Matthew

For every time you play Bioshock, I shall kill you... and some kittens, lots of kittens.

The world of Rapture seems more fully realized than any other I have experienced in a game. Beyond the revolutionary gameplay, Bioshock's world is what will make it a classic.

The iPhone will be a good way for me to consolidate many devices into one. Oh yeah, and its gorgeous!

With a program called Convert Lit, you can convert ereader.com lit files you have purchased for use on other devices. I have a Sony Reader and am very happy with it. It may be difficult to understand how fantastic e-ink is until you actually read on a device sporting the technology. I don't think I can ever go back to reading long-form on an lcd.

Chrono, TrueHD up until this point has generally been 5.1. You do not need a 7.1 receiver to notice the difference. TrueHD is a lossless audio compression codec. When it's decoded by your player, the player sends uncompressed PCM to your receiver. The sound quality is vastly superior to the much-compressed Dolby Digital and DTS on standard DVDs.

Fantastic list of oft-ignored gems. Boy was I surprised by how much ass Tomb Raider: Legend kicked. A great reinvigoration of the franchise. I look forward to see what Crystal Dynamics can do with the next game.

Xbox 360 and Wii.

@17 Regardless of whether you have an HDTV or not, component cables make a world of difference. A large portion of CRT SDTVs have component input. The color separation and clarity is very visible on just about any TV you use. These cables should be commonplace and available at launch at retail, else it would be a mistake on Nintendo's part.

Current favorite: Rebel Prince - Rufus Wainwright.

It's a wash between The Office and 24, for very different reasons.