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Orchid XP v8 a écrit :
> Darren New wrote:
>> Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Yeah, but the "minimum quality" is really, *really* low, except for
>>> absurdly high bitrates.
>>
>> Error rates also go up very quickly with longer cables, so a 10-meter
>> cable is going to need to be much higher quality than a 1-meter cable.
>
> Indeed. But who on earth is going to need a 10-meter HDMI lead? ;-)
>
A pub owner who doesnt want to have 1 receiver for each of his 20 screens.
An airport manager who want to feed the same aircraft arrivals/departure
signal (and advertisement, of course!) to all the screens in the airport.
Basically, lots of people who do not necesarily have the same needs as
Joe Q. Public.
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>> Indeed. But who on earth is going to need a 10-meter HDMI lead? ;-)
>
> A pub owner who doesnt want to have 1 receiver for each of his 20 screens.
>
> An airport manager who want to feed the same aircraft arrivals/departure
> signal (and advertisement, of course!) to all the screens in the airport.
>
> Basically, lots of people who do not necesarily have the same needs as
> Joe Q. Public.
And which of these people are going to care if a cable costs them £80? ;-)
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"Francois Labreque" <fla### [at] videotron ca> wrote in message
news:49345d7e$1@news.povray.org...
>
> A pub owner who doesnt want to have 1 receiver for each of his 20 screens.
>
> An airport manager who want to feed the same aircraft arrivals/departure
> signal (and advertisement, of course!) to all the screens in the airport.
>
An office block where there are TVs in the exco lounge and several reception
rooms, all fed from the same source
Conference halls where the person speaking on stage is recorded and that
recording fed to several screens
Even a normal person who has their TV on one wall and the receiver/DVD
player on the other side of the room.
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:49345e79$1@news.povray.org...
> And which of these people are going to care if a cable costs them £80? ;-)
>
None probably. But that wasn't the question. You asked who would need a 10m
HDMI cable.
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>> In the past, all LCDs were designed with AR and AG coatings to stop
>> specular reflections that bugged CRTs so badly. But a few years ago
>> some marketing guru realised that if you took off the AR coating some
>> people actually thought it looked "better" because it looked shinier.
>> It didn't matter that you would end up seeing a direct reflection of
>> your window or lights in the TV at home, it looked shinier in the shop
>> so it sold more units.
>
> Is this why most laptops today have a goddamn mirror-display?
Yep, it must sell more units and appeal to enough people, because it's
definitely getting more popular. See, Engineers come up with a good
solution, then the marketing people destroy all the hard work by saying
"actually we think people like the old shiny reflective screens better,
can't you make them like that". :-) Shiny things sell!
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scott wrote:
> Shiny things sell!
Indeed, I keep thinking about buying myself a laptop. Which is clearly
absurd, given that I never go outside. Why the hell would I need a
portable PC if I never go anywhere?! And yet, I keep wanting to buy one.
Hell, I keep thinking about buying an Apple! This is not sensible in any
way; I have invested thousands of pounds in PC software, all of which
would be wasted if I decided to use an Apple. I don't know of a single
piece of software the Apple has that would be useful to me. (I'm sure
there *are* such items, but I don't know of any of them yet.) And they
cost roughly 2x what a PC would cost.
But they're so *shiny* and *cute*!! >_<
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And lo On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:11:50 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
spake thusly:
> scott wrote:
>
>> Shiny things sell!
>
> Indeed, I keep thinking about buying myself a laptop. Which is clearly
> absurd, given that I never go outside. Why the hell would I need a
> portable PC if I never go anywhere?! And yet, I keep wanting to buy one.
Space saving. Instead of going to the computer because that's where it's
hooked up to the router, printer, scanner etc. you just use it where you
want and put it away afterwards. If you do need to use one of those
items... well the router is wireless, printers can be wireless too or plug
into the router and if push comes to shove you just take the laptop to
them and plug them in how many times do you use the peripherals anyway?
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I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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>>> Shiny things sell!
>>
>> Indeed, I keep thinking about buying myself a laptop. Which is clearly
>> absurd, given that I never go outside. Why the hell would I need a
>> portable PC if I never go anywhere?! And yet, I keep wanting to buy one.
>
> Space saving. Instead of going to the computer because that's where it's
> hooked up to the router, printer, scanner etc. you just use it where you
> want and put it away afterwards. If you do need to use one of those
> items... well the router is wireless, printers can be wireless too or
> plug into the router and if push comes to shove you just take the laptop
> to them and plug them in how many times do you use the peripherals anyway?
