http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/ Engadget Comments for Universal's BD-59 Blu-ray / DVD flip discs to debut on Bourne trilogy releases http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/still waiting on the laserdisk release...]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/you know they have hd-dvd to blu-ray replacement programs right? although i dont know what they offer since i waited. :)]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
Movies need to either be released on this or released with a blu ray and dvd in one pack on separate discs.

Forget all these digital copy discs, just waste of discs and space. Need to re-install your OS? Yup, your digital copies are gone and you're not getting them back without buying them again. At least with a DVD I can play it wherever I want and make my own digital copies.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
You sure? I got a digital copy of star trek, reinstalled from Vista to 7. Told itunes to check for purchases and there it was.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dude, you don't know what you're talking about. You can "re-download" digital copies as many times as you want providing you use the same account you used the first time.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
But it still holds true, digital copy is a waste. Give me a DVD I can watch any where and make my own digital copies of, don't give me your DRM bullshit.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/I agree. In my opinion, Disney is the only company doing this right. The Blu-Ray/DVD Pixar combos are excellent. I have the high-quality version for home use, and a DVD for grandma's house, loans to friends, whatever. UP threw in a Digital Copy, but I'm staying away from the DRM drama.]]>Dec 1st 2009 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
I don't see the point of this.]]>Dec 1st 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Um.. you do realize that making your own copy is still illegal, at least in the US.

"don't give me your DRM bullshit"
DVDs are DRM-protected, it's just very easy to bypass now that the format has been around so long.]]>Dec 1st 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
But pretend for a second you are a studio. You want people to buy blu ray because of the copy protection, but they're not budging because of DVDs universalness. So you give them a digital copy. They don't like it because they can't load it to their portable players nor can they play them on a dvd player. This leads to them not adopting DVD and just copying DVDs as usual. "Copying" here meaning actually copying the disc.

Now let's say you sell blu rays with a DVD copy of the movie. This intices people. They want the high def version and they're happy it comes with a DVD. Now they don't need to copy the DVD, they already have it. Sure they might copy it onto their comptuer to play on their portable device, but is that really going to hurt you? Are you not better off with them buying the blu ray and not just renting the dvd and copying it?

You need to give a little to get some. As long as I've paid for my copy of the blu ray, that comes with a DVD, I see no reason why a studio should have any problem with me copying it to my computer for the sole purpose of putting it on my portable device.]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
I think we're missing a big point here. I'd be enticed to buy a Blu-ray/DVD combo because I'm not shelling out $200 for a BD player right now. The tech is still too early and expensive, and waiting for HDMI 1.3 to settle in. For the past year or so, I have not legitimately purchased ONE DVD because I know that a couple years from now, I'm going to want everything in HD, so why should I support a dying format? With the combo packs, I don't have that problem. Future proofing is an excellent idea and all studios should follow suit. Digital copies? Sure, whatever. I'll keep torrenting til we are no longer getting hosed. FUCK THE MPAA/RIAA/DRM.]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 2nd 2009 5:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
You do realize it's no longer trilogy, right? ...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1194173/]]>Dec 2nd 2009 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
But people were crying for $14.99 Blu Rays and HD-DVDs from day ONE, and that was just stupid.]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 10:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
It's just a picture of the HD DVD release with the HD DVD logo replaced with the Blu-ray logo. This is how Universal released many of their HD DVDs back in the day.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
It is a photoshop. Why? Because HD-DVD already had this feature years ago. HD-DVD was the superior format, with more features and consumer-friendliness. Yet Sony paid studios to support Bluray.

Ah well. Their loss, since many of us download instead of buying discs.]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
Are you serious?]]>Dec 1st 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
Um, I think DIE HARD movies have taken that title nubs.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
Die Hard is from 1988. So best in decades is still right.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/except decades is plural so no sorry die hard still wins... although the bourne series is still pretty sweet]]>Dec 1st 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
isn't that two decades? Or are you just a Die Hard fan...Wait...are you THAT GUY? Did you pump your fists when Maverick buzzed the tower? ]]>Dec 1st 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Anything that keeps me from having to install the crap that calls itself iTunes is a win in my book.
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I assume that they didn't have this before now because it was a feature exclusive to HD DVD. I don't know for sure, but I'd guess that since the same people were in charge of both the DVD and HD DVD standards, they licensed their legacy technology exclusively to themselves.

Or it could just be that Sony thought it was a waste of time and never added the option to the Blu-ray standard. Who knows.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
Either that or the technology just hadn't existed yet for blu ray dual format discs.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 10:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
It's too bad they have to sacrifice the disc art to make it happen, but that's a price I'm willing to pay as long as the cost of the movie doesn't skyrocket.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/
This is a similar technology, but it's used for an entirely different purpose. DVD-18 was something that didn't really offer any advantages to the consumer. BD-59 makes your movie purchase playable in many places where it wouldn't have been before, so there's actually a tangible benefit for the people who are buying it.]]>Dec 1st 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/universals-bd-59-blu-ray-dvd-flip-discs-to-debut-on-bourne-tr/Dec 1st 2009 2:52PM