RBBrittain
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That's the scary part, even beyond DRM/copy protection implications. Universal has been foisting dual-sided BD/DVD "flipper discs" on us here in the States lately (which is what I first thought this was). In another forum, I've pointed out that flipper discs can't be sold in most of Europe & Australia (at least) because they don't have enough label room for the legally-required local ratings symbol (i.e., BBFC in the UK). "Hybrid" BD/DVDs, with both formats on the same side, may be the way around that.Since this disc is from Universal, you can bet your behind that they'll introduce it to the west too, if it works on relatively small markets like a Korean disc for the Japanese market.
I definitely would test this disc in PS3s and stand-alone BD players. If those recognize it as BD, it's either a drive firmware issue or a new copy protection AnyDVD HD will need to handle. But I suspect they'll see it as a DVD also, in which case it's a bad disc. Older flipper-disc formats, such as double-sided DVDs and especially DVD/HD DVD "combo discs", were notorious for going bad; hybrid discs are more complicated, so they may be more likely to fail.