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    3DS-XL announced, $199, comes out on 8-19-12!!

    Blue one too: http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-3DS-XL-Blue-Black/dp/B008GEH9HO/ref=pd_sim_sbs_vg_1
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    Longest you left your PS3 on

    18 months between 3 units (8, 6, and 4 months, respectively), with a total downtime of under 10 minutes total.
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    Blu-ray & HD-DVD - Buy, Sell or Trade Thread!

    Have: :hd: Children of Men (Sealed, Combo, minor UPC damage) :hd: The Departed (Sealed, Combo) :hd: Four Brothers (Sealed) Want: Anything worthwhile on either format I don't already have. :)
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    HD DVD Discussion - Warner Bros exchange program introduced 4/22/09 (see first post)

    Got mine today as well. Requested: Babel Hulk Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Firewall Darkman Of those, I only really wanted the last two. The rest were picked because I didn't have them already. What I got: Children of Men (already had it) Departed (already had it) Four Brothers...
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    Blu Ray Release/Discussion Thread

    WTF are you talking about? 1080i has exactly the same amount of picture information that 1080p does for film-based content, and it's fucking breathtaking on even a halfway-decent transfer. Comparing a good BD to a good DVD is like comparing DVD to VHS SP. There's absolutely no contest. And...
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    If you could have any video game system and its entire library...

    SNES, no question. FF II and III, along with Super Mario Kart--those three games alone could keep me busy for a year. And then there's the rest of the library.....
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    Microsoft's Greenberg Slams Sony's Promises

    I really don't think that's it. I have 3 PS3s, and while I almost never play them either (I only own one game, which I didn't pay for), they're running balls-out 24/7, contributing to Folding@Home (probably around 1500 work units between the 3 of them). I haven't had the slightest problem with...
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    So which version/console did you buy GTA4 for?

    I bought the higher-resolution version that lets me use a superior controller to play against my friends....in other words, the 360 regular ed. :)
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    Just be aware that any game that does NOT explicitly support 1080i/p (which would be the majority of them) will display in 480p as long as this setting is enabled.
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    Watching "Standard" DVD's on an Xbox 360 w/ HDTV image stretched

    It's probably your TV. It's set to "Full" "Zoom" "Stretch" or "Fill" when it should be set to "Normal" or "Standard".
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    As inputs yes. And they all do. Nobody's arguing that, except you apparently. ATSC says nothing about what happens to the little electrons once they get inside the magic box. Just that 18 resolutions have to be accepted at input, and at least one of them has to output with 1035, 1080, or...
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    port forwarding puts the specific machine and application at some risk, in exchange for access. Usually there are other safeguards in place (PSP registration for remote play, password for windows access). There is no direct threat to other devices because of a PF setup. However, if the end...
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    The best way is to look in your router's manual. If you don't have it handy, you can find it on netgear's site. The port for remote desktop is UDP 3389, but I HIGHLY recommend you do not forward it, as that essentially puts your machine directly on the internet for remote control. Anyone who...
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    Purchase PS1 titles from UK store via US?

    Credit cards will automatically convert currency for you, based on the day's exchange rate. Most companies now charge for this (it was free the last time I did it), but they pretty much all offer it.
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    You need to enable port forwarding. Specifically, you need to forward TCP 9293 to your PS3's IP address, which should either be set statically, or via a DHCP reservation in your router (so it always gets the same address). You I can't help, unfortunately. I'm an expert in networking, but not...
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    Yes it does. Look up the standards. It's right there in black and white. No display at 1035, 1080 or 1125=not HD. Like I said, you can invent whatever rules you want, but the standards bodies disagree with you. And their opinion is the only one that counts. Your second statement is right...
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    You're completely wrong. To be an HDTV, a set must be able to display content at 1035, 1080, or 1125 lines of resolution. That would be ITU-R section 500, further ratified by ATSC standard A/53. Both are based on a variety of standards set by the SMPTE (too numerous to list). 720p was added...
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    Some of us went HiDef before the PS3 was ANNOUNCED. :) I was a latecomer to the game, and still got in more than 3 years before the 360 was announced. I got my THIRD HDTV right around the time the PS3 came out. :) Besides, just because one has a 1080p set doesn't mean that said set has a...
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    Sugar Cane Coke available

    My understanding of it is that it's impossible (or at least impractical) for a manufacturer to guarantee that absolutely NO fermentation occurs during the storage and processing of the corn that goes into corn syrup. Since grain alcohol is not KFP (Kosher for Passover) and it can't be...
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    PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

    Then you're golden. It can both decode advanced codecs (from a blu-ray player like the Panasonic BD-P30 or HD DVD player like the Toshiba HD-A35), as well as accept multichannel PCM from any player on the market (including the PS3). My parents have one (which they use with their PS3) and are...
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