A while back, there was a busy thread about how quickly new video tech is replacing old. Most folks didn't appreciate the suggestion that their valued DVD collections would soon be deemed "vintage". They were quite.. ahem.. Blu about it. Check out the latest headliner:
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:51:21 GMT, "Ray L. Volts" put finger to keyboard and composed:
Yes, several leading consumer electronics companies (including Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and LG) have already demonstrated products that can read/write CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs using a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical head, so you don't have to worry about your existing DVD collection becoming obsolete. Although it's up to each manufacturer to decide if they want to make their products backwards compatible with DVD, the format is far too popular to not be supported. The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) expects every Blu-ray Disc device to be backward compatible with CDs and DVDs.
-- Franc Zabkar
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Making a new gen player able to play standard DVDs is trivial, the DVD will be with us for a LONG time.
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What I had in mind was new disc sales. I know people aren't going to toss their old DVD's. I certainly will not do that, just as I still have hundreds of OLD video tapes (including Beta). But... I'd rather pay $15 for a new HD disc title than $15 (or $10 or $5) for the same title on a standard DVD. If I plunk down big money on a new HDTV screen, I'd prefer to watch media that takes full advantage of that screen. Add to that the ability to store far more data per disc for pc uses. I imagine Blu-ray blanks will soon become as inexpensive as today's DVD blanks. More bang for the buck. I don't see a great many more years of standard DVD pressings.
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Perhaps not, but by then we'll be able to get a next gen player for $50 so it doesn't really matter. Buy the new stuff on HD discs, keep your old stuff around on plain old DVDs, doesn't really seem like a big deal.
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So the blu disk is obsolete before it's even out en masse ? They have truly outdone themselves.
JURB
Blu-ray == Sony.
Sony == DRM RootKit Nightmare.
Or...
What can we really expect from a format developed by a company that has shown not the slightest remorse for infecting God only knows how many PCs with security holes that you could drive a cruise ship through?
Yes, I know... We consumers may not have any choice, other than to boycott Blu-Ray format discs. However, given that at least one studio (Fox) has already committed to Blu-Ray, I don't see that happening any time soon.
Keep the peace(es).
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