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I watched 2001 on a Creative Zen Vision M  \/\/\/\/ holy poo poo, XVID , there's a blast from the past Quantum of Phallus fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Feb 1, 2017 |
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I used to watch movies and TV on a launch PSP all the time, I remember manually XViD-ing all my Futrama DVDs and paying out the rear end for a big Sony Memory Stick because they don't use SD cards, ha.
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Feb 1, 2017 17:22
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I think I watched the first episode of Desperate Housewives on an iPod Video. This was before the iPhone even existed.
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Feb 1, 2017 18:35
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Binary Badger posted:You didn't buy from them personally, did you? I would in a heartbeat. 3000+ feedback at 100% while selling refurbished computing equipment is loving amazing.
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Feb 1, 2017 19:02
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I rented Michael Clayton and watched it on my iPod touch in bed when I got back from winter break in college. I think rentals had just come out
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Feb 1, 2017 20:03
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Twerk from Home posted:I used to watch movies and TV on a launch PSP all the time, I remember manually XViD-ing all my Futrama DVDs and paying out the rear end for a big Sony Memory Stick because they don't use SD cards, ha. Did the exact same thing for long train rides. I think I ended up liking that functionality better than any of the games that came out for it.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:18
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Remember when Sony wanted people to buy movies on UMD?
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Feb 1, 2017 23:22
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Sonys proprietary formats killed their handhelds. Releasing the VITA with proprietary memory cards was despicable.
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Feb 1, 2017 23:25
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Mu Zeta posted:I think I watched the first episode of Desperate Housewives on an iPod Video. This was before the iPhone even existed. I did this, but with Lost outputting to a CRT. They never listed their video spec anywhere, no matter where you looked, but it was eventually pulled from somewhere to be "768 Kbps, 320 x 240, 30 frames per sec" This was largely untrue however and was a guess at what the CPU would accept. In the pre-handbrake / PLEX / vlc app days to convert a video you had to: - convert to mp4/264, then an esoteric new thing with almost no support - The iPod could play any height/width you wanted, but with a particular maximum total # of pixels (a bit higher than above) - It had to conform and both had to be divisible by 16 - the screen was 4:3 so you probably want to crop - there was a very narrow bandwidth between "visual garbage" and too many pixels for the iPod - there was a rounding error in how it did 23.98fps video that would make any video fall progressively out of sync unless you up/down-scaled the FPS If you actually got it working it was basically magic in 2005 though.
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My vision m came with its own conversion app that would convert to MP4 (I think?) and would work maybe...80% of the time without errors. Sync issues were the worst. I then got the iPod "classic" with the full colour display and videos looked amazingly good.
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Feb 2, 2017 01:18
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:http://www.apple.com/shop/product/FF839LL/A/refurbished-133-inch-macbook-pro-27ghz-dual-core-intel-i5-with-retina-display Last question...I don't need the laptop until may-is there any reason I should wait to get this? I don't anticipate the price dropping between now and then, but what the hell do I know?
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Feb 2, 2017 02:49
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sex swing from IKEA posted:Last question...I don't need the laptop until may-is there any reason I should wait to get this? I don't anticipate the price dropping between now and then, but what the hell do I know? That's probably the lowest you'll see it until the next model rMBP are released. If you can afford it now, I'd say pull the trigger. There's no guarantee what's available in the refurb section from one day to the next.
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Feb 2, 2017 02:53
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Sphyre posted:In this situation with a new macbook you would use a TB3 hub, connect all your desk peripherals + ethernet to that, and then be able to connect and power your macbook with a single cable (possibly two or three depending on what monitors you use. I think there are TB3 hubs that support dual 4k monitors over a single cable). That's a massive improvement over having to connect a bunch of poo poo to your macbook, not to mention having a rats nest of cables on your desk, every time you want to move, imo! Exactly my thought. I don't get dongle hate at all. Admittedly I'm one of those people who never plugs anything in to my laptop except power cable. However, if I wanted to connect to my peripherals at my desk, I would just use a single hub and fixed-cable configuration. No dongles, no problem.
