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Something I absolutely could not care less about: Seeing classic Disney movies in "Special 3-D Editions".

Ridiculous...
For the 7.1 advocates in here:

Not being sarcastic, but can you give any examples of BD titles where 7.1 sounds SUBSTANTIALLY better than the 5.1? Any good 7.1 reference material where the "average" listener can go "Aha! That's what those extra speakers are for."

"I thought there were copy protection issues that did not allow this to occur? If not, why would a hi-end receiver (Denon AVR-5308 stuff) not at least do HDMI to Component down-conversion for people with older, but still good displays/projectors?"

The difference is that converting HDMI to component still puts out 1080 lines of resolution. The studios will not allow this which is why only a handful of (mostly modded) A/V components do this. The copy protection camp simply does not want a 1080P analog output or the ability to grab HD audio over an analog connection. The fact that Hollywood hasn't yet implemented use of the Image Constraint Token (especially post-format war) amazes me...

Downgrading an HDMI video signal to composite or even S-Video is a whole different story. You are losing massive amounts of resolution and, in the eyes of those who decide these things, that is acceptable.
"There's no need to go more than 1.85:1"

This comment just hurt my brain.
Anaglyph *is* stereoscopic. ANY system that presents you two slightly different images (for each eye) is stereoscopy. I think you are wanting/meaning the polarization method.

That said, I completely agree with your point. Red/blue 3D has got to go!
"Meet Dave" hasn't been jailbroken yet because of lack of demand, not the DRM itself. ;)
There were SO many commercials that I found myself flipping quite often actually.

I agree with rkolsen. The "hologram" was lame and pointless. And will.i.am? Really?
It's not the player cost holding me back, it's the media prices. DVD looks good, Blu-Ray looks great, but not $10-$20 per title better...
The liberals?! Take a look at ALL of the police state laws/departments/policies/executive orders RAMMED down our throats by the Bush administration, all in the name of the so-called "War on Terrorism."

You're an idiot.
Agreed. Used to love INHD/INHD2, especially whenever they showed IMAX docs. Nothing on Mojo ever caught my eye...and I tried.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I have a MacBook Pro and an Xbox 360 and I would like to get a 20- to 24-inch display that will support both devices. The speakers should be inbuilt, or there should be an aux out on the display to hook up external speakers. Help! Please!"

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