Planet Earth 3D ScreensaverComments on:

By: Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:07:19 +0000

Not the best screensaver, I personally think it sucks but thats just me, thanks anyway, think I’ll pass on this one!

By: MadhatterPA

MadhatterPA — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 04:31:08 +0000

As with most of their screen savers they need to have a widescreen (16:9 & 16:10) setting instead of the default narrow (4:3) so that those of us with newer displays can enjoy the true aspect ratio… i.e. eliminate the ‘egg like’ earth. :-)

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:39:44 +0000

Seriously, whoever came up with the idea that screen savers should include music, is not only a moron, but is a moron who needs a slap upside the head.

My screen saver comes on when I am otherwise ignoring my computer. Do people really sit and watch/listen to their screen savers?

By: Keith

Keith — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:18:27 +0000

It’s pretty enough, but the “gee whiz” factor quickly wears off. The view just circles repeatedly around the planet, so it gets old. I prefer a screen saver which lets you change images, add new ones, change the desktop wallpaper, etc.

By: ExShire

ExShire — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:45:20 +0000

HEY FUBAR!! Here’s the download link to your Storage Matrix Manager
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101

Ok As for todays give away.. I give it a 5 outta 10.
it’s ok. I didn’t have any problems with it. Just an average screen screen saver.

*S*

By: windowsexplorer

windowsexplorer — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:42:39 +0000

I sure hope Screensaver Saturday doesn’t segue to Screensaver Sunday!

By: Cornerg

Cornerg — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:49:40 +0000

Why not try to attract some Freeze.com screensavers. At least they are more realistic

By: GMMan

GMMan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:32:57 +0000

Hmm… There’s something about Astro Gemini screensavers that I don’t like. I think it’s the super-high system requirements. On my computer I can (yes, again mentioning) run Half-Life perfectly and Half-Life 2 without too many major slowdowns (it’s just the water rendering at that gate in the canals). My computer is a 2001 (or was it 2002-03? I forgot) Dell Dimension 4000i, with 2.6 GhZ processor, 512 MB RAM (of which 8 MB are dedicated to video), and a on-board Intel graphics chipset. For some really odd reasons, the screensavers run really slowly, 2 weeks ago’s screensaver at 4 FPS, and today’s at less than 1 FPS. I think if Astro Gemini’s screensavers are going to go mainstream, they need to make it so that they will run on average computers, not near-gaming level PCs (I bet gamers won’t bother with screensavers like these). Seriously, 16 MB video RAM for a screensaver?! That’s just too high! Laptops running Vista with Aero on probably will experience awfully slow graphics (went to Staples today; saw one poor small laptop suffer 10-20 FPS on the Windows screensaver).

By: Fayyaz

Fayyaz — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:04:54 +0000

To all of you who are saying the same thing over and over again (jerky image). Stop it! Its really irritating, its like small kids whining about drinking milk. If you don’t like screensavers, then DEAL with it. You should be happy that screensavers are only 1 day of the week and not the other way around.
Honestly I find these screensavers a better download then software (clean up utilities, optimizers, managers, burners)
oh yea btw i like the game giveaway today.

By: tm

tm — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:51:22 +0000

This was the first Astro Gemini screensaver that has actually worked on my computer. However, it is not the one I was hoping it was. There is a really cool Earth 3D screen saver that I used to have that had actual landmarks visible and you could see planes streaking across the sky. I was hoping this was it, but it wasn’t. Also, I am not fond of the music, and also agree with a previous poster that the earth is rotating backwards which just seems wrong. I have uninstalled this program already.