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• Drop That DVD-Copying Software Now! Don't expect to be making legal copies of your DVDs any time soon. A judge has extended the order banning sales of the RealDVD copying software. Hollywood is happy, but are consumers getting a raw deal?
• RealDVD Lets You Take Your DVDs With You New software from Real allows you to legally save your DVD collection to your hard drive--but with a major caveat.
• 5 Cool Hacks for Your Entertainment Gadgets Add external storage to your TiVo, beef up your Xbox 360, rip DVDs to your media player, play your iTunes purchases on any device, and use your standard cable remote to skip commercials.
• Essential HDTV Accessories An HDTV is just a TV with a pretty picture until you add a few important accoutrements. The dozen add-ons shown here will greatly enhance your HDTV watching experience.
• How to Calibrate Your HDTV If you haven't calibrated your HDTV, you're probably not seeing the picture you paid for. Here's how to get a near-perfect image on your high-def screen without breaking the bank.
• The Best Blu-ray Players Movie aficionados, take note: With a Blu-ray Disc player, you no longer have to make compromises on image quality. Here's a rundown of the best high-definition players on the market today.
• Latest Blu-ray Players Add Bonus Features Philip's unit shoots to the top thanks to its balance of price and impressive image quality. Sony's PS3 remains a strong runner-up.
• Now Playing: High-Def Movies Whether you choose a Blu-ray Disc player or opt to access your video from the Web, here are the best options for watching high-definition movies on your TV.
• Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player's built-in media server doesn't justify its high price.
• Philips BDP7200/37 Blu-ray Disc Player BonusView Blu-ray player has great image and sound quality.
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Disc Player BonusView Blu-ray player responds speedily, but that doesn't make up for disappointing image and sound.
• Sharp BD-HP20U Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player delivers video that looks and sounds great.
• Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player is inexpensive, but its image quality and features disappoint.
• Sony PlayStation 3 (40GB; as Blu-ray Disc Player) Game console system doubles as a great Blu-ray Disc player, too.
• 600 Bucks: So Much Money, So Little Time We ask PC World staffers how they might spend their $600 economic stimulus payment.
• Casual Friday: BD-Live Goes Live This week we check out the first BD-Live disc to see what the big deal is, and then we go game-mod crazy.
• Blu-ray Tech Advance Integrates iPhone, iPod Touch The iPod Touch and iPhone seem set to enter a special relationship with Blu-ray discs and players...
• PS3 BD Live Support Coming Soon With the next firmware update, the PlayStation 3 becomes the first Blu-ray player to get BD Live support.
• Google Exec Praises, Criticizes Apple iPhone While lauding Apple's iPhone as being innovative in the mobile space, a Google official Thursday later cited disadvantages of the device.
• Blu-ray's Future, PC in a Pocket, FAA vs. Batteries Readers discuss Blu-ray's longterm prognosis, uses for USB thumbdrives, and FAA rules on laptop batteries.
• Top Four Reasons Blu-ray Disc Will Tank HD DVD may be "dead," but that doesn't mean you should rush out and buy a Blu-ray player. Here are a few reasons why.
• The High-Def Format War Is Over--Now What? Toshiba withdraws support for HD DVD, and Blu-ray is the new high-def standard. Not all our readers are pleased.
• Toshiba After HD DVD: What Lies Ahead? What's next for Toshiba and for HD DVD consumers? The answers may be hidden in Toshiba's own words.
• Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc The battle for high-def video dominance began in 2000; here's a look at how Blu-ray bested HD DVD.
• Microsoft Stays Mum on Blu-ray Disc Support Microsoft won't say if it will support Blu-ray for the Xbox; continues selling HD DVD external add-on.