Engadget HD Podcast 147 - 07.22.2009

We've got a very special treat for you on the podcast this week, joining the usual crew are Robert Heron and Patrick Norton of the show HDNation. After discussing the new show we dive right in, with plenty of discussion around Toshiba's Blu-ray plans, the problems of BD-Live and why Blu-ray has such a bad reputation in certain circles. There's also a few tidbits about the Media Center features spotted coming to Windows Home Server, what to expect from On Demand Online and why we're so excited every preseason NFL game will be in high definition. Saved for last are some digs at the BBC & F1 racing for being HD laggards, plus a few audio comments, so quit with the reading and get to listening.

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Hosts: Ben Drawbaugh, Steven Kim, Richard Lawler

Producer: Trent Wolbe

Program
00:02:30 - Revision3 takes on our favorite topic with HD Nation
00:13:50 - Toshiba launching Blu-ray player by year's end
00:21:50 - Blu-ray celebrates 91 percent sales increase for first half of 2009
00:29:30 - Universal bringing BD-Live integration to the iPhone, irony to starving children
00:35:50 - Redbox scores deal with Disney, Lions Gate and Sony
00:44:23 - New Media Center features in WHS Power Pack 3 exposed in a screencast
00:48:50 - Poll: Will you ever use On Demand Online?
00:53:30 - Every single preseason game will be on the NFL Network in HD
00:59:45 - BBC promises Open Championship in HD next year
01:22:35 - Comments from Engadget HD Podcast 146 - 07.15.2009


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[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 12:19PM]

Thanks for answering my BDP question!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 3:11PM]

TechTV pure geek TV heaven.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 3:53PM]

Poor Richard.... seemed left out of the Podcast

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 5:01PM]

5 people is too many... 4 is OK.... 3 is ideal... 2 gets boring.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 22nd 2009 5:56PM]

Man I really wish I could have made that live show. This is Gr00v3r in the live chat. I think it is great you got Patrick and Robert on the Podcast.

[SpongeBobPistolPants Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:17AM]

Hey guys, thanks for hitting up my question. A couple of follow ups - Thanks for the info on 32bit vs 64bit that was exactly the kind of stuff i was worried about in the decision. I was planning to use media center to record the content and some of the wonderful plug-ins to rip commercials and hopefully re-encode some of the content for an easy sync up to my iphone. I know the DVRMStoolbox will handle a lot of that for me but any other plug-ins you might recommend would be great. I plan to run 360's as extenders to my TV's so the mention of divx preview is going to be helpful for playing back other media i will likely have stored on my new box.

[jagowar Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:41AM]

Just a comment on Partick's story about his wife's comment on being able to see things like the fact that candles were being used in that movie. Thats not unique to bluray.... I would bet any amount of money that if that movie was available on other HD download services she would have been had the same comments about the quality of the picture.

I fully admit that bluray is the best out there right now but acting like bluray is the only place to get good looking HD doesnt sit right with me. (and thats the attitude many people around here seem to have). And for the vast majority of people either option will be more than good enough (which is why you are seeing comments like ryan block and that brittish guy mentioned)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:26PM]

Just a thought.
With HD Nation up and running (in HD also), Engadget HD podcast (audio only) seems kinda dated guys

[SpongeBobPistolPants Posted Jul 23rd 2009 1:46PM]

i disagree. i love the video podcasts and such but i have WAY more opportunities to absorb audio only content than I do video. Glad to have the options but i seldom have a week that any audio podcasts get missed, unlike the whopping 2 video podcasts i subscribe to which are frequently lost to the ages amidst the daily grind.

[Nikita11556 Posted Jul 24th 2009 11:14AM]

Richard:

You have to stop moving to & away from the mic. Secondly, speak up. You mumble too much and talk too low that when I turn the volume up, it sounds like Ben & Steve are screaming.

Can you get a little closer to the mic and speak up & clearly? Please?

Love the show.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2009 6:13PM]

Right on all counts.

[funkyp56 Posted Jul 24th 2009 1:14PM]

Saw this commercial on ESPN, this crap just annoys me!

[TrueEddie Posted Jul 27th 2009 8:57AM]

Both "So You Think You Can Dance" and "Hell's Kitchen" are in HD.

[zingerhill Posted Jul 27th 2009 9:38PM]

There is something wrong with the podcast in the zune feed. It only shows up as 10 minutes. I had to manually add it. I guess that serves me right for using a zune.

[THizzle7XU Posted Jul 27th 2009 11:19PM]

My Zune feed worked fine.