Posted by Derek Janssen on 01/25/08 02:11

Doug Jacobs wrote:

> In alt.games.video.xbox Wes Newell <w.newell@takeoutverizon.net> wrote:
>
>>"In order to allay confusion, the BDA has adopted special labels that
>>will be placed on Blu-ray movies. Those with a "Bonus View" sticker will
>>require Profile 1.1 players, while those with "BD Live" will require
>>Profile 2.0.
>
>
> Of course! It's so easy! I mean, why use something confusing and unintuitive
> like "BR 1.0", "BR 1.1" and "BR 2.0" when you could use things like "Bonus
> View" and "BD Live"?!? I mean, geeze, who isn't going to look at a disc
> and immediatly know if their Profile 1.1 compliant player will handle a
> disc "BD Live" features?
>
> (GAAHH!)

Umm...1.1 primarily handles bonus features and disk navigation, 2.0
handles web interactivity:

I've never quite understood what the continual siren lure is in trying
to blame a new technology for "The public are too stupid to get it! :-P
", but I believe the new trademark nomenclature was specifically
DESIGNED with dopey number-illiterate mainstream viewers in mind...

Derek Janssen (sorry, looks like the companies were one
Great-Unwashed-Dopes joke *ahead* of you)
ejanss1@verizon.net

[Back to original message]