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| 03-13-11 02:59pm - 5033 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Could a porn collector use a netbook? I’m a bit of a Luddite when it comes to computer stuff, so bear with me on this one… I’m thinking of buying a netbook but wonder if it will be disappointing for use as a porn viewer. I realize that the netbook’s claim to fame is as a small, lightweight computer used primarily for surfing the ‘net. While I would certainly use it for some ‘net surfing it wouldn’t be my primary computer for downloading porn. I’ll stick to my desktop and hard-wired internet connection for that. As a porn computer, most of the time it would be hooked to a monitor or TV. I’m assuming that these things have a VGA port. Do they? Once I’ve got it hooked up to a monitor or TV I’d then plug in an external drive with WMV porn on it. Does a netbook have the power to run Windows Media Player or does it have to have some other player? Does it play video files well enough? Can it handle HD? Is there a plug-in for a set of speakers? Is the audio any good? All of my collection is catalogued in a Word file. Are Word documents accessible or would I need to upgrade? If I wanted to add some software (Power DVD, for example) could I just plug in an external DVD drive and install it? I realize that these are all really basic questions, but I just don’t know the answers. I suspect that the vast majority of netbook owners just use it to access social media sites, but would it have the ability to serve as a decent computer for viewing porn? Any advice will be greatly appreciated! | |
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| 03-14-11 03:04pm - 5032 days | #2 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Anyone??? Hello??? | |
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| 03-14-11 04:43pm - 5032 days | #3 | |
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lk2fireone (0)
Active User  Posts: 3,618 Registered: Nov 14, '08 Location: CA |
Why not get a laptop instead of a netbook? What is the reason for getting a netbook instead of a laptop? The laptop would be bigger and heavier than a netbook, but probably no more expensive. And the laptop would have a CD/DVD drive, plenty of expansion ports, pre-installed software, the power to run whatever other software you want to install, etc. Like you, I don't know a lot about computers. I've never had any experience with a netbook. But apparently they are much more limited than a laptop. A laptop is portable, and does almost everything a desktop can do. Except the keyboard of the laptop is not as nice, the mouse of the laptop takes getting used to, the laptop monitor is not as nice as a desktop monitor, but probably better than the monitor of a netbook. The desktop is easiest to use physically (keyboard, mouse, monitor, and best hardware for least money). The laptop has dropped way down in price the last few years, and gives you portability, so if you want a portable computer, get a laptop. So what advantage is there for a netbook? Smaller size and lesser weight. But decreased functionality, as I understand it. So why choose a netbook instead of a laptop? Is there a special reason for doing that? But then again, the Apple offerings are supposed to be very popular. Maybe you should take a look at Apple offerings, before you choose what to buy. They make laptops and ipads or something. But if you go for Apple, I don't think you can use your Windows software, unless you buy a special software program. Or maybe not. I know almost nothing about Apple except Apple has its fans who would buy nothing else. Edit01: I got a laptop for the first time a few months back, and I'm still trying to get used to the keyboard. I make a lot more typos than on a desktop keyboard. A netbook keyboard would be even worse. Make sure you physically try out whatever you buy before you buy it, to try to get a feel of how it works in practice. And there can be a huge difference in pecking away for 5 minutes in a trial, and then using the machine for hours at a time after you buy it. How easy is it to use the machine? Desktop is easiest, laptop is not as easy (keyboard, monitor, mouse), and netbook would be a pain. But some people adjust to a laptop very easily. I still feel like throwing my laptop against a wall at times because of the keyboard and mouse problems. And my fingers feel cramped from typing on the keyboard. Edited on Mar 14, 2011, 04:56pm | |
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| 03-14-11 06:15pm - 5031 days | #4 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
The reason comes down to cost. I have a PC that is my primary computer and I do have a work-supplied laptop that I'd never download porn onto. I use it for viewing porn but then clean all records of that. I'm thinking that I'd be smart to use something that I own and can control. I could buy a laptop (and that may be what I decide to do) but a laptop will cost a fair bit more. The laptop would cost about double and my thought is that I might actually be buying more capability than I need. But maybe not. If all I'm looking to do is plug it into a TV or monitor and play video then if the netbook does that okay then maybe it is all I need. And I guess I'd like the ability to read Word documents. But on the other hand, I might regret lacking the features that I'm used to. I just don't know anyone with a netbook who uses it for what I want to use it for. A friend just bought one, but he isn't a porn buddy so I can't ask him the questions I've posed here. I am going to take his for a bit of a test drive with some mainstream video and that might give me an idea of whether or not it could work. Thanks for the advice. | |
