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American PSN releases for September 25th {PS3 Fanboy}
Sep 25th 2008 4:57PM Ok first, retroactive trophies will never appear.
Second, will someone please find a Comcast executive and kick them squaw in the nuts for me? I started my WipeoutHD download within about 5 minutes of release and it's only at 71%.
Rochambeau's are imminent.
PS3 Fanboy live from Sony's E308 press conference {PS3 Fanboy}
Jul 16th 2008 12:49PM I know this is PS3 Fanboy, and let me be clear that I don't own an Xbox 360 and it's unlikely I ever will, but punch-for-punch, Microsoft mopped the floor with Sony this E3.
They just had much more to announce, a lot more for their users to get excited about. More and more, my PS3 is becoming just-a-Bluray-player.
Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending March 16th, 2008 {Engadget HD}
Mar 24th 2008 7:16PM C'mon now, seriously.
Where's the spite, the angst, the rageohol? It's like there's a void in my heart since Toshiba threw in the towel. I thrive on other people's angst - does this mean I need to start monitoring Xbox 360 vs PS3 threads for my daily dose of disinformation?
Cox bringing 8 new HD channels to Orange County / Palos Verdes, California {Engadget HD}
Mar 20th 2008 3:14PM Ha! Well, not everyone in OC is rich, and it could be argued anyone clamoring for more HD channels probably leans more toward "prosperous" than "destitute". (For a fun experiment, combine those two words!)
That said, of that list, only NHL HD and Travel HD are new. The rest have been in Cox's OC lineup for a couple of months now.
(I rent, and I'm leaving, as it's just too damned expensive, so don't give me any of that "Richie-rich" crap :P )
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over {Engadget HD}
Feb 19th 2008 3:18AM Well for the love of various deities, I hope we can all agree that THIS is truly the final nail in the coffin. Not second to last, or nteenth to last, but the actual, true, final.
I like how they say "the next DVD format will be short-lived, anyway". Some consolation for early adopters in that one...
Poll: So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do? {Engadget HD}
Feb 17th 2008 5:45PM You actually contacted Warner Brothers to tell them you intend to pirate their movies?!?
Can you say "World's Dumbest Criminals?". Using nothing but your admission (be it by phone, fax, or e-mail) you've put yourself in some tasty legal jeopardy.
The thing is, lots of people like you did just that - contacted Warner and said "I'm going to steal from you unless you switch back to HD-DVD". To which they respond, "if you're going to steal from us on the format with better DRM, why the HELL would we acquiesce and release our movies on the format that's already been sliced open like an overripe tomato?" How can you possibly think that's a good argument??
Comments like THAT are a good chunk of why HD-DVD has lost. All the major advocates of the format were advocates BECAUSE of the lesser DRM and lack of region coding. You think studios are blind to that? If you do, you couldn't be any dumber.
I personally hope they logged your communication and directed it to their loss recovery division. Say "hi" to the MPAA for me.
Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending February 10th, 2008 {Engadget HD}
Feb 15th 2008 1:36PM Boy, was I wrong. Based on eProductWars, I called for a substantial gain in HD-DVD this week. It appears HD-DVD is more boned than even I had thought. Oh well, so much for a correlation between Amazon salesrank and Nielsen VideoScan.
Toshiba gearing up to drop HD DVD? {Engadget HD}
Feb 15th 2008 12:56AM Well for me, I have to have the best picture and audio possible so if that means I need to rebuy, then I'll rebuy.
Wait, what? The movie won't change? Just links to websites and pointless online games? You mean there's no real value in this "2.0 profile" at all?
Oh. So wait, all this kerfluffle over an "incomplete format" just means I can't get to a website?
*yawn*
Warner's stance on restocking HD DVDs: only if demand necessitates {Engadget HD}
Feb 14th 2008 10:31PM This is all just smoke and mirrors. There will be an HD-DVD announcement, and I don't know what it will be, but I'm certain it will put all you Blu-ray PS3 kiddies in your place. Maybe they'll modify their agreement with studios and force them to make all newly released discs dual-format, so that they can boost their sales numbers by piggybacking on the DVD juggernaut. Or maybe they'll offer a BOGO on players so that more people will be turned on to the format, you know, buy one and give the other one to your brother. Or maybe... maybe...
Holy crap that's hard! I suddenly find myself with renewed respect for the HD-DVD fanboys. You try it... it's so difficult it deserves it's own cliche: Trying to get a lug nut off without a tire iron? "That's like trying to explain how HD-DVD is going to win the format war".
Toshiba gearing up to drop HD DVD? {Engadget HD}
Feb 14th 2008 8:46PM Ouch!
