Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 01/07/08 23:40

In article <13o5ahch12o5092@corp.supernews.com>,
Tarkus <karnevil9@atlantabraves.net> wrote:

> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> > No, not specifically. I was literally just talking about all the
> > whiz-bang BD-Java coding that too many seem enamored with. All too many
> > blockbusters have required firmware upgrades to the standalones to load
> > them.
>
> Now that there's more competition among studios, it would be to their
> own detriment to continue such practice. Just another benefit of Warner
> essentially ending the format war.

It would be and I would hope the studios see the light. But so far,
none of them ever have, on both sides.

For BD they kept making them more complex or adding a sound codec that
wasn't supported by any player.

For HDDVD, most studios didn't bother with TrueHD at all, even though
all of them have supported it from the beginning.

Lots of missteps here, imo.

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