So, we can't lie about selective control, but it's just a-OK for the supporters of selective control to lie about how this is better for the consumer, spurs competition, increases consumer choice, and the rest of their nauseating justifications for attempting this?

And if your home theatre is comprised of component connections, then - yes! - this *DOES* shut off your home theatre in as much as it prevents you frmo using it to watch whatever movie the MPAA has decided that you're not worthy to watch!

Wow. Arrogant much? A "serious" home theatre enthusiast? I just love the arbitrary thresholds that people throw around for what makes a "serious" or "true" home theatre enthusiast just because such conditions are not up to their personal standards. {add upper-class sniff here}

I had some VHS tapes that provided *amazing* surround sound using just Dolby Surround and Pro Logic, which -- horrors! -- comes from TWO audio channels. In fact, Dolby's own web site states that these formats encode "up to five channel program material within the digital domain. Left total/Right total output (Lt/Rt) is used for two-channel analog or digital applications including television broadcasts, HD Radio™ broadcast, video games, and VHS tapes."

And, frankly, Netflix over Verizon FiOS is smooth as glass. I would have no problems with a Netflix stream if it had a beautifully-mixed Dolby Pro Logic audio track.

What's next? "You're not a serious home theatre enthusiast unless you have 120-inch projection, a $5,000 decoder, at least $10,000 worth of speakers! And don't you even DARE consider yourself to be a serious enthusiast if you think that a properly mixed 5.1 DD soundtrack sounds as good as Dolby TrueHD! Oh, pshaw!!"

Yes, because we all know that graphics > gameplay. Jesus, you people sound like a bunch of spoiled, whiny brats. Seriously.

Okay, so it won't be in HD. So what? This service is all about convenience more than anything else. If you are oh-so-uptight about HD, then rent the Blu-ray version and (horrors!!) wait for it to show up in your mailbox or go out and buy one of the other methods of streaming HD signals.

I guess I shouldn't expect much when people care so much about how they **look** wearing 3D glasses in the privacy of their own home.

Eh?? Did you read somewhere that it's not? Even their registration allows for the US and its territories. I saw nothing on their site saying that it's restricted to the UK.

Oh, my GOD!! I am **SO** fed up with people bitching about looking like dorks! WTF are you doing looking at each other anyway, and why the HELL do you care what you look likein the privacy of your own home!

Get a freaking grip and knock it off with the damned ego!

{/rant against ridiculous snobbery}

I have an Insignia MP3 player and an Insignia 19" tube TV, both of which have been running just fine for more than two years. Only now, after almost daily use, has the MP3 player started to show that the battery isn't holding a charge like it should.

When it comes to getting a basic BD player for the wife and kids who will probably never have use for profile 2.0 but *will* be able to use our Netflix account, that $150 box will work beautifully. So, I'm not fearing this purchase like others are -- or is it brand-name snobbery that's keeping them from buying it?

The gigabit, yes, I agree. But just get one of those external, 2.5/3.5" SATA hard drive bases and connect it via USB or eSATA. Pop the drive in the base, copy the files over, take the drive out and put it in the Patriot media streamer. They're at most $50 on NewEgg. Hell, I've seen them that price at Best Buy!

WTF? Peripheral vision?! You're SUPPOSED to look straight ahead at the SCREEN! That's it! Unless your face it about six inches away from the screen, what possible purpose can you have for peripheral vision when you're supposed to be watching a movie on the screen right in front of you?

Are you anti-glasses people so desperate to hate these glasses that you'll come up with ridiculous "problems" like that?

I just can't get over the fact that people bitch about having to wear glasses to view 3D. If they're wireless glasses and they're lightweight, after a few moments you won't even notice that they're on. Just like wearing a hat -- when it's on for a while you forget that it's there.

And then they complain about what they look like with them on. Why the hell is that even an issue in your own home?!