Recent Comments:
S1Digital intros P500 Media Center, updates ProLine Series of HTPCs {Engadget}
Feb 5th 2009 9:28AM Hilariously Expensive. This is an off the shelf computer, with a boxed Vista installation.
"Pro" using a $187 Intel desktop CPU?
A Quick and Dirty Estimate through Newegg:
Motherboard: $140
CPU : $187
4GB Ram :$80
3xTB Drives : $330
ATI All in Wonder $150
Blu Ray Drive :$120
Mini Keyboard $130
Case/PSU/Cooling etc : $300
Total: $1437
S1 : $5999
Pioneer shows off 16-layer 400GB Blu-ray Disc, affirms compatibility with current players {Engadget HD}
Dec 2nd 2008 9:24AM You guys are missing the point. If you put entire seasons, or movie trilogies on one disc, then obviously it is less of a value to the consumer. We all know that it's not the content we are paying for, but the amount of cheap plastic discs that are inside. Besides, it would deny consumers the love they share for swapping through discs in multi-disc special editions, and those beautiful "multi-disc ultra uber special edition unrated (with one extra minute of material, not reviewed by the MPAA ) edition" stickers on the extraneous extra cardboard cover placed over the plastic case. (To add value of course ).
-rant over
Pentax K-m (K2000) DSLR gets reviewed, deemed downright excellent {Engadget}
Dec 2nd 2008 9:07AM Complete ignorance.
The Pentax K-Mount is legendary. Pentax is a tool for photographers and hobbyists, Not Marketing personnel. They have fully supported and provide legacy support for every Single K-Mount and M42 lens since the 60s. Not only that, but they have added in body image stabilization so that my $80 - 85mm F1.9 lens from 1972 gets full image stabilization for up to 3 stops. Let's look at Nikon + Canon's marketing scheme
Release Film Cameras
Release Lenses
Release Digital Cameras
Change Lens mount to make all film lenses incompatible
Re-buy all your lenses for your new dSLR
Release Digital Lenses with built in image stabilization
Re-buy all your lenses with built in image stabilization
-Release a new incremental dSLR every six months
-Re-buy a new dSLR that takes 6.8 fps instead of 4.2 fps.
or
Pentax:
Buy any dSLR we manufacture. Support every lens ever made since the 60s. Image stabilization works for every lens ever made.
The K20D, $730 amazon, can hang with the 50D and D300, which cost almost 2X as much. You can put pentax primes up against anything from Nikon or Canon costing 2X as much. Bank on it.
Olevia's BD-100 Blu-ray player spotted in Target for $229 {Engadget HD}
Oct 8th 2008 8:44AM And the award for the most bitter and useless comment goes to...........
