Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by Chris
Sony has finally exacted revenge for their loss in the “original” home video format war with the announcement that competitor Toshiba is pulling support for HD-DVD effective immediately.
So what do I do as a result? Go out and buy a brand new HD-DVD player of course! On sale for $100 at Amazon I decided to take the plunge into a dead format that I know I’ll have to replace in a year or two.
I know, it sounds silly. But does anyone really want to go out and spend $500 on a standalone Blu-ray player? The cheapest player is a PS3, but I can’t possibly scorn my Xbox360 for another system. Why exactly did this format win anyway?
The answer lies with Sony themselves, whose seemingly endless cash flow allowed Blu-ray to emerge on top in the end. I guess they learned from the first time around that the better format doesn’t always win out with consumers - especially when you have all of the major film studios in your pocket.
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Filed under: Fun and Games, TV
Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Chris
Carm got me one of the new iPod Classics for my birthday, and I don’t even know how I went so long without a personal music player. My old iPod more or less kicked the bucket last year (I can play music, but can’t load any new stuff) so I’ve been getting by with Sirius Radio in my car and at work. It’s amazing how many leaps and bounds these new iPods are over their predecessors. 80 GB for $250, playing music, TV shows and movies (my DVD collection is getting dusted off for conversions), games, and displaying photos. The only thing it doesn’t do is make my morning coffee. It’s also a great time-waster at work (The Office is somehow much funnier when you’re actually watching it IN the office).
Man, if I had only invested a couple of hundred bucks in this company back in high school…
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Chris
If you’re a Simpsons and baseball fan like I am, you’ll enjoy this recent article by Jim Caple from ESPN.com’s Page 2. We literally just watched this episode sometime last month so it’s funny to see an article about it all of a sudden.
Well, Mr. Burns had done it
The power plant had won it
With Roger Clemens clucking all the while
Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness made us smile
While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the barroom tile
We’re talkin’ Softball
From Maine to San Diego
Talkin’ Softball
Mattingly and Canseco
Ken Griffey’s grotesquely swollen jaw
Steve Sax and his run-in with the law
We’re talkin’ Homer …
Ozzie, and the Straw
I can’t wait for this movie to come out. Now where is my nerve tonic…
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Filed under: Sports, TV
