What tablet should I get?

Q. I need a tablet, but I need some help deciding which one. I am looking for a tablet under $250 that is a 7in with at least 16gb. I would use it to take pictures, play games, listen to music, read ebooks, and watch movies. Also, I want a tablet that has a large selection of apps. I am used to an Ipod 5 and a chromebook and I have used an iPad, but they are too expensive. I have been looking at the kindle fire hdx, the blackberry playbook, and the Nexus 7 (2013). Any other suggestions? Which is the best for the value? Thanks!!

A. Between these three, you'll be better of with Nexus 7 or the Kindle Fire HDX, both offer same specs (with little differences) and cost the same too. The only difference in the theme of both tablets.

The Nexus 7 offers more apps and a rear facing camera, making it better for few extra games or apps maybe plus you can use the rear camera to take pics or make videos.


Which Tablet is the Best - Comparison between tablets under 250 bucks:

http://compare-e-readers.com/what-tablet-is-the-best-to-get


Kindle Fire HDX on the other hand is best for watching movies, you get dual WiFi antenna for faster stream and downloads, Digital Dolby stereo speakers, Amazon instant videos and XRay for movies.

Blackberry playbook is pretty old and bulky, the only great thing about it is the huge memory size in a really low price.

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Which tablet is fitted to my style?

Q. My mom and dad are planning to get a tablet for me in a couple of months. What I usually do online is play neopets, make stamps in deviantart, play rom games, draw, watch youtube, write, listen to music
and browse. Could anyone reccomend me a suitable tablet fitting my needs?

A. Here you can find the most popular tablets in market, comparison and discussion on which one is the best bang for your buck:
http://compare-e-readers.com/BestTablets

For games, you need to make sure that the tablet has a quad core processor with 2Gb RAM and a nice GPU and screen resolution and that leads us to few tablets like:
- Galaxy Note 10.1 2014
- iPad Mini 2 Retina display
- Kindle Fire HDX 7"
- Nexus 7 2013

The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 would cost too much and surely gives you the best bang for buck, BUT not everyone has that kind of budget to spend on a tablet, and same goes for the iPad Mini. SO the options left behind are Kindle Fire HDX and Nexus 7 2013. Both are basically the same feature wise, just the Nexus 7 has rear camera and direct access to Google Play store as additional features, whereas the Kindle Fire HDX has dual WiFi antenna (for better streaming and downloading speed) and the digital Dolby audio speakers are with awesome sound quality. Both would do find job, the screen resolution is same on both and the price range is also same.

If you are in favor of watching movies, tv shows and YouTube video a bit more than the other features then Kindle Fire HDX, but if you are in favor of huge variety of games and the camera bit more than the other features then Nexus 7 2013 would do the better job.

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what's the matter with me?

Q. Alright. It's 2013 now. It's a new year.

I feel sort of depressed and tired right now.

I feel life is passing me by too fast. All I want to do is enjoy the present. I feel too many things are happening too quickly. I'm turning 24 next month. Next year, i'm going to be 25 then , before I know it I'll be 30. I'm still single and alone.

I'm behind in technology. I still listen to CD's while everyone has Ipods. I don't have a Blu-rayc player because I'm still copying my VHS tapes to DVD. By the time I'm done doing that , blu-ray and DVD will be obsolete. I have a digital camera (12 megapixels). It still works. No need for a new one.

I can't really explain how I feel. I'm old all of the sudden.Things are happening too fast. I can't really grasp the moment.

I keep having dreams of still going to school. It's been 5 years since I've been to school.

Everyone in my family is getting old. My cousins are getting engaged/married. My older brother is married. New kids are coming in the family every few years. People are dying. People are getting born. I can remember when I was 8 years old like it was last week. It was nearly 17 years ago.

why do i feel this way ? i can't keep up with life. i feel like i'm getting left behind. Everything is happening too fast.

I'm always nostalgic when it comes to the past. I like time to stand still. But I know times always moves forward. That's what's so tough. I sometimes wish life was a video tape. I can rewind , fast-forward and all that.

A. First of all, there is nothing 'wrong' with you. God made you the way you are for a reason. Second, you are probably just lonely. Try engaging in some new activities, and have fun. About the old technology thing, so what! I still watch movies on my VCR. I'm 14 and I don't have an ipod. In my opinion, CDs work just fine.

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How to reach India? - the Columbus' question returns, this time - land road?

Q. Hello there. For a year now, I've been planning my bicycle trip from Europe to India, but still didn't come up with any sure idea how to reach that country safe way. I thought about 3 options, but all of them contain many doubts. I hope you can share your experiences or knowledge so I could be able to confront some of my doubts, and maybe fall even deeper in some of them. So here are my speculations made as so far:

1) 1st option seems to be the cheapest one (thus preferable):
From Armenia, go through Iran and Pakistan - but it seems a little bit risky. First of all Pakistan sounds rather dangerous, and secondy the trip starts in 2013, analyzing the news, probably there will already be war with Iran.

2) 2nd option is the longest, and seems to be by far the most problematic, but also the most attractive in terms of the travelling itself. Appeared as a result of doubts about crossability of Iran, due to the potential war, but after all, I liked it, and I'd like to also focus on it for a while...
The plan says: go through the North - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and... yeah, and what now?
- As far as I know the Tajik-Chinese border is crossable, isn't it? I've stumbled upon an information that the border is in dispute, thus the doubts.
- It doesn't seem to be a good idea to go through 'sensitive' China with so many electronic recording devices as needed for good recording the whole trip, does it?
- Maybe there's a possibility to cross the Chinese part via train? But is there any train station in Murghab (Taji)? And if is - are there any courses to...
- ... yeah, the next doubt... to where exactly? What after China? Chinese-Indian border is not possible, then what about the Chinese-Nepali one?
- btw, isn't Tajikistan dangerous? It's located very close to Afghanistan, some part of the road would lead just via the Tajik-Afghan border (the road has some special name, but I've forgotten it). There are mountains to cross in order to get there from Afghanistan, but I guess they wouldn't constitute any problem for 'bad people'...

3) The last one seems to be the less attractive, very long and extremely hard physically, moreover I'm not sure if not a little bit dangerous, either; therefore it's only the last alternative - to go through the Saudi Arabia (btw in case of war with Iran, which would make me to choose that way, I guess SA wouldn't be much safer place), reach Dubai and get via ship to Mumbai.

So, what do you think about it? Are some of my doubts unjustified maybe? Should I have any other doubts, that I didn't take into consideration, like dangeres comming from side of the locals, or anything like that? (btw I'm caucasian, so I'll be very distinctive in every one of those places... but how not to be, riding a bike with 80-kilograme bags...) It's hard to be predictible, when the only experience as so far is made in the European area.
Thanks in advance. If I succeed, you'll have a lot of photos and movies to watch. ;)
(oh yeah, I'm not American (yet), I'm Polish - I've set "American" in my profile to have everything in English. My bad for not saying that - guess it does make a huge difference in travelling, especially through the Middle Asia)
@oneofcold The 80 kilogrames include not only the electrical devices, but also stuff like some food, back-ups of water (there will sometimes be a risk of not having access to the drinking water, so I guess carrying 10 liters would be reasonable), book or two, some dictionaries, tent, clothes and many other utilities.
As for my devices, I'm taking one big photo camera (SLR), one little one in a pocket, little handycam and small camera attached to my helmet to capture everything more naturally. But I guess it's enough for Chinese officers to be quite suspicious. Especiall that the near-Nepali areas are the Tibetan ones, or around the Tibetan.

A. If you weren't on a bicycle, it would be fairly simple - take the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Beijing, take the train to Tibet, cross into Nepal at Kodari, and cross into India.

The bicycle makes things a lot more difficult. I have no idea how bad the roads are in remote parts of Russia and China, or how hard it is to cross the Himalayan mountains by bicycle (take the Alpine stages of the Tour de France and multiply by 10 probably).

Would you need 80 kilograms of camera equipment? Not only the Chinese authorities might give you a problem, but that might also make you a target of thieves. Could you carry a small digital camera with video capability?

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How long before this camera is considered obsolete?

Q. My son is a high school senior. Next year he wants to go to community college and live at home (at least that is reasonably affordable) instead of going away to school. He wants to take an expensive major however. Video production. We have been able to save about $5,000 towards his education. We are not wealthy people. The rest will have to come from loans and maybe a grant or scholarship.
We are looking at some "entry level" pro cameras in the $1500-1800 range. That's about 1/3 of our savings for his education.
Models include these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/518555-REG/Sony_HVRHD1000U_HVR_HD1000U_Digital_High_Definition.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/745707-REG/Sony_HXR_MC2000U_HXR_MC2000U_Shoulder_Mount_AVCHD.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878341-REG/Panasonic_hmc40kit_AG_HMC40_AVCCAM_HD_Camcorder.html
and
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon_4922B002_XA10_HD_Professional_Camcorder.html

My concern is he starts September 2013 so these products may not even be available by then or others will be available. We hope he graduates May 2015. He tells us when he graduates he will maybe find a freelance job or shoot local cable news, build up some experience, maybe after 2 years go for a B.A. at least part time.
Is anything we buy him in 2013 (summer) going to be any use to him as a working professional in 2015 (summer)? So let's say you are a class of 2012 graduate with an AAS in video production. The camera you purchased in the summer of 2010 when you first started, do you still use it professionally? Can you make anything doing freelance news videos, PR videos or local account commercials with this equipment?
We're going to do everything we can to help him. No doubt he will still be living at home in the summer of 2015. By then he's going to have a student loan to pay off. We have a 2005 Hyundai Accent that we are going to give him for college. I hope that thing still runs when it is 10 years old and he isn't making car payments on top of that. The thing has 120,000 miles on it but runs really well. I just fear when he graduates he's going to be in deep debt and have limited employment. I may be wrong. What do you think? Thanks.

