fox - Gizmodo

posts about #fox more →
Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
Fox Business Network Thinks "Microsoft" and "Apple" Are Search Engines
Hulu Desktop Is a Peek at the Future of TV
Dr. Denis Leary Grows Alien Appendage in Latest Hulu Ad
ABC and ESPN Might Be Coming to Hulu
This Week On Dollhouse: Patton Oswalt, Amazon Kindle, and Sassy Nerd-Jabber
Fox's Rental DVDs Will Be Crippled, Lack Special Features
The Simpsons Goes HD For the First Time Tonight
Reminder: Dollhouse Debuts Tonight

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

OCEntertainment
09/30/09

In reply to Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Ok, so, let me see if I've got this straight. Follow me on this: Some of the best new features of Blu-Ray (everything from the super-charged high resolution to the IMDb metadata) are most appealing to movie buffs and video enthusiasts, and honestly, only kind of "eh" to everybody else.

Now most of those features are all available in software and methods available to those movie enthusiasts already. As an example, I have a media server, on to which I've ripped my DVDs as isos (which is the only the strangest kind of illegal). They're lossless, stored on a single hard drive, presented in XBMC, with IMDB metadata, fast load times (with or without previews), and I have a remote application for my Android phone.

But they lock down the Blu-Rays, so I can't (yet) copy them to my hard drive. They lock down the media I give them money for, then offer me the features I'd already have if they hadn't locked it down in the first place?

Yes. This. Makes. Perfect. Sense.
Reply

OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred

landoncube
09/30/09

@OCEntertainment: Why can't you rip your BDs? AnyDVD HD, friend...
Reply

OCEntertainment promoted this comment landoncube was starred landoncube was unstarred

firetwuck
09/30/09

@OCEntertainment: At 40gb per blu-ray you could only get 25 movies on a 1tb drive, why bother? Just put the disc in the BD player. It's not THAT much more work.
Reply

firetwuck was starred firetwuck was unstarred

OCEntertainment
09/30/09

@firetwuck: It's not about convenience. It's about coolness. "Yes, that's right. Every single Blu-Ray disc on ONE drive." Not to mention, I likely wouldn't own too many Blu-Rays anyways. As some person whose name I can't remember said...Serenity is definitely better in 1080p, 5.1 Surround Sound. But Groundhog Day is still funny no matter what resolution it is.

@landoncube: Thanks for that, man. I actually haven't gotten into the Blu-Ray ripping scene yet, so it's good to know it's alive and well. Awesome.
Reply

OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred

Eulatos
10/01/09

@firetwuck: Actually after your rip them they will be only about 25 gigs, still fucking huge but...
Reply

OCEntertainment promoted this comment Eulatos was starred Eulatos was unstarred

OCEntertainment
10/01/09

@Eulatos: Out of curiosity, did you do any compression on your BDs? For myself, I'm a stickler for using as little compression as possible. I'd rather spend another $80-100 for another TB drive than squeeze all my movie onto the storage space I have and get pixelated movies. I mean, especially for Blu-Ray, that's just silly.
Reply

OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred

chauncy that billups
09/30/09

In reply to Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Great, live lookup and a digital copy are on the Wolverine disk. Do either of these features somehow lessen this movie's utter suck?
Reply

ridgecity
09/30/09

In reply to Blu-ray Improvements on the Horizon: Faster Loads, iPhone Connectivity and IMDB
Great features, now about the price... aren't they a tad expensive?
Reply

ridgecity was starred ridgecity was unstarred

ethanlechcharles
09/30/09

@ridgecity:
Most places I see here (Canada) have them retailing for like 5-7 more. But there are obviously exceptions (like Wolverine: $26.99 for the DVD, $39.99 for the Bluray which is nuts)
Reply

chauncy that billups promoted this comment ethanlechcharles was starred ethanlechcharles was unstarred

chauncy that billups
09/30/09

@ethanlechcharles: You'd have to be on crack to spend $39 on Wolverine. It's barely worth a redbox rental.
Reply

Bokusatsu_Tenshi
07/24/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
Thanks Fox News for my daily dose of "Hey, I'm not as dumb as I previously thought I was"
Reply

Bokusatsu_Tenshi was starred Bokusatsu_Tenshi was unstarred

CharitableNinja
07/23/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
These people are so tech savy..... HA.

And its not called the iTouch. its the iPOD TOUCH. That always kills me too.
Reply

CharitableNinja was starred CharitableNinja was unstarred

PlayerX
07/27/09

@CharitableNinja: She probably said the words correctly; they just didn't make it all the way out of her makeup in tact.
Reply

GarciaConcern promoted this comment PlayerX was starred PlayerX was unstarred

Voyou_Charmant
07/23/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
I do like the fact that you quite literally do not have to know anything, at all about anything ever and you're still paid to talk on the teevee box.

Wait, no.

