The HD News & Technology Thread!

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 03 Jul 2008, 00:14

Is Toshiba planning DVDs with online interactivity? -

http://blog.homecinemachoice.com/page/h ... _dvds_with

Jeez Louise give in Toshiba and just release a ruddy BD Player. DVD with Online interactivity, utter stupidity. It's already bad enough that no HD Player comes with Wireless, without this.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 05 Aug 2008, 19:27

Pioneer Produces 500GB Blu-ray Disc

http://www.trustedreviews.com/storage/n ... ay-Disc/p1

Wowzers.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 05 Aug 2008, 19:42

Ever since I started following IT and technology news there gas been a new optical disk format or expansion of existing ones every couple of months. The reality is that it took 15 years for the 12~ fold increase of DVD over CD and then about 10 years for the 6 fold increase of BD.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Aug 2008, 20:32

That is very impressive but I bet we won't see ti for sale any time soon, if at all.

We could see it as a backup medium though, like DVD-Ram before it.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Aug 2008, 10:05

new sony BD player coming, £192 seems a good price.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASI ... dforums-21

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Aug 2008, 13:35

Yowsers that's a good price. It's Profile 2.0 too:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/26/sony ... ayers-sin/

Pity it's not MR.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Aug 2008, 18:43

bradavon wrote:Yowsers that's a good price. It's Profile 2.0 too:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/26/sony ... ayers-sin/

Pity it's not MR.

If MRM manage to crack it and charge say £250-£275 i'd buy it.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Aug 2008, 21:04

A 2.0 for under £200? I'd buy it regardless. There's virtually nothing that's out on Region A that I can't get Region Free or Region B (inc. Eur and Aus).

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 12 Aug 2008, 23:23

Markgway wrote:A 2.0 for under £200? I'd buy it regardless. There's virtually nothing that's out on Region A that I can't get Region Free or Region B (inc. Eur and Aus).

Get your pre-order in then before the price goes up

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Aug 2008, 23:44

Personally I put Profile 1.1 + MR above Profile 2.0 + Region Locked. Profile 1.1 is arguably more important than Profile 2.0.

saltysam wrote:If MRM manage to crack it and charge say £250-£275 i'd buy it.

Agreed. That would be a very good price.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 Aug 2008, 15:25

saltysam wrote:Get your pre-order in then before the price goes up

Don't have an HDTV yet.

Is 2.0 the one that let's you play PIP?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Aug 2008, 19:00

Markgway wrote:Is 2.0 the one that let's you play PIP?

No. That's Profile 1.1. Profile 2.0 includes Profile 1.1 of course and also web interactivity, online extras. Profile 2.0 shows potential but so far it's all quizzes and online crud.

Profile 1.1 - Band name: Bonus View or Fan name: Picture in Picture
Profile 2.0 - Brand name - BD Live

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 14 Aug 2008, 00:07

I see. Then I don't give a shit about 2.0 as I'm not gonna hook my machine up to the internet unless it's for a vital firmware upgrade.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Aug 2008, 13:27

If you don't plan to hook it up to the Internet Profile 1.1 is for you.

I have mine hooked up to the Internet but the connection rarely gets used. I have a few Web enabled HD-DVDs and can update firmware using the connection (but I never bother, as they get released to download using a PC first).

My router isn't very far from my LG BH200 so running an Ethernet connection is no big deal. When I move house I'll either not bother (my router is unlikely to be anywhere near the lounge) or get HomePlug so I can send the signal over the electrical system.

You can always update firmware by CD/DVD/USB Stick (depending on the model) anyway. I always do that. You download it to your PC then copy it across.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 02 Sep 2008, 02:01

Sony blu-ray player £150

http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/p ... awid=60612

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 02 Sep 2008, 14:10

It's an old thread but it maybe Profile 1.0:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=618653

I say maybe as I've not checked about firmware upgrades.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 21 Oct 2008, 20:21

sony player http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-BDPS350-Bl ... 885&sr=8-1

i hear this is hackable via remote for SD multi region.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 21 Oct 2008, 22:08

Great price... but I'm thinking I'm not gonna buy a Region B machine now.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Oct 2008, 14:05

this player is now an incredible 129 quid delivered from laskys. multiregion for SD,profile 2.0 via firmware update and when registering the player 2 free blu rays can be claimed apparently. i have ordered one for the bedroom.

http://www.laskys.com/tv_and_dvd/dvd_an ... ps350.html

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 24 Oct 2008, 16:21

Sounds terrific. Let us know how it performs.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Oct 2008, 19:02

If only it was BD Region Switchable.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 24 Oct 2008, 23:57

If only... BUT as region coded players go it's excellent value.

At least it appears to be unless Sam comes back with negative word.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 25 Oct 2008, 01:49

bradavon wrote:If only it was BD Region Switchable.

you don't want much for £129 do you

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 25 Oct 2008, 02:03

The problem is it's not £129 for coded and say £179 for free. It's two or three times the price. Outrageous. The BDA has given less scrupulous retailers a licence to assfuck the consumer yet again.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 25 Oct 2008, 02:15

region coding has no place in this day and age tbh...it's the randomness of the titles they code that makes me chuckle. Night Of The Living Dead has probably had more dvd releases than any other title yet they region code the BD

Weinstein release The Mist region-free when it had only just come out in uk cinemas then code Halloween 2007 which has been on dvd everywhere!