Mmmmmmm...Lets see, I upgrade from 5G ipod to touch but can't play the games i purchased, now I'm told I have to pay for something that should've been it from the start.

Hey Steve that is one serious, reality distorting juice your drinking.

Funny, I find Xbox360s interface clumsy, it feels very restrictive, annoying even, a-bit like using Windows I suppose.

PS3s interface is much more intuitive, uncluttered, I like their online store, they can employ OPEN standards, Java, Flash or whatever plugin they wish just like a normal HTML browser to enhance the experience.

Just my personal opinion, and yes I own, like and use all 3 consoles.

@Beau, so going by your comment, are you trying to say we shouldn't strive for perfection, hell let's make everything aimed towards the lowest common denominator, I wonder if you say the same thing about cars.

Just because you and others choose to accept mediocrity, if near enough is good enough for you that's fine by me.

Doesn't mean I have to accept it.

"Lossless data compression is a class of data compression algorithms that allows the exact original data to be reconstructed from the compressed data" - Algorithms and Reconstructed are the key words here, also error correction, and yes they are processor dependant, that is exactly my point, allot can be lost (how the waveform is shaped) in post processing, and thats exactly what I hear. Actually I first heard these differences when meridian was putting forth it's MLP technology, It sounded very damn close but not exactly the same compared to the original PCM source.

Uncompressed PCM doesn't seem to suffer as much, that is possibly why it sounds better/different to me.

"If you are really an audiophile" Sir it is rude to assume. How do you know what I do for a living? Everybody knows the source is the most important, no system can improve what isn't there in the first place. That goes for Video and Audio. The more bandwidth the better I say.

@John Doe, Please stop with the patronizing, I know the difference between lossless formats and uncompressed PCM, Do you?

Like I said before, I'm not talking about good enough, or close to, or similar, or sometimes you can't tell the difference.

In my opinion, I see Uncompressed PCM as the reference, the high-end audio standard for this current generation of HD Movie formats, catering for the individual that doesn't want compromise, why is that so hard to understand.

Major lossless formats like Dolby TrueHD (Meridian Lossless Packing) and DTS-HD Master Audio, are great.

If you haven't noticed the difference, that's cool, enjoy your movies, I have.

Wow, Slysoft big statement about HD DVD, good for you..... and you piss off Fox in the same post.

Good luck with HD DVD then, for me when all new HD DVD titles come out with uncompressed PCM audio, I'll support them, till then I'll stick with bluray. (And yes uncompressed does sound heaps better, if you can't hear the difference, get a better audio system or your ears tested)

Yea right, look how many ended up in ebay. and Mmmmm lets see. $100 player but movies cost around $30.
Yea I can see all the cheap-skates that bought these lashing out and buying HD-DVD Disks.

I believe most are buying to up-sample their DVDs

@rawd Sir, you are 100% correct, and engadget is 100% predictable.

@Maestro = Blah, blah blah, blah. yea it's been said a thousand times. If you don't like the PS3, SELL IT, If you don't like the PS3 Games, SELL IT, just please stop the whining already, and enjoy your 360.

@rawd Sir, you are 100% correct, and engadget is 100% predictable.

@Maestro = Blah, blah blah, blah. yea it's been said a thousand times. If you don't like the PS3, SELL IT, If you don't like the PS3 Games, SELL IT, just please stop the whining already, and enjoy your 360.

So let me get this right , the only HD-DVD branded player you can buy is made buy Toshiba?

Just asking, who else makes a HD-DVD player that's maybe slightly better quality but not made by Toshiba, I can't stand their support service, they always seem to get out of warranty cover by blaming the consumer.