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Film Review: Total Recall HD-DVD

Importing movies, for me, can be such a pain sometimes. I have to verify that my player was able to first: play the disc, and second: if my TV is able to display the video signal. When you have a...

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What the hell?

Today must be Bizarro Day. The magical day when everything you thought you knew, is completely and utterly destroyed! Case in point: Rumor 01 “Potential Irritation @ MS” – XBL has been hacked and users...

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I Want a New HD DVD Player or Why I’m Starting to Hate This Stupid Format War…

So was in the market to upgrade my 1st Generation Toshiba HD DVD player due to some playback issues with some import HD DVD movies, like Stalingrad (the French title to: Enemy at the Gates). This...

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Could Wal-Mart’s Deal Undermine Blu Ray?

An interesting read over at Audioholics about Fuh Yuan, a Chinese manufacturer of cheap HD DVD players, supposedly selling 2 million players to global empire and ruler of all things cheap, Wal-Mart.Â...

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My Complaints & Excitement about the Transformers in General: A Response Too...

Complaints: 1) Transformers the Movie ’07 will not keep true to any of the Transformer’s original vehicles forms. While I love the fact that Optimus Prime is still a Semi Truck and that I really didn’t...

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HD DVD Review of Rambo: First Blood

So I finally watched Rambo: First Blood for the first time this week and what can I say, shame on me for waiting 25 years to watch this bad ass action flick.  I knew I would probably like Rambo but I...

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Fuck it…

Keeping up with Tenno’s obsessive Transformers posts, I bring you “Soundwave: The Touch” a Youtube skit about an out of work Transformers hoping to get back into the spot light. If it wasn’t for the...

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I Didn’t See This Coming: Paramount and DreamWorks just went HD DVD Exclusive!

I’m on a movie kick and I been buying tons of movies like there no tomorrow. Since I only can afford one player I‘ve chosen HD DVD since the players are much cheaper and the movies (for the most...

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Get a Phaser Remote when You Spend a Grip Load of Money!

To celebrate the new partnership between CBS and Toshiba, Toshiba will be releasing the much anticipated Star Trek: the Original Series Remastered on HDDVD this November.  In the spirit of...

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PLAYSTATION 3: Don’t know why you would care but, Jango has one…

I am now an owner of Sony’s money leech. I’ve purchased my gargantuan monstrosity from Sean’s Game Repair @ Nellis and it was a deal that I couldn’t pass up so no hating. A PS3 with 2 controllers and a...

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Buy One Get One Free HD Definition HD DVD & Blu-Ray through Amazon

A deal too damn good to pass up.  The BOGO deal for Blu-ray owners is no shocker since this kind of a sale has been going on for about a year now but this is big news to HD DVD owners.  I’ve taken...

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Is this the start of the HD-DVD firesale? Nope just another Amazon HD media...

I just checked my email and I received a message about a few select HDDVD going for (up to) 53% off the retail price.  The format war might be coming to an end but that doesn’t mean you can’t pick...

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So begins the Fire Sale…

Starting tomorrow, the Microsoft HD DVD drive will be reduced to $50 and I know that I’m going to pick one up for myself. While the format might be dead the fire sale deals are making HD DVD hotter...

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Pioneer Laseractive CLD-A100

The Pioneer Laseractive is probably one of the most complicated home consoles ever to grace the videogame market. The reason for its grandeur is that the Laseractive was the only console ever to play...

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Star Wars Floppy Disc

It’s the Empire’s March but done on a floppy drive. An interesting hack that makes the 3.5 floppy drive relevant again. ’nuff said. –Jangofatt

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ATTENTION LAS VEGAN STREET FIGHTERS!!!

You want a chance to get a copy of Street Fighter IV early??? Well your best chance is to head over to the Sony’s blog to read the details on proving your worth in the Microsoft vs. Sony Street...

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Confessions of a PC gamer, part 1

This is leading up to a much more relevant article about my current gaming vice and possibly an actual review! But let me start by introducing myself: My gamertag is Baldy, and I’m a PC gamer. In the...

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Epic Movie!!! Mac Vs. PC

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Calling All In The Pine Cone Army

I have a personal dilemma and I need help from you guys in the internets. We all know that Street Fighter IV is coming out next month for both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360. My question is simple;...

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SEGA Megadrive Ultimate Collection Limited Edition LP. DO WANT!

I tend to not cover internet auction but this LP is defiantly going to be the exception. The modern tech geek in me wants to ignore this clumsy obsolete flat disc of spiral vinyl yet the romantic...

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