It makes me want to kill myself.
Reply

Voyou_Charmant was starred Voyou_Charmant was unstarred

SuperSonik
07/23/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
If we're going to bring other networks into the discussion, I guess I'd rather my anchors be idiots than liars. Idiots are funnier, like puppies tripping over their feet or chasing a bouncy ball.
Reply

SuperSonik approved this comment SuperSonik was starred SuperSonik was unstarred

GarciaConcern
07/27/09

@SuperSonik: Can't they be both? Take Sean Hannity for example.
Reply

GarciaConcern was starred GarciaConcern was unstarred

Benguin
07/23/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
When laypeople talk tech I both giggle and cringe at the same time.

And no, woman in red shirt. Most people don't remember the Newton. Try something a little more mainstream like the Palm Pilot. But even that's pushing it.
Reply

Edited by Benguin at 07/23/09 3:42 AM Benguin was starred Benguin was unstarred

TheWerewolf - Sotto voce
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
Ok - seriously - this really confirms my long standing suspicion that Apple bribes a lot of mainstream media - which isn't helped by these two bimbette's clear lack of functioning grey matter.

First, there's been tablets and convertable touchscreen computers for YEARS. Even Best Buy has them. If they couldn't get up and walk to a Best Buy to find out what's out there - then we're talking epic fail or epic fangirl. Maybe both since they were at least aware of the Newton. (Although I'm betting that was scripted - or they saw *that* episode of The Simpsons...)

Second, "everyone complains about everything looking too computery and so they want handwriting"? Say what?

Have you SEEN most people's handwriting? The original Windows Tablet PC was built around the idea of you writing 'just like on paper' rather than using handwriting reco - and it was a flop.

Finally, as I mentioned - we've had tablets for a while now and guess what? We've been through this - most people can type far, far faster than they can write. That's why every pure-tablet has failed and almost everyone has gone to convertables.
Reply

Edited by TheWerewolf - Sotto voce at 07/22/09 10:02 PM

pixelpushing
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
Hmmm. So someone said 'iTouch', while the other woman mentioned the Newton? And that's a big show-stopper for a lot of commenters here? The "iTouch" comment was par-the-course for any tech blog comment string (and we all know what someone means when they say that, so the 'griefers' are simply being pedantic at this point. I give them props for at least mentioning the Newton, something probably HALF the Palm Pre spazzes on this site have never even heard of, and I hate Fox News.

I hate them so much that this was a massive let-down, as it wasn't that 'magical.'

I don't know. Not the dig deal I wanted from the lead-in Giz gave it.
Reply

puhsitch promoted this comment pixelpushing was starred pixelpushing was unstarred

Nick
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
the screen grab looks like she is taking a cock to the mouth. i love it.
Reply

Nick was starred Nick was unstarred

deanbmmv
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
Still doesn't beat the classic "Sexbox" Mass Effect report.
Or the "Macs come with Photoshop" but I can't find that vid.
Reply

deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred

nala1908
07/23/09

@deanbmmv: i think that was cnbc (the photoshop thing)
http://gizmodo.com/5220277/
Reply

deanbmmv promoted this comment Edited by nala1908 at 07/23/09 11:59 AM nala1908 was starred nala1908 was unstarred

deanbmmv
07/23/09

@nala1908: Thk's for the link, I tried searching it but the search pages suffers form the page 2 bug as well. ( i.e there is no pg2)
Reply

deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred

ipodrulz
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
I actually cringed when she said "iTouch".
Reply

FuturePastNow promoted this comment ipodrulz was starred ipodrulz was unstarred

tucker
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
i actually work in the "see your family members' handwriting" market and i can say that Apple has not tapped into it yet.

we specialize in satisfying all the "complainers" that don't like "computer print".
Reply

tucker was starred tucker was unstarred

tucker
07/22/09

@tucker: seriously, i think that blonde came straight over from working at QVC. what an idiot.
Reply

tucker was starred tucker was unstarred

dimsum4u
07/22/09

In reply to Fox Business Network on the Apple Tablet: DUUURRRRRRRRR
why do i feel retarded after I watch something from Fox news. I really think they just say..."ok so today i'm going to pull this out of my ass and throw it at the wall and hope it sticks."

At the same time she makes it seem like hand writing on a tablet is something new. PC tablets have been doing this for a very long time, it's not like it's the NEXT brilliant thing Apple has come up with. And also who the crap is complaining that they can't see their relatives handwriting? I can't even read my mom's handwriting let alone my grandparents. Thats what typing is for so i can understand what the hell they are writing down. Brilliant argument, that is exactly why Apple is making a tablet so we can keep seeing everyones handwriting.
Reply

dimsum4u was starred dimsum4u was unstarred

Xeno
07/22/09

@dimsum4u: No, no, all those PC tablets you're talking about are just practicing for when Apple invents tablet computing. Then they can get started copying this new innovation. ;)
Reply

Xeno was starred Xeno was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion