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Toshiba pulling the plug on HD DVD already? - Yup it's over. {Engadget}
Feb 16th 2008 2:05PM Why do people keep assuming that without two formats prices will go up? DVD has been the only format since it launched and it's done nothing but decrease in cost. Unlike the RIAA it seems the MPAA or at least the studios know what they're doing... I can buy two or three DVDs for the cost of one CD these days.
When it comes to media... it seems like the only one who has really kept costs for the consumer down is the lone format DVD. So let's stop trying to create things to be alarmed about. By eliminating a second useless format it means that now the bulk of the population have one format they can buy into. Now no one has to fear that their investment in one format or another will be wasted. In other words... now we can start to see the true HD-DVD (Blu-Ray) take off and once they start selling we'll finally be able to see those prices start falling. Competition is exactly what's been keeping the price of these discs so high initially.
NBC's selling shows on Amazon Unbox, starting today {Engadget}
Sep 5th 2007 8:36AM "Did they mean by "packaging options" offering a discount for multiple episode downloads, like Amazon does with complete seasons?"
iTunes already seems to do this. At least the few times I've browsed the store I've seen a discount for buying a whole season.
NBC's selling shows on Amazon Unbox, starting today {Engadget}
Sep 5th 2007 8:32AM For what it's worth Heroes also showed up on the 360's video download service in HD for free in the last few days. Kinda seems like they're testing out a lot of markets.
Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD! {Engadget}
Aug 12th 2007 4:37PM Haven't seen it... seems to me that's all the more reason I should win.
Comcast DVR with TiVo: pics, features {Engadget}
Jan 10th 2007 8:06AM Does look really cool. Might make a great second HD box... or a replacement should anything happen to my Series 3.
One question... I wonder what the pricing is. As evo said, it's not really a good longterm plan for Tivo unless they make money on this deal. That probably means the reasonable comcast DVR rental fees are about to go up. Hopefully not to Tivo levels.
Comcast showing off TiVo-powered DVR {Engadget}
Jan 8th 2007 4:30PM An external HD would be entirely possible. It's a feature on my Series 3 so Tivo software is capable of supporting it.
Comcast showing off TiVo-powered DVR {Engadget}
Jan 8th 2007 4:29PM I'm really curious about the potential to use the HD boxes with Tivo. I've currently got a Tivo Series 3 with a lifetime subscription... but I may be needing a second unit soon and I'm really against paying those insane subscription fees Tivo has been charging of late. Hopefully this will be a good alternative.
TiVo Program Placement adds post-roll ad option to recordings {Engadget}
Nov 29th 2006 7:15AM "no thank you, ill stick to mce"
As soon as MCE allows for proper recording of HDTV I'll be right behind you! Sadly it doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon...
TiVo Program Placement adds post-roll ad option to recordings {Engadget}
Nov 29th 2006 7:13AM To those worrying about Tivo taking up your space... read your Tivo contracts more closely. When you buy a Tivo a small percentage of your HD space is set aside for these sorts of things. Be it the featured ads Tivo tapes that are optional or for ideas like this one. This is in addition to the space you purchased. So for example if you bought a 60 hour Tivo, you still have access to all of that 60 hours. Tivo will not ever take any of that space away from you. They've just added a small cushion for these types of things... so in actuality your Tivo might be capable of 61 or 62 hours to allow Tivo to record these things. In short, you aren't losing anything, nor will you ever.
This idea pisses me off for one reason. I have nothing against tactics like this... as long as doing so helps to keep the costs affordable for consumers. But after Tivo raised their prices to such ridiculous levels to then get more money from advertisers on top of that is just salt in the customers wound. If they're going to charge those insane $20 a month prices they should leave the ads out of there! If I didn't transfer my lifetime subscription over to my new S3 I wouldn't be a Tivo customer right now. They seem headed in the wrong direction.
ISO images dumped from PS3 Blu-ray discs via Linux {Engadget}
Nov 28th 2006 4:36AM I never had a problem swapping discs on the Playstation with FF7 for example... not sure why people complain about it being a problem now.
I'm sure in 90% of the cases a game can fit on a DVD... but I don't see any problem in having a second disc. To me saying you "NEED" a larger capacity media is overkill in terms of gaming. The cost just doesn't yet provide the benefit. Now if we were talking 5+ DVDs on every major title then you'd have a point. So far I'm aware of one 360 game that will have more than one disc (Blue Dragon) and it still has less discs than I recall swapping on my PSX.
In 5 years, this will probably be a bigger issue and at that time we'll have a new XBox to actually fit with the times instead of forcing an expensive unnecessary technology down a consumers throat.
And for those of you still griping on about this... think of it this way... when the Wii made you move to play the game we called it revolutionary. If MS starts releasing multi-DVD games, by getting up to swap the disc you'll soon be getting exercise while playing the 360. Think of it as a free upgrade.