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| 03-14-11 11:29pm - 5031 days | #5 | |
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hodayathink (0)
Active User Posts: 312 Registered: Mar 27, '09 Location: Illinois |
As far as I can tell, if you're only looking at movies in standard definition, then you might be okay. If you're looking to play anything in high-def, though, a netbook probably won't be able to handle that very well(streaming or downloaded). | |
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| 03-14-11 11:48pm - 5031 days | #6 | |
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slutty (0)
Active User Posts: 475 Registered: Mar 02, '09 Location: Pennsylvania |
hodayathink is correct, netbooks are okay for very minimal web browsing and movie watching. My girlfriend has one that is about 6-9 months old, and it is not by any means robust, and plays some SD material okay, some not so well. We have found that some compression algorithms make the video choppy, and hers can't handle HD at all. We had to dump more RAM into it just to get it to function in a non-painful fashion for even basic things. They have very limited processing, and poor graphics capabilities, and though her's is a tad old, I can't imagine they have improved all that much. Also, while they all have VGA and some of HDMI, if you are going to have to hook it up to something else anyways (who wants to watch porn on a 10" screen?) you might want to just buy a cheap desktop. I don't know if they still come loaded with Win7 basic or whatever it was called, but that OS is quite annoying, and typing, though you get used to it, is a bit frustrating. Bunny Lebowski: I'll suck your cock for a thousand dollars. Brandt: Ah hahahahaha! Wonderful woman. We're all, we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited. | |
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| 03-15-11 01:38am - 5031 days | #7 | |
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BadMrFrosty (0)
Active User Posts: 124 Registered: Mar 05, '10 Location: Prague (Czech Republic) |
The conclusions above that netbooks are not suitable for HD video are not totally accurate. The cheaper netbooks have no chance of playing high bitrate HD smoothly but netbooks based around Nvidia's ION chipset or the new AMD Fusion chipset will be able to playback properly encoded HD WMV and MP4 using a player that supports hardware accelerated video decoding. I emphasise the word properly because I would say 90% of the porn WMV files I have downloaded are not encoded properly and do not benefit from acceleration but h264 encoded MP4 files tend to fair much better. Additionally, netbooks based around these fancy chipsets are much more expensive so makes a mockery of the idea that netbooks are cheap, for the price of a Fusion netbook you could buy a decent normal laptop. Sure the battery live would not be so good but if its for home use that wont be a issue. Your other questions are easier to answer: VGA out port? Depends on the model, I would expect most to have either VGA or HDMI out. External hard drive? Should work without a problem Windows media player? Installing other software? Most netbooks would be running either Windows XP or Windows 7 Home, both of which will have the ability to run WMP or any other windows software. Yes plugging in a external DVD drive will work. Speakers? The netbook will have speakers, the quality would depend on the model. Best bet would be one with HDMI out which (usually) carries both the video and audio signals to the TV for playback. In short, I would say ditch the idea of using the netbook to playback HD video. Better would be to get a el cheapo netbook just for browsing and a popcorn hour or some other cheap media player device to plug in to your TV. That would be much cheaper than getting a netbook capable of doing it all. Hope it helps The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Frank Zappa | |
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| 03-15-11 03:43am - 5031 days | #8 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I'm convinced. Thanks for all the information guys. You've saved me from making a purchase that would have only brought frustration. I'll hunt around for a decently priced laptop instead. Once again, the PU community comes through! | |
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| 03-15-11 05:19pm - 5031 days | #9 | |
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badandy400 (0)
Active User  Posts: 869 Registered: Mar 02, '08 Location: ohio |
