Man, settle down.... So it's presented in a style that you don't like, deal with it!! : )

Sadly, this is THE only way to get HD cable in Australia.... and you've GOT to buy THEIR box if you want it.... Each channel costs extra, obviously the box costs you extra....
Pff... I'm happy with normal broadcasts....
Until this monopoly is broken, Australia is going to continue to lag behind the rest of the developed world in terms of entertainment at least....

What about us poor Aussies?? We've been shafted for a long, long time... no sign of it ending any time soon....

Yeah, I think I might give engadget a break for a while after reading this.... Surely someone proof-read it? Anyone?

Joey_Numbers - 1080p ftw? Are you implying that the 360 isn't capable of doing 1080p?

Sheesh...

WOW!!!! 2.4 million dollars????
How do I sign up??? I'd be more than willing to help!!!

: P

Still.... you gotta admit... Hermione is daaaaamn fine ;)

@ 141 - ellen l

I'm 25 at the moment (26 in a couple of months) and I've got two children with my beautiful wife (both boys, one is 5yrs, one is 3 months). For you to say you'd have to be nuts to have kids before you get all the party out of your system is nuts. Completely insane.
You shouldn't have kids if you are not responsible enough. You shouldn't have kids if you don't love your partner. A child in a loveless marriage is not going to get the love and affection that a child needs.
And I don't ever recall Diana being hounded because she was a terrible, terrible parent. If anything, everything I saw of her with her children was her being an EXCELLENT parent. And your comparison of Britney to Diana is disgusting. Britney is trash, through and through. Diana, was an amazing person.
Matt

I'd insert a lolcatz comment, but I'm much classier then that...

*though I DO have a Hoff in my pants.... hmmmm....*

Quite irresponsible I think to make a comment like "in the grand scheme of things it isn't a lot of money, even the most expensive TV only costs $19 a month to run" in these Carbon Emission conscious times....

Or am I just being a killjoy? : )