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    Adapter Puts Blu-Ray, Xbox 360, and PS3 On Your iMac 27

    What Is "Success" for Blu-ray?

    What We Still Need on Blu-ray (And What Should Never Go HD)

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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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    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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    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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    Image of Deckard Deckard
    12/15/09

    In reply to What We Still Need on Blu-ray (And What Should Never Go HD)
    Aw geez, why you dissing Jaws? I love that movie. I agree with your "Should Be" list, but could we add Real Genius and The 13th Warrior?
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    12/14/09

    In reply to What We Still Need on Blu-ray (And What Should Never Go HD)
    The Big Lebowski is the only reason my HDDVD stays hooked up to my xbox. I watch that joint like every other month. And it gets funnier every time I watch it.
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    Image of Stephen Bruner Stephen Bruner
    12/14/09

    In reply to What Is "Success" for Blu-ray?
    Let's also not forget that when DVD came out everyone already had a means of watching a DVD if they bought a player, that being a normal TV. In order to get your money's worth with Blu Ray you really need an HDTV. Most people I know who have an HDTV also have a way to watch Blu Ray's on it. It's just that there aren't as many HDTV's floating around as there were SDTV's when DVD was launched. While HD still looks nice on a SD set, not many people go that route simply because they can watch the same movie for cheaper on DVD.
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    Purple Dave promoted this comment Stephen Bruner was starred Stephen Bruner was unstarred
    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    12/15/09

    @Stephen Bruner:
    A lot of people did get suckered into buying HDTVs because they were told lies about how only HDTVs would be able to receive digital signals when the switch from NTSC to ATSC happened. More importantly, retailers have started eliminating SDTVs from their electronics sections altogether. Whether by choice or not, whether knowingly or not, the public will eventually end up converting to something that doesn't fall into the SDTV category eventually. But that doesn't mean they'll also switch to Blu-Ray, as even DVDs have higher bit-rates than most streamed HD programming. If you're okay with watching HD channels on cable or satellite, you probably won't cringe at DVD playback unless someone tells you what you're watching.
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