http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/ Engadget HD Comments for Poll: Are you sold on Blu-ray Profile 2.0? 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/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/
If a car manufacturer offered you a sunroof for $100 would you not take it?

Wait till an epic title like LOTR Trilogy comes out. That will be an extra $20 well spent.

why are people on a gadget blog if they aren't interested in the latest and greatest?
Might as well wait for USA today reviews.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/
Do i really want to watch a movie and do trivia against others who are doing same at that moment?

probably not!! but... perhaps some Rocky Horror Picture Show features could be created. maybe there is something i'm missing.

I mainly like the Movie and some extra's like, extended version of film, trailers, behind the scenes footage, director commentary track. music videos. stuff like that.

I won't swear allegiance, but i am open to using it if they create something good. but not some stupid lil java video game]]>Sep 20th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/A $99 Profile 2.0 player and new release BD titles at a $20 price point on Black Friday would be a welcome boost to anyone that has been on the fence on transitioning to Blu.]]>Sep 20th 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 2:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 3:07PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 22nd 2008 8:11AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 3:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/
As a side note, I've been of the opinion that there haven't been many 2.0 players out there primarily because there are not that many 2.0 discs available. Of course manufacturers will save cost by not including the necessary specs to support 2.0, plus the consumer is likely to never use 2.0 features if they're unaware of them. Frankly, I also think BDA might charge more for profile 2.0 licenses to further promote the PS3 preference in the Blu-ray marketing scheme. That's why I think the "cheaper" Blu-ray players are all 1.1 or less, cuz Sony won't allow a 2.0 player to undercut the $400 PS3. Food for thought here, just my speculation.]]>Sep 20th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 5:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 5:49PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 7:48PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 8:13PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/
If I have to pay for internet service to have Blu-Ray then they need to lower prices of disc.
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I have yet to see any of the studios that were only blu release anything close to compelling for BD-Live. They know they CAN do just about anything, but haven't got a clue on what they SHOULD do.

Of course all this is moot because no one cares about special features. They just want the same functionality as DVD, but with a better picture.]]>Sep 20th 2008 9:07PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 21st 2008 8:02PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 9:56PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 20th 2008 10:38PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/
- Buy ringtones and other stuff for your phone (300 HD DVD, starship troopers blu-ray)
- Watch movies with friends online (harry potter, HD DVD and some blu-rays that arent out yet)
- Rearrange scenes in the movie and upload to a web site to share (Pan's Labyrinth HD DVD, Rambo Blu-ray, other titles)

None of these features are compelling or interesting. The rearrange scenes function is incredibly stupid. And as long as this is what we have to look forward to in features, the profile business is not going to matter.

Every 1.1 profile player should have ethernet for firmware upgrades tho and for use for other features.
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I agree that the ethernet port is great for getting firmware updates in a timely and convenient manner, but the online content is not considered by most a great innovation that they must have in their player.

As for the PS3, the Blu-ray player being installed has helped PS3 game sales(albeit only a minuscule amount) much as it helped Blu-ray sales and will likely be a factor for the PS3 winning this round in the end since there will be people that opt for the PS3 simply for the reason that it's the game console that also has a robust Blu-ray player.

The PS3 ended up being one of the smartest moves Sony has made in a long time, helping to bolster both their Blu-ray and Gaming markets by crossing target demographic lines, in one fell swoop.

Still behind in the Online community area, they are catching up, and hard as MS tries, unless they add a Blu-ray player to the 360, that is one advantage Sony will always have.

Everything else MS does with the 360, Sony can do as well, and when you consider the price, for a HD, Wifi enabled box, Sony is actually as low in price and it has a Blu-ray player to boot.

For 399.00 you can get a 120 gig XBOX360, or an 80 gig PS3 with Blu-ray. You can not however upgrade your HD on the 360 without voiding the warranty, which you can do on the PS3.

Before the PS3 was finalized I read many a post by 360 fans saying there was no way the PS3 would compete, but I argued that releasing your product second was the more powerful position as you saw what you were competing against and could adapt your product accordingly before final release.

Unlike MS, Sony also has something else making it easier to compete, they didn't short their old customers and revenue stream near as much. PS2s are still available and profitable, helping the gaming division not bleed so much as the PS3 gains market share. MS, with it's narrow sited "windows upgrade" mindset, cutoff XBOX sales and games, effectively severing what could have been a good continuing revenue stream these past 3 years. Based on this "Forced upgrade" mindset we can expect the 360 to become a paperweight much sooner than the PS3, that alone would be enough reason for me to choose the PS3.

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Look at LOTR: EE editions. The extra were worth it!!!!!!]]>Sep 21st 2008 10:19AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 21st 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 21st 2008 10:24AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/

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Ok might be useful for upgrades but surley these (also overpriced) players should be upto scratch out of the box.]]>Sep 22nd 2008 12:49PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Sep 30th 2008 8:13PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/09/20/poll-are-you-sold-on-blu-ray-profile-2-0/Nov 2nd 2008 11:18AM