I found this editorial at The Inquirer. It basically states that Sony has managed to destroy any possibility of high definition DVD having much of a future. I can't say that I disagree. Like most consumers I refuse to scrap my older HDTV and receiver on the alter of DRM. Yes I do enjoy my PS3 but as a game console and I refuse to pay $30 for a BD video. Anyway agree or disagree it's a good rant and an interesting read.
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It's a rant without actually factual basis.
The same things that HD DVD supporters complained about BD not having (Ethernet) are now the exact things that are being marked as bad design by uninformed bloggers.
The 'consumers not buying' while Warner claims BD sales for Q1'08 up 15 fold from last year, seems to not exactly jive either.
Then the site specifically speaks out to break the law (DMCA) and bypass DRM with a link. Don't get me wrong, but my PS3 has played 100% of every disc I've ever bought without an issue, and of the 30 discs or so that I own, I've paid on average, about $15 a disc when I've waited for sales or have done some price shopping. This includes new release titles as well as catalog titles.
In a world where HD is becoming the standard of video enjoyment, I will take 1080p BD over what else has been put forth in a second. DRM infected? Isn't tha the same as DVD... or back to Macrovision and VHS? How about iTunes downloads?
Really, this is what HD DVD had within it, and BD does as well - and was demanded by studios, notably Fox who wanted BD+ on top of standard protection. Yet, it is now 100% of all major studios backing BD, and a very poor article on very OLD news is hardly 'news' - but just someone else BSing about the same old crud. Which is exactly what it is.
2008, Q1 - Hardware sales have been reported up 3 fold - WB has claimed their software sales are up 15 fold... BD2.0 players are right around the corner, and HDTV sales continue to be the buzz, as is HD in general.
It's a long way from 'doomed' - and articles that spread bias on top of lies should be called out for the bias they show.