A. Hi "Upwardly Mobile":

Fellow Contributor "L" covered most of the bases quite well, but the only point he didn't underscore is that MOST good video & film production programs at community colleges HAVE the cameras, lights, mikes, tripods, and other gear that the students will learn on & use.

When I went to a local (but nationally prominent) university with a Broadcast/Film Dept., portable video was still fairly new, but all the film cameras, tripods, & light kits were supplied by the Department for students to "check out" as-needed for class projects.

And most video production students start out with Studio Production techniques (where it's easier for groups to learn 3-point lighting, camera setup & tripod/dolly operation, shot composition, audio techniques & mixing, etc.). No need for portable field gear there.

For field production & Electronic News Gathering, a good college will have a fair number of camcorders for students to use & check out (if needed for outside-of-class projects).

The same is true for Editing Software & computer workstations. Some college programs might be economizing and making students supply their own laptops for this, but all the major software companies offer Academic Editions of their normally-expensive edit suites at discounted prices. And of course, nowadays, apps like iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC) come "free" as part of the operating system and can accomplish what older (and expensive) software used to do, as far as basic editing.

As "L" mentioned, do a bit of "homework" yourself by contacting the community college's department head & instructors for your son's chosen major. Tour the facilities (studio and edit suites) and ask about the "equipment room" for student project gear. See what textbooks (a major expense) are required, and whether computer/laptop & software expense will be part of what's expected of your son. Only if there's little-or-no camcorder gear (or no hands-on studio cameras) would I recommend buying anything like the models from B+H that you listed.

Almost every cable TV & freelance video job I've had over the past 30 years has "supplied" (rented or company-owned) the cameras & grip gear I needed. I bring my own gear only when it's a "favor" or when what I have is better-suited to the task, or they want a "director with gear". My point being, your son doesn't need to own =any= camera gear to make a living freelancing. A good camera operator can stay busy in almost any part of the country, with just his/her skills. (Same for sound mixers & boom/wireless mike operators.)

hope this helps, and hope it saves you some money,
--Dennis C.
 

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A tablet comparable to the Kindle Fire HDX?

Q. I was looking to buy the Kindle Fire HDX but I was wondering if there are any other similar tablets that would function just as well or maybe even better. I would like it to support Netflix and atleast a Kindle ap. And Adobe Flash. And I would like a front and back facing camera. Any recommendations? Any info would be great since I am not too familiar with any of it... Thanks!
and also for a decent price.

A. If you want a tablet like Kindle Fire HDX but better then Nexus 7 2013 is the best option.


See this comparison between Kindle Fire HDX vs Nexus 7 2013:
http://compare-e-readers.com/KindleHdxNexus7

It has Netflix, you can download the Kindle App from Google Play store and also happens to have dual camera to take pics and make videos.

Unfortunately you dont get the Adobe flash support on it as it uses Android Jelly bean 4.3 v of OS and Adobe stopped supporting after the Android 4.0.

Actually if you want for movies, I would suggest the Kindle Fire HDX since you have X-Ray for movies, Dual WiFi antenna for faster downloads and the Digital Dolby audio is also their to enhance the experience of watching movies.

Hope this helped!

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How long before this camera is considered obsolete?

Q. My son is a high school senior. Next year he wants to go to community college and live at home (at least that is reasonably affordable) instead of going away to school. He wants to take an expensive major however. Video production. We have been able to save about $5,000 towards his education. We are not wealthy people. The rest will have to come from loans and maybe a grant or scholarship.
We are looking at some "entry level" pro cameras in the $1500-1800 range. That's about 1/3 of our savings for his education.
Models include these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/518555-REG/Sony_HVRHD1000U_HVR_HD1000U_Digital_High_Definition.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/745707-REG/Sony_HXR_MC2000U_HXR_MC2000U_Shoulder_Mount_AVCHD.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878341-REG/Panasonic_hmc40kit_AG_HMC40_AVCCAM_HD_Camcorder.html
and
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon_4922B002_XA10_HD_Professional_Camcorder.html

My concern is he starts September 2013 so these products may not even be available by then or others will be available. We hope he graduates May 2015. He tells us when he graduates he will maybe find a freelance job or shoot local cable news, build up some experience, maybe after 2 years go for a B.A. at least part time.
Is anything we buy him in 2013 (summer) going to be any use to him as a working professional in 2015 (summer)? So let's say you are a class of 2012 graduate with an AAS in video production. The camera you purchased in the summer of 2010 when you first started, do you still use it professionally? Can you make anything doing freelance news videos, PR videos or local account commercials with this equipment?
We're going to do everything we can to help him. No doubt he will still be living at home in the summer of 2015. By then he's going to have a student loan to pay off. We have a 2005 Hyundai Accent that we are going to give him for college. I hope that thing still runs when it is 10 years old and he isn't making car payments on top of that. The thing has 120,000 miles on it but runs really well. I just fear when he graduates he's going to be in deep debt and have limited employment. I may be wrong. What do you think? Thanks.

A. Hi "Upwardly Mobile":

Fellow Contributor "L" covered most of the bases quite well, but the only point he didn't underscore is that MOST good video & film production programs at community colleges HAVE the cameras, lights, mikes, tripods, and other gear that the students will learn on & use.

When I went to a local (but nationally prominent) university with a Broadcast/Film Dept., portable video was still fairly new, but all the film cameras, tripods, & light kits were supplied by the Department for students to "check out" as-needed for class projects.

And most video production students start out with Studio Production techniques (where it's easier for groups to learn 3-point lighting, camera setup & tripod/dolly operation, shot composition, audio techniques & mixing, etc.). No need for portable field gear there.

For field production & Electronic News Gathering, a good college will have a fair number of camcorders for students to use & check out (if needed for outside-of-class projects).

The same is true for Editing Software & computer workstations. Some college programs might be economizing and making students supply their own laptops for this, but all the major software companies offer Academic Editions of their normally-expensive edit suites at discounted prices. And of course, nowadays, apps like iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC) come "free" as part of the operating system and can accomplish what older (and expensive) software used to do, as far as basic editing.

As "L" mentioned, do a bit of "homework" yourself by contacting the community college's department head & instructors for your son's chosen major. Tour the facilities (studio and edit suites) and ask about the "equipment room" for student project gear. See what textbooks (a major expense) are required, and whether computer/laptop & software expense will be part of what's expected of your son. Only if there's little-or-no camcorder gear (or no hands-on studio cameras) would I recommend buying anything like the models from B+H that you listed.

Almost every cable TV & freelance video job I've had over the past 30 years has "supplied" (rented or company-owned) the cameras & grip gear I needed. I bring my own gear only when it's a "favor" or when what I have is better-suited to the task, or they want a "director with gear". My point being, your son doesn't need to own =any= camera gear to make a living freelancing. A good camera operator can stay busy in almost any part of the country, with just his/her skills. (Same for sound mixers & boom/wireless mike operators.)

hope this helps, and hope it saves you some money,
--Dennis C.
 

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A tablet comparable to the Kindle Fire HDX?

Q. I was looking to buy the Kindle Fire HDX but I was wondering if there are any other similar tablets that would function just as well or maybe even better. I would like it to support Netflix and atleast a Kindle ap. And Adobe Flash. And I would like a front and back facing camera. Any recommendations? Any info would be great since I am not too familiar with any of it... Thanks!
and also for a decent price.

A. If you want a tablet like Kindle Fire HDX but better then Nexus 7 2013 is the best option.


See this comparison between Kindle Fire HDX vs Nexus 7 2013:
http://compare-e-readers.com/KindleHdxNexus7

It has Netflix, you can download the Kindle App from Google Play store and also happens to have dual camera to take pics and make videos.

Unfortunately you dont get the Adobe flash support on it as it uses Android Jelly bean 4.3 v of OS and Adobe stopped supporting after the Android 4.0.

Actually if you want for movies, I would suggest the Kindle Fire HDX since you have X-Ray for movies, Dual WiFi antenna for faster downloads and the Digital Dolby audio is also their to enhance the experience of watching movies.

Hope this helped!

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How to reach India? - the Columbus' question returns, this time - land road?

Q. Hello there. For a year now, I've been planning my bicycle trip from Europe to India, but still didn't come up with any sure idea how to reach that country safe way. I thought about 3 options, but all of them contain many doubts. I hope you can share your experiences or knowledge so I could be able to confront some of my doubts, and maybe fall even deeper in some of them. So here are my speculations made as so far:

1) 1st option seems to be the cheapest one (thus preferable):
From Armenia, go through Iran and Pakistan - but it seems a little bit risky. First of all Pakistan sounds rather dangerous, and secondy the trip starts in 2013, analyzing the news, probably there will already be war with Iran.

