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Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it {Engadget HD}
Nov 7th 2009 12:29PM Also, the PS3 can support external HDDs, and the internal HDD is expandable with regular netbook HDDs, so capacity is as 'limited' as you wanna have it be.
Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it {Engadget HD}
Nov 7th 2009 12:27PM Well, the Cell on the PS3 could likely handle transcoding, if its implemented.
Probably won't be tho.
Poll: What is the best Blu-ray player? {Engadget HD}
Oct 25th 2009 5:37PM If it weren't for the features the 390 has over the PS3, especially with the Slim having been released, I'd have voted for the PS3. But my vote goes to the 390.
It'd take pretty much nothing more than a firmware update for most things to be equal, and my vote to go back to the PS3 Slim again.
Microsoft officially delays Digital Cable Tuner firmware and Advisor Utility {Engadget HD}
Oct 22nd 2009 3:42PM I betcha it was supposed to come yesterday with the Netflix and Internet TV additions.
Ask Engadget HD: Would an SSD upgrade help my HTPC performance? {Engadget HD}
Oct 14th 2009 2:49PM What you say is 100% true, and applies for desktops and laptops.
Unfortunately tho, this doesn't apply to a HTPC.
Maybe a file server backend.
Samsung's new SH-B083 drive doesn't write Blu-ray, but it kin reed gud {Engadget HD}
Oct 8th 2009 10:22PM That's right. Not a combo. But you can get a DVD burner for $20 now, I know, I had to replace mine 2 months ago. I guess that's $20 less, but that's just nit-picking.
Samsung's new SH-B083 drive doesn't write Blu-ray, but it kin reed gud {Engadget HD}
Oct 8th 2009 3:16PM Newegg has a Lite-On model that runs for $60. I'd link it, but I'm lazy like that.
Poll: Would you rather see live 1080p or high quality 3D from your cable / satellite provider? {Engadget HD}
Oct 4th 2009 9:16PM How would a la carte channels change anything compression wise?
Poll: Would you rather see live 1080p or high quality 3D from your cable / satellite provider? {Engadget HD}
Oct 4th 2009 4:15PM DirecTV not having certain channels seems to be more of a behind the scenes contract issue than any technical issue. They launched a lot of new satellites in the past few years, and I think they even have one more to launch.
Poll: Would you rather see live 1080p or high quality 3D from your cable / satellite provider? {Engadget HD}
Oct 4th 2009 4:06PM I agree with you mostly, except the less compression part. While I've seen metric assloads of compression and wish it were gone too, going 1080p and using H.264, _could_ (the key word here) solve both issues in one fell swoop.
Yes, I know its unlikely for the cable companies to do it right nonetheless, but with more efficient compression, there would be more available bandwidth for TV in general.
But the real solution to all of these issues is for these bastards to properly update their networks. I remembering reading in the chat of the EHD recording last week that Comcast/TW (forget which) San Diego is like 80% SDV. That's embarrassing. How bad is their network that they need SDV that much?
