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In news:4k8736dr4qqaq9d6bdhd1f95lkbp03g530@4ax.com,
AJL typed on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:54:15 -0700:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> which Windows Media Player version came with your SP3 install?
>
> WMP version 9.00.00.4503
Oh nice! I do have a retail version of Windows XP SP2 and I don't recall
what WMP that one has. As I use OEM versions of Windows XP SP2 and they
all have WMP v10. Which you cannot go back to WMP v9 with.
>> The newer ones I don't care much for.
>
> I don't use WMP much. I use the VLC media player. But I'm not going to
> upgrade anything that came on this XP version (and works ok) on the
> theory that newer is bigger, drive space being at a premium.
VLC is pretty nice, but I use a multimedia keyboard a lot and use pause
and play a lot. And only WMP works with multimedia keyboards. Why I
don't know?
>> yours [Surf's SSD] I am sure is a SLC type.
>
> Of course, this being the elcheapo the bare bones model. The SSD is
> soldered in saving the price of a socket. BTW the cache is disabled
> also which makes things even slower. I'm not sure that was done to be
> cheaper or to make the more expensive models (like yours) run faster
> in comparison.
Oh I didn't know your cache is disabled.
>> Yes booting up is fast enough. Although what I like better is just
>> using standby.
>
> I would prefer waiting the extra half minute or so to boot and arrive
> with a full battery.
I would normally too. But when I am out I use my netbook like a Palm. As
I turn it on for a few seconds typing or checking on something and then
put it back in standby again a lot.
>> I have six EeePC batteries and I usually take two with me
>> during the day.
>
> That kind of ruins the reason for carrying a tiny netbook does't it?
Well that one 10440mah battery has enough power to get me through the
whole day alone. But since I don't carry the AC adapter with me anymore,
I carry a spare battery instead, just in case. The batteries are pretty
light and small anyway.
>> Are you talking about using the Flash Player within a browser?
>
> Yes. It chops mostly when internet streaming. Local video file
> playback is ok.
Some websites use WMP instead Flash within a browser. And the CPU usage
is much lower than Flash. I have no idea why users are not jumping all
over Adobe for creating such a CPU hog?
>> That is the worst CPU hogging player I ever have seen!
>
> Yes, with a faster CPU it could likely handle it. Or maybe just a
> better hardware/software design. My new iPod seems to handle video
> streaming just fine on a 300MHz processor.
Does that use Flash too? Or some other player? Or does Adobe make a
special low CPU use Flash for the iPod?
>> So how is the iPod for typing?
>
> Terrible. It's a pain just to type a URL. This is a capacitive screen
> (the TX was resistive) that uses no stylus. So you have to type with
> your fat thumbs on the 3.5" screen. (The screen won't even react to a
> stylus push, it needs your body capacitance to sense a push.) The
> software is pretty good at guessing what you want but still it
> requires a lot of concentration. Fortunately I don't need to do a lot
> of typing. Bookmarks are a blessing...
Oh I wouldn't like that very much.
>> sure liked my folding keyboard for my Palm IIIc and IIIxe.
>
> I don't know if keyboards are available for the iPod but probably. Its
> a popular gadget and can run the same software as an iPhone. And there
> are over 100,000 apps (many free and most under $5) in the Apple app
> store so a bit more choice of software than the Palms had. (One of my
> favorite free apps is called BJ, it's 75 blond jokes, very popular
> with my grandkids...except for the blonds...
Oh nice!
>> So what does all of yours look like for running and
>> standby times?
>
> Course running time depends on what you're doing. Video is rough on
> batteries. But I mostly surf, email, Usenet, and read ebooks. I
> figured about 5 hours on the TX and 8 hours on the iPod. But that is
> an estimate since I seldom let the battery run lower than 75% (about 2
> hours on the iPod) in keeping with treating my Li-ion battery well.
> I'm not sure on standby time as I charge it often (75% rule).
Sounds good to me.
