First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Movies

DanTheMan	First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Movies « on: August 11, 2006, 11:03:03 pm »
w00t Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1983	http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/11/1815258 Apparently the first Blue-ray drives for home computers will only be useful as storage mediums and won't play commercial Blu-ray movies. How ironic. Personally I think this whole DRM issue is getting out of hand. I don't even see the use for HD video anyway. Then again, I'm not really a videophile, so I wouldn't notice the difference anyway. I just don't feel like spending over $1000 for a storage drive, plus the cost of write-once discs. An external hard drive would be a better investment. Logged
w00t Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1983	Quote from: dantheman on April 01, 2006, 06:53:38 am What do you mean I need a life? =P Hm... Lives... Isn't that something that you get in Super Mario Bros? You know, those green mushrooms? That's a life, right? My one and only fangame, Link Maze, may be viewed at http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?topic=82.0

Kleaver	Re: First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Mov... « Reply #1 on: August 11, 2006, 11:46:43 pm »
Reputation: +4/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 4747	I dont see the point either way. People already bought tons of DVDs and are happy about them. It will have to take atleast another decade for DVDs to become obsolete. Blu-Ray and HD DVD should be used for storage of other stuff first. Logged

imfletcher	Re: First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Mov... « Reply #2 on: August 11, 2006, 11:58:09 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1285	I just love how comapnies are just about finished placing obscure films like "Zombie Attack 5" and "Monster from the Prehistoric Planet" on regular DVD format and now it's starting all over again. I somehow think it's going to be a long time before I buy something like "Modern Problems" for my blu ray player. Logged
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« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2006, 02:39:28 pm »

Quote from: Kleaver on August 11, 2006, 11:46:43 pm

I dont see the point either way. People already bought tons of DVDs and are happy about them. It will have to take atleast another decade for DVDs to become obsolete.

Blu-Ray and HD DVD should be used for storage of other stuff first.

that is because most people haven't seen HD footage. HD footage is CRAZY! The amount of detail present is amazing. Not to mention that more and more people are opting for big screen TVs with HD support. They will want to use that.

On the flipside if you have quality DVDs that are properly mastered you can upconvert them to get a sharper picture, though not true HD...

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Racoon Boy	Re: First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Mov... « Reply #4 on: August 12, 2006, 02:43:51 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 581	Quote from: dantheman on August 11, 2006, 11:03:03 pm I don't even see the use for HD video anyway. Then again, I'm not really a videophile, so I wouldn't notice the difference anyway. Oh, you would notice. It's pretty much impossible to NOT notice. Logged
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MG-Zero	Re: First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Mov... « Reply #5 on: August 12, 2006, 02:53:32 pm »
Doesn't afraid of anything Reputation: +42/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 7002	Quote Blu-Ray and HD DVD should be used for storage of other stuff first. yea but...why would you do that when you could just get an external hdd for a fraction of the price AND that holds at least 5 times the ammount of space as a blu-ray or HD-DVD disc? Logged
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DanTheMan	Re: First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Mov... « Reply #6 on: August 12, 2006, 05:05:32 pm »
w00t Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1983	Quote from: Racoon Boy on August 12, 2006, 02:43:51 pm Oh, you would notice. It's pretty much impossible to NOT notice. But is the difference worth $4000+ for a big screen TV with HD, $1000+ for a Blu-Ray player, and $20+ for all new Blu-ray discs? Not to mention the costs of getting regular cable programming in hi-def. Besides, the article is about PC Blu-ray drives, not standalone Blu-ray players for your TV. Unless you've got a 40-inch widescreen monitor (yet another huge expense), you won't notice the high-definition. I believe the only computer that will play Blu-ray discs currently is a Sony laptop. A laptop! How can you notice a difference on a 15" screen? I'll stick with our $10 DVDs playing on our $30 DVD player, connected to our 27" TV that's lasted us 20 years, thankyouverymuch. Logged
w00t Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 1983	Quote from: dantheman on April 01, 2006, 06:53:38 am What do you mean I need a life? =P Hm... Lives... Isn't that something that you get in Super Mario Bros? You know, those green mushrooms? That's a life, right? My one and only fangame, Link Maze, may be viewed at http://www.zfgc.com/forum/index.php?topic=82.0

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