How long that situation goes on for remains to be seen. Whilst
people still buy them, the BBC will keep producing them. But I
have noticed the younger generation don't seem to be into buying
much in the way of physical media.
How long that situation goes on for remains to be seen. Whilst
people still buy them, the BBC will keep producing them. But I
have noticed the younger generation don't seem to be into buying
much in the way of physical media.
As streaming services use shows to lure them in, and then randomly
remove content once they are in, I suspect that will change. I have
already seen
some "influencers" suggesting that CDs (and other physical media) are
now the way to go for music for the same reason.
OTOH, I read somewhere earlier this month that opitical media drives for
PCs are no longer being manufactured, so having a place to play your
physical media could eventually become an issue.
OTOH, I read somewhere earlier this month that opitical media drives
for PCs are no longer being manufactured, so having a place to play
your physical media could eventually become an issue.
On 7/09/2025 11:03 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
OTOH, I read somewhere earlier this month that opitical
media drives for PCs are no longer being manufactured, so
having a place to play your physical media could eventually
become an issue.
Our Free-to-Air T.V. Channels are switching to HD. My current
T.V. is just SD.
I HAVE purchased a HD T.V. (several months ago) but it doesn't
have an inbuilt DVD player whereas my SD TV DOES have an
inbuilt DVD player.
One Day .... One Day, I will install the HDTV ... One Day ....
One Day after I buy a external DVD player to plug into it.
Daniel70 wrote:
On 7/09/2025 11:03 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
OTOH, I read somewhere earlier this month that opitical
media drives for PCs are no longer being manufactured, so
having a place to play your physical media could eventually
become an issue.
Our Free-to-Air T.V. Channels are switching to HD. My current
T.V. is just SD.
<gulp> People still watch SD channels in 2025?
I HAVE purchased a HD T.V. (several months ago) but it doesn't
have an inbuilt DVD player whereas my SD TV DOES have an
inbuilt DVD player.
I feel like I have gone back in time...
One Day .... One Day, I will install the HDTV ... One Day ....
One Day after I buy a external DVD player to plug into it.
Don't bother. Get a Smart TV and connect it to your wi-fi
router... it's 2025.
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
Verily, in article <109nio3$iiee$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
Oh no. You're right. Will it take steps to get my attention if it thinks
I haven't watched enough lately?
This is why so many are getting nostalgic for simple objects which just
did a thing. I refuse to buy a vibrating toothbrush, even if 11 out of
10 dentists like them.
On 2025-09-08 15:34:31 +0000, Blueshirt said:
One Day .... One Day, I will install the HDTV ... One Day
.... One Day after I buy a external DVD player to plug
into it.
Don't bother. Get a Smart TV and connect it to your wi-fi
router... it's 2025.
Like everything else with "smart" in the name, Smart TVs are
hopeless. They're also mainly designed to get stupid people to
continually upgrade because their current model can no longer
handle the latest version of the apps ... just like they do
with their mobile phones, tablets, and computers. :-\
It's getting difficult to find a TV that is not "smart" these
days though. You could buy a computer display instead and use
that as a TV via an external tuner or recorder box.
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
I refuse to buy a vibrating toothbrush, even if
11 out of 10 dentists like them.
Simpler objects are better to manipulate.
Daniel70 wrote:
On 7/09/2025 11:03 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
OTOH, I read somewhere earlier this month that opitical
media drives for PCs are no longer being manufactured, so
having a place to play your physical media could eventually
become an issue.
Our Free-to-Air T.V. Channels are switching to HD. My current
T.V. is just SD.
<gulp> People still watch SD channels in 2025?
I HAVE purchased a HD T.V. (several months ago) but it doesn't
have an inbuilt DVD player whereas my SD TV DOES have an
inbuilt DVD player.
I feel like I have gone back in time...
One Day .... One Day, I will install the HDTV ... One Day ....
One Day after I buy a external DVD player to plug into it.
