Gateway GM5664 TV Desktop Computer w/ Bluray - $800

Buy.com is offering the Gateway GM5664 TV Desktop Computer for $800. This sucker is loaded.

  • Quad-Core 9600
  • 3GB of DDR2 RAM
  • 1 TB SATA drive (2×500gb)
  • Bluray / DVD±RW / CD-RW
  • ATI Radeon HD 2400XT Graphics
  • 15-in-1 media reader
  • Digital TV Tuner
  • Vista Home Premium

Yeah, its a refurb but I believe the deal trumps.

Toshiba takes a $1 Billion hit on HD DVD

Be warned that if you decide to engage in your own format war, you could lose quite a bit of cash.  Nikkei is reporting that Toshiba’s losses on HD DVD totaled in 2007 alone: $982m USD. It won’t drive Toshiba under or anything, but you seriously have to ask yourself, was it really all worth it?  Ouch.

Blu-Ray for Xbox360?

Looks like talks have cooled off between Microsoft and Sony, AGAIN.  Product Manager for Xbox, Aaron Greenberg tells Reuters “Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience”.  BOO.