For the skeptics citing power,space and price issues, try this one on for size http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/cotton-candy-the-usb-sized-arm-pc-that-ru... _______________________________________________ *Good judgement comes from Experience.* *Most of that comes from Bad Judgement.* _______________________________________________ * * 2011/12/6 aki <aki275@gmail.com>
@Brian, some imo comments inline, just amatuer stuff from me nothing serious :-)
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 5:17 PM, Brian L <lusiola@gmail.com> wrote:
@aki You are very right I can't deny that DVD or blue ray will not go obsolete afterall it is possible today to get music on vinly right? Though not all artists will put their music on them.
I believe the DVD standards will grow further as there will be better technology advancements to the materials and proprietary algorithms used to really enchance the viewing and sound experience. All this flash disk nonsense is a big step backwards and really its more to do with people who could be least bothered with retaining original quality or even technology advancements. Its a social problem.
I am not an audiophile but you can get audio on .flac which hardly compresses the propriety audio.
That word hardly means everything. For a comparison, we have no problems with Mono sound but Stereo is just another thing all together. Infact, if you listen to the local stations, you can tell how bad or good the Mono/stereo implemenattion is. I think Capital and Kiss FM are true stereo because you can hear the drums or other instruments go left-right channels on certain tracks.
It is also possible to get a download of a DVD movie as is...that the original DVD was just copied and still play it from a flash disk.
To copy, you will need to rip the format because it is not possible to take the original protected file. And ripping will take away all the enchancements and puts the file in standard formats. A very big step backwards.
Just a leymans point of view. The point I was putting across is that we are at a transitional point of how content is delivered to your big screen and HT. Can I also point out about DLNA slowly becoming a standard from mobile phones, cameras, TVs and even high end HTs with built in WiFi. Anyway not diverting from original discussion. Wash has a good solution.
@Wash has a very nice solution and its really nicely priced too. The unit is a very good file server despite its size and features. But the problem is this, all those mpeg encoders are a standard implemenation, which will really take away the viewing experience. It may not matter on a computer screen but it definately matters on large screens.
BTW my question wasn't answered but now I have another who and why did the first manufacturer put a record button on the compact cassette player? Then the same manufacture also sold blank cassettes to allowing end users to copy original content. Sony did quite good for anti piracy with the UMDs for the PSP. But I digress.
If you notice with all Radio broadcasts worldwide, whenever they are playing tracks that are fairly new or have certain content commitments, the Radio DJ will always intervene either half way or towards the end of the track. And they will also not play the entire track. The record buttons were put there so that you could create your own content but I think the internet and its social movements ( part piracy ) have created a larger problem than is necessary. They found a platform to share data that has its original creators. I guess if one is an artist, they would understand the concept more. This would be the same question as whether an ISP should allow torrent traffic to hijack its network?
Rgds.
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