At 8:11 PM -0800 11/2/01, Amber wrote: >on 11/2/01 7:41 PM, James Sedgwick at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >> DVDs are kind of kewl, but how many people want to huddle around >> their iMac with 10 close friends and watch a movie? > > >Sorry, I should have said why I am considering it for a computer.
Probably >I am in hospital alot for a serious medical condition. Bummer, but if you were a guy you could hit on the nurses so it wouldn't be so bad, actually, they seem to have more male nurses now so being a sick chick might not be all that bad. > The idea of having a >computer to kill the endless hours of boredom when I can't leave the bed due >to my breathing, was something that appealed to me. I would love to be able >to watch DVD's. I know that a laptop sounds like a better idea but the iMac >is much cheaper and is still relatively portable. I just checked the Apple Canada store and apparently none of the current iMacs have a DVD, you can get an iBook with DVD for 2349, or an iBook with a combo drive (DVD + CD-RW) for 2699, but the screen is only 12.1", much better than 3x3, see below :-) Cheapest TiBook with DVD is 3449, but the screen is HUGE, relatively speaking :-) Movies were quite watchable on a 14.1" PB, pretty sure the Ti would be even better >I just wondered what the DVD's play like on an iMac. Good, assuming it isn't a dumb DVD that only plays well on some HW, they are out there, but my x-wif has an iMac that plays DVDs and the screen is good and the movies are fine, assuming you want to watch it on an iMac > You may think the iMac >screen is pretty small but when you compare it to the 3" X 3" hospital TV >screens, it is huge ! I agree, my mom has been in hospital since last mother's day so i know exactly how a hospital rental looks, and how much it sucks to be in the hospital >Thank you for your feedback. I do agree that it would be dumb to just have >play DVD's on a computer at home but since I am now spending more time in >hospital than at home, I just thought it might be an idea to get an iMac for >the hospital. Not sure if you are just sick, or dying, but given my druthers I would buy a TiBook if I wanted to watch DVDs in the hospital, much bigger screen and much more portable, but if i wasn't dying, I would hold out for the combo drive, DVD + CD-RW coming probably in the next upgrade Regards James ___________________________________________________________ James Sedgwick mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sedgwick & Son http://homepage.mac.com/jsedgwick/ Information System Specialists and proud Canadians -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
