Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Jan 2007 14:40 UTC, submitted by archiesteel
Microsoft has been forced to acknowledge that a substantial number of PCs running the new version of its Windows operating system will not be able to play high-quality DVDs. The Vista system will be available to consumers at the end of the month. However, in an interview with The Times, one of its chief architects said that because of anti-piracy protection granted to the Hollywood studios, Vista would not play HD-DVD and Blu-ray Discs on certain PCs.
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Member since:2005-08-19
Screw Blu-ray for now. It's too expensive - I think that I'll wait for the prices become comparable with DVD recorders and discs. Almost everyone on the planet can live without blu-ray crap (except greedy people).
As for buying films - there are tons of cheap older movies in the malls (for example ~3.5$ to 10$ in Poland per DVD or VideoCD box).
Member since:2005-07-02
Screw Blu-ray for now.
It's not just Blu-ray, it's HD-DVD too.
That said, I've been building a collection of DVDs for a while now...I still think it's too early for people to switch to a new format. I know *I'm* not ready to switch, and most people I know aren't either...
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2006-08-14
Agreed, it just makes piracy look even more attractive than it already is.
Call me when they quit this crap so I can start buying films again.
Edited 2007-01-09 15:04