Best Gaming Peripheral for 2006 according to IGN.com was the Xbox HD-DVD Add-on. Why you may ask?

"...for gamers that already own a 360 it is one of the best ways to get into next-gen DVD."

The latest on the 'Net is that AACS DRM used by both Blu-ray and HD DVD has been cracked using BackupHDDVD tool.

Below is the video posted to YouTube.com showing the process:

We don't condone piracy here at RedmondGadge ...

In a previous post we discussed Cymfony's research on the perceptions of the Blu-ray versus the HD DVD. In the research, Cymfony concluded that HD DVD has more positive perceptions over Blu-ray when it comes to the Internet.

Cymfony has replied to some negative feedback they received from this research paper via the company's weblog.

According to a recent market analytical survey by Cymfony, based on information obtained by conducting searching on the Web, 46% more of discussions centering around HD DVD are more positives than discussions of Blu-ray. Over twice as many authors were "impressed with HD DVD" than of Blu-ray. Few posts discuss the higher storage capacity of Blu-ray and advanced interactivity.

Again the discussions on the Web refer to Sony's past problems with Betamax and MiniDisc (UMD). In addition, gamers did not like the included Blu-ray in the PS3 which increased costs of the console, thereby providing no choice or power over the cost of the console.

The analysis is in PD ...

Here's a write up on the Blu-ray versus HD DVD battle that is currently brewing. As I wrote previously, make no doubt about it, this is a war, for the next media player that is going to be sitting on your entertainment center in the years to come.

This article points out t ...

Yesterday at a press conference Microsoft and HP announced their collaborative effort on People-Ready Business Building. This covers many aspects of enterprise solutions from CMS, messaging, infrastructure, and other areas. This signifies a major partnership between the two companies.

Some History

About 5 years ago, Dell quickly rose to prominence in the server arena, before that the leader was Compaq (now owned by HP). Dell had offered an extensive and successful laptop l ...

The Washington Times ran an article today covering Blu-Ray versus HD DVD. Xbox users can purchase an add-on to get HD DVD support and Blu-Ray is Sony's version of high definition discs.

When considering my choice, for some reason Beta-Max and UMDs come to mind.

Read the article...