2) 2nd option is the longest, and seems to be by far the most problematic, but also the most attractive in terms of the travelling itself. Appeared as a result of doubts about crossability of Iran, due to the potential war, but after all, I liked it, and I'd like to also focus on it for a while...
The plan says: go through the North - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and... yeah, and what now?
- As far as I know the Tajik-Chinese border is crossable, isn't it? I've stumbled upon an information that the border is in dispute, thus the doubts.
- It doesn't seem to be a good idea to go through 'sensitive' China with so many electronic recording devices as needed for good recording the whole trip, does it?
- Maybe there's a possibility to cross the Chinese part via train? But is there any train station in Murghab (Taji)? And if is - are there any courses to...
- ... yeah, the next doubt... to where exactly? What after China? Chinese-Indian border is not possible, then what about the Chinese-Nepali one?
- btw, isn't Tajikistan dangerous? It's located very close to Afghanistan, some part of the road would lead just via the Tajik-Afghan border (the road has some special name, but I've forgotten it). There are mountains to cross in order to get there from Afghanistan, but I guess they wouldn't constitute any problem for 'bad people'...

3) The last one seems to be the less attractive, very long and extremely hard physically, moreover I'm not sure if not a little bit dangerous, either; therefore it's only the last alternative - to go through the Saudi Arabia (btw in case of war with Iran, which would make me to choose that way, I guess SA wouldn't be much safer place), reach Dubai and get via ship to Mumbai.

So, what do you think about it? Are some of my doubts unjustified maybe? Should I have any other doubts, that I didn't take into consideration, like dangeres comming from side of the locals, or anything like that? (btw I'm caucasian, so I'll be very distinctive in every one of those places... but how not to be, riding a bike with 80-kilograme bags...) It's hard to be predictible, when the only experience as so far is made in the European area.
Thanks in advance. If I succeed, you'll have a lot of photos and movies to watch. ;)
(oh yeah, I'm not American (yet), I'm Polish - I've set "American" in my profile to have everything in English. My bad for not saying that - guess it does make a huge difference in travelling, especially through the Middle Asia)
@oneofcold The 80 kilogrames include not only the electrical devices, but also stuff like some food, back-ups of water (there will sometimes be a risk of not having access to the drinking water, so I guess carrying 10 liters would be reasonable), book or two, some dictionaries, tent, clothes and many other utilities.
As for my devices, I'm taking one big photo camera (SLR), one little one in a pocket, little handycam and small camera attached to my helmet to capture everything more naturally. But I guess it's enough for Chinese officers to be quite suspicious. Especiall that the near-Nepali areas are the Tibetan ones, or around the Tibetan.

A. If you weren't on a bicycle, it would be fairly simple - take the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Beijing, take the train to Tibet, cross into Nepal at Kodari, and cross into India.

The bicycle makes things a lot more difficult. I have no idea how bad the roads are in remote parts of Russia and China, or how hard it is to cross the Himalayan mountains by bicycle (take the Alpine stages of the Tour de France and multiply by 10 probably).

Would you need 80 kilograms of camera equipment? Not only the Chinese authorities might give you a problem, but that might also make you a target of thieves. Could you carry a small digital camera with video capability?

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Best filming camera to film movies?

Q. Hi! In 2015, some school mates and I are planning to shoot a remake of The Breakfast Club. It will be the 30 year anniversary and we are excited to start. Anyways, I am looking for a great filming camera for movies. I know it'll be pricey but I seem to get 0 help when I just google it. I also want to know how to make the footage have an 80s feel, quality wise. I will be using the camera that any of you suggest for a number of years and films to come, and I would also appreciate if you have any movie editing software? Thank you!

A. I am guessing you are looking to use some digital camera to film. If you are going to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a professional movie camera, please ignore rest of my answer.

Most of us know that most compact cameras, or smart-phones like iPhones, are not good at video recording. If light is good, they do an okay job. When light is dull, they are almost unusable. Same is true for most consumer SLR cameras with kit lenses. So what do we do to take high quality High-Definition videos? Should we use an HD camcoder or a pocket camcorder like Sony Bloggie or UltraHD?

Most compact cameras don't do a good job in low light- for still images or for videos. If you zoom in, the shake becomes too obvious. Most DSLRs will do a little better as light level goes down but many of them will not auto focus during videos (because of the mirror which needs to be flipped for focusing). You can bypass this with a mirrorless camera which can auto focus, like Panasonic G or GF series but with Auto focus, you lose the control over which part of the frame, or on which person to focus on. If you have 3 persons in a frame, your Auto-Focus will not know which one you want to focus on. Why not? Silly, it is Auto-focus! It focuses by itself!! That is the reason you never see a professional movie or videos done with Autofocus.

Now read an article here which can give you nice tips:
http://photography-with-any-camera.blogspot.com/2013/03/video-recording-with-dslr-is-it-worth-it.html

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How long before this camera is considered obsolete?

Q. My son is a high school senior. Next year he wants to go to community college and live at home (at least that is reasonably affordable) instead of going away to school. He wants to take an expensive major however. Video production. We have been able to save about $5,000 towards his education. We are not wealthy people. The rest will have to come from loans and maybe a grant or scholarship.
We are looking at some "entry level" pro cameras in the $1500-1800 range. That's about 1/3 of our savings for his education.
Models include these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/518555-REG/Sony_HVRHD1000U_HVR_HD1000U_Digital_High_Definition.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/745707-REG/Sony_HXR_MC2000U_HXR_MC2000U_Shoulder_Mount_AVCHD.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/878341-REG/Panasonic_hmc40kit_AG_HMC40_AVCCAM_HD_Camcorder.html
and
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749467-REG/Canon_4922B002_XA10_HD_Professional_Camcorder.html

My concern is he starts September 2013 so these products may not even be available by then or others will be available. We hope he graduates May 2015. He tells us when he graduates he will maybe find a freelance job or shoot local cable news, build up some experience, maybe after 2 years go for a B.A. at least part time.
Is anything we buy him in 2013 (summer) going to be any use to him as a working professional in 2015 (summer)? So let's say you are a class of 2012 graduate with an AAS in video production. The camera you purchased in the summer of 2010 when you first started, do you still use it professionally? Can you make anything doing freelance news videos, PR videos or local account commercials with this equipment?
We're going to do everything we can to help him. No doubt he will still be living at home in the summer of 2015. By then he's going to have a student loan to pay off. We have a 2005 Hyundai Accent that we are going to give him for college. I hope that thing still runs when it is 10 years old and he isn't making car payments on top of that. The thing has 120,000 miles on it but runs really well. I just fear when he graduates he's going to be in deep debt and have limited employment. I may be wrong. What do you think? Thanks.

A. Hi "Upwardly Mobile":

Fellow Contributor "L" covered most of the bases quite well, but the only point he didn't underscore is that MOST good video & film production programs at community colleges HAVE the cameras, lights, mikes, tripods, and other gear that the students will learn on & use.

When I went to a local (but nationally prominent) university with a Broadcast/Film Dept., portable video was still fairly new, but all the film cameras, tripods, & light kits were supplied by the Department for students to "check out" as-needed for class projects.

And most video production students start out with Studio Production techniques (where it's easier for groups to learn 3-point lighting, camera setup & tripod/dolly operation, shot composition, audio techniques & mixing, etc.). No need for portable field gear there.

For field production & Electronic News Gathering, a good college will have a fair number of camcorders for students to use & check out (if needed for outside-of-class projects).

The same is true for Editing Software & computer workstations. Some college programs might be economizing and making students supply their own laptops for this, but all the major software companies offer Academic Editions of their normally-expensive edit suites at discounted prices. And of course, nowadays, apps like iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC) come "free" as part of the operating system and can accomplish what older (and expensive) software used to do, as far as basic editing.

As "L" mentioned, do a bit of "homework" yourself by contacting the community college's department head & instructors for your son's chosen major. Tour the facilities (studio and edit suites) and ask about the "equipment room" for student project gear. See what textbooks (a major expense) are required, and whether computer/laptop & software expense will be part of what's expected of your son. Only if there's little-or-no camcorder gear (or no hands-on studio cameras) would I recommend buying anything like the models from B+H that you listed.

Almost every cable TV & freelance video job I've had over the past 30 years has "supplied" (rented or company-owned) the cameras & grip gear I needed. I bring my own gear only when it's a "favor" or when what I have is better-suited to the task, or they want a "director with gear". My point being, your son doesn't need to own =any= camera gear to make a living freelancing. A good camera operator can stay busy in almost any part of the country, with just his/her skills. (Same for sound mixers & boom/wireless mike operators.)

hope this helps, and hope it saves you some money,
--Dennis C.
 

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How to reach India? - the Columbus' question returns, this time - land road?

Q. Hello there. For a year now, I've been planning my bicycle trip from Europe to India, but still didn't come up with any sure idea how to reach that country safe way. I thought about 3 options, but all of them contain many doubts. I hope you can share your experiences or knowledge so I could be able to confront some of my doubts, and maybe fall even deeper in some of them. So here are my speculations made as so far:

1) 1st option seems to be the cheapest one (thus preferable):
From Armenia, go through Iran and Pakistan - but it seems a little bit risky. First of all Pakistan sounds rather dangerous, and secondy the trip starts in 2013, analyzing the news, probably there will already be war with Iran.

