Comments on: BluRay announces Profile 2.0 and BD-Live Discs

By: Chark

Chark — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:25:52 +0000

Adendum: …errr… unless you’re watching Blu-Ray on a standard def or small flatscreen/no surround.

By: Chark

Chark — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:24:24 +0000

“@chark,

They article doesnt claim that those features were responsible for dooming the HDDVD format. Simply that the HD format has met its doom.”

Boy, did I misread that paragraph. You’re right, Rodney.

Ultimately, despite it’s shitty and totally unprepared out of gate start (another casualty of the format war), Blu-Ray is fine by me. It’s all going to be sixes by 2009 anyway. So Blu-Ray Blu won, it’s finally coming “up to spec” and all is well.

Just don’t give me the excuse it’s not much different than DVD. That’s a weak justification– it’s better in every way both aurally and visually. Can’t afford it yet, fine. But HD isn’t better enough to switch and you’re getting a comparable experience from DVD? Not even.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:54:14 +0000

I don’t see where this turned into a discussion trying to get Rodney into buying the “better” gaming system….I’m pretty sure it was about BluRay players and as you said Shadow, it’s doubtful that microsoft will adopt a BluRay add-on for the 360. But I have heard that microsoft is apparently in talks with Sony about it, nothing confirmed on that though, just rumours right now.

As for me, I don’t pick a side in gaming, I just play them all. At the moment I own a 360 Elite, but I don’t play Halo 3 anymore, I pretty much forgot about that before Christmas :P I’m all about Call of Duty 4 now and Burnout Paradise…which are both multiplatform I might add :D I plan on adding a PS3 to my gaming when Metal Gear Solid comes out.

By: HisDivineShadow

HisDivineShadow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:30:46 +0000

Sorry for that double post
I did however need to spell check
Ghessh.

Rodney I have nothing against Blu-ray but the 360 is soooooooooooo far ahead of gaming then the Ps3.
Btw I don’t have the first gen 360′ I have an Elite. The bug have been worked out.
+ you can’t play Halo on a PS3.

Congrats for the blu-ray but I doubt you’ll ever see a blu-ray upgrade for the 360.

Blu-ray has won the battle but not the War. Blu-ray still has a long way to go to beat out dvds.

By the time blu-ray gains momentum in the marketplace, online downloads will be its compatition. If blu-ray even lasts that long.
Flash-disc’s are even more high+tech and coming soon.

By: HisDivineShadow

HisDivineShadow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:07:30 +0000

Hey rodney your really plugged into the matrix.

Gheeshh

By: eduardo

eduardo — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:22:26 +0000

never knew so much gamers were in here..
i myself don’t have any blu ray that uses profile 2.0… but progress is always good. i got myself the 2.0 and i am happy with my blu ray movies…

it’s not about who is or was better or not.. its about who won at the end. history classes don’t tell the presidentts that lost in the election, they just tell you about the chosen one :D… (bad metaphor but hope it explain itself hm*)

@rodney
There will forever be people who say that BluRay won while HD-DVD was “better” just like there are still people who want to rant that Beta was better.

AMEN :)..

By: HisDivineShadow

HisDivineShadow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:21:02 +0000

Boy rodney your really plugged into the matrix.

Geessh.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:27:05 +0000

@chark,

They article doesnt claim that those features were responsible for dooming the HDDVD format. Simply that the HD format has met its doom.

There will forever be people who say that BluRay won while HD-DVD was “better” just like there are still people who want to rant that Beta was better.

Its over Browncoats. The Alliance is in control. Live with it.

By: Chark

Chark — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:03 +0000

Adendum: And while I understand holding to DVD while Blu-Ray prices drop, you are missing out on a better, more movie-like format, no doubt about it.

By: Chark

Chark — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:57:23 +0000

“Blu-ray players were of the basic Profile 1.0 kind, meaning they could offer neither picture-in-picture nor Internet connectivity, something the doomed HD DVD rival format offered from Day 1.”

Nitpick… Not sure how it doomed HDDVD from day one, considering HDDVD had “2.0″ specs built in from the start and it’s just now that Sony has caught up (and on the PS3 only- players aren’t due for another few months).

As for PS3, it still doesn’t play the full gamut of HD audio- ie, DTS HD. It’s a pretty sweet Blu Ray player (ESPECIALLY with Sony’s constant support), but it’s not flawless if you care about audio or even better “upconverted” DVD playback.