Now... I love the xbox and PS3 but people Onlive is the future I have it on my laptop and it works perfectly. I am telling you people the tech may be new but it works well. There may be some kinks but I am sure they will be worked out.
OnLive Founder Claims "Impossible" Wireless Breakthrough
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Rearden eh? Someone likes Atlas Shrugged.
Yet, you could compare this to the Rearden metal in the book. It's considered impossible, and can completely change the market if used right.
We'll see, established laws of physics don't tend to be disproven easily, but I'll be optimistic about this one.
Yet, you could compare this to the Rearden metal in the book. It's considered impossible, and can completely change the market if used right.
We'll see, established laws of physics don't tend to be disproven easily, but I'll be optimistic about this one.
I have OnLive and they have had their connection issues when they first started (the occasional timeouts and lag). At this point though, its really easy to connect and play at a fairly fast rate. I have cable internet, but its Comcast and has download speeds as fast as 8MBPS (at 2AM when no one is on) and as slow as 1-2MBPS (normally) and OnLive works just fine for me. Now, is this for super competitive gamers that are used to perfect connections and crazy smooth frame rates?.... No, but it hasn't been advertised as that either.draythefingerless said:
They offer gaming to people on a budget and more casual gamers in a much better package than buying a $60 game to only beat it in 2 days. Again, they are still working out the kinks, but it is a really interesting service that if expanded upon (a game developed just for OnLive, with lifelike graphics, more titles, etc.) could really make some waves in the industry and take it to another level.
In this thread:
1- People who claim what certain things have calculated as impossible aren't... without knowing WHY it's impossible. PROTIP: Planck's constant is involved. If you know your physics, you know that there ARE microscopic limits on observable events. Transmitting information through radio waves is in every way, a series of observable events.
2- People who claim that certain things calculated as impossble are completely impossible, and cannot have a way around the problem that doesn't involve the impossibility principle. PROTIP: Fifty pipes of water can carry fifty times as much water flow, no matter what the limit of a single pipe may be.
3- A handful of people who understand both.
You should probably ignore persons 1 and 2, and instead, listen to 3. They're the ones being rational here.
1- People who claim what certain things have calculated as impossible aren't... without knowing WHY it's impossible. PROTIP: Planck's constant is involved. If you know your physics, you know that there ARE microscopic limits on observable events. Transmitting information through radio waves is in every way, a series of observable events.
2- People who claim that certain things calculated as impossble are completely impossible, and cannot have a way around the problem that doesn't involve the impossibility principle. PROTIP: Fifty pipes of water can carry fifty times as much water flow, no matter what the limit of a single pipe may be.
3- A handful of people who understand both.
You should probably ignore persons 1 and 2, and instead, listen to 3. They're the ones being rational here.
THIS.adamtm said:
If this is real, IF THIS IS REAL, it would possibly be the greatest communications leap in this, or perhaps even this and the last decade. It would be amazing for both cellphones, wireless Internet, and... hell, modern technology in general.
I really, really want this to be true.
I really, really want this to be true.
This is the technology that has been long awaited. No caps, no slowdown, no ugly towers being built downtown or on rural barns. Even if DIDO gets panned by the big communication companies, all Steve has to do is sell it privately with the proper FCC licensing that would be no different than HAM radios.
DIDO would definitely make OnLive more profitable as it would allow access to more people. Right now it is probably most usable in the same places AT&T's service is. Not counting the Alltel acquisition as I haven't heard anything of how that has changed things yet.
You can bet that cellular companies and other communication companies would prefer DIDO technology go away. Much as there would be money in providing such a service, there wouldn't be as much profit as what stands now with the much less efficient cellular and wireless service we have now.
I wouldn't expect the first salvo to be from Verizon. You can bet AT&T will start throwing civil litigation at Steve Perlman. Which might not be wise as right now AT&T is starting to approach its monopoly bubble it already hit before. That was quite the pop heard around the world. What would suck though is the thought that Comcast will be there ready to scoop up some of the pieces. But that's another story.
DIDO would definitely make OnLive more profitable as it would allow access to more people. Right now it is probably most usable in the same places AT&T's service is. Not counting the Alltel acquisition as I haven't heard anything of how that has changed things yet.
That is a good comparison. Nicola Tesla maintained that alternating current was safer and more efficient than direct current, which Thomas Edison stood in opposition to. Tesla wanted to provide to the world his practices, but Edison took many steps to suppress that. It's a shame that the guy who invented the light bulb turned out to be a big bully.gideonkain said:
You can bet that cellular companies and other communication companies would prefer DIDO technology go away. Much as there would be money in providing such a service, there wouldn't be as much profit as what stands now with the much less efficient cellular and wireless service we have now.
I wouldn't expect the first salvo to be from Verizon. You can bet AT&T will start throwing civil litigation at Steve Perlman. Which might not be wise as right now AT&T is starting to approach its monopoly bubble it already hit before. That was quite the pop heard around the world. What would suck though is the thought that Comcast will be there ready to scoop up some of the pieces. But that's another story.
Copyright holders might not like this, as it would massively speed up download times, so games will take minutes instead of hours or days. That might be bad for the industry.
I could be perfect to get large-scale cloud computing of the ground though.
I could be perfect to get large-scale cloud computing of the ground though.
I'd rather he upgrade to transmitting solid objects through solid objects. One day we can transport information through matter, the next we can transport matter through matter.Fuhjem said:
OT: If this works I just want a mobile-plan that gives me decent internet speeds with reliable connectivity.
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What about when he dies before the launch?Istvan said:
This sounds like a vapour-ware announcement to me. But most of the on-line game streaming company claims, no discernible lag etc, seem like that to me. But we will see when it is launched, am happy to be proved wrong. You will be able to tell if it is vapour-ware by if the launch date keeps getting pushed back.....
I find this hard to believe. Than again i find half the technological advances in the past 10 years almost impossible to believe.
Might be true might be false. We'll see.
Might be true might be false. We'll see.
I don't know why anyone is shocked that someone is "breaking" the laws of physics, my High School science teacher always hammered into us that they aren't really laws, more rough guidelines based on what we currently know, and that as much as we know about the natural universe we likely only know a tiny faction of what is knowable.
Of course, it's a tech company so I'll believe it after unbiased peer review study.
Of course, it's a tech company so I'll believe it after unbiased peer review study.
true, but casual gamers already have their games almost for free and you will never need a super computer to play it. the market OnLive is aiming for doesnt exist.maybe in 10 years, when everyone has good internet connection, then theyll have good market potential. right now, no one will waste money on it to get shitty lag in multiplayer or just to get singleplayer games at a slightly cheaper price, but still you gotta pay for the service.broli4000 said:
Emmm why not it'll help cut cost by reducing the amount of cell towers, which reduces maintenance cost while still charging the public at the same or higher price. People still use data plans and do you really think companies will reduce their prices because operating costs are lower?TheIronRuler said:
You'd THINK it's great and economic, but did you considr the costs for REMOVING the antennas?Akisa said:
Replacing them with a small router box is cheap, but removing all of the antennas from the roofs of buildings breaks contracts and requires money.