Posted by Alpha on 09/09/06 04:11

"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 19:37:41 -0700, Alpha <none@none.net> wrote:
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>>"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:07:16 -0700, Alpha <none@none.net> wrote:
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>>>>"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
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>>>>> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:27:49 GMT, Mark Jones <noemail@mindspring.com>
>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>>Larsonist84@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>> This is a very interesting article put up on TGdaily, it covers the
>>>>>>> high system spec demands of HD-DVD and Blueray playback. It also
>>>>>>> links
>>>>>>> out to a cool program that will analyze your system and tell you if
>>>>>>> your system is ready for the new technology or if you better start
>>>>>>> shopping for a new PC.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/09/08/hd_ready_pc/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Cyberlink published a free "advisor" tool that provides some
>>>>>>> details
>>>>>>> on system details and if they are powerful enough to run HD-DVD or
>>>>>>> Blu-ray movies on a computer. Don't be surprised, if watching a
>>>>>>> video
>>>>>>> will exceed your current system specs."
>>>>>
>>>>>>I went to http://www.cyberlink.com/ and downloaded their test tool.
>>>>>>My computer is more powerful than most but it still doesn't pass
>>>>>>the tests. The adoption rate for either if these new formats is
>>>>>>going to be real low for a long time when people can't even use
>>>>>>them in a relatively high-end PC.
>>>>>
>>>>>>I do not intend to replace my PC for at least 2 years because it
>>>>>>is an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ with 1GB of RAM and 320 GB HD.
>>>>>>These specs are still not enough to get the job done. The entry
>>>>>>level for these new disks is simply too high for me to be
>>>>>>interested.
>>>>>
>>>>> I find that really hard to believe. A 350mhz P2 is enough to handle
>>>>> dvd
>>>>> video;
>>>>> a 1.5ghz p4 is four times the processor. I can't believe a 2.5-3.0
>>>>> ghz
>>>>> p4
>>>>> would have any problem at all on hddvd or BR.
>>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps cyberlink is assuming that microsoft vista will be such a
>>>>> steaming
>>>>> pile of shit that it'll need 6 ghz of processor(s) just to handle the
>>>>> file
>>>>> and
>>>>> video requirements.
>>>
>>>>Not at all. The number of pixels to be displayed per frame is HUGE with
>>>>HD.
>>>
>>> That would explain why HDTV games are impossible.
>>>
>>> NOT.
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>>NOT
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> Pull your head out of your ass. Games running at HDTV resolution are as
> common as dirt.

What I meant was you analogy was wrong. Games have no relationship here,
fool.

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