On Thu, 2009-01-29 at 16:56 +0100, Duncan Webb wrote:
> Here are some of my thoughts,
>
> First one is a question of what is the goal of the poll? It seems to be
> about the display and peoples willingness to upgrade their hardware for
> newer technologies.
The goal is to determine how many exist
Dirk Meyer wrote:
> Jason Tackaberry wrote:
>> As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
>> survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
Here are some of my thoughts,
First one is a question of what is the goal of the poll? It seems to be
about the display and
>
> #. Are you currently running HTPC software?
> (o) Not yet, but I plan to
> ( ) Yes, and I'm using Freevo
> ( ) Yes, and I'm using MythTV
> ( ) Yes, and I'm using some other software:
> there [Please specify other software]
>
you should add elisa th
On Thu, 2009-01-29 at 06:19 +1100, Liz wrote:
> what i really mean is that you expect such a small set of users over 50 years
> that there is no further subdivision?
I see what you mean.
I have no opinion as to whether or not it's useful to subdivide the 50+
category. However, it doesn't really
On Thu, 29 Jan 2009, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> > so you don't expect users over 50 years?
>
> Users older than 50 would select the "> 50" option.
what i really mean is that you expect such a small set of users over 50 years
that there is no further subdivision?
I am over 50, and I'm not over 70,
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 11:26 -0600, Evan Hisey wrote:
> the 100hz/120hz screens do not tear as badly with high speed detail. I
> watch a lot martial art flicks and the slight tearing at the edges of
> everything on LCD/plasmas can really get annoying fast.
I think, like anything else, you can buy c
On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 11:08 +0100, Dirk Meyer wrote:
>> It is Full HD. No 100Hz, I don't see the point if I do not have any 100
>> fps content. It lacks 24p support, but maybe you can live with that.
>
> I'm not well read on LCDs (I'm more
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 10:44 -0500, Brett Granger wrote:
> I would recommend adding some item(s) to the effect of playing back
> streaming media (internet videos/TV, radio, etc). That seems to be
> gaining in popularity recently.
Thanks, good suggestion. I added:
[ ] Streaming Internet radio
Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
> survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
>
> Here are some ideas for questions. They are not numbered because the
> numbering is up for debate too. Please provide suggestions for other
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 09:30 +, Adam Charrett wrote:
> Can I also suggest 'Via Unichrome series' here as a large number of Via
> based mini-itx boards have this integrated in the chipset.
Sure, thanks.
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Hi Liz,
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 20:20 +1100, Liz wrote:
> > #. Age:
> > (o) Decline to answer
> > ( ) < 18
> > ( ) 18-25
> > ( ) 26-35
> > ( ) 36-50
> > ( ) > 50
> >
> so you don't expect users over 50 years?
Users older than 50 would select the "> 50
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 10:11 +0100, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> I would like to know if it is 4:3 or 16:9. Maybe also 16:10 for LCD
> monitors. It could be an extra question, but it would be nice to know
> for the theme code.
I agree that's a useful thing to know.
Even though it overlaps with the resoluti
On Wed, 2009-01-28 at 11:08 +0100, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> It is Full HD. No 100Hz, I don't see the point if I do not have any 100
> fps content. It lacks 24p support, but maybe you can live with that.
I'm not well read on LCDs (I'm more of a plasma guy) but it seems to me
the 100Hz (or 120Hz for NTSC
Hans Meine wrote:
> BTW: In reply to James Trietsch you wrote:
>> 22'' 16:10 LCD: around 200 EUR
>> A _good_ 37'' TFT TV: around 600 EUR
>
> That's not how I recall the situation in local stores; although there are
> certainly some TVs for 600€ which are not too bad, *good* TVs (i.e. Full HD,
> m
On Tue, January 27, 2009 5:57 pm, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
>
> #. Video card or graphics chipset of your system running Freevo:
>
> This can often be determined by running lspci | grep -i
> vga at the shell.
>
> (Chipset names will be linked to wiki article for more info)
>
>
On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
> survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
>
> Here are some ideas for questions. They are not numbered because the
> numbering is up for debate too. Please provide su
Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> (o) CRT television (interlaced)
> ( ) CRT monitor (progressive)
I would like to know if it is 4:3 or 16:9. Maybe also 16:10 for LCD
monitors. It could be an extra question, but it would be nice to know
for the theme code.
Dischi
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On Dienstag 27 Januar 2009, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 21:55 +0100, Hans Meine wrote:
> > I find this one difficult. I just bought a 1920x1200 LCD for my
> > dedicated Freevo box, is that "geared toward PCs"? It's probably a
> > corner case, and given the caption "best descri
On Dienstag 27 Januar 2009, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> Hans Meine wrote:
> > I find this one difficult. I just bought a 1920x1200 LCD for my
> > dedicated Freevo box, is that "geared toward PCs"? It's probably a
> > corner case, and given the caption "best describes", I'd still choose
> > that option, b
On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 20:15 +0100, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> > Probably about 3-4 hours total work. I don't mind doing it.
>
> Ok
I've HTMLified the questions (with suggested amendments).
It's still a bit rough around the edges aesthetically; there's no
validation yet (to check for missing answers) a
Hans Meine wrote:
> On Dienstag 27 Januar 2009, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
>> #. What best describes the primary display of your HTPC:
>> (o) LCD panel geared toward PCs
>> ( ) CRT television
>> ( ) LCD or Plasma television at 1280x720 or 1365x768
>> ( ) LCD or Plasma t
On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 21:55 +0100, Hans Meine wrote:
> I was about to tell you that I heard about this great online survey tool, but
> I forgot the name. ;-) Guess how many hits "online survey tool" has.. :-O
> Dunno, maybe OpenSurveyPilot? http://sourceforge.net/projects/osp/
Thanks, I'll have
Hi Tack!
On Dienstag 27 Januar 2009, Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
> survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
First of all, I must say good work! The survey looks really good already.
I was about to tell you that I h
Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 19:11 +0100, Dirk Meyer wrote:
>> How much work is that? Maybe someone can help?
>
> Probably about 3-4 hours total work. I don't mind doing it.
Ok
>> Would you add "Remote access from outside the home network", please?
>
> I think what you mean by
On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 19:20 +0100, Tony Ducrocq wrote:
> What about 1920x1080 FullHD TV ?
That is addressed in the survey.
(Read my post, not dischi's in which he removed some portions of the
survey in quoting)
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On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 19:11 +0100, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> How much work is that? Maybe someone can help?
Probably about 3-4 hours total work. I don't mind doing it.
> Add Windows MCE and XBMC here, too
Ok.
> Add a special 3.0 check. A future 2.7 may work out-of-the-box, 3.0 does
> not.
Ok, but
What about 1920x1080 FullHD TV ?
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Dirk Meyer wrote:
> Jason Tackaberry wrote:
>> As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
>> survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
>
> How much work is that? Maybe someone can help?
>
>> #
Jason Tackaberry wrote:
> As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
> survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
How much work is that? Maybe someone can help?
> #. Are you currently running HTPC software?
> (o) Not yet, but I plan to
> ( ) Y
As I mentioned in the other thread, I'd like to work up a web-based
survey to help us get a better idea about our userbase.
Here are some ideas for questions. They are not numbered because the
numbering is up for debate too. Please provide suggestions for other
questions, removals, rewordings,
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