As an ex-employee of Best Buy (who worked for them for over 2 and a half years) I know that our company policy was always to check the ID of anyone attemting to purchase an "M" rated game. If the person was not 18years old or older, we refused the sale of that video game. Even though this isn't really yet a law, Best Buy put this policy in place early to make sure that sanctions would not be placed against them if this ever did become a law. I guess it looks like planning for the future may pay off for Best Buy in the long run.
The Tv you are referring to is actually called an "SXRD" tv and it is in Sony's "XBR" line of TV's. The model number for this TV is kdsr60xbr1. This TV currently only supports 1080p through firewire. There are not any TV's as of yet that are on the market that will support 1080p through HDMI. The new version of HDMI is now out and there are some new TV's coming out that will have the upgrade allowing them to support 1080p material through HDMI. Sony's current SXRD model will soon be replaced (Early-Mid July) by their new model with the upgraded HDMI inputs. Mitsubishi also has a DLP on the market right now that supports 1080p through firewire only as well. They have plans to release a new model in early August that will support the new HDMI standards allowing for 1080p. If you want anymore information on 1080p through HDMI check out this site... http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/specification.asp where you can download the latest specs on HDMI 1.2a. Hope this helps!
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As an ex-employee of Best Buy (who worked for them for over 2 and a half years) I know that our company policy was always to check the ID of anyone attemting to purchase an "M" rated game. If the person was not 18years old or older, we refused the sale of that video game. Even though this isn't really yet a law, Best Buy put this policy in place early to make sure that sanctions would not be placed against them if this ever did become a law. I guess it looks like planning for the future may pay off for Best Buy in the long run.
The Tv you are referring to is actually called an "SXRD" tv and it is in Sony's "XBR" line of TV's. The model number for this TV is kdsr60xbr1. This TV currently only supports 1080p through firewire. There are not any TV's as of yet that are on the market that will support 1080p through HDMI. The new version of HDMI is now out and there are some new TV's coming out that will have the upgrade allowing them to support 1080p material through HDMI. Sony's current SXRD model will soon be replaced (Early-Mid July) by their new model with the upgraded HDMI inputs. Mitsubishi also has a DLP on the market right now that supports 1080p through firewire only as well. They have plans to release a new model in early August that will support the new HDMI standards allowing for 1080p. If you want anymore information on 1080p through HDMI check out this site... http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/specification.asp where you can download the latest specs on HDMI 1.2a. Hope this helps!