[opendtv] Re: BBC Demonstrates HDTV Broadcasts over SD Channels
- From: John Golitsis <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:47:39 -0400
You sound every bit the person who has not really been following the
progress of all this. There are two competing formats - one called
very specifically "HD-DVD", the other, "Blu-Ray". If you want to
refer to HD DVD generically, I suggest you do as I just did and drop
the hyphen.
The HD-DVD spec is complete and approved by the DVD Forum. The mass-
market version of Blu-Ray (which includes the BD-ROM spec) is not.
Makes it pretty obvious why Sony wanted to graft the Blu-Ray
transport into the HD-DVD platform. The Blu-Ray spec is/was
considering using Java, but as I understand it, that may not make it
to the final spec. If you're interested in the DRM used for HD-DVD,
I suggest you read the spec.
As for this connection, you missed the real reason by a country
mile. Sony's PlayStation3 is scheduled to ship with a Blu-Ray
drive. Microsoft's XBOX 360 is scheduled to ship with a DVD drive,
but Microsoft has publicly stated that this is an obvious area that
could be addressed in version 2 hardware. Microsoft ain't gonna use
no Sony drive in their competing XBOX, and they already play nice
with Toshiba.
On 28-Jun-05, at 6:02 AM, Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 10:36 AM -0400 6/27/05, John Golitsis wrote:
>
>> Wanna guess again?
>>
>> http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8AVTQ501.htm
>>
>>
>
> I don't see the connection. This is just another press release
> announcing another alignment in the coming format war. And there is
> good reason for such an announcement at this time, as Microsoft has a
> huge bet riding on all of this.
>
> There are several key issues at play in this battle.
>
> 1. The physical media
>
> 2. A new DRM solution
>
> 3. The back end standard for enhanced navigation and web services
>
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