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Quote: Originally Posted by emacs72 i disagree. the format has been on the consumer market, worldwide, since June 2006 and its adoption continues forward. Blu-ray is a viable alternative to digital downloads. it'll be interesting see how both …
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Quote: Originally Posted by gerald apple Is Bluray really better than regular DVD movies? It is quite expensive to buy. This depends on a lot things. Just to address your question in the PQ scale of 1 to 5, the best BD master can reach 5 o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox But software doesn't get better over time just magically, as a matter of course, like the increases in CPU speed or memory. It has to be something a given company thinks is really valuable and important. I wo…
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AMD had the momentum during the transition to x86 64. Once Intel was allowed to copy AMD, Intel did better in the end. I don't think Intel will be able to do it this time with APU/FUSION technology. Not sure how far Intel is behind, but AMD shoul…
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Quote: Originally Posted by addabox Compared to what Samsung's done it's the freaking ceiling of the Cistine Chapel. Software interface can/will get improved over time. Not a huge issue for most people right now. If Samsung and others decid…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dfiler Some more different than others. Wow. That's one he'll of a setup. I'm squeaking by a front projector, crown amps and a sub the size of a water heater. In other words, neither of us is very typical of me…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dfiler Have you tried a ps3 on wired gigabit? The HD steaming is phenomenal. Guests at my place have mistaken it for bluray. Granted, since you're considering a yet to be released denon player, you're probably more dis…
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Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 This is pretty much my experience too. I was going to watch Charade via Netflix streaming the other night but the quality was so poor I quit after several minutes. It was like trying to watch a VHS movie. O…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfanning Always remember, that over 95% of the worlds population, does not, and can not subscribe to Netflix. Netflix is not the reason for disc sales decreases, spending habits are. ..... and what is your point? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM In all fairness, I don't buy many discs anymore, I've been mostly renting movies though Netflix as I've been finding that I generally only watch things once and they sit on the shelf for years before ever gettin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Blu-ray DRM was circumvented almost immediately. Fox rolled out a new DRM scheme with Avatar, and it was cracked in 12 hours. It's all just a big waste of time for device manufacturers and consumers who ne…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin NVidia/AMD have a few years head start and don't seem to be having many problems but not many people are developing GPU computing software despite the fact that a huge number of people can use it now. The one i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Magny Cours vs Intel benchmarks are here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2978/a...-6-core-xeon/6 Intel's 6-core beats AMD's 12-core. This is true only on hand picked benchmarks. Anything multi-threaded…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac Things get really interesting at 32nm. I wonder why Intel aren't more aggressive at getting Atom fabbed at the 32nm node. For Intel, 45nm produced highest yield and 32nm still isn't mature enough to turn p…
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Magny-Cours? This will be same as going with i7 980X? ( in terms of price). I would be happy with 2X AMD 1055T/1090T starting price of $1299 option. Magny or i7 980x system will easily bump the starting price at $1999. I think 2X 1090T may…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfanning Maybe you should look back a few years ago when the media talked about it. Few years ago when Sony launched PS3? If the media were to quote Sony, they've always said it like it was their wet dream. Even …
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM I've never seen any figure of US home uptake of LD players to be greater than 1% of households (maybe a million players at its height), so 4 million of just one movie at release is doing quite a bit better than …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 Sorry, didn't mean for that to sound like it did. I just wondered whether one of you was talking players, while the other meant titles. No big deal. I was just curious myself.
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfanning Well since Blu-ray is outpacing DVD that would be a yes... Really?... Interesting, I would've thought the announce would have been out in the avsforum first.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Frank777 Are you two arguing over the number of LD players sold, or the number of disc titles sold for LD? Who's arguing?... Yes, I was inquiring about the number of disc titles sold for LD.