Recent Comments:
Poll: So how do YOU think Blu-ray is doing? {Engadget HD}
Jun 28th 2009 11:55AM Jeez, I don't think I've ever seen so much blathering on without a point being made.
MY point was that Blu-ray doesn't have to meet or surpass DVD sales to be a success, at least to me. I owned LD, at a time when new release VHS movies cost $90 apiece for anyone foolish enough to buy one, so don't lecture me about cost.
"How is Blu-ray doing?" Fine for me, because I can get most any movie I want, with vastly improved picture and sound, at a slight price premium over DVD. What more do you want? Is it really so critical to you that your chosen format be embraced by everyone?
Poll: So how do YOU think Blu-ray is doing? {Engadget HD}
Jun 27th 2009 3:14PM Blu-ray has already far exceeded the penetration of LaserDisc, an almost 20-year format. So obviously Blu-ray will survive and be supported by all the studios as the premier HD format until some sort of solid state format takes over in the fairly distant future. Whether Blu-ray becomes as big as DVD is really irrelevant to the format's survival, and should only be of interest to those who are selling it, so they know how many players and discs they need to produce.
Evidently it's still cool to hate on Blu-ray: Harris Poll spin {Engadget HD}
Jun 22nd 2009 9:23PM "Early adopter" status is surpassed when your 60+ year old parents buy players, as both of mine have.
At this point, it doesn't make sense to buy a DVD-only player any more, unless you're buying for a specific niche like in-car or portable viewing, or you just like to punish yourself.
Belkin's Gigabit Powerline Adapter ups the ante for electrical outlet networking {Engadget HD}
Jun 22nd 2009 9:15PM I'm not going to run out and buy any of these before I see some independent testing that verifies the speed claims. Prior powerline networking products have been VERY sketchy at best.
Verbatim releasing the first 6x LTH BD-R discs this fall {Engadget HD}
May 23rd 2009 10:00PM Brrriiiiinnnngggg... Your alarm clock is going off.
You can get 10-packs of 2x 25GB BD-R for $45, or 25-packs for $85 at Newegg.
MSI intros new motherboard with True Blu-ray audio support {Engadget HD}
May 3rd 2009 2:04PM Looks like it decodes the BD advanced audio codecs internally, and outputs them over 7.1 analog.
I'd really prefer to see a solution that decodes to bitstream and sends it out over your video card's HDMI output. Maybe someday.
I still think having decoding capability in the receiver is a waste. That's old school thinking.
Western Digital 1TB DVR Expander pre-orders up at Amazon, Apricorn add-ons get a face lift {Engadget HD}
Apr 13th 2009 9:41PM I used WinMFS along with a little elbow grease, and have a 1 TB internal and a 1 TB external drive on my TivoHD. Works like a charm. I had to void the remainder of my warranty to perform the swap, but now I have my original drive backed up (in case of disk crash) and tons of space.
Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown get Blu-ray release dates {Engadget HD}
Apr 9th 2009 10:17PM This news is better than a Royale Wit Cheese!
Snow White's Blu-ray debut is October 6 {Engadget HD}
Apr 3rd 2009 9:30AM No, you're thinking of Song of the South.
It's an interesting ploy, to release the BD so far in advance of the DVD-only edition. People who are interested in the DVD could still buy the Blu-ray edition, and be future-proofed even if they're not ready to buy a player yet. I'll be very interested to see how it all plays out.
The early release of Bolt on Blu-ray caused more harm than good {Engadget HD}
Mar 28th 2009 7:55PM Awesome dude, welcome to 2006. Why don't you head over to EngadgetSD with that sentiment?
Putting out the Blu-ray two days ahead is not going to do much of anything. Now if they were to try a 1-week advance with the BD, that might actually do something for sales.
