Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Microsoft should create a Blu-Ray add-on for the xbox360? What you guys think? Those who think M$ should, may sign this online petition. http://www.petitiononline.com/MSBluRay/petition.html To: Microsoft Microsoft stated they did not build the xbox360 with a HD DVD drive to offer "choice" to the consumer. With the current shift from Warner Brothers going Blu-Ray exclusive, it does not shine an optimistic light on the life span of HD DVD as a format. I feel it is now time for Microsoft to offer a real choice to its consumers and build a Blu-Ray drive add-on for the xbox360. Microsoft stated... "It should be consumer choice; and if that's the way they vote, that's something we'll have to consider,"” ...as a consumer I am stating my desire for this to happen and soon and if you sign this petition, you are doing the same. I don’t feel such a move would be an admittance of defeat for HD DVD, and it would be nothing more then a good business move. Thousands of consumers still exist, including myself, who support and like HD DVD. How ever there are films which exist on Blu-ray which we can’t watch in high definition. As loyal Microsoft and xbox360 customers we shouldn’t be expected to pay out large sums of money for a stand alone BD player or a Play station three simply to watch BD films. Not when the possibility exists for a BD add-on to be created and quite possibly retailed at a much lower price. The current HD DVD add-on is the cheapest on the market and there is no reason the same could not happen for a Blu-ray add-on. Not only would this benefit Microsoft with huge sales of the add-on and possibly their xbox360, but Sony would make a profit from having shares in the technology and increased sales from the xbox360 market which they currently were unable to reach. But most importantly the consumer wins by being offered the choice which Microsoft stated they would offer. Both formats are likely to exist for a long time yet, regardless of whether one dominates the market or not, but the consumer (especially the xbox360 consumer) needs a cheaper and more affordable choice to watch both HD DVDs and Blu-Ray films. The xbox360 and Microsoft can offer this and they should! Microsoft has not stated for definite whether this will happen and continues to dance around the subject, all while we continue to buy HD DVDs which may eventually become redundant and flush money down the drain. Sign this petition to make them and all the parties involved state clearly that they will go ahead with creating a Blu-ray add-on for the xbox360 and to start now if they haven’t already! Sincerely, The Undersigned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Me still happy with dvd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 And I stopped buying DVDs after going BLU. I still have a HUGE DVD library and not getting rid of them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 ^^ Will migrate to bluray maybe a year later. Hopefully both the cost and availability would've been improved by then ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Apple: Blu-ray Won the Format War Jim Goldman of CNBC recently sat down with Steve Jobs to discuss the new and upcoming products Apple announced during the MacWorld Expo held earlier this week. Jobs was asked about the format war and if he thought Apple had usurped both Blu-ray and HD DVD with their addition of HD movie rentals to iTunes. His response was, "Clearly, Blu-ray won, but in the new world order of instant online movie rentals, in HD, no one will care about what format is where." We, of course, disagree with the "Mac Daddy" about the second part. What he failed to mention about Apple's iTunes HD movies is that they use much lower bit-rates than Blu-ray and are only encoded in 720p, half the resolution of Blu-ray, which encodes all film content at 1080p (Full HD). The result is a picture which is only half as sharp, half as colorful, and half as beautiful as Blu-ray. Furthermore, only some of the iTunes HD movies have surround sound, and those that do only make use of the archaic Dolby Digital technology. Anyone who has listened to a PCM, Dolby TrueHD, or DTS-HD Master Audio track knows that there is simply nothing that can compare to a lossless/uncompressed audio track. I hope someone sends him a copy of 'Ratatouille' on Blu-ray soon to show him what True HD really looks like and that not all HD is created equally. Source 1 Source 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 The result is a picture which is only half as sharp, half as colorful, and half as beautiful as Blu-ray. F :rofl2: 720p is half as colorful as 1080p A true fanboy statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 The result is a picture which is only half as sharp, half as colorful, and half as beautiful as Blu-ray. F :rofl2: 720p is half as colorful as 1080p A true fanboy statement. :roflroll2: X 2 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 The Samsung BD-UP5000 to be discontinued in May While we've become accustomed to Blu-ray players being released every six months, it's a little ridiculous when we're forced to wait for a new player longer than it's on the market. Eventually we expect the cycle to slow down -- like when BD Live players are out for example -- and many believed that the Samsung BD-UP5000 could be one of those players based on promises when announced. Once you have an Ethernet port for internet content, REON video processing, internal decoding and bitstream support for every codec, discrete analog output, as well as HDMI 1.3, what else could possibly warrant a mid year revamp? We suspect the problem is that the player isn't delivering, and on top of that, we don't think it's Samsung's fault. You see, just like the LG BH200, the BD-UP5000 is based on Broadcom's Reference design BCM97440, and the word on the street is that it isn't ever going to deliver. So it'd make sense