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" today's episode of -- nation. In Nvidia's ion attorney at a into a home theater PC processors take -- over a broad terms are we've got our favorite road trip movie that makes you. We are hearing gives us the lowdown on LD's upcoming super -- HDTV and we've got the Blu-ray releases for the week of October 12 2009."

" He. Today's episode has brought to you by -- Squarespace. Godaddy.com. We'll update the nation I'm Robert and I'm Patrick Norton HTV -- guide this city cockpit in the best and hoping to hear the matter what your budget is. Blu-ray on my satellite cable over the your hard drive -- drive it it's got east you'll like -- a we have a lot of fun doing it surrounds them episode last week. But Sam from Jersey wrote in to tell us that we've made a terrible error. -- If you -- the best audio Blu-ray out there at your top five list AC BC's live at -- Huntington. It's a concert not a movie but it's the benchmark is values when I checked my speaker placement when they opened with thunder struck. Keep me close out -- nest in. Obviously it and of these CDC. Very cool. Looked at the specs for that disk though the blue rivers and it does have a PCM audio track that's listed was -- 21 point 6% to that the the -- yeah CD quality. WAV file so. I imagine it sounds pretty good but I was also taken out some disks on lease on Amazon -- it has. The the concert hall recordings that they have available and there's a company out there that has apparently a bunch of these and that done and -- yes master audio. Which is glory the up lossless format -- I'm really -- a couple of those disks and get good listen to him so it's like people on world class opera productions and it's a full surround sound -- like but all the four seasons or something quite. In lossless audio just crazy race like that time lot of port five star ratings doing -- really -- a very cares but he seemed to be. A little pricey I mean they're up in the higher and ranges bars Blu-ray discs -- usually the bar got the thirty dollar probably not a largest Iron Man which person who quit -- Still get a question of -- a lot of the Pixar fans out there share. Could you guys please find out when or fighting it will ever come out on Blu-ray it would look in these -- with all the vibrant colors and surround sound. -- Generally speaking if you say search on Amazon.com for title and Blu-ray you'll find out that if a relief that when that releases scheduled that there is no release date scheduled. You consent to be notified when there is one if there is at least you can schedule you can probably pre orders at the same time gathers no release date by the way scheduled for."

" Finding Nemo on Amazon just double check I called a very nice publicist at Pixar -- confirm that there is nothing scheduled. Yet I suspect they're pretty busy with up which is coming out November 10. So it's it's fun stuff I mean it's it's it it we get a lot of Chris like what is this you're just going to come out and the truth is if you can't find an announcement on like high Def -- news or or Amazon.com. Or any given Blu-ray review sites. Chances are there is no release schedule and if there's no release schedule. Chances are no one in the studios are going to talk about it to take any Pixar movie will eventually make its way out of there. And we making very very sad that is fighting a look at what's funny unlikely we will have seen cars like 400 times in -- a lot of the movie. But fight it Bill -- he's also really likes Finding Nemo but it's funny to watch the dvd upscaled 1080. And the video quality is not there and I wanna see all the background you Tim residency and other Pixar movies showing. I mean I understand that you. Are no Roger. What house are really -- used to bring wind that played over and over again. He's -- he wait until the next steps that come out and you see it again. Well no god -- you --"

" They're pretty good scene for looking at a -- clip because it's -- it's at the -- with its target has a what are the water effect -- comes gushing out of it that -- all comes back relaxes into a written cool. Written and it's very hard compress that kind of motion. It looks like fire or smoke effects are very hard compressed in the -- to SO explosions and -- and HD's go ooh it's even prettier and more detailed and yummy. I think there is that what you want -- you obviously your watch is very universe do you have caught the F -- that and it. It has no interest -- watch more and I'm also of course checking out the in the NASCAR race for the cup championship series. Beautifully HD coverage much much more my moto GP I've also recorded what the Isle of Man TT and also checking out the -- not Star Wars clone wars. On the -- that's the cartoon network. Pretty sure it's we actually shot -- richly animated T 35 to one much your movie. But aspect ratio that big nice beautiful narrow stretch in the sense that the crop that for sixteen by nine for the presentation on TV in. I -- isn't it just started last week and it's the action is pretty darn it. Great I have to say it's a storyline is funnier using an -- Jenna as we go to. Or or something like that the -- Arabic yes unfortunately well the end of season one there's a couple of so as a starter that I found just as annoying but I don't representation of -- ever seen so. Other than that it's that I have to give it --"

" I think human. I'd like he likes it that you will see. We've got a video I have box of -- custom computers in a house up next though road trip movies and the Blu-ray releases for the week. The first time thank one of our sponsors game -- Why is the largest online video game rental service that offers a choice of over 6000 Buick classic titles across all consoles and hand else. But plans starting at fifteen ID five a month game what members can read what the four games of the time and keep it for as long as they like. No late fees that would engage in -- it's always fully. Once you're done playing games send it back in game what will send you the next available in your list if you really -- team you're playing so quickly and keep it on the game what website indicate that he awards at -- discounted price. Game while even getting the case -- free of charge. As -- deviation and you can get a free two week trial like going to Debbie Debbie -- that game buy dot com slash H deviation. Some restrictions apply to the site for details it to us for ever hear anything nation support us by supporting our sponsors like game fly."

