Engadget HD Podcast 143 - 06.25.2009
By Trent Wolbe 
posted Jun 25th 2009 1:00PM
posted Jun 25th 2009 1:00PM
We're back with a vengeance this week -- tune in as we plow through a dozen of topics, each more riveting than the previous one. Well... okay, maybe not "riveting," but we did find some highs and lows from entirely unexpected sources this week. And no, despite Harris Interactive's poll that ran through the interwebs this week, we're not putting Blu-ray on deathwatch just yet; so you'll just have to listen in and find the surprising bits for yourself.Get the podcast
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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh, Steven Kim, Richard Lawler
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Program
00:00:55 - Comments from Engadget HD Podcast 141 - 06.17.2009
00:04:05 - Blu-ray's Managed Copy explained, a Movie Jukebox is possible
00:18:45 - Poll: How much would you pay to make a copy of a Blu-ray Disc?
00:20:30 - Meijer's brand new $99 (shipped) Blu-ray player brings joy to skinflints everywhere
00:24:30 - Evidently it's still cool to hate on Blu-ray: Harris Poll spin
00:30:35 - Paramount launches Sapphire Series line of premium Blu-ray releases
00:35:25 - Sony Pictures to smarten up Blu-ray with MovieIQ, the "killer app for BD-Live"
00:39:35 - VIZIO Internet App HDTVs launch later this year, for less than you might expect
00:46:05 - Samsung HT-WS1 soundbar review
00:51:20 - Moxi HD DVR Review
00:59:38 - TiVo coming to Time Warner Cable, potentially lots of other providers
01:08:00 - Panasonic unveils 85-inch plasma at InfoComm '09
01:17:07 - Giant Cowboys Stadium LED wall caught playing Xbox 360 during downtime Update: Video!
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Change your link to the iTunes podcast. You forgot the "p".
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Fixed, thanks.
In the future, please feature a prominent link for chat so more EngadgetHD users can participate with real-time feedback.
I have a desktop and a laptop (from work). So does my mom and one of my brothers and my best friend. But to be fair my 2 youngest brothers and most of my friends only have laptops.
I still have my 360 HD DVD drive in the closest somewhere.
I've had my PS3 + remote for 2 years and the batteries are just now going out. I usually watch less than 5 movies a month (if that).
Just to correct you Ben.
AAC file size: 50.4 MB
MP3 file size: 48.1 MB
Also one of the best selling video games this generation is Mario Cart for the Wii with a steering wheel. No force feed back there. You just hold a fake wheel in the air. So I think that Natal has a good chance of being a popular control scheme with racing games. Maybe not accurate but popular.
See guys Big Sam is backing me up on the long battery life of the PS3 bluetooth remote.
Most of the time the remote isn't doing anything. You may only press it a few times per movie. It should last a long time.
FYI buck11772 = chevellman in the chat stream
I would love to use something like Project Natal to control my television. I often find navigating menus to be often tedious when looking through a guide.
No offense to Ben, but I wonder if his perspective on Moxi is a little bit unforgiving in comparison to the average person who is comparing it to a cable/satellite DVR.
And you guys are way to sensitive about this Harrass poll. I mean three stories about one poll makes it look like it struck a nerve.
Ben I see that you are still giving the studios the benefit of the doubt with regard to managed copy. They have done nothing to deserve that, especially from a blog like this. Which advocates advancing technology and making that technology serve the consumer.
Your Rent-Rip-Return(R^3) scenario is all fine and dandy until you stop to ask if the studios are really going to be happy with the $10 price point you bandied about during the podcast. Let's see, the discs are going for an average street of $25-$28 and in your model those sales of discs are converted to a $10 sale of a digital copy of the disc. Even if the studios decided to discount all of the savings of making an actual disc and getting it to you, I doubt they would look at a price point below $20. We have seen in the past the studios are not capable of looking past their current revenue stream.
I hope there is a light at the end of the tunnel for mainstream adoption of these technologies, like movie jukeboxes. But given their history that light is most likely a train.
I will stick to AnyDVDHD for my fair use needs, I have no problem populating my movie jukebox right now. Or if I wanted to executing your R^3 scenario. This whole escapade shows that the movie studios have not learned a thing from the music industry's failures. Why will history not repeat itself again?
The modular nature of desktops will ensure that they stay around for awhile. I'm not gonna throw out my machine and buy a new one just for a GPU. =)
Hello!
I just got LG BD390 and figured I would give you a few thoughts for the collective wisdom "databank".
1. I was concerned that I would not get enough "bang for my buck" since I have 32" LCD and do not have surround of any kind. I got the BD390 anyway for the Netflix and media streaming, but was very surprised that the HD quality of the BluRay was very, very noticeable even on a smaller screen compared to upscaled DVD. So, if it comes up, let folks know that a smaller screen DOES still benefit from BluRay.
2. I have a wireless N router, but the quality meter showing on the BD390 was only about 3/4 full. Still, the YouTube and Netflix streaming was solid, even the HD. I have not tried a huge MKV over the media server yet, but I would just imagine a bit longer buffer time to start.
3. The HD choices in Netflix watch instantly SUCKS!!!! :0) Let us all pray to Netflix Gods that they make some better deals for HD streaming.
Just a quick suggestion/request:
When you guys change topics to a new Engadget post or news story, can you summarize the content or idea of the story before giving your thoughts. I don't always see every post, so often have no idea what you are giving you opinion on. I think it would make the presentation a bit more fluid and clear.
Thanks!