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  • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

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    • Arctic Monkeys
    • Get on your dancing shoes
      You sexy little swine

      -Arctic

  • Playing the Angel

    • 8 out of 10
    • Depeche Mode
    • Oddly enough, Playing The Angel is a return to form for Depeche Mode, even though it may well be argued that they never truly deviated from their roots in their more recent offerings. In the

  • With Teeth

    • 4 out of 10
    • Nine Inch Nails
    • In the sprawling post-A&R rock and roll world, there are two camps: the Beatles and the Stones. The Beatles are the artists that like to explore, evolve, and change styles. The Stones are the artis

  • The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)

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    • Okay, someone had to say it, and though others on the iPO staff are more qualified to review this album, I decided the time was now. This is the quintessential concept album. Though others came before
  • 2112

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    • Rush
    • We all know it, right? Well, ya just gotta have it. 2112 finally showed Rush out on their own, doing their own thing, and doing it well, IMHO.

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LG Reveals Details of Blu-ray plus Netflix Player

LG, a South Korean company, has revealed additonal details on their Blu-ray player which can also connect to Netflix for streaming movies, according to The New York Times on Thursday. The price is expected to be in the $400-450 range and be available in the fall.

Unlike the Roku player, the LG box does not have a wireless capability; it must be connected via Ethernet in the home. LG’s Allan Jason, VP for sales and marketing, believes that most early adopters will have an Ethernet connection available in their family room.


LG Blu-ray player

Mr. Jason pointed out that the player can only connect to Netflix for now. Other services could be added later with a software upgrade, and it costs very little to add Internet services. Meanwhile, the thinking there is that the Internet is just too disorganized, despite what consumers might want. Hence, the initial limitation to Netflix.

"We’re not going to put a skin on the Internet," Mr. Jason said, suggesting that too much choice is confusing. However, the suggestion was also that the door is open to any other single company that wants to partner with them.

The addition of the LG box in the fall further expands the options Netflix subscribers will have. Previously, Netflix announced a partnership with Microsoft to allow Netflix subscribers to use their Xbox 360 to watch streaming movies. However, to date, the streaming format for all announced devices, including the Roku box, devices remain Standard Definition.

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