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Also with games. Most of them are all 720P, but the ps3 loves to upscale to 1080i. If I dont want it too, I have to configure its outputs so that no content gets played at 1080i, or that no PCM tracks come out as 7.1 Why should I have to reconfigure my PS3 for what I am playing?

Do you think the new Slim PS3 rumered will/should have bit-stream out and IR capabilities?]]>Jul 15th 2009 3:43PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/about 2 weeks prior to release in stores. Which sounds like the stores are receiving the shipment of discs in advance to allow time for all stores to receive shipments for same day launch and employees are ripping and leaking the movies. So if studios wanted to try the release concept and limit piracy they just need to cut the shipping time to 1 week then release the disc version after 3 weeks of the movie being in theaters. This would give the movies 2 weeks of theater time/profits (which is usually the time a movie is most seen) then lead into disc sales on week 3. I bet this would stop people from buying cams and screeners and cut out a week of downloads. Anyways love the show keep up the good work.]]>Jul 15th 2009 3:46PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/Jul 15th 2009 4:57PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/Jul 15th 2009 6:36PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/Jul 15th 2009 8:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/
Sucks DB!!

@S4Rs, jupp that sucks, but the up scaling issue should fix itself you unselect 1080i as an output option. I have never had my ps3 upscale games to 1080i even though my projector supports 1080i.
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The issue is not, and has never been, whether plasma was better. We all know plasma is better. The question is two-fold:

1. Whether the quality difference is worth the price difference?

2. Whether plasma can sustain itself as a significant player in the marketplace, regardless of quality.

I think both of these come down to whether LCD quality continues to increase and plasma prices continue to decrease. But I have never heard any arguing that LCD's are better quality head-to-head, so that is a strawman.]]>Jul 16th 2009 2:12PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/
I'm not sure how to jury-rig this with HDMI going to the TV, maybe someone has an idea?

Provided the OEM speaker(s) are decent quality, this seems like the cleanest way to "add" a center channel.



Lucas.]]>Jul 16th 2009 5:16PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/Jul 20th 2009 6:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/Jul 20th 2009 7:34PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/15/engadget-hd-podcast-146-07-15-2009/I’ve been a long-time listener from the UK, stumbled across the podcast one day and noticed it was in Ogg Vorbis and been a subscriber since…
Wondered what your motivation was to produce the file each show, better quality at lower file sizes? for Linux users?

… But I digress: Have you been following the HTML5 codec discussions? So far Firefox 3.5, Google’s Chrome (dev channel) and Opera all support Ogg in the audio tag, so vistors to the Web site can listen along to the podcast without loading Flash! (something I know causes you humorous mocking for its less than brilliant performance)

Things arent all perfect for web developers, Microsoft still hasnt joined the html5 video/audio party, and Apple are pushing h264 hard in Safari (unacceptable for sites like wikipedia and archive.org), though they have a comparatively small share compared to Firefox - it appears soon SD media on the Web wont need plugins.. ..onwards towards HD media next!]]>Jul 21st 2009 1:40PM