" Speaking of video games the whole game play thing yeah I have to apologize apparently for destroying your night last night by telling you about something in the -- the on the PS3 oh the kind of market. And markets are forever forever in HD and like -- download them much if that's the opera while I don't wanna go get it it's ten bucks. I couldn't downloaded directly to actually go by the bits so -- arsenal of the video games you played picking my goodness this comedian Steve -- any difference between like that they could PS one version although it's widescreen and it is more utility is a true 1080. Get the resolution that's the such -- pixelated block on the -- expert -- world -- the music and game play and it's fun for anyone if you've never checked it out it's one of those games I think it's. Worthy of your time at least try the demo that's for for -- I would rather -- the top five list this time it's our top five road trip movies -- the red. -- easy ride this stuff to be hit he had redneck country and punt it away it's got a spectacular when you haven't seen it myself. Number two we have jay and silent Bob strike. -- dad stayed silent Bob a monkey journey across America both barrels last -- after world. Well hope to -- the move to get -- to -- mr. there. Number three little miss sunshine great cigar in the Moffett in a micro bus. If you don't Kreider is -- universal. Comment. Number -- building Kumar go to white -- for best movie about the united Jersey ever. And have -- five world's fastest. -- to do get a little more serious but commentary remotely from India. The Bonneville scenes it will fast -- he needs the -- spectacular it's it's basically the story for grow. A kiwi who came to America to -- is in the motorcycle. It basically it's effectively his trip across the stage for the movie is his runs the articles -- you've seen some of the most. Amazing looking. Basically speed vehicles out there couldn't -- which is the long crazies please read -- opens up there it is. It's gorgeous -- it going past. That this -- look back at the history. So flat -- closer to history played one particular classic characters mean everybody does bundles of assessed at one level and other. Berkman drove who's the subject the world's fastest in the face of real story is one of the more of these examples of I think -- they refer to an Indian motorcycle. Yes okay I got part of sympathy and just for kicks because we're always in need of -- six and our top five list. Without a paddle. Eight timeless comedy classic would have -- these different at all really. I think we'll get -- the children in Oregon. Getting in trouble it's it's it's it's good fun and mr. Chang -- Mocking excellence and into the interview -- I liked it. I look how well the spotlight at spoke to list that keeps growing human Netflix queue and it's also worth mentioning that. A lot of our favorite road trip films like Thelma and Louise in these big adventure. And someone -- and Blu-ray yet and it will come back to them when a few more are released soon -- blues Brothers. That two. And don't be they've blues Brothers 2000 and Gaza City licensed to drive but. I don't know that'll ever beyond simply rent and bills that about. Good idea publisher that's a road trip to the opposite it."

" Illinois through October 13 2009. People adoration. American violet -- right now he's how to restore Christmas last week some nights behind enemy version is we've got to. Thousands version would Jim Carrey doing. Dots call returned to the jungle -- Frankenstein actually it was a directors cut. The proposal South Park bigger longer and uncut with my wife would probably take -- to five and walked. Not teen wolf wolf. Certificate that the bigger longer -- on Blu-ray small. In the testing along with any movie ever."

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" We -- lot of interest in home theater PCs get ideas to build -- which we use which people use at home what do we used do we like home theater PCs. And a lot of folks and asked about it is I doubt it's essentially GPU for the woefully graphics challenge Intel atom processor I love the atom processor on netbooks. But you know they just won't deal -- 720. 1080. So the atom CPU can actually run. Blue -- good deal people it'll work. I certainly don't I. It got a -- needs a little help the good the counting of high resolution video like the race. There it is actually that's an atom processor without the IR graphics playing Iron Man which rocks we should go to the law now before the cervix being. What is the I think it is housed in this wonderful little black box we have -- okay the folks that and pretty custom system for kind of loans one of their -- one home theater PC boxes basic version starts -- about 500 -- that you look at it right here laxity of the virtue of -- right here. Is about 800 bucks 830 box with a windows seven. And the fabulous Silverstone slim SATA Blu-ray combo drives it's basically like readable right -- The heart of it though is those tax -- a unity ITX motherboard this thing is ridiculously well equipped -- aren't graphics essentially -- GeForce 9400 M. Which means it supports -- immediately to. Blu-ray acceleration are actually see each -- 264 acceleration itself at the moment. Yes it's a good thing five don't want audio support its triple headed PGA dvi HQ my Gigabit ethernet it's set up it's actually got Wi-Fi out the back which is nice. Six USB ports on the back. He said if I remember correctly -- Both the both an optical and a come they've basically bring -- composite spit -- put on that well it's really they're really thinking about this as a home theater. Motherboard. Consumes almost no power pair fans in here neither one of us have been able to hear the fans during the time we've been running this or why it even when playing Blu-ray right like the fans are spinning the pair of eighty millimeter fans they seem to be. Probably -- controls of the running rather slow enough that we're not on top speed yet you know I mean it's effectively silent I suspect I -- I don't think the people it it really doesn't system recommend this but I suspect you could disable the fans having too much problem. I don't think you really hear anything like that void the warranty. Have for the warned him anyway there -- sick cases there you're looking actually financing case here it's the highest case 365. It's steel. It's wonderful except for one thing it's got I think it works illegals home theater case because it's small it's definitely. So belts but it's definitely missing two things that like to see which is. Basically some sort of receiver. You're you're you're gonna have to play it like USB adapter for windows media center controlled gotcha which are two -- taken off the front of this. But the the -- cover on this actually latches which drives me nuts. I'm the kind of got -- subject before stand up across the room and if I forget to unless the doors the we draft -- have enough room to pop it out we have that precedent in so little girl out. That's a minor complaint. Four gigabytes around west Digital's scorpio black -- 200 -- is the -- notebook drive. It worked extremely well as a media center box nice it -- every game every basically network option I could once it is available on it it has. You know eight CMI and dvi. In -- outputs on there. The audio options are pretty solid I'm still played around with five dollar one so I need to use more later I was back partially it's it's the receiver went rabbit and home but. It's writing audio -- mind that should we should be able Iran by don't want you like regular going digital for that no problem but I -- allocated to pick the other boxes -- some other box you look at recent."

