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  1. nick_danger

    HD-DVD Movies by X-mas

    Better? As far as video and audio quality go, the codecs that will be used will allow for either disc format to contain HD versions of LotR-ExtEd length movies without issue. I just read an article on Tom's Hardware Guide about the ensuing standards war and they said the number of movies...
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    Hitachi Unveils New UltraVision Flat Panel TVs

    That's a good question, one that I'd like a specific answer to. It may be that they decided early that there wouldn't be a demographic for it. Even though widescreen offers 20%+ viewing, widescreen displays have to be fairly large to compete with 4:3 content. A 42" WS display is the...
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    ViewSonic Announces N3250w 32" LCD TV for $1299

    HD resolution, all the inputs necessary, great price. Expect this thing to be well $1,000 by September with rebates. I've always liked Viewsonic, but you have to be careful with the whole "response time" game. It's a bathtub full of snake oil. Some measure gray-to-gray, some black-to-white...
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    Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD...Do we need to care???

    I don't believe copyright issues have a single thing to do with it. Technologically speaking, everyone knows that copyright protection is a waste of time and resources because it will be cracked within days and the flow of online media sharing will continue unabated. The only thing the studios...
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    Best Buy Launching New Home Theater Retail Sections

    That's always a good sign, I'm sure Best Buy is not oblivious to the high-end crowd's disdain for their employees. There was a setup similar to this in the Libertyville, IL Best Buy when I was down there last August. I really liked it, and the salesman in the section was very knowledgeable...
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    Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD...Do we need to care???

    As far as I'm concerned, HD-DVD is already here in the form of WMV-HD. 720p and 1080p movies can fit on standard DVDs with no problem using the VC-9 codec. Hollywood should just embrace it and start producing titles en masse. The picture quality is outstanding! I have some Star Wars Episode...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    Xbox Live is sort of independent of whether you're on Xbox or Xbox360. Obviously videochat will only be for Xbox360 along with the more advanced features like "gamercard" "achievements" and such. If you are playing an online game (either an Xbox game or 360 game) you can send invites to your...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    I'm for sure getting an Xbox360, but only because I'm so sold on the current 'box. While I absolutely despise Halo 2 for crippling the gameplay mechanics of the first Halo, the Halo franchise along with Microsoft's ownership of Rare is all I need to stay loyal. Knowing that Ninja Gaiden 2 is...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    A couple things: Xbox360 supports 720p and 1080i, but it doesn't support 1080p like the PS3 does. On top of that, PS3 supports DUAL 1080p output. That's certainly a "wow factor" selling point, even though I don't have two 1080p displays side-by-side. Xbox360 pricing and official release...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    I don't really feel like getting into an overly deep technical discussion, but the PS3 numbers are highly over-inflated. The 360 has three 3.2GHz PPE cores. The PS3 has one 3.2GHz PPE core with seven SPEs (and one redundant SPE). The 2 TFLOPS number for the PS3 is a misnomer as well as it...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    Interview with Xbox360 VP Todd Holmdahl, Hardware: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1817031,00.asp Confirms the following: Pregressive-scan DVD playback, but no upconversion. Lame. NO 1080p support. Lame. NO DVI or HDMI. WAY Lame. Wi-Fi is not included, but will be...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    No, I never had a problem, but there were some obscure titles that didn't work with some early BIOSes of the PS2 - at least that's what I had read. Mega2000, that stream is as good as it gets at this point. Even the low-res stream was ****e last night with the hordes of people trying to...
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    The best remote I have EVER seen. ($250)

    http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20050517/index.html
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    Creative launches new audio tech

    Only for PCs at this point... I assume... They claim their new chip has more number-crunching power than a 3.6GHz Pentium4... http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer/20050516/index.html
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    Regarding the surround sound, I watched the live streaming press conference last night and found out what the big deal was about 360's new multi-channel offerings. The console will support a "minimum" of 5.1. So perhaps we'll see real-time DTS, DTS-ES, DD-EX in addition to standard DD if a...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    PS3 supports DUAL 1080p output... damn! Although who knows if anything will ever take advantage of it, the possibilities are interesting. The below article certainly paints a less optimistic view of Xbox360 as competition, but keep in mind the reviewer did not see last night's Xbox360 E3 press...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    No, that is incorrect... well, at least partially. The price has not yet been disclosed, but "sources" within Microsoft say they won't deviate from the "magic" $300 MSRP. I'll buy it even if it's more, but the target range is between $250 and $300. The release date will be this fall, most...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    I'd like to speculate on the HD playback and possibility of DVD-upscaling. There's no doubt that this console has an over-abundance of juice, so I wonder if ATI or Microsoft will include some method of DVD upconversion to HD. It only makes sense that they would, I just hope they arrive at a...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    I believe that Microsoft said "any PC", but I'm assuming they mean "any XP PC". Originally, extenders were only for MCE, like you said, but this sounds like it will stream pics/vids/mp3s from any source ranging from your iPod to a media server. Microsoft is really stressing media integration...
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    Microsoft Xbox 360 Details & Specs

    Haha, the difference being that it's more powerful than a Mac and actually has software for it! :cool:
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