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Blu-ray finally starting to show its capabilities
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Interesting, though most are re-releases that I've already seen or have on DVD. On top of that, some are pretty lousy films (particularly behind enemy lines, truly rubbish). Lastly, no comment about the video codec.
Having seen the IFA2006 seminar on Blu Ray
The advanced VC1 proper codecs will be used on some titles arriving for the
November launch of the PS3 which will be the first player in Europe offering
HDMI v1.3 for 1080p and Master Quality Audio in Dolby/DTS HD audio.
Warner announced that by launch they would have at least 10 titles available at launch but numbers will differ on European region. Expect prob around 50+ titles across most studios. Titles will be a mixture of both classics and new material. Paramount will release MI3 at the end of November.
* Codecs used will be based on the studio and MPEG2 will continue to be used alongside VC1 its really studio/title based each will co exist for now.
Sony also announced for their movies most titles should be day/date with DVD but certain titles with additional "java based" interactive features could come later. Regional coding is at the disgression of the studios depending on their launch program.
Aparently their may be as little as only 2x 50GB disc titles by the end of 2006.
Sony have had manufacturing problems and then ensuring these can play on hardware to be launched.
Hope it helps...
The advanced VC1 proper codecs will be used on some titles arriving for the
November launch of the PS3 which will be the first player in Europe offering
HDMI v1.3 for 1080p and Master Quality Audio in Dolby/DTS HD audio.
Warner announced that by launch they would have at least 10 titles available at launch but numbers will differ on European region. Expect prob around 50+ titles across most studios. Titles will be a mixture of both classics and new material. Paramount will release MI3 at the end of November.
* Codecs used will be based on the studio and MPEG2 will continue to be used alongside VC1 its really studio/title based each will co exist for now.
Sony also announced for their movies most titles should be day/date with DVD but certain titles with additional "java based" interactive features could come later. Regional coding is at the disgression of the studios depending on their launch program.
Aparently their may be as little as only 2x 50GB disc titles by the end of 2006.
Sony have had manufacturing problems and then ensuring these can play on hardware to be launched.
Hope it helps...
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A few good films and a few awful ones also, but no real knockouts to start with which is disappointing but at £20 each I dont think thats too bad ( seeing as some DVd's are £14 or more
Fantastic Four, Speed and Transporter and the ones I think are ok - I would have included The Omen, but its not the original but the recent remake which I havent seen so cant rate) and the Sean Connery flick League of Extra Ordinary Gentlemen isnt too bad either
The others are average at best imho
Fantastic Four, Speed and Transporter and the ones I think are ok - I would have included The Omen, but its not the original but the recent remake which I havent seen so cant rate) and the Sean Connery flick League of Extra Ordinary Gentlemen isnt too bad either
The others are average at best imho
I can't see the justification for the price;
Why should I care that they are putting HD trailers on the discs, I've had enough of SD trailers on normal DVDs.
Games included on the discs? seriously why, this is meant to be a video player, documentaries and extras which add to the movie I can understand even if I don't watch them, but developing games to go on there as well?
I equate these developments with what happened in the mobile phone industry regarding picture/video messaging. Text messages weren't designed to be a feature used by the average consumer (remember when you couldn't send sms' cross networks?) but exploded into a massive source of revenue. So they developed MMS hoping to make even more by people sending picture and videos, didn't really take off the same way though did it. It might have been "better" but it wasn't enough better for people to want to use it, or pay for the privilege of doing so.
In the same way original DVDs had extra bits thrown on there because they could and it was cheap to do, turns out people quite liked the deleted scenes and other tidbits, but extending that into full blown FPS' and trivia games isn't a feature i'm going to want to pay more for.
Why should I care that they are putting HD trailers on the discs, I've had enough of SD trailers on normal DVDs.
Games included on the discs? seriously why, this is meant to be a video player, documentaries and extras which add to the movie I can understand even if I don't watch them, but developing games to go on there as well?
I equate these developments with what happened in the mobile phone industry regarding picture/video messaging. Text messages weren't designed to be a feature used by the average consumer (remember when you couldn't send sms' cross networks?) but exploded into a massive source of revenue. So they developed MMS hoping to make even more by people sending picture and videos, didn't really take off the same way though did it. It might have been "better" but it wasn't enough better for people to want to use it, or pay for the privilege of doing so.
In the same way original DVDs had extra bits thrown on there because they could and it was cheap to do, turns out people quite liked the deleted scenes and other tidbits, but extending that into full blown FPS' and trivia games isn't a feature i'm going to want to pay more for.
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nero120 said:
Yes all of them.
nero120 said:
cough PS3 cough
May not be just a blu-ray player, but it will undoubtedly get the kit into people's living rooms no matter what the cost.
Once the PS3 starts being sold in wagon loads, then the drives themselves will come down in price by early next year at a guess.
Then it will be more a case of when rather than if combi players come out (a ricoh pc drive is rumoured to be already in the works ) and then its just a case of popularity of the media / films released on each variant