" Like -- CS two or C 200 from popcorn hour. That box compared to this is like you actually have a full windows operating system and all of the features of the operating system including things like. Media center support for pictures and music files and things of that of course. CC 200 that as well but. Just having an operating system you might already be familiar with -- immediately use that in in home theater PC setting."

" Yeah perfect and if you want to you could -- that you could run they not windows operating system I don't know how well Linux is an XX BMC which means. Excuse he is working all lines some of the Blu-ray acceleration stuff that you need in place which means Boxee will eventually absolutely race colors and types about it bill but it's it's it's I gotta say Nvidia do at a big thumbs up I was shocked at how well does a pretty much all the media -- That's another thing too with other operating system platforms to you might. Lose that each of pure video HD support in the Nvidia driver package if that driver packages and available that particular operating system. Then you would have decreased decoding performance which would give you start playback or things like things you wanna avoid this. I -- horses -- what I experts that single frame HD playback at one friend to friend. -- rhetorically at 1080. The difficulty count it's the DN CB problem -- but pixel and -- thank the folks it because assistance promoted as the box we can finally get a look at Nvidia ion hopefully let us hold on -- couple weeks because I have every single Blu-ray playback software I can find. Either in house or on its ways we can start getting serious about home theater PC's its windows media center. In windows seven. Which basically all versions of windows seven except for literally cheesy low cost version. Are all coming with media center built -- like this -- let's -- the first slim PC drive -- into as far as Blu-ray dvd drives. They've been around the -- they've I -- don't -- that I'm really expensive notebooks and financing went -- PC medic and I like that idea. Slam convenient."

" BI and thumbs up so far coming up next. -- a -- got a super big TV from LG he's gonna talk about first let's thank one of our sponsors godaddy.com. To get. Reliable secure web hosting without the long term contracts go daddy's hosting plans are bigger and better than ever with 99% up time 3.4 sevenths support and they'll annual commitment. Godaddy.com make it even customize your own virtual dedicated server. -- one of three popular plans or Flickr or Linux or windows server all the plan options you need. You decode HD and two to get five dollars off any order of thirty dollars or more from restrictions do apply if you have time for details can be sure to check out revision3.com slash godaddy. For all the eight -- negotiating deals and codes. It was a favor get your piece to the Internet at godaddy.com. And candidate -- coach would you do will be help enough now."

" Mr. here that you look at what is the status TV I have ever seen in my life hidden back here for weeks but I. Well LG had commissioned me to take a look at this new model they have the it's their -- series. And they wanted me basically get some feedback about it -- sit back tomorrow before I do. I just want showed off and give you some up my opinion of it and just on the cool features of one. Hoover then we're talking -- super slim design one point two inches thick that's that's arguably the -- TV I have seen that's currently available. And it's hot 1080. 47 inch model. 1080 120 -- technology. The -- stand is tempered glass tonight's rectangular swivel base can't -- her -- what Samsung's doing right now with some theirs when plasma designs. As well you heard this whole thing as being for a group. Highest since they are my other favorite feature it's a with a call a single layer design on the front of the panel it is a thin sheet of tempered glass that. Edge to edge covers the entire surface you could literally indiscreet 200 -- I gotta say I don't know how durable it would be in terms of like hitting with that we note or something like that but. As far as cleaning you can we index off -- cleaning a kid proofing it has to go along way that I really like -- it does increase the reflected the of the surface of the screen a little bit but no more than I would say with. The contrast enhancing filters and -- on other -- So in addition to that I have to say that the -- quality and performance of the set as an HD monitor was actually go the color controls in particular were some of the best I've seen on any TV. You were really able to -- this and in terms of color management and getting things like white balance contrast and brightness set up in every little thing you want that it is deep as you wanna dial into how. How accurate the image could be the -- I would say so they're all they're all moving in that direction -- LG and Samsung and are probably the two that are doing the best right now. Another nice thing that LG has been doing for a couple years now this is the second generation of the technology is something called their picture wizard. And essentially on screen wizard that takes you through the basic setup of your TV to get the settings like brightness contrast color tent. Using on screen menus so we don't need anything like filter glasses or or any of that you can just have -- go oh okay make it says here's how should look. Here's how might look we don't want to look like that we want to look like this make it look like that by testing this one control now automatically bring the control for -- and -- it guides you through it through a few settings and I gotta say. The end result was a pretty darn good picture it basically gets you through something like THX optimizer. Wore a standalone dvd but -- has to let television don't read in the TV and it can apply those results. Across all the inputs for you automatically which was really really handy and it like that so what's it perfectly beautiful score not there's always something about any TV. This is a pre production -- so anything I say in terms of negative content they're negative comments could be corrected before it's even hitting the shelves by. That's the conversion it generally was as good as other TVs but it could have been a little bit better there were some loss of vertical resolution detail when it looked at all. Very specific dvd test patterns them the most critical aspect but. MTV should be -- the past that stuff so other than that it was. It was solid in terms of otherwise solid performer and also says though that as far as features go it doesn't corporate and like networking war. Other maybe make other integrated features that does offer your basics as far as being able to plug USB drive him -- is it you pictures and music."

" They might -- I abide by Dave I don't think HP makes hope the hope the high Def TVs ruling. There is no firmware upgrade for my particular model of AT TV because they didn't put any ability to upgraded to as good -- this is that you can do it ponder you know for more."

