Not necessarily a bad idea but you are going to get slow
ping speeds to a geosynchronous satellite. It's that pesky
speed of light issue that we've discussed before.
Not for broadband, just for digital TV. My $20/mo Internet connection is
just fine for that, but I think it would be silly to use
I have not heard great things about DLP.
DLP has greatly reduced the cost of video projectors and I think that is
great. On the down side, lamp life is 6,000 hours and the replacement
cost is about half the cost of the unit. I know my CRT TVs have been
around longer than 6,000 hours. I have
some dlp units require factory replacement of the bulb. others are a do it
your self. the do it yourself cost is around $1-200.
bulb life is frequently only 2-3000hrs. 1000 hrs is 6 weeks. you turn your tv
on first thing in the morning and turn it off when go to bed, the bulb lasts
less
If you get a clear signal from a roof top antenna it certainly is the
way to go. No compression artifacts from the cable and Satellite
providers trying to scrunch more signal into the limitations of their
bandwidth.
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 10:12 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My clear
They used to have DLP in the gym I go to. About once every six months
they would all post a notification that it was time to change the
bulb. Since they all ran the same 24/7 all the messages would come up
around the same time. Now they have plasma panels.
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Tom
The DLP's we looked at, the lamps were a couple hundred.
Mike
On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have not heard great things about DLP.
DLP has greatly reduced the cost of video projectors and I think that is
great. On the down side, lamp life is 6,000
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Cable Fights FIOS with Lies
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Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 2:12 PM
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/comcast-degrades-hd.html
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1008271
i have comcast in dc
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I haven't been paying attention, but I think it's a bit of a leap to
say that FIOS is inferior to cable (if anyone has?). Cable seems
capable of faster speeds
] Cable Fights FIOS with Lies
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Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 7:08 PM
Let the product do the talking and let the marketplace decide is
my philosophy.
Looks to me like engineer logic, but the market works with marketing
logic. That is why this story caught my
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Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Cable Fights FIOS with Lies
Is cable really supposed to have faster speeds? If so,
that has to assume no contention with other users.
Isn't FIOS bandwidth allocated on a per
Wimbledon is currently on nbc hd and espn2hd.
nbc is probably 1080p
espn is maybe 540.
i can see the net strings clearly on nbc. the scoreboard is clear when looking
from 100' away.
fine looking images.
on espn, the net is a gray smear, and the scoreboard is fuzzy.
the two feeds are
Unless somthing has changed, there is no 1080p broadcasts yet.
Mike
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:14 PM, gerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wimbledon is currently on nbc hd and espn2hd.
nbc is probably 1080p
espn is maybe 540.
i can see the net strings clearly on nbc. the scoreboard is clear
All I can say is that LCD/Plasma TV's are the best way to go for clarity.
I have a conventional in the bedroom and a flatpanel in the Living
room and the difference is absolutely clear. I can read the text and
clearly see it.
I also have TIVO on both sets and the TIVO menu is crystal clear
how do you compare the lcd plasma with dlp, or with 3 gun lcd/dlp? best buy
or circuit city have pretty good lineups for comparison.
as mike points out, broadcasts are 1080i at the major networks, however, the
way i read this, there is sometimes a 1080p datastream in the signal
I have not heard great things about DLP.
On the others I have no idea. I just know from what I have
personally seen at home and other.
To me that is the acid test. I do not have specialized video going
to feed all my TV's so I can show the best it can possibly do.
One of the biggest
Isn't FIOS bandwidth allocated on a per-connection basis?
Yes as far as I know. We operate on a you pay for it you
get it business model. All the time.
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I have not heard great things about DLP.
One of the guys that is a regular on Leo LaPorte's
TechGuy podcasts seems to prefer DLP's over plasma or
LCD in some applications. Evidently DLP on the
widescreen (theater) is a no-brainer.shrugs
On the others I have no idea. I
I include in their bias American made cars.
In many of their past reviews they would talk about what was right
with the American made car and then give it lousy ratings when it did
not deserve it. (In checking their charts they usually were on par
with the foreign made one)
In many cases I
My clear preference is for FIOS over comcast for internet.
I'm having a rooftop antenna installed next week. Fie on modern
technology.
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if they only want a game system how about an Xbox or
PS3?
Well I can address that.
I still see people thinking of games as being Donkey Kong
on a C64. Nothing wrong with that, that was OK.
In the current century an ultra-fast PC is a basic requirement
for major titles. If they have a
And a lot of storage!
Stewart
At 09:14 PM 6/28/2008, you wrote:
Well I can address that.
I still see people thinking of games as being Donkey Kong
on a C64. Nothing wrong with that, that was OK.
In the current century an ultra-fast PC is a basic requirement
for major titles. If they
My clear preference is for FIOS over comcast for internet.
I'm having a rooftop antenna installed next week. Fie on modern
technology.
Not necessarily a bad idea but you are going to get slow
ping speeds to a geosynchronous satellite. It's that pesky
speed of light issue that we've
Let the product do the talking and let the marketplace decide is
my philosophy.
Here in the united states,
the entire effort of the advertising industry is to convince the marketplace
that an inferior product is the product of need.
get a logo, a color, and a jingle.
start with GM and ford,
Here in the united states,
the entire effort of the advertising industry is to convince the
marketplace that an inferior product is the product of need.
get a logo, a color, and a jingle.
start with GM and ford, run through Procter gamble, continue with
BofA, citibank, and on
I haven't been paying attention, but I think it's a bit of a leap to
say that FIOS is inferior to cable (if anyone has?). Cable seems
capable of faster speeds, but will they offer those better speeds at
better prices is the question.
the entire effort of the advertising industry is to convince
We have finally decided to move to Verizon FIOS. Verizon has
been pushing it hard in my area, even going so far as to send
door-to-door salespeople, which ordinarily ups my sales resistance,
but inthis case I have finally been persuaded.
Verizon is offering to replace our landline, cable and
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/03/31/comcast-degrades-hd.html
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1008271
i have comcast in dc. my sister has fios in dallas, which was very much
better.
the differences i saw in the tv images was considerable. almost the same as
the spread
Let the product do the talking and let the marketplace decide is
my philosophy.
Looks to me like engineer logic, but the market works with marketing
logic. That is why this story caught my attention. The marketeers list
features that are irrelevant to how their product performs and swift boat
Cable ads attacking Verizon confuse consumers
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080621/ap_on_hi_te/tec_cable_vs_fiber_ads
Cable companies are running ads with a curiously similar message,
emphasizing that cable networks are fiber-optic, even though none of
the companies draw fiber all the way to the
I like the last bit about Verizon running misleading ads regarding
compressed and uncompressed video.
Personally I don't care if they lay kewpie dolls from end to end, I care
about the end result and cost.
Mike
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Cable ads
Personally I don't care if they lay kewpie dolls from end to end, I care
about the end result and cost.
Yeah, that's pretty much the bottom line. But I figure I'm going to
get a bigger long term return on massive capital investment now than
I am on putting band aids on what I've got.
It's
I haven't seen much market place decisions around here. I have one bad
choice. I keep wondering when DSL will die...and then I realize some still
use dial up.
Mike
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 10:00 PM, Eric S. Sande [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But the marketplace decides.
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