Wow... DRM is there to stop second hand game sales AND to force games to be unplayable? It couldn't possibly be to protect people and companies that put years of work and millions of dollars into games, could it?
Conspiracy theory much? Take off your tinfoil helmet and join the real world.
Since switching from the long-dead Adelphia last spring we've seen numerous improvements in the local channel lineup, additional HD channels, and vastly improved DVR software, but it has all come with a price. Last week I got my THIRD rate increase notification in 16 months which now has me looking at the alternatives.
If you follow the links back to the article or even as far back as his boards you'll find several references to "his stated preference for Blu-ray."
Anyone who has seen both HD DVD and Blu-ray know that there really is no discernible difference! They use the same encoding and display the same picture. The only real difference is in Blu-ray's superior capacity which has yet to be taken advantage of. Doe he prefer Blu-ray over HD DVD because the Transformers special edition could have been packed onto 1 disc instead of 2? It can't be for economic reasons because then he should support both formats in order to maximize sales. It amazes me how much of this "format war" has been fueled by the consumers.
I also saw several unanswered posts asking him why he preferred one over the other when noone can tell the difference. Hell, the original post over there that started this all can best be classified as flamebait.
Every "professional" review I've seen comparing the PS3 to a standalone player all said that the PS3 was just as good, if not better, than the first-gen standalones. Keyword here is first-gen. The big plus for the PS3 was faster loading times than the standalone.
Of course, the PS3 will always be the same with each new generation of standalone. The real question is how much HD is enough? Alreayd it's very difficult to tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p.
Right now I believe only Warner Brothers is releasing the combo SD and HD discs... at $35-40 a pop. What's even more frustrating about the price is that this looks like the only way WB plans on releasing all future HD DVDs.
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Wow... DRM is there to stop second hand game sales AND to force games to be unplayable? It couldn't possibly be to protect people and companies that put years of work and millions of dollars into games, could it? Conspiracy theory much? Take off your tinfoil helmet and join the real world.
Since switching from the long-dead Adelphia last spring we've seen numerous improvements in the local channel lineup, additional HD channels, and vastly improved DVR software, but it has all come with a price. Last week I got my THIRD rate increase notification in 16 months which now has me looking at the alternatives.
If you follow the links back to the article or even as far back as his boards you'll find several references to "his stated preference for Blu-ray." Anyone who has seen both HD DVD and Blu-ray know that there really is no discernible difference! They use the same encoding and display the same picture. The only real difference is in Blu-ray's superior capacity which has yet to be taken advantage of. Doe he prefer Blu-ray over HD DVD because the Transformers special edition could have been packed onto 1 disc instead of 2? It can't be for economic reasons because then he should support both formats in order to maximize sales. It amazes me how much of this "format war" has been fueled by the consumers. I also saw several unanswered posts asking him why he preferred one over the other when noone can tell the difference. Hell, the original post over there that started this all can best be classified as flamebait.
Every "professional" review I've seen comparing the PS3 to a standalone player all said that the PS3 was just as good, if not better, than the first-gen standalones. Keyword here is first-gen. The big plus for the PS3 was faster loading times than the standalone. Of course, the PS3 will always be the same with each new generation of standalone. The real question is how much HD is enough? Alreayd it's very difficult to tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p.
Right now I believe only Warner Brothers is releasing the combo SD and HD discs... at $35-40 a pop. What's even more frustrating about the price is that this looks like the only way WB plans on releasing all future HD DVDs.