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Feb 2, 2017 04:49
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Hi guys, Couldn't get an answer in the cg thread so here goes: I am in the market for a 2016 mac book pro to use with final cut pro 4k video editing on the go and hopefully some 3d using Maya. Anyone here use those apps with the Radeon 455 version that's available in apple stores? I am curious how much of a performance increase is there between 455 and 460. Thanks for any help.
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Feb 3, 2017 06:41
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Powered Descent posted:Counter-anecdote: the typical use case for laptops (with or without apples on them) in the ops center is a power cable, two or three external monitors, a proper keyboard and mouse, and a set of earphones. My 2014 MBP handles all this like a champ. Sure, everyone sometimes uses their laptop "naked", but mostly just in meetings or if hanging out on a beanbag for a while. But there's a reason we keep all that extra crap handy at our desks, and use it 90% of the time. Lots of people were bitching about the ports on the new MacBook, but I'm in a similar situation, and now I have a great little USB-C dongle that my monitor, power, and keyboard and mouse are plugged into, so I just attach one cable and I'm all setup. That and for some reason TouchID authenticates against our directory server way the gently caress faster than just typing my password. I have no idea why but it's just lovely.
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Feb 3, 2017 07:28
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keyframe posted:Hi guys, The 460 has twice the video ram, so... like, twice as good as the 455  FCPX runs like a dream on my MBP with the 460, but it was never too awful on my MBA. I'm going to have to test out 123d Design today, I've never used maya. 8ender posted:Lots of people were bitching about the ports on the new MacBook, but I'm in a similar situation, and now I have a great little USB-C dongle that my monitor, power, and keyboard and mouse are plugged into, so I just attach one cable and I'm all setup. That and for some reason TouchID authenticates against our directory server way the gently caress faster than just typing my password. I have no idea why but it's just lovely. Which dongle did you get? Asking for a friend... tuyop fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Feb 3, 2017 |
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Feb 3, 2017 15:45
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tuyop posted:The 460 has twice the video ram, so... like, twice as good as the 455 123d is dead. It's time to move up to Fusion 360.
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tuyop posted:The 460 has twice the video ram, so... like, twice as good as the 455 I use this one as a "dock" at work. https://www.amazon.com/HooToo-Shuttle-Delivery-Charging-Output/dp/B019R9ILTG I also have a couple of these I keep in my bag. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015Z7XE0A
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Feb 3, 2017 15:54
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eddiewalker posted:123d is dead. It's time to move up to Fusion 360. Oh. Sigh.
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Feb 3, 2017 15:58
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How does one prep a MacBook Pro to sell now? I know with iCloud and all that, it's kind of hard. I want to show the potential buyer the desk top and all that but without any of my info (my iCloud) on there. Is there a way to reformat and gain access to the desktop without logging in? I know iPhones won't allow it. Anyways, jumping from my 2015 rMBP to the new 2016 models wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. I miss the old keyboard but the dongles aren't so bad once you learn how to tether them together to the power supply. The 2016 MBP makes the 2015 model look thick and bulky, it's crazy how much lighter and thinner it is in person. I also don't know how they did it but the SSDs in the 2016 15" MBPs are even faster then last years model. I had a 1TB ssd in my old 15" MBP and that was blazing fast already. Edit: I just wished this laptop had a GTX 1050 instead of the Radeon Pro 460 for CUDA Rabid Snake fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Feb 3, 2017 |
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Feb 3, 2017 20:15
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Rabid Snake posted:Is there a way to reformat and gain access to the desktop without logging in? Install the stock OS X the laptop came with by using Internet Recovery (so the install isn't tied to your Apple ID). That will at least get you to the Welcome wizard, which is more than good enough when showing that it boots etc. If you want you can go through the wizard and set up an account with no password.
