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Comment oh the irony (Score 1) 227

Just as Google won't allow devices like my WD TV Live to show Youtube videoes in HD. But with the special WDLXTV firmware, I can see the clips just fine in HD. (I think it redirects requsts through Apache to rewrite the requests)
Not that I really watch much on Youtube but I find it annoying that i couldn't watch the few videoes I wanted to see, in HD, when I knew they were available.

Comment Re:DO NOT WANT: print server, storage, P2P daemon, (Score 1) 268

I agree, I also have a airport extreme i use for all of these things, including routing to the internet since my ADSL is just a modem
(horray).
Unlike my ZyXEL which failed with 50+ connections open and my Linksys which just had to be powercycled now and then, my airport extreme just sits there and requires no attention, reboots slowdowns etc. I don't even think it is that expensive for what it is doing.

Comment Re:Can't wait to see (Score 3, Insightful) 702

Whine whine whine whine. It is getting old.
Don't you think the users buying those phones are quite aware of that now. And it is not like we don't have proper alternatives by now.

I admit it is really scary that the average user just want computers and gadets that works together well without the need to have any technical knowledege at all, and for the average user, the limits are nothing compared to getting the average phone to sync properly with windows or navigating through the eel infested waters of the internet safely without getting vira etc.
Even some HTC phones with android have been terrible with unstable windows drivers and I have spent more than one evening fixing other peoples computers, so that they could do something that should be Plug'n'Play 10 years ago(syncing their Hero phone with XP).

Comment Re:Language Problems (Score 1) 572

Bought a couple of DVDs because the price was 10$(think it was around 55dkr. instead of the usual 30$-38$ that they cost here.

Got a single season of Simpsons for round 90$ which a stupid amount of money and decided to wait for the rest, now i could get then for around 30$ and now got the first seasons worth having.

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How To Play HD Video On a Netbook 205

Barence writes with some news to interest those with netbooks running Windows: "Netbooks aren't famed for their high-definition video playing prowess, but if you've got about $10 and a few minutes going spare, there is a way to enjoy high-definition trailers and videos on your Atom-powered portable. You need three things: a copy of Media Player Classic Home Cinema, CoreCodec's CoreAVC codec, and some HD videos encoded in AVC or h.264 formats. This blog takes you through the process."

Comment Must create the need (Score 1) 184

I can get FTTP if I want to, but why should I when I can get a 20/2 megabit ADSL for half the price.

Ok, I can see the geeky coolness in having a 50/50 or even 100/100 megabit internet connection. But it the real world I have no use for it. In reality I did almost fine on a 4 megabit, it was a little on the slow side for HD streaming, but the few hours between work and sleep I hardly had time to notice.

(the fact that the fiber was coming to my town was the reason the phone company a micro DSLAM in my neighborhood, before that the maximum waa 4 megabit and they had no plans to upgrade. But that is another story)

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