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'300: Limited Collector's Edition']]>Jun 24th 2008 10:57AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 24th 2008 11:09AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 24th 2008 11:13AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/
real-time viewing - If this is like the other "simultaneous viewing" solutions, it'll encourage friends & family to buy multiple copies of a movie, whereas previously they might have loaned a copy of the movie to each other.

library tools - I have no idea what this is for

a search engine - for you to find Warner films to buy?

a recommendation tool with e-mail reminders - for you to be spammed about other Warner films to buy

ringtones - for you to buy

wallpapers - for you to buy

The most disturbing statement of all to me was this:

[Darcy Antonellis, president of Warner Bros. Technical Operations] said studios will be dialed into consumer habits based in large part on the information they submit during the registration process included with each Blu-ray title.

In other words, we will apparently have to register for each and every title where we want to use the BD-Live features, which means Warner will have ultimate targeted marketing information about all the Warner films you've bought, when you've played them, who you viewed them with, and what online features you've accessed.

It all sounds a little too "big brother" to my taste, with questionable benefits provided in exchange for my personal data. ]]>Jun 24th 2008 11:38AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 25th 2008 6:14AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 24th 2008 12:10PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 24th 2008 12:51PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 24th 2008 2:09PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/
I love blu ray, I love HD, but I buy blu ray for HD video and audio, not for stupid crap. Not to mention the fact that the BD-live crap is usually not in HD. Imagine that, an HD disc that has a bunch of SD features. Eff that.]]>Jun 24th 2008 4:58PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/06/24/warner-bros-lines-up-bd-live-films-for-winter-release/Jun 25th 2008 12:36PM