rofl... as if. Fascinating that Apple's platform looks more and more pc-like every day. Heck, they're running on Intel chips :).

dittos... 64bit is a dream. And I can install it on whatever hardware I own, I don't have to buy it from Microsoft (or Apple).

because next to no one was taking advantage of the t-mobile connection in the 'bucks as it was. I'm not going to pony up $5 for the first few minutes of net connectivity, besides, the juice bar next-door has free wireless.

Naw, he didn't have anything else to say.

That's right!

You don't even own a hunting knife, and that thing in your hand is a toy lightsaber. Get over it.

I pay to see Jobs and Dell beat on old Mossberg, I can't stand that guy.

One more thing... if you do happen to get a 360, DO NOT, i mean DO NOT move the unit while a disc is playing.

I got a 360 Elite. I purchased it specifically as a media extender first, and as a console second. I was surprised, however that I found myself, normally a PC gamer, playing many games on the Xbox 360 and being astounded at the graphics. I was very impressed by Ghost Recon 2 as an example.

The media streaming, using TVersity works fantastic. I can grab missed episodes of favorite TV programs from Usenet and stream them to the HDTV hooked up to the Xbox. I'm not to fond of the the Microsoft Live Gold stuff, but the rest of the functionality is spot-on.

I've heard the PS3 has similar media functionality, plus the BD player, which might make it comparable. I, for one, have no use for the BD player yet, nor did I buy the HD player for the 360. I've only used the PS3 in-store and while impressed with the graphics on the games displayed, Sony just never has grabbed my enthusiasm with its policies, expensive hardware, and the like.

If you want out-of-the-box streaming of existing or downloaded media, I'd lean toward the Xbox... but I wouldn't do so without checking out the current state of the PS3's media/streaming and BD player capabilities.

Can't you read?