New Poll Ideas

[yoda313]

Here's another one -

how old is the oldest working burnt disc you own?

Is it a cdr, dvdr, or bdr?

What brand?

That might be hard to work into a poll but it might make for an intersting general topic discussion.

Edit - forget the poll I'm gonna start this in the newbie general forum. This should be interesting for real world data at an experts forum like this....

[yoda313]

How about:

Have you ever posted a video on youtube?

[yoda313]

Here's another:

How many passes do you perform on a video encoding job?

1, 2 or more than 2?

[yoda313]

How about:

Which are more frightening - clowns or mimes?

[ricky1756]

they are both pretty frightening, but nothing matches a drunk mel gibson for fear factor

[luigi2000]

Today a Boxer ad appears on the main VideoHelp page. Poll the viewers on the Fiorina Boxer US Senate race.

[Micker_C]

1.) Who still uses multiple programes to burn a DVD/Blu ray

2.) Who decided to pay for a one-does-all solution?
-For #2, which one [Example, Slysoft/AnyDVD/CloneDVD2]

[yoda313]

How about:

Do you watch credits at the end of movies/tv shows?

possible answers:

yes to movies no to tv shows
yes to both
yes to tv shows not movies
no to both
no thats imdb.com is for!
yes but only when I've recorded it or have it on dvd/bluray to skip to the section I want to look at

[usually_quiet]

I don't think this has been done before...

How far do you take customizing your personal computer's desktop?

I am satisfied using only the standard options provided by my OS and software
I installed new wallpaper and/or screen-savers.
I added more widgets/gadgets for my OS sidebar or Google's (clocks, calendar, CPU meter, etc)
I use alternate skins for my applications when available
I use custom cursors
I installed custom icons for my desktop shortcuts
I use programs that provide customizable gadgets, docks, or task bars (Rainmeter, Samurize, RocketDock, etc.)
I use software that allows me to customize the look of my OS's user interface (WindowBlinds ShapeShifter, Magnifique, Gnome, KDE etc.)
I wrote my own OS and software to have complete control over the appearance and behavior of everything

[yoda313]

I'm sure its been done before but not recently -

Which is your favorite James Bond movie

or

Which is your Favorite James bond actor

You can list the choices and of course include none of the above for those who don't like the series (which is impossible to imagine to me but anyway)

[yoda313]

How about -

Do you still make dvds?

Options could include - yes, no, still make vcds!
I'm onto bluray,
I skip optical media and use media players or htpcs

[freebird73717]

That would be interesting to see the results of that poll.

[16mmJunkie]

agreed! I would imagine the results would surprise a few. And maybe "I'm still using tape" for a choice

[fritzi93]

Yeah, that's one of the better suggestions put forward. It will be particularly interesting to see if Blu-Ray has any legs. Not to put too fine a point on it, but many members here have sworn they would never adopt BD.

[johns0]

Actually if you look back we have done a few polls with those options last year.
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/3...hysical-device
https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/3...ckup-your-dvds

How about a poll to see if our kids are better at the computer than us or was that TGPO lurking around recently or are you going to buy a touch sensitive monitor.

[CogoSWSDS]

How about:

How do you prefer to view your digital still pictures?
1. I don't take still pictures.
2. I don't shoot digital, I shoot film.
3. Prints.
4. Encoded as a DVD with music or commentary.
5. Encoded as a BR or other HD video with music or commentary.
6. On the computer.
7. On the HDTV.
8. Projected on the screen/wall.

[yoda313]

@cogoswsds - good idea for a poll

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Here's mine:

How about:

Do you have a nickname in real life? (in otherwords do people you actually deal with face to face in the real world call you by a nickname - ie not online)

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Ok I guess online gaming via voice chatting Might count since you are actually talking to real people.

I wouldn't include internet forums like this one since most people use nicknames or alternate identities anyway.

[edDV]

How about home networking?
(check as many as apply)

1. Sneakernet
2. Peer Networking (no router)
3. Wired Ethernet w/router
4. Wired Network w/wireless BG router
5. Wired Network w/wireless N router
6. Windows Media Center Connectors (PC to PC)
7. Windows Media Center Connectors (devices)
8. NAS (network attached storage)
9. uPnP/DNLA media network
10. Other

[yoda313]

here's one:


Do you watch or listen to podcasts online?



I do - feedback on g4tv.com. If you're a gamer check it out

[edDV]

here's one:


Do you watch or listen to podcasts online?



I do - feedback on g4tv.com. If you're a gamer check it out

I watch lots of TWiT (Leo Laporte), also Revision3

[budwzr]

How about: Does Folger's make you run to the toilet in the morning?

[budwzr]

How about:

Is whoever smelt it really the one that dealt it?

[yoda313]

Here's one:

Do you enter online contests? (for prizes like tv's and game systems that sort of thing)

[yoda313]

Ok here's another one:

Do you rate your own digital media collection? For the zune for example you can rate each song. Windows media player lets you do it also. I'm sure countless other media players have a similar setup. Do you take the time to rate your own music or video collection?

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Personally I think its a total waste of time. Why else would you have the music or video if you didn't like it? Especially if its a purchased download? I guess rating it might effect how the random play feature is used - if it did I could sort of see doing it but it just seems like a huge waste of time to me - its your collection you should like what you have and know that.

[budwzr]

What about:

"If it ain't broke, are there still times you should fix it?"

[intracube]

What about:

Longest time you've kept your computer running?

- A few hours or less
- 10 to 24 hours
- Several days
- A week
- A month
- Several months
- Other

[yoda313]

Here we go:

Are you in the clouds?

This would be about whether or not you use any cloud services. THis would include simple file storage to more complex things like cloud computing or the newest offer from amazon for music playing.

[budwzr]

How about:

"What's your monitor's refresh rate?"

-75
-70
-60
-I Dunno
-Less than I thought
-More than I thought

[louv68]

How about:

Has the analog sunset left a sour taste in your mouth?

-Doesn't affect me, I have a HDTV w/ plenty of HDMI inputs
-somewhat affects me, as I don't have enough HDMI inputs
-Rat bastards! I have a perfectly working older HDTV w/ all analog inputs, and have to settle for 480i
-Doesn't matter, as I still have a tube TV and still enjoy my vast VHS collection.
-Yes, I'm a bitter old blue hair. Removing component video or crippling it, makes absolutely no sense.

[yoda313]

Heres one:

Do you update your video software? (capture, convert, and editing)

- all the time
- only if it can't do something anymore with a new codec or feature I want
- never - if it ain't broke don't fix it