http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/ Engadget Comments for HD DVD deathwatch: we're making it official http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
I would do it myself but I am a family man and I cannot take the chance that this deadly video game makes me kill my wife and kids.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
So, wake me up when we can finally rip Blu-Ray movies to our media computers because watching movies on an easily damaged and/or scratch-able medium that takes 3 minutes for the player to boot up and is filled with unskippable advertisements and warnings is not my idea of entertainment, no matter how it's formatted.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
Sony announced at CES that this will be possible. Of course, it is only possible with a Sony player (PS3) to a Sony device (PSP) with a Sony memory format (Memory Stick). Blu-Ray is open and not owned by one group like that evil Toshiba/M$, so you can use players from any manufacturer (small print: to use the format to the full potential, only Sony products can be purchased).]]>Feb 15th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
Wake up! Pretty much every Blu-Ray has been cracked and appears on the intertubes somewhere.

AACS allows for managed copy, the ability to (legally) do what you're asking. It was never used on HD-DVD, nor has it yet been used on Blu-Ray, but there's a couple of Fox titles coming with the ability. They call it something like dual copy.

Anywho, hopefully THIS deathwatch actually ends in the death of a format. Engadget's deathwatch track record ain't so hot considering the TiVo thing. :-)

-Pie]]>Feb 15th 2008 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
The ripped flicks seen on the intertubes done by 13 year old Chinese kids making subtitled .mkv's is not what I am looking for. My time is worth more than hours downloading and even more hours converting them to something I can use and hoping all the while nothing is wrong with it. I should be able to buy what I want and watch it on what I want.

Ripping my discs to a file size and type that's useful to me (to skip unwanted ads and keep the original as a back up) is not a problem for me. Converting 16 flavors of audio and video codecs and container files is. And until the price of Blu-Ray computer drives drops to the level of current DVD counterparts, I'll be in the corner catching some z's.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]]>Feb 16th 2008 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
I bet you DID use an iPhone to type yours! I know that most people don't bother capitalizing the "p" on iPhone when the normally type, but when you are typing on the iPhone it capitalizes it for you.

Totally not related to this story at all I know, but on a side note at least I don't have to worry about going out and buying a Blu Ray player now!]]>Feb 15th 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/

Toshiba: Hey guys, wanna buy a HD-DVD?

People ignore him.

Toshiba: $200?

People keep ignoring him.

Toshiba: $100?

People still keep ignoring him.

Toshiba: Okay, I'll give you some free stuff too!

People STILL keep ignoring him.

Toshiba: Guys? GUYS? GUYS!!

Man: Dude, ju...just go home.

Toshiba: But I can win! I've got all that stuff tha-

Man: Seriously. Go home.

Camera ascends. Rain starts falling. Toshiba looks down at the floor and starts walking away from his gang of used-to-be friends. Sad piano music plays.








Fade to black.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
nah you should still worry. Will your brand new 1.1 spec BD player be upgradeable to 2.0? Will the manufacturer bother to upgrade it?

See, still stuff to sit and stew over.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
THIS IS BLU-RAAAAYY!!!! :)

Love that movie and scene.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
Dude. I _hate_ Apple and even I capitalize iPhone, iPod, iTouch, etc... correctly. That's the name of the product.

And while I'm off topic on mac products...anyone else find the biography 'iCon' rather ironic whenever you see it? I just always think 'Yes Steve Jobs...yes you do con people.']]>Feb 15th 2008 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
Hurry foar spileng rite!]]>Feb 15th 2008 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
More like "iRonic" know what I'm sayin'?]]>Feb 15th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
There should have only been one format to begin with. Duh.]]>Feb 15th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/"Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Xbox 360 also currently works only with HD DVD. However, Microsoft said in January it could consider supporting Blu-ray technology at consumers' behest."

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN1559110620080215?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

Keeping my finger crossed]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
]]>Feb 15th 2008 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
Yeah, they're willing to pay for exclusivity contracts and take big hits on hardware NOW, but how about in 5 years? in 2?

Either way, I'll keep my HD-DVDs. Since most of the companies aren't abandoning HD-DVD, they're just no longer exclusive, I'll see what really happens.

And I'll also keep watching my TiVo, thank you very much.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSL1627196120080216]]>Feb 16th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
BTW, the HD-DVD drive for the 360 isnt a complete fail, you can use it with an EeePC!]]>Feb 15th 2008 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
That's what I do, and it still works.

Sad to see the less customer-unfriendly format lose this one, but anyway it's not like the outcome has really been decided by us consumers. So long HD DVD, I still prefer your red boxes to the blue ones, but I guess I'll get used to them.

That, and my PS3 is waaaaay less noisy than my 360.]]>Feb 15th 2008 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/However, things would've change rapidly once Fox, New Line, and Disney were to come along. Region coding would've been on the next batches the next morning.

People like to spew venom about Sony being the bad guy, but ignore that all HD-DVD players in the market have been Toshiba's. You don't have a problem with that? That's what we call a monopoly.

Anyway, at the end of the day is all about the mighty dollar. People on the Blu-ray side bought more movies and players, and that's all that matters. The HD-DVD camp, and supporters, had the chance to turn the tide numerous times, and they failed. Own up to the fact that your format of choice didn't survive. It's that so hard to accept?]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
The fact that HD-DVDs are region free and easier to back-up is a good thing.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
The 8 or so player makers will be talking to each other or at least wanting to make as much money as they each can. It's not until you get a very cheap company that really low balls the price that you see it change. And I wouldn't be surprised if they had some controls over which companies can make players, so the unheard of company can't put together a bare-bones player for $200.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 17th 2008 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
But seriously, can someone explain to me why rack space is such an issue here ? I come from Europe, where I LIVED in a closet, and was perfectly happy to have VHS, DVD and LD players in my rack even then (it was long before the advent of High Definition).]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/Feb 15th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
Not so much self space, but wires and connections. Why have 2 when you only need 1 connect from a player to your TV.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
There are 400 HD-DVD releases in USA circulation and many of them will never get Blu-Ray replacements.]]>Feb 15th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/hd-dvd-deathwatch-were-making-it-official/
I know I'd go for a dual format player because I completely intend to make the most of the hddvd closeouts soon to come (or going on currently eg. amazon). I would have liked hddvd to win but heck, can't pass on a good deal.]]>Feb 15th 2008 5:03PM