The PC is Dead

[SameSelf]

The netbook I have (Nextbook Flexx11) I use mostly for airports and travel. I have a handful of 128GB Micro SD cards for storage.
It's also a tablet if you detach the keyboard. Runs W10 with a touchscreen. I like it where carrying a laptop would be a problem.
Great battery life also.

A tablet has it's place, but I can't really live without a keyboard. It also helps keep greasy fingerprints off the screen.
I do have a laptop and several desktop PCs and they all have their uses.

The PC is dead? Not until something much better comes along. And IMO, that time isn't near.

If you are a content creator, then I readily admit that a mobile device is rarely sufficient. Of course, that doesn't stop the mainstream media from using smartphone video in their broadcasts even when people record in portrait mode. But only a very small niche of people are true content creators. The lion's share are content consumers. And good thing too, otherwise no one would ever get paid. But I digress. Creators don't use PCs. They use workstations. And production houses attach those workstations to servers. Technology is moving fast. Acquisition formats are moving away from HD to 4K+ in 12-bit+ and 4444 raw formats. No PC is capable of handling that. The users on this forum are fixated on tools of the past like Avisynth which I suppose is fine if you are ripping or recording HD 4:2:0 content. But the market has no interest in supporting those activities.

My guess is your PC is really a HEDT that is much more powerful than a $500 off-the-shelf box. And you probably style yourself as a content creator. Neither of those criteria will soak up the market's supply of cheap PCs. And if your box is more than a couple of years old, then you are part of the problem. Content consumers don't need and don't want PCs. Their mobile devices are more than sufficient for what little content they do create (periscope, instagram, snapchat, etc.). Because for consumers, if the content can't be immediately shared via social media, then it may as well not even exist. So even though they are consumers, they get it. What is the point of creating any content if no one is paying attention? You have to go where the eyeballs are. The dollars always follow after.

EDIT: As I was typing this post, this commercial came on TV. And I thought it was very interesting. How many desktop PCs can you count in this ad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luEBRCqafvw

[KarMa]

The users on this forum are fixated on tools of the past like Avisynth which I suppose is fine if you are ripping or recording HD 4:2:0 content.

Still like spreading this 4:2:0 only lie?

[SameSelf]

I must confess that I am not very good at comprehending sentence fragments.

[usually_quiet]

I must confess that I am not very good at comprehending sentence fragments.

Hmm... That seems disingenuous since it appears you are not averse to using sentence fragments.

Sounds like you answered you own question.

[johns0]

Moved the thread to the offtopic forum where it belongs.

[SameSelf]

nine months later, lol, now I know what happens when u p*** off a mod

time for cat videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ

[-Habanero-]

You are wasting Videohelp's bandwidth with your inane crap and should be charged to log on here.

Just saying.

You should PM the mods. I hear they are always looking for winning ideas.

I ain't no rat, I leave that to you. You cried for the mods to close an earlier thread of yours when you weren't getting the answers you wanted. Q_Q

[SameSelf]

I ain't no rat

must be a cat then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZZ7oFKsKzY

[-Habanero-]

If you don't know what a snitch is, chances are you've gotten the taste of being one, residing in the land of Steers and Queers after all.

[KarMa]

EDIT: As I was typing this post, this commercial came on TV. And I thought it was very interesting. How many desktop PCs can you count in this ad?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luEBRCqafvw

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[Baldrick]

Maybe it's time to lock this thread...

[MJPollard]

You may be right. It's spun around in so many circles it's about to drill into the core of the planet.

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[SameSelf]

Maybe it's time to lock this thread...

A troll posts a hateful slur, and the mods threaten to lock the thread. Great.

Mods 0
Trolls 1

[johns0]

Thread closed.