Posted by Sean Black on 01/15/43 11:44

In article <1144392147.631768.184950@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, asj
<kalim1998@yahoo.com> writes
>Hebee Jeebes wrote:
>
>> DVD had a lot of special features too like multiple angles and such that
>> hardly anyone made use of. I suspect the same thing will happen with HD-DVD
>> and Blue-Ray. The studios want to get stuff out as quickly and as cheaply as
>> possible and creating all of the "special features" that uses the format to
>> the fullest just isn't going to happen.
>
>Actually, blu-ray promises more than just "special menus and features".
>
>As I noted above, Blu-ray (and not HDDVD) will allow people to:
>
>1. download additional content such as more subtitles or captions at
>any time.

All that extra space and they still haven't got room for all the
subtitles you might need :-)

>2. do chat sessions with their friends or the director while watching a
>movie.

I can chat to my friends on the phone while watching a movie, if I want
to. Can't really see it happening with many directors.

>3. download games related to the movie and play them on the blu-ray.

Can already play all the games I want on my PC or Xbox 360.

>4. download current previews and trailers

Can already do this on my PC or Xbox 360.

>5. shop online, including securely paying for the items.

Can already do this on my PC

>6. see different skinned versions of the movie DVD

Why would I want to?
>
>There are already calls going out to Java developers to work on new
>content for the blu-ray!
>
>http://blueboard.com/smalljava/archives/16
>

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Sean Black

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