" See there you go well that's getting to mostly TVs to provide for workers and I'm really hoping that the ST thing I've found related it's. Fairly minor -- conversion issue will be corrected before this hits the streets. And I don't say overall as far as I said color performance as excellent -- or HD. Contrast that I find this is I would say this about any edge lit LCD technology and that's what we're looking here at what LED -- that we don't have firing towards the center of the screen total and I would just say that you don't get. That dark black contrast you get from it directly it LCD screen -- that you something like local -- and now they do offer dynamic contrast system which can. Basically turn the black levels down it's fairly dark scene. And -- right the whole scene back up when you know the scene it's bright but. I find those kind of processing features I'd normally don't wanna leave this on because if you're looking at letter box movies in particular in the scene is changing from very dark seem -- very bright sit back and forth. You can -- to -- like changing levels and I think that that's yet just alike because that's that the person legitimate good. It do we currently Samsung's coming out with with -- not quite this that a relatively and he can do is this like that. So going to be the winter of like the sub two NC TTV yeah I really do I think that's going to be the case and this one in particular for its price point to there they're looking at a recommended price about 2400 dollars from 47 inch version. The 42 inch -- about two grand that's in line pretty much with the other -- that TVs that are out there right now. 01 other quick thing about the they stand on this Tito will mention is that. Normal in the ultra thin TV -- a -- that debased and can be a little difficult to attached to panelists often without some help. And in this case LT -- really nice thing actually added a couple of hooks to the -- stance that you can just set the TV on it and then apply all the fasteners. Whereas with other models and other brands of what that you basically had balance everything in place have. A couple of people holding everything get the stand on there and get all fasteners and then you could put it up on it it was something that. Just -- one of the things that made set up just even easier and it also updated the remote as well. Beautiful -- design I'm really hoping they were there wondering if maybe changing the design in the remote I hope they stick with something like this. Big buttons clearly labeled fully backlit you can use and dark environment like environment and these -- remote performance from twenty feet herself. This could be available before -- after Thanksgiving. -- I wanna save before Thanksgiving I'm thinking it's coming out the middle of November. And and close was that thanks isn't this like a thousand dollar fee to get -- he he he he spoke with the you're paying your paying basically for R&B for the company develop something that that. You know power supplies and everything have to be made then but it's also yet that's the new thing for this year in addition to Internet features built into TV's. Make games than is possible the weather pushing the high -- was it Yahoo! widgets and his -- TVs -- and definitely your questions still. Are we got an email from Nathan who writes after watching your show about surround sound -- a question about putting your speakers too close your TV. Now I know with old tube televisions if you put your speakers to close the TV we'll show a rainbow of color and do -- stupid things is this possible LCD and plasma -- days. Side to make it. So if you've ever seen it right there's a big honking Magnuson a speaker."

" And what it literally does he put it up close to it can't agree to the traditional television monitor or computer monitor. Is it basically polls be photons out of alignment with little -- that they spit. Towards television and weird things happen thank you can permanently damage your television if you really lucky if you have you believe it costs the television but. It's a little -- nasty look and messing with the electron float to the front of the screen exactly magnetic ribbon and bring another magnet in there. Mayhem ensued -- commences civilian that's what that the guys it's related to the miracle league office the RT. In most cases home theater speakers computer speakers are actually shielded they try to basically you know puts you inside the box to block the magnetic energy. But I don't think there's much if any affected all of that a magnet has some qualities now -- and I've never seen it should occur with class you know -- There's no reason why should be any different with -- attack. -- Don't worry that the speaker is right up next -- by any means you'll have better stereo separation of their for better surround sound like you know maybe three feet to the left and right. The monitor but looking at a small groups above the that he you should be fine good deal -- Billy -- bill I should -- it -- actually my cousin. Are we reaching having reached the point where speed up refreshed or pixels which rates. On HDTVs is irrelevant so far I think we're -- that's the panel's. -- So basically. It's 240 Hertz refresh -- stupid when you get what we were praised for second off the source material."

" No not at all two in order accurately reproduce the image well. I should say that if you -- to say plasma display and plasma displays are insanely fast the pulse in the pixels 600 times or so per second for modern plasma display as. L cities on the other hand they need all the help they can to maintain picture clarity and the whole reason they went to 240 -- in the first place was to reproduce motion. With less blur and having the panel and his less -- now at 24 immaterial. -- it's less -- but it looks so wrong to see cinematic material. Reproduced with emotion that's move. Totally but even if you knock out the smooth and function going your TV hit the switch and you know what I don't want to smooth I just want to frame her. But free repeating we'll help minimize the portrait as if you side by side dealing with a plasma display and an LCD regardless of what performs that is. Generally I find an action movies it's just more comfortable and it's in my power to more seamless looking picture that you're looking at. Overall and so that's the whole point we've been doing this whole quest for increasing pixel performance with LCD panels now when we get to having OLEDTVs. Organically meaning -- displays. Those pixels are literally as fast -- pixels so this whole you know. Achieving -- fast twist of crystals in making LC these higher higher performance. But become kind of -- but until then. LCDs can release that helps -- having that having that pixel speed increase. This is gonna be able to displayed no matter what the frame rate that was recorded at as far as your video content goes sixty Hertz or 24. It's just gonna help reproduce that with. Without introducing any additional -- that could happen. But about video gamers -- traditionally are looking for faster and faster refresh rates could could in theory someday could they have like you know. To order forty hurt output going from a video game in my tour for -- television. Maybe Qaeda did you get to be one of the first devices to deliver troops say or computer -- can deliver true 120 hurt signal to a TV if TVs would even accept that which they want but. 11 great example effort just gaming and why you want increased refresh rates -- especially with LCD panels to the game like rock band or Guitar Hero. Especially when -- when you watch the scrolling lyrics for the singing part of the game. On this older sixty heard LCD panels I've seen a fairly blurry looking representation of scrolling text and as an increased 220 -- The just straight frame repeating hit it clarified that techs -- is scrolling across the screen. And then jumping up to 240 -- made it even better so it literally putting an apartment plus. -- And whatever the heck might DirecTV spits out for the district with the LCD panels that do true to forty -- taken that 24. Cinema files they find offensive. Put it bluntly have a -- file -- hot button all of the cities that do 12240 Hertz refresh in the -- that they will allow you to go in and change this thing if you want and just two straight for repeat so 660 her materially 720. Each frame is being shown twice to get chipped of that -- it here. Definitely -- on the NASCAR because inherently LCD panels. There's just there was always been a little emotion bush has to do with how the disk images being displayed. It's what they call it a capture and hold style imaging compared to Morgan impulse driven sound imaging that you get with Peter CRT or plasma and upcoming political entities that. Hopefully they'll come around one day but they have incredible pixel performance to that equals what I've seen -- plus -- Thank you mr. fair lady and gentlemen we are very excited to kill you all that and usual Revision 3 it is called."

