Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 01/08/08 01:33

In article <13o5j3o6ft8em7a@corp.supernews.com>,
Tarkus <karnevil9@atlantabraves.net> wrote:

> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> > 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.
>
> All of which will be helped by more people buying into an HD format, now
> that they (mostly) don't have to worry about it becoming obsolete
> anytime soon. IOW, more consumers means more competition for those
> consumers, which means catering to their needs becomes more important.

But first they need to stabilize the spec and get one machine out there
that is cheap (sub-$200) but full-featured. We are a ways from that I
think.

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