Plenty, especially when you see a broadcast in pure HD, or have watched some of the great programming in HD already available over the air (I’ve not been impressed by the compressed cable TV versions, ‘though it’s often superior to SD). A key reason why we’re happy to have a standing order for the new Xbox 360, as content looks incredible and very compelling when this system is paired with a good HDTV.

MSN Tech & Gadgets has a linked article today to the ten myths of HDTV where there is still a lot of confusion among consumers and technophiles.

Of course, this may be moot as we could easily see the date to switch over to digitial TV extended yet again from the latest DTV transition hard date of April 2009. From what I’ve seen in the press, the date may be extended again as the swtich over could be postponed until at least 85% of homes in an area are able to view DTV broadcasts.

There are plenty of benefits to make the move to HDTV. And with the way prices on premium sets seem to drop almost in lock step with Moore’s Law, I should soon be able to find a 50″ HDTV flat screen for the price of a 27″ LCD TV today.

You can install a trial copy of Digital Image Starter Edition 2006 free for 60-days. The Starter Edition contains virtually all the features available in the full version of Digital Image Suite 2006  .

Here’s a nugget from the Microsoft Support Site… 

How and when to contact Microsoft Customer Service

For information about replacement manuals, disks, drivers and service packs, product orders, policies related to copying software on additional computers, licensing, and product registration, Microsoft Customer Service is available Monday through Friday, from 6:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Pacific time. To contact Microsoft Customer Service, call (800) 426-9400.

To register your product and to find information about product registration issues, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

https://register.microsoft.com

Article ID : 295539 Last Review : June 28, 2005 Revision : 4.0

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… like me, for instance, as I have an Xbox 360 on order.

News: Microsoft Expects High Xbox 360 Sales… Microsoft Corp. expects to sell as many as 3 million Xbox 360 consoles in the first three months after launching the newest version of its video game machine, the financial chief of the giant software company’s Xbox business said on Tuesday.

More available from PC Magazine today.

I posted an entry on My MSN Spaces blog posted a quick thread in response to a request for advice on setting up audio. Net net (and no surprise given my past experience and affection for Roku Labs products), I like the Roku software and hardware combination approach, although the Sonos system is very slick and well integrated.

There is some great third-party software to introduce the concept of zones with Roku devices through third-party apps running on the master PC: one way to do this is through a handy application from http://www.cidero.com/. And there’s also “Visual Media Remote” (or “VisualMR” for short) which is designed to be a compact, PocketPC controller.

Wish list: I would like to find a better-integrated solution with the Microsoft Windows Media Center PC… it’d be great to have zones control driectly from my 10′ experience. Note to self to send a mail on Monday to the awesome Media Centre team (after checking the green button).