...nce in the capacities of the two formats, it should be a no brainer that the Blu-ray format should win out in this war, but it's not quite that simple. Blu-ray disc players tend to be more expensive than HD-DVD players, and each format has the backing of some pretty major players in the home entertainment electronics and computer industries. For example, Blu-ray has the support of a number electronics manufacturers including Sony, Dell, Apple, Philips, Sharp, HP, and many others. It also has the support of a number of movie studios including Paramount, Fox, Disney, MGM, and Warner The HD-DVD format has the support of only three studios- Warner, Universal, and Paramount. (Paramount and Warner are hedging their bets in this war by releasing titles in both formats.) The fact that so many more studios are backing Blu-ray is another factor that bodes well for it's triumph, but that gain is largely offset by the fact that microsoft has is backing HD-DVD by providing support for the format through it's new Vista operating system and making the Xbox HD-DVD compatible.

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On Xbox live Do Your Children Encourage online Pedophiles?

...eople they know. Any parent can go into their child's Xbox and view their friends list. Don't be afraid to ask your child to tell you who all the people are on their friends list. It is also important to check out your child's online reputation. Players are encouraged to submit reviews on people they play with. While checking out their online friends you can select the link that says view rep, this will let you know your child's online behavior. The can be listed as a preferred player or an avoided player. ...more

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...ther than just for fun.

3D Poker is still far from becoming the standard version of online Poker, so whether it actually happens or not seems to a ways a way. However, with rate that technology improves, it doesn't seem very unlikely that it could happen in the coming years.

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...ly, the user will be instructed to reboot the system and hopefully it will come roaring back to life. When this fails, there is only one step remaining on how to fix 3 red lights on Xbox 360 and that is sending the unit in for repair.

Customer service starts this process by sending the gamer a box in which to ship the damaged Xbox 360 in for servicing. Anything outside of a typical hardware problem requires sending in all n...more

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