Will the desktop ever go away ?

I am one who thinks about the future and I'm afraid of it, I love my desktop and PC games and was scared that the desktop and pc games are going away...

Will this ever happen or am i just to deep into thought if you could give me some insight that would be cool.

You guys make good points I like seeing all your opinions (:

Not until they put computers in are brains I suspect. O.ogt350tsc

No, because tablets and laptops can never have the latest greatest hardware and power and are not economical for all tasks. A 3d graphics designer or database admin isn't going to do their work on a tablet or netbook, and the top end gaming hardware will never reach mobile devices first. Things start large and get smaller, but the large stuff never gets thrown away. It's why super computers are still huge and will continue to be...they then eventually get the power of a super computer into a server for example, then into a desktop, then into a laptop, then a tablet/phone, and the cycle repeats.

Don't forget Desktops at work... those won't go away anytime soon.trastamad03

I am one who thinks about the future and I'm afraid of it, I love my desktop and PC games and was scared that the desktop and pc games are going away...

Will this ever happen or am i just to deep into thought if you could give me some insight that would be cool.

Xiumph

I'm sure it will someday. By that time, I doubt I'm going to care because the alternatives will be either just as powerful or good enough for me.

I think it's too early to tell. Cloud gaming can only work if internet connections get faster, latencies go down, and bandwidth becomes cheaper. If those problems can be overcome, you will only need a monitor connected to a modem to play all the latest games. I'm not sure that will happen. There could be some new innovation that makes desktops much cheaper than cloud gaming. That's the only reason cloud gaming has any appeal, that the cost to play the latest games would go down as you never need to buy new hardware. Otherwise, it's much better to just play games locally and have full control of your system.

Yes, but there will be something better to replace it. It's like saying "I love my CRT monitor, I hope they never stop making them" but now we have a much improved version. It's the same with the desktop.

Who knows what they will evolve into but I think that desktop as we know them will disappear. It's difficult to imagine them being improved upon since we don't know any better at the moment but future generations will likely look at the desktop in the same way as we look at the Cray...bulky, excessive and unnecessary.

Yes, but there will be something better to replace it. It's like saying "I love my CRT monitor, I hope they never stop making them" but now we have a much improved version. It's the same with the desktop.

HyperWarlock

I was glad to see the CRTs go. I hated fiddling around with refresh rates. Plus, I wasn't too happy lugging a 21" Diamondtron (Mitsubishi) up a couple flights of stairs to my den. That thing was heavy.

As long as there are Desktops there will be always be PC gaming, (well until the day we are all playing in holodecks). Now, if you talk with everyone that has to use a computer on a daily basis as their job title they will tell you that working on a desktop is A LOT better than working on a tablet or laptop. Only people who use computers casxually for surfing the web, writing documents, etc will say that desktops are not needed anymore and the will say "I don't understand why anyone uses a desktop anymore in our age".

The thing that has never really been brought up is the future of console gaming. On how consoles are going to die way before the desktop.

[QUOTE="trastamad03"]Don't forget Desktops at work... those won't go away anytime soon.yellosnolvr

If they are its not gonna be happening anytime soon. I mean desktops arent just the best in terms of power but in terms of productivity. When it comes to getting real work done not just messing around on facebook and youtube then desktop is king and i don't see that changing anytime soon no matter how powerful tablets get. Besides think of it this way if desktops do go away it will only be becuase something better came along.

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]Yes, but there will be something better to replace it. It's like saying "I love my CRT monitor, I hope they never stop making them" but now we have a much improved version. It's the same with the desktop.jun_aka_pekto

Not until they put computers in are brains I suspect. O.ogt350tsc

THat day will be the day we stop being humans and start being hybrids with machines...

Or completley machines , like teh terminator

[QUOTE="gt350tsc"]Not until they put computers in are brains I suspect. O.odanygo1996

THat day will be the day we stop being humans and start being hybrids with machines...

Or completley machines , like teh terminator

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]

Yes, but there will be something better to replace it. It's like saying "I love my CRT monitor, I hope they never stop making them" but now we have a much improved version. It's the same with the desktop.

jun_aka_pekto

I was glad to see the CRTs go. I hated fiddling around with refresh rates. Plus, I wasn't too happy lugging a 21" Diamondtron (Mitsubishi) up a couple flights of stairs to my den. That thing was heavy.

The death of the CRT era was great. Flatscreens are soo nice.

[QUOTE="gt350tsc"]Not until they put computers in are brains I suspect. O.odanygo1996

THat day will be the day we stop being humans and start being hybrids with machines...

Or completley machines , like teh terminator

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="HyperWarlock"]

Yes, but there will be something better to replace it. It's like saying "I love my CRT monitor, I hope they never stop making them" but now we have a much improved version. It's the same with the desktop.

Masenkoe

I was glad to see the CRTs go. I hated fiddling around with refresh rates. Plus, I wasn't too happy lugging a 21" Diamondtron (Mitsubishi) up a couple flights of stairs to my den. That thing was heavy.

