Posted by Frank on 10/24/07 00:32

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:55:40 -0700, in 'rec.video.production',
in article <Re: Starting to think about HD>,
"PTravel" <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote:

>
>"Frank" <frank@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote in message
>news:pgvsh3l8apnja796n32v9sdcn8trehir05@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:47:21 -0700, in 'rec.video.production',
>> in article <Re: Starting to think about HD>,

>> These two articles (two Web pages each, four Web pages total)
>> summarize the current state of affairs regarding HD DVD and Blu-ray
>> "at-home" disc burning.
>>
>> Format Wars: HDV Output, Part 1 (October 8, 2007)
>> http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/format_war_hdv_part1_100807/
>>
>> Format Wars: HDV Output, Part 2 | Burning to Blu-ray (October 22,
>> 2007)
>> http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/format_war_hdv_part2_102207/
>>
>> It's probably worth mentioning that for many people, their method for
>> playing HD DVD discs is to use the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD player
>> option and for Blu-ray discs it's the Sony PS3 (PlayStation 3) with
>> its built-in BD player.
>
>Thanks! The articles clarified a lot of questions that I had. I use
>Encore, which should permit me to burn BDMV disks and, apprently, it works
>well with the LaCie burner which is both the least expensive burner and also
>works as an external drive.

Yes, although what's nice about the PS3 is the periodic firmware
updates that correct errors/add new functionality. Some older
standalone BD (Blu-ray Disc) players can be updated using a disc, but
not via the Internet because they lack an Ethernet port. The
newer/better models include a built-in Ethernet port.

>This gets around my Sony as BluRay playback
>device as I've already got one of my computers connected to my home theater
>via HDMI (actually DMI to HDMI).

Actually, DVI (Digital Visual Interface), not DMI, in case anyone
wonders.

>This way, I can play back the disks I burn
>in the LaCie until I replace the Sony player with something that can handle
>BDMV.

You can also play games on the PS3. :)

You can also run Linux on the PS3, including OpenOffice (write legal
briefs on the PS3!).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_for_PlayStation_3

--
Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
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Read Frank's thoughts on HDV at http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/
(also covers AVCHD and XDCAM EX).

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