http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/ Engadget HD Comments for http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jun 30th 2007 6:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
Grab some popcorn and soda, and then fasten your seatbelts... this is going to be a long ride/war.]]>Jun 30th 2007 7:19PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
if anyone knows of any program that works well, where i can actually keep the original clip size w/out having to resize to a PSP sized resolution, please...pass it along. Better yet, sony release a full proof program to take the guess work out of it for all the ps3 owners and i'll even buy it (or download a hacked copy)]]>Jun 30th 2007 8:17PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jun 30th 2007 11:26PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jul 1st 2007 7:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jul 1st 2007 4:11AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
Blu-ray
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9032/top20blurayfl8.png
VS
hd dud
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1489/top20hddvdwg8.png
LOL
?]]>Jul 1st 2007 1:13AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
This is EXACTLY what people mean when they're saying that while it's true the PS3 is the only thing keeping BD alive, that it's not helping BD run away with the crown.

At this rate, either both formats will live forever or both formats will disappear.
]]>Jul 1st 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/wow those numbers are really bad. Not only is blu ray just kickin the crap outta HD-DVD in terms of highest selling unit (casino royale vs the departed) but for every single movie which is on blu ray and on hd-dvd, the blu ray version is out selling the hd-dvd version in about a 2:1 ratio. Not good news for the non exclusive titles. ]]>Jul 1st 2007 4:11AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
From the firmware 1.8 and above, the PS3 can use the DLNA
to connect to a PC and listen to songs, view photos and play videos,
without re-encoding them.
[They're transcoded on the fly in the PC]

You just need a DLNA server, some of them you can get it for free:
- The Windows Media Player 11 has a server included.
- TVERSITY (http://www.tversity.com/home)

Here's a guide to configure the PC and the PS3 to use DLNA
http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=74559]]>Jul 1st 2007 6:53AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
Have we really got to such a state, where any idiot can post a "news" article or report, and everyone suddently believes it...]]>Jul 1st 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jul 1st 2007 2:40PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
It seems that newspapers would be a place to start if you want to complain about people being uninformed.]]>Jul 1st 2007 5:03PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jul 1st 2007 6:40PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
HD DUD huh?

HD DVD and BD pre-orders for '300' went up at Amazon.com today.

Guess which format kicked the other one's ass and managed to sell so many that Amazon had to go back into pre-order status?

Get a life, hater.]]>Jul 1st 2007 10:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
That said, I use my 360 to stream videos from my PC all the time. It's much more convenient to watch stuff like Diggnation on my big TV than on the computer. I also occasionally buy a TV show or two on Xbox Live Marketplace. I wonder how accurate those numbers are.]]>Jul 1st 2007 11:27PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
So, to recap: every last one of the (now) half a million HD DVD players (Toshiba + Xbox) are bought by people who use them for watching HD movies on HD TVs. Only some of the PS3 buyers a) watch movies; b) have an HD set; or c) have the PS3 hooked up for HD.

And each additional HD DVD player sale is pure movie watcher, while (given $500 BD players) EVERY ADDITIONAL PS3 sale is made to a gamer.]]>Jul 1st 2007 11:30PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jul 2nd 2007 2:23AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/Jul 2nd 2007 8:58AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
Actually, due to the lower prices, lots of the HD DVD players are sold as replacement DVD players where the Salesrep convinces people that they will probably get an HDTV some day and that the HD DVD players Picture quality looks better than a standard DVD player even on SD.

So lots of HD DVD stand alone players are not used for HD DVD movies, they are used to play DVDs and the customers might be 3 HD DVD discs this year if you are lucky.

I was at Fry's this weekend, and heard a Rep tell a customer that buying a Drama on Blu-ray instead of DVD was a waste of Money because the picture wasn't as big a factor in the overall entertainment of a Drama '.'

The HD DVD/DVD confusion may be selling more HD DVD players, but it doesn't necessarily mean selling more HD DVD discs.

And Sony has a Movie give-away campaign to make it clear to PS3 buyers that the PS3 Can play Blu-rays.

So it is likely, that if we picked apart those Stats we'd find a Greater percentage of the PS3 owners were aware and also used the disc play-back abilities of their consoles.

It was stupid for these analysts to lump all the consoles into a grp and then use those stats to say something about any one console, especially the one console that comes installed and is highly promoted as a HD disc player.]]>Jul 2nd 2007 8:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
I laught at the thought of how many households have a console with DVD playback capabilities on their TV, only to go out and buy a DVD player because they didn't know.

Seriously, who did they talk to? Only 30%? If this is true we have a long way yet to go to explain HDTV and Hi Def movies...]]>Jul 3rd 2007 6:11AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/06/30/analysts-say-only-a-fraction-of-gamers-use-video-playback-capabi/
Never underestimate the ignorance and incompetence of the masses.

"People like blood sausage too, people are morons."
-- Phil Connors in Groundhog Day (1993) as portrayed by Bill Murray
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