This is actually a very important advancement. It shows off the power and reason BD should take the market.
This is a format advancement made by 2 companies that are not Sony. While Toshiba and MS make all of the technology on the HD-DVD side, BD is a true non-monopolistic group.
This is likely to be important to BD disks as early recordable DVDs were. If you remember not all DVD players could read dvd-r or rw disks but they got that ability over time. This is a data only development first I see it implemented in computer drives.
When this feature comes to standalone players it will be great for student filmmakers and home movies. Anything that reduces the price of blank media will benefit people who make their own content.
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This is a format advancement made by 2 companies that are not Sony. While Toshiba and MS make all of the technology on the HD-DVD side, BD is a true non-monopolistic group.
This is likely to be important to BD disks as early recordable DVDs were. If you remember not all DVD players could read dvd-r or rw disks but they got that ability over time. This is a data only development first I see it implemented in computer drives.
When this feature comes to standalone players it will be great for student filmmakers and home movies. Anything that reduces the price of blank media will benefit people who make their own content.