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The MPAA was back in Washington, DC last week, meeting with the FCC. Why? They want 'Selectable Output Control' over set top boxes. The upside could be prime HD content in your home without the long wait for the disk to be be released. The downside? Ten to twenty million HDTVs without digital inputs will be blocked from seeing the new content. ArsTechnica.com has a great writeup.

BestBuydrops prices on HDTVS, Snow Leopard Gets HDTV Friendly, THXsaves energy. (And look better!) God of War: Collection means God of War I and II go HD, DirecTV makes major software upgrade... we like DoublePlay!

There's been an amazing new restoration of The Wizard of Oz, starting with an 8K resolution scan and frame by frame restoration! On September 23rd, when Warner Home Videos and Turner Classic Movies present "The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Hi-Def Event" in 400 theaters across the US. (Ticket info here) On September 29th, the new version will hit Blu-ray, DVD, digital download and on demand.

The Blu-ray release for the week of September 8th, 2009 include: Catwoman, Crank 2: High Voltage, Creepshow, Dance Flick, Dead Calm, Fireproof, Freddy vs. Jason, Friday, Fringe: The Complete First Season, Menace II Society, The New World: Extended Cut, The Office: Season Five, Over the Top, The Postman, The Quick and the Dead, Requiem for a Dream, Set It Off, Silverado and Sphere!

Vince is looking for help with 24p (24fps). He wrote in, "Can you talk about the 24p setting on Blu-ray players and when to use it and on what discs to use it for movies, TV shows etc? We've got the deets on the show!

9:28 Description: Matt wants to build an HTPC, but is worried about having problems getting audio over his HDMI cable. Don't worry, Matt, we've got options... you don't have to spend $200 plus on an HDMI passthru audio card, unless you're desparate for Dolby TrueHD. (And you should read Anand's writeup Auzentech HomeTheater HD Preview: Bitstreaming True HD/DTS-HD MA before you do!) Most new GPUs support audio output over HDMI... and we've got lots more info on the show.

Tim is having major troubles holding onto his Harmony 880 remote control... what can he do before he drops it and breaks it? We've got lots of ideas on the show! The ones that don't involve (permanently) modding your control include friction tape, tub/shower traction decals and, if you're more sophisticated than that, Grip-it-Strips.