"cheap skate rural types"

God, man, hang your head in shame.

It wasn't solely the idea of the service that they patented, it was the mechanics behind it, including the queue and how it works. They aren't claiming Blockbuster can't be in the internet dvd rental arena, just that they have to use non-patented ideas and technology. Some of the patents are a bit fishy (the idea of them sending you a new movie when you've sent back one you've just watched, for example), but others are understandable (the technology of the queue), if perhaps a bit simplistic. Patents are like that - you have to vigorously defend them. But Blockbuster could probably find ways around it so that any change would be relatively seamless for the customer - if they settle, that is, or lose (which isn't likely).

38: not all users are overwhelmed by anything. God couldn't even pull that one off, sorry.

That picture is definitely a TX. I've got ones and have had no geometry issues, no green smudges, no rings, none of that stuff that I have seen it knocked for. Although even when knocked it still seems to - overall - have a pretty high rating. And there's a good reason for that - it's a sweet TV.

But $600? What are you smoking? And do you plan to share?

And have you actually seen the quality of LCDs at that price range? Utter crap.