Erwos, you obviously have very limited experience with HDMI. How do you suggest that someone accomplish an 8x16 system for a sports bar, for example? How do you suggest that someone can listen to lossless audio in their Blu-ray enabled home theater room while someone watches elsewhere on a TV with TV speakers only? Do you have a solution for the re-authentication requirement of HDCP that makes all TVs drop the signal and re-sync whenever a new viewer connects to a source?

HDCP is as buggy as crap on a hot day, and you simply can't do with HDMI what you can with component video in a distributed video system.

Just because monoprice.com has something on their website doesn't mean it works for everybody, or even works at all.

This is VERY bad news for custom installers and do-it-yourselfers. By plugging the so-called "analog hole", the studios won't prevent any piracy, but will kill off dozens of companies that can build analog video products like matrix systems, switchers, and the like, but can't develop for HDMI.

Basically, this agreement forces HDMI into every household that wants distributed video...and we all know how well that works.

I suppose you fall into the camp that has never seen/heard Paradigm speakers.

Taste is a personal thing, but these speakers are very good looking in my opinion. Paradigm made them to be played with the grilles on, however, and tunes them with the intent that you'll leave them in place for critical listening. So no fear on the cosmetics.

This is expensive and mostly useless technology, in my opinion. There are compromises in picture quality and sound quality, and wireless will never be as reliable as wired connections. When passing through physical barriers, range is greatly decreased. It's just not a good idea.

Why does Engadget whine about price on everything they post about or review? Come on, it's an industry-leading plasma for less than $2k...do some real commentary instead of crying about price. Some of your readers have lots of money, and the ones who don't are generally willing to save up for gadgets.

Correct.

Grain wouldn't have been allowed? Are you kidding? Link, please?

Only one season was ever released in HD, so I'm betting you're just parroting what you've read on the internet, and haven't seen it for yourself. Am I right?

Kalifornia, our new communist republic!

Honestly, politicians, get over it.

Why even post these press releases if all you're going to do is talk about how the product is too expensive, or isn't interesting to your readers?