• Blu-ray Not Open to Change

    Blu-ray Not Open to Change

    Techtree News Staff, Nov 17, 2005 1624 hrs IST

    Camp Blu-ray has declared that it will not adopt the proposal put forward by HP to include certain technologies.

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In yet another interesting twist to the never-ending Blu-ray vs HD DVD Gen-Next format war, camp Blu-ray has declared that it will not adopt the proposal put forward by Hewlett-Packard.

HP, which has long been a supporter of the Blu-Ray format, said in October that if two technologies it considered important to PC users - iHD and Mandatory Managed Copy - were not included in Blu-ray's specifications, the company would consider switching over to Toshiba-led HD-DVD.

Mandatory Managed Copy lets users legally copy DVDs, and store the digital file on a home network; while iHD offers new interactive features, and is slated to be implemented in Microsoft's Vista operating system.

Blu-ray has announced that it will incorporate Mandatory Managed Copy, but will launch it in Spring 2006, with interactive features based on Sun Microsystems' Java software.

A spokesperson for Blu-ray said that while HP's request is being taken seriously and Mandatory Managed Copy will be part of the Blu-ray format, the Blu-ray group is not willing to delay the launch of the format, and will go forward with the Java-type option.

Maureen Weber, general manager - personal storage, personal systems group, HP, said that if Blu-ray remains committed to its latest stance, HP will adopt a more neutral position vs. being an exclusive Blu-ray supporter. She also said that if Blu-ray is unable to incorporate technologies that HP thinks are critical for the PC architecture, HP will be more neutral. The company will think of cost and implementation across the board. Potentially, it could support both HD DVD and Blu-ray. She added that people will see HP supporting both formats, in various trade show booths.

In a separate development, Microsoft has re-affirmed its support of the HD-DVD format. The format also enjoys Intel's support. But whatever HP, Microsoft and the rest might say, the fact of the matter is that current consensus seems to be in favor of the Blu-ray format.

With billions of dollars at stake, as the electronics, computer, movie and television industries gear-up for a technology change, it looks like the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD format war might leave behind utterly confused consumers, besides proving an expensive loss for so many companies involved.

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JOSEPAUL
,COCHIN, on Feb 25, 2006 10:56 PM
Yeah!Why does this sony insist on changing into blue,they require more cost as far as production is concerned.Hd-Dvd supporters's main claim is that they can change an entire dvd unit to hd-dvd units in a matter of 5 minutes,which means safe money.Moreover it'll be good for us too.And anyone knows when these are going to be available here.
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Chris
,Brisbane, Australia, on Nov 18, 2005 03:03 AM
I gave up on Sony many years ago. It seems that this company is intent on creating new standards which lock consumers into their products. Why would I buy a Sony digital camera that only takes Sony memory sticks? Blu-ray is just more political argy-bargy in which the consumer ultimately pays.
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Anonymous
,Sacramento,USA, on Nov 18, 2005 06:44 AM
MAn you got 100% right!!!! I neve like SONY at all. there are good companies avalable in the market which is better than sony. I bought my digital camera from CANON, my laptop from HP, desktop from DELL, DVD player from panasonic. I really dont have any problem at all. you know this is the reason, I don't like Apple... windows rules.. I really like linux but to me, they have to make system easy to install "after all not every one is geeks" ..
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Gerard Dmello
,Mumbai, on Dec 05, 2005 08:19 AM
thats right, recently bought a laptop, kept the sony T250 beside the hp DV1375, the HP had a much better screen and better looks and much higher specs, it won hands down bought it for half the price of the sony. Youd think in sony theyd realise this by now
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Sabier
,Hyderabad, on Nov 17, 2005 05:23 PM
Blue Ray or HD-DVD, one thing for sure is that they will eventually be cracked. It's only a matter of time. But the first camp that understands the profound importance of portability and accessibility will win in the long run. Right now, Blue Ray doesn't seem to be one of them.
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Truth Hurts
,Boston, on Nov 18, 2005 06:54 AM
Seems like all of the opinions stated hate Sony, so im guess there all the same fan boy.
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Sabier
,Hyderabad, on Nov 18, 2005 09:29 AM
^^ Nobody 'hates' Sony per se. Probably you got up on the wrong side of the bed to assume that everyone here is a fan boy. Give a good reason for your "enlightened" claim and we'll see who'se the fanboy here. Grow up . You'll be just another geek who'll eventually copy stuff and loathe Sony for what it presumes as copyright.
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mectron
,Vancouver, on Nov 18, 2005 11:14 AM
Sony is the company to avoid at all cost as they are now proven criminal. Nobody should ever touch a Sony product. (even with a 10 foot pole). Sony is a criminal company that must go down the drain and so is the Blue ray. The world does not need another illegal and dangerous copy protction.
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gabriel
,Auckland, on Nov 18, 2005 02:44 AM
Hi Why not make a disk that accommodates both features of Blu-ray and HD-DVD format. This way the consumer, being us that actually buys the product and uses it, have benefit of both. We do not want to go through another saga like the CD-RW -R +R, which one you can and can not use with some hardware. make something that is compatable with all hardware. It's not about them, it's about us the consumer.
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Matt
,Richmond,Va, on Nov 18, 2005 12:28 AM
There is no such thing as a crack proof DVD nor will there ever be. and Yes, most consumers will want to copy/backup all DVD's
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Lance
,roseland, nj, on Nov 17, 2005 10:53 PM
Blu-Ray's #1 creater, backer, and implementer is Sony. Sony, a company known and willing to infect PCs with rootkits that destabalise the operating system and open it to security exploits. Would you want to use their products with more of their underhanded copy protection DRM measures?
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Thomas
,Vancouver BC Canada, on Nov 17, 2005 09:01 PM
The market is always driven by the end user the Consumer The consumer wants to Copy DVD for what ever reason Ask the Consumer ---- do you want to beable to copy DVD ??
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