New Poll Ideas

[rhegedus]

hey i gotta make a post once in a while...else i might get deleted

Hey, long time, no see

[tenders]

hey i gotta make a post once in a while...else i might get deleted

Hey, long time, no see

yeah i know wish i could be here more, but alot going on,and on,and on,and on.....etc.

[TheFamilyMan]

Has a poll like this ever been done?

What hardware do you use most often for capturing analog video:
1. VIVO/AIW graphics card
2. dedicated capture card
3. dedicated capture device (canopus, etc.)
4. camcorder pass through
5. standalone DVD recorder
6. other
7. I don't bother with analog video any more

[Baldrick]

thefamilyman: nope, so I added it. Thanks!

[TheFamilyMan]

How big is the screen which you watch movies on at home:

1. 21" or less
2. 27" or less
3. 32" or less
4. 42" or less
5. 50" or less
5. 60" or less
6. more than 60"
7. I don't watch movies at home

Sorry about the English units...I don't know how they rate screen sizes in metric...Also, the gammar is bad but it's understandable

[EddyH]

what mp3 player do you have/mainly use....
None
Desktop PC
DVD set-top box
compatible hi-fi
mp3-cd walkman
small USB flash (128 or less)
midrange USB flash (256-512)
large USB flash (1gb or more) *** (these three could be condensed)
small hard drive based player (1.5gb to 5gb)
large hard drive based player (6gb to 20gb)
very large HD player (30gb+) *** (these three also)
portable video type device *** (could be deleted)
laptop PC
handheld PC or palmpilot
new-style minidisc *** (deletable)
a hyusabashi TGMP3O
several of the above (on a REGULAR basis)
other

............

what other techie or creative hobbies do you have besides messing around with videos

none
breaking down and rebuilding motor vehicles*
other mechanical "fun"
playing actual music in an acutal band
making actual movies
high end photography
painting and/or sculpture
web design
other computer work
embroidery or other needle/fabric work
volunteer work and/or public amenity restoration
painting murals on the walls of TGPOs mental asylum
several of the above
other

* doing this myself right now. hence fun in quotes on the next line

too many options for all i know but i leave it to the mercy of the mods

[dphirschler]

Why do you copy DVDs?

1. Skip commercials and warnings
2. Rent and rip (save money)
3. preserve original (safe from kids)
4. make copies for friends
5. research/study
6. because I can


Darryl

[yoda313]

Hi,

How about:

Which next gen dvd should win the battle?

BLU-RAY

or

HD-DVD

Kevin

[Sifaga]

What does it mean when you indicate right?

I will be moving to the right at the next convient opportunity.

Watch out i am moving right now.

I have already changed lanes and its a token signal.

I havnt turned my blinker off since my last lane change.

These window wipers dont work on this car.

its safe to overtake me now.

[HARRYSPADGE]

How about a Poll on how hacked off you get when you give Forum users advice and they never respond to the advice given, not a 'Thank You' or 'No that didn't work' or 'Yeah great that did the trick' etc,etc.

I've noticed that since I've been using this forum and giving advice that there are many users who take no notice of the advice you give them, they give no response at all then go and start a new thread along similar lines of the topic you have just tried to help them with.

So you just think, 'Hey why do I waste my time giving you advice if you can't be bothered to take notice of the response you get'

What do you think, and if this it a bit out of line them I apologise, just having a small rant.

[ebenton]

Do you own an HDTV?

No
Yes, with built-in tuner
Yes, monitor only

[zworg2]

What does it mean when you indicate right?
I will be moving to the right at the next convient opportunity.
Watch out i am moving right now.
I have already changed lanes and its a token signal.
I havnt turned my blinker off since my last lane change.
These window wipers dont work on this car.
its safe to overtake me now.

Only tooo true!>....

number of times.......i ahve seen the such....

[waheed]

Would you buy your DVD/VHS collection again on HD DVD/Blu Ray?

Yes
No
Not Sure
Who cares about HD
Depends on Price
I don't own a HD television
Only the collectables (LOTR Trilogy, Star Wars etc...)

[RDS1955]

My Idea for a new poll would be:

How many times have you asked for assistance on a particular issue without 1st doing a search for it through all the guides here at Videohelp.com?




PARANOID?!?!? WHO'S PARANOID?!?

[BoilerUp]

How cheap will DVD+R DL media have to become before you'll stop shrinking your backups (from dual layer to single layer)?

1) 50-cents apiece or less
2) $1 apiece or less
3) $2 apiece or less
4) $3 apiece or less
5) I already don't shrink my backups
6) let me buy a double layer burner first, then I'll decide

You can also specify, for example, that Verbatim double layer discs are the ones that will have to drop to that price.

