Blu-ray and laptop battery just don't mix
(Credit: Crave Asia)Now that the format war is over, with Blu-ray lording over the stinking corpse that was HD-DVD, some of you might be eager to upgrade your laptop drive to the winning technology.
Wired, however, strongly advises against this. The power consumption of a Blu-ray drive running at full-tilt while playing a movie is so draining that you can barely make it halfway through the show. To overcome this, you need to be close to a power outlet, or buy a laptop with extended cell option.
We feel the same way, too. Moreover, there is the added complication that Blu-ray v1.0 does not play nice with the upcoming Blu-ray v2.0. This means the oh-so-expensive drive you are getting for your portable could be obsolete even before you take it out of its packaging. So put that wallet back in your pants and wait just a little longer.
(Source: Crave Asia)
If you are just crowing about "features" of 2.0 (disc extras like links to download more trailers and pop-up talking heads for commentaries) not accessible to a 1.0 player, well, that's a given and hardly a problem. Those who just want to play the movie and open the standard set of extras should not have any issues with a 1.0 player.
As for the battery issue... yeah, if I'm going to get into a 2-hour movie, I might want to plug in the laptop. Or better, if I'm going to do ANYTHING that takes a couple of hours on a laptop, I'd best be near a power outlet.
Like another poster said, you should chill; your format won on the HD disc war. Now it's time to finally make it RIGHT if it has any hope of withstanding any pending assaults for more than a year or two from future alternative delivery methods.
People don't believe we have the bandwidth to handle HD downloads...perhaps true today but if the audio CD market is already showing and even the video marketplace is starting to show, consumer [i]demand[/i] is going to dictate that the industry move in that direction. The convenience is too obvious to ignore; the reduction in the carbon footprint just stares at you (well, at least those of you that are eco-conscious) in the face.
The message I take from the article is adding a BR drive to my existing laptop may not prove to be worth the expense. I appreciate the advice.
The HD Format war isn't quiet over yet! We now got BLu-Ray vs. HD VMD(by New Medium Enterprises)! Check this format out here:
http://www.nmeinc.com/
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versatile_Multilayer_Disc
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http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/29/nme-says-the-format-war-is-still-on-it-totally-made-out-with-a/
Old Red-Laser Tech is used in it while still gaining 1080p 'full hd'! Enjoy! :)!
If you're into movies, desktop computers don't have power issues, and larger screens are available.
Desktop computer are also more cost effective, more reliable, cheaper to repair, have larger keyboards, are more expandable...
Case in point...the PS3. Sony has already announced that the PS3 will be 2.0 profile compliant with a software upgrade. No need to "swap" out the physical drive.
I agree with "poor journalism"...get the facts right before posting "facts."
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