Windows 7 vs Windows 10

[shaina]

Doesn't sound bad, but my laptop's screen can open in a 180° angle, so I'd rather read that way and lying in bed

Haha, well, I'm super conscious about that sort of thing. My home would be pretty boring to the average person, but at least my power bill is in the single digits

Ya my daughters Asus laptop has that feature , she luvs it, it also has touchscreen the only pain in the ass is it needs an adapter to plug in to a wired Ethernet!!

Don't tell me you are one of those guys that unplugs all the small things from the wall every day??, I can't remember what show i was watching, and they did studies that even having an extension cord with nothing on it but plugged into the wall still uses power
But i will say "Single Digits!!" WoW!!!!!!

I also remembering a while back having a conversation at the dinner table with my sooner or later daughter in laws parents, and they went all wacko and decided to go all out and change the majority of there appliances from electric to natural gas?? What do you think about that Anon??

Even in the old days I would use a smaller HDD for boot drive. Then add another larger HDD for storage. If your boot drive fails, you don't lose everything. Make sure you backup important files on boot drive to storage HDD, floppy, USB, CD, DVD, etc. Running your OS on SSD just makes things run smoother.

It is amazing that mentioning all of those either readers or old storage things that you installed to your PC or came with a Laptop. Today you have USB slots if you are lucky and that is it I am thinking Anon is loving it for energy savings......

[Gribley]

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That is very interesting Gribley I would give you an "A" for inventiveness, a "C-" for appearance

I admit I could of cabled better but it is in a loft next to my water tank, fairly sure I`ll not get reviewed

[shaina]

I admit I could of cabled better but it is in a loft next to my water tank, fairly sure I`ll not get reviewed

I was just kidding as you know buddy

I know there is some advantages to the Pi things, and i probably with your help have my own running very efficient, but i am at the stage now that i would rather just go out an buy a media box if i really wanted to upgrade what i got, but honestly i am in no rush right now
And as you always know i always appreciate the help......

[Gribley]

but i am at the stage now that i would rather just go out an buy a media box if.....

Now you sound like my parents, embrace change. I`m old too but it can still be fun to play the game. 1972 was a fine year.

[shaina]

but i am at the stage now that i would rather just go out an buy a media box if.....

Now you sound like my parents, embrace change. I`m old too but it can still be fun to play the game. 1972 was a fine year.

I can say 1967 was a very fine wine year as well
What i have really done Gribley, i had an older Pentium i5 laptop that has an HDMI connection, and i am running it through an xbox one which has a cable box connection and software , and i have to do it that way because the plasma that i have in the room only has one hdmi connection, so i have a hdmi multi switch with a bunch of different consoles connected (few that sounded long winded!!). So going back to why i i connected the laptop??, I really prefer to download the quality i like and know it is banked on a hard drive that i can access everything i download any time i want and in pretty much any room i have a tv in (and there is a few). For real i just find the quality better, rather than loosing patience with kodi searching for a good stream. I also have cable and netflix for my wife and kids, and especially for my daughter that is away in university, so she has something to watch as well. Now getting back to the laptop hookup, i really use it for any live streaming i want to do, eg. UFC,Boxing, or any special stuff, and i had kodi on it, but i removed it and just find direct links for all the stuff now that would be special to stream live, and the rest as you know i am a usenet guy and move the shit manually from one pc to my media pc. And ya i know it is unnecessary work how i do it, but i guess it just keeps me sane..
Then i tried to take on the project and started to change all the file names so frigging Plex would read the tv shows properly!!! , again i pretty much gave up on that and just went back to UMS that i have been using for years!!. I am now just going to run both and keep my TV shows on the UMS and run the movies on Plex so it will basically look like the Netflix menu , and easier to search other than me putting the movies in folders, and subjecting them to my era and screwing up my kids, because i may say i think it is the main actor in a movie?? And they have someone else in the movie in mind...And that has appreciated help from Cabby setting that up, but it is still time consuming and a pain in the ASS!!!....
But at the same time i am also upgrading a lot of Divx versions i have of movies to MKV 720p versions, again very time consuming!!!!
And really the last few months i have not had time really to do any of it, so it has been delayed for the big grand launch of Plex!!

PS. If you do want to watch any live or PPV stuff, my daughters boyfriend taught me a trick to find really good feeds of stuff, if you are interested just send me a PM and i will reveal the magic

[Gribley]

I gave up on streams (via KODI) a long time ago. It was never really a thing that I used but 'J' did for a while hence me having to VPN all the KODI boxes.

And you still have a plasma TV..... very retro, I going to break out a cathode ray tube to compete

[anon]

Ya my daughters Asus laptop has that feature , she luvs it, it also has touchscreen the only pain in the ass is it needs an adapter to plug in to a wired Ethernet!!