2) 2nd option is the longest, and seems to be by far the most problematic, but also the most attractive in terms of the travelling itself. Appeared as a result of doubts about crossability of Iran, due to the potential war, but after all, I liked it, and I'd like to also focus on it for a while...
The plan says: go through the North - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and... yeah, and what now?
- As far as I know the Tajik-Chinese border is crossable, isn't it? I've stumbled upon an information that the border is in dispute, thus the doubts.
- It doesn't seem to be a good idea to go through 'sensitive' China with so many electronic recording devices as needed for good recording the whole trip, does it?
- Maybe there's a possibility to cross the Chinese part via train? But is there any train station in Murghab (Taji)? And if is - are there any courses to...
- ... yeah, the next doubt... to where exactly? What after China? Chinese-Indian border is not possible, then what about the Chinese-Nepali one?
- btw, isn't Tajikistan dangerous? It's located very close to Afghanistan, some part of the road would lead just via the Tajik-Afghan border (the road has some special name, but I've forgotten it). There are mountains to cross in order to get there from Afghanistan, but I guess they wouldn't constitute any problem for 'bad people'...

3) The last one seems to be the less attractive, very long and extremely hard physically, moreover I'm not sure if not a little bit dangerous, either; therefore it's only the last alternative - to go through the Saudi Arabia (btw in case of war with Iran, which would make me to choose that way, I guess SA wouldn't be much safer place), reach Dubai and get via ship to Mumbai.

So, what do you think about it? Are some of my doubts unjustified maybe? Should I have any other doubts, that I didn't take into consideration, like dangeres comming from side of the locals, or anything like that? (btw I'm caucasian, so I'll be very distinctive in every one of those places... but how not to be, riding a bike with 80-kilograme bags...) It's hard to be predictible, when the only experience as so far is made in the European area.
Thanks in advance. If I succeed, you'll have a lot of photos and movies to watch. ;)
(oh yeah, I'm not American (yet), I'm Polish - I've set "American" in my profile to have everything in English. My bad for not saying that - guess it does make a huge difference in travelling, especially through the Middle Asia)
@oneofcold The 80 kilogrames include not only the electrical devices, but also stuff like some food, back-ups of water (there will sometimes be a risk of not having access to the drinking water, so I guess carrying 10 liters would be reasonable), book or two, some dictionaries, tent, clothes and many other utilities.
As for my devices, I'm taking one big photo camera (SLR), one little one in a pocket, little handycam and small camera attached to my helmet to capture everything more naturally. But I guess it's enough for Chinese officers to be quite suspicious. Especiall that the near-Nepali areas are the Tibetan ones, or around the Tibetan.

A. If you weren't on a bicycle, it would be fairly simple - take the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Beijing, take the train to Tibet, cross into Nepal at Kodari, and cross into India.

The bicycle makes things a lot more difficult. I have no idea how bad the roads are in remote parts of Russia and China, or how hard it is to cross the Himalayan mountains by bicycle (take the Alpine stages of the Tour de France and multiply by 10 probably).

Would you need 80 kilograms of camera equipment? Not only the Chinese authorities might give you a problem, but that might also make you a target of thieves. Could you carry a small digital camera with video capability?

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what's the matter with me?

Q. Alright. It's 2013 now. It's a new year.

I feel sort of depressed and tired right now.

I feel life is passing me by too fast. All I want to do is enjoy the present. I feel too many things are happening too quickly. I'm turning 24 next month. Next year, i'm going to be 25 then , before I know it I'll be 30. I'm still single and alone.

I'm behind in technology. I still listen to CD's while everyone has Ipods. I don't have a Blu-rayc player because I'm still copying my VHS tapes to DVD. By the time I'm done doing that , blu-ray and DVD will be obsolete. I have a digital camera (12 megapixels). It still works. No need for a new one.

I can't really explain how I feel. I'm old all of the sudden.Things are happening too fast. I can't really grasp the moment.

I keep having dreams of still going to school. It's been 5 years since I've been to school.

Everyone in my family is getting old. My cousins are getting engaged/married. My older brother is married. New kids are coming in the family every few years. People are dying. People are getting born. I can remember when I was 8 years old like it was last week. It was nearly 17 years ago.

why do i feel this way ? i can't keep up with life. i feel like i'm getting left behind. Everything is happening too fast.

I'm always nostalgic when it comes to the past. I like time to stand still. But I know times always moves forward. That's what's so tough. I sometimes wish life was a video tape. I can rewind , fast-forward and all that.

A. First of all, there is nothing 'wrong' with you. God made you the way you are for a reason. Second, you are probably just lonely. Try engaging in some new activities, and have fun. About the old technology thing, so what! I still watch movies on my VCR. I'm 14 and I don't have an ipod. In my opinion, CDs work just fine.

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10 points! Will someone update me on The Hills&Laguna Beach cast. Let me know.?

Q. I miss all the drama and love triangles.

A. Stephen Colletti - Finished wrapping up playing Chase Adams on One Tree Hill for 58 episodes and recently just finished filming a TV movie called "All About Christmas Eve." Pretty sure he's dating Chelsea Kane

Lauren Conrad - Has her two clothing lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown. Appeared in the movie "BFF & Baby" this year and has put out 3 books in 2012 The Fame Game, Lauren Conrad Beauty, and Starstruck. Believe she's dating William Tell who used to be in the (good) band Something Corporate.


Kristin Cavallari - Engaged to Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler, gave birth to a son named Camden jack in August 2012. Last thing she was in was an episode of "The Middle" season 2 episode 15 "Friends, Lies, and Videotape."

Lo Bosworth - Has a website entitled The Low Down by Lo Bosworth. She also put out a book with the same name. She will be in "Jeepers Creepers 3 : Cathedral" which will be out in 2013. The Hills was the last TV show she appeared in not counting talk shows

Audrina Patridge - She will be in the upcoming movies "Scary Movie 5" and "Halloween 3D." She was in an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories this year. She was in season 11 of Dancing With the Stars.

Whitney Port - Currently one of the judges for Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model. She played a very small role in 2012's film "What to Expect When You're Expecting." She also appeared in a couple of episodes of America's Next Top Model this year and an episode of Million Dollar closets.

Heidi Montag - Had 10 plastic surgery procedures done in a single day in 2010. Still married to Spencer after a short divorce but then they renewed their vows again but that turned out to be a publicity stunt as admitted by her husband to further her career.. Has put out a couple of musical albums, mostly digital downloads like the one she put out this year that had 5 songs. Album was called "Dreams Come True." Hasn't been on TV hardly any since The Hills, 2 episodes of Lopez Tonight and one episode of Famous Food. She had a small part in the Adam Sandler movie "Just Go With It"

Stephanie Pratt - Been in some trouble. In an interview she said she shoplifted $1,300 worth of merchandise from a Neiman Marcus in Honolulu in 2006, while working as a production assistant on ABC’s LOST, don't think she was caught thought. In 2009 she got arrested for drunk driving. August 4th, 2012 Pratt's boyfriend, Line Snob app co-founder Julien Chabbott was arrested in New York City for driving over a police officer's foot, following Chabbot's attempts at avoiding a parking ticket. The incident was caught on camera and later uploaded to YouTube. In the video, Pratt is seen intervening and then driving Chabbott's Ferrari 458 away from the scene after the arrest. She went a time period over a year where she didn't see her brother or Heidi. Still close friends with her former Hills co-stars, Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth. She appeared in two episodes of "The Spin Crowd"

Brody Jenner - Broke up with Avril Lavigne earlier this year. has done some modeling and appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians as he is Bruce Jenner's son. Had a show called Bromance for a while

Spencer Pratt - Still married to Heidi, In September 2012, Pratt confirmed through his Twitter that he was returning to reality TV, with wife Heidi Montag. Details of the show have not been released, apart from Pratt stating that filming begins in January. He has been banned from Costa Rica after boarding a plane with hunting weapons. Declared bankruptcy in 2010. In 2009 he said 9-11 was an inside job and he was going to use his celebrity to educate the public about the New World order.

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what's the matter with me?

Q. Alright. It's 2013 now. It's a new year.

I feel sort of depressed and tired right now.

I feel life is passing me by too fast. All I want to do is enjoy the present. I feel too many things are happening too quickly. I'm turning 24 next month. Next year, i'm going to be 25 then , before I know it I'll be 30. I'm still single and alone.

I'm behind in technology. I still listen to CD's while everyone has Ipods. I don't have a Blu-rayc player because I'm still copying my VHS tapes to DVD. By the time I'm done doing that , blu-ray and DVD will be obsolete. I have a digital camera (12 megapixels). It still works. No need for a new one.

I can't really explain how I feel. I'm old all of the sudden.Things are happening too fast. I can't really grasp the moment.

I keep having dreams of still going to school. It's been 5 years since I've been to school.

Everyone in my family is getting old. My cousins are getting engaged/married. My older brother is married. New kids are coming in the family every few years. People are dying. People are getting born. I can remember when I was 8 years old like it was last week. It was nearly 17 years ago.

why do i feel this way ? i can't keep up with life. i feel like i'm getting left behind. Everything is happening too fast.

I'm always nostalgic when it comes to the past. I like time to stand still. But I know times always moves forward. That's what's so tough. I sometimes wish life was a video tape. I can rewind , fast-forward and all that.

A. First of all, there is nothing 'wrong' with you. God made you the way you are for a reason. Second, you are probably just lonely. Try engaging in some new activities, and have fun. About the old technology thing, so what! I still watch movies on my VCR. I'm 14 and I don't have an ipod. In my opinion, CDs work just fine.

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10 points! Will someone update me on The Hills&Laguna Beach cast. Let me know.?

