Thats pretty lame, so people who bought a Blu-ray player 6 months ago with no idea about the different revisions shouldn't expect to be able to use Blu-ray discs that come out this year. Are you sure you're not a member of the BDA?
Thats pretty lame, so people who bought a Blu-ray player 6 months ago with no idea about the different revisions shouldn't expect to be able to use Blu-ray discs that come out this year. Are you sure you're not a member of the BDA?
But not of much use if your player can't be updated to play those discs. Not all players can be updated to the new revision, in fact most of the players that came out earlier last year can't be updated to 1.1 let alone revision 2
Emphasis on "should". Remember the problems when they introduced Java titles or BD+?Nonetheless, everything I've read says that profile 1.1 discs should not pose a problem for 1.0 players for everything except obviously the 1.1 features.
Emphasis on "should". Remember the problems when they introduced Java titles or BD+?
There aren't much Profile 1.1 discs available, are there? Anyway, problems can usually fixed with a firmware update for the player.sigh....yes, it's unfortunately true. I just hadn't heard of any stand alone players having issues with profile 1.1 discs. I would think this would be big news if it was a widespread problem. This is what happens when they rush out an unfinished spec to the public. If this is widespread this could really cause problems for HD adoption in general. People are just going to get sick of the headache that has become HD and just say forget it...
There aren't much Profile 1.1 discs available, are there? Anyway, problems can usually fixed with a firmware update for the player.
Yeah? So howcome two years after DVD was released, I heard fellow Aussies call into the local radio stations to ask why we're "Region 5"? (that's NOT a typo).Those buying standalone players shouldn't worry too much either because updates may become distributed with discs or people may be able to update via RS232. One of the outcomes of CES is that newer titles will be labelled accordingly to show which is the minimum revision people need. I think that's a good idea at education the consumer.
No - they made their players according to current specificationsWell surely that's a weakness of those who make the players
Well let's see... 1. the PS3 was released below-cost - normally you don't release your Bluray player to loose money.Sony is making it able in their PS3 so why can't the other manufacturers?
It did in Australia.And if I remember PS3 didn't come out last year...
Yeah? So howcome two years after DVD was released, I heard fellow Aussies call into the local radio stations to ask why we're "Region 5"? (that's NOT a typo).
You cannot update a stand alone player from 1.0 to 1.1 or from 1.1 to 2.0 because 1.1 requires a 2nd audio decoder and a 2nd video decoder - and 1.0 players don't have that. Nor can you convert a 1.1 to 2.0 because it requires internet connectivity and 1.0/1.1 do not have that.
No - they made their players according to current specifications
Well let's see... 1. the PS3 was released below-cost - normally you don't release your Bluray player to loose money.
It did in Australia.
Actually it wasn't, The PS3 came out in the US and Japan the year before last, but in Europe and the rest of the world it came out last yearivanx said:I didn't say anything about Australia. I meant in general, so my statement was correct.
Actually it wasn't, The PS3 came out in the US and Japan the year before last, but in Europe and the rest of the world it came out last year
I make no apologies over anything I've said in this thread, so don't expect 1 over this, the European PS3 was different to the original US PS3 and contained different hardware inside so therefore it wasn't the same as the original US model and therefore came out last year