Don't bother. Get a Smart TV and connect it to your wi-fi
router... it's 2025.
Verily, in article <109nio3$iiee$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
Oh no. You're right. Will it take steps to get my attention if it thinks
I haven't watched enough lately?
This is why so many are getting nostalgic for simple objects which just
did a thing. I refuse to buy a vibrating
toothbrush, even if 11 out of 10 dentists like them.Daniel70
--
On 9/09/2025 1:34 am, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
One Day .... One Day, I will install the HDTV ... One
Day.. .One Day after I buy a external DVD player to
plug into it.
Don't bother. Get a Smart TV and connect it to your wi-fi
router... it's 2025.
Just went and looked at the Box containing my new T.V. .....
40" Full HD, Smart T.V. ..... so WACKO!!
But still no DVD player!!
Your Name wrote:
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
No, the next step is the pictures being transmitted
automatically into your brain!
On 9/09/2025 7:14 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic
"artifical intelligence" TVs. :-(
No, the next step is the pictures being transmitted
automatically into your brain!
No, I think that might be a further step away ..... I'm
looking forward to "3D T.V" where you have the
actors/scene/etc appear in your Lounge Room.
Daniel70 wrote:
On 9/09/2025 7:14 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
No, I think that might be a further step away ..... I'mOf course, the next step is even worse with idiotic
"artifical intelligence" TVs. :-(
No, the next step is the pictures being transmitted
automatically into your brain!
looking forward to "3D T.V" where you have the
actors/scene/etc appear in your Lounge Room.
3-D TV's never really took off... the BBC even tried a "Doctor
Who" episode in 3-D a few years ago.
On 9/09/2025 10:58 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
No, I think that might be a further step away ...
I'm looking forward to "3D T.V" where you have the
actors/scene/etc appear in your Lounge Room.
3-D TV's never really took off... the BBC even tried a
"Doctor Who" episode in 3-D a few years ago.
Really??
I didn't think they had even got as close as "never really
took off"!!
On 9/09/2025 7:14 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
No, I think that might be a further step away ..... I'm looking forwardOf course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
No, the next step is the pictures being transmitted
automatically into your brain!
to "3D T.V" where you have the actors/scene/etc appear in your Lounge
Room.
On 9/09/2025 8:25 am, The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <109nio3$iiee$1@dont-email.me>, did
YourName@YourISP.com deliver unto us this message:
Of course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
Oh no. You're right. Will it take steps to get my attention if it thinks
I haven't watched enough lately?
No!! It will determine what YOU SHOULD watch.
This is why so many are getting nostalgic for simple objects which just
did a thing. I refuse to buy a vibrating
Hmm!! Just as well I kept reading, Melissa .... I thought this
conversation was heading in a completely different direction!! ;-P
toothbrush, even if 11 out of 10 dentists like them.Daniel70
--
On 2025-09-09 12:53:36 +0000, Daniel70 said:when I could've just waited a year!! ;-(
On 9/09/2025 7:14 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Your Name wrote:
<Snip>
No, I think that might be a further step away ..... I'm lookingOf course, the next step is even worse with idiotic "artifical
intelligence" TVs. :-(
No, the next step is the pictures being transmitted
automatically into your brain!
forward to "3D T.V" where you have the actors/scene/etc appear in your
Lounge Room.
Our lounge TV is a "3D TV" ... it's an old model from a few years ago
before the 3D fad died again.
You really mean "holographic TV". These do exist (sort of), and Sony
plans to release one next year. They are still small and contained
within a box, rather than true Star Wars hologram style though. Of
course, there is no actual content for it, and it'll be a long time (if
ever) before any TV shows are made for it.
<https://youtu.be/aqz4IyxJz0o>
Bugger!! Why did I buy my new "still in box" 40" T.V. this year ....
On 10/09/2025 8:19 am, Your Name wrote:
You really mean "holographic TV". These do exist (sort
of), and Sony plans to release one next year.
