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RE: Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer

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In Reply to: RE: Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer posted by 4season on October 18, 2007 at 06:16:44

While a PS/3 might be a decent foundation for an unmarried geek's home entertainment center :-), there are a lot of people who can't imagine buying a game console for their living room or bedroom. They are going to buy a standalone player, not a game console.

>>Most folks will probably want a B-D player which is either fully compliant with the B-D Profile 1.1 spec, or upgradeable to it<<

The manual for Sony's current entry-level player, the BDP-S300, states:

"This player supports BD-ROM Profile 1 only. Playback of later versions and BDs other than BD-ROM is not guaranteed. Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new and evolving, some discs may not play depending on the disc type and the version."

If the word gets around to the general public that a $499 player is pretty much already obsolete, the already slim possibility of mass-market acceptance for Blu-ray will vanish like a soap bubble.

If the PS/3 is truly the only reasonable hardware choice for Blu-ray enthusiasts, Blu-ray won't even make it to niche status.

If Blu-ray is to survive, the BDA and its members had better get their acts together. Quickly.

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