Whoops - BluRay standard has changed!

Dr. Z · 03-04-2007, 10:14

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/04...being_altered/

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Blu-ray discs will get the Sun-designed language as a programming medium, allowing complex menus and setups for picture-in-picture commentary and special features. In order to allow for this, the Blu-ray Disc association has mandated that players must comply with new hardware and firmware rules that can decode the language, something that current players just can't do.

This looks like it could be a bit of a problem for those that have already bought into the technology :/

Desmo · 03-04-2007, 10:43

Whoops indeed. There's going to be a lot of early adopters with steam coming out of their ears I reckon. Might have knocked some wind out of the PS3's sales too

Zirax · 03-04-2007, 10:44

Genius absolute genius. So everything that has been made so far has to be scrapped? Surely they will now have to make the new players compatable with the old standard discs. If I had spent £750 ish on a blue ray player I would be fuming.

Daz · 03-04-2007, 10:44

Sony better be able to fix that in a software update, else people will be pissed!

Flibster · 03-04-2007, 11:04

Hmm. Getting more and more glad that I bought into HD-DVD now.
Was only £120 for the drive though.

Good old xbox360.

Simon/~Flibster

Mark · 03-04-2007, 11:22

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Originally Posted by Daz

Sony better be able to fix that in a software update, else people will be pissed!

I would think they probably can. Anything that is firmware updateable should be OK providing the hardware itself can cope with the changes (and I don't see the new requirements being particularly demanding - after all, even mobile phones can run Java applets).

Shame that - I was hoping for an extra reason to help bury the PS3 forever.

Will · 03-04-2007, 14:45

A company fitted some Bluray players on this build in Germany - they are ****! they take 10mins to load the DVD! But the owner wanted Bluray 7 months ago... so it was installed. They are releasing a new version in 6 months of that particular player which works much better... ah well rich people are too impatient!

LeperousDust · 03-04-2007, 15:11

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Originally Posted by Flibster

Hmm. Getting more and more glad that I bought into HD-DVD now.
Was only £120 for the drive though.

Good old xbox360.

Simon/~Flibster

Just don't play DVD's on it for christ sake from what i've read...

/although that sounds it, that isn't from a fan of Bluray, i'm still on the fence...

Desmo · 03-04-2007, 15:39

I didn't even get on the fence for this. I couldn't really care if neither existed :/

LeperousDust · 03-04-2007, 16:59

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Originally Posted by Desmo

I didn't even get on the fence for this. I couldn't really care if neither existed :/

Actually you're right, i'm basically the same, i can't afford either standards, if i could i wouldn't pay for the media, and i don't have a HDTV!

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Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Whoops indeed. There's going to be a lot of early adopters with steam coming out of their ears I reckon. Might have knocked some wind out of the PS3's sales too __________________

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Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Sony better be able to fix that in a software update, else people will be pissed! __________________ apt-get moo

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Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Hmm. Getting more and more glad that I bought into HD-DVD now. Was only £120 for the drive though. Good old xbox360. Simon/~Flibster __________________

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Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	A company fitted some Bluray players on this build in Germany - they are **! they take 10mins to load the DVD! But the owner wanted Bluray 7 months ago... so it was installed. They are releasing a new version in 6 months of that particular player which works much better... ah well rich people are too impatient! __________________ No No!**

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Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I didn't even get on the fence for this. I couldn't really care if neither existed :/ __________________

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Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Genius absolute genius. So everything that has been made so far has to be scrapped? Surely they will now have to make the new players compatable with the old standard discs. If I had spent £750 ish on a blue ray player I would be fuming.