Recent Comments:
Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming {Engadget HD}
Nov 19th 2008 12:26PM But not possible (AFAIK) if you are using your 360 standalone ...
Rumor: EA/GameStop weighing Season Pass to cheaper games {Joystiq}
Nov 17th 2008 3:10PM ummm ... it would be better if your membership was for one title/sport (e.g., nhl 20xx) and you got a discount every year if you purchased the previous year's version.
Joyswag: Fallout 3 + game guide {Joystiq}
Nov 3rd 2008 5:45PM sniper rifle!
HDTV shows arrive on iTunes 8 {Engadget HD}
Sep 9th 2008 5:52PM There is a limited selection of FREE HD shows (at least as of now), so you don't need to have a "few bucks to spare" to try it out.
Details of Netflix's Blu-ray premium emerges: $1.00 per month {Engadget HD}
Aug 1st 2008 12:59PM Ok, I would buy the streaming is cheaper argument if people stream movies *instead* of requesting physical discs. But I suspect that many stream movies *in addition to* receiving discs.
Details of Netflix's Blu-ray premium emerges: $1.00 per month {Engadget HD}
Aug 1st 2008 10:38AM Yes, tiered pricing depending on type of usage (in addition to frequency of usage) is defensible. But then Netflix should give me a discount for not wanting to use *any* type of video streaming. If not, then I am subsidizing all those people using the video streaming service ...
Blu-ray players to outsell DVD decks by August? Not likely. {Engadget HD}
May 28th 2008 5:28PM I agree re: saturation. The small percentage of consumers buying BD players may exceed the number of consumers buying DVD players. Not because BD players are or will be more popular than DVD players, but just because everybody already has a DVD player.
Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending May 4th, 2008 {Engadget HD}
May 9th 2008 10:53PM Those week-to-week stats are the stupidest thing ever. Weekly sales are so heavily influenced by titles released, so they're bound to be all over the place. They don't really indicate any meaningful trend.
Pioneer KURO and friends hands-on {Engadget HD}
May 7th 2008 5:12PM "this was Pioneer's own setup designed to make us believe precisely that ..."
Yeah, looks like the settings on the panels might have been configured to emphasize black level differences. I can't believe properly calibrated modern LCD panels are that sh*tty with black levels. Especially that Samsung LED LCD -- it's supposed to do quite well with black.
iRex launches new iLiad Book Edition e-book reader {Engadget}
May 7th 2008 12:14PM Am I the only one who read "iLaid" upon first glance?
