Recent Comments:
Walls are no longer a limitation for U-verse with new RF Point Anywhere remote {Engadget}
Aug 9th 2009 3:08PM Convert almost any remote into a RF remote:
http://www.prosatellitesupply.com/remote_extender_next_generation.htm
Review:
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/remote-controls/wireless-rf-remote-control-extender
Conduit devs had 'dusty Wii syndrome,' hope to release cure {Joystiq Nintendo}
Mar 24th 2009 9:12AM The no-go for me is if the online multi player uses the stupid "friend codes" system. Medal of Honour: Heroes 2 is a fantastic game because EA decided to do multi-player the right way.
Mind you the one thing which would have made it better would be local multi-player. Sometimes I want to play some goldeneye style multi-player.
Nintendo asks for help against biggest piracy offenders {Joystiq}
Feb 25th 2009 1:05PM God damn it! Get Jack Power from CPU on the phone!
CPU=Counter PIracy Unit
More studios move towards Blu-ray / DVD combo packs {Engadget HD}
Feb 23rd 2009 2:07PM Agreed, also you have to consider how many people have dvd players in there car. They aren't going to be upgrading to blu-ray any time soon. This gets those people to splurge if they want to enjoy hd at home and the same movie for the kids in the car.
HD 101: Why there are black bars on HDTVs {Engadget HD}
Feb 20th 2009 11:40PM True the Criterion 2 disc edition is far superior (thanks for pointing that out). It pisses me off though because I feel cheated. It specifically says 2.35:1 on the rear of the case of the 1 disc version. In any case yet another thing to be aware of.
HD 101: Why there are black bars on HDTVs {Engadget HD}
Feb 20th 2009 9:09AM Check out the widescreen DVD for the movie The Rock. This is a case where what they have done is really bad.
They've added black bars to the top and bottom of the image. This works for 4:3 TVs but the image looks horrible on a 16:9 TV.
Example Rendering:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wr3ez7&s=5
I've played with the 4 options on my TV (Normal, Zoom, Wide Zoom, Stretch) but no matter what the image ends up looking disproportional.
I think the only way to get it to work is to have the DVD player output in 4:3 mode and then use the Zoom feature on the TV.
:S
OAR: 2.35:1
Microsoft Xbox video marketplace ad banned for being misleading {Engadget HD}
Feb 13th 2009 8:32AM It should NOT have said:
Download Movies on XBOX 360
It should have said:
Rent Movies on XBOX 360 via download
Long version of my answer:
You got to admit download is generally associated with receiving a digital format of a file, for most people this means to keep.
Having 15 day expiry date due to DRM really means that this is a Rental Service via Download. I agree with the ASA that point should have been cleared communicated.
This afternoon, party like it's 1234567890 Unix time {Engadget}
Feb 13th 2009 8:11AM I think more historic events will be:
9021090210 (90210 season 90210)
6666666666 (The Apocalypse)
Wolfenstein 3D comes to Sega 32X at long last in homebrew form {Engadget}
Feb 9th 2009 9:24AM Waste of time FTW!
Stations can still yank analog plug this month, though many won't {Engadget HD}
Feb 6th 2009 9:07AM People upgrade now, trust me you'll appreciate how much better things look.
Heck if you got a coupon and you look around hard enough you can get a DTV box under $10.