Q. I miss all the drama and love triangles.

A. Stephen Colletti - Finished wrapping up playing Chase Adams on One Tree Hill for 58 episodes and recently just finished filming a TV movie called "All About Christmas Eve." Pretty sure he's dating Chelsea Kane

Lauren Conrad - Has her two clothing lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown. Appeared in the movie "BFF & Baby" this year and has put out 3 books in 2012 The Fame Game, Lauren Conrad Beauty, and Starstruck. Believe she's dating William Tell who used to be in the (good) band Something Corporate.


Kristin Cavallari - Engaged to Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler, gave birth to a son named Camden jack in August 2012. Last thing she was in was an episode of "The Middle" season 2 episode 15 "Friends, Lies, and Videotape."

Lo Bosworth - Has a website entitled The Low Down by Lo Bosworth. She also put out a book with the same name. She will be in "Jeepers Creepers 3 : Cathedral" which will be out in 2013. The Hills was the last TV show she appeared in not counting talk shows

Audrina Patridge - She will be in the upcoming movies "Scary Movie 5" and "Halloween 3D." She was in an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories this year. She was in season 11 of Dancing With the Stars.

Whitney Port - Currently one of the judges for Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model. She played a very small role in 2012's film "What to Expect When You're Expecting." She also appeared in a couple of episodes of America's Next Top Model this year and an episode of Million Dollar closets.

Heidi Montag - Had 10 plastic surgery procedures done in a single day in 2010. Still married to Spencer after a short divorce but then they renewed their vows again but that turned out to be a publicity stunt as admitted by her husband to further her career.. Has put out a couple of musical albums, mostly digital downloads like the one she put out this year that had 5 songs. Album was called "Dreams Come True." Hasn't been on TV hardly any since The Hills, 2 episodes of Lopez Tonight and one episode of Famous Food. She had a small part in the Adam Sandler movie "Just Go With It"

Stephanie Pratt - Been in some trouble. In an interview she said she shoplifted $1,300 worth of merchandise from a Neiman Marcus in Honolulu in 2006, while working as a production assistant on ABC’s LOST, don't think she was caught thought. In 2009 she got arrested for drunk driving. August 4th, 2012 Pratt's boyfriend, Line Snob app co-founder Julien Chabbott was arrested in New York City for driving over a police officer's foot, following Chabbot's attempts at avoiding a parking ticket. The incident was caught on camera and later uploaded to YouTube. In the video, Pratt is seen intervening and then driving Chabbott's Ferrari 458 away from the scene after the arrest. She went a time period over a year where she didn't see her brother or Heidi. Still close friends with her former Hills co-stars, Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth. She appeared in two episodes of "The Spin Crowd"

Brody Jenner - Broke up with Avril Lavigne earlier this year. has done some modeling and appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians as he is Bruce Jenner's son. Had a show called Bromance for a while

Spencer Pratt - Still married to Heidi, In September 2012, Pratt confirmed through his Twitter that he was returning to reality TV, with wife Heidi Montag. Details of the show have not been released, apart from Pratt stating that filming begins in January. He has been banned from Costa Rica after boarding a plane with hunting weapons. Declared bankruptcy in 2010. In 2009 he said 9-11 was an inside job and he was going to use his celebrity to educate the public about the New World order.

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10 points! Will someone update me on The Hills&Laguna Beach cast. Let me know.?

Q. I miss all the drama and love triangles.

A. Stephen Colletti - Finished wrapping up playing Chase Adams on One Tree Hill for 58 episodes and recently just finished filming a TV movie called "All About Christmas Eve." Pretty sure he's dating Chelsea Kane

Lauren Conrad - Has her two clothing lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown. Appeared in the movie "BFF & Baby" this year and has put out 3 books in 2012 The Fame Game, Lauren Conrad Beauty, and Starstruck. Believe she's dating William Tell who used to be in the (good) band Something Corporate.


Kristin Cavallari - Engaged to Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler, gave birth to a son named Camden jack in August 2012. Last thing she was in was an episode of "The Middle" season 2 episode 15 "Friends, Lies, and Videotape."

Lo Bosworth - Has a website entitled The Low Down by Lo Bosworth. She also put out a book with the same name. She will be in "Jeepers Creepers 3 : Cathedral" which will be out in 2013. The Hills was the last TV show she appeared in not counting talk shows

Audrina Patridge - She will be in the upcoming movies "Scary Movie 5" and "Halloween 3D." She was in an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories this year. She was in season 11 of Dancing With the Stars.

Whitney Port - Currently one of the judges for Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model. She played a very small role in 2012's film "What to Expect When You're Expecting." She also appeared in a couple of episodes of America's Next Top Model this year and an episode of Million Dollar closets.

Heidi Montag - Had 10 plastic surgery procedures done in a single day in 2010. Still married to Spencer after a short divorce but then they renewed their vows again but that turned out to be a publicity stunt as admitted by her husband to further her career.. Has put out a couple of musical albums, mostly digital downloads like the one she put out this year that had 5 songs. Album was called "Dreams Come True." Hasn't been on TV hardly any since The Hills, 2 episodes of Lopez Tonight and one episode of Famous Food. She had a small part in the Adam Sandler movie "Just Go With It"

Stephanie Pratt - Been in some trouble. In an interview she said she shoplifted $1,300 worth of merchandise from a Neiman Marcus in Honolulu in 2006, while working as a production assistant on ABC’s LOST, don't think she was caught thought. In 2009 she got arrested for drunk driving. August 4th, 2012 Pratt's boyfriend, Line Snob app co-founder Julien Chabbott was arrested in New York City for driving over a police officer's foot, following Chabbot's attempts at avoiding a parking ticket. The incident was caught on camera and later uploaded to YouTube. In the video, Pratt is seen intervening and then driving Chabbott's Ferrari 458 away from the scene after the arrest. She went a time period over a year where she didn't see her brother or Heidi. Still close friends with her former Hills co-stars, Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth. She appeared in two episodes of "The Spin Crowd"

Brody Jenner - Broke up with Avril Lavigne earlier this year. has done some modeling and appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians as he is Bruce Jenner's son. Had a show called Bromance for a while

Spencer Pratt - Still married to Heidi, In September 2012, Pratt confirmed through his Twitter that he was returning to reality TV, with wife Heidi Montag. Details of the show have not been released, apart from Pratt stating that filming begins in January. He has been banned from Costa Rica after boarding a plane with hunting weapons. Declared bankruptcy in 2010. In 2009 he said 9-11 was an inside job and he was going to use his celebrity to educate the public about the New World order.

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Apple vs Android/Microsoft which is better? and Why?

Q. Hey guys whats up?
Before I ask my question I feel I have to defend myself from everyone, including the Apple Lovers(which I am one, I just purchased My iMac, iPad, have had more than one generation iPod, and have the iPhone 4S) but to simplify my question as much as possible my biggest issue with the iPhone is not too much the iOS but why is apple technologically behind in their phones... I mean I have thought about it the past couple of the days, if it wasn't for the Strong Customer Loyalty, comparing apples to apples with other Android Based phones. Apple seems to be behind technologically, like the Cameras. I use to Have the Android HTC EVO 4G ( although I know it really wasn't the real 4G) but it was allot faster than the iPhone (that at the time was still predominately the iPhone 3G, 3Gs, or 4), it had an awesome camera, it had SD support, Adobe Compatible etc... And lately there has been allot of articles on the internet and all over the news stating that the Apple iPhone 5 is already inferior to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and will be Surpassed even worse! come March 2013. Whats your input on this? is Apple behind technologically and if so do they do this as part of their marketing scheme? or is it just bologna?

A. I don't know too much about the windows phones. They seem to be getting better but I never really looked in to them. I have done major research in the Samsung phones and IPhones. Here is what I got.

What phone is better? It depends on what you want and look for in a phone. If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, you do a little text messaging, a little but of Web browsing, no watching videos on Netflix or YouTube, want a decent camera, and a simple phone. Then get the IPhone 5.

If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, do a lot of text messaging, a lot of Web browsing, watch movies on Netflix and YouTube, Facebook, has a good camera, play games, big screen, and is customizable. Then get the Galaxy S3 or the Galaxy Note 2.

The Galaxy S3 US version has a 1.4 GHz Dual Core processor, 2G of RAM, 4.8 inch 1280x720 16:9 aspect ratio screen, 2100mAh battery, 64G expandable micro SD slot on top of a 16G-32G internal memory, Great camera (has 20 picture burst and can take pictures as fast as your finger can hit the button also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (you can watch your movie at the same time your text messaging), Sbeam, share pictures through wifi, 4G LTE, Facebook, YouTube, google search, google maps,supports JAVA, swipe technology (means you can text words without having to take your finger off the screen for each letter. You might have to google it for better description), and more.

Me personally I like big screen phones and will be getting the 5.5 inch Galaxy Note 2 with a 1.6 GHz Quad Core processor, 2G of RAM, 16G-32G-64G internal memory, up to 64G external micro SD slot, removable 3100 mA battery, 4G LTE, SPen, supports JAVA, has google talk now, YouTube, Facebook, google search engine, google maps, customizable screen, great camera (with 20 picture burst and as fast as you hit the button it takes the picture just as fast and also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (means you can continue to watch your movie while you text message), Sbeam for sharing pictures instantly, you can share pictures to people that are on the same wifi you are on, put things on any smart TV with wifi connection from your phone, swipe technology, screen shot movie to make corrections to grafts or emails and send it back to the person also has sound, you can write on the back of your digital pictures, actually sign your email, organize your pictures in to folders, and more stuff. That's why I'm getting the Galaxy Note 2 oh and it fits just fine in my pocket. The screen also moves the keyboard over to the left or right off the phone so you can easily do one handed text messaging. I would say go to YouTube and look it up. They have so much more stuff then what the IPhone 5 has it would be a long list.

