So.. Toshiba..

[emopains]

They do it because they're desperite. And I can't stand linux because I've always had to search or create my own drivers. IBM is in the hole. My friend used to work for them and before he retired they stopped all their pensions. Dell is a lot like IBM and I can see them in the same situation pretty soon. Alienware was a smart move though.

[bear.914]

blue ray is the way!!!

[Mitch]

I don't understand the handful of people hating on the Bluray format and the PS3. This is just an example of "slow and steady wins the race". Instead of rushing their product to market without doing like longevity testing (think Microsoft's ~35% failure rate on the 360), Sony got all of their ducks in a row before releasing their product. Because of that, they set themselves up for success. Because the PS3 was reliable, people accepted it as a Bluray player. If Microsoft had postponed the 360 and integrated HDDVD and done better testing then perhaps it would Sony pulling the Bluray format.

[emopains]

Originally Posted by Mitch

I don't understand the handful of people hating on the Bluray format and the PS3. This is just an example of "slow and steady wins the race". Instead of rushing their product to market without doing like longevity testing (think Microsoft's ~35% failure rate on the 360), Sony got all of their ducks in a row before releasing their product. Because of that, they set themselves up for success. Because the PS3 was reliable, people accepted it as a Bluray player. If Microsoft had postponed the 360 and integrated HDDVD and done better testing then perhaps it would Sony pulling the Bluray format.

Makes a damn good point. Microsofts warranty sucks. Least they could do was send me a refurb to work with but no... I was without xbox live for a month and they give me a free month trial. Get that brown nosing crap outta my face

[Toxis]

Originally Posted by emopains

So because you are older and work at best buy all of a sudden you know more than me about a product that has nothing to do with a decade of experience. What a retarded statement. Proves you really can't teach an old dog new tricks.

And you can't teach a dumb punk kid to read either. I have the experience in the industry, working with manufacturers, learning about future technologies, understanding the way things work... you get on CNet and read reviews and think you know what you're talking about. Plus if you would actually learn the English language, you'd realize that at no point in time did I ever say I worked for BB. I was saying you probably do as you sound like one of the morons who heard a rumor and spread it as fact. Get over yourself. You know as much about what you're talking about here as I know about being a poor black man in the slave days.

[Shark Tek]

Why sony would include HD-DVD, that is like imacs coming dual booted with XP from the factory or Xbox 360 with support to PS3 games.

There is no need to give support to HD-DVD is just common sense. All those people with HD-DVD their only way to stay with their collection is to buy a combo drive/player or stick with their current appliance or convert those movies to BluRay.

[gathermewool]

Originally Posted by Shark Tek

Why sony would include HD-DVD, that is like imacs coming dual booted with XP from the factory or Xbox 360 with support to PS3 games.

There is no need to give support to HD-DVD is just common sense. All those people with HD-DVD their only way to stay with their collection is to buy a combo drive/player or stick with their current appliance or convert those movies to BluRay.

Not reall the same thing....macs able to run microsoft OS is smart. It's not the OS that's unstable with PCs (ok, well maybe it is SOME of the time : P) but the architecture upon which the PCs are built. Also, something as simple as being able to work from home for my gf is impossible because she bought her macbook only to find out from her company's tech guys that they can't do mac...

[Anubis]

Originally Posted by Toxis

And you can't teach a dumb punk kid to read either. I have the experience in the industry, working with manufacturers, learning about future technologies, understanding the way things work... you get on CNet and read reviews and think you know what you're talking about. Plus if you would actually learn the English language, you'd realize that at no point in time did I ever say I worked for BB. I was saying you probably do as you sound like one of the morons who heard a rumor and spread it as fact. Get over yourself. You know as much about what you're talking about here as I know about being a poor black man in the slave days.

Damn, I would have said it a different way, but Toxis certainly knows much more than the average consumer when discussing most technology topics.