Seen in HD Episode 9

Oct 27, 2009 by Phil Lozen

Talk turns to gaming for part of episode nine of Seen in HD. Recent news that the PS3 will be getting Netflix support and the Xbox won’t be getting Blu-ray support gives Adam and Phil a chance to talk HD gaming and the future of consoles. One thing we forgot to mention in the show was that the PS3 Netflix streaming requires the use of a special Blu-ray disc to access the video.

On the bargain front, Best Buy lobs the first shot in the holiday shopping season battle, offering up it’s Insignia brand Blu-ray player with Netflix support for just $99. That gets us wondering what prices we might see on Black Friday, could a $50 Blu-ray player show up?

Adam and Phil then get to do some dreaming. Our hosts answer what they would do if given the chance to start a new home theater with any one piece free. Would they start with audio, video, screen? Their answer might surprise you.

Phil’s Blu-ray review this week looks at X-Files: I Want to Believe, the second X-Files movie. A good movie, especially for fans of the show, has its ups and downs on Blu-ray. A great score, some engaging extras but a uneven video presentation hurt the disc’s overall rating. Get it for $22.49 at Amazon.

Looking at what shows we’re watching, Phil got a taste of the Clone Wars on Cartoon Network, and Adam and Phil have a go at movies like Gladiator on broadcast TV. Coming up, there’s not much left for premieres, as Geek Tonic lists only one new show for the coming week, ABC’s V on Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. The World Series and the opening of the NBA season are the highlights for the HD Sportsman (full post here).

The Blu-ray release schedule for Nov. 3 is one of the largest we’ve seen in recent weeks. Highlights include Forrest Gump, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and the holiday classic National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.

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