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Sony says no to Euro PS3 price cut

Alex

One more RE: RE: RE: Re: RE: Re: "PS3 doesn't need Blu-Ray" (crazy amount of re's)

"Well, I'm not saying MGS4 could be on DVD any more than I'm saying it could be on 3.5" floppies. It could theoretically still fit on 2x HD DVDs though and one more disk would hardly ruin the experience.

True, but don't you think implementing HD-DVD would be almost as pricey as Blu-Ray?"

I'm not so sure.

Cheapest HD-DVD player I could find after a quick search on amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-HD-E1-High-Definition-Player/dp/B000I7IHHI/ref=sr_1_1/203-0838246-8372761?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1184618479&sr=1-1

Same search for blu ray:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-BD-P1000-Blu-1080P-Player/dp/B000ICKB2C/ref=sr_1_2/203-0838246-8372761?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1184618540&sr=1-2

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Alex

RE: Re: RE: Re: "PS3 doesn't need Blu-Ray"

"Lol, very good, but technology moves on mate, get over it. All this b*llocks about Blu-Ray being expensive and needless space etc etc is exactly what the DVD Bashers said back in 2000, and these are the same people that are now defending DVD. Let's say MGS4 took up a full 50gb, it's 8.5gb per dual layer dvd, so that's gonna be 6 discs. Even if it isn't a full 50gb, it'd still more than likely take up 4 or so, and that's the first MGS. It's just the way technology works! Every single PS2 game on CD wouldn't have worked and neither would every single PS3 game being on DVD!

Once again, having said that, the PS3 is still over-priced. Oh well, still got a few more PS2 & Xbox games to tick me over for now."

Well, I'm not saying MGS4 could be on DVD any more than I'm saying it could be on 3.5" floppies. It could theoretically still fit on 2x HD DVDs though and one more disk would hardly ruin the experience.

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Alex

RE: Re: "PS3 doesn't need Blu-Ray"

"Yes, the PS3 does need Blu-Ray. All this crap about "drop blu-ray" etc is so annoying. I know I've commented on it on here before. MGS4 - PS3's exclusive groundbreaking title that took the E3 by storm yesterday, can only fit on a Blu-Ray disc"

Because God forbid that a game is released on 2 disks. That's why Final Fantasy VII on PS1 was such a dismal failure worldwide, right?

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Speedy evolution saves blue moon butterflies

Alex

...What's this?

*Pulls up a deck-chair...*

*Sits down*

...Hmm...

...

...Wait a sec...

*Comes back with popcorn*

OK, continue.

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Google goes back to court over Vista search tools

Alex

Proposition

So if I were canny enough to create software that overlaps with a Vista function and it gets severely hindered by the existing function, I could get a payout?

Hypothetically, could I just create it to be "severely hindered" by design?

Hmm...

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Reading: UK's epicentre of va-va-voom

Alex

Inversely proportional?

Fastest growing (non-)city in one poll, worst place to raise a family in another.

We're "Number 1" in both! Wooooo!

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Possession of extreme porn to become criminal offence

Alex

RE: Do Censors Dream In Black Boxes?

I've always wondered (well, since lunch-time) since police presumably have special dispensation to break laws in a similar way. Can they view and possess e.g. child pornography with impugnity and if so, does this extend to other areas?

"It looks like cocaine but there's only one way to be sure...Wizeee-woow-owwwweee!!"

And so on.

"She looks like she's soliciting..."

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Orange simplifies data by capping at 30MB

Alex

Umetered=Unlimited?

Not that 30MB is anything but embarrassingly ikkle but isn't it there a difference in the terms unmetered/unlimited? Unmetered referring to how you pay (i.e. a flat fee rather than per minute/byte). Unlimited referring to your usage...limits (i.e. none).

Admittedly I couldn't find details of Orange's offer but El Reg reports that it's advertised as unmetered, not unlimited. A number of the comments seem to express rage on reading the word "unmetered" and hearing the word "unlimited".

But yeah, 30 MB is loooooooow.

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Killer Wi-Fi panics London's chattering classes

Alex

RE: "I don't mean to be sexist but..." and "Audible routers"

Coincidentally, an (un)exhaustive search suggests that there's an estimated 5:1 female:male ratio of the incidence of somatoform disorders such as hypochondriasis...

Also, I hear live routers too. Off-topic but why DO they even make a noise?

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