Posted by Dan P. on 11/03/05 11:38

"so57th" <so57th@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What is the rumored Blu-Ray Internet Hook-Up suppose to
> accomplish? Will this confirm that you are only playing
> liscensed discs? Will there be some authorization code?
>
> I'm not overly concerned as I have no intentions of buying
> any players or discs that require an internet hook-up.
> I would predict that any internet scheme will fail faster
> than DIVX.
>


They'd be shooting themselves in the foot by doing this. Let's put the
privacy issue (big brother) aside for now. Logistically, they'll turn away
much of their audience. I know I don't have an internet connection readily
available in my living room. The only way to get one would be to add a
wireless access point. And what if my internet is down? That means I can't
watch movies?

So I really doubt they would ever create a player like this. If blu-ray is
going to sell big, like DVD did, it has to be easy to use. You have to be
able to put it in multiple rooms without any fuss. That means no network
connections.



Dan

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