Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I am looking for a device that will stream sound from one source to several recipients. For example, I want to stream sound from my TV or stereo to my phone or MP3 player that has radio and Bluetooth capabilities. I have looked into radio transmitters and they seem like a decent choice, but I can't find one that uses external power (USB or from the plug) and I would want one with a transmit range of around 50 meters. Thanks!"
Pfft 1080i, where are the HD DVD players for $99 that play 1080p? That would get me interested and willing to line up in the cold canadian winter for.
Your an elist. Ooops, I mean. Your a fine consumer with demanding needs who wants the very better 'p' for prick-sake. Seriously, most people can't see the difference between 1080i and 1080p.
Well, since I guess you won't buy this over the whoooolllee i versus p, we'll just be in our nice cozy houses watching hd goodness while your in your nice cozy house watching sd goodness. Enjoy! Perhaps next winter you can have a $99.00 1080p.
Well the A30 has been on sale for $199 already...and I'm sure it will be $99 before the blue rays are....BUT... a lot of HDTV owners only have 1080i sets so this is perfect.
Plus I have read reviews and posts at avs that if the tv supports 1080p and the disk is 1080p that the flags (i think that was the term) are recignized by the tv and it still displays at 1080p.
Since I invested in a 1080p TV, I guess that would make me a "demanding consumer"
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@Mike,
I don't really blame you for buying a 1080p tv anyways. There's very little in picture quality difference from the 1080i to 1080p but 1080p tvs are usually newer. Its hard to buy a lcd/dlp tv in a store now days that isn't 1080p. Its all the marketing rage next to 120hz.
Generally, the newer tvs do have better contrast ratios, color depth processing and other improved specifications is why they look better than the 1080i tvs. Not because the tvs are 1080p.
Wes: And most people don't care about PiP and Live extras... Does it stop HD DVD fanboys complaining about the lack of this on some Blu-ray players ?
@Mike
Theres no pleasing some people.
@Kiko
No no, that's a different case. I am saying most people can't tell between the video quality difference between 1080i and 1080p so its not worth playing double the price ($199 for a 1080p hd-dvd player) versus ($99 for a 1080i hd-dvd player).
People can tell the difference between a machine that provides extra features like PIP, web connectivity for live extras/firmware updates, built in ethernet port, half the price versus one that does not include those items for double the price.
Your comparing apples and oranges. I'm saying its not worth refusing to buy a product that's half the price because it doesn't have a feature you won't be able to even see. In Mike's example, he's refusing to buy an item that's half the price because its missing a feature he won't be able to see.
In your case, its entirely different than a product that has more features for half the price versus a product with less features for double the price.
Its percentages on both sides Wes. I bet 90% of consumers don't care about extras, and 90% of people can't tell the difference between 1080p and 1080i. There is very little content in 1080p60 though to even compare the 2. A couple video games is probably all there is.
Not even console video games usually render natively in 1080p. Halo 3 runs at 640p and is then upconverted to 1080p.
Anyways, my point was not which format was better as in my example I used both hd-dvd players similar to how the original poster indicated where my 1080p player for 99.00 and didn't mention anything about format. That was brought into play by Kiko and yourself.
But that its rediciously as a consumer with any shopping sense/budget to say 'I won't buy that product for half the price. This product has a feature I won't know/notice and only costs double the price!'
I mean, would you buy a car that lacks power steerling, power windows, leather seats, side, rear mirror warmers and a camera on the back of the car for parking + rear seat dvd players for double the price versus a car that has all these 'extra' features for half the price on the grounds that its truck latch inside of the door is a lever and not a push button? A feature you won't really notice except if your super picky?
I was mostly talking about TVs wes. I don't know of any game other than gran turismo 5 prologue that uses 1080p. I know you can pimp out your PC and output 1080p as well. But I must admit, I've never seen it. There would have to be a difference though because games don't have a very good blur system like movies do. Its unknown if any director will try to film at 60fps at some point in the future though.