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Community weekly poll: Which prediction is the most likely to occur?
- 1/25/07 10:16 AM
I'm sure it will be free.
by Ed-duh-win - 1/25/07 7:14 PM In reply to: Thx for info on dual boot. by acoxon1274I'm pretty sure the service packs will be free of charge. MS shipped free XP SP2 discs to SP1 owners (at least my dad got them free) so I believe they will continue with that with Vista.
By the way, I agree on the graphic card thing; you don't need sweet UI to have the full experiece...the overhauled parts are worth it just by themselves.
Vista
by McKinney42 - 1/24/07 7:08 AM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
I will not upgrade to Vista, I am presently using Microsoft Windows Xp Professional. From all indication that I have read about Vista, it contains a number of flaws in it. I will wait for at least one (1) year before I try Vista.
Predictions for 2007
by servaes_marc - 1/24/07 7:33 AM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
Blue Ray becomes the high-def standard.
Hard Drive recording dominates hi-def camcorder format.
Compact Flash takes over for standard-def camcorders.
Digital music servers fall to 200 dollar price range.
Someone will please make a car stereo with a card slot to play mp3 music without connecting a wire to an ipod or similar device. Actually, I can't believe it has not happened yet.
Car stereo
by TrackStar1682 - 1/24/07 9:01 AM In reply to: Predictions for 2007 by servaes_marcFord is making this possible with their SYNC system.
They have HDD
by Ed-duh-win - 1/25/07 7:16 PM In reply to: Predictions for 2007 by servaes_marcThey have HDD-based car audio system, actually. I believe it is cheaper for the GB than flash cards. Some cars like Chrysler Sebring are available with a 20GB (removable) HDD.
That's way better than paying more for the iPod connectors.
Upgrade to Vista...PS3...HD-DVD.....
by CGeorgeNC - 1/24/07 9:52 AM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
I downloaded and installed RC1 of Vista a few months ago on my Dual Core HP Laptop with Nvidia GeForce graphics. I use my computer for typical college related needs, and multimedia, and was impressed with the new version of Media Center in Vista. I love the new Aero look and the sidebar, and built-in search features. I also like the networking, but I had a lot of incompatible drivers. Hopefully those have been fixed by now. I missed the deadline by one month for a free upgrade to Vista from HP, and I'm NOT going to pay $179. I think most users will find that Vista is really an aesthetic upgrade to XP, with not many obvious changes. It's not worth the price of an upgrade, especially if you don't have a powerful enough PC for the visual effects.
I saw the first HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player from LG the other day. $1,199! Maybe as prices go down that will help put an end to the battle, and both formats will coexist with the movie studios chosing their favorite format. I own an Xbox 360, and a 720p LCD 32", but I'm not going to invest in a $200 HD-DVD drive just so my movies will look that much better.
And lastly, PS3, needs to come down in price to somewhere around the price of the Xbox 360 to have a better chance to sell its games. I've seen plenty of PS3's at Target and Best Buy, but not a Wii in sight.
The next tech jump
by tfosutf - 1/24/07 11:34 AM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
The next tech jump will be to the solid state HD's and the integration of blue ray portable operating systems. I think that the process that are coming out now will allow the user to carry the OS on a blue ray disk with the 100Gig resources that will improve security because the flash or solid state drives can hold the codes for the hardware and the disk that you cary arround and can use from any machine will provide the os to do what ever you want as far as you need. Some gamers will keep the flash hd loaded with the programs, but the buisness people can and will carry the data and systems on secure disks.
Few Windows XP users will upgrade to Vista
by oregonlj - 1/24/07 3:46 PM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
This is the one I am sure of!
oregonlj
by swathingscientist - 1/26/07 9:07 PM In reply to: Few Windows XP users will upgrade to Vista by oregonljJust a note.Can't see what all the fuss is about,folks going round and round and round about Vista.The only thing pushing Vista at the moment is the mega bucks MS is blowing into the wind to get naive people to buy it.
The Windows XP/Sp3 Home and Pro has officially been extended now until the end of 2014 as far as updates,hotfixes,whatever.
No hurry to rush off and buy an OS that's only half-baked.Given time,an awful lot of improvements will be made,so,why suffer through with them at this point?.Impatient individuals are going to go after it no matter what is said in our forums,the smart,the patient will wait.
I'm running both 98 and XP on two machines and am quite satisfied with the way both are performing.40% of the HD on the XP machine I also have the AOL 9 Optimized which is a very good OS,seeing as I've had every one since the version 3.20% of the other with the 98,I have Firefox and Opera.Thus,the need to go off and scuttle myself with Vista is non-existant.Just my H-Penny's worth.
