Posted by PTravel on 10/24/07 15:14

"Frank" <frank@nojunkmail.humanvalues.net> wrote in message
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> 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

There's something frightening about that image. ;)


>
> --
> Frank, Independent Consultant, New York, NY
> [Please remove 'nojunkmail.' from address to reply via e-mail.]
> Read Frank's thoughts on HDV at http://www.humanvalues.net/hdv/
> (also covers AVCHD and XDCAM EX).

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