@ MBzin - If a movie on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray receive the same transfer, which would mean it was encoded using the same codec, there is no difference in quality between the movie on either disc. The only difference in the output would be if either player is adding post-processing to the signal before it reaches the display. You may have watched a movie on HD-DVD that was encoded using VC-1 and then saw the same movie on Blu-ray that was encoded using MPEG-2, which could account for your comments regarding HD-DVDs better quality, as a lot of Blu-rays encoded using MPEG-2 are in fact visually inferior to a VC-1 or H.264 transfer.

@Daemonios - The BDA decided to use java on Blu-ray discs, that's why Blu-ray discs are generally slower to navigate in comparison to HD-DVD. I agree with your comments on great HD-DVD offers. I'm going to be buying a large amount of HD-DVDs soon and won't be moving to Blu-ray until absolutely necessary.

I always hoped that after the downfall of HD-DVD, the CBHD format would have been compatible with existing HD-DVD players, as this would have meant we could still buy, albeit from China, new movies to watch on our beloved HD-DVD players; I still use my XE1 (European equivalent to the XA2).

I saw these images, albeit from a different angle, on Wired yesterday. I love seeing what could have been in the world of gaming, as it really gets you thinking what we could have ended up with, good or bad.

I remember seeing the proposed CD-ROM add-on that Sony and Nintendo worked on for the SNES, which ended up becoming the Playstation.

http://www.consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/snescdrom/index.html

Hold on a second, what's so ridiculous about a 2.8" touchscreen? You have heard of the Samsung Tocco haven’t you and how much a success it has been around the world?

I would love to get the Ulysse Nardin Chairman and it looks amazing in black. I also want to get a Vertu, as there are free component upgrades for life. Well worth it in my opinion.

It does look just like the Playstation dual-shock controller, however, since that design was based off of Nintendo's previous controllers, Nintendo ripped off themselves; if people wish to debate over who ripped off who’s design.

I like the idea of a netbook having the capability to play 720p and 1080p content, as this then enables your netbook to be used as a portable media player. With the advent of HDMI, this would be the perfect choice for people looking to have a media player that can handle all the codecs and resolutions up to 1080p imaginable and use it connected to their living room, bedroom etc.

I bought a Samsung NC10 and with CoreAVC, 720p playback is possible with between 65 -80% CPU usage. It still only has a VGA output, but it at least enables me to connect it to my LCD TV at home or computer monitor in work.

I wondered about that too. Since the SNES/Famicom, Nintendo have been in the lead when it came to hardware capabilities; that is, until they released Wii. The put it simply, the N64 was better than the Playstation, the Gamecube was better than the PS2 and only now we have Wii not being better than the PS3.

Going on past experience, it is hard to guess what Nintendo might do in the next round of consoles. If we are basing it on their past strategies, then they'll either go with the most powerful system or the most revolutionary. Either way, the market is Nintendo's for the taking and rightfully so.

Honestly, you’ve listed all the reasons, in my opinion, why the Xbox 360 is better than the PS3 with regard to features. The Xbox 360 gives you the "option" of paying for a system without all the additional features that may or may not be used by everybody.

I have an Xbox 360 Premium with a 20GB hard drive. I play lots of different games, I have not bought any additional accessories and still get everything out the Xbox 360 that I need. I don’t download movies, trailers, videos etc to waste the space on the 20GB hard drive, I have no need for a memory card to save game files and I use an Ethernet cable to go online. For me, I buy the Xbox 360 that I want, without needing to worry about any additional extras. If I want to play online with friends, then I’ll use a 1 month free Gold trial, as I very seldom play online.

I understand that not everybody will use their Xbox 360 like me, however, I have the option of buying an Xbox 360 that suits my needs and I’m not restricted to merely buy a console that has all the extras like a Blu-ray drive, Wi-Fi and a large hard drive.

Honestly Paul, how can you say "With Blu-Ray, they're pushing technology forward and it's not so they can just lock you into some proprietary Sony format." All Sony do is try lock the consumer into proprietary format after proprietary format. Betamax, Memory Stick Pro, Duo, M2, Blu-ray; these are some of the formats Sony have tried lock us into. I will also not accept or entertain the idea that the BDA, and not merely Sony, are behind the Blu-ray format, as Sony are one of the biggest, if not the biggest, presence within the BDA and have the most to lose if things go sour with the format; they also had the most to lose during the HD format war, since they were pushing the format the most with the Blu-ray players and the PS3. Honestly, did Sony not think we'd see their Trojan horse tactic of manoeuvring a Blu-ray player under our noses in the form of the PS3? There’s a reason the PS3 still costs so much and its long known the main reason is the Blu-ray drive.

In addition Paul, your posts, punctuated with lots of little anecdotes about how the PS3 is the best console and how we should all wait and buy one, are blatant fanboy rants through and through. I will buy a PS3 when the price is right and when I feel there are enough good games that interest me, and not when some fanboy rants and raves about how console X is better than console Y because they say so.

Forget cellphones, how about putting them into laptops, netbooks, UMPCS etc; that would be more beneficial in my opinion. For business use, it would save carrying a laptop and a projector to display presentations. For personal use, you could have your laptop in your living room, bedroom etc and project a movie or TV show on your wall.

It will be very interesting to see how this market develops.

That'll teach me to try hyperlink on Engadget again! lol

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop_studio_17?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs