Hey, at least we now finally have an official statement of position from Engadget. Hopefully we won't have to see any more posts like "ZOMG, nice Blu-ray propaganda, you guyz are so totally up $ony's AZZZZZZ!!!!11!!" from the "give me HD DVD or give me death" extremists.
So, wake me up when we can finally rip Blu-Ray movies to our media computers because watching movies on an easily damaged and/or scratch-able medium that takes 3 minutes for the player to boot up and is filled with unskippable advertisements and warnings is not my idea of entertainment, no matter how it's formatted.
Sony announced at CES that this will be possible. Of course, it is only possible with a Sony player (PS3) to a Sony device (PSP) with a Sony memory format (Memory Stick). Blu-Ray is open and not owned by one group like that evil Toshiba/M$, so you can use players from any manufacturer (small print: to use the format to the full potential, only Sony products can be purchased).
"So, wake me up when we can finally rip Blu-Ray movies to our media computers."
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. :-)
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.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
phanbouy @ Feb 15th 2008 3:42PM
A bit anticlimactic since you declared HD a "car-crash-you-can't-stop-looking-at" this morning. =)
KayRazy Ken Kutaragi @ Feb 15th 2008 4:08PM
Quick someone play Counterstrike so you can "train" on that "murder simulator" and go kill HD_DEAD. Please, make JackASSThompson proud.
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.
phanbouy @ Feb 15th 2008 4:09PM
kayrazy... dudeman, just livin' up to your name?
Mr. E @ Feb 15th 2008 4:36PM
Hey, at least we now finally have an official statement of position from Engadget. Hopefully we won't have to see any more posts like "ZOMG, nice Blu-ray propaganda, you guyz are so totally up $ony's AZZZZZZ!!!!11!!" from the "give me HD DVD or give me death" extremists.
Mark @ Feb 15th 2008 8:32PM
So what does xbox 360 do? Blue-Ray add on?
Blackstar @ Feb 15th 2008 4:49PM
Cool. 'They' picked one.
So, wake me up when we can finally rip Blu-Ray movies to our media computers because watching movies on an easily damaged and/or scratch-able medium that takes 3 minutes for the player to boot up and is filled with unskippable advertisements and warnings is not my idea of entertainment, no matter how it's formatted.
DEEZNUTZ @ Feb 15th 2008 4:55PM
The thirst for blood is unsatiable here...
stephenbratz2 @ Feb 15th 2008 5:05PM
@Blackstar
Sony announced at CES that this will be possible. Of course, it is only possible with a Sony player (PS3) to a Sony device (PSP) with a Sony memory format (Memory Stick). Blu-Ray is open and not owned by one group like that evil Toshiba/M$, so you can use players from any manufacturer (small print: to use the format to the full potential, only Sony products can be purchased).
KayRazy Ken Kutaragi @ Feb 15th 2008 5:14PM
Geez, people, that post was meant to mock Jack Thompson who yet again, is blaming VG for the latest school shooting.
KayRazy Ken Kutaragi @ Feb 15th 2008 5:15PM
Geez, people, that post was meant to mock Jack Thompson who yet again, is blaming VG for the latest school shooting.
wraith808 @ Feb 15th 2008 6:34PM
@kayrazy - It wasn't a very good mocking... in fact, it wasn't a good anything...
EatingPie @ Feb 15th 2008 6:31PM
"So, wake me up when we can finally rip Blu-Ray movies to our media computers."
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
Blackstar @ Feb 16th 2008 1:00AM
@ EatingPie
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.
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