OlivierB:
Thanks for clarifying my point. Will Canon cease making traditional EF-mount lenses, and focus solely on lenses designed specifically for digicams? I certainly hope not, but it seems like a real possibility at some point, if digital continues to grow as film shrinks.

A couple of people have pointed out that some sites have arrived at an expected US price of $220 by converting the Japanese price at current exchange rates. While it's possible that the Wii may end up being priced at $220 (or even less) in the US, our post is based on the comments delivered in Japan earlier today, in which Nintendo execs did indeed say that the Wii would be available for "less than $250" in the US. We'll have to wait for an exact price, which could be tied to exchange rates in effect at the time the Wii ships.

I don't think there's any question this is a mockup. The real question is whether it's an internal Cowon mockup of a forthcoming product, or a fake from outside of the company.

Fair enough. Analog HD is indeed "real" HD. Guess I was being a digital snob!

Thanks to everyone who pointed out the typo. It's been fixed.

Sorry to disappoint, folks, but I would like to point out a couple of things. First, we chose to link to this review, since it's one of the first hands-on reviews of this player posted on the net. Was it the most thorough review? No, but it wasn't from ExtremeTech or any other site that has the resources to do extensive testing (and he managed to score his HD DVD player -- and post a review -- before any actual HD discs were available). We'll link to more reviews later, so if any of you plan on doing your own, please send links using our Tips form, and we'll check them out. Also, those of you who pointed out that, as far as video is concerned, DVI and HDMI are able to output the same level of digital quality are, of course, right. In my haste to get this post up, I inadvertantly referred to this as a problem, when, in fact, the reviewer was actually pointing out that buyers relying on component video outputs could have a problem with certain disks due to ICT. This has now been corrected. Also, my post in no way reflects a pro-Blu-ray or anti-HD DVD bias. I haven't had the opportunity to use players of either stripe yet, so I have to reserve judgement for now. My comments regarding the "format wars" were merely meant to point out what is going to be the most likely course for the vast majority of consumers, and that will be to wait until the battle subsides -- or until there are hybrid players that can handle both formats. I appreciate this level of input. Thanks for keeping us on our toes!

Thanks. The link is fixed.

Gracias, Sean! Post has been updated to refer to Argentina. (And, Paul, I have to cop to at least a little roll-out fatigue. Three platforms in one week! OK, Intel. We get that you're serious about this market. Now take a breather.)

You got me, Eric! Sometimes actually talking to a human being instead of relying on the web for all your answers really does work!

Thanks. I've updated the date on that.