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once netflix does those 2 things im selling my hddvd and bluray players because to me thats game over for bluray.]]>Oct 13th 2008 6:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 7:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
Did you forget, this is Engadget, where facts and details and minor stuff like that are ignored because they're uber-kewl !33+ h4x075. Seriously, if someone at my company messed up a public page like that, that somebody would be canned, but it seems every time someone sends me a link to Engadget, they've screwed up their facts or just ignored them.]]>Oct 14th 2008 8:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 6:53PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 7:04PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/]]>Oct 14th 2008 5:29AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 7:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
Is it worth it? Yeah,probably. I just can't get a frikkin invite.]]>Oct 13th 2008 8:47PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
I have a 32" LCD and also a 60" plasma. Anything but Bluray or HD DVD (I have both) are just not acceptable on the larger 1080p set, even cable HBO HD looks very compressed and horrible. I don't even watch any SD DVD or SD cable channels at all due to poor video quality. If it is not HD, I do not even turn it on. At least for the ones with larger HD display sets, downloadable HD content with on par video quality and reasonable download time is still way off in the future....]]>Oct 13th 2008 8:52PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
I started an HDX 1080p download from my cellphone on my way home from work and it was available by the time dinner was done.]]>Oct 13th 2008 11:36PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 4:21AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
Until the downloads get a lot faster and the viewing window get a bit longer than 24 hours for rentals I see a lot of people trying out downloads once or twice and then giving up out of frustration.]]>Oct 14th 2008 9:28AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
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That's why 90% of what I watch still arrives in DVD or Blu-ray form from Netflix (no cable TV for me, thanks).]]>Oct 13th 2008 8:15PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/4gb and won't fit on a fat32 formatted device) I don't find bittorrent or usenet to be a really good alternative. ]]>Oct 13th 2008 8:31PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
Wny not just stream your video from your PC?

]]>Oct 14th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
For all of your TV needs (like your Seinfeld, South Park, 24, etc. series dvds), you merely download the XViD dvdrips and stream them over your hard-wired network to your 360 or PS3. This is the first step to getting the most out of your media experience. Find some good private trackers with well-seeded season packs of these dvdrips. (same deal for XViD movies, but this is engadget HD after all, so read on...)

If you're a quality nut and you can't stand to watch down-scaled quality, then you need to get some HD and x264 dedicated torrent trackers. You can remux these and play on your PS3 (which is very very easy) and for large HD movies, you merely use the appropriate splitting mode in mkv2vob, and you have a very easy seamless solution to getting great HD over the internet.

There is one solution that trumps all though... getting an HDMI-equipped computer! If you have your computer hooked up via hdmi to your home theater, you will get the 1920x1080 video, dts audio, and its awesome.

I personally find x264 HD rips remuxed for my ps3 to be the easiest solution. Forget the popcorn hour, its slow and buggy...]]>Oct 15th 2008 7:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/I will continue renting from Blockbuster Online until a reasonal VOD option is available]]>Oct 13th 2008 10:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 9:42AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 10:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 2:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 13th 2008 11:04PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
But when it comes to which service I use most often for HD downloads...well, let's just say it's not on this survey.]]>Oct 14th 2008 1:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 3:08AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/]]>Oct 14th 2008 1:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 9:11AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 14th 2008 9:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 15th 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
BTW Dish Network does an HD download service too (DISH Online.) Haven't tried it yet. Looks like it uses the AppleTV model.
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AppleTV sux and so does the PS3, I have both and just bought the Vudu unit and it is leaps and bounds better. I can watch a 1080p movie instantly and on new release Tuesday, what's better than that??]]>Oct 14th 2008 11:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/10Mbps at my house, but HDX downloads have never taken more than a few hours for me; HD/SD movies are still instant.

I highly recommend taking advantage of the Best Buy offer. Pick up some powerline adapters while you are there as well, just to be sure you can get the 4Mbps throughput you need for instant HD.

I've never used AppleTV but Xbox and PS3 both pale in comparison to the seamless Vudu interface. The box is tiny and the remote is RF not IR so you can hide it virtually anywhere.

-T]]>Oct 14th 2008 1:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/Oct 15th 2008 3:38AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/13/poll-which-hd-download-service-do-you-prefer/
At any rate, I mostly have been ok with SD, but when I want HD, I typically go blu-ray, though I'm pretty interested in Vudu, especially once Netflix inevitably starts throttling my DVD/BDs.

Plus the audio on Iron-Man has kind of convinced me that HD is worth it. I'm using a crappy logitech 5.1 setup intended for computers that I just chopped up and connected to my receiver, and it was still amazing.]]>Oct 18th 2008 6:22PM