Bugger!! Why did I buy my new "still in box" 40" T.V.
this year ...
when I could've just waited a year!! ;-(
Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/09/2025 8:19 am, Your Name wrote:
You really mean "holographic TV". These do exist (sort
of), and Sony plans to release one next year.
Bugger!! Why did I buy my new "still in box" 40" T.V.
this year ...
As it's still in the box... why did you?!
when I could've just waited a year!! ;-(
Don't hold your breath! Like 3D TV's and curved TV's it
won't take off... it's just another gimmick from television
manufacturers to entice people to upgrade.
... but IF "holographic TV" did eventually take off and become
popular among the masses, we'd probably be dead by then anyway.
So plug in your new Smart TV and enjoy what you have. It's
probably got a few hundred IPTV channels built into it by
default, so think of all the free TV you are missing out on by
keeping it in the box! (You would need some sort of internet
connected to it though!)
No, I think that might be a further step away ...
I'm looking forward to "3D T.V" where you have the
actors/scene/etc appear in your Lounge Room.
3-D TV's never really took off... the BBC even tried a
"Doctor Who" episode in 3-D a few years ago.
Really??
Yes, 3D TV's were real... about ten years ago!
I didn't think they had even got as close as "never really
took off"!!
You could buy a 3-D television, (maybe you still can?) but who
wants to sit and watch a television programme with stupid paper
3D glasses on? Plus the proper 3D content just wasn't there. So
3D-TV turned out to just be a gimmick. People moved on to 4K UHD
Televisions instead.
On 2025-09-10 14:09:18 +0000, Blueshirt said:
So plug in your new Smart TV and enjoy what you have. It's
probably got a few hundred IPTV channels built into it by
default, so think of all the free TV you are missing out on
by keeping it in the box! (You would need some sort of
internet connected to it though!)
Not just "some sort of internet". You'll need a fairly fast
internet connection (and home network) with a massive / no
datacap limit.
Thankfully even "smart" TVs still have the ability to do
normal TV services such as broadcast and Sky boxes as well ...
so far!!
Yes, 3D TV's were real... about ten years ago!
In the states anyway, if you had a 3D TV tuned to a
supposedly 3D show, the "actors/scene/etc" didn't appear
to be in the room with you. I think Daniel is talking about
something more futuristic that we still have not seen yet. ;)
In article <xn0panuch2sj38a001@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
I haven't had a data cap for years. For fifty quid a
month we get unlimited broadband internet... there is
small print about fair usage and all that, but it's
never been an issue...
50 quid? Are you not using the Euro?
Well, nobody NEEDS to connect their TV to the internet,
it will work perfectly fine as a Not-Smart TV! I'm sure
some people even prefer them that way.
Just get a device that works.
You could buy a 3-D television, (maybe you still can?) but who
wants to sit and watch a television programme with stupid paper 3D
glasses on? Plus the proper 3D content just wasn't there. So 3D-TV
turned out to just be a gimmick. People moved on to 4K UHD
Televisions instead.
The TV I had came with four pairs of what looked like sun glasses,
so they were better than the paper glasses you get at theatres. You
are correct, the content was rarely there... there were a few
sporting events (IIRC, US college basketball) that were advertised as
being in 3D but either that only worked for OTA viewers or didn't
work at all.
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features that
similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there were plenty of
deals on them, that made them more attractive.
* SLMR 2.1a * Keep repeating: It's only four more years......
On 10/09/2025 8:59 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
You could buy a 3-D television, (maybe you still can?) but
who wants to sit and watch a television programme with
stupid paper 3D glasses on? Plus the proper 3D content
just wasn't there. So 3D-TV turned out to just be a
gimmick. People moved on to 4K UHD Televisions instead.
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features
that similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there
were plenty of deals on them, that made them more attractive.
