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Trayless disk loading: rad (Xbox 360 annoyance #016)

Nov 18th 2006 2:17PM (Joystiq)
I'll stick to tray loaders unless they can made an ejection backup that is reliable. Trayless units usually have two servos, one to push/pull the disk and another to raise the spindle and head. If the spindle jams in the up position its very difficult to get it down externally. Also past experience with car radios and trying to pull our jammed CDs can lead to scratched up the edges from the grippers on the push/pull mechanism. Tray units have the tray and spindle tied as one mechanism so pulling open the tray lowers the spindle. Trayless also means more likelyhood of kids fingerprints since you aren't forced to pick of the disk by the edges. From what I've read about blu-ray, fingerprints and dirt are a much greater danger than with tradition CDs.

One plus side, trayless is little more kid proof in that there is no tray to break off.

PS3 gets smashed on launch day

Nov 17th 2006 1:33PM (Joystiq)
Awesome! I remember when someone did this for the PS2.

Flashpoint: Sony Style in Boston

Nov 17th 2006 1:19PM (Joystiq)
Someone asked what do Brits have in common with the Edmonton Ikea...have a look

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4252421.stm

http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2005/02/14/ikea-bloodbath.html

Anti-Wal-mart senator tries to get PS3 from... Wal-mart

Nov 17th 2006 11:05AM (Joystiq)
#23 ..Don't forget Edwards is a trail lawyer who made a vast fortune for his involvement in medical malpractice suits for birth defects based on flimsy science. The end result of all these is skyrocketing costs for malpractice insurance, this is passed on of course by the greedy insurance companies. Democrats are aligned with trail lawyers, Republicans with insurance companies. Both suck.

This is why its pointless, the Democrats play their side, and the Republicans play the opposite. No matter who wins the little people usually get screwed.

Anti-Wal-mart senator tries to get PS3 from... Wal-mart

Nov 17th 2006 10:55AM (Joystiq)
What's funny about this is people are still denying it happened even after the Edwards camp admitted the mistake.

Regardless no matter what the Democats say, the Wal-Mart thing is really just about unions, which feed the Democatic part with cash and support. They could care less if Wal-Mart drove out every other business in town as long as the workers are unionized to leech part of the workers pay for campaign contributions.

The aftermath: PS3 launch and first impressions

Nov 17th 2006 10:43AM (Joystiq)
PS3 idiot goes to the hospital after running smack into a flagpole. Gotta love them fan boys.

http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/video/10339676/index.html

Flashpoint: Sony Style in Boston

Nov 17th 2006 8:28AM (Joystiq)
Hey, #10...You say Brits know how to form an orderly queue eh? Have you forgotten about the Edmonton Ikea riot?

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