I've had a motorola Surfboard modem on Comcast for a few years now. Ross Carlson gave me a tip about getting better speeds if you buy your own modem instead of renting from Comcast. After installing my own modem, my speeds jumped 5x!

Check the chart below. I went from getting 3900kbps consistently to 13500 to 22500kpbs. The rogue low score in there was done while streaming Heroes in HD. So even while streaming HD I get better throughput than before! awesome!

Steve's NYC's system before... and after our Sonos install. All that gear doesn't provide for any more functionality or features. In fact, Sonos now gives him Wireless/Computer/iPhone based control.

While the old system just provided CD changer and iTunes access, Sonos plays Pandora/Rhapsody/Napster/XM/Sirius/Internet Radio as well as iTunes. 

Mouse Over the picture for the new vs. old size comparison.

Every year many of us at OneButton ride in the MS150, a 150 mile bike ride over 2 days. Last year the 13 person OneButton team raised over $8,000 to help cure MS.

This year was a bit different, due to my 104.4 temperature from heat stroke we did not do the MS150 ride this year. Instead, I did my first triathalon- The Boulder Peak (which was actually a duathlon for me). The Peak is an Olympic distance with a 1.5k swim, 42k ride and 10k run.

The purpose of this comparison is to notice the visual difference between Blu-Ray disks which have access to as much as 50GB while the Apple TV downloads usually are 4-6GB in size.

The difference in image quality represents a 5x greater compression for the Apple TV. This difference is usually fairly minimal. The most obvious difference is a slightly compressed color pallet in subtle gradations and the lower resolution source file at 720p. When viewed from a distance of greater than 10ft (on the 61" display) the quality differences are not apparent.