I was very disappointed in the new IPhone 5. If you have an IPhone 4 or 4s you should just stay with it. Siri isn't really worth getting if your coming from the IPhone 4. The IPhone 5 has minimum upgrades from the 4S. They should have called it IPhone 4SL (L stands for long). The new new an upgrade features for the iPhone 5 from the 4s are IOS 6 (the 4 and 4s will be getting too), A6 chip (which is slower then the new Android phone the Galaxy Note 2 and all other Quad Core processors coming out), updated Seri, 4G LTE, 4 inch screen, 3D mapping (Android has had for years), turn by turn navigation (Android also had for years), little upgrade for the camera like panoramic picture (another thing Android had for years), a little bit bigger battery (3.7v instead of 3.6v and 1445 mA instead of 1435 mA), 3 microphones instead of 2, a smaller power charger (which makes all your other charger and docking ports irrelevant), No google search engine, No YouTube, and No Google Maps. Apple is going to charge around 30 dollars for each adapter you buy. Google dropped their stuff from Apple. Like I said minor upgrade.

I feel that Apple is behind on the technology side. They have been on cruise control. Why spend a lot of money on innovation and technology, when you can spend a little bit of money for minor upgrades and people will still buy your phones. Until Apple takes a major hit in their phone sales don't expect any major innovation or technology. The new stuff they came out on the IPhone 5, Android has had for a few years now. Apple is also very restrictive on what you can put on their phone and what you can do with their phone. Android is open to what you can do to their phones.

The Galaxy Note 2 will not be out till around October 21st if you are now interested in that phone. But again its all about what you are looking at in a phone. If you like the big screens get the Galaxy S3 and or the Galaxy Note 2. definitely youtube the galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 for more of their features. Also go to the store and see what feels right in your hand. Hope this helps you out.

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10 points! Will someone update me on The Hills&Laguna Beach cast. Let me know.?

Q. I miss all the drama and love triangles.

A. Stephen Colletti - Finished wrapping up playing Chase Adams on One Tree Hill for 58 episodes and recently just finished filming a TV movie called "All About Christmas Eve." Pretty sure he's dating Chelsea Kane

Lauren Conrad - Has her two clothing lines LC Lauren Conrad and Paper Crown. Appeared in the movie "BFF & Baby" this year and has put out 3 books in 2012 The Fame Game, Lauren Conrad Beauty, and Starstruck. Believe she's dating William Tell who used to be in the (good) band Something Corporate.


Kristin Cavallari - Engaged to Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler, gave birth to a son named Camden jack in August 2012. Last thing she was in was an episode of "The Middle" season 2 episode 15 "Friends, Lies, and Videotape."

Lo Bosworth - Has a website entitled The Low Down by Lo Bosworth. She also put out a book with the same name. She will be in "Jeepers Creepers 3 : Cathedral" which will be out in 2013. The Hills was the last TV show she appeared in not counting talk shows

Audrina Patridge - She will be in the upcoming movies "Scary Movie 5" and "Halloween 3D." She was in an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories this year. She was in season 11 of Dancing With the Stars.

Whitney Port - Currently one of the judges for Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model. She played a very small role in 2012's film "What to Expect When You're Expecting." She also appeared in a couple of episodes of America's Next Top Model this year and an episode of Million Dollar closets.

Heidi Montag - Had 10 plastic surgery procedures done in a single day in 2010. Still married to Spencer after a short divorce but then they renewed their vows again but that turned out to be a publicity stunt as admitted by her husband to further her career.. Has put out a couple of musical albums, mostly digital downloads like the one she put out this year that had 5 songs. Album was called "Dreams Come True." Hasn't been on TV hardly any since The Hills, 2 episodes of Lopez Tonight and one episode of Famous Food. She had a small part in the Adam Sandler movie "Just Go With It"

Stephanie Pratt - Been in some trouble. In an interview she said she shoplifted $1,300 worth of merchandise from a Neiman Marcus in Honolulu in 2006, while working as a production assistant on ABC’s LOST, don't think she was caught thought. In 2009 she got arrested for drunk driving. August 4th, 2012 Pratt's boyfriend, Line Snob app co-founder Julien Chabbott was arrested in New York City for driving over a police officer's foot, following Chabbot's attempts at avoiding a parking ticket. The incident was caught on camera and later uploaded to YouTube. In the video, Pratt is seen intervening and then driving Chabbott's Ferrari 458 away from the scene after the arrest. She went a time period over a year where she didn't see her brother or Heidi. Still close friends with her former Hills co-stars, Lauren Conrad and Lo Bosworth. She appeared in two episodes of "The Spin Crowd"

Brody Jenner - Broke up with Avril Lavigne earlier this year. has done some modeling and appeared on Keeping Up with the Kardashians as he is Bruce Jenner's son. Had a show called Bromance for a while

Spencer Pratt - Still married to Heidi, In September 2012, Pratt confirmed through his Twitter that he was returning to reality TV, with wife Heidi Montag. Details of the show have not been released, apart from Pratt stating that filming begins in January. He has been banned from Costa Rica after boarding a plane with hunting weapons. Declared bankruptcy in 2010. In 2009 he said 9-11 was an inside job and he was going to use his celebrity to educate the public about the New World order.

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Apple vs Android/Microsoft which is better? and Why?

Q. Hey guys whats up?
Before I ask my question I feel I have to defend myself from everyone, including the Apple Lovers(which I am one, I just purchased My iMac, iPad, have had more than one generation iPod, and have the iPhone 4S) but to simplify my question as much as possible my biggest issue with the iPhone is not too much the iOS but why is apple technologically behind in their phones... I mean I have thought about it the past couple of the days, if it wasn't for the Strong Customer Loyalty, comparing apples to apples with other Android Based phones. Apple seems to be behind technologically, like the Cameras. I use to Have the Android HTC EVO 4G ( although I know it really wasn't the real 4G) but it was allot faster than the iPhone (that at the time was still predominately the iPhone 3G, 3Gs, or 4), it had an awesome camera, it had SD support, Adobe Compatible etc... And lately there has been allot of articles on the internet and all over the news stating that the Apple iPhone 5 is already inferior to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and will be Surpassed even worse! come March 2013. Whats your input on this? is Apple behind technologically and if so do they do this as part of their marketing scheme? or is it just bologna?

A. I don't know too much about the windows phones. They seem to be getting better but I never really looked in to them. I have done major research in the Samsung phones and IPhones. Here is what I got.

What phone is better? It depends on what you want and look for in a phone. If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, you do a little text messaging, a little but of Web browsing, no watching videos on Netflix or YouTube, want a decent camera, and a simple phone. Then get the IPhone 5.

If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, do a lot of text messaging, a lot of Web browsing, watch movies on Netflix and YouTube, Facebook, has a good camera, play games, big screen, and is customizable. Then get the Galaxy S3 or the Galaxy Note 2.

The Galaxy S3 US version has a 1.4 GHz Dual Core processor, 2G of RAM, 4.8 inch 1280x720 16:9 aspect ratio screen, 2100mAh battery, 64G expandable micro SD slot on top of a 16G-32G internal memory, Great camera (has 20 picture burst and can take pictures as fast as your finger can hit the button also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (you can watch your movie at the same time your text messaging), Sbeam, share pictures through wifi, 4G LTE, Facebook, YouTube, google search, google maps,supports JAVA, swipe technology (means you can text words without having to take your finger off the screen for each letter. You might have to google it for better description), and more.

Me personally I like big screen phones and will be getting the 5.5 inch Galaxy Note 2 with a 1.6 GHz Quad Core processor, 2G of RAM, 16G-32G-64G internal memory, up to 64G external micro SD slot, removable 3100 mA battery, 4G LTE, SPen, supports JAVA, has google talk now, YouTube, Facebook, google search engine, google maps, customizable screen, great camera (with 20 picture burst and as fast as you hit the button it takes the picture just as fast and also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (means you can continue to watch your movie while you text message), Sbeam for sharing pictures instantly, you can share pictures to people that are on the same wifi you are on, put things on any smart TV with wifi connection from your phone, swipe technology, screen shot movie to make corrections to grafts or emails and send it back to the person also has sound, you can write on the back of your digital pictures, actually sign your email, organize your pictures in to folders, and more stuff. That's why I'm getting the Galaxy Note 2 oh and it fits just fine in my pocket. The screen also moves the keyboard over to the left or right off the phone so you can easily do one handed text messaging. I would say go to YouTube and look it up. They have so much more stuff then what the IPhone 5 has it would be a long list.

I was very disappointed in the new IPhone 5. If you have an IPhone 4 or 4s you should just stay with it. Siri isn't really worth getting if your coming from the IPhone 4. The IPhone 5 has minimum upgrades from the 4S. They should have called it IPhone 4SL (L stands for long). The new new an upgrade features for the iPhone 5 from the 4s are IOS 6 (the 4 and 4s will be getting too), A6 chip (which is slower then the new Android phone the Galaxy Note 2 and all other Quad Core processors coming out), updated Seri, 4G LTE, 4 inch screen, 3D mapping (Android has had for years), turn by turn navigation (Android also had for years), little upgrade for the camera like panoramic picture (another thing Android had for years), a little bit bigger battery (3.7v instead of 3.6v and 1445 mA instead of 1435 mA), 3 microphones instead of 2, a smaller power charger (which makes all your other charger and docking ports irrelevant), No google search engine, No YouTube, and No Google Maps. Apple is going to charge around 30 dollars for each adapter you buy. Google dropped their stuff from Apple. Like I said minor upgrade.

