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Atari founder cries wolf about piracy-ending chip {Engadget}
May 26th 2008 8:00AM How did these old timers lose "the battle"? Rosenthal, Bushnell and the like are the real pioneers of the current multi-billion dollar gaming industry.
(IMO - Ryan should ease his rhetoric as he is merely an observer of technology than an innovator himself. I understand his posts must provoke spirited conversation but most of the time they just amplify his ignorance)
JVC's Everio GZ-HD5 / GZ-HD6 HD camcorders do 1080i with ease {Engadget}
Jan 29th 2008 11:44AM 1080i is interlaced. Good for still images not so great for minimizing motion artifacts. Depending on your set size 1080p or 720p would be better for motion intensive viewing.
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 6:58PM @seoultrain
@lloyd
Guys I'm not blaming this all on the video game industry. They're only part of the problem therefore they should share some of the burden.
You guys aren't realistic. You blame parenting. You blame it on poor choice. How can you actually change these things? Education? I don't think so.
A small tax on an industry that makes $18 billion a year in the US ALONE is not unrealistic. It's easy to implement. You guys both expressed that the consumer won't even feel the 1% increase. Yet in the end $180 million can be generated to offset the direct/indirect effect this industry has on the obseity epidemic.
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 6:58PM @seoultrain
@lloyd
Guys I'm not blaming this all on the video game industry. They're only part of the problem therefore they should share some of the burden.
You guys aren't realistic. You blame parenting. You blame it on poor choice. How can you actually change these things? Education? I don't think so.
A small tax on an industry that makes $18 billion a year in the US ALONE is not unrealistic. It's easy to implement. You guys both expressed that the consumer won't even feel the 1% increase. Yet in the end $180 million can be generated to offset the direct/indirect effect this industry has on the obseity epidemic.
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 2:24PM @seoultrain
@lloyd
I understand your points. In the end though, someone has to be held accountable. It's easy to blame parenting. How do you hold someone responsible for bad parenting? You can't.
From my point of view, you look at the contributing factors: video games, television, fast food... The strain on our healthcare system due to obesity is astounding. I don't feel bad holding a particular industry responsible that indirectly contributes to this problem. Perhaps the video game companies should do more to promote a healthy lifestyle. (Don't tell me about the wii ;)
@seoultrain
Like you said 1% percent won't have the intended impact on the end consumer, but it will generate some of the money necessary to recoup the expenses on these obese individuals.
@lloyd
You really aren't saying anything new. I pretty much agree with most of what your'e saying. BTW my kids are 4 months and 3 years so they aren't really playing too many video games or watching too much television. (I wasn't sure if you were attacking my parenting skills or not.)
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 12:50PM Now I look like a tool for the double post. ;-0
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 12:48PM @Fred
According to online sources video game sales hit an all time high last year in the US. About $18 billion usd. If you took 1% of that you would have roughly $180 million usd. Not a bad chunk of change. Then factor in your TV tax.
It seems pretty obvious to me that a link exists between physical inactivity (i.e. playing video games all day) and obesity. At a minimum you would have to agree that it is a contributing factor.
BTW - Even though you were being sarcastic, I like your smoker's tax ;)
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 12:48PM @Fred
According to online sources video game sales hit an all time high last year in the US. About $18 billion usd. If you took 1% of that you would have roughly $180 million usd. Not a bad chunk of change. Then factor in your TV tax.
It seems pretty obvious to me that a link exists between physical inactivity (i.e. playing video games all day) and obesity. At a minimum you would have to agree that it is a contributing factor.
BTW - Even though you were being sarcastic, I like your smoker's tax ;)
The Sierra Club proposes video game and TV tax {Engadget}
Jan 22nd 2008 11:41AM In theory not a bad idea. Use some of that tax money to offset the health costs that these fats kids will occur over time. Why should I have to pay more for health insurance to cover my family?
Are you having Zune problems? {Engadget}
Nov 15th 2007 2:45PM Have you tried Windows Media Encoder? It is free.
