Nerdtalker
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| What did we expect?
For once, Microsoft rolls out a new product to fill a big gap in available services: direct to the TV High-Definition on demand movie rentals.
Could Microsoft have its hands on the next iTunes-like store, but for movies and high definition video?
Unveil a 120 GB HD, Microsoft, and you might just have it.
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squid7
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| Yeah but $6 for an HD-Lite movie IMO is excessive given that Netflix and other online rental services (eg Blockbuster) don't charge extra for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray rentals. Of course you need a new $200+ HD-DVD or $500+ Blu-Ray player but those prices will come down. |
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Nerdtalker
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| It's the convenience of being able to be both:
•Instantly Gratified
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•Not have to get up or do anything
Plus, I think the Xbox 360 probably has more market penetration than any HD Optical players right now. Sure, they'll definitely catch-on the same way DVDs did, but the download service is certainly a nice stepping stone.
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squid7
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December 22nd, @04:11PM
| It's not instant when you have to download it Vongo style.
It should be very simple for cable and telcos to stop whining long enough to beat a $6 HD-Lite copy of Poseidon. |
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DreamWraith
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Mount Vernon, WA | reply to squid7
$500 bluray player? where? pray you tell me, pleasE! |
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squid7
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join:2006-09-02 | »www.us.playstation.com/PS3 |
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C0deZer0
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| Which will break after a month's worth of BluRay movie watching. 
Did you so quickly forget how awful the PS2 was as a DVD player?
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squid7
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| My PS3 works just fine...so far. If it breaks, I still have the forced upon me 1 year EBGames warranty LOL.
In all honesty, while the controller is a bit of a pain in the ass, I understand that a new DVD BT remote is due for release.
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C0deZer0
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Davenport, FL | What good is said warranty when it will take them about a year to get one to replace yours with? lol. |
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squid7
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join:2006-09-02 | LOL, no kidding. EBGames after last weeks online presales of PS3's for 1/1/07 delivery just put the listing back up for 1/19/07 delivery so maybe I'd only be without for a month or two. |
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Kearnstd
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Mullica Hill, NJ
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ok they might not be the best quality though i hear they have some HD titles and the HDD is small(but i hear its an SATA 2.5in laptop drive and can be upgraded) the big thing MS has with this is that they have an installed base of HD ready devices that are(gasp) hooked up to possibly HDTVs. so an Xbox download doesnt have to be burned to a DVD-R that may or may not work on your DVD player or sent via some hackjob DVI to Component interface.
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