Why do you think it will fail? It's supported by LG, HP, etc. If you think blu-ray is a Sony product; IT'S NOT.Bolteh said:Blu-Ray's the new DVi and ZIP-drive; a great concept, but doomed to fail.
lol:Sandstorm said:Well, yes. And because of the greater storage, it's possible for greater quality (because you don't have to compress so much, like our current DVDs).
That, and, the blu-ray format is a faster data transfer. 2x Blu-Ray is equivalent (or greater) than 8x DVD.
Can a blu-ray drive read a dvd, though?
EDIT: You can buy blu-ray burners and blank discs already. Though, I'm not sure if there are any non-PC burners... I dunno, I never got the point of a media burner that doesn't connect to a PC.
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Why do you think it will fail? It's supported by LG, HP, etc. If you think blu-ray is a Sony product; IT'S NOT.
Wikipedia said:The "Blu Ray Disc Association" was founded in 2002 by nine leading electronic companies like: Matsu****a, Pioneer, Phillips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Samsung and Sony as contrast to the DVD-Forum.
You can't really guarantee that, as burn times can very from setup to setup. If you don't believe me then do a few Google searches. In terms of read however it's a different story.That, and, the blu-ray format is a faster data transfer. 2x Blu-Ray is equivalent (or greater) than 8x DVD.
Last time I checked, the cost to make 1 Blu-Ray disc with a movie, was 3x or 4x more expensive than DVD.Sandstorm said:Why do you think it will fail? It's supported by LG, HP, etc. If you think blu-ray is a Sony product; IT'S NOT.
You know what else has/had protection against ripping? CDs and DVDs. It only takes a matter of time to bypass such things, if it hasn't been done already.Bolteh said:Last time I checked, the cost to make 1 Blu-Ray disc with a movie, was 3x or 4x more expensive than DVD.
+ Blu-Ray has protection against rips and stuff like that, that alone could make it a huge failure (because the multi-media world still evolves around piracy, like it or not)
Holy commission, Batman!Mad_AxMan said:i (10 minutes ago) sold a ?999 blu ray player, with a ?1299 panasonic tv.
Ahhh the people with money. Good to know there's still that 1% of the population that can spend 3000 dollars in one day like it was nothing.Mad_AxMan said:well, saying its gonna fail is a bit much, as i (10 minutes ago) sold a ?999 blu ray player, with a ?1299 panasonic tv.
they really look that good. not to mention, the disc's are hardcore! they look nice, and are pretty resiliant...
Bolteh said:Last time I checked, the cost to make 1 Blu-Ray disc with a movie, was 3x or 4x more expensive than DVD.
+ Blu-Ray has protection against rips and stuff like that, that alone could make it a huge failure (because the multi-media world still evolves around piracy, like it or not)
Pick a better career?Chris` said:Most people can't do that. Hell with the career I plan on going into, I'll be lucky to bring home 3,000 a month.
No-one's forcing you to, i'm pretty sure it (Blu-Ray player) is backwards compatible with DVD's, as the PS3 is. Plus the Blu-Ray drive will upscale DVD's so they look sharper, more-hi-res than on a DVD player (though still not as good as true HD).Scruffeh said:If this means buy all my DVDs again, then **** this, I'm out. No HD for me, please.