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Quote: Originally Posted by Afrobean Again, you're using purchased downloads and streamed "rentals" interchangeably. Rental services like Netflix with streaming are successful and will continue to be successful. The people who are open to these services aren't the ones who buy new as much anyway. You mention Hulu. I really don't think you get what I'm saying. Purchased downloads won't catch on any...

Quote: Originally Posted by krazeyeyez Apparently i am naive but when did it become the providers want as the driving force and not the consumers demand it always is, or else tell me where I can get free GBps access because that is what I want.

Quote: Originally Posted by bt12483 Pretty sweet. I checked out Let the Right One In. Getting sound from all 5 speakers and my sub kicked in too. Video at ~2.5-3Mbps. Is it Dolby Digital 5.1, or is your receiver matrixing out a stereo signal? Just asking because there was some confusion over whether this would be stereo audio like it is on every other device that can stream Netflix.

Again, you're using purchased downloads and streamed "rentals" interchangeably. Rental services like Netflix with streaming are successful and will continue to be successful. The people who are open to these services aren't the ones who buy new as much anyway. You mention Hulu. I really don't think you get what I'm saying. Purchased downloads won't catch on any time soon. Streamed rentals WILL. I...

The United States also has a very challenging topography/geography that other westernized/advanced countries do not. Just in terms of land mass alone, we're up there — number three in the world, in fact: we're just behind Canada, and a fair amount behind Russia. This is part of the reason why we might be behind some countries like Japan and other geographically miniature countries when it comes to a fast internet infrastructure.

Stupid question, but has the OP tried the game to make sure it works?

This is like a YoYo! Nintendo Talks About Its (Possible) HD Future http://kotaku.com/5398192/nintendo-t...ible-hd-future Quote: When will Nintendo join us in enjoying the clarity of high-definition? While it's had impressive, money-printing success with the Wii, twice as powerful as any GameCube, it's going to have to step things up graphically at some point. Right? Nintendo execs were asked when the company plans to make the move...

Quote: Originally Posted by robinandtami The only thing that shows is that internet capabilities are growing far faster than was imagined, but it's not something that can't be overcome with infrastructure upgrades that WILL be done. It's not like they are going to just let the internet break and say "oh well." It's far to important to society now. I am not saying they are going to let it break and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by webseeker2008 My hard copies are some of my most prized possessions Ditto for me!

Quote: Originally Posted by robinandtami Obviously I meant music over the internet. Who profits off of various websites is completely irrelevant to the issue of competition between telecoms. In the end, it's not what the consumer NEEDS that fosters advancement... it's what the consumer WANTS. It's a simple fact that competition to attract more customers by doing a better job of giving customers what they want has driven...