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" today's episode of -- nation. In Nvidia's ion attorney at a into a home theater PC processors take -- over a broad terms are we've got our favorite road trip movie that makes you. We are hearing gives us the lowdown on LD's upcoming super -- HDTV and we've got the Blu-ray releases for the week of October 12 2009."

" He. Today's episode has brought to you by -- Squarespace. Godaddy.com. We'll update the nation I'm Robert and I'm Patrick Norton HTV -- guide this city cockpit in the best and hoping to hear the matter what your budget is. Blu-ray on my satellite cable over the your hard drive -- drive it it's got east you'll like -- a we have a lot of fun doing it surrounds them episode last week. But Sam from Jersey wrote in to tell us that we've made a terrible error. -- If you -- the best audio Blu-ray out there at your top five list AC BC's live at -- Huntington. It's a concert not a movie but it's the benchmark is values when I checked my speaker placement when they opened with thunder struck. Keep me close out -- nest in. Obviously it and of these CDC. Very cool. Looked at the specs for that disk though the blue rivers and it does have a PCM audio track that's listed was -- 21 point 6% to that the the -- yeah CD quality. WAV file so. I imagine it sounds pretty good but I was also taken out some disks on lease on Amazon -- it has. The the concert hall recordings that they have available and there's a company out there that has apparently a bunch of these and that done and -- yes master audio. Which is glory the up lossless format -- I'm really -- a couple of those disks and get good listen to him so it's like people on world class opera productions and it's a full surround sound -- like but all the four seasons or something quite. In lossless audio just crazy race like that time lot of port five star ratings doing -- really -- a very cares but he seemed to be. A little pricey I mean they're up in the higher and ranges bars Blu-ray discs -- usually the bar got the thirty dollar probably not a largest Iron Man which person who quit -- Still get a question of -- a lot of the Pixar fans out there share. Could you guys please find out when or fighting it will ever come out on Blu-ray it would look in these -- with all the vibrant colors and surround sound. -- Generally speaking if you say search on Amazon.com for title and Blu-ray you'll find out that if a relief that when that releases scheduled that there is no release date scheduled. You consent to be notified when there is one if there is at least you can schedule you can probably pre orders at the same time gathers no release date by the way scheduled for."

" Finding Nemo on Amazon just double check I called a very nice publicist at Pixar -- confirm that there is nothing scheduled. Yet I suspect they're pretty busy with up which is coming out November 10. So it's it's fun stuff I mean it's it's it it we get a lot of Chris like what is this you're just going to come out and the truth is if you can't find an announcement on like high Def -- news or or Amazon.com. Or any given Blu-ray review sites. Chances are there is no release schedule and if there's no release schedule. Chances are no one in the studios are going to talk about it to take any Pixar movie will eventually make its way out of there. And we making very very sad that is fighting a look at what's funny unlikely we will have seen cars like 400 times in -- a lot of the movie. But fight it Bill -- he's also really likes Finding Nemo but it's funny to watch the dvd upscaled 1080. And the video quality is not there and I wanna see all the background you Tim residency and other Pixar movies showing. I mean I understand that you. Are no Roger. What house are really -- used to bring wind that played over and over again. He's -- he wait until the next steps that come out and you see it again. Well no god -- you --"

" They're pretty good scene for looking at a -- clip because it's -- it's at the -- with its target has a what are the water effect -- comes gushing out of it that -- all comes back relaxes into a written cool. Written and it's very hard compress that kind of motion. It looks like fire or smoke effects are very hard compressed in the -- to SO explosions and -- and HD's go ooh it's even prettier and more detailed and yummy. I think there is that what you want -- you obviously your watch is very universe do you have caught the F -- that and it. It has no interest -- watch more and I'm also of course checking out the in the NASCAR race for the cup championship series. Beautifully HD coverage much much more my moto GP I've also recorded what the Isle of Man TT and also checking out the -- not Star Wars clone wars. On the -- that's the cartoon network. Pretty sure it's we actually shot -- richly animated T 35 to one much your movie. But aspect ratio that big nice beautiful narrow stretch in the sense that the crop that for sixteen by nine for the presentation on TV in. I -- isn't it just started last week and it's the action is pretty darn it. Great I have to say it's a storyline is funnier using an -- Jenna as we go to. Or or something like that the -- Arabic yes unfortunately well the end of season one there's a couple of so as a starter that I found just as annoying but I don't representation of -- ever seen so. Other than that it's that I have to give it --"

