Comments on: More Japanese have modems than monitors! http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/03/25/more-japanese-have-modems-than-monitors/ From kimono to keitai; research Japanese facts and figures through translated opinion polls and surveys. Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: DerekNobuyuki Wallace http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/03/25/more-japanese-have-modems-than-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-244385 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:58:51 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3863#comment-244385 @Janne

I think it’s called a modem here too.
In my previous apartment, 1 device was labelled as a “VDSL modem” for the Hikari B-Flets and that plugged into another box that was a router among other things. (no matter if it actually was a modem technically, rather than they called it a modem for people to –hopefully– better understand what it was for.

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I wonder about the kotatsu and hot carpet items. They both had 523 votes in Q1. It would be interesting to see how many of those 523 were also part of the other 523. It wouldn’t surprise me if they were all the same people.

]]> By: Steveｎ http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/03/25/more-japanese-have-modems-than-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-244361 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:08:45 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3863#comment-244361 Something that I’ve done, and which seems popular now-a-days is using digital TVs as your PC monitor. My TV has multiple HDMI slots as well as a couple of older style monitor inputs as well as a bunch of the good old RCA Red White and Yellow inputs. HDMI apparently has the ability to also transfer sound, so you don’t even need to buy computer speakers anymore. With that said, this kind of setup is advantageous in that you don’t need nearly as much wiring as in the past. If you hook up a wireless keyboard, then all you need is a power cable for your PC and TV and one HDMI cable from your computer to your TV and you’re golden.

It’s crazy to think that most power outlets in Japan are only two prong. With all of these extra wires, you’d think that a little extra protection wouldn’t hurt!

]]> By: Janne http://whatjapanthinks.com/2011/03/25/more-japanese-have-modems-than-monitors/comment-page-1/#comment-244360 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:35:30 +0000 http://whatjapanthinks.com/?p=3863#comment-244360 The ADSL router is a modem too. It’s even called “modem” rather than “router” in Swedish. And most laptops still come with a modem built in, whether you want it or not.

And my guess is a combination of all-in-one pc:s – they seem to have sold quite well as combination TV and computer, especially for small one-person households – and the tendency for people to think of all the components as “my computer”. So, some people who answer they have a desktop computer do not count the monitor separately, and answer if they have another monitor apart from the one that’s part of the computer.

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