A Cappella Crossword

The New Betamax

I am quite glad that I never forked out the two hundred dollars for the Xbox 360 HD DVD player, because now, as everyone knows, the format has gone down the toilet. That being said, when I saw that the price had dropped to fifty bucks and realized that HD DVD was about to go through a fire sale, I figured that buying cheap wasn't such a bad investment, so I ordered the player through Circuit City and it arrived a few days ago.

My impressions: I really can't tell the difference between HD and regular DVD, except to say that the former definitely has better sound quality. Any DVD mastered in HD will probably look just as good as an HD DVD, unless you own some sort of ninety-inch TV that is worth more than both of my kidneys. But, I picked the thing up and the movies are on sale, so here is my tiny HD DVD library so far:

300
Blade Runner (5 disc set)
Dawn of the Dead (2004 remake)
Enter the Dragon
King Kong (it came with the player)
Land of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead

I am also proud to announce that I now own the entire George Romero Dead series, as well as the Evil Dead trilogy. Finals are for losers.

Blu-ray...You Saw Me Standing Alone...

I love rumors, if only for the sheer misery of knowing that my originally overpriced toy will soon become even more obsolete. I can console myself (no pun intended) with the fact that I never bought the HD DVD player for the 360, but that doesn't make up for the fact that Microsoft decided to add an HDMI output to the system mere months after I put the thing on my credit card.

Now comes a rumor that they're going to release a Blu-ray player for the machine, which will officially make a good setup more expensive than a PS3. Well, folks, we still have the better games. At least for now.

Oh misery of miseries, to live with component cables and a standard DVD player...