arstechnica.com— Two new Blu-ray titles are failing to play in spectacular fashion on some standalone players. Some blame new BD-J features, but most point the finger at the brand-new BD+ copy protection layer.
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Actually the CD was jointly developed with Phillips. It along with the DVD are perfect examples of how Sony can make great stuff when it works with other companies instead of making things that are proprietary to them.
Perhaps, but not everyone who buys a dvd player is also computer savvy enough to deal with mounting & burning ISO images.The extent of my wifes computer skills is checking email, yet she loves and can appreciate all the movies we watch together on our high def system - she'd never be able to do a firmware update as mentioned in this thread - thats why she has me:)
Consumer cameras use SD, high end cameras use CF. What's the confusion with that? Canon does the same thing and for good reason. Professionals have and trust CF already and are reluctant to change.
That only works for music where encoded music stays small, reformats are quick, and devices are relatively format agnostic.Moving a movie from a Blu-Ray disc to a PSP or iPod? Good luck, that reformat process will take longer than just downloading it in the desired format from the start.
larry10001Oct 8, 2007
Actually the CD was jointly developed with Phillips. It along with the DVD are perfect examples of how Sony can make great stuff when it works with other companies instead of making things that are proprietary to them.
darkknight_nycOct 9, 2007
Perhaps, but not everyone who buys a dvd player is also computer savvy enough to deal with mounting & burning ISO images.The extent of my wifes computer skills is checking email, yet she loves and can appreciate all the movies we watch together on our high def system - she'd never be able to do a firmware update as mentioned in this thread - thats why she has me:)
aeiouOct 9, 2007
Consumer cameras use SD, high end cameras use CF. What's the confusion with that? Canon does the same thing and for good reason. Professionals have and trust CF already and are reluctant to change.
msgyrdOct 9, 2007
That only works for music where encoded music stays small, reformats are quick, and devices are relatively format agnostic.Moving a movie from a Blu-Ray disc to a PSP or iPod? Good luck, that reformat process will take longer than just downloading it in the desired format from the start.
nailerOct 9, 2007
Blue Ray = DRM (it's a mandatory part of the standard, unlike HD DVD)