Comments on: Interesting things from 2007 http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/ Random thoughts from a far off place Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:37:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13788 Steven Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:43:29 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13788 My £85 Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive with 5 free films is not looking like the bargain it once did... Oh well, at least ASUS announced my desired EEE PCs with larger screens yesterday. Damien: Sony do seem to have got a grip of the PS3 at last, and the recent Blu-ray announcement can't hurt either. Exclusives may actually save Sony, as they're way head of the Xbox 360 in Japan (but way behind the Wii), and that might be a source of interesting titles that aren't ported from the Xbox 360. My £85 Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive with 5 free films is not looking like the bargain it once did…

Oh well, at least ASUS announced my desired EEE PCs with larger screens yesterday.

Damien: Sony do seem to have got a grip of the PS3 at last, and the recent Blu-ray announcement can’t hurt either. Exclusives may actually save Sony, as they’re way head of the Xbox 360 in Japan (but way behind the Wii), and that might be a source of interesting titles that aren’t ported from the Xbox 360.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13779 Stephen Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:45:20 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13779 Well at least I know I need to buy a Blu-Ray player now... the benefits of BD DVDs aren't quite worth that price at the moment though. Still, lots of new BD players announced at CES so the prices may come down a fair bit this year. Well at least I know I need to buy a Blu-Ray player now… the benefits of BD DVDs aren’t quite worth that price at the moment though. Still, lots of new BD players announced at CES so the prices may come down a fair bit this year.

]]> By: Damo http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13775 Damo Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:49:51 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13775 I agree with your comments about the PS3, however I got one for Christmas and have to say I'm very impressed with it. The range of titles available is growing with top games like COD4 and Assassins Creed now available and there will be very few titles that will be exclusive to either console anymore. I'm especially happy with the Blu-ray player which is excellent, much, much better than expected! With the news today that Warner Bros have ditched HD-DVD and 20th Century Fox, MGM, Lionsgate, Disney, and of course Sony Pictures plus hardware makers such as Dell, HP, Hitachi, LG, Samsung, and Apple all supporting Blu-ray, I think it is looking evermore likely to emerge as the format war winner. I agree with your comments about the PS3, however I got one for Christmas and have to say I’m very impressed with it.

The range of titles available is growing with top games like COD4 and Assassins Creed now available and there will be very few titles that will be exclusive to either console anymore.

I’m especially happy with the Blu-ray player which is excellent, much, much better than expected!

With the news today that Warner Bros have ditched HD-DVD and 20th Century Fox, MGM, Lionsgate, Disney, and of course Sony Pictures plus hardware makers such as Dell, HP, Hitachi, LG, Samsung, and Apple all supporting Blu-ray, I think it is looking evermore likely to emerge as the format war winner.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13695 Stephen Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:57:03 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2008/01/02/184/#comment-13695 I've ordered the HDMI switch, it looks ideal for my setup. My big tech disappointments of the year would have to be the non-3G, overpriced iPhone and the fact I still don't feel secure enough about the high-def format war to risk buying into either format - a year after buying an HDTV. I’ve ordered the HDMI switch, it looks ideal for my setup.

My big tech disappointments of the year would have to be the non-3G, overpriced iPhone and the fact I still don’t feel secure enough about the high-def format war to risk buying into either format - a year after buying an HDTV.

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