--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2
AJL typed on Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:54:15 -0700:
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> which Windows Media Player version came with your SP3 install?
>
> WMP version 9.00.00.4503
Oh nice! I do have a retail version of Windows XP SP2 and I don't recall
what WMP that one has. As I use OEM versions of Windows XP SP2 and they
all have WMP v10. Which you cannot go back to WMP v9 with.
>> The newer ones I don't care much for.
>
> I don't use WMP much. I use the VLC media player. But I'm not going to
> upgrade anything that came on this XP version (and works ok) on the
> theory that newer is bigger, drive space being at a premium.
VLC is pretty nice, but I use a multimedia keyboard a lot and use pause
and play a lot. And only WMP works with multimedia keyboards. Why I
don't know?
>> yours [Surf's SSD] I am sure is a SLC type.
>
> Of course, this being the elcheapo the bare bones model. The SSD is
> soldered in saving the price of a socket. BTW the cache is disabled
> also which makes things even slower. I'm not sure that was done to be
> cheaper or to make the more expensive models (like yours) run faster
> in comparison.
Oh I didn't know your cache is disabled.
>> Yes booting up is fast enough. Although what I like better is just
>> using standby.
>
> I would prefer waiting the extra half minute or so to boot and arrive
> with a full battery.
I would normally too. But when I am out I use my netbook like a Palm. As
I turn it on for a few seconds typing or checking on something and then
put it back in standby again a lot.
>> I have six EeePC batteries and I usually take two with me
>> during the day.
>
> That kind of ruins the reason for carrying a tiny netbook does't it?
Well that one 10440mah battery has enough power to get me through the
whole day alone. But since I don't carry the AC adapter with me anymore,
I carry a spare battery instead, just in case. The batteries are pretty
light and small anyway.
>> Are you talking about using the Flash Player within a browser?
>
> Yes. It chops mostly when internet streaming. Local video file
> playback is ok.
Some websites use WMP instead Flash within a browser. And the CPU usage
is much lower than Flash. I have no idea why users are not jumping all
over Adobe for creating such a CPU hog?
>> That is the worst CPU hogging player I ever have seen!
>
> Yes, with a faster CPU it could likely handle it. Or maybe just a
> better hardware/software design. My new iPod seems to handle video
> streaming just fine on a 300MHz processor.
Does that use Flash too? Or some other player? Or does Adobe make a
special low CPU use Flash for the iPod?
>> So how is the iPod for typing?
>
> Terrible. It's a pain just to type a URL. This is a capacitive screen
> (the TX was resistive) that uses no stylus. So you have to type with
> your fat thumbs on the 3.5" screen. (The screen won't even react to a
> stylus push, it needs your body capacitance to sense a push.) The
> software is pretty good at guessing what you want but still it
> requires a lot of concentration. Fortunately I don't need to do a lot
> of typing. Bookmarks are a blessing...
Oh I wouldn't like that very much.
>> sure liked my folding keyboard for my Palm IIIc and IIIxe.
>
> I don't know if keyboards are available for the iPod but probably. Its
> a popular gadget and can run the same software as an iPhone. And there
> are over 100,000 apps (many free and most under $5) in the Apple app
> store so a bit more choice of software than the Palms had. (One of my
> favorite free apps is called BJ, it's 75 blond jokes, very popular
> with my grandkids...except for the blonds...
Oh nice!
>> So what does all of yours look like for running and
>> standby times?
>
> Course running time depends on what you're doing. Video is rough on
> batteries. But I mostly surf, email, Usenet, and read ebooks. I
> figured about 5 hours on the TX and 8 hours on the iPod. But that is
> an estimate since I seldom let the battery run lower than 75% (about 2
> hours on the iPod) in keeping with treating my Li-ion battery well.
> I'm not sure on standby time as I charge it often (75% rule).
Sounds good to me.
--
Bill
Gateway MX6124 ('06 era) 1 of 3 - Windows XP SP2