Douglas Brace

Member since: Apr 29th, 2007

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Engadget's recession antidote: win an insane grab bag of random stuff! (Engadget)

Jun 22nd 2009 12:25PM i wonder what the hell it is

Apple WWDC 2009: the good, the bad, and the ugly (Engadget)

Jun 8th 2009 9:37PM "Sure, it's nice that the MacBook Pros now have an SD card slot, but losing ExpressCard hurts. And why not a multicard reader? Pro DSLRs still use CF."

I have to completely agree with you on this front. I have an early 2008 15" MacBook Pro and I love having the ExpressCard because I have an eSATA card plugged into it. The express card has 2 eSATA devices connected to it: (1) Blu-ray drive and (2) an external 1.5TB hard drive.

Since Apple is getting rid of these devices, I will have to use the USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800 ports on these devices. I would much rather use the eSATA because I paid extra for the optical drive and external hard drive cases so I could have eSATA.

Luckily, I still have about another 1.5 years until I buy a new laptop. By then, Apple will probably have a Blu-ray drive and an eSATA port on the MacBook Pro.

Engadget's recession antidote: win a mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G! (Engadget)

May 27th 2009 12:58PM i REALLY want this

DISH Network launches remote DVR control (Engadget HD)

May 9th 2009 9:45AM Wish they would enable this feature if you don't have a Slingbox. I just want to be able to schedule the recording, not actually watch the recording. Slingbox should only be required if you want to watch it.

Elgato Video Capture allows Macs to record analog video (Engadget)

May 8th 2009 12:20PM give products at http://daystartechnology.com/videocapture/index.html a try

been using mine for about 1.5 years and love it

Engadget HD giveaway: win a 3x1 HDMI switch and HDMI cables! (Engadget HD)

Apr 30th 2009 3:33PM I only have two HDMI ports on my Onkyo receiver and they are connected to my Dish Network DVR and my Samsung Blu-ray player. I could really use the 3X1 HDMI switch because I am looking to get an Apple TV and don't have enough ports for it.

Poll: Who is right in the NFL Network / Comcast battle? (Engadget HD)

Apr 18th 2009 10:15PM It's hard for me to side with Comcast because I absolutely hate the company. I live in the Philadelphia media market and have Dish Network. The only thing I don't like about Dish Network is that Comcast doesn't broadcast on their system. This means the only Philadelphia Phillies game I get to watch are on myPHL17. I also don't get to watch any of the post game shows for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Anyway, Comcast has a right to decide what networks they want on each of their packages. The NFL Network is a niche demographic which is actually supposed to be geared to me, the football and I only watch it on Thursday nights after Thanksgiving when they broadcast games. I don't watch any of their regular broadcasting.

Engadget's recession antidote: win a Klipsch HD Theater 500 sound system! (Engadget)

Apr 9th 2009 1:35PM this sound system would look really nice next to my MacBook Pro

Engadget's recession antidote: win a 32GB iPod touch plus a free copy of iPodRip! (Engadget)

Mar 26th 2009 10:36PM This would definitely be a nice addition to the collection of Apple products that I own. I have a 1st generation iPod Touch but don't have a 2nd generation.

Poll: Do you agree with the DTV transition delay? (Engadget HD)

Feb 7th 2009 9:51AM I think that the DTV transition should just happen. I understand that a lot of people that have requested coupons from the government haven't received them but if you can't afford to buy a converter box, even if you are watching free TV, in my opinion, you shouldn't own a TV. I would think that the majority of people that aren't aware of the transition still won't know on June 12th. Just force the switch already.