Selasa, 10 September 2013

Is imagination still the best form of entertainment?

Q. With today’s technologies and games, do you think imagination is still the best form of entertainment? Studies have actually shown, and I am sure from your own observation you can see that just about everyone watches TV seemingly endlessly.

As well, with things like the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 (and the other previous video game systems), PSP, Nintendo DS, computer games, internet games, and a thousand other forms of gamming people really do not have to rely on just “pretending” or “make-believe” anymore. However, at the same time, things like Barbie and Hot Wheels are still among the top sellers. So, has imagination lost its rank or do you think it still reigns supreme?

A. The most entertaining things, are still, generally the most imaginative ones. The most popular movies, Star Wars, Shrek, Lord of the Rings etc, are about stories that took a tremendous amount of imagination to create. The most popular video games are similar in that regard, they are the ones with the most intricate worlds, and therefore the most imaginative.

Having said that, by entertaining ourselves with someone else's imagination, we lose much of our own, and that's why originality in these arenas is actually on the decline.

Imagination is the BEST form of entertainment, but it may be losing its grip on the most utilized form.


What is the best of the best brand of Laptop computers to buy?
Q. I'm looking to buy a new computer, but I don't know what the best brand would be to get? I basicly just use my computer for the internet, games, and Itunes. What do you recommend???:)

A. There is no "best brand". You start at price and decide features that are most important to you.
In general, Samsung, Apple, Lenovo Ideapads and Thinkpads, Asus, MSI, Sony and Toshiba that is not Satellite are in the upper half.

HP-Compaq, HP-Pavilion, Dell Inspiron, Acer-Gateway, Lenovo Essentials, Toshiba Satellite are all in the bottom half, and better grades of HP and Dell could be OK.

Gaming needs GPU Graphics power and which games determine how much.
A higher resolution screen is a big plus.
A better CPU helps.
Lighter in weight is often good.
This is CPU+Graphics
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

Brand is only one factor. Apple tends to cost a lot of money for the cpu, graphics, ram, and is not software compatible to most gaming without adding Windows. Generally, the price is 50% higher on similar specifications and size/weight, and more than double price if you allow a thicker and heavier system.
http://www.rescuecom.com/news-press-releases/Computer-Reliability-Report-2013.aspx
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020725/apple-macbooks-lead-in-laptop-features-and-reliability.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244419/laptop_reliability_and_satisfaction_macbooks_rule.html
There is no exact consistency by brand.

If you are non-USA, brands by country change for value in the purchase.
A Lenovo Y510p in the USA is a great value at +/- $800.

Those that look at brand first, usually need a lot of help to know good from bad. It is very common in China and India to trust by brand first because technology among people and higher quality items purchasing is very new to most people there. Anyone following trends or any single recommendation without documentation and checking up is not a good way to buy.





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