It’s a great time to be a PS3 owner as Netflix streaming just got better than anything else on the market. Beginning on October 18 Netflix on the PS3 will no longer require a disc, and it’ll stream some content with 1080i resolution and / or 5.1-channel surround audio.

You’ll also get subtitles on some content as well. Netflix is partnering with Dolby and the surround format will be Dolby Digital Plus. Netflix says that 5.1 will come to other platforms “over time,”. Makes me glad I have a PS3.

The iToos M6HD PMP is capable of outputing 1080i via HDMI and the price is certainly right. It features a 4.3-inch TFT screen with 1360 x 768 resolution, 4GB of internal memory which is upgradeable via memory card, and the usual support for a bunch of codecs, including FLAC audio and H.264 video.

The retail price is just $58.50, but right now the only known online retailer selling it is Ownta for $87. Hopefully it will show up elsewhere for closer to $58.50.

Another Chinese PMP that pumps out 1080 video. Newsmy of China has dropped another portable media player. One that offers 1080i output support. It’s dubbed the A16HD and also features 720p video recording capability through AV-In.

The PMP is powered by the Windows CE 5.0 operating system, sports a 5″ display at 800 x 400 resolution, with support for RM/RMVB, AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MOV, 3GP, MPG, DAT or MKV videos and holds 16GB of internal memory. The Newsmy A16HD will retail for $150. We don’t have any word on whether it will journey to the new world or stay where it is.

Oh boy, another portable media player from the land of China. But this one is a tad different. It’s the Cube H100HD, not to be confused with the cube B52HD. The “HD” isn’t a total scam since it does support High Definition output, but not surprisingly it can’t handle full HD.

The Cube H100HD sports a 5″ WVGA display, support for all the popular audio and video formats and 720p and 1080i video via the out port. They threw in an e-book reader just in case you are mildly literate too. Oh and an integrated FM radio.

Sanyo rolled out today a new 1080i digital camcorder which features face detection technology for both videos and stills. It is called the Sanyo Xacti HD1010 and you’ll find it pricing around $800.