Re: WTF? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r11719317 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:31:48 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:31:48 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11719317 anon : who said that? i was trying to illustrate the irony of how technology here has come full circle-merging the computer and the tv again just like in the commodore 64 days.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11719317 Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:05:29 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11714053 DaSneaky1D : If you have limited income, why would you even be concerned with something that is a "want" anyways? Products like these are for people willing to spend out of their excess to have them.

Just because you can't find a need for it within your bubble of a world doesn't mean the technology is junk. Goodness, some people!
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] :: my trivial ramblings :: []]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11714053 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:03:34 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713780 anon : I have tried backspace, it suffers from the same problems all of these do. To do real-time streaming, you have to lose something in the quality and performance. The bandwith is just not there to make it work.

And don't even get me started on MCE. Hint to Microsoft, move on or make a good set-top box for MCE. We all know their failures with ultimateTV, didn't even make a year before it died..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713780 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 16:35:33 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713290 dadkins : Some of us are disabled, how limited of an income are we talking here?

TIVO? Better than TIVO! I can watch recorded shows or type posts on messageboards or play DOOM 3 or... all on the same machine. Save your money like I did, you could buy one too!

TV over broadband is great! Check out Backspace, you might just like it. ;)
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Nuke 'em all, let God sort 'em out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713290 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:50:34 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713062 anon : well, for those of us with limited incomes and lives/jobs to attend to, i still don't see the need here, but that's just MHO.

TIVO, anyone?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11713062 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:25:06 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712923 dadkins :
said by strohsbeer:

I still don't see the need to turn your $1000 PC into a $100 television. Talk about a waste of bandwidth.
Ever hear of Media Center Computers? I'm typing this from a Sony that is a laptop, TV, DVR, Digital Stereo, etc.

I already record certain well wanted TV programs that most people have to download to time-shift on their computers. I have Comcast HSI going in one port, Comcast Cable TV going in another(misc outputs to various other devices too). Some of us don't need ISP-TV, we already have TV and use our bandwidth for computer related tasks.

Then there is Backspace... »www.backspace.tv/theatre.asp?use···erything :o Don't knock it!

Life is good! :)
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Nuke 'em all, let God sort 'em out.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712923 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 15:09:25 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712786 DaSneaky1D : When a service is provided, the move will be more geared to appliances that will use that service. IP television will eventually play on regular sets, not just PC.

Here's the competition in the future...Cable companies have the triple threat advantage right now (VoIP, streaming video on demand, HSI), but they are limited by the technology of the cable infrastructure.

Once Telcos begin offering fiber based services in a broad manner, people will have a true choice of which conduit to receive their service.
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] :: my trivial ramblings :: []]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712786 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:47:58 EDT Re: WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712769 jap : People want time shift. And most will choose to turn their TVs into connected storage, not PCs into TVs.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712769 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:45:12 EDT WTF? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712594 anon : I still don't see the need to turn your $1000 PC into a $100 television. Talk about a waste of bandwidth.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11712594 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:22:21 EDT