Yes, the quest for ultra-slim systems means "legacy" stuff like RJ-45 and VGA have to be dropped. In extreme cases, you only get a USB-C connector and have to plug a hub there to get any usable ports at all. I remember when laptops had PS/2, serial and parallel ports as well as a floppy drive! And for keyboards and mice, PS/2 is a vastly superior interface than USB...

Don't tell me you are one of those guys that unplugs all the small things from the wall every day??, I can't remember what show i was watching, and they did studies that even having an extension cord with nothing on it but plugged into the wall still uses power
But i will say "Single Digits!!" WoW!!!!!!

Well, I don't have a lot of small things plugged in the first place I'd say power strips with on/off switches are your friend here.

I also remembering a while back having a conversation at the dinner table with my sooner or later daughter in laws parents, and they went all wacko and decided to go all out and change the majority of there appliances from electric to natural gas?? What do you think about that Anon??

I could never do that. Electric heating (of any kind) requires a lot of power no matter how energy efficient it is, and ends up costing more than a VIP hooker at the end of the month. Also, you have more to lose in the event of a blackout. But there isn't a right answer here, it all depends on the price and reliability of the electricity and gas utilities in your area, as well as the quality of the wiring and piping in your household. To top it off, in my city at least new buildings are built without gas for "safety" reasons, so you may not have a choice at all.

[shaina]

And you still have a plasma TV..... very retro, I going to break out a cathode ray tube to compete

Show me or tell me something that has caught up to a plasma tv when it comes to picture quality?? There would be still a ton of plasma's makers if there weren't so expensive to make, and i am talking pro series comparisons when it comes to TV's not middle line products.. so saying retro/old school am i still??
Yup!! until they die, and then i will have no choice, and the only disadvantages is they are heavy and thick as fuck (have 2 60 inch , one is not a pro series it is a smart tv and one 42)!! and the pro series never came as "Smart TV" features, but picture quality /colors and response time especially in watching sports or action movies are still on top

Yes, the quest for ultra-slim systems means "legacy" stuff like RJ-45 and VGA have to be dropped. In extreme cases, you only get a USB-C connector and have to plug a hub there to get any usable ports at all. I remember when laptops had PS/2, serial and parallel ports as well as a floppy drive! And for keyboards and mice, PS/2 is a vastly superior interface than USB...

Ya now it is more wires and small connections to break of mother boards, it is bad enough how many times my kids over the years break all the power adapter wires and connections, and saying they were always careful that would be ridiculous , but other than manufactures of electronics changing the adapter connections for the purpose of you upgrading your stuff, do you think they really looked at durability and longevity??
And when it comes to PS/2 connections?? I think you mean the Green and Purple connections on the PC motherboards?? To me it just reminds me of the old S video connections that i really didn't mind and did find to be an ok and stable connection. But really i guess if you buy a laptop for its true purpose that it travels well and easy to use, ya that works the way they have gone, but if it is going to be a higher percentage that it will be stable or the same place and occasionally used?? Well the new way with one connection adapter to controls multiple things instead of having its proprietary slots sucks the big one!!!!

Even on the new Samsung TV's you have to plug in this wire to control the hdmi's and other stuff instead of having it on the TV it's self?? Now if one part of that module fails the whole thing is fucked!!! not just maybe a port. Too much dependence on one connection in my opinion.....

Well, I don't have a lot of small things plugged in the first place I'd say power strips with on/off switches are your friend here.

Funny they have studies, do i think it is true or not?? That there is current going to the switches and plugs that are constant, and still have cost of electricity, but once you plug anything in regardless if the power is off or not, you are still adding cost?? So you don't have a microwave or toaster oven, or your something that is powered off but really on standby modes?? I am not saying this in a negative way, but i can always understand trying to save costs on anything, but making it an inconvenience to do that for really truly minimum savings becomes too much, and saying that there is a ton of electronics that now have built in surge and power protections, is adding a power bar concept now change??

I could never do that. Electric heating (of any kind) requires a lot of power no matter how energy efficient it is, and ends up costing more than a VIP hooker at the end of the month. Also, you have more to lose in the event of a blackout. But there isn't a right answer here, it all depends on the price and reliability of the electricity and gas utilities in your area, as well as the quality of the wiring and piping in your household. To top it off, in my city at least new buildings are built without gas for "safety" reasons, so you may not have a choice at all.

What about Air Conditioning?? Water heaters vs Tankless?? Clothes Dryers?? Copper Pipes vs Plastic?? Some things ya you may see a savings if they last long enough to pay for the difference you forked out first?? That was the issue of Hybrid Cars vs Gas only??
Funny you say Gas issues?? I went to see my kids new apartment (meaning he just moved in not a newly built one), and it was quite nice, but when i went into the kitchen there was no hood fan or vent over it (Electric stove but still) ?? So i asked him and his girlfriend what is up with that?? Now keep in mind that there is over 200 apartments in the building and none have any vent or fan above the stove?? Does that sound right?? Yet if you live in a new building you have to have it for safety reasons to me that made zero sense that the owner of all of these buildings where he lives doesn't have to bring all of them up to the same standards??

