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http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/25/notebook-sales-reportedly-pass-desktop-sales-ahead-of-predictions/

and here:

http://topnews.us/content/21315-global-laptop-sales-pass-desktops-first-time

In the US, it happened in 2005, according to CNET and other sites. So, even still, the margin is not huge.
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It's too bad the sales aren't broken down by business use vs home use as I'd be willing to bet it isn't even close. I mean how many "regular" people do you know that have bought a desktop in the past 3 years?]]>Jul 8th 2009 5:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/
I am getting into video editing with HD home video files and the extra horsepower is nice there as well. My wife has a work laptop but when she brings it home, she still prefers working on the desktop and just sharing it over to the laptop through the wireless network. I have an iPod Touch which allows me what little access to the internet I need when elsewhere in the house.

Also, I share video files with my LG BD390 from the computer over the network. The extra horsepower also helps with the server side workload, I would bet.

Lastly, I have about 1500 GB worth of movies, music and audiobooks, and these are on external drives attached to the computer, so without some type of network attached storage, keeping the computer in one place with access to those drives is optimal.

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The PS3 is also noisy although quieter than the 360. If I pause a Blu-ray and walk away I can definitely hear the humming.]]>Jul 8th 2009 10:45PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/Jul 8th 2009 11:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/
The American consumer has the memory capacity of a Goldfish.

I really really wish I could get HDTV (Or heck, digital cable) that I pay for without having to put a box next to my TV, HTPC, Monitor with digital tuner in it, etc.]]>Jul 9th 2009 3:07PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/Jul 9th 2009 11:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/
I appreciate your reading out my e-mail on the podcast and sorry for any confusion caused! I am aware that my uk tv licence covers all my tv screens (!) but what I was alluding to was the fact that I have paid for the content numerous times with the licence fee, cable tv subscription and hardware purchases (Freesat etc.) and surely this merits my ability to download media that I missed, such as the Mission Impossible 2 example I gave...?

It seems unfair that the factor which determines whether we have to pay for content is the delivery method, not the media itself. "Buy MI2 once and it's yours for life!"

Maybe in 'Benaverse' we will pay a single fee which will allow total access and utilisation of the media as we see fit. So if you pay to see the film at the cinema this then entitles you to a free blu-ray, hd download/stream and digital copy with no-DRM!

Can't see Hollywood buying that approach though!

EngadgetHD FTW!]]>Jul 13th 2009 11:59AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/so maybe i'm a lot more dense than i thought, but after posting months ago about the audio decoding from my PS3 to my Pioneer VSX-90TXV receiver, i'm still unsure of what the better option is. i had been waiting out Steve's trip to Dolby for a final answer and after listening to last weeks podcast and reading his post on the visit to Dolby, i still don't know what the consensus is. is it better to set the PS3 to output LPCM to my receiver for the Dolby TrueHD and DTS MasterHD, or leave it set to the bitstream option and lose those codecs? i feel like LPCM is better since the Dolby TrueHD and DTS MasterHD options won't output unless the PS3 is set to LPCM and this is the only way to get lossless audio out of the PS3, but once again last week, ben makes the argument that bitstream is better than LPCM. i really can't find a true answer on the web anywhere, and i kind of think of you guys as an authority on the subject so i'm just wondering what your thoughts are. i think in the end, i'm gonna end up shelling out another $350 for a standalone blu-ray player rather than use my PS3 which would suck since the reason i bought the PS3 at launch for $600 was to make it my blu-ray player with the bonus of a gaming system included. i just want to be sure i'm getting everything out of all the pricey gear i've invested in over the last 4 years.]]>Jul 13th 2009 12:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/
http://whatsonhdtv.blogspot.com/2008/03/sony-playstation-3-and-blu-ray-audio.html

when i learned the only way to get the Dolby True HD or DTS HD Master codecs from your Blu-ray discs through the PS3 is to make sure the setting is turned to LPCM since the option isn't available by setting it to Bitstream. regardless of whether or not one is "better" than the other, the only way to get the lossless codecs from the PS3 is through LPCM which is why if you select Bitstream you get the following message:

"If you select [Bitstream], some portions of audio from the BD may not be played,"

i guess my greatest fear is most likely true, sony has lied about the actual abilities of the PS3 to output sound codecs via the HDMI. although the PS3 SHOULD carry all the sound codecs through the HDMI, it only caries the LPCM lossless codecs and not the bitstream. i don't have a choice, the choice has been made for me. if i want the lossless codecs, i can only get them via LPCM output.]]>Jul 13th 2009 4:09PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/08/engadget-hd-podcast-145-07-08-2009/
you can get standalone blue ray player from insignia for $170. Nowdays buying gaming platform for playing hd movies does not matter.

Xbox 360 is better option for gaming and nowdays wont overheat since they upgraded to better components. the Xbox 360 has an upscaling Chip inside of it to upscale games to 1080p if the screen supports it but the PS3 is locked to the normal 720 that games are programmed to go out at,In a basic nutshell, the 360 has a full hardware scaler whereas the PS3 for some reason only has a horizontal scaler and it was unavailable to devs until about 6 months after release]]>Jul 18th 2009 3:28PM