These rumors about when they are going to announce it are becoming ridiculous. I bet this one will be wrong as well, though I don't doubt that Toshiba will eventually give up.
I'm sad to see HD-DVD lose, because Blu-ray has such terrible compatibility issues with all their ever-changing DRM. But with no market support left, HD-DVD is definitely going away.
I'm glad to have bought Samsung's combo player, despite its (temporary?) audio shortcomings. Excellent image quality all around, especially at SD-DVD upconversion, and I'll get some great HD-DVD closeout deals.
i'm so tired of fools cryin about why don't want to shell out 300 or 400 bucks for a blu ray player... if you do not have the money to fully step into the HD market, then don't cry about it; just stick to watching SD programming. it wouldnt kill ya, you know?
You are an idiot. Blu-ray and HD-DVD DRM has not changed at all since the very beginning. What the hell are you talking about? As far as compatibility is concerned, even the very earliest players will play every movie, they just may miss out on those stupid extra features like picture-in-picture and online content. AFAIK Profile 2.0 just mandates network access, so if you pick(ed) up a profile 1.1 player with ethernet or WiFi, you should be good to go. The BD+ drm isn't even being used, and like all DRM it will always be circumvented and thus a non-issue for those who wish to pirate content or eventually rip it to a network player. It really shouldn't be an issue. In other words, Get over it!
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Raptor007 @ Feb 18th 2008 2:15PM
These rumors about when they are going to announce it are becoming ridiculous. I bet this one will be wrong as well, though I don't doubt that Toshiba will eventually give up.
I'm sad to see HD-DVD lose, because Blu-ray has such terrible compatibility issues with all their ever-changing DRM. But with no market support left, HD-DVD is definitely going away.
I'm glad to have bought Samsung's combo player, despite its (temporary?) audio shortcomings. Excellent image quality all around, especially at SD-DVD upconversion, and I'll get some great HD-DVD closeout deals.
qo_op @ Feb 18th 2008 2:26PM
Well, they are on deathwatch ya know ......
corey smith @ Feb 18th 2008 11:23PM
i'm so tired of fools cryin about why don't want to shell out 300 or 400 bucks for a blu ray player... if you do not have the money to fully step into the HD market, then don't cry about it; just stick to watching SD programming. it wouldnt kill ya, you know?
Sam Winter @ Feb 19th 2008 1:45AM
You are an idiot. Blu-ray and HD-DVD DRM has not changed at all since the very beginning. What the hell are you talking about? As far as compatibility is concerned, even the very earliest players will play every movie, they just may miss out on those stupid extra features like picture-in-picture and online content. AFAIK Profile 2.0 just mandates network access, so if you pick(ed) up a profile 1.1 player with ethernet or WiFi, you should be good to go.
The BD+ drm isn't even being used, and like all DRM it will always be circumvented and thus a non-issue for those who wish to pirate content or eventually rip it to a network player. It really shouldn't be an issue.
In other words, Get over it!