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Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part one: win a Wii Nerf blaster! {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2009 1:15PM She turned me into a newt.
I got better.
Engadget's Black Friday giveaway, part three: win an Aliph Jawbone prime! {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2009 12:25PM Oh, sure.
Movie Popcorn is Bad for You? Who Knew? {Cinematical}
Nov 22nd 2009 3:42PM The person who takes the utmost care of themselves is still as vulnerable to getting killed in a car crash as is the person who weighs 400 pounds and eats junk food.
It's an occasional, guilty pleasure, but you will NEVER catch me in a theatre, watching a movie without a big bag of popcorn by my side.
To those who make sure a big deal about popcorn, the salt or the genuine-artificial-imitation-butter-flavoring, just remember that life is a zero sum game. Get over yourselves.
Selectable Output control is bad, but not worth lying about {Engadget HD}
Nov 20th 2009 1:21PM So, we can't lie about selective control, but it's just a-OK for the supporters of selective control to lie about how this is better for the consumer, spurs competition, increases consumer choice, and the rest of their nauseating justifications for attempting this?
And if your home theatre is comprised of component connections, then - yes! - this *DOES* shut off your home theatre in as much as it prevents you frmo using it to watch whatever movie the MPAA has decided that you're not worthy to watch!
Poll: How important is surround sound to you? {Engadget HD}
Nov 15th 2009 10:10PM Wow. Arrogant much? A "serious" home theatre enthusiast? I just love the arbitrary thresholds that people throw around for what makes a "serious" or "true" home theatre enthusiast just because such conditions are not up to their personal standards. {add upper-class sniff here}
I had some VHS tapes that provided *amazing* surround sound using just Dolby Surround and Pro Logic, which -- horrors! -- comes from TWO audio channels. In fact, Dolby's own web site states that these formats encode "up to five channel program material within the digital domain. Left total/Right total output (Lt/Rt) is used for two-channel analog or digital applications including television broadcasts, HD Radio™ broadcast, video games, and VHS tapes."
And, frankly, Netflix over Verizon FiOS is smooth as glass. I would have no problems with a Netflix stream if it had a beautifully-mixed Dolby Pro Logic audio track.
What's next? "You're not a serious home theatre enthusiast unless you have 120-inch projection, a $5,000 decoder, at least $10,000 worth of speakers! And don't you even DARE consider yourself to be a serious enthusiast if you think that a properly mixed 5.1 DD soundtrack sounds as good as Dolby TrueHD! Oh, pshaw!!"
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime squashes Wii HD rumors... again {Engadget HD}
Nov 7th 2009 12:58PM Yes, because we all know that graphics > gameplay. Jesus, you people sound like a bunch of spoiled, whiny brats. Seriously.
Netflix streaming purportedly hitting Nintendo's Wii next {Engadget HD}
Oct 28th 2009 9:08PM Okay, so it won't be in HD. So what? This service is all about convenience more than anything else. If you are oh-so-uptight about HD, then rent the Blu-ray version and (horrors!!) wait for it to show up in your mailbox or go out and buy one of the other methods of streaming HD signals.
I guess I shouldn't expect much when people care so much about how they **look** wearing 3D glasses in the privacy of their own home.
$15 buys the U.K. theatre experience in HD right on your PC {Engadget HD}
Oct 28th 2009 7:51AM Eh?? Did you read somewhere that it's not? Even their registration allows for the US and its territories. I saw nothing on their site saying that it's restricted to the UK.
Hitachi exhibits 10-inch glasses-free 3D display {Engadget HD}
Oct 21st 2009 1:32AM Oh, my GOD!! I am **SO** fed up with people bitching about looking like dorks! WTF are you doing looking at each other anyway, and why the HELL do you care what you look likein the privacy of your own home!
Get a freaking grip and knock it off with the damned ego!
{/rant against ridiculous snobbery}
Netflix, Best Buy deal brings Watch Instantly streaming to even cheaper Blu-ray players {Engadget HD}
Oct 21st 2009 1:29AM I have an Insignia MP3 player and an Insignia 19" tube TV, both of which have been running just fine for more than two years. Only now, after almost daily use, has the MP3 player started to show that the battery isn't holding a charge like it should.
When it comes to getting a basic BD player for the wife and kids who will probably never have use for profile 2.0 but *will* be able to use our Netflix account, that $150 box will work beautifully. So, I'm not fearing this purchase like others are -- or is it brand-name snobbery that's keeping them from buying it?
