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I'm 33 (yeah, I'm officially old...now get off my lawn!)
I currently work for a big insurance company, but that will change in 2 years after I get my Masters and become a professional bean counter (3x the salary, b1tches!)

As for gaming...my parents bought me an NES in 1986 and they have regretted that purchase to this day. I've been through a game boy, game gear, SNES, N64, Xbox, PS1, PS2, and currently enjoying the 360, Wii, and most recently the PS3 (wife's still pissed about that last one).

I was an editor of a now defunct gaming site, but now a Dtoid Army member.

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So Long HD-DVD...I hardly knew you...
SgtBilbo \| 7:15 AM on 02.18.2008	5 comments

Well, it appears that after a long, hard-fought battle, Toshiba stands at the edge of the HD-DVD abyss and about the pull the format off life support. While I have both formats, I'm quite disappointed that Blu-Ray won.

My biggest reason for liking HD-DVD better was the interactivity. Early on, the HD_DVD had better image quality than Blu-Ray. Then Blu-Ray changed the compression method and the video quality was the same as HD-DVD. Strike one. The menus. HD-DVD and the HDI tech from MS made HD-DVD much more attractive and more "Next Gen" than Blu-Ray. Well, now that Blu-Ray has Profile 1.1, thats a moot point too. Strike 2. Now, retail support has claimed the final blow. Wal-Mart, Netflix, and even Target have curb-stomped HD-DVD in favor of Blu-Ray. Strike 3. TKO!

So long, HD-DVD. We hardly knew you. The good news is, though...now that stores will be liquidating their inventory, I can get the hook-up on titles for dirt cheap. Dead format = cheap movies. Where's my shopping cart....

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5 comments | showing # 1 to 5

weedgan

Man, how sad.

At least my PS3 will sort of be useful now. Ever since I beat uncharted on the hardest difficulty, its been collecting dust.

youkilledmyguy

I'm pissed that HD-DVD is the loser. Not because I prefer the format or anything but just because I like the sound of HD-DVD better than Blu-Ray. Blu-Ray... I mean come on... I'd feel like a douche if I had to go into a video store and say "Do you have Rocky part two on Blu-Ray.

HD-DVD sounds manly.

Eschatos

Good bye. We don't really miss you.

BluDesign

@myguy

So ask for it in "HD" or look for it yourself.

Besides, who the hell relies on teenagers for locating a movie on a shelf? You know as well as I do that none of them can read.

B-Radicate

@dvddesign: So true.

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