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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>TrueBlue</b> <br /><small>Member # 1063</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,8,0,39,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Just picked up an Xbox360 at Micro Center for my nephew today and got $200 off! There is a $100 mail in rebate and if you get their credit card you get another $100 off your first purchase of anything in the store that is $399 and up. The deal is good through Dec 31st.<br /><br />Rebate form is here...<br /> <a href="http://microcenter.com/rebates/product_list.phtml?vendor=50947" target="_blank">http://microcenter.com/rebates/product_list.phtml?vendor=50947</a> <br /><br />Looks like they rotate the link start here and click on Microsoft (console).<br /><a href="http://microcenter.com/rebates/rebate_center.phtml" target="_blank">http://microcenter.com/rebates/rebate_center.phtml</a><br /><br />Apply for the credit card in the store.<br /> <br /> <small>[ December 29, 2006, 01:39 PM: Message edited by: TrueBlue ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>lostsoul</b> <br /><small>Member # 5797</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,10,14,32,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> great info... Its going to be a hard choice.. PS3 is here now.. in a month I might be able to buy one.. I think blue-ray is the way to go.. well worth the money if they cann get the games up to par.. damn damn.. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>TrueBlue</b> <br /><small>Member # 1063</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,10,23,35,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <br /> <br /> <small>[ December 10, 2006, 11:51 PM: Message edited by: TrueBlue ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>TrueBlue</b> <br /><small>Member # 1063</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,10,23,43,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Not to bad mouth you but why do a lot of people think BluRay is the way to go? I give BluRay one advantage and that is for the PC market as it has more space. For movies HD-DVD is out selling BluRay almost 3 to 1 not to mention it has superior video quality due to the fact the BR movies use the same compression technology as DVD's which is very old? HD-DVD uses a new compression standard which yields better video quality. I had to educate some of the idiots at Best Buy as they don't seem to know shit about what they are selling. Just search for any BluRay vs. HD-DVD article, I haven't seen one that didn't say HD-DVD has better video quality.<br /> <br /> <small>[ December 10, 2006, 11:53 PM: Message edited by: TrueBlue ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>88DroptopGT</b> <br /><small>Member # 2535</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,25,6,28,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I clicked on the link and no worky. I'm thinking of getting one if this deal is still alive.<br /><br />I can't see how they can still be in business with those mail-in rebates! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Blind</b> <br /><small>Member # 3052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,27,3,39,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by TrueBlue:<br /><strong> Not to bad mouth you but why do a lot of people think BluRay is the way to go? I give BluRay one advantage and that is for the PC market as it has more space. For movies HD-DVD is out selling BluRay almost 3 to 1 not to mention it has superior video quality due to the fact the BR movies use the same compression technology as DVD's which is very old? HD-DVD uses a new compression standard which yields better video quality. I had to educate some of the idiots at Best Buy as they don't seem to know shit about what they are selling. Just search for any BluRay vs. HD-DVD article, I haven't seen one that didn't say HD-DVD has better video quality. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that's how it used to be but blu-ray spec's now include support for MPEG4 AVC, and M$ VC-1, making it have the same quality as HD-DVD, and having much higher capacity. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>94gt</b> <br /><small>Member # 3060</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,27,10,10,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Blind:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by TrueBlue:<br /><strong> Not to bad mouth you but why do a lot of people think BluRay is the way to go? I give BluRay one advantage and that is for the PC market as it has more space. For movies HD-DVD is out selling BluRay almost 3 to 1 not to mention it has superior video quality due to the fact the BR movies use the same compression technology as DVD's which is very old? HD-DVD uses a new compression standard which yields better video quality. I had to educate some of the idiots at Best Buy as they don't seem to know shit about what they are selling. Just search for any BluRay vs. HD-DVD article, I haven't seen one that didn't say HD-DVD has better video quality. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that's how it used to be but blu-ray spec's now include support for MPEG4 AVC, and M$ VC-1, making it have the same quality as HD-DVD, and having much higher capacity. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">where did you read that? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>STREETFIGHTER50</b> <br /><small>Member # 2973</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,27,17,21,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Bad link <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>TrueBlue</b> <br /><small>Member # 1063</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,28,15,19,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Blind:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by TrueBlue:<br /><strong> Not to bad mouth you but why do a lot of people think BluRay is the way to go? I give BluRay one advantage and that is for the PC market as it has more space. For movies HD-DVD is out selling BluRay almost 3 to 1 not to mention it has superior video quality due to the fact the BR movies use the same compression technology as DVD's which is very old? HD-DVD uses a new compression standard which yields better video quality. I had to educate some of the idiots at Best Buy as they don't seem to know shit about what they are selling. Just search for any BluRay vs. HD-DVD article, I haven't seen one that didn't say HD-DVD has better video quality. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that's how it used to be but blu-ray spec's now include support for MPEG4 AVC, and M$ VC-1, making it have the same quality as HD-DVD, and having much higher capacity. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">But for some reason 90% of the movies are still only using MPEG4 for BluRay. What I don't understand is why Sony Movie Studios is using old MPEG2 for BR movies????<br /><br />Make your own choice, plenty to read here... <a href="http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=114" target="_blank">http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=114</a> Everyone that owns both BluRay and HD-DVD pick HD-DVD as their choice.<br /> <br /> <small>[ December 28, 2006, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: TrueBlue ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>88DroptopGT</b> <br /><small>Member # 2535</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,29,8,47,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Ah fuck it I went to Costco and bought the bundle for $510.02 for their warranty.. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>Blind</b> <br /><small>Member # 3052</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,29,9,2,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by 94gt:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by Blind:<br /><strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by TrueBlue:<br /><strong> Not to bad mouth you but why do a lot of people think BluRay is the way to go? I give BluRay one advantage and that is for the PC market as it has more space. For movies HD-DVD is out selling BluRay almost 3 to 1 not to mention it has superior video quality due to the fact the BR movies use the same compression technology as DVD's which is very old? HD-DVD uses a new compression standard which yields better video quality. I had to educate some of the idiots at Best Buy as they don't seem to know shit about what they are selling. Just search for any BluRay vs. HD-DVD article, I haven't seen one that didn't say HD-DVD has better video quality. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">that's how it used to be but blu-ray spec's now include support for MPEG4 AVC, and M$ VC-1, making it have the same quality as HD-DVD, and having much higher capacity. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">where did you read that? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">C|net article <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>TrueBlue</b> <br /><small>Member # 1063</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2006,11,29,13,36,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> One other tid-bit there is a software hack for the Xbox360's HD-DVD drive which will allow it to work on any PC as well. <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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