that Sammy would change the platform for one that's actually able to get the job done. So yeah, this Broadcom bit is just speculation, but we did contact the outfit to figure out what the deal was, and while it was very responsive at first, as soon as we asked about the troubles with the BCM97400, it must'a lost our email address (or maybe its servers have been down for a week). The good news is that Samsung doesn't see the BD-UP5500 as a replacement, and promises a suitable replacement for the high-end dual-format customer in the second half of '08. _________________________________________________________ another nail in the coffin- HDDVDEAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Major Chicagoland retailer drops HD DVD support http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35721/117/ Retailers removing HD DVD from stores http://www.pslegion.com/?q=node/184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDDVD coffin--->nail--->hammer--->BANG BANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TouchyFever Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Well the End has come much sooner than expected.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 ^^ chi yeah. BR ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Had it not been PS3, stalemate would have continued. Many moons ago I mentioned PS3 n blu-ray are win-win combo. Many hated that but now its all happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Blu-ray Inspired Cosmetics This is a bit different than the news we typically cover, but cosmetics company Cargo has released a "blu_ray" cosmetics line. Labeled as "high definition make-up", it is designed for make-up artists who are filming in high definition. Besides the name similarities, packaging designs are also very similar, and it is difficult to miss the obvious connection. As far as I'm concerned, that's the first and last time we'll need to discuss blu_ray cosmetics on this website, but we would be doing a disservice to our female readers if we didn't at least point you to the website. Thanks goes out to HighDefChief for the news tip. Source 1 Source 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 ^^ :roflroll2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaztin Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 wtf, ^^^^ nw i knw secret behind bluray success.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 wtf, ^^^^ nw i knw secret behind bluray success.... Well guess what, there is another secret. Use this cosmetic set to do some make up on PS3 before you hit any fragfest online and you will never loose . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 ^^ That was lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 ^^ That was lame. meant to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 NPD: Sky Isn't Falling for HD-DVD, Blu-ray Isn't Champ Yet From: http://www.dailygame.net/news/archives/007137.php _________________________________________________________ Sales data for HD-DVD and Blu-ray players and movies has been misconstrued lately by various outlets, with reports implying that HD-DVD sales have fallen at an amazing pace while Blu-ray sales have blasted through the roof. Not so fast, says the NPD Group. While select articles have implied that HD-DVD as a format is doomed and the sky is falling for the format's supporters, the NPD Group this afternoon reinforced that sales results from a single week do not necessarily indicate a trend, and that the week in question had several intriguing variables that have gone unreported. The NPD Group attempted to quiet the storm of online scuttlebutt with the following statement: "As you may have seen, there are attempts being made to portray NPD's weekly sales tracking figures for next generation DVD as a trend. We want to remind you and make clear that it is not accurate to make long term assumptions based on one week of sales -- a cautionary point that NPD has made as well. "The facts are that during the week that is being singled out, both Blu-ray disc players and software were being given away for free with the purchase of 1080p TVs. It is also important to note that the instant rebate promotions that had previously netted Toshiba's players' MSRPs to $199 and $249 had actually ended on Jan. 5th -- causing an increase in HD DVD's MSRP back to $299 and $399 during that same week. Since Toshiba's retail price move on Jan. 13th to $149 / $199 -- Toshiba is seeing very positive sales trends at retail. This reinforces the fact that price is a significant driver of sales. "Toshiba's HD DVD players represent a significant value to the consumer and the marketing campaign that just began is proving effective." _____________________________________________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Sony shrinks Blu-ray lasers, drives cost down After the inevitable clamour to declare Blu-ray the 'one true' high-definition optical disk format, comes the drive to make the technology more compact and - crucially - cheaper. Foremost in the hardware race is Sony, which has developed the world's smallest Blu-ray reader/writer module that also happens to be less costly than existing models. Slimmer drive bays Developed jointly with Nichia of Japan, the new laser unit is just 3mm thick and should help manufacturers miniaturise the hardware in their Blu-ray drives. Sony says it imagines the device ending up in 9.5mm laptop drives sometime this year. Cost savings come from a simpler manufacturing process that will yield dividends in mass production, while other features include the ability to handle dual-layer BDs and disks with organic dye in the recording layers. Organic disks can be churned out from existing DVD production lines, so it's a win-win situation here. ------ Prices down will lead to better adaption. May also result in PS3 price cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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