Old technologies that were "better" than their new replacements.

[swbsam]

I know better is a pretty personal thing, but...

... I just finished setting up my 1080p lcd tv (that's well reviewed) and ran it through it's paces. My 3 year old plasma, a lowly 720p set, kinda blows it away, providing a much richer picture and a more just more of a wow factor.

Now, I understand why LCD is the future (or oled, or led/lcd, or whatever), but I gotta say that I much prefer my older set.

What other techs do you prefer old school versions of?

Another one I'd add is laser printers - I friggin hate inkjets, but they seem to have won the war

 

[spidey07]

Gas stove top burners compared to electric/ceramic.

Oh, and of course plasma looks better than LCD - better blacks, better color, better everything, etc. LCD is not the future, it is the future for low cost displays but not high quality ones.

 

[Ika]

MP3 players. All I wanted was one with a lot of space without a bunch of other junk. The iPod Classic and the Zune 2 were probably the last of a dying breed... and I hate flash players because I have too much music, and when I want to listen to something on a whim, chances are it won't be on my flash player.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Oh, and of course plasma looks better than LCD - better blacks, better color, better everything, etc. LCD is not the future, it is the future for low cost displays but not high quality ones.

This.

Return the LCD while you can, you're never going to be happy with it if you're coming from a plasma. LCD's just make crappy TV's. There's no way around that.

Viper GTS

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Gas stove top burners compared to electric/ceramic.

/thread

 

[Lounatik]

Had a 1.5 mp digital camera made by Fuji. Big clunky and actually took regular AA batteries. Traded WAYYYYYYY up to a Konica 5 mp camera and honestly wish I had not sold my other camera. The Fuji took pics that were actually like a still camera. Softer around the edges and nicer looking. Modern(er) technology gives me pics that are not nearly as good as the oldies, and a bit harsh ( even after tweaking it for 3 years, I still cannot get a pic remotely close to the Fuji) .

Megapixels are no replacement for good optics. Lesson learned and noted.

Peace

Lounatik

 

[ElFenix]

plasmas are much better for TV than LCD.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

CFCs used in propellants and R12 in refrigerants. Deet in pesticides.

 

[Nik]

There's so much less drama and lies and money spending with my left had as there is with a woman.

err, uh...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
CFCs used in propellants and R12 in refrigerants. Deet in pesticides.

Absolutely agree. Can't beat da' DEET.

 

[CrazyLazy]

old igoogle

/thread

 

[manlymatt83]

Everything

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
CFCs used in propellants and R12 in refrigerants. Deet in pesticides.

Absolutely agree. Can't beat da' DEET.

/thread

 

[techs]

Old technologies that were "better" than their new replacements.

Pencil and paper versus 'tablet' pc's.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: Aflac
MP3 players. All I wanted was one with a lot of space without a bunch of other junk. The iPod Classic and the Zune 2 were probably the last of a dying breed... and I hate flash players because I have too much music, and when I want to listen to something on a whim, chances are it won't be on my flash player.

Cowon A2/A3! Best sound quality of any portable device.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
CFCs used in propellants and R12 in refrigerants. Deet in pesticides.

Absolutely agree. Can't beat da' DEET.

Yeah, I don't even bother with it if it doesn't say DEET. The difference between repellants with DEET and those without are like night and day when you have to hold perfectly still while hunting.

I remember reading an article in a magazine that talked about in some african country where a million people were dieing yearly from malaria. When DEET was introduced into pesticides there the malaria deaths went down to something like 280. But then DEET was banned and once it was pulled out malaria deaths skyrocketed the next year to something like 700,000.

Causing that many deaths over the fear of something of which we have no definite proof of harmful effects seems crazy to me.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: techs
Old technologies that were "better" than their new replacements.

Pencil and paper versus 'tablet' pc's.

I'd love to see you walk around my old warehouse with a printed-out inventory report and a pencil.

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: Aflac
MP3 players. All I wanted was one with a lot of space without a bunch of other junk. The iPod Classic and the Zune 2 were probably the last of a dying breed... and I hate flash players because I have too much music, and when I want to listen to something on a whim, chances are it won't be on my flash player.

Cowon A2/A3! Best sound quality of any portable device.

Archos 5 ftw.

 

[theeedude]

Old Facebook.

 

[Shawn]

Late 90s cell phones.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: senseamp
Old Facebook.

That inspires me to post a legitimate contribution to the thread.

Hand-written diaries that nobody reads that you dump ideas into that you understand that nobody gives two shits about > self-important internet-blogging weiners

 

[sonambulo]

Originally posted by: Nik
Hand-written diaries that nobody reads that you dump ideas into that you understand that nobody gives two shits about > self-important internet-blogging weiners

Amen.

 

[Babbles]

Dial-up.

Broadband access makes me waste entirely too much time on the intrawebs.

 

[DomS]

Originally posted by: Lounatik
Had a 1.5 mp digital camera made by Fuji. Big clunky and actually took regular AA batteries. Traded WAYYYYYYY up to a Konica 5 mp camera and honestly wish I had not sold my other camera. The Fuji took pics that were actually like a still camera. Softer around the edges and nicer looking. Modern(er) technology gives me pics that are not nearly as good as the oldies, and a bit harsh ( even after tweaking it for 3 years, I still cannot get a pic remotely close to the Fuji) .

Megapixels are no replacement for good optics. Lesson learned and noted.

Peace

Lounatik

This is why I still have my Canon A20 camera.

 

[secretanchitman]

old ipods because they allowed use of my original accessories, as opposed to the new ipods which have firewire removed completely. grrrr...