Is It Time For MS To Eat Crow....

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perpride said:

thetonestarr said:

perpride said:
I completely agree with the OP. "Streaming media" is like a fucking joke compared to a Blu Ray Add-On and whoever in here is actually in support of it has seriously bought into MS's bullshit.

 

Incorrect! I hate MS. However, if I have to pick between HD disc format or being able to stream anything I want to my 360 - which CAN be free - I'm going to pick streaming any time. I have every episode of Star Trek (TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, and ENT), Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis), Quantum Leap, Frasier, Dexter, Cheers, Doctor Who, and a lot more - all available on my HDD to stream directly to my 360. It's wonderful to have. Granted, they're not all legal (although some are), but I don't have to fiddle with changing discs at all, and trust me - that IS a great thing to have.

I completely agree with you. In fact, I have similar media streaming set up between my PC and my PS3/360. But that is a whole different ball game than the streaming media that we are comparing to Blu Ray here.

Wait, so what BS did I buy into, then?  As I use the new Netflix HD streaming option and the quality is great for my 720p(1080i) HDTV.  Seriously, if you think streaming is a worse option than adding a pricey Blu-Ray addon, you're delusional.  Sure the quality is not up to the "elitist" 1080p 9.1 Surround Sound of Blu-Ray but for the price and the ease of use, it's a hell of a lot better option.  If I wanted, there are methods of using Windows Media Center and PlayON to do it on my PS3, but it's so much simpler to be integrated into the 360.  And since I own a PS3 anyways, a Blu-Ray addon would be a huge waste for me :p

Although, it could be the incentive I need to sell off my PS3 and become a single console man again!