I feel that Apple is behind on the technology side. They have been on cruise control. Why spend a lot of money on innovation and technology, when you can spend a little bit of money for minor upgrades and people will still buy your phones. Until Apple takes a major hit in their phone sales don't expect any major innovation or technology. The new stuff they came out on the IPhone 5, Android has had for a few years now. Apple is also very restrictive on what you can put on their phone and what you can do with their phone. Android is open to what you can do to their phones.

The Galaxy Note 2 will not be out till around October 21st if you are now interested in that phone. But again its all about what you are looking at in a phone. If you like the big screens get the Galaxy S3 and or the Galaxy Note 2. definitely youtube the galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 for more of their features. Also go to the store and see what feels right in your hand. Hope this helps you out.

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Apple vs Android/Microsoft which is better? and Why?

Q. Hey guys whats up?
Before I ask my question I feel I have to defend myself from everyone, including the Apple Lovers(which I am one, I just purchased My iMac, iPad, have had more than one generation iPod, and have the iPhone 4S) but to simplify my question as much as possible my biggest issue with the iPhone is not too much the iOS but why is apple technologically behind in their phones... I mean I have thought about it the past couple of the days, if it wasn't for the Strong Customer Loyalty, comparing apples to apples with other Android Based phones. Apple seems to be behind technologically, like the Cameras. I use to Have the Android HTC EVO 4G ( although I know it really wasn't the real 4G) but it was allot faster than the iPhone (that at the time was still predominately the iPhone 3G, 3Gs, or 4), it had an awesome camera, it had SD support, Adobe Compatible etc... And lately there has been allot of articles on the internet and all over the news stating that the Apple iPhone 5 is already inferior to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and will be Surpassed even worse! come March 2013. Whats your input on this? is Apple behind technologically and if so do they do this as part of their marketing scheme? or is it just bologna?

A. I don't know too much about the windows phones. They seem to be getting better but I never really looked in to them. I have done major research in the Samsung phones and IPhones. Here is what I got.

What phone is better? It depends on what you want and look for in a phone. If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, you do a little text messaging, a little but of Web browsing, no watching videos on Netflix or YouTube, want a decent camera, and a simple phone. Then get the IPhone 5.

If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, do a lot of text messaging, a lot of Web browsing, watch movies on Netflix and YouTube, Facebook, has a good camera, play games, big screen, and is customizable. Then get the Galaxy S3 or the Galaxy Note 2.

The Galaxy S3 US version has a 1.4 GHz Dual Core processor, 2G of RAM, 4.8 inch 1280x720 16:9 aspect ratio screen, 2100mAh battery, 64G expandable micro SD slot on top of a 16G-32G internal memory, Great camera (has 20 picture burst and can take pictures as fast as your finger can hit the button also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (you can watch your movie at the same time your text messaging), Sbeam, share pictures through wifi, 4G LTE, Facebook, YouTube, google search, google maps,supports JAVA, swipe technology (means you can text words without having to take your finger off the screen for each letter. You might have to google it for better description), and more.

Me personally I like big screen phones and will be getting the 5.5 inch Galaxy Note 2 with a 1.6 GHz Quad Core processor, 2G of RAM, 16G-32G-64G internal memory, up to 64G external micro SD slot, removable 3100 mA battery, 4G LTE, SPen, supports JAVA, has google talk now, YouTube, Facebook, google search engine, google maps, customizable screen, great camera (with 20 picture burst and as fast as you hit the button it takes the picture just as fast and also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (means you can continue to watch your movie while you text message), Sbeam for sharing pictures instantly, you can share pictures to people that are on the same wifi you are on, put things on any smart TV with wifi connection from your phone, swipe technology, screen shot movie to make corrections to grafts or emails and send it back to the person also has sound, you can write on the back of your digital pictures, actually sign your email, organize your pictures in to folders, and more stuff. That's why I'm getting the Galaxy Note 2 oh and it fits just fine in my pocket. The screen also moves the keyboard over to the left or right off the phone so you can easily do one handed text messaging. I would say go to YouTube and look it up. They have so much more stuff then what the IPhone 5 has it would be a long list.

I was very disappointed in the new IPhone 5. If you have an IPhone 4 or 4s you should just stay with it. Siri isn't really worth getting if your coming from the IPhone 4. The IPhone 5 has minimum upgrades from the 4S. They should have called it IPhone 4SL (L stands for long). The new new an upgrade features for the iPhone 5 from the 4s are IOS 6 (the 4 and 4s will be getting too), A6 chip (which is slower then the new Android phone the Galaxy Note 2 and all other Quad Core processors coming out), updated Seri, 4G LTE, 4 inch screen, 3D mapping (Android has had for years), turn by turn navigation (Android also had for years), little upgrade for the camera like panoramic picture (another thing Android had for years), a little bit bigger battery (3.7v instead of 3.6v and 1445 mA instead of 1435 mA), 3 microphones instead of 2, a smaller power charger (which makes all your other charger and docking ports irrelevant), No google search engine, No YouTube, and No Google Maps. Apple is going to charge around 30 dollars for each adapter you buy. Google dropped their stuff from Apple. Like I said minor upgrade.

I feel that Apple is behind on the technology side. They have been on cruise control. Why spend a lot of money on innovation and technology, when you can spend a little bit of money for minor upgrades and people will still buy your phones. Until Apple takes a major hit in their phone sales don't expect any major innovation or technology. The new stuff they came out on the IPhone 5, Android has had for a few years now. Apple is also very restrictive on what you can put on their phone and what you can do with their phone. Android is open to what you can do to their phones.

The Galaxy Note 2 will not be out till around October 21st if you are now interested in that phone. But again its all about what you are looking at in a phone. If you like the big screens get the Galaxy S3 and or the Galaxy Note 2. definitely youtube the galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 for more of their features. Also go to the store and see what feels right in your hand. Hope this helps you out.

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How to reach India? - the Columbus' question returns, this time - land road?

Q. Hello there. For a year now, I've been planning my bicycle trip from Europe to India, but still didn't come up with any sure idea how to reach that country safe way. I thought about 3 options, but all of them contain many doubts. I hope you can share your experiences or knowledge so I could be able to confront some of my doubts, and maybe fall even deeper in some of them. So here are my speculations made as so far:

1) 1st option seems to be the cheapest one (thus preferable):
From Armenia, go through Iran and Pakistan - but it seems a little bit risky. First of all Pakistan sounds rather dangerous, and secondy the trip starts in 2013, analyzing the news, probably there will already be war with Iran.

2) 2nd option is the longest, and seems to be by far the most problematic, but also the most attractive in terms of the travelling itself. Appeared as a result of doubts about crossability of Iran, due to the potential war, but after all, I liked it, and I'd like to also focus on it for a while...
The plan says: go through the North - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and... yeah, and what now?
- As far as I know the Tajik-Chinese border is crossable, isn't it? I've stumbled upon an information that the border is in dispute, thus the doubts.
- It doesn't seem to be a good idea to go through 'sensitive' China with so many electronic recording devices as needed for good recording the whole trip, does it?
- Maybe there's a possibility to cross the Chinese part via train? But is there any train station in Murghab (Taji)? And if is - are there any courses to...
- ... yeah, the next doubt... to where exactly? What after China? Chinese-Indian border is not possible, then what about the Chinese-Nepali one?
- btw, isn't Tajikistan dangerous? It's located very close to Afghanistan, some part of the road would lead just via the Tajik-Afghan border (the road has some special name, but I've forgotten it). There are mountains to cross in order to get there from Afghanistan, but I guess they wouldn't constitute any problem for 'bad people'...

3) The last one seems to be the less attractive, very long and extremely hard physically, moreover I'm not sure if not a little bit dangerous, either; therefore it's only the last alternative - to go through the Saudi Arabia (btw in case of war with Iran, which would make me to choose that way, I guess SA wouldn't be much safer place), reach Dubai and get via ship to Mumbai.

So, what do you think about it? Are some of my doubts unjustified maybe? Should I have any other doubts, that I didn't take into consideration, like dangeres comming from side of the locals, or anything like that? (btw I'm caucasian, so I'll be very distinctive in every one of those places... but how not to be, riding a bike with 80-kilograme bags...) It's hard to be predictible, when the only experience as so far is made in the European area.
Thanks in advance. If I succeed, you'll have a lot of photos and movies to watch. ;)
(oh yeah, I'm not American (yet), I'm Polish - I've set "American" in my profile to have everything in English. My bad for not saying that - guess it does make a huge difference in travelling, especially through the Middle Asia)
@oneofcold The 80 kilogrames include not only the electrical devices, but also stuff like some food, back-ups of water (there will sometimes be a risk of not having access to the drinking water, so I guess carrying 10 liters would be reasonable), book or two, some dictionaries, tent, clothes and many other utilities.
As for my devices, I'm taking one big photo camera (SLR), one little one in a pocket, little handycam and small camera attached to my helmet to capture everything more naturally. But I guess it's enough for Chinese officers to be quite suspicious. Especiall that the near-Nepali areas are the Tibetan ones, or around the Tibetan.

A. If you weren't on a bicycle, it would be fairly simple - take the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Beijing, take the train to Tibet, cross into Nepal at Kodari, and cross into India.

