Who cares about 1080p. It's all a farce. 720p is a very good High Def standard. There currently is no company offering High Def downloads for purchase or rental. So 720p rentals and downloads is a first.
This news is huge and could have major repricussions for MS competitors.
I first am thinking of Apple and not Sony. Apple announced their own version of a Media Center Extender. It looks like they will be far behind MS to market and are too busy trying to restrict the Media company's that only Disney is willing to co-operate.
I also think of Amazon's video store and Itunes video sales. Will those two flounder as they don't offer a way to view videos in your living and also they don't provide anywhere near Hig Def resolutions.
And of course Sony...looks like they have been caught with their pants down. This week we find out that Sony was jiving us on the promise of key features that make Xbox Live so special and now Xbox Live has moved far far out of Sony's scope. http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=20792
The crazy thing is...I have a pre-order for the HD-DVD add on. Now I'm not so certain I'll need it. I may hold off on purchasing it as I'd much rather buy $200 worth of games, shows & HD movie rentals if this new service gives me the High Def experience I'm looking for.
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Who cares about 1080p. It's all a farce. 720p is a very good High Def standard. There currently is no company offering High Def downloads for purchase or rental. So 720p rentals and downloads is a first.
This news is huge and could have major repricussions for MS competitors.
I first am thinking of Apple and not Sony. Apple announced their own version of a Media Center Extender. It looks like they will be far behind MS to market and are too busy trying to restrict the Media company's that only Disney is willing to co-operate.
I also think of Amazon's video store and Itunes video sales. Will those two flounder as they don't offer a way to view videos in your living and also they don't provide anywhere near Hig Def resolutions.
And of course Sony...looks like they have been caught with their pants down. This week we find out that Sony was jiving us on the promise of key features that make Xbox Live so special and now Xbox Live has moved far far out of Sony's scope. http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=20792
The crazy thing is...I have a pre-order for the HD-DVD add on. Now I'm not so certain I'll need it. I may hold off on purchasing it as I'd much rather buy $200 worth of games, shows & HD movie rentals if this new service gives me the High Def experience I'm looking for.