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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    09:15 AM

    In reply to 3D Blu-ray Specs Officially Confirmed, We Can All Breathe Easy Now
    I personally think that this will be good eventually. Many people already have 120Hz TVs and more and more people are buying blu-ray players. Where it may stall is that I don't think people will buy new TVs and new Blu-ray players just for 3D. I would however buy a new TV for 3D games and I already have a PS3 so I'm covered for 3D blu-ray.
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    Image of Pazu Pazu
    08:28 AM

    In reply to 3D Blu-ray Specs Officially Confirmed, We Can All Breathe Easy Now
    Am I the only one that's not one inch moved by this 3D shenanigans, and actually frows every time a decent flick is released in 3D?

    I'm not wearing another pair of glasses over my prescription glasses, and I'm not watching another 3D movie or buying a 3D TV until they figure out how to do this without glasses.

    P.S.: don't tell me to wear contacts. I would hate those 3D glasses even if I had perfect eyesight.
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    Edited by Pazu at 12/17/09 8:31 AM Pazu was starred Pazu was unstarred
    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    12:21 PM

    @Pazu: Yeah, but it's neat if it's optional like this. I'd normally do without, but sometimes it'd be fun to put on the glasses and watch hobbits run around the living room.

    And I could swear there were some very expensive no-glasses sets shown here on Giz. But the viewing angle was like 2°.

    Found: [gizmodo.com] . There's a video somewhere showing a live demo, too. The perspective came through a little on the camera. But $25k!
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    Edited by Fractal the Meek at 12/17/09 12:27 PM Fractal the Meek was starred Fractal the Meek was unstarred
    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    07:52 AM

    In reply to 3D Blu-ray Specs Officially Confirmed, We Can All Breathe Easy Now
    yay. more movies I can't watch in 3D cos I already wear glasses....
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    Image of Shawn Barney Shawn Barney
    12/16/09

    In reply to What We Still Need on Blu-ray (And What Should Never Go HD)
    I know this is late but I felt this would the appropriate post to send this off to. It's speculative but it can give you a hint whats to come.

    [www.thedigitalbits.com]
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    I need this on a 17" MacBook Pro in January.

    Or else.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    12/15/09

    In reply to What Is "Success" for Blu-ray?
    VHS was blurry. On most average (poorly maintained if at all) players, the bottom of the screen would pull to one side. The tapes wore out as you played them. Sometimes the machine would just eat one and tangle it up inside.

    In comparison, DVDs had solid, stable video. Low noise. After a few years, they usually weren't too badly artifacted. The (commercial) discs would last forever if treated well.

    Blu-ray has all this too, at the same form factor, but if you have an HDTV it's sharper. I love Blu-ray, but that's about its only trick. It's nice accessing menus while the movie plays, but that's no system seller. BD-Live... I've never seen it actually used yet. Of course it's not going to pick up in the same way as DVD - it's an enthusiast-specific format from its very inception. VHS was bad. DVDs aren't bad, they're just not as good.
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    Edited by fuchikoma at 12/15/09 7:16 PM fuchikoma was starred fuchikoma was unstarred
    Image of Apollinarius Apollinarius
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    I'm not sure exactly what's impressive about this... Hp's all in one PC has HDMI in so that you can use them as a TV for your other devices. I think Sony's has it too.

    But I guess this makes the iMac the ultimate apple HTPC. You just use it as a TV and plug in all your other things into it. It's a pretty awesome idea :)
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    dagamer34 promoted this comment Apollinarius was starred Apollinarius was unstarred
    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/15/09

    @Apollinarius: The iMac has a HDTV quality LED-backlit LCD screen using S-IPS technology which allows for better color rendition and 179 degree viewing angles. It kicks all other monitors asses.
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    Image of MrBlahBlah MrBlahBlah
    12/16/09

    @dagamer34: only when working properly!
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    Image of RicketyCricket RicketyCricket
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Surprised no one's said "Will this work with my Mac?" yet . . .
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    blash promoted this comment RicketyCricket was starred RicketyCricket was unstarred
    Image of blash blash
    12/15/09

    @RicketyCricket: Will this work with my Atari 2600?
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    Image of justinpe justinpe
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Might be cheaper to just install Windows 7 for bluray playback and gaming.
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment justinpe was starred justinpe was unstarred
    Image of lowtolerance lowtolerance
    12/15/09

    @justinpe: I didn't realize that installing Windows 7 would turn the iMac's SuperDrive into a blu-ray drive!
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    dagamer34 promoted this comment lowtolerance was starred lowtolerance was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/15/09

    @justinpe: But doesn't that also require a drive capable of reading the BD? There's peripherals, but they sure are pricey.
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/15/09

    @lowtolerance: Dude, get an external or just rip your BDs onto a hard drive. Quit complaining.
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    Image of dagamer34 dagamer34
    12/15/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: BD drive + external enclosure will run you about $80 at newegg.
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    Image of justinpe justinpe
    12/15/09

    @lowtolerance:

    @Kaiser-Machead:

    Guess I don't have that problem since I am on a Mac Pro with 2 drive bays.

