Windows 8 to 'the digital dark ages'?

**BlackEternity** · 05-14-12 at 02:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 2skater2

No native DVD playback and No media center is a good place to start.

So what exactly is bad about that?
I use PowerDVD 10 for that - because I watch Bluray and no DVD's.
I appreciate the lack of support on the Windows 7 Media Player because I can use something like Shark 007 CodecPack to allow me to play back every file that I want and how I want (DXVA is the magic word here).
DVD playback expensive? Let's just say that VLC-Player is a pretty cheap alternative (freeware).

Windows 8 is as far as I can tell the exact same as Windows 7 and there are some improvements to that (Recovery and Refresh-functionality). Let the MetroUI stand aside - it's for the "multi-device-os"-badge. Not for Desktop-Usage.

I don't think that it will "suck" and be "sh*t" ... I'm gonna take a look on it when it's fully released and then I'm going to judge. But what I read and saw of Windows 8 so far seems kinda promising and nice. Nothing horribly awful so far.

BlackEternity

**clenchdwarf** · 05-14-12 at 06:03 PM

Windows NT and 2000 weren't awful. I'm still running 2000 on a several computers (including this one); I haven't found many compelling reasons yet to upgrade to that new-fangled XP.

Windows 3.x was a big improvement over DOS when it came to graphics programs. With DOS, the application had to supply a driver for every possible printer or graphics chipset.

**Noledox** · 05-14-12 at 11:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by clenchdwarf

Windows NT and 2000 weren't awful. I'm still running 2000 on a several computers (including this one); I haven't found many compelling reasons yet to upgrade to that new-fangled XP.

Windows 3.x was a big improvement over DOS when it came to graphics programs. With DOS, the application had to supply a driver for every possible printer or graphics chipset.

That's the NT branch for you. MS made sure their business offerings were at least moderately stable before shipping.

RabidPlatypus · 05-18-12 at 08:12 AM

If you don't like Metro just turn it off and you have pretty much Windows 7 underneath.

crash_override_ · 05-20-12 at 09:37 AM

I edited

**NexusP** · 05-20-12 at 02:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by crash_override_

I want to put in my two cents on this off-the-subject subject I have seen repeated in this thread. I truly think that all of you who poo-poo Millenium never even TRIED it. When I think back to my favorite OS, my gut feeling always pulls up Millenium.

I say this because when everyone listed OS's above they always leave out a few in-between ones.

like..... Windows Neptune.

Why am I the first to mention it? Because I have a copy, knows what it looks like, knows how it acts, and touched it. I think a lot of you go with popular knowledge and maybe aren't truly speaking from your hearts. I find that very saddening in intellectual discussions.

crash_

EDIT: by the way, I think Neptune would have been a great OS, and im disappointed it didnt achieve its glory as well.

Millennium sucked balls. I was pretty hyped about it's looks unlike the abysmal grey that was 2000. Millennium crashed and slowed down faster then a crackhead coming off a high. They did disappoint. crash_ indeed. Never heard of Neptune but it didn't release to consumer and they did merge with another dev team to create XP, so I'm good with not knowing.

crash_override_ · 05-20-12 at 05:21 PM

I edited

**Mbbest** · 05-20-12 at 10:54 PM

I will just say....Win ME did crash now and then but its far from "suck some bad words". I have used them for several years on my PC. Also I did read about other ones who had much crash of ME, I guess it was up to some type of hardware and drivers that doesn't go along with WinME kernel.

shoguns · 05-20-12 at 11:00 PM

I don't have any problems with windows 7, although i still haven't upgraded to it (because i haven't found a need to)

I'll probably be using windows xp untill my computer fails or i get a new one, then i'll be using windows 7 untill windows 9 or what ever it is.

windows 8 should have only been made for tablets\phones, its horrible as a destop os.

thegeek6 · 05-22-12 at 04:08 PM

Actually, Me Was 4.90.3000.

Civilian3D · 05-23-12 at 07:14 AM

I hate google, but bring on chrome OS and hopefully MS will have to find their niche instead of trying to take over the world again. They are so blindly greedy that while they are busy piggy backing off other companies good ideas they leave behind the one thing they got right.

sanchez198 · 05-24-12 at 09:50 AM

windows is always crap.
I hate windows...

I did install mac os x on my dell inspiron 1520
It's work awesome
I watched a lot of HD movie, video and other stufs
I never saw a freeze

I used 2 years mac os x and I can't update it.
So I decided to turn W7
sometimes I'm feeling, even 720p movie can freeze my computer.

I hate windows

**Mbbest** · 05-24-12 at 12:31 PM

^^
if 720p movie can freeze your W7 PC then:

a) Your PC is c**p
b) User is noob

Pick one

akbisw_p · 05-28-12 at 10:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Mbbest

^^
if 720p movie can freeze your W7 PC then:

a) Your PC is c**p
b) User is noob

Pick one

lol agree.
My shitty dual core android plays 1080p with no problem and outputs it to my tv via HDMI. You got some problems with ur comp lol. Suggestion VLC. Google it 1000000000 found it useful

05-20-12 at 09:37 AM	#33
crash_override_ Newcomer Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 99	I edited Last edited by crash_override_; 05-21-12 at 03:47 PM.

