Sony responds about lack of Blu-ray playback the BWU-100A

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DVDWizard @ Aug 17th 2006 1:18PM

When DVD was introduced and Win98 was the O/S, there were lots of issues to getting DVD to play on the existing systems. This time is no different (for both HD DVD and Blu-Ray). WinXP doesn't even support the native file system for these next generation DVDs (UDF2.5) so you can record discs that the O/S can't even mount and read back let alone play a movie.
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.

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