Code and Life » blu-ray http://codeandlife.com Tech and other visions from the liquid crystal tower Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:47:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 Paramount ditching HD-DVD and switching to Blu-ray? http://codeandlife.com/2008/01/09/paramount-ditching-hd-dvd-and-switching-to-blu-ray/ http://codeandlife.com/2008/01/09/paramount-ditching-hd-dvd-and-switching-to-blu-ray/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:44:28 +0000 jokkebk http://codeandlife.com/2008/01/09/paramount-ditching-hd-dvd-and-switching-to-blu-ray/ Financial Times seems is suggesting that the recent “HD-DVD only” agreement made by Paramount (for which they got paid a huge amount of cash) may containt a clause that allows Paramount to rethink in case Warner Bros switches to Blu-ray (which just recently happened). If Paramount actually follows Warner, it would likely mark the end of the high definition format war.

In other news, I won’t be switching yet, as stand-alone Blu-ray players cost about $900 (600€) here where I live. And while PC drives for my media PC in both HD-DVD and Blu-ray have decreased sharply and can be had for around $200, I think charging $100 for playback software (with forums full of compatibility and playback problems) is absolute robbery.

Having said that, expect to hear first-hand account on these issues the second I can have both the drive and software for less than $200. :)

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