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  • Quote: Originally Posted by vinea The PS3 looks fine. The Wii statistics skew perceptions immensely because it tapped into a new market and not just the hardcore console market. Well, PS3 has tapped into a new market called "media/video ent…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 Does it really matter? The PS3 effectively killed HD-DVD. Also from my perspective as a non-gamer, it seems that the Xbox MAY have a better selection of games now but in a year or two MS will be scrambling …
  • and you guys would still deny that Blu-ray is a PS3 format? I guess it really doesn't matter to Sony but, it is still hard to tell whether PS3 is saving blu-ray or the blu-ray saving PS3. BTW, last weekend I was lucky to find wii fit from loc…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe So your looking forward to a format that will likely fail, but havent bought into BD yet.. and you ARN'T a fanboy?? Is it just me, or am I missing something here? can anyone else explain "his" avers…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by gloss Audio is such an addiction, innit? I was able to quit smoking, but don't think I can quit being an audio geek. Quote: Originally Posted by vinea For a game room I'd put my best sub there and maybe get …
  • Quote: Originally Posted by gloss It's not necessarily a selling point for the average gamer, but it's certainly a feather in the cap for those of us with hefty home theaters. Obviously Elixir is not a part of this contingent. His jealousy is …
  • Quote: Originally Posted by gloss I don't mind, personally. I've got a nice surround system and if all the reports are true, it's the best-sounding game of all time - sounds good to me. But yeah, not quite vital stuff. So... are they using …
  • Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 I remember back in 2006 when I bought our plasma I felt fortunate to sell our 36" HD ready Sony CRT on CraigsList even though it was at a fraction of what we had paid for it. Here in Washington state you mu…
  • haha.... that just about includes everyone. So, when is PS3 supposed to save Blu-Ray or was it Blu-Ray saving PS3? Oops, I'm feeding the troll, too. My bad.
  • Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 Can anyone explain the difference between large-screen TV and HD TV? The older EDTV Plasma and RPTV (4:3) or progressive 16:9 format TV's came at large screen size. I remember that almost everyone I k…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Source | How long will the studios gouge us for $30-35 a movie? How long will Sony & their Blu-Ray consortium demand $500 for a player? They're playing a very dangerous game here. Probably until…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by vinea And many may prefer to spend $30 on 2 blu-ray movies over a quarter tank of gas, two tickets and $10 popcorn at the theaters or a weekend trip somewhere. As we all throttle back folks reset at different levels…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Fishyesque 2 Blu-ray movies for $30 at Best Buy for select movies. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at151000050004 A pretty good selection in my opinion. Not a bad deal from a retail store. Of course, i…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 One of the Criterion BD films schedule for release this fall is The Third Man, one of my all time favorites. I know Universal released some HD DVD B&W catalog titles, Casablanca comes to mind, and a…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 Just read an article about Holographic discs, which can hold 160 times the capacity of a Blu-Ray disc and currently weigh in at $15,000 for a player and $180. a disc. Currently targeting the government market,…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe where'd you get the 5% figure from ?? a rectal cavity near hand? links please.. you need the link to keep them at your rectal cavity near hand? Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe as yo…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe ask yourself this though.. how many MILLION PS3s have Sony sold? and how many HUNDREDS of thousands of aTVs have Apple sold? Don't need appleTV, but just need to have iTunes intalled on the Mac and …
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe I've ALWAYS been of the opinion that people who think the aTV need a DVD drive (while magically staying the same size) need to remove themselves from the gene pool pronto You're right, same thing …
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe Toshiba selling Blu-ray ?? http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/t...-ray-hardware/ interesting. This is great news. Perhaps, there will finally be a fully compliant blu-ray player with enthusia…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by gloss You know, when you rent or purchase a luxury car over a Ford Taurus, they upcharge you too. You pay for quality until that quality becomes the norm. Get over it. Yup, and that's why most people(mass consume…