I'm doing this so I can convince myself that WebTV isn't all that bad - at least not until we get a new computer!
PROS:
1) You don't need to worry about getting a virus, or any other thing that could damage it, like you do w/ a computer.
2) It has only two units to worry about: the WebTV box, and the cordless keyboard - which only costs around $100.00 to replace if both of them fail. A computer has a zillion working parts, and if something goes wrong, you go insane trying to figure it out.
Plus, it costs a heck of a lot more to replace - and money matters when you're a poor person.
Having a cordless keyboard is nice too, b/c you have more mobility. You're "stuck" in one position w/ a computer.
3) I like the search mode a lot better than I do w/ the computer.
4) It's easier to use - especially for an illiterate computer dummy!
A computer is much more detailed, and takes time to figure it out.
5) If it goes kaput, nothing gets lost, b/c everything is actually saved in the main WebTV terminals - wherever they may be. You may lose everything on a computer, unless you have it saved on a disc.
6) You don't have to load any programs, b/c they're already installed. Of course, there's a lot less stuff that you can do too, as opposed to a computer.
CONS:
1) It runs sooooo darn slow!!
2) It is extremely limited as to what you can do.
3) I can't post pics of my furbabies.
Neither can I play in the photo lounge, b/c it takes forever to wait for a page to load.
4) It doesn't have a printer, scanner, or copier.
5) I can't use my Yahoo e-mail account - nor can I get into my Photobucket account, either.
Of course, I say all this now, b/c I don't have a choice in the matter. But y'all will hear me screaming for joy, when we get the new computer
even if you live more than a hundred miles away!
That's all that I can think of for now...
~KK~
PROS:
1) You don't need to worry about getting a virus, or any other thing that could damage it, like you do w/ a computer.
2) It has only two units to worry about: the WebTV box, and the cordless keyboard - which only costs around $100.00 to replace if both of them fail. A computer has a zillion working parts, and if something goes wrong, you go insane trying to figure it out.
3) I like the search mode a lot better than I do w/ the computer.
4) It's easier to use - especially for an illiterate computer dummy!
5) If it goes kaput, nothing gets lost, b/c everything is actually saved in the main WebTV terminals - wherever they may be. You may lose everything on a computer, unless you have it saved on a disc.
6) You don't have to load any programs, b/c they're already installed. Of course, there's a lot less stuff that you can do too, as opposed to a computer.
CONS:
1) It runs sooooo darn slow!!
2) It is extremely limited as to what you can do.
3) I can't post pics of my furbabies.
4) It doesn't have a printer, scanner, or copier.
5) I can't use my Yahoo e-mail account - nor can I get into my Photobucket account, either.
Of course, I say all this now, b/c I don't have a choice in the matter. But y'all will hear me screaming for joy, when we get the new computer
That's all that I can think of for now...
~KK~
