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Posted by Goro on 12/31/05 16:12
Apparently there's a problem getting the AACS squared away in addition,
the article mentions (at the very end) that there's a problem with the
Bluray LOGO (?!).
What a fustercluck this is becoming. Lol! :)
-goro-
http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/archives/2005/12/drm_to_delay_bl.html
Although it has been widely reported that Pioneer is set to finally
unveil its Blu-ray drive for PCs at CES next week, most media have
overlooked the fact that getting the content management in place may
cause yet another delay.
Pioneer plans to release the new drive to Japanese PC makers in January
and thence to the U.S. market but squabbling over the Advanced Access
Content System could delay this in the way it forced Toshiba to slam
the brakes on its HD DVD player. Full details from the horse's mouth
after the jump.
(Via IDG News Service)
Pioneer plans to unveil at the International Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) its first Blu-ray Disc format optical disc drive for personal
computers, it said this week. The drive will go on sale in Japan at the
end of January pending the completion of two licensing issues, the
company said.
The BDR-101A drive is compatible with non-cartridge single-layer
recordable BD-R and rewritable BD-RW discs and single and dual-layer
read-only BD-ROM discs, the company said. It is also compatible with a
wide range of DVD-based media and can write DVD-R and DVD-RW discs,
said Pioneer.
Pioneer plans to initially offer it direct to Japanese PC makers for
inclusion in their desktop computers and systems and will later expand
sales to other countries, said Akira Muneto, a spokesman for Pioneer in
Tokyo. It's scheduled to be available in the U.S. during the first
quarter of 2006. This schedule means that PCs on the market boasting
Blu-ray Disc support could appear in the first half of 2006.
The drive will have an ATAPI interface that delivers a data transfer
rate of 33MBps, said Muneto. It's a standard "half-height" size and
measures 14.8mm wide by 42mm high by 198mm deep and weighs 1.1kg. The
company did not specify a price for the drive or plans for sales of the
drive direct to consumers.
Pioneer's drive is the first announcement of a shipping date from any
optical disc drive maker although its January schedule may be derailed
by a delay in licensing of the content management system or Blu-ray
Disc logo, it said.
The inability of the companies behind the AACS (Advanced Access Content
System) content management system to complete their work has already
caused Toshiba to put launch plans for its HD DVD player on hold. AACS
is made up of a number of companies from the electronics and content
industries. The group's founders include IBM, Intel, Microsoft,
Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Disney and Warner Bros.
The group has declined several requests for comment or interview
regarding when the first version of its format will be completed.
- Martyn Williams
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