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jackal
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What is happening here with BR profiles? A lot of the AV press is turning against currently available players saying they are obsolete (see last month's HCC).
..but what is the score here? We have an as yet not implemented 1.1 profile with 256Mb persistent storage, then we will have profile 2.0 with 1gb storage and network connection.
This is going to confuse the heck out of customers and it seems that the CE manufacturers are doing nothing to clarify the situation.
If it were a case of firmware updates then fine, but we are talking hardware updates here.
So my question is why the heck are they bothering with profile 1.1 when the specs of profile 2.0 have been agreed?
It is as though we are being asked to buy two generations of obsolete products before we get to profile 2.0 and true BD Java functionality.
I can really see this mess hurting Blu ray's prospects now.
Is the PS3 going to be compliant or not? - If not so much for keeping the product competitive for 5 years.
A shake up has to happen here IMO. I have invested too much in Blu ray films to be stuck with a PS3 for the long term, but I am not going to buy a product with a life cycle of a few months.
HD DVD FANS _ DO NOT TURN THIS INTO A FORMAT WAR DISCUSSION PLEASE.
..but what is the score here? We have an as yet not implemented 1.1 profile with 256Mb persistent storage, then we will have profile 2.0 with 1gb storage and network connection.
This is going to confuse the heck out of customers and it seems that the CE manufacturers are doing nothing to clarify the situation.
If it were a case of firmware updates then fine, but we are talking hardware updates here.
So my question is why the heck are they bothering with profile 1.1 when the specs of profile 2.0 have been agreed?
It is as though we are being asked to buy two generations of obsolete products before we get to profile 2.0 and true BD Java functionality.
I can really see this mess hurting Blu ray's prospects now.
Is the PS3 going to be compliant or not? - If not so much for keeping the product competitive for 5 years.
A shake up has to happen here IMO. I have invested too much in Blu ray films to be stuck with a PS3 for the long term, but I am not going to buy a product with a life cycle of a few months.
HD DVD FANS _ DO NOT TURN THIS INTO A FORMAT WAR DISCUSSION PLEASE.