Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 16:12:28 From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] PCMCIA TV Tuner for Libretto
>Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 22:19:25 +0800 >From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] PCMCIA TV Tuner for Libretto > > > >> For that matter, how much slower IS serial compared to USB as far as > >digital cameras go? Anyone got any figures for time taken? > >> > > > >It's 115kbps vs 12mbps. It is VERY SLOW. > >Ya but in practical terms, how often is your average digital camera able to >pump 12Mbps down the USB cable? > >- Raymond > *my* digital cameras squirt out 270Mbits/second...not that I'm boasting or anything! But for stills, the going rate is 35mm slide, one week to process and scan at 1700dpi, so say 20MB * 8 * 36 /(7*24*60*60) which is about 10kbits a second - even my modem can cope with that :) But they still take around fifteen seconds on the desktop USB. Neil _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