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Feb 3, 2017 20:40
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New LG UltraFine 5K monitor is trash. Crashes macOS and half the time Windows only recognizes 800x600 at glorious 5K DPI. Returned it and got two Dell 4K monitors. Now poo poo works.
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Feb 3, 2017 21:18
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5 was too many Ks
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Feb 3, 2017 21:20
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Just bought a 2.9 , 1 tb 460 gfx card mbp and can't find a goddamn usb c to usb cable anywhere in this city. loving apple could have at least put one usb 3 port on this thing 
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Feb 4, 2017 00:21
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next time, dongle up in advance
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Feb 4, 2017 00:26
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PSA for the dongle dozen: thunderbolt 2 does not equal display port. So like, a tb3 to tb2 dongle doesn't let you plug in those two dollar eBay hdmi to display port adaptors. You need a tb3 to display port dongle for your collection instead. I'm an idiot.
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Feb 4, 2017 18:51
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tuyop posted:PSA for the dongle dozen: thunderbolt 2 does not equal display port. So like, a tb3 to tb2 dongle doesn't let you plug in those two dollar eBay hdmi to display port adaptors. You need a tb3 to display port dongle for your collection instead. You’re not an idiot, or at least not in this matter. It’s legitimately confusing.
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Feb 4, 2017 19:02
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Yep, exactly the same thing happened to me. New MacBook Pro, tried to connect to my Eizo display via mini display port, have a usb-c -> thunderbolt adapter, no worky. Time to order dongle 6
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Feb 4, 2017 20:47
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Apples page for the TB adapter says it won't work with DisplayPort
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Feb 4, 2017 21:33
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i keep forgetting what a markup these thing are. tb3 to tb2 are freaking $29! and that's with the "sale"
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Feb 4, 2017 22:34
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Strong Sauce posted:i keep forgetting what a markup these thing are. tb3 to tb2 are freaking $29! and that's with the "sale" “Good dongles are expensive.” —Tim Cook
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Feb 4, 2017 22:43
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In this regard Apple is like Monster Cables. Instead of gold coating they charge for white plastic.
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Feb 4, 2017 23:06
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brb parenting my innovative dongleHub 3000
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Feb 4, 2017 23:07
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Bulgogi Hoagie posted:brb parenting my innovative dongleHub 3000*
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*developed by LG
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tuyop posted:Which dongle did you get? Asking for a friend... This guy seems to be the best: https://www.hypershop.com/collections/usb-type-c/products/hyperdrive-usb-type-c-hub-with-4k-hdmi-support We bought something like 4-5 different weird brand name Amazon ones at work to try them out and this one supports 1440p properly, charges nicely, and doesn't gently caress with wifi or bluetooth.
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rear end Catchcum posted:In this regard Apple is like Monster Cables. Instead of gold coating they charge for white plastic. In this case they're charging for a bit more than plastic. TB1/TB2 cables had two line equalization / conditioner chips, one inside each molded plastic connector shell. This new TB3-to-TB2 adapter has a lot more than that, judging by the size of the little dongle containing the TB3 port. Thunderbolt 1/2 cabling is inherently expensive because it always has to have these chips. TB3 changes things because there's now support for slower passive cables. (IIRC, the slow TB3 passive cabling gets you the same throughput as TB2, and fast TB3 cabling with active silicon runs at twice that speed.) On a different topic I just learned something cool about the TB3-TB2 adapter by looking up Apple's product info page while writing this post: Apple posted:As a bidirectional adapter, it can also connect new Thunderbolt 3 devices to a Mac with a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 port and macOS Sierra. I had thought it worked in only one direction, so I'm glad to hear otherwise.
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Serious Hardware / Software Crap › Mac Hardware megathread - ITT dongle diagnosis
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Glad we're using a non-confusing straightforward universal cable standard now with all kinds of gotchas and incompatibilities
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Apple is literally waging a war on cables. They want to drag everything to wireless as quickly and haplessly as possible.
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