Convert HD DVD disks to Blu-ray

Don't throw your HD DVD disks yet. If you have a fast Windows processor, an HD DVD drive, a Blu-ray burner, at least 30GB of free hard drive space, and an Internet connection, you can convert them into Blu-ray disks. Or you could just save your old HD DVD player--I mean, you can still find 8-track players at flea markets.

Read the full Wired story: "Convert your HD DVDs to Blu-ray"

[BigStarryEyes]

Gee whiz. Good line, maybe - but is it really fair to compare HD DVD to 8 Track? Of the portable media storage of the day 8 track was a dog anyway, what with that goofy silent bit while the tape changed. I had cassettes. You had to flip em (at first anyway, before players came out with a function to eliminate that step), but not in the middle of a song. In the case of HD DVD it is, or was, the superior format. More sensible name (no one in the real world knows what Blu-Ray is...and what's with the "Blu" anyway. Too cutesy by half). Ethernet connectivity, firmware upgradeable, interactive, better upconverter and better pricing. There was even a move to bigger disc storage to 51GB - one more than ol' Bluey.
Funny what half a billion bucks will do.

[jpayork]

You should know what you're talking about before posting a comment. Anyone who invests big money into an HDTV should know what a blue laser in the "blue ray" means. And yes, HD DVD is or was working on a prototype disc capacity of 51 GB, but Blu Ray's dual layer is 50 GB compared to HD DVD's dual layer capacity of 30 GB. Blu Ray has a prototype quad-layer capable of 100 GB.

[heladas]

Of course, under crazy American copyright laws, converting an AACS-encoded HD DVD to a Blu-ray disc is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, even when you own the HD DVD and are converting it for private use.

[gudin]

What's a Windows Processor?

I'm just sayin'.

[oxtail01]

How stupid is this? If you really must have a blue-ray version, just go out and buy one. The time and money spent trying to convert fall outweighs the benefits.

[mycarlos888]

Why bother with the conversion ... its burdensome ...
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