Re: AMD weighs in on HD versus 4K

On 5/31/2025 4:41 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Sat, 31 May 2025 19:47:28 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
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candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:

Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote at 21:24 this Thursday (GMT):

Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, 28 May 2025 16:49:35 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

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On Wed, 28 May 2025 17:01:19 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
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I have old stuff and usually don't upgrade until I need them. For an
example, I finally went to HD in the end of 2014 from my move. My
current computer setups are still 1080 HD, VGA, DVI, 3.5mm analog
speakers, etc. They still work. I'm old school.
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Wait... 3.5mm speaker jacks are old-school now? What are the hip
digerati using then? And what's wrong with 3.5mm jacks anyway? Don't
tell me sending stuff to cheapo speakers over Bluetooh is supposed to
be better somehow now.

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Optical. HDMI passthrough.

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But I still see plenty of 3.5mm.

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3.5mm forever!

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Yeah! They're so mice and while I use bluetooth on my phone (because i
have to - thanks apple...), I prefer corded headphones. I always
forget to charge them!

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Same. Mice? LOL.

 I /detest/ bluetooth headphones. The tiny ones are too expensive, too
easy to lose, and too expensive. The big ones have a battery life
seemingly measured in minutes. Just give me a nice pair of corded
earbuds I can wind up and shove in my pocket; they're ready to go
whenever (no need to charge!) and if they break or I lose them, they
cost only a few dollars to replace.

I bought a pair of these, they work great and last a very long time, several times longer than my phone battery does.  $17.  Yes they're easy to lose, but a lot better $17 than the hundred for the apple ones my wife got me that were too slippery and lost one.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1BTXM9W?ref_=pe_386300_442618370_TE_sc_as_ri_0&th=1
You can also get a cord to go around back of the neck, but I find them annoying as you have to take the cord off to put the buds in their case.
https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Anti-Lost-AirPods-Colorful-Silicone/dp/B089B5T9L7

 They're getting hard to find, though. It used to be you could go into
any corner store and find a wall covered with options. Now its all
wireless stuff with only one or two choices with actual wires.

You can, but they cost only a couple dollars less than those earbuds, and I've had the cords wear out quicker than the loss of earbuds.
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-EarPods-Headphones-Lightning-Connector/dp/B0D7FVQ1ZB
(3.5mm, usb-c or fire-wire)
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