tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post8255964338117467443..comments2008-06-04T11:21:52.601-07:00Andrew Schnorrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539646748703738697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-76006966406050720112008-06-04T11:21:00.000-07:002008-06-04T11:21:00.000-07:00Product placement, my friend? Can I make sure you're not on Stranded's or Target's payroll now? Nah, I have brand loyalty too, despite my "commie" reputation (we all remember Leninaide, right?!)<BR/><BR/>Actually, I can agree with you on the latent loyalty, I too am an nVidia fan, even though now they are rivals with AMD since AMD owns ATi and I like AMD so I can stick it to Intel. As for your Apple conundrum, you can use a program like Nero to convert AACs to MP3s pretty easily (though I'm finding out that Nero's program code is not all that great - registry errors ahoy.) But why would you want to do that anyways, AAC is far superior to MP3 in sound quality (better sound-to-compression ratios.) Even Apple's low-to-medium quality, 192kbit/sec, DMR-infested AACs should be comparable with 256 MP3s and sound much better than a 192 mp3 (almost all of my m4as and mp4s come from mi padre's or my CD collection, so I can control the compression rate. I usually encode at 400 kbits/sec - large files, much better sound, which matters when you have Klipsch speakers.) Plus, it shouldn't be hard to find other media players that play AAC (my preferred media player, Foobar2000 does M4A, audio MP4 and raw AAC, and plus, it's freeware!)<BR/><BR/>As for Nintendo, although my demand for video game platforms has dwindled, Nintendo has earned my respect. Sony made a good system and a good product with the PS1 and PS2, but with the PS3, it was too high priced and too its marketing didn't appeal to me. As for the X Box 360, well, Microsoft is Microsoft - the product is pretty good, but within limited games with pretty low replay value (unless you do multiplayer) and the disturbing idea of making Bill Gates richer and Steven Ballmer stronger makes the Wii much more palatable. <BR/><BR/>-Comrade ChavezChristophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-16580290373687740412008-06-04T06:42:00.000-07:002008-06-04T06:42:00.000-07:00Drew<BR/>I'm right there with you. Those are awesome. Do they have them for girls. It wouldn't be fair if they didn't. Sexist, you know. Very very cool.julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2913809749903445948.post-69077153004295866232008-06-03T11:50:00.000-07:002008-06-03T11:50:00.000-07:00Wow. Why was I not told of this? I also love crow shirts! Now I need to get to Target...Carlos Luanoreply@blogger.com