[DereX888]

by the time they drop to less than a $1 apiece, we will be "shrinking" HD-DVDs to fit on a DL DVD-Rs, and waiting for recordable HD-DVDR to drop down with price hehe

[yoda313]

New poll idea:

What got you started in digital video?

1. backing up your own dvds.
2. vcds (the early stuff)
3. the "coolness" factor
4. for work

[MackemX]

something similar to this?

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=285770

[davideck]

I think a "rate yourself" poll based on this would be fun!

When it comes to DVDs, there are really just 3 people:

(1.) Anal retentives that insist on using the highest resolution and high bitrates, all in the hopes of retaining theoretical data that may or may not exist. Many of them just don't know any better. Some of them have a valid reason for what they do.

(2.) Normal folks that want high quality, but without getting into overkill, and without filling their house with disc after disc after disc. You can put 2-4 hours if you have the right hardware/software, and if the source allows for it. It's about slight compromises that really don't affect quality perceptions. A 3-hour DVD in Half D1 will look good from most sources most of the time. This is an optimal setting for home users. Again, assuming hardware and software allows for it.

(3.) Compressors. These people suck. They destroy video by compressing the crap out of it, and toss out huge amounts of data to make their crappy little VCDs, KVCDs/KDVDs, XVID/DVIXs and other junk. These people should lose their video privileges. Morons.

[lantern]

How about a poll for favorite mpeg2 encoder?

AutoQMatEnc
bbMpeg
Tmpgenc
CCE Basic
Mainconcept
Procoder
HC
QuEnc
FreeEnc
Other

[da_place_69]

Heres a good one

What next generation dvd will you support

1. HD DVD
2. Blu-ray
4. I don't know
3. I'll never say good bye to the current DVD

[tlegion]

How do you pay for online purchases?
-Regular MC/Visa/Amex/Disc credit card
-MC/Visa debit/check card
-MC/Visa/Amex prepaid card (including ecards, gift cards)
-Temp card number generated online by issuer
-Paypal (or other service)
-Check Online
-Bank Transfer
-Check/MO in postal mail
-COD
-PO / credit acct
-Send Bill to TGPO

[tlegion]

For those without jobs:
How do you pay for your online purchases?
-Parent's credit card
-Spouse's credit card
-Employer's credit card
-Friend's credit card
-Stolen credit card
-IOU
-Bank of TGPO card

[tgpo]

-Bank of TGPO card

Don't leave home without it.

[ZippyP.]

For Christmas this year I got:
- Everything I wanted.
- Some of the things I wanted.
- None of the things I wanted.
- Socks and underwear.
- All the things I wanted because I bought them for myself.
- An I-pod
- A lump of coal.
- A blow-up TGPO doll.
- I don't do Christmas.

[ZippyP.]

Colorizing old movies:

- Love it. I can't watch anything in just B&W.
- Hate it. They're butchering the classics.
- Colorizing, what's that?
- Everything looks better in TGPO-vision.

[lnetzel]

How about a more serious one...

What is Justice?

1. That everybody get an equal share of everything.
2. That everybody get what they need dpending on their needs?
3. I'm a bystander and have no opinion.

[yoda313]

How about a more serious one...

What is Justice?

1. That everybody get an equal share of everything.
2. That everybody get what they need dpending on their needs?
3. I'm a bystander and have no opinion.

I think that would get too political. Just my two cents though...

[DereX888]

How about a more serious one...

What is Justice?

1. That everybody get an equal share of everything.
2. That everybody get what they need dpending on their needs?
3. I'm a bystander and have no opinion.

1 = socialism with possible hint of political correctness
2 = 100% pure communism
3 = typical average brainless members of the society

whats there to poll?
none has nothing to do with "justice"...
BTW:
you'll get 70% for #3, ~20% for #1 and ~10% votes for #2, no need for such poll


Welcome to the majority, DereX888. You are aware of the no politics rule. This is a friendly warning.

/Moderator Offline

[/color]

oh yeah, i know its politics
as someone said: to buy a loaf of bread is politics...
its good to be among majority for once :P :P :P
edit2:
i knew this poll wouldn't pass just for that reason, but i still found it ridiculus to ask questions with such obvious answers, i had to reply thats why i post reply here, far away from anyone's interest (except for those nosy mods like that guy who claims to be Offline :P )

[daamon]

Here's a couple:

What do you do to waste time at work?

1. I don't
2. Surf the net
3. Read personal emails
4. Call friends / family
5. Play games (Minesweeper, Solitaire, Snake etc.)
6. Walk around with a piece of paper looking important
7. Attend meetings
8. Other. What?

Or (this one might have been done already)...

Which is the best Star Wars movie?

Options 1 to 6: List Star Wars Episodes 1 - 6
7. None of them
8. All of them