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Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by Alexander Grundner

Alexander Grundner — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:16:00 +0000

OK. I finally got this sorted out. I mixed up Gb/s (gigabits per second) with GB/s (gigabytes per second). Yes, 6 gigabits = 768 megabytes, which is less than 1GB. That’s what I was trying to get at with the note on the video. Thanks for the clarification M on the Gb/s vs. GB/s. So in reality… Thunderbolt tops out at 1.25GB or 10Gb/s. Helpful calculator here: http://www.unitconversion.org/unit_converter/data-storage.html

Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by M

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:19:00 +0000

Hi Alexander. Actually, Will is correct. You were talking about the disk transfer rates of 3Gb/s & 6Gb/s. This means 3 gigabits per second and 6 gigabits per second, respectively. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_rate_units for more details. 768 (MB / s) = 6 Gb / s.

The Thunderbolt transfer rates are crazy fast. The theoretical maximum is 10 (Gb / s) = 1280 MB / s. That is over one gigabyte per second. There are no normal disk drives that can come close to that speed. The new Sandforce 2 controller SSD drives like the OCZ (just tested on Anandtech) only reach about 500 MB/s. The only way to saturate the Thunderbolt connection with regular drives is with a huge array of normal drives or an small array of SSD drives.

Best regards!

Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by Alexander Grundner

Alexander Grundner — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:46:00 +0000

Technically 1,024MB is equal to 1GB. So if it’s transferring 786MB of data per second… that’s less than a 1GB of data per second.

Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by Will

Will — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:12:00 +0000

I think you need to check your math. 768 Mega*bytes* per second is not “less than 1Gb/s” by my math, in fact it’s a bit over 6Gb/s.

Comment on CBS’ TV Show Library Making Its Way to Netflix by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:04:00 +0000

Better than nothing “new” in content. Now if streaming at prime time and weekends would be more reliable….

Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by Sef Pinney

Sef Pinney — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:49:00 +0000

No. Not overkill, in the simple respect that daisy-chaining peripherals off one another… even for example 2/4/8 RAID level 0 Hard drives, + Multiple (huge) mini Display Port Panels + Video Cameras (eventually.) I bet it will be possible to saturate the connection pretty quickly… though office productivity users won’t.

You’ll be doing so with performance and work-flow capabilities previously unheard of, except in dedicated, high-end workstations. Read, w/out $$$.
A small, flexible, standards based, high performance interconnect will foment even more innovation, backed by these innovative companies. Just as in the past. USB2 (3?)
The ball is back in the RAID / Drive manufacturer’s courts. Where it should be. How about perfecting the hybrid drives? Blend the best of both worlds?

I hope it kills USB3, daisy chaining and dual channels, with mDSP compatibility is a game changer. Plug them together 6 devices any way you want! It just makes sense.

Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by Matthew Grimes

Matthew Grimes — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:47:00 +0000

I would say a faster I/O allows for the current technology to continue maturing – although I’m pretty sure standard spinning disk are not saturating that SATA 6Gb/s interface as is. It’s up to the SSD’s for this new interface to be fully realized right?

Comment on Is Thunderbolt (Formerly Light Peak) Overkill for Today’s SATA Drives? by Matthew Grimes

Matthew Grimes — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:47:00 +0000

Comment on Unofficial Ceton InfiniTV Status Media Center Add-in Released by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:40:00 +0000

Doesn’t seem to work with beta firmware.

Comment on ARCHOS Unveils the ARNOVA Web Radio & TV by Brent Papenfuss

Brent Papenfuss — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:18:00 +0000

Very. My current clock radio is from 20 years ago, I need a refresh.

Comment on Motorola XOOM Gets Priced: $599.99 on Verizon with 2-year Contract by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Still too much , to battle Apples lead in apps/image and it needs to come in a good $150 cheaper especially with the Ipad2 launch imminent.

Comment on Motorola XOOM Gets Priced: $599.99 on Verizon with 2-year Contract by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:03:00 +0000

Still too much , to battle Apples lead in apps/image and it needs to come in a good $150 cheaper especially with the Ipad2 launch imminent.

Comment on Subscription-based Redbox Streaming Movie Service Coming Soon by Buddy Scalera

Buddy Scalera — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:02:00 +0000

It will come down to price. NetFlix is really competitive with a $7.99 a month streaming subscription. And no advertising, of course.

