Sorry but I dont have time to read every post in this thread.

I wanted to add my argument against those saying that piracy puts up the price of games. I don't beleive that for a second.

The five games i've purchased in the last year were ALL purchased because they were (for me) afforadble. Here they are.

1 - Left for dead (4 pack - worked out to be like $20 each)
2 - Left for dead 2 (special weekend - something like $40)
3 - GTA 4 - (Special weekend - about $30 or less)
4 - Borderlands (4 pack - about $30 each)
5 - Battlefield bad company (4 pack - $40 each i think)

Those purchases were made possible by the price being withing range. Otherwise, I simple cannoy spend that much on (sometimes) a game that wont have any replayability past the first completion of the game.

Harmony® One Advanced Universal Remote
USD 249.99
AUD 499.95

Harmony® 700 Advanced Universal Remote
USD 149.99
AUD 299.95

Wow, the awesome beach tax has been hiked a fair bit.
It shouldn't even cost that much if there each one of these remotes was gold plated and came individually gift wrapped with a big bow of red ribbon.