Comment Re:a whole new eBay business model (Momitsu!!) (Score 1) 629
1 year ago my old venerable 36" tube started flaking out on me. I just got a bonus from work, so I decided to upgrade "Once and for all"
I got one of the 'grand-daddies' of them all, the Sony XBR950 - a 70 inch behemoth that cost me ~$6k. Of course, it has a grand total of 1 DVI and 3 component inputs for HD. . . which means running my PC through the DVI leaves me with nothing but component. So I searched around and found that a Chinese brand "Momitsu" made a un-converting DVD player that would output 1080i over component. (no HDCP crap) I instantly bought one even though it was $100 more than some other upconverting DVD players that only output over DVI/HDMI
So the net is that we'll all find ways around that, or if it ever doesn't work I'll return the PS3/whatever HD disc player I end up getting. If it's really locked into a step DOWN from the upconverted "psuedo-1080i" I'm getting today, I can't see spending money on it.
I got one of the 'grand-daddies' of them all, the Sony XBR950 - a 70 inch behemoth that cost me ~$6k. Of course, it has a grand total of 1 DVI and 3 component inputs for HD. . . which means running my PC through the DVI leaves me with nothing but component. So I searched around and found that a Chinese brand "Momitsu" made a un-converting DVD player that would output 1080i over component. (no HDCP crap) I instantly bought one even though it was $100 more than some other upconverting DVD players that only output over DVI/HDMI
So the net is that we'll all find ways around that, or if it ever doesn't work I'll return the PS3/whatever HD disc player I end up getting. If it's really locked into a step DOWN from the upconverted "psuedo-1080i" I'm getting today, I can't see spending money on it.
