Toshiba quits HD DVD 'format war'

"Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival Blu-ray for a dominant high-definition format." Well I guess it is about time, but I just think the name 'Blu-ray' sounds funny. Come on.. it made/make sense when one says "I'm going to go buy/rent a video/dvd" and I can see where saying the same with highdef-dvd sounds good, but "Hi I'd like a Blu-ray" sound like a fruity cocktail drink.

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Just picked up an HDTV tuner

We just got the HDTV tuner converter box from Zenith (DTT900). It is amazing the quality change. Our old non-HDTV Apex Digital TV barely got 2 channels clearly before now gets all 14 channels available in HD, totalling to close to 40 channels. And they all come in clear. The tuner even sports an on screen guide. Let the TV watching commence (and still with out cable).

update: if anyone is curious why I didn't wait to get my discount coupon, I bought my converter at Circiut City... 30 day no questions return policy. I can simply bring the box back with my coupon, return it and re purchase it. That plus the Daytona 500 is tomorrow and I wanted my picture to be clear.

Writers Strike Officially Over [Official Source]

“The strike is over. Our membership has voted, and writers can go back to work,” said Patric M. Verrone, president of the Writers Guild of America, West. “This was not a strike we wanted, but one we had to conduct in order to win jurisdiction and establish appropriate residuals for writing in new media and on the Internet.

All I can say is ABOUT TIME!

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Here is the Game my brother and I have been waiting for.... Spore

It's been a long wait, but Spore is nearly here. Will Wright, creator of SimCity and The Sims, said Tuesday that his biggest project yet will be released worldwide Sept. 7. Here's the Wired.com exclusive walk through from Will Wright, showing us everything from the primordial soup to space exploration.

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