Re: Which prediction is the most likely to occur?
by DaSpEcTeR - 1/24/07 8:24 PM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
These two are most likely to happen. 1. Better games breathe new life into Sony PS3 by midyear: It's a noted fact that games for new consoles need time until the games are fully fledged. 2. Few Windows XP users will upgrade to Vista: I was optimistic about this new OS, but really, this thing does not offer me anything that XP doesn't offer. In fact I'm losing more than I would get. I would need a new firewall and antivirus software, and some software according to the Vista Advisor won't run on Vista. My computer is more than able to run any version of Vista, but there’s just too many restrictions built into Vista; HDCP, DRM, and who knows what else. It's just not worth it at this time. I'll give it a year or longer before I succumb to the masses.
the age of linux????
by extreme343gs - 1/25/07 8:44 AM In reply to: Which prediction is the most likely to occur? by Marc Bennett
well linux is getting to the main stream. so is solaris (sunmicrosystems) all open stuff.i think more & more people will jump abord.rumours are that apple(os X) will help linux out. so i think PC users have an alternative.
the only problem linux is facing is that they are not commercialised like OS X.i hope they do so. i wont mind paying a bit if they got a better alternative.
the majority won't get Vista--but people that play games..
by presbp - 1/25/07 11:08 PM In reply to: the age of linux???? by extreme343gsThe majority of people will not get Vista for awhile. Although there will be some that purchase it not knowing they need a gig of RAM and take it back. Others will upgrade just because it is the newest thing which is usually the group that thinks that just because something is new means it is always better. Then there will be gamers that wait until Direct3D10 (directX10) becomes the game standard or they wait for Crysis from Crytek is released and/or the price of the DX10 videocards goes down. Then there are those that wait for the first service pack before bothering with it. Businesses will upgrade if they have the money I know for a fact that the local university here will upgrade all their systems to Vista at the time of the first service pack because the entire place got new machines with 2 gigs of RAM. I personally will get Windows Vista when Crysis is released and after the first service pack is released. The only reason I use Windows instead of another OS is that I play PC games. If I could play big PC titles like Half-Life 2, or Company of Heroes, or Crysis on any other operating system I would be moving on to a Linux distro soon. (hope Microsoft doesn't see this and get me.. with their multi-billion$ mercs 
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You are correct
by Paul3637 - 1/26/07 6:31 PM In reply to: the majority won't get Vista--but people that play games.. by presbpVISTA is DOA until they have all the upgrades in place. The gamers will be shocked to find VISTA runs slower than XP on almost every application - even with a 256MB graphics card. PCWorld Feb2007, WSJ, cnet the other day. What more is there to say. People who want to love this operating system find it slow even with dual core AMD 3800 2.0 GHz processors or the sad at best Intel 2 duo core 1.86 GHz processor that DELL was stupid enough to put it in their expensive XPS 410 gaming sysytems. Wait a year and if you need a new PC now - good luck. Within a year, both AMD and Intel will offer a standard 2.4 GHz dual core processor for all these problems - well, unless Microsoft decides that the "eye candy" is not worth slowing down compters to a halt even when you have 2GB of RAM.
Some points.
by Ed-duh-win - 1/26/07 7:11 PM In reply to: You are correct by Paul3637Although you got many points there, I disagree with the whole RAM and processor thing - you can run Vista on a 6 year old HP Pavilion with a 900MHz processor, as another member posted a while back. Of course without eye candies. My friend's Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz runs Vista fine with Aero, and he's only got 512MB RAM. The same was for XP - the minimum of 256MB RAM was a huge thing when most PCs came with only 64MB. It's the advancement of technology at work - 1GB RAM becomes nothing in a year.
I cannot disagree with you.
by Paul3637 - 1/26/07 7:37 PM In reply to: Some points. by Ed-duh-winAlthough my own computer when run against the Windows official VISTA test says all is good to go except the printer/fax/copier and a few other minor issues, I cannot see any benefit to paying $156 for an upgrade that will be a pain in the rear end. I was simply shocked to find out that most apps are slower on VISTA than XP. My computer is lightning fast, I keep it in good shape with proper maintenance, and so VISTA is of no use to me. Until my IT people at work tell me to install it at home, I will wait. NO GAMER HERE; furhter, I have no use to see files in 3D. By the way, I have digital TIVO and Direct TV satellite and also get Netflix. So I have no need to download TV programs from a computer when they are free from DirectTV/TIVO. If I want to see a movie in 3-D, I order the DVD on Netflix with 24 hour service. If anyone reading this does not know about TIVO, they should unplug their computers and get into the real world. TIVO is now considered better than cell phones as world's most useful technological advance as far as TV is concerned.
I plan to sit back and relax as all the VISTA horror stories unfold. Also, yes I have offsite backup of all my files.
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