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" Speaking of video games the whole game play thing yeah I have to apologize apparently for destroying your night last night by telling you about something in the -- the on the PS3 oh the kind of market. And markets are forever forever in HD and like -- download them much if that's the opera while I don't wanna go get it it's ten bucks. I couldn't downloaded directly to actually go by the bits so -- arsenal of the video games you played picking my goodness this comedian Steve -- any difference between like that they could PS one version although it's widescreen and it is more utility is a true 1080. Get the resolution that's the such -- pixelated block on the -- expert -- world -- the music and game play and it's fun for anyone if you've never checked it out it's one of those games I think it's. Worthy of your time at least try the demo that's for for -- I would rather -- the top five list this time it's our top five road trip movies -- the red. -- easy ride this stuff to be hit he had redneck country and punt it away it's got a spectacular when you haven't seen it myself. Number two we have jay and silent Bob strike. -- dad stayed silent Bob a monkey journey across America both barrels last -- after world. Well hope to -- the move to get -- to -- mr. there. Number three little miss sunshine great cigar in the Moffett in a micro bus. If you don't Kreider is -- universal. Comment. Number -- building Kumar go to white -- for best movie about the united Jersey ever. And have -- five world's fastest. -- to do get a little more serious but commentary remotely from India. The Bonneville scenes it will fast -- he needs the -- spectacular it's it's basically the story for grow. A kiwi who came to America to -- is in the motorcycle. It basically it's effectively his trip across the stage for the movie is his runs the articles -- you've seen some of the most. Amazing looking. Basically speed vehicles out there couldn't -- which is the long crazies please read -- opens up there it is. It's gorgeous -- it going past. That this -- look back at the history. So flat -- closer to history played one particular classic characters mean everybody does bundles of assessed at one level and other. Berkman drove who's the subject the world's fastest in the face of real story is one of the more of these examples of I think -- they refer to an Indian motorcycle. Yes okay I got part of sympathy and just for kicks because we're always in need of -- six and our top five list. Without a paddle. Eight timeless comedy classic would have -- these different at all really. I think we'll get -- the children in Oregon. Getting in trouble it's it's it's it's good fun and mr. Chang -- Mocking excellence and into the interview -- I liked it. I look how well the spotlight at spoke to list that keeps growing human Netflix queue and it's also worth mentioning that. A lot of our favorite road trip films like Thelma and Louise in these big adventure. And someone -- and Blu-ray yet and it will come back to them when a few more are released soon -- blues Brothers. That two. And don't be they've blues Brothers 2000 and Gaza City licensed to drive but. I don't know that'll ever beyond simply rent and bills that about. Good idea publisher that's a road trip to the opposite it."

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" We -- lot of interest in home theater PCs get ideas to build -- which we use which people use at home what do we used do we like home theater PCs. And a lot of folks and asked about it is I doubt it's essentially GPU for the woefully graphics challenge Intel atom processor I love the atom processor on netbooks. But you know they just won't deal -- 720. 1080. So the atom CPU can actually run. Blue -- good deal people it'll work. I certainly don't I. It got a -- needs a little help the good the counting of high resolution video like the race. There it is actually that's an atom processor without the IR graphics playing Iron Man which rocks we should go to the law now before the cervix being. What is the I think it is housed in this wonderful little black box we have -- okay the folks that and pretty custom system for kind of loans one of their -- one home theater PC boxes basic version starts -- about 500 -- that you look at it right here laxity of the virtue of -- right here. Is about 800 bucks 830 box with a windows seven. And the fabulous Silverstone slim SATA Blu-ray combo drives it's basically like readable right -- The heart of it though is those tax -- a unity ITX motherboard this thing is ridiculously well equipped -- aren't graphics essentially -- GeForce 9400 M. Which means it supports -- immediately to. Blu-ray acceleration are actually see each -- 264 acceleration itself at the moment. Yes it's a good thing five don't want audio support its triple headed PGA dvi HQ my Gigabit ethernet it's set up it's actually got Wi-Fi out the back which is nice. Six USB ports on the back. He said if I remember correctly -- Both the both an optical and a come they've basically bring -- composite spit -- put on that well it's really they're really thinking about this as a home theater. Motherboard. Consumes almost no power pair fans in here neither one of us have been able to hear the fans during the time we've been running this or why it even when playing Blu-ray right like the fans are spinning the pair of eighty millimeter fans they seem to be. Probably -- controls of the running rather slow enough that we're not on top speed yet you know I mean it's effectively silent I suspect I -- I don't think the people it it really doesn't system recommend this but I suspect you could disable the fans having too much problem. I don't think you really hear anything like that void the warranty. Have for the warned him anyway there -- sick cases there you're looking actually financing case here it's the highest case 365. It's steel. It's wonderful except for one thing it's got I think it works illegals home theater case because it's small it's definitely. So belts but it's definitely missing two things that like to see which is. Basically some sort of receiver. You're you're you're gonna have to play it like USB adapter for windows media center controlled gotcha which are two -- taken off the front of this. But the the -- cover on this actually latches which drives me nuts. I'm the kind of got -- subject before stand up across the room and if I forget to unless the doors the we draft -- have enough room to pop it out we have that precedent in so little girl out. That's a minor complaint. Four gigabytes around west Digital's scorpio black -- 200 -- is the -- notebook drive. It worked extremely well as a media center box nice it -- every game every basically network option I could once it is available on it it has. You know eight CMI and dvi. In -- outputs on there. The audio options are pretty solid I'm still played around with five dollar one so I need to use more later I was back partially it's it's the receiver went rabbit and home but. It's writing audio -- mind that should we should be able Iran by don't want you like regular going digital for that no problem but I -- allocated to pick the other boxes -- some other box you look at recent."

" Like -- CS two or C 200 from popcorn hour. That box compared to this is like you actually have a full windows operating system and all of the features of the operating system including things like. Media center support for pictures and music files and things of that of course. CC 200 that as well but. Just having an operating system you might already be familiar with -- immediately use that in in home theater PC setting."

