Another example is it will soon be illegal to sell a new TV that has analog inputs that can be used for high-def.
And what televisions are there now that do that? *cough*
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Zenkitty - Feb 20, 2010 7:24:30 pm PST #12946 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
tommyrot - Feb 20, 2010 7:33:16 pm PST #12947 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Mine does.
Except for stuff I bought from the iTunes store.
ION, highdef = pretty. This is the first time I've actually used highdef resolution on my TV.
Mala - Feb 21, 2010 3:14:13 am PST #12948 of 25501
I'm delurking to find out what you bought to make that work, if you don't mind. I want to do that but haven't had a chance yet to hunt down what all I need to make it happen.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2010 7:11:42 am PST #12949 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Hi Mala!
Here's what I bought.
AppleMini-DPtoDVIAdapter
PartNumber:MB570Z/A
$29.00
Belkin-12HDMI:DVICable
PartNumber:TR843LL/A
$29.95
Note: This is for the MacBook Pro with the mini-video adapter. Older versions of the MacBook Pro have a different video connector (I think) but they don't have this DRM issue, so you could buy a VGA or composite video adapter instead.
eta: Oh, you'd also need a 1/8" stereo plug to stereo RCA adapter. You can find this at Radio Shack.
Liese S. - Feb 21, 2010 8:33:39 am PST #12950 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, that reminds me, I did finally get the right adapter for my Env3. It was indeed a proprietary 2.5mm jack, and not the one sold by Verizon. Frustrating. But it all works now, and the adapter has a volume control and a mic with a send button so I can answer the phone while listening to music. Bonus.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2010 8:45:57 am PST #12951 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I am tired of the sucktastic web access from my Virgin prepaid phone. Just discovered I could get a BlackBerry 8330 with a Boost prepaid plan. How good is the browser on an 8330?
brenda m - Feb 21, 2010 9:02:35 am PST #12952 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
What sort of sites are you usually viewing? The Curve is fine for stuff like this, lj, google, cta. Some blogs and sites aren't really set up for mobile access so can be kind of clunky.
Maybe I should say, what are the issues you currently have? I can probably tell you if I run into the same things.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2010 9:23:27 am PST #12953 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Maybe I should say, what are the issues you currently have?
Mine is very slow, and the screen is too tiny. It takes too long to get to the right page on the CTA bus tracker, even though that site is optimized for mobile devices. Also, b.org is slow and takes too long to scroll through the pages.
Because of its limitations, those are really the only two sites I use.
Mala - Feb 21, 2010 9:27:16 am PST #12954 of 25501
Oh, thank you! I do have a newer MBPro with video adapter, so I think that is what I would need too.
tommyrot - Feb 21, 2010 12:27:20 pm PST #12955 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, upon using the Virgin Mobile Broadband2Go data modem for a bit, I'm amazed at how much bandwidth Google Reader chews through.