Blu-raydisc.com hacked, redirects to HD DVD Promo site

Tried visiting Blu-raydisc.com lately? You know, that site created by the Blu-ray Disc Association? If you're a newcomer, go on and click that "United States" location button upon arriving -- and shield your eyes if you fear the sight of HD DVD. As of right now, some clever (and equally meddlesome) individual has hacked the website to redirect to the The Look and Sound of Perfect, which is the official website of the HD DVD North American Promotional Organization. Of course, it's impossible to say who did this or what's really going on, but it should provide a hearty chuckle if nothing else. Peep the gallery shot below for a full-screen image of the redirect result. You wanted a format war? Oh, you've got one.

Update: Seems to be fixed now -- 'twas fun while it lasted!

[Thanks, Tom]

Blu-raydisc.com hacked, redirects to HD DVD Promo site

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:37PM]

i guess it is a real war. the website is the first thing to go

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:38PM]

That's just pathetic. Don't these people have anything better to do?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:10PM]

Alright, your turn Blu. *Ding Ding*

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:45PM]

Come on it's a bit of humor, I think thats quite hilarious.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:39PM]

holy crap

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:41PM]

I think its great lol... you guys sure they're not just giving up and its apart of the migration efforts?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:42PM]

overflowing with awesomeness.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:47PM]

PS3 smacktards talk a pretty good game, lets see if their hacking skills are up to the task of doing something similar with the HD DVD site. Game on.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 4:50PM]

desperate actions

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:02PM]

LOL!!!!

mainstream consumers, hackers, pretty much everyone obviously favor HD DVD.. this is so funny when promotional website for DRM infested format gets hacked.. Talk about security :)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:06PM]

FTP is oldschool, unfortunatley, there's no DRM in the interweb (unless it's online video or music). Oh well, i'm a blu fan, but i thought it was somewhat humorous.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:12PM]

Hmm. Universal titles when visiting the BDA site? Foreshadowing? :P

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:13PM]

It's fixed now.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:14PM]

Who's to say they didn't do it themselves as a publicity stunt? Free press, plus it makes the other side look like fanatics.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:17PM]

You don't have to look far to find fanatics on both sides. A good number post here, particularly ones who were banned/suspended from AVS.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:03PM]

The sad thing is, if (IF) it was a rabid HD DVD fan, they've pretty much only succeeded in driving more traffic to that site.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:22PM]

Guess I missed it ... works fine for me. Funny though!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:25PM]

Already fixed, but relayed by the news, it'll show clearly who's desperate and obviosuy upset to be the loer in this "war" ;)
Having a field day laughing about this even on Blu-Ray.com, given how sad and pathetic some HD DVDs fans can be ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:26PM]

I don't know what's worse: the fact that this only looks badly on the HD DVD crowd or the fact that whoever sent in the screen shot still uses Internet Explorer.

:)

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:44PM]

It got re-hacked it appears. Redirects to HDDVD site again...

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:41PM]

I guess hd-dvd fanboys need something to do while they wait for a few decent movies to come out. How childish.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:50PM]

You're right. Transformers, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Kingdom, Battlestar Galactica, Harry Potter, those all suck. Spiderman 3, now that's a great movie ::rolleyes::

:)

Come on, it's a bit of good fun. I'd have gotten a chuckle if the reverse happened.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:42PM]

I condemn this action, no matter how funny it is. And really, if you think about it, it's hilarious. It's just not called for.

-HD DVD owner

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:08PM]

Not fixed ... not fixed at all.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:46PM]

its actually still hd-dvd

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 5:50PM]

You say it is fixed now, but it isn't. Did they re-hack it?



"I was once a DVD player the same as your father. Before the dark times. Before the Format Wars."

[h0mi Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:13PM]

Thats the best quote evar.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:04PM]

This is quite humorous indeed.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:11PM]

What is funnier: The person that got the screengrab uses IE7!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:22PM]

As of 3:17PM PST it's still not working. I click on the US and I'm still waiting for something to happen. It's down. I think it's pretty funny myself. The DRM infested format gets its web page hacked. Bet ya they've been waiting for the right time to do it. The Weekend before Christmas, To late, to early, or just about right?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:24PM]

LOL, this is funny, but I guess hd-dvd needs all the promotion it can get....so it was a good try, I must admit.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 6:27PM]

Could this be the work of a disgruntled blu-raydisc.com employee?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 7:31PM]

BBG finally fell over the edge.

[Crockett Posted Dec 21st 2007 7:59PM]

Wicked, stupid $ony and blew-ray!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 8:09PM]

Should've used BD+

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 8:53PM]

Looks like someone needs to be fired.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 8:54PM]

This smells like a False Flag Attack.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:07PM]

Maybe Bill Gates's private hacking army....?

He could single handedly crash Apple and Itunes if he felt like it.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 9:51PM]

I'm surprised no Blu-bigot has blamed Microsoft yet!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2007 10:26PM]

It was me :oP

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 12:27AM]

I remember that at the beginning of the war between the PS2 and the Xbox, the adress name www.psx2.com has been used to send people to the www.xbox.com website... That's quite Microsoft typical ?

Yes, I'm the first to blame Microsoft ^

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 4:00AM]

oh !

blueray is more hacker-safe , right ?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 9:05AM]

Classic!

Best news post evar. :D

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 1:02PM]

How pathetic and desperate HD DVD has become. No doubt this was sponsored by Toshiba. At least we won't have to tolerate this sort of sad HD DVD desperation for much longer. Hello Warner. Bye-bye HD DVD.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 3:18PM]

What makes you think Warner even likes Blu-ray? HD DVD discs in your BD Harry Potter sets? Faulty Terminator 3 Blu-ray Discs? For all YOU know, it was THEM that hacked that site!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 22nd 2007 3:27PM]

Of course, by "THEM," I was referring to giant, mutated man-eating ants.