Click on the image to see the full size in the post it's taken from over at AVS Forum.

Of course they will lower the bitrate. As will everyone else. Most people a) sit too far back to notice this on their TVs, b) want more channels, not better PQ and c) will put up with it because there's no alternative.

I complained to my local NBC affiliate about their crappy bitrate on my NBC station, and they seem to be perfectly content with sending out that signal to homes. They said they hadn't gotten any other complaints. I'm sure they have no plans on changing because I complained.

HD over TV will soon be as much of a joke quality wise compared to disc based HD as regular TV was to DVD.

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Those saying "DVD is fine" are either
a) deceiving themselves in order not to cry because they've spent thousands and thousands of dollars on DVDs,
b) not sitting at the correct viewing distance when watching HD material,
c) not viewing a correctly calibrated screen, or
d) all of the above. :)

Seriously... HD (I only have TV and HD DVD so far, will buy Blu-Ray when players improve and come down in price) looks so much better than DVD on my 1080p TV that I will never buy a DVD again (still rent if HD DVD isn't available), even if they were $1.

Can't wait to see a cable guy installing a CableCARD on one of these.

I agree wholeheartedly. All cellphone companies seriously lack good CS, and depending on where you live, they will all have gaps in the coverage, so the phone selection is what matters, and Sprint is struggling there, mostly due to not having GSM.

I LOVE their EVDO data service though. Use it for the laptop and it's awesome, always connectede even where the phone service can sometimes be spotty.

Uh... 2009 is next year. I'd say that's "within a couple of years".

In the picture at the linked site, they show how it's made silent. Doesn't seem too hard to put a piece of foam in a regular mouse. ;)

But I'd be interested in one of these. My son seems to wake up when I click too much on the mouse!