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    JT Glass

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  1. Comment - Netflix Silently Lowers Monthly Fees

    (Aug 17, 2007 - 8:34 AM)

    "Other then no block buster stores are around?"

    Well that's exactly it for most people. Blockbuster has been closing stores left and right. There use to be 5 stores in a 10 mile radius around where I live, now there's 3 and none closer than 5 miles out of my way of my typical driving habits. I know 5 miles isn't anything, but when its completely out of my way in a larger city, it tends to matter.

    "Gone are the days where a single movie costs you 4.25"

    Lucky me, where I live is a regional rental store (Family Video) where brand new releases are only $2.59 and its literally in walking distance of my house. Plus they have deals during the week where renting a new release gets you two free older movies. This is no lie, I just rented 7 movies last night for a grand total of $4.63!

  2. Comment - HD DVD: Blu-ray Has Problems

    (Jan 9, 2006 - 11:27 AM)

    "sony own's phillips"

    I've tried looking all over for this. Are you sure about that statement?

    ...and yes Skyfrog is right "Sony did not invent the CD, Philips did"

    No where on here:
    http://www.philips.com/a...pany/history/index.html
    Does it state Sony acquired Phillips.
    Nor can I find anything regarding that on Sony's site. All I could find was:
    http://www.sony.com/SCA/corporate.shtml
    # Sony Electronics Inc.
    # Sony Entertainment Inc.
    * Sony Pictures Entertainment
    * SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (50% ownership)
    * Sony/ATV Music Publishing (50% ownership)
    # Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
    # Sony DADC and Sony Entertainment Distribution
    # Sony Connect Inc.
    # Sony Plaza Public Arcade and Sony Wonder Technology Lab (New York)
    # Metreon -- A Sony Entertainment Center (San Francisco)

    None of which state Phillips.
    The only major ties the two compaines have together is:
    From Sony:
    "co-developer of the CD, DVD, and Super Audio CD"
    From PHillips:
    "In 1997, in cooperation with several other companies - and building on the success of its Compact Disc technology (invented by Philips and jointly introduced with Sony) - it released what proved to be the fastest growing home electronics product in history: the DVD"

    1969 Klass Compaan, a Dutch physicist comes up with the idea for the Compact Disc

    1970 At Philips, Compaan and Pete Kramer complete a glass disc prototype and determine that a laser will be needed to read the information.

    1972 Compaan and Kramer produce color prototype of this new compact disc technology

    1978 Philips releases the video disc player

    1980 Compact Disc standard proposed by Philips & Sony.

    1981 Matsus***a accepts Compact Disc Standard
    Digital Audio Disc Committee also accepts Compact Disc Standard.
    Sharp achieves production of semiconductor laser.
    Philips & Sony collaboration ends.

    1982 Sony & Philips both have product ready to go.
    Compact Disc Technology is introduced to Europe and Japan in the fall.

    1983 Compact Disc Technology is introduced in the United States in the spring
    The Compact Disc Group formed to help market.
    CD-ROM Protoypes shown to public
    30,000 Players sold in the U.S.
    800,000 CD's sold in the U.S.

    Please try at looking up statements like this before posting.
    cheers

  3. Comment - Sony Announces First Blu-ray Movies

    (Jan 5, 2006 - 11:30 AM)

    That a pretty accurate comment. I've got a buddy who works for at a gaming store and he said that everytime their Sony Rep. comes in he gets a later and later ps3 launch date. Last my buddy heard from the Sony Rep ps3 will barely make it for Christmas 06

    Just my $0.02

  4. Comment - 3D TV with Touch, Smell by 2020?

    (Aug 19, 2005 - 3:15 PM)

    Once this site comes back:

    http://www.io2technology.com/
    "Due to overwhelming volume this page is unavailable, please check back soon."

    Check out their heliodisplay, I think that's what it's called. It's an interactive projector. They've been around for some time and are making some great progress.
    Just thought I'd share that...
    cheers

  5. Comment - Symantec Acquires Sygate

    (Aug 19, 2005 - 3:03 PM)

    Say goodbye to "FREE for personal use, Sygate Personal Firewall"

    Way back when, Norton *use* to be the software package. Then Symantec took it over... now look at it.