The problem is, after 4 months the battery in a laptop stops working, so
it must be permanently connected to the mains anyway. It is virtually
impossible to use a computer without a mouse, so you must have a mouse
connected too. If you want Internet access... well, personally, I would
never, ever use a wireless system. I don't trust them. Too easy to steal
my data and my connection. (Plus the problems of it not working half the
time.) Then there's my gaming microphone, my stereo system, my keyboards
(plural)... I don't need those connected *all* the time, but it's a faf
to plug stuff in each time I need it...
In short, a laptop makes no sense for me at all. And yet, I keep wanting
to buy one.
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And lo On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:13:16 -0000, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
spake thusly:
>>>> Shiny things sell!
>>>
>>> Indeed, I keep thinking about buying myself a laptop. Which is clearly
>>> absurd, given that I never go outside. Why the hell would I need a
>>> portable PC if I never go anywhere?! And yet, I keep wanting to buy
>>> one.
>> Space saving. Instead of going to the computer because that's where
>> it's hooked up to the router, printer, scanner etc. you just use it
>> where you want and put it away afterwards. If you do need to use one of
>> those items... well the router is wireless, printers can be wireless
>> too or plug into the router and if push comes to shove you just take
>> the laptop to them and plug them in how many times do you use the
>> peripherals anyway?
>
> The problem is, after 4 months the battery in a laptop stops working, so
> it must be permanently connected to the mains anyway.
Wow that's a long-life battery mine's only got a couple of hours charge in
it. Being serious where did you get those figures from? I know plenty of
people with year-old+ laptops.
> It is virtually impossible to use a computer without a mouse, so you
> must have a mouse connected too.
The magic of Bluetooth, even has its own little pouch. Still got the
touchpad for little things if I don't want to dig it out.
> If you want Internet access... well, personally, I would never, ever use
> a wireless system. I don't trust them. Too easy to steal my data and my
> connection.
Calculated risk. Yes it's easier to access then a wired system, but with
WPA and a non-broadcasting SSID you have to weigh up the potential that
someone will want to sit outside your house and try and hack it vs. the
ease-of-use you gain.
> (Plus the problems of it not working half the time.)
Other then the initial setup (damn Vista) I've this very laptop connecting
to both the office and my home without any trouble.
> Then there's my gaming microphone, my stereo system, my keyboards
> (plural)... I don't need those connected *all* the time, but it's a faf
> to plug stuff in each time I need it...
Again though, it's a weighing up of how often you use or need them and
whether you can acquire a dock.
> In short, a laptop makes no sense for me at all. And yet, I keep wanting
> to buy one.
Sucuumb to the urge.
--
Phil Cook
--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com
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>> The problem is, after 4 months the battery in a laptop stops working,
>> so it must be permanently connected to the mains anyway.
>
> Wow that's a long-life battery mine's only got a couple of hours charge
> in it. Being serious where did you get those figures from? I know plenty
> of people with year-old+ laptops.
Well, every laptop *I* have seen, the battery loses the ability to
recharge after a few months, maybe a year. When you first get the laptop
it works fine. After a few months, the battery seems to go flat much
faster than it should. After a little longer, it gets to the point where
no matter how long you charge the battery for, as soon as you remove the
power cable, the laptop instantly shuts off. I've got, like, 4 laptops
on my office floor here that all behave this way.
>> It is virtually impossible to use a computer without a mouse, so you
>> must have a mouse connected too.
>
> The magic of Bluetooth, even has its own little pouch. Still got the
> touchpad for little things if I don't want to dig it out.
How big is this mouse?
>> If you want Internet access... well, personally, I would never, ever
>> use a wireless system. I don't trust them. Too easy to steal my data
>> and my connection.
>
> Calculated risk.
Yeah, well, given all the problems above, there isn't much to be gained
here.
>> (Plus the problems of it not working half the time.)
>
> Other then the initial setup (damn Vista) I've this very laptop
> connecting to both the office and my home without any trouble.
My dad has problems to this day with computers randomly dropping their
network connections or just plain not seeing the WiFi router at all. To
the point that he's lifting floorboards to run cables round the building
to make his gear actually ****ing work properly.
Plus, AFAIK, WiFi is currently much slower than Ethernet.
>> In short, a laptop makes no sense for me at all. And yet, I keep
>> wanting to buy one.
>
> Sucuumb to the urge.
Luke... Luuuuke... *give in* to the _Dark Side_... it is pointless to
resist, my son...
Or, my personal favourit:
Luke... Luuuke... I know what you're getting for Christmas, Luke.
How do you know, father?
I have felt your presents.
:-D
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