On Friday, Oct 18, 2002, at 01:31 Europe/London, John Niven wrote: > 1) play audio CD's (in stereo).
Sadly only 22KHz stereo which is excruciating if you are use to 48KHz Digital audio. I had a 7.5GB hard disk in mine and a 6300 logic board. I could easily have used SoundJam to turn it into a JukeBox but the sound was just too limp compared to my G3. > 2) watch TV. Picture;s not great, lets be honest. I get a much higher quality picture using a VCR plugged through my 840av. > 3) play videos (and DVD's if I hook that up). Playing PAL videos in a predominantly NTSC country is very cool. As for DVDs I don't think I am going to be satisfied until I get a 23" HD Cinema display ;). > 4) play the latest video games. Wow. That is kinda neat. I guess the picture quality isn't fantastic but who has the cash for a 28" HDTV Widescreen television anyway? > 5) get on the internet (when I get my wife to OK broadband :) Now that IS worth a shot :), it'll be slightly sluggish for internet use, even with broadband. Be warned that 68k MAcs are not great at decoding JPEG images so the load time on some pages will be looonngggg.... > Now that's what I call a "Home Entertainment System", and for a total > of $34.45! > You just gotta look for a Mac's strong points, and kit it out right. For $34.45 it's great. I guess I had many of the features better elsewhere before or during the time I had a 630CD so I'm not looking at it from the same POV. I'm just bringing it into a perspective. I dunno what your guys would pay for a basic quality 15" TV over there but I suspect it's cheaper and does more stuff. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Mac LC Central My homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/markbenson/> -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:quadlist@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:quadlist-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:quadlist-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
