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| Thread ID: 74391 | 2006-11-21 00:45:00 | Blue Ray and Skype phones | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 500771 | 2006-11-21 00:45:00 | Just reading xmas brochures. These expensive blue ray players, they talk about what so better quality they are and so forth. I am not sure if you can get Blue Ray movies, so where can you get the better quality if one only has access to say recorded television, vcr, dvd video cameras, or DVD movie discs? I think they can be good for computer storage thou in the future. With skype phones are rates calling overseas cheap? Not calling to a computer that ma be free but I mean calling to a overseas landline or cellphone. There are computer independent skype style phones, are they cheaper than say those calling cards, Chi-Tel? :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 500772 | 2006-11-21 02:41:00 | There are computer independent skype style phones, are they cheaper than say those calling cards, Chi-Tel? No, Skype is not cheaper than calling cards, unless rates have changed in the last few months when I did a comparison. Therefore, I can see no advantage to using a Skype phone unless it is PC to PC - which is 'free'. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 500773 | 2006-11-21 06:13:00 | These expensive blue ray players, they talk about what so better quality they are and so forth. I am not sure if you can get Blue Ray movies, so where can you get the better quality if one only has access to say recorded television, vcr, dvd video cameras, or DVD movie discs? I think they can be good for computer storage thou in the future.Bluray movies are available overseas, though I'm not sure about New Zealand yet. Typically the players offer upconversion for standard definition content such as DVDs, which will make it look slightly better on larger televisions (this is also a feature on new DVD players). | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 500774 | 2006-11-21 09:49:00 | Skype out (to a landline) costs .17 eurocents per minute. That equals approx NZ 0.3cents per minute. You do the sums. I don't know what chitel costs are but skype suits me. | theother1 (3573) | ||
| 500775 | 2006-11-21 18:17:00 | Skype out (to a landline) costs .17 eurocents per minute. That equals approx NZ 0.3cents per minute. You do the sums. I don't know what chitel costs are but skype suits me. Really? Well, that IS a good deal, beating any phone card that I know of. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 500776 | 2006-11-22 00:09:00 | But then there is the skype phone to buy. Are the rates the same or higher for those standalone units without using a computer? They are not computer literate and are there other fees assoc., like VoIP? | Nomad (952) | ||
| 500777 | 2006-11-22 01:40:00 | www.ezydvd.com.au is taking preorders for BlueRay and HD-DVD Titles at the moment. | DRHILL (3490) | ||
| 500778 | 2006-11-22 03:27:00 | But then there is the skype phone to buy . Are the rates the same or higher for those standalone units without using a computer? They are not computer literate and are there other fees assoc . , like VoIP? I thought Skype HAD to be used with a computer . :confused: And to ring a landline in Europe or wherever, you can use a PC headset . |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 500779 | 2006-11-22 04:24:00 | I mean those VoIP you see on the Harvery Norman catalogues then ;-) They just work right out of the box, I guess VoIP has to be subscribed off a ISP or is this possible like using on the net is there a way to register that way? The ones I saw cost two hundred bucks thou, we don't use enof to justify but interested to know. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 500780 | 2006-11-22 07:28:00 | Does anyone know if there are actually any 'standalone' VOIP handsets available? | pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
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