" Yeah perfect and if you want to you could -- that you could run they not windows operating system I don't know how well Linux is an XX BMC which means. Excuse he is working all lines some of the Blu-ray acceleration stuff that you need in place which means Boxee will eventually absolutely race colors and types about it bill but it's it's it's I gotta say Nvidia do at a big thumbs up I was shocked at how well does a pretty much all the media -- That's another thing too with other operating system platforms to you might. Lose that each of pure video HD support in the Nvidia driver package if that driver packages and available that particular operating system. Then you would have decreased decoding performance which would give you start playback or things like things you wanna avoid this. I -- horses -- what I experts that single frame HD playback at one friend to friend. -- rhetorically at 1080. The difficulty count it's the DN CB problem -- but pixel and -- thank the folks it because assistance promoted as the box we can finally get a look at Nvidia ion hopefully let us hold on -- couple weeks because I have every single Blu-ray playback software I can find. Either in house or on its ways we can start getting serious about home theater PC's its windows media center. In windows seven. Which basically all versions of windows seven except for literally cheesy low cost version. Are all coming with media center built -- like this -- let's -- the first slim PC drive -- into as far as Blu-ray dvd drives. They've been around the -- they've I -- don't -- that I'm really expensive notebooks and financing went -- PC medic and I like that idea. Slam convenient."

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" Mr. here that you look at what is the status TV I have ever seen in my life hidden back here for weeks but I. Well LG had commissioned me to take a look at this new model they have the it's their -- series. And they wanted me basically get some feedback about it -- sit back tomorrow before I do. I just want showed off and give you some up my opinion of it and just on the cool features of one. Hoover then we're talking -- super slim design one point two inches thick that's that's arguably the -- TV I have seen that's currently available. And it's hot 1080. 47 inch model. 1080 120 -- technology. The -- stand is tempered glass tonight's rectangular swivel base can't -- her -- what Samsung's doing right now with some theirs when plasma designs. As well you heard this whole thing as being for a group. Highest since they are my other favorite feature it's a with a call a single layer design on the front of the panel it is a thin sheet of tempered glass that. Edge to edge covers the entire surface you could literally indiscreet 200 -- I gotta say I don't know how durable it would be in terms of like hitting with that we note or something like that but. As far as cleaning you can we index off -- cleaning a kid proofing it has to go along way that I really like -- it does increase the reflected the of the surface of the screen a little bit but no more than I would say with. The contrast enhancing filters and -- on other -- So in addition to that I have to say that the -- quality and performance of the set as an HD monitor was actually go the color controls in particular were some of the best I've seen on any TV. You were really able to -- this and in terms of color management and getting things like white balance contrast and brightness set up in every little thing you want that it is deep as you wanna dial into how. How accurate the image could be the -- I would say so they're all they're all moving in that direction -- LG and Samsung and are probably the two that are doing the best right now. Another nice thing that LG has been doing for a couple years now this is the second generation of the technology is something called their picture wizard. And essentially on screen wizard that takes you through the basic setup of your TV to get the settings like brightness contrast color tent. Using on screen menus so we don't need anything like filter glasses or or any of that you can just have -- go oh okay make it says here's how should look. Here's how might look we don't want to look like that we want to look like this make it look like that by testing this one control now automatically bring the control for -- and -- it guides you through it through a few settings and I gotta say. The end result was a pretty darn good picture it basically gets you through something like THX optimizer. Wore a standalone dvd but -- has to let television don't read in the TV and it can apply those results. Across all the inputs for you automatically which was really really handy and it like that so what's it perfectly beautiful score not there's always something about any TV. This is a pre production -- so anything I say in terms of negative content they're negative comments could be corrected before it's even hitting the shelves by. That's the conversion it generally was as good as other TVs but it could have been a little bit better there were some loss of vertical resolution detail when it looked at all. Very specific dvd test patterns them the most critical aspect but. MTV should be -- the past that stuff so other than that it was. It was solid in terms of otherwise solid performer and also says though that as far as features go it doesn't corporate and like networking war. Other maybe make other integrated features that does offer your basics as far as being able to plug USB drive him -- is it you pictures and music."

" They might -- I abide by Dave I don't think HP makes hope the hope the high Def TVs ruling. There is no firmware upgrade for my particular model of AT TV because they didn't put any ability to upgraded to as good -- this is that you can do it ponder you know for more."