The bicycle makes things a lot more difficult. I have no idea how bad the roads are in remote parts of Russia and China, or how hard it is to cross the Himalayan mountains by bicycle (take the Alpine stages of the Tour de France and multiply by 10 probably).

Would you need 80 kilograms of camera equipment? Not only the Chinese authorities might give you a problem, but that might also make you a target of thieves. Could you carry a small digital camera with video capability?

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Apple vs Android/Microsoft which is better? and Why?

Q. Hey guys whats up?
Before I ask my question I feel I have to defend myself from everyone, including the Apple Lovers(which I am one, I just purchased My iMac, iPad, have had more than one generation iPod, and have the iPhone 4S) but to simplify my question as much as possible my biggest issue with the iPhone is not too much the iOS but why is apple technologically behind in their phones... I mean I have thought about it the past couple of the days, if it wasn't for the Strong Customer Loyalty, comparing apples to apples with other Android Based phones. Apple seems to be behind technologically, like the Cameras. I use to Have the Android HTC EVO 4G ( although I know it really wasn't the real 4G) but it was allot faster than the iPhone (that at the time was still predominately the iPhone 3G, 3Gs, or 4), it had an awesome camera, it had SD support, Adobe Compatible etc... And lately there has been allot of articles on the internet and all over the news stating that the Apple iPhone 5 is already inferior to the Samsung Galaxy S3 and will be Surpassed even worse! come March 2013. Whats your input on this? is Apple behind technologically and if so do they do this as part of their marketing scheme? or is it just bologna?

A. I don't know too much about the windows phones. They seem to be getting better but I never really looked in to them. I have done major research in the Samsung phones and IPhones. Here is what I got.

What phone is better? It depends on what you want and look for in a phone. If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, you do a little text messaging, a little but of Web browsing, no watching videos on Netflix or YouTube, want a decent camera, and a simple phone. Then get the IPhone 5.

If you want a phone that obviously makes phone calls, do a lot of text messaging, a lot of Web browsing, watch movies on Netflix and YouTube, Facebook, has a good camera, play games, big screen, and is customizable. Then get the Galaxy S3 or the Galaxy Note 2.

The Galaxy S3 US version has a 1.4 GHz Dual Core processor, 2G of RAM, 4.8 inch 1280x720 16:9 aspect ratio screen, 2100mAh battery, 64G expandable micro SD slot on top of a 16G-32G internal memory, Great camera (has 20 picture burst and can take pictures as fast as your finger can hit the button also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (you can watch your movie at the same time your text messaging), Sbeam, share pictures through wifi, 4G LTE, Facebook, YouTube, google search, google maps,supports JAVA, swipe technology (means you can text words without having to take your finger off the screen for each letter. You might have to google it for better description), and more.

Me personally I like big screen phones and will be getting the 5.5 inch Galaxy Note 2 with a 1.6 GHz Quad Core processor, 2G of RAM, 16G-32G-64G internal memory, up to 64G external micro SD slot, removable 3100 mA battery, 4G LTE, SPen, supports JAVA, has google talk now, YouTube, Facebook, google search engine, google maps, customizable screen, great camera (with 20 picture burst and as fast as you hit the button it takes the picture just as fast and also takes video and pictures at the same time), picture in picture (means you can continue to watch your movie while you text message), Sbeam for sharing pictures instantly, you can share pictures to people that are on the same wifi you are on, put things on any smart TV with wifi connection from your phone, swipe technology, screen shot movie to make corrections to grafts or emails and send it back to the person also has sound, you can write on the back of your digital pictures, actually sign your email, organize your pictures in to folders, and more stuff. That's why I'm getting the Galaxy Note 2 oh and it fits just fine in my pocket. The screen also moves the keyboard over to the left or right off the phone so you can easily do one handed text messaging. I would say go to YouTube and look it up. They have so much more stuff then what the IPhone 5 has it would be a long list.

I was very disappointed in the new IPhone 5. If you have an IPhone 4 or 4s you should just stay with it. Siri isn't really worth getting if your coming from the IPhone 4. The IPhone 5 has minimum upgrades from the 4S. They should have called it IPhone 4SL (L stands for long). The new new an upgrade features for the iPhone 5 from the 4s are IOS 6 (the 4 and 4s will be getting too), A6 chip (which is slower then the new Android phone the Galaxy Note 2 and all other Quad Core processors coming out), updated Seri, 4G LTE, 4 inch screen, 3D mapping (Android has had for years), turn by turn navigation (Android also had for years), little upgrade for the camera like panoramic picture (another thing Android had for years), a little bit bigger battery (3.7v instead of 3.6v and 1445 mA instead of 1435 mA), 3 microphones instead of 2, a smaller power charger (which makes all your other charger and docking ports irrelevant), No google search engine, No YouTube, and No Google Maps. Apple is going to charge around 30 dollars for each adapter you buy. Google dropped their stuff from Apple. Like I said minor upgrade.

I feel that Apple is behind on the technology side. They have been on cruise control. Why spend a lot of money on innovation and technology, when you can spend a little bit of money for minor upgrades and people will still buy your phones. Until Apple takes a major hit in their phone sales don't expect any major innovation or technology. The new stuff they came out on the IPhone 5, Android has had for a few years now. Apple is also very restrictive on what you can put on their phone and what you can do with their phone. Android is open to what you can do to their phones.

The Galaxy Note 2 will not be out till around October 21st if you are now interested in that phone. But again its all about what you are looking at in a phone. If you like the big screens get the Galaxy S3 and or the Galaxy Note 2. definitely youtube the galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 for more of their features. Also go to the store and see what feels right in your hand. Hope this helps you out.

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How to reach India? - the Columbus' question returns, this time - land road?

Q. Hello there. For a year now, I've been planning my bicycle trip from Europe to India, but still didn't come up with any sure idea how to reach that country safe way. I thought about 3 options, but all of them contain many doubts. I hope you can share your experiences or knowledge so I could be able to confront some of my doubts, and maybe fall even deeper in some of them. So here are my speculations made as so far:

1) 1st option seems to be the cheapest one (thus preferable):
From Armenia, go through Iran and Pakistan - but it seems a little bit risky. First of all Pakistan sounds rather dangerous, and secondy the trip starts in 2013, analyzing the news, probably there will already be war with Iran.

2) 2nd option is the longest, and seems to be by far the most problematic, but also the most attractive in terms of the travelling itself. Appeared as a result of doubts about crossability of Iran, due to the potential war, but after all, I liked it, and I'd like to also focus on it for a while...
The plan says: go through the North - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and... yeah, and what now?
- As far as I know the Tajik-Chinese border is crossable, isn't it? I've stumbled upon an information that the border is in dispute, thus the doubts.
- It doesn't seem to be a good idea to go through 'sensitive' China with so many electronic recording devices as needed for good recording the whole trip, does it?
- Maybe there's a possibility to cross the Chinese part via train? But is there any train station in Murghab (Taji)? And if is - are there any courses to...
- ... yeah, the next doubt... to where exactly? What after China? Chinese-Indian border is not possible, then what about the Chinese-Nepali one?
- btw, isn't Tajikistan dangerous? It's located very close to Afghanistan, some part of the road would lead just via the Tajik-Afghan border (the road has some special name, but I've forgotten it). There are mountains to cross in order to get there from Afghanistan, but I guess they wouldn't constitute any problem for 'bad people'...

3) The last one seems to be the less attractive, very long and extremely hard physically, moreover I'm not sure if not a little bit dangerous, either; therefore it's only the last alternative - to go through the Saudi Arabia (btw in case of war with Iran, which would make me to choose that way, I guess SA wouldn't be much safer place), reach Dubai and get via ship to Mumbai.

So, what do you think about it? Are some of my doubts unjustified maybe? Should I have any other doubts, that I didn't take into consideration, like dangeres comming from side of the locals, or anything like that? (btw I'm caucasian, so I'll be very distinctive in every one of those places... but how not to be, riding a bike with 80-kilograme bags...) It's hard to be predictible, when the only experience as so far is made in the European area.
Thanks in advance. If I succeed, you'll have a lot of photos and movies to watch. ;)
(oh yeah, I'm not American (yet), I'm Polish - I've set "American" in my profile to have everything in English. My bad for not saying that - guess it does make a huge difference in travelling, especially through the Middle Asia)
@oneofcold The 80 kilogrames include not only the electrical devices, but also stuff like some food, back-ups of water (there will sometimes be a risk of not having access to the drinking water, so I guess carrying 10 liters would be reasonable), book or two, some dictionaries, tent, clothes and many other utilities.
As for my devices, I'm taking one big photo camera (SLR), one little one in a pocket, little handycam and small camera attached to my helmet to capture everything more naturally. But I guess it's enough for Chinese officers to be quite suspicious. Especiall that the near-Nepali areas are the Tibetan ones, or around the Tibetan.

A. If you weren't on a bicycle, it would be fairly simple - take the Trans-Siberian Railroad to Beijing, take the train to Tibet, cross into Nepal at Kodari, and cross into India.

The bicycle makes things a lot more difficult. I have no idea how bad the roads are in remote parts of Russia and China, or how hard it is to cross the Himalayan mountains by bicycle (take the Alpine stages of the Tour de France and multiply by 10 probably).

Would you need 80 kilograms of camera equipment? Not only the Chinese authorities might give you a problem, but that might also make you a target of thieves. Could you carry a small digital camera with video capability?

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