Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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Cool podcast as usual. A few things of note:
You should add one more option to your upcoming poll regarding the users' stands on format war: "I support both versions equally". I got one of the $99 HD DVD players, but I'll jump on a $99 BluRay player just as quickly. "Sitting on the sidelines" to me sort of implies that you don't care either way and that you're just waiting for it to pan out. Or did I misunderstand what you meant by that?
I should make the "Stop the crusades" segment of my latest podcast, where I tell the extremists on both sides of the HD media issue to shut up, available as a separate download. This format war is a major pain in the ass and the extremism on both sides over a 12cm piece of plastic isn't helping anyone. :/
I also agree about extended warranties. We recently had to have our 55" projection TV repaired. It was the first and so far only repair after seven years. We called a very reputable, locally-owned shop. They came out, were done in about an hour, and it cost less than what the extended warranty would have cost (which wouldn't have been used in the first place).
And it was great having Chris in to add some HD DVD balance to you BluRay fanboys. ;)