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

[Adul]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
We had vacuum tube amps when I was a kid, they were all woefully underpowered. I think the only diff. vs SS is a tube amp will clip the waveform "softer" vs a transistor amp, the simple solution is not to overdrive the SS amp. Also the older vintage transistor amps (old pioneer, Kenwood, Yamaha ect. were of much better quality than today's crap. Frequency response was always rated at 20hz-20Khz not 40hz-20khz like todays stuff, skimping on power supply is what it amounts too.

that why i bought a quality power amp

 

[Saulbadguy]

wenches > whores

 

[IronWing]

Water wasting toilets that flushed in one one flush were better than water saving toilets that flush in four.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
wenches > whores

No kidding. No AIDS.

 

[SithSolo1]

Ferrari F40
HP's 1080P DLP TVs

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Our economy pre Bush>post Bush

Although it's not exactly technology, but still.

Fixed :light:

 

[Zenmervolt]

Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

/thread

ZV

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

/thread

ZV

paper+pencil >Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

/thread

ZV

paper+pencil >Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

live "yea" or "nay" >paper+pencil >Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Pickup trucks.

They used to be cheaper because they were simple workhorse machines. You could fit almost every tool you needed to disassemble them and reassemble them in a lunch box.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

/thread

ZV

paper+pencil >Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

live "yea" or "nay" >paper+pencil >Gear and Lever voting machines > Electronic Voting

live yea nay is a bit less accurate than a cross inside a circle on a piece of paper.

 

[Farang]

Toyota's 22R

 

[silverpig]

Trebuchet > tank
Blackbeard pirates > ass pirates
Mickey Mouse > That emperor and his new groove back again
Real boobies > fake boobies

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: silverpig
Trebuchet > tank
Blackbeard pirates > ass pirates
Mickey Mouse > That emperor and his new groove back again
Real boobies > fake boobies

This covers #1.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth

Originally posted by: silverpig
Trebuchet > tank
Blackbeard pirates > ass pirates
Mickey Mouse > That emperor and his new groove back again
Real boobies > fake boobies

This covers #1.

It's mislabeled. That's a tankapult.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Incandescent vs. LED
Flashing LEDs on cars are annoying. They slam on and off instantly. Can't beat the slow winking of an incandescent. Much more pleasing to the eye.

And for interior lighting the warm yellow glow of an incandescent has way more charm and atmosphere than a harsh white fluorescent. See? :light:

more of an implementation issue. It should be easy to design a 3 stage one. Divide the leds into 3 groups and you light up 1,2,3 groups depending on how far the brake pedal is being pushed.


CRT TV pwns all current flat panel tv.

 

[JD50]

Originally posted by: Shawn

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: Shawn
Late 90s cell phones.

Oh yes, it was awesome holding an alternator to the side of my head.

Oh, and cars with computers suck. Not being able to start my car in the morning because it *thinks* I'm stealing it is just retarded (yes, this happens).

I don't know what kind of cell phone you had but the one I had wasn't that big. Looked something like this.

It had numbers. You pressed them followed by send and that was it. Simple. Like a phone should be.

:music: Jitterbug :music:

These dog gone new fangled contraptions are just too hard to figure out!

phone for old people

 

[TheVrolok]

I'm going with .. buttons! To quote Maddox "tacticle response." The iPhone? Or now LG's Dare? WTF? Why do I want to try to push the correct button while smudging a plastic screen? What was so horrible about a keyboard?

 

[imported_Goo]

Cast iron cookware >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> non stick cookware

 

[txrandom]

I hate non stick cookware. My roommates who suck at cooking end up scratching the non-stick pans up and get food stuck on it anyways.

 

[Ruptga]

Originally posted by: WraithETC
Bush>Toilet
Singing>Vinyl
Instruments>Tube Amps

You use a bush? I prefer rocks, and a pine cone or two to wipe with.

 

[sao123]

Analog Cellphones >>> digital cellphones

I had signal EVERYWHERE.

BOO to the FCC for lowering everyones transmission power...

 

[Fiat1]

You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Originally posted by: Fiat1
You must have a PANASONIC Plasma

i've seen tens of 1000's of crt tv's, and not one is as good as my panasonic plasma

 

[So]

Nuclear power (old) > Wind power (new).