http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/ Engadget HD Comments for Sony responds about lack of Blu-ray playback the BWU-100A http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/
They at least should have offered a built-in down-res option (ICT?) just to play the BR movies until the software/hardware upgrades could be completed.
]]>Aug 17th 2006 9:19AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/
But hey, customers should feel honored that Sony affords you the right to buy a burner to burn their format and also buy a seperate player to play back your newly burned discs. ]]>Aug 17th 2006 9:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/Aug 17th 2006 9:45AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/So I buy a recorder but can never play a disk other then the one I just recorded, o wait if you record it will you be able to view it ? That might be another violation! So you better buy a player to go with it just to be safe. I am glad Sony thinks that we all have unlimited funds to buy their over priced and defective CRAP!
]]>Aug 17th 2006 9:52AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/Aug 17th 2006 9:55AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/I'm beginning to think Blu-Ray's worst enemy isn't Toshiba (or Warner for that matter) but Sony itself.

It Sir Howard Stringer can't reverse all these incompetent business decisions, perhaps he should propose the unthinkable and sell the company to its longtime rival Matsushita. Considering the rise of LG and Samsung to being respectable outside of Korea in the past decade, that might not be such a bad idea.
]]>Aug 17th 2006 12:31PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/
The PS3 preview at E3 didn't go well due to their pricing announcement. The introduction of Blu-Ray hasn't gone well. Sony itself has yet to introduce a stand alone blu-ray player.]]>Aug 17th 2006 12:50PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/08/17/sony-responds-about-lack-of-blu-ray-playback-on-the-BWU-100A/You should just plan on new hardware based on Microsoft's Vista O/S to really be able to play HD DVD or Blu-Ray discs just like you really needed to have a new computer with Win2k to play a DVD.
The fact that this recorder (and the others on the market) are priced at $1k is so that you do your homework and understand what you're buying. When these recorders are selling for $79, then you'll know that they are plug and play for the systems that will be common then.
These formats are just in their infancy. They are not ready for prime time just yet. ]]>Aug 17th 2006 1:18PM