    As others have mentioned, with an iMac, or note book you could buy an external drive, and it would still end up being cheaper.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    actually, most ports are bidirectional, until society shames them into preconceived notions of what a port should and should not do. In some cases, that means only outputting, and only to one device for their entire life!
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Now if only the display wasn't defective...
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    Edited by OMG! Ponies! at 12/15/09 3:25 PM OMG! Ponies! was starred OMG! Ponies! was unstarred
    Image of Technologicisback Technologicisback
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    I have a friend that's bi-directional.
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow promoted this comment Technologicisback was starred Technologicisback was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @Technologicisback: My girlfriend is but only for girls I like.

    Yes, I am living the dream!
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was starred Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was unstarred
    Image of cryguy cryguy
    12/15/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: Do you have a picture of your girlfriend?
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow promoted this comment cryguy was starred cryguy was unstarred
    Image of lolbrbnvm lolbrbnvm
    12/15/09

    @cryguy: I found one.
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow promoted this comment lolbrbnvm was starred lolbrbnvm was unstarred
    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    12/15/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: Does your girlfriend still exist in a power outage?
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    Image of Metkis Metkis
    12/15/09

    @anexanhume: Of course, she's battery-powered.
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    spannu promoted this comment Metkis was starred Metkis was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @anexanhume: Your comment was a witty one but yes, she does.

    She is the best. She will be better when she stops costing my team wins by getting murdered all the time in MW2.

    After all of the crappy chicks I have come across in my life, I finally feel like I deserve her - 3.5 years after we got together.
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    Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was starred Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    EDIT: Photo post didn't work - must try again.
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    Edited by Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow at 12/15/09 4:53 PM Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was starred Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow was unstarred
    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow: My work computer isn't allowing me to post the photo but you can search for me (Mahdy Parks) or search for her (LeTicia Cancel) on Facebook.

    3.5 years of fun, hard work, and pain. All of it worth it. Getting married next year too.
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    Image of Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow Dr. Evil Genius is eagerly anticipating the Year of the Black Rainbow
    12/15/09

    @lolbrbnvm: C'mon... You can find someone better-looking and funnier than that!
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    Image of Metkis Metkis
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Well Mark, now you can see your Blu-ray movie collection in both warm and cool colors too!

    :P
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    spannu promoted this comment Edited by Metkis at 12/15/09 3:19 PM Metkis was starred Metkis was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/15/09

    In reply to Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27
    Woah. Is the mini-displayport in the macbook pro bi-directional also?
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    Image of dogm1 dogm1
    12/15/09

    @lostarchitect: "The adapter works with the Mini DisplayPort in the iMac 27", which is bi-directional. Right now, only this model of iMac supports this video standard."
    Was hidden in the second paragraph.
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment Edited by dogm1 at 12/15/09 3:43 PM dogm1 was starred dogm1 was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/15/09

    @dogm1: Yeah, saw that. The term "iMac" instead of "Mac" (which would generally apply to all Mac systems, not just iMacs) made me curious.
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    Image of phatboi20 phatboi20
    12/15/09

    @lostarchitect: so it made you bi-directionally curious?

    sorry i really couldn't help it....
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    Edited by phatboi20 at 12/15/09 4:00 PM phatboi20 was starred phatboi20 was unstarred
    Image of RicketyCricket RicketyCricket
    12/15/09

    @phatboi20: No, I think he's just "buy-curious." I know I am.
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment RicketyCricket was starred RicketyCricket was unstarred
    Image of scottlandk scottlandk
    12/15/09

    In reply to What We Still Need on Blu-ray (And What Should Never Go HD)
    Hell, I'm still waiting for The Phantom Tollbooth to come out on DVD
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    Brian Barrett promoted this comment scottlandk was starred scottlandk was unstarred
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