[Tokeman]

As for the last question most standards are from when the domicile was built, IIRC from my home purchase which has things not up to 'current' code

As for windows, 10 is absolutely faster, if you have any hardware it can take advantage of that 7 can't. Beyond that it is really a user to user thing IMO. We run an all 10 shop though for high end vis work.

Lame reply I know, sorry

[MacGyverSG1]

Show me or tell me something that has caught up to a plasma tv when it comes to picture quality?? There would be still a ton of plasma's makers if there weren't so expensive to make, and i am talking pro series comparisons when it comes to TV's not middle line products.. so saying retro/old school am i still??
Yup!! until they die, and then i will have no choice, and the only disadvantages is they are heavy and thick as fuck (have 2 60 inch , one is not a pro series it is a smart tv and one 42)!! and the pro series never came as "Smart TV" features, but picture quality /colors and response time especially in watching sports or action movies are still on top

Yes, the quest for ultra-slim systems means "legacy" stuff like RJ-45 and VGA have to be dropped. In extreme cases, you only get a USB-C connector and have to plug a hub there to get any usable ports at all. I remember when laptops had PS/2, serial and parallel ports as well as a floppy drive! And for keyboards and mice, PS/2 is a vastly superior interface than USB...

Ya now it is more wires and small connections to break of mother boards, it is bad enough how many times my kids over the years break all the power adapter wires and connections, and saying they were always careful that would be ridiculous , but other than manufactures of electronics changing the adapter connections for the purpose of you upgrading your stuff, do you think they really looked at durability and longevity??
And when it comes to PS/2 connections?? I think you mean the Green and Purple connections on the PC motherboards?? To me it just reminds me of the old S video connections that i really didn't mind and did find to be an ok and stable connection. But really i guess if you buy a laptop for its true purpose that it travels well and easy to use, ya that works the way they have gone, but if it is going to be a higher percentage that it will be stable or the same place and occasionally used?? Well the new way with one connection adapter to controls multiple things instead of having its proprietary slots sucks the big one!!!!

Even on the new Samsung TV's you have to plug in this wire to control the hdmi's and other stuff instead of having it on the TV it's self?? Now if one part of that module fails the whole thing is fucked!!! not just maybe a port. Too much dependence on one connection in my opinion.....

Well, I don't have a lot of small things plugged in the first place I'd say power strips with on/off switches are your friend here.

Funny they have studies, do i think it is true or not?? That there is current going to the switches and plugs that are constant, and still have cost of electricity, but once you plug anything in regardless if the power is off or not, you are still adding cost?? So you don't have a microwave or toaster oven, or your something that is powered off but really on standby modes?? I am not saying this in a negative way, but i can always understand trying to save costs on anything, but making it an inconvenience to do that for really truly minimum savings becomes too much, and saying that there is a ton of electronics that now have built in surge and power protections, is adding a power bar concept now change??

I could never do that. Electric heating (of any kind) requires a lot of power no matter how energy efficient it is, and ends up costing more than a VIP hooker at the end of the month. Also, you have more to lose in the event of a blackout. But there isn't a right answer here, it all depends on the price and reliability of the electricity and gas utilities in your area, as well as the quality of the wiring and piping in your household. To top it off, in my city at least new buildings are built without gas for "safety" reasons, so you may not have a choice at all.

What about Air Conditioning?? Water heaters vs Tankless?? Clothes Dryers?? Copper Pipes vs Plastic?? Some things ya you may see a savings if they last long enough to pay for the difference you forked out first?? That was the issue of Hybrid Cars vs Gas only??
Funny you say Gas issues?? I went to see my kids new apartment (meaning he just moved in not a newly built one), and it was quite nice, but when i went into the kitchen there was no hood fan or vent over it (Electric stove but still) ?? So i asked him and his girlfriend what is up with that?? Now keep in mind that there is over 200 apartments in the building and none have any vent or fan above the stove?? Does that sound right?? Yet if you live in a new building you have to have it for safety reasons to me that made zero sense that the owner of all of these buildings where he lives doesn't have to bring all of them up to the same standards??

Unfortunately if the building is old enough, newer codes don't always have to be followed. You could install a microwave over the stove that also has a built-in vent. Not sure how the cabinets are configured in your son's place, but that is done a lot in the US (for electric stove/cook top). Natural gas, you need a vent.

I hardly ever use my electric stove. I have a toaster oven, microwave and outdoor propane grill. When I remodel the kitchen, then I might switch to gas stove.