Just looking at the Ubuntu page and that quote is from there.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD
Microsoft Ditch the HD-DVD odd- on
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Just looking at the Ubuntu page and that quote is from there.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/BluRayAndHDDVD
Linux has very limited access to the PS3's processors, no? I'd get a PS3 and use it stock or just get a bluray drive for the PC in a few months for far less.
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Where's needles when you need him... could do with a nice big FAIL pic on here
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And a little something for wyrdo
I am 99% certain that the linux on the ps3 does not have enough power to play blu-ray h264 etc content at a decent rate. It struggles to play mkv etc which are lower bitrates. Upscaling may be doable for DVDs but blu-ray won't. (The whole other OS on ps3 runs through a virtualisation layer called HyperVisor(I think), which means it does not, and probably never will, have access to the "full" ps3 hardware, like any other virtual OS really.).
You will have to use the "native" blu-ray support in the Sony/ps3 OS to playback blu-ray.
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I don't think MS has any choice but to "ditch" it. Toshiba won't be making any more for them and that's that.
Quickest replies EVAR!!! Thanks Kreeee, Wyrdo & rp2000! I was on the Ubuntu site this morning as its very interesting although as Wyrdo quoted 7.04 is the latest isnt 7.10 the latest? Possibly some better blu ray support there?
If you put linux on does it wipe the ps3's software off or is it launchable from the PS3's "dashboard"? (You can tell Im a noob)
& Kreee - how long would I need to wait for a decent PC blu-ray player? Just out of pure interest...
If you put linux on does it wipe the ps3's software off or is it launchable from the PS3's "dashboard"? (You can tell Im a noob
)& Kreee - how long would I need to wait for a decent PC blu-ray player? Just out of pure interest...
lol whos getting stoppy? i just said i remember reading a few articles at the time ( not from microsoft ) and seeing as i decided not to get an xbox i never kept up with it all. Calm down dear!
I think MS have said they're looking into streaming HD online videos via the 360 rather than a Blu-Ray player. Which conspiracy theorists have said was MS's intention all along
Quickest replies EVAR!!! Thanks Kreeee, Wyrdo & rp2000! I was on the Ubuntu site this morning as its very interesting although as Wyrdo quoted 7.04 is the latest isnt 7.10 the latest? Possibly some better blu ray support there?
If you put linux on does it wipe the ps3's software off or is it launchable from the PS3's "dashboard"? (You can tell Im a noob
It installs it as an "Other OS" (think dual boot like you would on "traditional" PCs). So you have access to both (I think the partitioner gives 10gb to your "Other OS".)
You pick through the dash which to boot etc.
Whilst I have no doubt Ubuntu can playback H264/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD if installed on a PC in a non virtual manner, it won't work on ps3, as all the hardware is emulated/virtualised/hypervised so that alone will lose you a lot of performance. (Specifically GPU is most affected (due to bandwidth needed I think).
My Hero!!!For rp2000
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Thanks for the help then
Im just messing with it on one of my other pc's - its a very nice OS
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7.10 is indeed the latest "stable" release. Briefly, the numbering convention used by Canonical (the people behind Ubuntu) is to name is according to the year and month of release. So, 7.04 was released in April 2007. Ubuntu versions are released every six months, so the version released in October is 7.10.
The versions also have nicknames, so 7.04 is referred to as Feisty Fawn, 7.10 is known as Gutsy Gibbon and the forthcoming 8.04 (to be released in April) will be known as Hardy Heron
No idea whether there is any additional Blu-Ray support in Gutsy or Heron though.
I could only guestimate but I'd say 4-6 months.
They are out now but they are 1st generation drives and very expensive.
Yeah I noticed
There's no way that I'm spending that kind of money to watch Hi-Def content Yeah I noticed
Not that expensive.
First site I looked at shows
" Pioneer BDC-202BK DVD+-RW Rewriter with Blu-Ray Playback (Black)
86.55 exc. VAT, 101.70 inc. VAT
1 in stock, collect from Store or delivery "
cheap for a reader imo atm (compared to a ps3 anyway). Myslef, I would buy it when the RW capabilities are added to a sub £100 drive (burners are around 80 quid more atm). But having said that, no good in having RW capabilities without software and cheap media.
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Yeah I noticed
Ps3's aren't that much cheaper. It depends when you are looking to buy. The PC drive will ultimately provide the better picture when paired with decent software and a good PC but that may be a while away.
Why would the PC drive end up looking better?
Just out of interest. Id rather pay for a device I could do more with than a £100 drive for my pcWhy would the PC drive end up looking better?
Because of the range of different software and customisations available rather than relying on what 1 company decided was best. The same reasons why a PC and decent DVD software is superior to stand alone DVD players.