The death of the CRT era was great. Flatscreens are soo nice.

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

I was glad to see the CRTs go. I hated fiddling around with refresh rates. Plus, I wasn't too happy lugging a 21" Diamondtron (Mitsubishi) up a couple flights of stairs to my den. That thing was heavy.

Zubinen

The death of the CRT era was great. Flatscreens are soo nice.

We are not that far away. There already tons of companies that use thin clients for their workstations. Basically a small box with a couple of ports for your keyboard, mouse and monitor. All it does is connect you to the server where you do all your work. As technology progresses one server will be able to support more and more users. Saves the companies tons of money.

We are not that far away. Once bandwidth improves I'm sure you'll find services that will allow you to connect to large server farms. You'll probably just need to pay a monthly fee. Higher price for better processing and graphic power. They just have to make it cheaper than buying a high priced gaming rig every couple of years. I can see it easily having the potential to be much stronger than anything you could build at home and much cheaper.

Tons of IT jobs have already been shipped overseas where they can pay an network engineer $3,000 a year (india, Phillipines, etc..) for the same work someone making $70K in the US. Cost to store the servers (land, taxes, buildings) is also much lower. Everything is heading that way especially with virtualized servers that can be managed any where in the world. It's a no brainer for companies to ship their IT department overseas.

Completely side tracked but, this is another reason why I doubt the US economy will ever recover to where it was in the past. It won't just be IT. Accounting, finance, etc.. can all be done overseas much cheaper. The population in these countries also blows away the US when it comes to schooling. Larger, smarter work force for a fraction of the cost.

We are not that far away. There already tons of companies that use thin clients for their workstations. Basically a small box with a couple of ports for your keyboard, mouse and monitor. All it does is connect you to the server where you do all your work. As technology progresses one server will be able to support more and more users. Saves the companies tons of money.

We are not that far away. Once bandwidth improves I'm sure you'll find services that will allow you to connect to large server farms. You'll probably just need to pay a monthly fee. Higher price for better processing and graphic power. They just have to make it cheaper than buying a high priced gaming rig every couple of years. I can see it easily having the potential to be much stronger than anything you could build at home and much cheaper.

Tons of IT jobs have already been shipped overseas where they can pay an network engineer $3,000 a year (india, Phillipines, etc..) for the same work someone making $70K in the US. Cost to store the servers (land, taxes, buildings) is also much lower. Everything is heading that way especially with virtualized servers that can be managed any where in the world. It's a no brainer for companies to ship their IT department overseas.

Completely side tracked but, this is another reason why I doubt the US economy will ever recover to where it was in the past. It won't just be IT. Accounting, finance, etc.. can all be done overseas much cheaper. The population in these countries also blows away the US when it comes to schooling. Larger, smarter work force for a fraction of the cost.

sleepingzzz

To add to your post:

http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/

[QUOTE="Zubinen"][QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

The death of the CRT era was great. Flatscreens are soo nice.

FelipeInside

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Zubinen"] Too bad flat screens are still laggy.Zubinen

[QUOTE="Zubinen"][QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Then I don't know what Lag you are speaking of sorry. Not ghosting is it?FelipeInside

I don't see any of that on mine

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Zubinen"] Yes, here's a picture to illustrate: wis3boi

I don't see any of that on mine

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] Weird, I don't notice any ghosting on my current monitor. I do remember seeing ghosting on the first LCD I ever bought which was about 4 years ago.Zubinen

I don't see any of that on mine

[QUOTE="Zubinen"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

I don't see any of that on mine

FelipeInside

[QUOTE="Zubinen"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

I don't see any of that on mine

FelipeInside

got around 190ms

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Zubinen"] Interesting, I'm just curious what are your results when taking this test?: http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/wis3boi

got around 190ms

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] I got an average of 230ms. Is that good or bad?Zubinen

got around 190ms

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"] I got an average of 230ms. Is that good or bad?Zubinen

got around 190ms

bro can you even beat me at this
http://aim400kg.ru/train/?a=fa_mass&ln=en
i only tried 5 times
63s
I am 37 on the leaderboard and did it while sleepy

[QUOTE="Zubinen"][QUOTE="wis3boi"]

got around 190ms

JigglyWiggly_

bro can you even beat me at this
http://aim400kg.ru/train/?a=fa_mass&ln=en
i only tried 5 times
63s
I am 37 on the leaderboard and did it while sleepy

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]

[QUOTE="Zubinen"] I guess you guys are just too slow to notice the blur, need to be more like this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1ey4-ewyQ&hd=1&t=5sZubinen

bro can you even beat me at this
http://aim400kg.ru/train/?a=fa_mass&ln=en
i only tried 5 times
63s
I am 37 on the leaderboard and did it while sleepy

nop
raw reaction times on his site is bad because the box is so small and there is more to fps than just raw reaction times
the 2nd one just throws too much stuff at you and then it's more about decision making than clicking. Also I get really nauseaus playing that one

the mass click test I posted is better