Comments on: Blu-ray and laptop battery just don't mix

Don't upgrade that drive just yet.

[Wes#1]

Blu-ray incompatibility?

Here we go, dumping on Blu-ray again...

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.

[saintjack]

Incompatibility is worse than that

The word I'd gotten from the testing labs was that, depending on the level of 2.0 features implemented, a goodly number of 2.0 discs will just flat out refuse to boot on 1.0 and 1.1 players.

[make_or_break]

Well, is it any worse than...

...glossing over the problems?

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.

[PressAnyKey]

I Hardly Consider that Dumping on Blu-Ray

Chill out. It's just a bit of "buyer beware." It's new tech and could have issues. I watch a lot of movies on my laptop so I want the interactive features to work. Also since I watch movies while on a plane I really don't want to be switching out batteries after an hour or so...

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.

[Citroen Tech]

HD Format war is not over yet! We've got HD-VMD

Hello Cravers,
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
-and-
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! :)!

[kamiller42]

Profile compliance: Software, not the drive.

The drive simply reads the disc. It is up to the software player to implement the different profiles, not the drive. Anything else, like this blog entry, is FUD. Poor "journalism."

[john55440]

Another benefit of desktop computers...

I find it strange that some people who buy notebook computers never leave the house with them.

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...

[MandoPerez]

It's all in the software.

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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