Mmnn.....
Frying pan/fire comes to mind.
Wouldn't trust any of em.
No such thing as a free lunch.
When they become too popular and the overheads for providing the service outweighs the revenue they can generate, they will do something similar to Photobucket and stop people hot linking.
Ken
http://www.jkwynn.co.uk/
DIY Technics/ProJect based Turntable + Terminator linear tracker + AT 33PTG II / AQVOX Phono 2 CI / Pro-Ject Pre Box RS / ESP Active X-Over / Nakamichi AVP1 Power / Modified semi-active Yamaha NS1000M Speakers / Stello CDT100 Transport / NAD M51 DAC.
I agree about Imgur. Easy to upload and a breath of fresh air after Phartbucket , who can go and stuff themselves
I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work
Always used Imageshack (for YEARS now) with *zero* problems. Never understood why Imageshack always seemed to be less popular than Photo[sick]bucket...?
Marco.
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"A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do" -- Milan Kundera.
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I'm Dave.
Photobucket was very annoying and slow for me. All those pop up ads and it took an age to download pics with our naff internet speed. With flickr, there are no ads and it is a lot quicker, so photobucket did me a favour.
Im on Imgur now and its very fast to upload. I can easily provide links and images for this forum
Im really miffed about photobucket as it was way too slow to use and suddenly I was to be charged for a service I wouldnt pay for.
I just upload a few pictures to have a link for forums. I hadnt thought about what monetary value I would put on that
I notice they have dropped their price from $350 to $80 a year. That must please those who signed up at $350 no end. Still ridiculous. Who in their right mind would pay 80 bucks just to store a few photos?
Martin
Current Lash Up:
Sony X505ES CD Player * NVA P90SA passive pre / Krell KSA50S Power amp * JM Lab Electra 926 loudspeakers *
''I like to be objective about my subjectivity.''
- Geoff 'Walpurgis'
The ads are fair enough if they are not charging you. I appreciate they have to eat too. But for five bucks a year you should be able to go ad-free. Not $80.
Martin
Current Lash Up:
Sony X505ES CD Player * NVA P90SA passive pre / Krell KSA50S Power amp * JM Lab Electra 926 loudspeakers *
''I like to be objective about my subjectivity.''
- Geoff 'Walpurgis'
My view on Photobucket now is they put it to the test and I was not prepared to pay to host images on their site. I found the change very distasteful and money grabbing but nobody likes a fee suddenly introduced.
Im miffed but its up to them how they want to run things. I didnt value it as a service I would pay for. I only uploaded a few pictures to help people or amuse people on forums.
If it was going to cost then I cant show somebody my tonearm modifications and they are not really wanting to pay to see it anyway. I could email the pictures free as part of my usage allowance.
Ive gone on Imgur and any other site that I can host a few pictures on. If it was part of my business to show pictures then I would accept paying for it. It isnt so I dont
Last edited by Minstrel SE; 04-03-2018 at 20:27.