05-20-12 at 02:07 PM	#34
NexusP Newcomer Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 38	Quote: Originally Posted by crash_override_ I want to put in my two cents on this off-the-subject subject I have seen repeated in this thread. I truly think that all of you who poo-poo Millenium never even TRIED it. When I think back to my favorite OS, my gut feeling always pulls up Millenium. I say this because when everyone listed OS's above they always leave out a few in-between ones. like..... Windows Neptune. Why am I the first to mention it? Because I have a copy, knows what it looks like, knows how it acts, and touched it. I think a lot of you go with popular knowledge and maybe aren't truly speaking from your hearts. I find that very saddening in intellectual discussions. crash_ EDIT: by the way, I think Neptune would have been a great OS, and im disappointed it didnt achieve its glory as well. Millennium sucked balls. I was pretty hyped about it's looks unlike the abysmal grey that was 2000. Millennium crashed and slowed down faster then a crackhead coming off a high. They did disappoint. crash_ indeed. Never heard of Neptune but it didn't release to consumer and they did merge with another dev team to create XP, so I'm good with not knowing. Last edited by NexusP; 05-25-12 at 08:44 AM.

05-20-12 at 05:21 PM	#35
crash_override_ Newcomer Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 99	I edited Last edited by crash_override_; 05-21-12 at 03:48 PM.

05-14-12 at 02:54 PM	#29
BlackEternity Newcomer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 92	Quote: Originally Posted by 2skater2 No native DVD playback and No media center is a good place to start. So what exactly is bad about that? I use PowerDVD 10 for that - because I watch Bluray and no DVD's. I appreciate the lack of support on the Windows 7 Media Player because I can use something like Shark 007 CodecPack to allow me to play back every file that I want and how I want (DXVA is the magic word here). DVD playback expensive? Let's just say that VLC-Player is a pretty cheap alternative (freeware). Windows 8 is as far as I can tell the exact same as Windows 7 and there are some improvements to that (Recovery and Refresh-functionality). Let the MetroUI stand aside - it's for the "multi-device-os"-badge. Not for Desktop-Usage. I don't think that it will "suck" and be "sh*t" ... I'm gonna take a look on it when it's fully released and then I'm going to judge. But what I read and saw of Windows 8 so far seems kinda promising and nice. Nothing horribly awful so far. BlackEternity

05-14-12 at 06:03 PM	#30
clenchdwarf Expert Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 819	Windows NT and 2000 weren't awful. I'm still running 2000 on a several computers (including this one); I haven't found many compelling reasons yet to upgrade to that new-fangled XP. Windows 3.x was a big improvement over DOS when it came to graphics programs. With DOS, the application had to supply a driver for every possible printer or graphics chipset.

05-14-12 at 11:21 PM	#31
Noledox Bad command or file name Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Terra Incognita Posts: 2,709	Quote: Originally Posted by clenchdwarf Windows NT and 2000 weren't awful. I'm still running 2000 on a several computers (including this one); I haven't found many compelling reasons yet to upgrade to that new-fangled XP. Windows 3.x was a big improvement over DOS when it came to graphics programs. With DOS, the application had to supply a driver for every possible printer or graphics chipset. That's the NT branch for you. MS made sure their business offerings were at least moderately stable before shipping.

05-18-12 at 08:12 AM	#32
RabidPlatypus Newcomer Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 16	If you don't like Metro just turn it off and you have pretty much Windows 7 underneath.

05-20-12 at 10:54 PM	#36
Mbbest No kitty! bad kitty!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southpark Posts: 1,660	I will just say....Win ME did crash now and then but its far from "suck some bad words". I have used them for several years on my PC. Also I did read about other ones who had much crash of ME, I guess it was up to some type of hardware and drivers that doesn't go along with WinME kernel.

05-20-12 at 11:00 PM	#37
shoguns Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 395	I don't have any problems with windows 7, although i still haven't upgraded to it (because i haven't found a need to) I'll probably be using windows xp untill my computer fails or i get a new one, then i'll be using windows 7 untill windows 9 or what ever it is. windows 8 should have only been made for tablets\phones, its horrible as a destop os.

05-22-12 at 04:08 PM	#38
thegeek6 Newcomer Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 26	Actually, Me Was 4.90.3000.

05-23-12 at 07:14 AM	#39
Civilian3D Newcomer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 25	I hate google, but bring on chrome OS and hopefully MS will have to find their niche instead of trying to take over the world again. They are so blindly greedy that while they are busy piggy backing off other companies good ideas they leave behind the one thing they got right.

05-24-12 at 09:50 AM	#40
sanchez198 Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 28	windows is always crap. I hate windows... I did install mac os x on my dell inspiron 1520 It's work awesome I watched a lot of HD movie, video and other stufs I never saw a freeze I used 2 years mac os x and I can't update it. So I decided to turn W7 sometimes I'm feeling, even 720p movie can freeze my computer. I hate windows

05-24-12 at 12:31 PM	#41
Mbbest No kitty! bad kitty!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southpark Posts: 1,660	^^ if 720p movie can freeze your W7 PC then: a) Your PC is c**p b) User is noob Pick one

05-28-12 at 10:33 PM	#42
akbisw_p Novice Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 155	Quote: Originally Posted by Mbbest ^^ if 720p movie can freeze your W7 PC then: a) Your PC is c**p b) User is noob Pick one lol agree. My shitty dual core android plays 1080p with no problem and outputs it to my tv via HDMI. You got some problems with ur comp lol. Suggestion VLC. Google it 1000000000 found it useful