" See there you go well that's getting to mostly TVs to provide for workers and I'm really hoping that the ST thing I've found related it's. Fairly minor -- conversion issue will be corrected before this hits the streets. And I don't say overall as far as I said color performance as excellent -- or HD. Contrast that I find this is I would say this about any edge lit LCD technology and that's what we're looking here at what LED -- that we don't have firing towards the center of the screen total and I would just say that you don't get. That dark black contrast you get from it directly it LCD screen -- that you something like local -- and now they do offer dynamic contrast system which can. Basically turn the black levels down it's fairly dark scene. And -- right the whole scene back up when you know the scene it's bright but. I find those kind of processing features I'd normally don't wanna leave this on because if you're looking at letter box movies in particular in the scene is changing from very dark seem -- very bright sit back and forth. You can -- to -- like changing levels and I think that that's yet just alike because that's that the person legitimate good. It do we currently Samsung's coming out with with -- not quite this that a relatively and he can do is this like that. So going to be the winter of like the sub two NC TTV yeah I really do I think that's going to be the case and this one in particular for its price point to there they're looking at a recommended price about 2400 dollars from 47 inch version. The 42 inch -- about two grand that's in line pretty much with the other -- that TVs that are out there right now. 01 other quick thing about the they stand on this Tito will mention is that. Normal in the ultra thin TV -- a -- that debased and can be a little difficult to attached to panelists often without some help. And in this case LT -- really nice thing actually added a couple of hooks to the -- stance that you can just set the TV on it and then apply all the fasteners. Whereas with other models and other brands of what that you basically had balance everything in place have. A couple of people holding everything get the stand on there and get all fasteners and then you could put it up on it it was something that. Just -- one of the things that made set up just even easier and it also updated the remote as well. Beautiful -- design I'm really hoping they were there wondering if maybe changing the design in the remote I hope they stick with something like this. Big buttons clearly labeled fully backlit you can use and dark environment like environment and these -- remote performance from twenty feet herself. This could be available before -- after Thanksgiving. -- I wanna save before Thanksgiving I'm thinking it's coming out the middle of November. And and close was that thanks isn't this like a thousand dollar fee to get -- he he he he spoke with the you're paying your paying basically for R&B for the company develop something that that. You know power supplies and everything have to be made then but it's also yet that's the new thing for this year in addition to Internet features built into TV's. Make games than is possible the weather pushing the high -- was it Yahoo! widgets and his -- TVs -- and definitely your questions still. Are we got an email from Nathan who writes after watching your show about surround sound -- a question about putting your speakers too close your TV. Now I know with old tube televisions if you put your speakers to close the TV we'll show a rainbow of color and do -- stupid things is this possible LCD and plasma -- days. Side to make it. So if you've ever seen it right there's a big honking Magnuson a speaker."

" And what it literally does he put it up close to it can't agree to the traditional television monitor or computer monitor. Is it basically polls be photons out of alignment with little -- that they spit. Towards television and weird things happen thank you can permanently damage your television if you really lucky if you have you believe it costs the television but. It's a little -- nasty look and messing with the electron float to the front of the screen exactly magnetic ribbon and bring another magnet in there. Mayhem ensued -- commences civilian that's what that the guys it's related to the miracle league office the RT. In most cases home theater speakers computer speakers are actually shielded they try to basically you know puts you inside the box to block the magnetic energy. But I don't think there's much if any affected all of that a magnet has some qualities now -- and I've never seen it should occur with class you know -- There's no reason why should be any different with -- attack. -- Don't worry that the speaker is right up next -- by any means you'll have better stereo separation of their for better surround sound like you know maybe three feet to the left and right. The monitor but looking at a small groups above the that he you should be fine good deal -- Billy -- bill I should -- it -- actually my cousin. Are we reaching having reached the point where speed up refreshed or pixels which rates. On HDTVs is irrelevant so far I think we're -- that's the panel's. -- So basically. It's 240 Hertz refresh -- stupid when you get what we were praised for second off the source material."

" No not at all two in order accurately reproduce the image well. I should say that if you -- to say plasma display and plasma displays are insanely fast the pulse in the pixels 600 times or so per second for modern plasma display as. L cities on the other hand they need all the help they can to maintain picture clarity and the whole reason they went to 240 -- in the first place was to reproduce motion. With less blur and having the panel and his less -- now at 24 immaterial. -- it's less -- but it looks so wrong to see cinematic material. Reproduced with emotion that's move. Totally but even if you knock out the smooth and function going your TV hit the switch and you know what I don't want to smooth I just want to frame her. But free repeating we'll help minimize the portrait as if you side by side dealing with a plasma display and an LCD regardless of what performs that is. Generally I find an action movies it's just more comfortable and it's in my power to more seamless looking picture that you're looking at. Overall and so that's the whole point we've been doing this whole quest for increasing pixel performance with LCD panels now when we get to having OLEDTVs. Organically meaning -- displays. Those pixels are literally as fast -- pixels so this whole you know. Achieving -- fast twist of crystals in making LC these higher higher performance. But become kind of -- but until then. LCDs can release that helps -- having that having that pixel speed increase. This is gonna be able to displayed no matter what the frame rate that was recorded at as far as your video content goes sixty Hertz or 24. It's just gonna help reproduce that with. Without introducing any additional -- that could happen. But about video gamers -- traditionally are looking for faster and faster refresh rates could could in theory someday could they have like you know. To order forty hurt output going from a video game in my tour for -- television. Maybe Qaeda did you get to be one of the first devices to deliver troops say or computer -- can deliver true 120 hurt signal to a TV if TVs would even accept that which they want but. 11 great example effort just gaming and why you want increased refresh rates -- especially with LCD panels to the game like rock band or Guitar Hero. Especially when -- when you watch the scrolling lyrics for the singing part of the game. On this older sixty heard LCD panels I've seen a fairly blurry looking representation of scrolling text and as an increased 220 -- The just straight frame repeating hit it clarified that techs -- is scrolling across the screen. And then jumping up to 240 -- made it even better so it literally putting an apartment plus. -- And whatever the heck might DirecTV spits out for the district with the LCD panels that do true to forty -- taken that 24. Cinema files they find offensive. Put it bluntly have a -- file -- hot button all of the cities that do 12240 Hertz refresh in the -- that they will allow you to go in and change this thing if you want and just two straight for repeat so 660 her materially 720. Each frame is being shown twice to get chipped of that -- it here. Definitely -- on the NASCAR because inherently LCD panels. There's just there was always been a little emotion bush has to do with how the disk images being displayed. It's what they call it a capture and hold style imaging compared to Morgan impulse driven sound imaging that you get with Peter CRT or plasma and upcoming political entities that. Hopefully they'll come around one day but they have incredible pixel performance to that equals what I've seen -- plus -- Thank you mr. fair lady and gentlemen we are very excited to kill you all that and usual Revision 3 it is called."

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