Comments on: Blu-Ray Shafts Us? One Man’s Conspiracy Theory

By: Lynda Shaw

Lynda Shaw — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:25:42 +0000

Your Dad is very proud of you!

My almost step son,Mike, saw this sight and was impressed, and nothing impresses him. He’s studing media arts at Humber College. He’s in his 2nd yr with 1 more yr to go.

Take care.
Love, Aunt Lynda

P.S….how’s little Bruce doing ?

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:13:58 +0000

If HD-DVD is going to flop, it is partly because of its name! “Blu-Ray” sounds much nicer and is easier to pronounce.

By: Jacob Kasza (12)

Jacob Kasza (12) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:15:38 +0000

You got it all backwards, you dipshit know-nothings! lmfao@YOU :-D

Blu-ray aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way (if one HAS to succeed… though I don’t see the point of “upgrading”).

http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/bluray/

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:04:53 +0000

BOTH Blu-ray and HD-DVD have DRM restrictions.

BOTH require HD content to be transmitted by HDMI using HDCP encryption.

BOTH are supporting Hollywood and not the consumer.

If I had to pick one, I would say Blu-ray is better. This is why: http://www.ex-po-nent.com/2007/02/03/blu-ray-is-better/

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:19:52 +0000

That what I been trying to tell people, if bluray wins this, you wont have much choice. Only $ony will get royalties from both the players, disc, movies and content. sony wants to control EVERYTHING. Please people wake up!!

By: Talkstr8t

Talkstr8t — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:48:18 +0000

Wow,I can’t believe how biased the video is. Blu-ray has “slightly more” studio support and “most” studios support both formats?!? Two of eight studios support both. 25% is hardly most. Four of eight exclusively support Blu-ray (three of whom are larger than the one studio supporting HD-DVD). 18 of 20 of last year’s top-selling DVD’s come from studios supporting Blu-ray; 4 of 20 come from studios support HD DVD. That’s not “slightly more”, that’s “vastly more”.

“Why doesn’t Blu-ray support iHD?” How about because it is a Microsoft-designed standard which is in use nowhere else and was primarily created to ensure that HD DVD didn’t standardize on Java? Meanwhile Blu-ray has a more flexible interactivity layer, BD-J, which is based on the same Java platform which broadcast and cable operators worldwide have standardized on, meaning Blu-ray interactivity can be offered through cable video-on-demand and broadcast interactivity (interactive “24″, etc.) can be packaged up on Blu-ray disc.

This video smacks of being a PR piece funded by Microsoft, Toshiba, or both…

By: Gerald Buckley

Gerald Buckley — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:15:41 +0000

Funny… Apple is a backer of the Blu-Ray spec.

I think you got the roles backwards :)

By: whoopdeedoo

whoopdeedoo — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:46:59 +0000

Well blu-gay may “rockes” but hd dvd ROCKS

By: Wayde

Wayde — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:35:39 +0000

Big Thanks!

I only own an HD DVD player because it’s hooked up to my Xbox360. Someday I’ll get a Blu-ray player (attached to my future PS3) when a new Tekken or Virtua Fighter game comes out.

That’s an interesting angle – a testament to the power of gaming.

The mainstream penetration of a movie disk format war is dependent on the video game console it clings to it for life giving symbiosis. My, how the world has changed.

By: what?

what? — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:22:17 +0000

the nerd guy with the suit is microsoft, the major backer of hd-dvd so that picture doesnt make sense at all. what a loser. get a life. blu-ray rockes

By: bpm2000

bpm2000 — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:44:45 +0000

dont let vince see this article