CONFIRMED - BD only mpeg2 and Single layer at launch

Why did you create a new thread about bd in the hddvd s/w section?


Why didn't you just reply in the original thread?

My bad - I thought it was relevant to those in the HD DVD thread - I should probably have done it in the HDTV Discussion forum.


Oops

yeah this is useless in the hd-dvd software forum. all a thread like this is intended for is to start some fanboy type bitching bewteen people and that is annoying.

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Great info, nice to hear, but yea probably belongs in the Blue-Ray forum...

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Ditto....its just gonna encourage the Sony fanboys to post here.

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IMO it was posted here to gloat. What kind of response is expected from this behavior?

For the more objective it might simply serve as a useful piece of information in comparing and contrasting the two formats, but I suspect it might have been intended as a gloat given its location here. At least the thread title includes the phrase "at launch."


What I would care about is a BD player purchased now not being able to play future BDs with some different specs or codecs.


BTW, I'm getting an XA1 today because I'm tired of waiting for A1s to arrive locally. And when the AVS power buy for a BD player comes along I'll likely get on board. I don't like having to get two players at all but it's what is.


Dan

Well, crap...


I was a staunch BD supporter early on (then said "I just want HD on disc NOW" and bought into HD DVD, with an eye towards getting a PS3 down the line), but now I'm officially worried for the format. MPEG2 on a 25 GB disc? My ass.


Come on Disney (Narnia) and Fox (Star Wars), join the dark side... And bring your crown jewels with ya

It will be very interesting to compare the Warner releases if they are MPEG2.


It would not have been as interesting if they were the same encode as the HD DVD.


25GB still fits a decent amount of MPEG2. I guess we will all see when the discs and players are eventually released...

What the smeg is doing a BD thread in the HD DVD forum?