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  1. Comment - DivX playback arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

    (Dec 19, 2007 - 3:16 PM)

    Funny enough in my country, South Africa, Sony is charging so much for the PS3 that no one I know owns one. I just worked it out if you translate from Rands to US dollars at the current exchange rate it is $939.31 (R6500). Games go for about $94 USD (R650). XBox360 much cheaper only $332.37 (R2300). Almost a third of the price. Games are about the same price as PS3. It's Microsoft though, I'll stick to my PC thanks, better graphics anyway.

  2. Comment - DivX playback arrives on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

    (Dec 19, 2007 - 3:06 PM)

    I think that DivX is great, good move with the console guys coming to the party. DivX encoding just makes sense, I own DVD's but I encode them and have an old PC connected to my TV. When I want to watch a movie I just select which one and play. Downloaded movies don't look so hot on my TV so I'd rather rip and encode with HD quality. If it weren't for DivX I'd need much more space for the same thing. DivX is the MP3 of the video world. In any case, people are going to pirate no matter what is done to try and stop them, anything that can be engineered can be reverse engineered, if only one console manufacturer supports DivX then that console would probably out sell all the others. I hate DRM. This article is single minded.

  3. Comment - Patch to a patch of a Microsoft patch needs patching

    (Dec 19, 2007 - 3:04 PM)

    Firefox or Opera

  4. Comment - Out of options, Opera files EU antitrust claim against Microsoft

    (Dec 18, 2007 - 5:01 AM)

    It seems Opera's case is a bit week, although, I think it's a very good and stable browser. I also support the fact they are willing to go out and fight for the rights of people that use their software, advanced software that they distribute for free out of the goodness of their hearts. I think they have the monopoly on mobile hand-held devices, the mobile browser is much better than the one that came with my phone. I think it would be nice if there was an uninstall option in Windows for Internet Explorer, I never use it, I only use Firefox. In my experience I found Internet Explorer to be slow and cause problems such as security and stability issues. Have we forgotten about Netscape? I love having choices and that's why I hope all these great browsers are around for years to come.