The older model monitors (the 30" non LED) don't support HDCP - it is supported on the newer LED 24", and hopefully on the new LED iMacs - once the BD drive price comes down enough to not eat into Apple's 30% margin, and they can wrangle a deal with the studios, it'll trickle down. Totally sucks though given the high prices on most of the hardware.

my 2009 Vizio 37" inch has a better image and blacks than my 2007 Sony 32" - Sony has better speakers though. Build quality much improved over Vizio of 4-5 years ago. Costco will take it back within 90 days if you hate it, worth checking out IMHO,

ReiserFS needs to get renamed - still kinda murder-y

Like I said: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/19/apple_reveals_plans_for_cheaper_new_products_in_the_pipeline.html

We're still in the middle of a recession - hopefully they're willing to sacrifice some of the fat profit margin and go for volume (as hinted in the conference call) today - they have to knock minimum $100 off the base mini - $150 off the higher spec one.

Grea tnew products in the pipeline better not translate to FlowerPower and Dalmation this time...

Moblin beta booted off an SD card seems to run Hulu a LOT better than OSX off the internal hard drive (MSI WindU100) though otherwise the browser is kinda weak. Easy to learn OS though (moblin with its tabs) for the pre-pre-tween/senior set (I tutor both a 5yo and an 84 year old and am always looking for something bulletproof)

If they didn't teach us about you canadians in our fine public learning institutions, then you don't officially exist. All we know here South of the border is your square car wheels and fully detached upper heads.

But artschool princess with the engineering degree much prefers "pretty" and "organic" to actually functional: "cooling fans? I dun need no estinkin cooling fans"

Guess you can add it to the stack of dead poorly designed hardware:

the dorrito and skin flake terrarium keyboard thats impossible to open for cleaning
the mouse with the ball that can't be cleaned
the 1st 2nd and 3rd gen Airport base stations with no vents and bad capacitors
ibooks and powerbooks that have to be completely dismantled to swap out a hard drive

Hey Jonny - Learning Annex called - they want your diploma back.

(bought my first mac in '92 - loved my Pismo - outgrowing my hackintosh, so spare me the hateraide)

read the ingredients in JUST the chicken here:

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/ingredientslist.pdf

that food is processed GARBAGE!

Learning Annex called - they want your "journalism" degree back.