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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mitchell @ Jan 15th 2008 4:42PM
Its funny how in the format war battles people always say that HD downloads are the furture. But every attempt to have a full HD download service is a complete failure. I have no hope in this method at current time. All the issues with DRM laced files and limitations like: only on this player, at this location, with this device, etc is bogus. I would much rather drive a mile to Bestbuy, Circuit City, BlockBuster or Walmart and buy/rent a disc and have it play in any of my HD DVD or Blu Ray player. And when i want to watch it at my friends house I take a 10cm piece of plastic and put it in his player. The same quality, on every device, same playback, etc. Also when my player/device crashes I know all my purchased movies are still intact. What happens why all your movies are playable on one device and that device crashes?
I see downloads so far away not because of hardware/engineering abilities but the content providers trying to stop piracy. They are forcing so much DRM that is just a pain in the neck to watch a movie. When movies/tv shows goes down the path MP3's are now (ie DRM getting taken out) we might have a viable download service.
Thats how i see it,
Mitchell
Ordeith @ Jan 16th 2008 1:04PM
The future of Blu may contain a device level control. BD+ allows disc / player pairs to be authorized. Some have mentioned that it is *possible* that Sony could use the same tech to keep used PS# games from being resold. Ther could certainly do the same with movies.
Blu is the most anti-consumer physical format available.
Sam Winter @ Jan 20th 2008 4:00AM
@Ordeith
Thats not going to happen for the outcry from consumers. Besides, it's not as if the DRM won't be hacked soon and you'll be able to do whatever you want with the discs. There is already a standard for putting BD media onto double layer DVDS, and soon people will have BD burners. So Any nonsense coming from the studios will be hacked away. DRM always fails.. always..