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- Toshiba soups up traditional DVDs
- Toshiba soups up traditional DVDsactually, you are wrong...HD dvd has the higher capacity, and better technology, like BetaMax in the past was superior to VHS but still lost the war. I would love to be able to use HD DVD rather than blue ray for data backupsThis is a first...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Rumor Mill: What you should be saving up for
- Rumor Mill: What you should be saving up forI'm saving for iPhone SDK based productsWith 100,000 downloads of the iPhone SDK beta in the first week I think that a lot of developers are excited about delivering some interesting apps. Only a small fraction would probably interest me, but...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Friday Rant - Here's a perfect example of why DRM sucks
- Friday Rant - Here's a perfect example of why DRM sucksI agreeYep, the UK broadcasts look pretty swanky.But, whenever they're showing clips from US news shows or playing Friends on Channel 4 (so that's about... 90% of the day?), the quality is crap. Whether its just because US TV...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Best Buy gives poor HD-DVD buyers some gift card balm
- Best Buy gives poor HD-DVD buyers some gift card balmShouldn't there just be a recycle/replacement program in placethe components of HD-DVD players are still modern and reusable??? Be nice, maybe environmentally friendly to 'recall' and replace/reimburse to get this dying tech tree out of consumers' way and back into...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Xbox 360 owners - No Blu-ray for you!
- Xbox 360 owners - No Blu-ray for you!XBox is not sellingand Blu-ray movies are over priced.Why should anybody want to buy two useless electronics??I KNEW this was going to happen...I always felt MS had this "You know, releasing that HDDVD Player might not have been such a good idea" thinking...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-ray
- What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-rayRE: What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-rayWhy convert? if you have the DVDs then you have the player right? just keep using itNo rush...Assuming one already owns an HD-DVD drive for their PC, there is no reason...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
- Investors cheer as Toshiba nears HD DVD surrender
- Investors cheer as Toshiba nears HD DVD surrenderHurray, Sony wonand I don't trust them as one non-customer, me, has to say, but let them buy Sony's UMD, rootkits, exploding batteries, CD price fixing and general over pricing. It good to see the format war end long enough to focus...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- Is Blu-ray worth it?
- Is Blu-ray worth it?AgreedI'm glad this didn't degenerate into something about bitrates, etc. :)RE: Is Blu-ray worth it?I don't even bother with the upconversion! I bought a Sony XBR tube TV with fantastic upconvert circuitry - my Onkyo DVD player's upconversion isn't nearly as good as the native Sony...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-13
- FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?
- FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?What happens next...Blueray wins the consumer space. Thats the way it is so what now? I purchased a $199 Toshiba deck a few months before Christmas and was a little disappointed when Warner backed out of the deal. So as I am...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Why Apple TV is important to Apple
- Why Apple TV is important to Applewhat of the issue of net neutralityand the monopoly that network owners have over providing content... Apple will now find itself competing against the Cable Companies and Telcos who are also content providers. i think this is the real battle. i think this...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Oops, I think I killed HD DVD
- Oops, I think I killed HD DVDOh no.Oh no thats an absolute disaster for HD-DVD :-) Warner Bros are responsible for some truly poor movies and similarly poor TV stuff. I just had a look at there site to refresh myself and its like a who's who of really rubbish...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- Warner Bros. to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusively
- Warner Bros. to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusivelyclarificationHD DVD is a good technology, but I think Blu-Ray will win in the end because of the higher capacity. Initially both technologies were viable, but in the end, mass consumerism dictates that the winners delivers more bang.Key phrase here...."XBOX 360 plays...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest success
- Here's why Netflix set-top box will only be a modest successA Blueray/HDDVD with Netflix may make senseThere are lots of people like me that will look to get an HD player some day. Having an on-line access to content would be interesting since it would be integrated. Dunno, let...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Striking writers and digital media
- Striking writers and digital mediaSimple commentIn my simple view... Thank goodness Noggin's writers haven't knocked shows off the air. Then again, my kids never seem to tire of watching over-and-over again. And now Noggin has gone 24/7 as of 1/1. Wholesome family values - good lesson for anyone.Technology...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
- Blu-ray option on new MacBook Pro
- Blu-ray option on new MacBook ProIn order for he Macbook to offer a Bluray drive ....... and playback movies they have to embrace DRM. It will be interesting to see if this occurs after Job's public stance on DRM. Will this just be another case of Jobs reversing...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-31
- An Apple fanboy's lament
- An Apple fanboy's lamentTivolutionary? is that you?? NT:)RE: An Apple fanboy's lamentGot three iPods, 4 Macs, Logic Express 6, than 7, then paid for crossgrade to Ninary 7.2 then bought full Logic Studio. It's passion, for sure, but the most important thing is that all products worked for...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- DVD Data Rescue (exe)
- DVD Data Rescue is a effective data recovery software for damaged,scratched or defective CD/DVD/HD-DVD/BlueRay discs. It easily recovers unreadable,deleted or corrupted files. DVD Data Rescue fully supports all popular disc writing sofware including full read UDF support.An easy Wizard guides you through recovery procedure. Includes exclusive AccuRescue technology.Auto detection and...
- Software downloads 2007-12-13
- BackUp for WinRAR (exe)
- One-click BackUp is a powerful but easy-to-use file backup manager for WinRAR. The main features are: complete automation, high compression ratio, 3 archive formats (rar,zip,exe), AES 128-bit encryption, remote control from Internet or local network, dialup, error notification to the admin's e-mail, startup service, command line support, customizable appearance skins...
- Software downloads 2007-12-06
- Google outlines the Open Handset Alliance; Will it succeed?
- Google outlines the Open Handset Alliance; Will it succeed?OSS rules the handset marketThat's the dawning of a new era in software that will spell trouble for proprietary OSes.I Go With the Least Expensive-Not GlitsiestI did not buy an iPhone because I refuse to pay $60 a month for cell phone....
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- HD DVD price war begins at $198, $170 on Black Friday
- HD DVD price war begins at $198, $170 on Black FridayI think that is the only way HD DVD can winPersonally, I think Sony offers a better product, but still feel that we live in a cheap society where we don't care about quality near as much as we care...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
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