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The no-go for me is if the online multi player uses the stupid "friend codes" system. Medal of Honour: Heroes 2 is a fantastic game because EA decided to do multi-player the right way.

Mind you the one thing which would have made it better would be local multi-player. Sometimes I want to play some goldeneye style multi-player.
God damn it! Get Jack Power from CPU on the phone!
CPU=Counter PIracy Unit
Agreed, also you have to consider how many people have dvd players in there car. They aren't going to be upgrading to blu-ray any time soon. This gets those people to splurge if they want to enjoy hd at home and the same movie for the kids in the car.
True the Criterion 2 disc edition is far superior (thanks for pointing that out). It pisses me off though because I feel cheated. It specifically says 2.35:1 on the rear of the case of the 1 disc version. In any case yet another thing to be aware of.
Check out the widescreen DVD for the movie The Rock. This is a case where what they have done is really bad.

They've added black bars to the top and bottom of the image. This works for 4:3 TVs but the image looks horrible on a 16:9 TV.

Example Rendering:
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wr3ez7&s=5

I've played with the 4 options on my TV (Normal, Zoom, Wide Zoom, Stretch) but no matter what the image ends up looking disproportional.

I think the only way to get it to work is to have the DVD player output in 4:3 mode and then use the Zoom feature on the TV.

:S

OAR: 2.35:1
It should NOT have said:
Download Movies on XBOX 360

It should have said:
Rent Movies on XBOX 360 via download

Long version of my answer:
You got to admit download is generally associated with receiving a digital format of a file, for most people this means to keep.

Having 15 day expiry date due to DRM really means that this is a Rental Service via Download. I agree with the ASA that point should have been cleared communicated.
I think more historic events will be:
9021090210 (90210 season 90210)
6666666666 (The Apocalypse)
People upgrade now, trust me you'll appreciate how much better things look.

Heck if you got a coupon and you look around hard enough you can get a DTV box under $10.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"With all the new multitouch capable monitors coming out, which one is the best? With the release of Windows 7 I really want a touchscreen monitor for my desktop. I'm looking to get a Full HD monitor that supports multitouch and can still look great during gaming and movies. Which one has the best specs for the price?"

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