Netflix Willing To Accept 30-Day Delay On Rentals In Exchange For Hefty Discounts From Studios

Netflix is clearly negotiating up a storm out in Hollywood. Warner Home Video, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and "possibly others" are attempting to instate a 30-day embargo after new DVDs go on sale before Netflix would be allowed to start renting these films to its subscribers. Yes, we know.  The implications are staggering... and a similar delay was recently imposed on rental kiosk operator Redbox. Studios are clearly seeking to push lo...

New Viewsonic VMP70 Media Player beats WD TV in Price and Features

  We love Western Digital's WD TV "direct connect" media player.  The simplicity of a tiny (two cigarette case size) box packed with every imaginable video codec, with USB connections for connecting an external hard drive and HDMI, component and S-video outs to connect to your tv,  all controllable from a cool little remote via a nifty menu system  - and ALL for around $100, is just super cool. Today, life got a little cooler.  Enter Viewsonic's VMP70 1080p media player.  What do we get...

Game Console Price War Heating Up

The Nintendo Wii is still dominating in total number of consoles sold worldwide, having sold almost twice as many as the competition - but it looks like the Xbox 360 and PS3 are in a fierce fight for second place. It's a case of tit-for-tat price reductions, with PS3 first dropping their price to $299 three months ago.  This was quickly followed by an announcement from Microsoft that they would be dropping the price of their top-level console, the Xbox 360 elite, to the same price. Finally, ...