On 8/4/2010 6:17 AM, Michael Coslo wrote:


So how does your Television/radio/phone/stereo work exactly? If a person
using the phone at the same time as another person trying to watch TV
and another wanting to listen to music isn't going to conflict, I'm not
sure what will. You be the one that suggested we should be buying
singular devices and plug dongles into them.


Yeah, I can see how you would have a lot of time figuring that out. It
is done with multiple computers. Home entertainment systems is run off
a desktop. Portable stuff done around the home is done on a laptop.
Stuff in a hotel room is done on one of the travel netbook/laptops.
However, I frequently have the tv in a corner of my screen, muted, an
MP3 playing though USB wireless headphones, a call going over skype or
another such application, and the software defined (SDR) radio
monitoring, etc. So the conflicts you keep coming up with are just
unknown here. Perhaps you are just one of those people who can only do
one thing at a time?



It's for the same reason that I don't want to keep my frozen meat in my
car. A whole lot of us prefer our devices to be purpose built instead of
the myriad of compromises in having all in one instruments. History has
shown that all in one devices tend to perform poorly or mediocre at best
in all their functions.


Again, only a damn fool would think about keeping food in their
palm-top/ereader/netbook, or even think about it.

Hmm, I have to imagine you're deliberately missing that analogy.


I imagine you must be missing refrigerated food!


Hmmm, my computer is not a printer, but an external printer hooked up
workes just fine. My computer is not a netcard, but a USB dongle
netcard works just fine--plugged in, my computer is not a TV, but an
USB dongle HD TV works fine--plugged in, etc. In fact, I have never
noticed any problems with them running all at once. Perhaps you need
new hardware.

As you will. My purpose built hardware has one huge advantage. A lot of
people have a whole lot of trouble keeping their computers running. I
spend a lot of time as my friends and family's Tech support guy.


Yeah, that is a real pain. You do have to learn to properly
use/maintain a computer. I am always amazed at the amount of people
standing around calling a tech for some simple "plug it in" answer to
fix it. Usually, these are the first to tell you about all the
technically complex stuff they are doing on their computer, like your
text here starts off, then you find out it usually set non-functional in
a corner with them afraid to touch it, in fear of messing it up, ROFLOL.

Explain how having a PC, with all it's security issues and other
problems, like updates that knock it out of commission, is going to be a
superior alternative to a television that you turn on, or a phone you
pick up and use. When your computer is zombified or halted due to all
the spyware on it, it will take down everything that is attached to it.
After that, we have to worry about turning our Televisions, which at
this time have a 15 year lifespan, into the 3 or 4 year lifespan of
PC's. I can just see children waiting patiently while Dad reformats and
reinstalls the system software because the computer got hosed and no one
is getting anything on the television.

So people are going to have to become IT weenies so they can watch TV?
Good luck with that one.


The above just proposes a lot of problems which don't exist in my world.
My computers run rock solid. If a kid messes with a control, or
causes a problem in the software, I just fix it. Obviously, you need a
computer course, or two, or three, ... and knowledge in the correct
operation of computers. I use Avast free anti-virus. McAfee, Norton,
etc. are just too buggy--there is a problem with these products.
Microsoft defender is an excellent addition to this.


They kind of remind me of the Escalade SUV/Pickup trucks. Horrible
pickup truck, poor SUV, and ugly as sin.


Never seen wheels, steering wheel, gearshift, headlights, etc. on a
palm-top/ereader/netbook/laptop/computer. This sounds more of mental
condition and/or drugs.

Whoosh. Another analogy about devices that try to be more than one
thing. A television is not a telephone is not a cell phone is not a
stereo system. One could be pressed into service as all of the above,
and at the same time - but it takes a pretty good argument to say it
will perform as well as the separate devices.


That is just a blatantly stupid remark. The computer was meant to do
all this and much, much more. It is that single-device-single-function
mentality which manufacturers have hired madison avenue ad men to sell
you at work.


It is time to end the stone age of electronics!

I want faster, better looking, and higher performance. I don't want
all-in wonders, which are always compromises.


Must be boring never using any USB or ported peripherals, as your post
indicates! Try it, you will find that "all-in-one-wonders" are great!

Have got no idea how you got the idea that I don't use USB devices.

Well, you whole texts are confusing. They are written around a logic
which defies translation!


- Mike -

Regards,
JS