Whaaaa? theres still HDDVD fanboys after HDDVD has been burned to death? If you dont like it dont buy it, no one is holding you a gun to your head to buy blu-ray movies.
How is it wasting time? The incompatibility of Blu-ray discs with the existing DVD infrastructure is one thing that's holding Blu-ray back. How many families with such a thing do you think want to spend $30 on a "family entertainment" disc like a Pixar movie if they can't play it on the minivan's entertainment system, or the kid's bedrooms DVD player?
YOU may not find it useful. That doesn't mean others don't consider it important. Making Blu-ray work everywhere is one of the critical aspects to adoption. Otherwise it's a minor upgrade that costs too much and requires too much investment in new equipment.
that's one of the reasons i still mainly stick to DVD right now. the only Blu-Ray player i have is my PS3, and even though i have all the equipment to enjoy Hi-Def Movies (Hi-Def TV and PS3 connected via HDMI) i still dont want to buy them since i can only play them in one place. i also like to rip my DVD's to my PC hard drive so i can watch movies without having to switch DVD's all the time. i can't rip Blu-Rays right now either so that's also a negative.
if this becomes a standard feature in future Blu-Rays (or Blu-Ray players and movies get cheap enough) then i can certainly see myself buying more Blu-Ray movies. i wouldnt mind watching ripped DVD's when im just by myself and a Hi-Def version when im with people. but if not, then i don't mind ripped and upscaled DVD's.
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Why have the engineers been wasting their time on this crap? All we need is another excuse to charge more for a blu-ray.
Whaaaa? theres still HDDVD fanboys after HDDVD has been burned to death? If you dont like it dont buy it, no one is holding you a gun to your head to buy blu-ray movies.
@El perron: did he say he didn't like blu-ray?
How is it wasting time? The incompatibility of Blu-ray discs with the existing DVD infrastructure is one thing that's holding Blu-ray back. How many families with such a thing do you think want to spend $30 on a "family entertainment" disc like a Pixar movie if they can't play it on the minivan's entertainment system, or the kid's bedrooms DVD player?
YOU may not find it useful. That doesn't mean others don't consider it important. Making Blu-ray work everywhere is one of the critical aspects to adoption. Otherwise it's a minor upgrade that costs too much and requires too much investment in new equipment.
that's one of the reasons i still mainly stick to DVD right now. the only Blu-Ray player i have is my PS3, and even though i have all the equipment to enjoy Hi-Def Movies (Hi-Def TV and PS3 connected via HDMI) i still dont want to buy them since i can only play them in one place. i also like to rip my DVD's to my PC hard drive so i can watch movies without having to switch DVD's all the time. i can't rip Blu-Rays right now either so that's also a negative.
if this becomes a standard feature in future Blu-Rays (or Blu-Ray players and movies get cheap enough) then i can certainly see myself buying more Blu-Ray movies. i wouldnt mind watching ripped DVD's when im just by myself and a Hi-Def version when im with people. but if not, then i don't mind ripped and upscaled DVD's.