But I HAVE seen it, I HAVE seen it ..... in "The Jetsons", I
think!! ;-P
Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/09/2025 8:59 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
But I HAVE seen it, I HAVE seen it ..... in "The Jetsons", IYou could buy a 3-D television, (maybe you still can?) but
who wants to sit and watch a television programme with
stupid paper 3D glasses on? Plus the proper 3D content
just wasn't there. So 3D-TV turned out to just be a
gimmick. People moved on to 4K UHD Televisions instead.
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features
that similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there
were plenty of deals on them, that made them more attractive.
think!! ;-P
You didn't miss anything by not seeing a 3D-TV in real life.
You also didn't miss anything but not having a curved TV.
And, you won't miss anything by not having a 4K UHD TV either.
As our resident philosopher says... as long as what you have
works, that's all that matters.
I assume he was on about TV's...
In article <109vd1d$2ugen$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
3D is making a little bit of a comeback, although mainly
for computer displays (at least to start with) wit some
manufacturers now having 3D screens that do not require
glasses. <https://www.wired.com/story/3d-is-back/>
More like attempting comeback.
Daniel70 wrote:
On 10/09/2025 8:59 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
But I HAVE seen it, I HAVE seen it ..... in "The Jetsons", IYou could buy a 3-D television, (maybe you still can?) but
who wants to sit and watch a television programme with
stupid paper 3D glasses on? Plus the proper 3D content
just wasn't there. So 3D-TV turned out to just be a
gimmick. People moved on to 4K UHD Televisions instead.
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features
that similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there
were plenty of deals on them, that made them more attractive.
think!! ;-P
You didn't miss anything by not seeing a 3D-TV in real life.
You also didn't miss anything but not having a curved TV.
And, you won't miss anything by not having a 4K UHD TV either.
As our resident philosopher says... as long as what you have
works, that's all that matters.
I assume he was on about TV's...
The Doctor wrote:
In article <109vd1d$2ugen$1@dont-email.me>, Your Name
<YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
3D is making a little bit of a comeback, although mainly for
computer displays (at least to start with) wit some manufacturers
now having 3D screens that do not require glasses.
<https://www.wired.com/story/3d-is-back/>
More like attempting comeback.
Yeah, it's not going to become mainstream in our time I'd say.... if
a screen is flat then any illusion of depth is just a visual effect,
which will improve as the technology improves. In time it might--
become the next big thing, or it might just turn out to be a gimmick
that nobody is really interested in.
On 11/09/2025 11:25 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
You didn't miss anything by not seeing a 3D-TV in real life.
You also didn't miss anything but not having a curved TV.
And, you won't miss anything by not having a 4K UHD TV
either.
As our resident philosopher says... as long as what you have
works, that's all that matters.
Gee Whiz!! And I was seriously thinking about setting up the
new T.V. this week-end.
Now ..... Who knows!! Would it be worth it??
Daniel70 wrote:
On 11/09/2025 11:25 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Gee Whiz!! And I was seriously thinking about setting up the
You didn't miss anything by not seeing a 3D-TV in real life.
You also didn't miss anything but not having a curved TV.
And, you won't miss anything by not having a 4K UHD TV
either.
As our resident philosopher says... as long as what you have
works, that's all that matters.
new T.V. this week-end.
Now ..... Who knows!! Would it be worth it??
Simple answer: Is your new TV better than the one you have?
If yes, set it up.
If no, don't bother.--
The Doctor wrote:
In article <109vd1d$2ugen$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
3D is making a little bit of a comeback, although mainly
for computer displays (at least to start with) wit some
manufacturers now having 3D screens that do not require
glasses. <https://www.wired.com/story/3d-is-back/>
More like attempting comeback.
Yeah, it's not going to become mainstream in our time I'd
say.... if a screen is flat then any illusion of depth is
just a visual effect, which will improve as the technology
improves. In time it might become the next big thing, or it
might just turn out to be a gimmick that nobody is really
interested in.
On 11/09/2025 11:25 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Gee Whiz!! And I was seriously thinking about setting up the new T.V.
