Control over Vsync and options like this is one reason PC gaming rules over console. Have 360 as well and the latest Resident Evil game had really really bad screen tearing. The movies were near unwatchable. But had no control at all to adjust.

Hmm, sounds like the they got a raw deal from the US defence force funding it. I declare the US defence force AA3 situation as a form of terrorism against gamers worldwide. :D

Don't know about Nvidia, but with ATI cards, have Vsync on and enable trible buffering. Both for OpenGL and DirectX. Although to enable trible buffering in Directx you need a utility like ATI Tray Tools etc. This technique keeps your Vsync on so no tearing, but keeps the FPS up there. Vsync can cut FPS down a lot on some games. I don't know all the terminology but I found it worked.

Save up a tiny bit more and go for Left4Dead. Heaps of time playing, massive replayability, and get to chat with friends whilst doing it.
And it takes away the anger that can get built up in oneself from work.:D

With all the bugs and problems with the game, it seems that there's a possibility that the developers knew they were being closed down. Human nature is, if you had a job to do, but then got told you will be out of work, you wouldn't care less about your product.
It prob got released knowing about the bugs, because they were all told about the closure and had a deadline regardless of a finished product.

Running 4870x2 here, installed the 9.6 and found some slight performance increases in so far one game I have played. Company of Heroes maxed out 4x AA, 16xAF 1920x1080, DX10, the 9.6 has gotten rid of the microstutter I was having. Now constant 40-60fps with vsync on. Still to test more games though.

Don't forget dual core / core 2 duo has been out for some time. PC's advance quiet considerably. Quad Core or I7 is becoming today's new standard. PC gaming is a neverending cycle of upgrades. It has always beenthe most expensive gaming platform.

Bluray is better quality with video and sound over DVD, but only if you having decent components to suit. A good quality 5.1-7.1 amp, good speakers, kickass sub, and a 42"+ HDTV, then Bluray shines. There has only been one Bluray title I have been dissapointed with, and that was "Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 1". Cheapskates only put Dolby Digital 5.1 as the soundtrack. Where as most Bluray has Lossless Sound. Bluray will become the norm, it just takes time. DVD took a long time to phase out VCR. The same will happen here with Bluray and DVD. Local video store has just recently closed down another DVD aisle and replaced with Bluray rentals.
All that was totally off track as to the original question. Bluray players will come down in price to that mark prob approx 2010. Bluray players such as Sony is currently the $300-$400 Aus mark, which was the pricing of DVD players years ago.

Whoa,,,,,if I offended or upset anyone i do apologise. I ended up with some money from inheritence, so had some left for possible PC upgrades (was in the mood for PC building and renovation). I ended up just adding a Bluray burner to it. Been a bit of a nightmare with it so far though. Damn thing has in fact slowed things down a bit after installing the Powerdvd software it came with.