The biggest question to ask yourself is "Do I actually need it to be portable?" If the answer is yes, then continue on, but if the answer is no, or not really, than a desktop is the best choice. Laptops have much less power for the price, particularly on the video aspect. If you travel a lot than a laptop is right for you, but if you are at home mostly than a desktop is the best choice. If you need portability at times, then a lower level laptop might be appropriate. What it comes down to is whether or not the portability is worth the trade of for price or performance. I know you might think you do not need performance, but it is worth more than many realize, particularly for porn viewing. The incredible pictures and videos being put out these days really do benefit from a strong system. Download a full HD video and try skipping around the video to find the good bits on a even a medium quality machine and see how long you can bare it. Bottom line is that quality porn viewing should be done on a quality machine. Not saying to spend thousands by any means! Like a many other things it is a compromise. You can have two of the following: Price, Portability, Power. You can not get all three. It is up to you to weigh these out. "For example, badandy400 has taken it upon himself to become the one man Library of Congress for porn with a collection that surely will be in Guinness Book of World Records some day." ~Toadsith~ PU Interview | |
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| 03-15-11 05:48pm - 5030 days | #10 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Based on yours and other comments here I’ve scrapped my idea of buying a netbook. While I’d like to find a low-cost solution I realize now that to get low cost I’d be trading away performance. That would be a short-term gain for long term pain. I doubt I’d be satisfied with watching my older videos on a netbook and now that I’m downloading more higher-res and HD stuff I’d definitely regret the choice in the future. I think I’ll just wait until finances permit a more sensible choice. I had thought I may have found another choice when you mentioned just using a PC. Portability is one of the primary things I’m looking for since whatever it is it will travel with me. Then I noticed that Dell sells a mini PC all-in-one unit called the Zino. It looks like it would fit the bill: PC processor power, PC price, lots of USB slots, HDMI and VGA ports. I was thinking that this might be the solution since it is small enough to be portable. Then it occurred to me: to use this I’d need to cart around a keyboard and mouse which would seriously limit the true portability of the thing. So if I decide to go this route then it obviously has to be a laptop… | |
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| 03-15-11 07:01pm - 5030 days | #11 | |
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Wittyguy (0)
Active User  Posts: 1,138 Registered: Feb 04, '08 Location: Left Coast, USA |
To sum up: | |
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| 03-16-11 12:54am - 5030 days | #12 | |
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slutty (0)
Active User Posts: 475 Registered: Mar 02, '09 Location: Pennsylvania |
If portability is what you are primarily interested in, forget the desktop, sorry for mentioning it. I have found even the crappiest newer laptops handle most material reasonably well. I would just wait for a decent sale and get a "mediocre" quality laptop. As long as you aren't trying to encode video or anything yourself, I wouldn't be too concerned with the processor or video card. I paid decent money for my higher end laptop a year or so ago, and I find that generally speaking my girlfriend's laptop that was half the price works just as well for media... Although she doesn't have the backlit keyboard! These days it seems even the shittiest of laptops handle HD well enough, although some of the lower end stuff doesn't come with HDMI. I think it is all too common for folks to buy more than they need, so don't fall into that trap. Bunny Lebowski: I'll suck your cock for a thousand dollars. Brandt: Ah hahahahaha! Wonderful woman. We're all, we're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited. | |
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| 03-16-11 02:00am - 5030 days | #13 | |
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Ed2009 (0)
Suspended Webmaster  Posts: 509 Registered: Sep 12, '09 Location: Wales, UK |
I thought the main separator between laptops and netbooks was price. Around here netbooks seem to cost between about £129 and £249 whereas laptops are usually £300+. Obviously there is an overlap. Netbooks are just entry level laptops really. You can buy laptops which are just as small as netbooks but with a much higher spec. There are no general rules when it comes to netbook performance - you need to read reviews and performances tests for each machine. Quite a few netbooks cope with HD fine, others struggle. Mostly you get what you pay for. Personally I'd spend a little more and go with a smaller laptop. I've got a 12inch laptop with a fast dual-core processor and decent graphics chipset. It cost more but it copes with everything I've thrown at it and runs for 4-5 hours on battery, but it's still really portable. Webmaster of StripGameCentral and A Measure of Curiosity. | |
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| 03-16-11 01:37pm - 5030 days | #14 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
That's a good point. Since for the intended use it will be run through a monitor or TV then I can save on screen size and put those savings into the processor and/or video. While I suspect that a netbook could run 90% of my current collection fairly well, as more and more HD material comes available I'd probably regret a netbook purchase. Now if I could find a laptop with a small screen... it seems the biggest selling point is a large screen these days. | |
