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If worst comes to worst, B-D effectively remains at Profile 1.0 status indefinitely (but buyers may not care)

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In Reply to: RE: Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer posted by Jack G on October 18, 2007 at 06:33:07

And frankly, I doubt that many potential buyers would know or care whether their movie is Java-enabled. Next-gen features like picture-in-picture may remain rare in B-D land, but again, no great loss to an audience who have just come from the DVD world.

But for now, when given a choice between B-D and HD DVD releases of the same movie, unless the B-D version offers something like a higher-quality soundtrack, I'll generally opt for the HD DVD, because it's likelier to have richer bonus content.

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That wouldn't look good - Jack G 10:00:35 10/18/07 (1)
They'll have to rewrite the rules about players coming out after Oct. 31. That's a PR nightmare. Do you think the BDA would admit that they cannot do what HD DVD has done since inception?
Disney wants the features, and has already claimed Snow White will come out late in '08 as 1.1. Its going to be *ahem* interesting when people pop it into their 1.0 machines expecting lots of interactive goodies for the kids.
Interesting times ahead. :-)
I've stopped buying BDs for the time being.
Jack
- You know what doesn't look good? - Jazz Inmate 22:42:22 10/18/07 (0)
  Releasing the Jack Ryan HD DVDs without material advertised on the box and promoted in previous announcements...now that doesn't look good.
  You mention a hypothetical PR nightmare. Well, this is a real one. And yet the problem with this HD DVD box doesn't bother you at all. Interesting.
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  "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
  - http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=21578 (Open in New Window)
  Edits: 10/18/07 10/18/07

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