdit if I'm successful, I'll carry out the sentance for free... I think the digits will do nicely (and prevent more spam)
as a user, I value this kind of criticism - it's better out in the open where the devs are pressured to do something about it, than behind close doors where those of malicious intent can go about their nefarious business unhindered.
at the moment none.
I usually do windows updates every couple/few months. I'm behind a hardware firewall, and tend to avoid high risk stuff anyway.
Also, I never run windows updates that are less than a week old, too many have shown themselves to have issues.
did that on a 2k box, and a few times on my xp box. Next question? Oh, and if you want to have any crdibility, you might want to cut the intentional misspellings, that makes it less believeable.
given relativity, if a photon had mass, it would have infinite energy. one could correlate through that, if a photon had mass, and a (as in one, just one) photon existed, it would probably destroy the universe.