I think he was referring to the "HD" downloads offered from the likes of Amazon and iTunes. If you d/l a Blu-ray image, it's still Blu-ray so of course it's going to match the actual disc in quality. It's as if you had just ripped it on an iso and played it on a virtual drive. However, I'm sure you would agree that the HD label that is placed on the retail d/l content from vendors like the ones mentioned above is a joke. Until we get to a point where content providers are actually making the Blu-ray image available, legally d/l content simply cannot compare to BD

MS Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000. Small, great battery life, very usable, and cheap ($34 on Amazon). I even used it as my desktop mouse for a while until switching to the Revolution MX. Logitech also has a new BT mouse though I have not used it so I cannot speak to it.

This would be sweet

gimme gimme gimme! please?

That price drop actually happen over a month ago. The 803 sold out and according to one of the admins on the voodoo boards there was "overwhelming" demand for the 803. He also says that waiting for the 803 to come back would be a "bad idea".

anyone else getting a 404 error when attempting to download the mp3?

In regards to gesture controls, I don't see that going a long way and it sounds more like a gimmick than an actual feature like most of multi-touch. Essentially gesture controls would mean that I have to use a Wiimote for controling my TV. I can barely stand using the Wiimote within the Wii, I can't even imagine using it to change channels or set my DVR. Gesture controls on a device like the Boxee example you talked about makes much more sense. It's not that far fetched of an idea since using a mouse or a touchpad is very similar, and something we all do without a problem. Hopefully that is the route that gesture controls take instead of having people flail their arms around any time they want to lower the volume.

Ummm...I'm guessing that was supposed to read "...live at 10am *EST* (1pm PST)..."

Although a streamer is more convenient and fits in nicely as an AV component, the flexibility of an HTPC is totally worth the compromise. Of course if you're just looking to stream standard codecs supported by streamers and pictures, an HTPC may be overkill.

I've tried both and Netflix won out for me for the following reasons:

-Netflix has Watch Now which as of now may not offer many new movies but that will probably change.
-Faster turn around times (though that varies for everyone)
-Although I could return movies to the store with Blockbuster, it takes away from the convenience of having a mail DVD service to begin with. If I wanted to go to the store, I would not have Netflix
-Great recommendation system
-Easy to manage queue