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| 03-16-11 02:22pm - 5030 days | #15 | |
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badandy400 (0)
Active User Posts: 869 Registered: Mar 02, '08 Location: ohio |
If you do not need a screen built on then a desktop can still be the best choice. They make small laptop mice, and roll up keyboards. These are small, light, and fairly cheap. Larger screens also mean more room for goodies inside the laptop. Check out THIS on Newegg. This or similar products might be something to consider. Certainly cheaper than a laptop. Just add a small travel mouse and roll up keyboard and you are good to go. I know I am sounding like a laptop is a bad option, but it is not. There certainly are good laptops and if the idea of having a built in screen and all is appealing than a laptop is your best choice. What I am suggesting is a great option if you are sure you will have an external screen. "For example, badandy400 has taken it upon himself to become the one man Library of Congress for porn with a collection that surely will be in Guinness Book of World Records some day." ~Toadsith~ PU Interview | |
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| 03-16-11 03:28pm - 5030 days | #16 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
That's a cool looking PC, and I'd never heard of a roll-up keyboard before. While I'd certainly intend that I'd always have an external screen available, I suspect I'd regret not having the option. You know, for those Saturdays when you're too hung over to get out of bed. I suspect that I'll have to go the laptop route. | |
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| 03-17-11 02:39am - 5029 days | #17 | |
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BadMrFrosty (0)
Active User Posts: 124 Registered: Mar 05, '10 Location: Prague (Czech Republic) |
Be careful, that is a Nvidia ION / Atom system which means it will play HD video no better than a netbook. There is not enough raw CPU power to play HD video without help from the GPU which, as I mentioned in a previous post, needs properly encoded video; Something which porn sites dont seem to be able to do (WMV at least) The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself? Frank Zappa | |
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| 03-17-11 02:05pm - 5029 days | #18 | |
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badandy400 (0)
Active User Posts: 869 Registered: Mar 02, '08 Location: ohio |
I should have mentioned this, sorry for not, but that is not necessarily the system I would choose but rather a starting point. Badmrfrosty is right that you will want something a little more powerful. The specific box I linked to is roughly the size of a netboox, different style dimensions, but cheaper than similar spec netbooks and it is upgradable. Look around a bit, you might find something you like, or you might decide a laptop is a better option for you. Just trying to share options and ideas. "For example, badandy400 has taken it upon himself to become the one man Library of Congress for porn with a collection that surely will be in Guinness Book of World Records some day." ~Toadsith~ PU Interview | |
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| 03-17-11 04:55pm - 5029 days | #19 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
And I appreciate all the advice. Thanks guys. | |
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| 03-18-11 05:05am - 5028 days | #20 | |
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mistresskent (0)
Active Webmaster  Posts: 188 Registered: Feb 02, '09 Location: Kent, UK |
Don't bother, Even for standard def netbooks are rubbish, I own one and even little vids off youtube are rubbish. xxx Mistress Kent xx http://www.mistresskent.com http://www.mistresskent.co.uk | |
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| 03-19-11 05:21am - 5027 days | #21 | |
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Ed2009 (0)
Suspended Webmaster Posts: 509 Registered: Sep 12, '09 Location: Wales, UK |
Netbooks vary a fair bit in ability. Most of the ones I've seen copy with SD Youtube with ease. Webmaster of StripGameCentral and A Measure of Curiosity. | |
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| 03-22-11 02:21pm - 5024 days | #22 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Thanks to everyone who weighed in on this. I think I'll wait and find a decent laptop on sale. | |
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| 04-13-11 07:18pm - 5001 days | #24 | |
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jberryl69 (0)
Disabled User  Posts: 1,000 Registered: Nov 27, '10 Location: neverland |
Speeding through this thread I did not see any mention of concern to the storage device. Some attention needs to be paid to this cause vids tend to be a hog storage wise. Generally disk space tends to be cheap, but on laptops they will charge a premium for making them smaller but I would not get cheap about this since in the long run you will be disappointed. If it ain't grits, it must be a Yankee. If you're going to lay her head over the pool table and fuck her throat, get your fucking hand off her throat! | |
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