It’s hard to imagine Redbox being competitive at $3.99 for rentals. Amazon might be able to get away with that, but they have the long-term relationship with customers that they can leverage.

If they come with $1 rentals, they’d be really competitive, especially if they hit multiple devices, like the Roku, Boxee, and Apple TV (although that seems unlikely).

Buddy – http://wordspicturesweb.com/?p=1250

Comment on Cord-cutters Made Up 0.18% of the Market in 2010, Expected to Hit 2% Globally in 2015 by Buddy Scalera

Buddy Scalera — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:59:00 +0000

It would seem that “cord cutting” is a matter of interpretation. People say they are cutting the cord, but they appear to be connecting a different one. And maybe they might find that the subscriptions they pay for add up quickly.

On the Roku, the NetFlix subscription is great. And the added channels are as well. But it is still a long way to cutting the cord. Even if you throw in a Hulu Plus subscription, there’s still quite a bit of TV you will not be able to reach.

Buddy – http://wordspicturesweb.com/?p=1349

Comment on New Xtreamer Ultra Media Streamer / HTPC Set to Debut at CeBIT 2011 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:33:00 +0000

no there isn’t , its a weird sort of facebook competition

Comment on New Xtreamer Ultra Media Streamer / HTPC Set to Debut at CeBIT 2011 by Anthony Thomas

Anthony Thomas — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:49:00 +0000

If you hurry there’s a Xtreamer Ultra deal, just Google it

Comment on Biggest News from MWC 2011 May Be OnLive Cloud Gaming via Android Tablets and Smartphones by Alexander Grundner

Alexander Grundner — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Yes, this service does have other options besides the $9.99/mo unlimited plan. Free to try and spectate + a la carte 3/5-day rent or purchase options. I’m curious what the percentage split is between the various offerings… I’m guessing the unlimited monthly plan gets the most use (it’s reasonable enough).

Comment on Biggest News from MWC 2011 May Be OnLive Cloud Gaming via Android Tablets and Smartphones by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:42:00 +0000

This article is incorrect. OnLive as a service is free to log on and use, not 9.99/mo. They do have a playpack offering where you can play full versions of, currently, 38 different games that is 9.99/mo. But to log on, spectate people, play 30 min demos, rent/buy games, the service is free.

Comment on HP Announces Wireless TV Connect Solution for Notebooks by John @ video cables

John @ video cables — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:54:00 +0000

I love this one. Now I can simply connect my notebook with this HP wireless connector. My friends will surely enjoy whenever we watch a movie marathon. Thanks for the information even if I am too late to know this.

Comment on LG Optimus 7 Play To / DLNA Streaming Demo by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:06:00 +0000

Please I need some help! I want to do the same but with a ps3, but i cant!!! Ive tried everything and have everything enabled but doesnt work, the device doesnt appear in the ps3 or the ps3 on the phone! please im begging for help!

Comment on Windows Media Center Embedded to Take on Apple TV, Boxee, Roku, Google TV in the First Half of 2011 by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:03:00 +0000

No DVR. That’s the best thing about media center . Now if they just made a small box like a ROKU that did netflix and also worked as a media center extender, I’d but that.

Comment on Ubuntu Gains Multitouch Control via Webcam Visual Input by Linards

Linards — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:29:00 +0000

HOW DA HELL TO INSTALL THIS tuiototouch from ENACs ???

Comment on Skifta DLNA Media Shifting ‘Play To’ Solution Launched on Android by Stefan Lilov

Stefan Lilov — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Take a look at iMediaShare – it is available for Android 1.6+ devices and it streams online content from various services.

Comment on Roku Officially Rolls Out ‘USB Media Player Channel’ by Buddy Scalera

Buddy Scalera — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:26:00 +0000

It was easy enough to install the Roku USB channel, including a minor software patch. It didn’t even require a restart.

Interesting, I got the MP4 files and JPGs to play perfectly. The WMV seemed to choke a little. Maybe they’ll need to update the channel every so often.

Buddy
http://wordspicturesweb.com/?p=1296

Comment on Roku Officially Rolls Out ‘USB Media Player Channel’ by Tech Tip

Tech Tip — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:12:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing it with us..