Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - Posts

• Ozymandias: A great HD-DVD vs. BluRay article

  Ozymandias, of whom I am very jealous because he has obviously played Lego Star Wars II before release, has put together a great article about how 1080(x) resolutions, at least in this generation of HD/BR consoles, are output at essentially the same resolution, Read More posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 5:29 PM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Movies, Sony, Science

• Cnet.com.au reports: "First Blu-ray disc drive won’t play Blu-ray movies"

  I am not making this up.  Sony actually let this happen. From cnet.com.au: "The first Blu-ray (BD) disc drive for desktop PCs is here, but be warned -- it won't play commercial BD movies. Bautista is optimistic that [the] issues will be resolved Read More posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 1:54 AM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Movies, Sony, Science, Video

• Required Reading: Why an Official PlayStation Magazine editor is buying an Xbox 360

  VERY interesting indeed.  The article, by Dana Jongewaard on 1up.com, describes her frustrations with Sony and the announced price of the PS3.  She also represents a very real but underrepresented group of gamers who just don't put as much stock Read More posted Tuesday, August 15, 2006 1:53 AM by Dave | 0 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Console Gaming, Sony