Comments on: ZNF ‘Round The Web http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-01/znf-%e2%80%98round-the-web-6/ All your digital media goodness. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: xdreamwalker http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-01/znf-%e2%80%98round-the-web-6/comment-page-1/#comment-85583 xdreamwalker Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:55:34 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=7049#comment-85583 I currently use a Toshiba HD-A2 player as my primary DVD player. Yes, I still have a good collection of HD DVDs in the house. I don't plan on getting rid of them because they still work and I'm not going to purchase my movies again. I do own a PS3 and am very happy with it. When we were looking for a Blu-ray player it was the least expensive one available. Not only is it a Blu-ray player, but I can play my GTA4 on it as well. I've never had a problem with it and it seems to load in a decent amount of time. I currently use a Toshiba HD-A2 player as my primary DVD player. Yes, I still have a good collection of HD DVDs in the house. I don’t plan on getting rid of them because they still work and I’m not going to purchase my movies again.
I do own a PS3 and am very happy with it. When we were looking for a Blu-ray player it was the least expensive one available. Not only is it a Blu-ray player, but I can play my GTA4 on it as well. I’ve never had a problem with it and it seems to load in a decent amount of time.

]]> By: Ben Drawbaugh http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-01/znf-%e2%80%98round-the-web-6/comment-page-1/#comment-85581 Ben Drawbaugh Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:19:06 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=7049#comment-85581 The LG BD300 is a better player than the Samsung or PS3. It sells for about $300, which is 25% less than the PS3. It has discrete IR commands for on and off, neither the other two do. The BD300 loads discs faster -- I've not confirmed this myself. It will bitstream all the codecs, which the PS3 can't do. The only advantage the BD-P2500 has over the BD300 is upscaling, but with most BDs encoded at 1080p24 this is only useful if you watch a lot of DVDs, I don't. The LG BD300 is a better player than the Samsung or PS3.

It sells for about $300, which is 25% less than the PS3.
It has discrete IR commands for on and off, neither the other two do.
The BD300 loads discs faster — I’ve not confirmed this myself.
It will bitstream all the codecs, which the PS3 can’t do.

The only advantage the BD-P2500 has over the BD300 is upscaling, but with most BDs encoded at 1080p24 this is only useful if you watch a lot of DVDs, I don’t.

]]> By: Davis Freeberg http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-01/znf-%e2%80%98round-the-web-6/comment-page-1/#comment-85580 Davis Freeberg Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:12:32 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=7049#comment-85580 $5 for a newspaper sounds like a ridonculous amount to pay for a little ink. No wonder they're not selling papers. Most of the daily papers in the bay area are priced at 75 cents, but I think it's a buck fifty on Sundays. I like reading the paper while I drink coffee in the morning, but subscribing seems like too much of a hassle. Not only is it one more unnecessary expense, but after a couple of weeks, the old papers start piling up. It'd be a shame if we don't have actual newspapers one day, but if I had to choose between having paper or the net, it wouldn't even be a contest. $5 for a newspaper sounds like a ridonculous amount to pay for a little ink. No wonder they’re not selling papers. Most of the daily papers in the bay area are priced at 75 cents, but I think it’s a buck fifty on Sundays. I like reading the paper while I drink coffee in the morning, but subscribing seems like too much of a hassle. Not only is it one more unnecessary expense, but after a couple of weeks, the old papers start piling up. It’d be a shame if we don’t have actual newspapers one day, but if I had to choose between having paper or the net, it wouldn’t even be a contest.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2009-01/znf-%e2%80%98round-the-web-6/comment-page-1/#comment-85579 Dave Zatz Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:05:12 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/?p=7049#comment-85579 As it turns out the Washington Post deal came with a phone number to call. Which isn't how I operate. When visiting their web site, I got a better deal: 26 weeks of Sunday paper/delivery for a mere $0.49/wk. It's worth that just to have someone else climbing the four flights of stairs. Wonder if this is a promotional rate which will increase? Hm. As it turns out the Washington Post deal came with a phone number to call. Which isn’t how I operate. When visiting their web site, I got a better deal: 26 weeks of Sunday paper/delivery for a mere $0.49/wk. It’s worth that just to have someone else climbing the four flights of stairs. Wonder if this is a promotional rate which will increase? Hm.

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