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IR2BT Infrared-to-Bluetooth converter now on sale, PS3 owners rejoice {Engadget HD}
Mar 28th 2008 1:38PM Is this going to work with the PS3 is being able to turn it on when shut off? The problem with bluetooth dongles is that the usb ports are activated only after the PS3 is turned on, so you can't turn it on using it. I get the idea that this thing will work the same, making it pointless. The Nyko bluetooth dongle/remote works fine with the PS3 and has all the commands in the Logitech Harmony database so it's easy to set up. In any case, this thing is useless because the "PS" button still will not be available with any remote, so you'll have to shut down with the controller or bluetooth remote.
PS3 firmware 2.20 bringing BD-Live interactive Blu-ray this month {Engadget HD}
Mar 20th 2008 12:33PM Oh stop all your b*tching about DTS-HD MA everyone. I doubt that almost any of you fanboys have decent enough audio systems to even distinguish DTS-HD MA from the DTS Core that your PS3 extracts now. And stop the whining about internal decoding versus bitstreaming and external decoding. There is no difference in audio quality when TrueHD (or DTS-HD MA) is internally decoded and sent over HDMI as LPCM. The day that the PS3 gets internal DTS-HD MA is the day that it becomes the complete blu-ray player.
Does everyone know the war is officially over but us? {Engadget HD}
Feb 18th 2008 7:47PM Even I agree that these flurry of "HD DUD is dead" posts is going a bit overboard. Like, geez, even format war central doesn't have half the rehash articles that this site does.
Toshiba expected to announce death of HD DVD tomorrow, stop sales by March {Engadget HD}
Feb 18th 2008 7:23PM Actually, I was dual-format for a period of about two months. Believe it or not, I did my (tiny, miniscule) part to help HD DUD in their doomed quest for HDM supremacy. I even bought a HD DUD movie! It was in my collection for about a month before it was sold, along with my player and five free HD DUDs, on ebay the week after the Warner announcement. I am truly glad that blu won, though, because I don't give a crap for stupid extras like PiP and "interactivity" and blu has the capacity and bandwidth for at least theoretically superior (or at least, longer) video and audio quality. Sorry, not interested in all those Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks that Universal was putting on 80% (yeah, that was pulled out of my @$$) of their HD DUDs, including Shrek (the Turd) and Transformers. And the anti-scratch coating will make the frustration of renting sandpapered discs from Blockbuster and Netflix a thing of the past. In any case, even if the two formats are nearly the same, at least the one that was marginally better won. It'll be interesting to see how fast the traffic on EngadgetHD drops following the official announcement from Toshiba... ;)
Poll: Did you cancel your Netflix account after the Blu-ray exclusive decision? {Engadget HD}
Feb 12th 2008 12:56PM How dumb. Idiots who cancelled their netflix accounts. Where are they going to rent from now? Blockbuster? They already kicked HD DVD in the nutz a year ago when they decided blu was the future, not red. Akin to cutting off your right hand to spite your left hand. And they need somewhere to rent their SD DVDs from.
Universal's "Charlie Wilson" goes to the front line of the format war {Engadget HD}
Feb 6th 2008 6:06PM HD DVD fans are just p*ssed off because they can't easily afford, if at all, to buy an expensive blu-ray player the way that blu-ray owners could easily go dual-format. Sorry chumps, but don't blame blu-ray for your lack of ambition and ability.
Amazon: $80 Xbox 360 HD DVD player with 6 free HD DVDs and shipping {Engadget HD}
Feb 6th 2008 7:24AM When Amazon runs out of their stock of an item, third party sellers, like Target, become the primary shipping option for that item. When it comes back in stock, Amazon will be the primary purchasing option again. However, it's not likely that the 360 add-on is coming back in stock. Obviously, Amazon is trying to dump their stock of HD DVD players, including the 360 add-on. Anyone trying to convince the average non-techie person that buying into HD DVD at this point (e.g. 70% of movies coming out are blu-ray exclusive) is being disingenuous and spiteful.
Onkyo giving pause to continued HD DVD support? {Engadget HD}
Feb 5th 2008 1:22PM Moderators,
You really have let this board descend into a ridiculous parody by continuing to tolerate Truth Teller and his coninued flaming and derogatory posts that have long ceased to have any value, purported or otherwise. This guy needs to be banned asap.
Onkyo giving pause to continued HD DVD support? {Engadget HD}
Feb 5th 2008 11:12AM Great. You can start by never posting on EngadgetHD again.
Amazon at it again, offers up deals on HD DVD / Blu-ray titles {Engadget HD}
Jan 28th 2008 10:36PM 50% off of obsolete, clearance HD DVDs? It should be more like buy one get ten free. For shame, Amazon.