On 10/09/2025 8:59 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
<Snip>
But I HAVE seen it, I HAVE seen it ..... in "The Jetsons", IYou could buy a 3-D television, (maybe you still can?) but
who wants to sit and watch a television programme with
stupid paper 3D glasses on? Plus the proper 3D content
just wasn't there. So 3D-TV turned out to just be a
gimmick. People moved on to 4K UHD Televisions instead.
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features
that similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there
were plenty of deals on them, that made them more attractive.
think!! ;-P
You didn't miss anything by not seeing a 3D-TV in real life.
You also didn't miss anything but not having a curved TV.
And, you won't miss anything by not having a 4K UHD TV either.
As our resident philosopher says... as long as what you have
works, that's all that matters.
I assume he was on about TV's...
this week-end.
Now ..... Who knows!! Would it be worth it??
On 12/09/2025 9:16 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 11/09/2025 11:25 pm, Blueshirt wrote:
Gee Whiz!! And I was seriously thinking about setting up the
You didn't miss anything by not seeing a 3D-TV in real life.
You also didn't miss anything but not having a curved TV.
And, you won't miss anything by not having a 4K UHD TV
either.
As our resident philosopher says... as long as what you have
works, that's all that matters.
new T.V. this week-end.
Now ..... Who knows!! Would it be worth it??
Simple answer: Is your new TV better than the one you have?
If yes, set it up.
Well, as you're probably aware, more and more T.V. channels are going
HD so, if I'm recording two HD channels the PVR can handle that (sort
of), but that means I HAVE TO switch over to the SD T.V. to watch
something else ..... and, if that something else is ALSO on a HD
channel .... sorry too much!!
In the states anyway, if you had a 3D TV tuned to a
supposedly 3D show, the "actors/scene/etc" didn't appear
to be in the room with you. I think Daniel is talking about
something more futuristic that we still have not seen yet. ;)
Well, if it gets to the stage that the actors appear to be
in the room with you whilst you are watching TV, it might be
because somebody invented transmats and they are!!! :-)
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features thatof
similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there were plenty
deals on them, that made them more attractive.
But I HAVE seen it, I HAVE seen it ..... in "The Jetsons", I think!!
;-P
of
I agree it was a gimmick but the TVs had some other features that
similar non-3D TVs at the time didn't have, and there were plenty
deals on them, that made them more attractive.
But I HAVE seen it, I HAVE seen it ..... in "The Jetsons", I think!!
;-P
LOL, if I am not mistaken, are we not close to the year(s) that The
Jetsons were supposedly portraying? ;)
* SLMR 2.1a * Energize! said Picard....and this pink bunny appeared...
According to Mr Google, "The Jetsons" was set 100 years in the future
of when the show first aired, which would mean it is set in 2062.
Since
George Jetson was about 40 years old in the show, he would be about 3
years old this year (2025) ... so somewhere on the planet George
Jetson
actually exists now! ;-)
IIRC, I remember seeing George's "birth year" being mentioned onsocial
media. That is probably what I am remembering. ;)
Any Jetson family on planet Earth?
IIRC, I remember seeing George's "birth year" being mentioned on social
media. That is probably what I am remembering. ;)
Any Jetson family on planet Earth?
Good question. I have never met any, but that doesn't mean much. ;)
* SLMR 2.1a * Rate yourself as a programmer on a scale of 0 to F.
There's also one place in Kentucky, USA called Jetson.
There's also one place in Kentucky, USA called Jetson.
LOL, that likely is not too far from me then. I will have to look it
up.
* SLMR 2.1a * Who is John Galt?
There's also one place in Kentucky, USA called Jetson.
LOL, that likely is not too far from me then. I will have to lookit
up.
Why not drive into town?
| Sysop: | Tetrazocine |
|---|---|
| Location: | Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Users: | 15 |
| Nodes: | 8 (0 / 8) |
| Uptime: | 128:46:54 |
| Calls: | 178 |
| Files: | 21,502 |
| Messages: | 79,554 |