Apple to back HD-DVD and Blu-Ray?

[Arty]

From the most reliable mac 'insider' site, ThinkSecret

October 17, 2006 - Apple joined the Blu-ray Disc Association in March 2005 but has kept largely mum on its support and adoption of the next-generation disc technology. At the time, Apple's decision to put its weight behind Blu-ray was seen as a coup for Blu-ray and blow to the competing HD-DVD format, but documents recently obtained by Think Secret indicate that Apple may in fact be planning to support both formats equally.

First HP and now Apple. Next one Dell?

 

[Ike Turner]

From the most reliable mac 'insider' site, ThinkSecret

First HP and now Apple. Next one Dell?

HP isn't neutral, no ? They are 100% behind HD DVD AFAIK (or maybe I'm wrong, but I remember them leaving the Blu Ray camp and totaly baking up HD DVD..)

 

[Geo]

The only hope for quick standardization is BRD. So part of me winces when HD-DVD picks up adherents. Sony will not give up quickly, and Sony controls a snotload of content. Right now tho it's looking like a long twilight struggle, rather than a quick KO.

 

[INKster]

HP isn't neutral, no ? They are 100% behind HD DVD AFAIK (or maybe I'm wrong, but I remember them leaving the Blu Ray camp and totaly baking up HD DVD..)

HP sits on the board of directors of the Blu-ray consortium, you know ?
In fact, so does Apple:
http://www.blu-raydisc.com/general_information/Section-14009/Index.html

Sure, HP also supports HD-DVD, but their primary focus is still BD.

 

[Arty]

Sure, HP also supports HD-DVD, but their primary focus is still BD.

HP's deal sealers are Managed Copy and iHD, so I'd put them slightly in favor of HD-DVD.

So after HP & Apple, which manufacturer is the primary target for HD-DVD's success?

 

[Rangers]

The only hope for quick standardization is BRD. So part of me winces when HD-DVD picks up adherents. Sony will not give up quickly, and Sony controls a snotload of content. Right now tho it's looking like a long twilight struggle, rather than a quick KO.

Plus BRD is superior with the capacity (although I'm not sure about the reliabilty since it spins so close to the disc I read car players are currently impossible).

They should have negotiated a alliance as was discussed but failed.
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[Urian]

Price is important.

If Hewlett Packard puts a HD-DVD recorder in their professional computers and it makes an advantage of price against Dell and Apple is assured that HP is going to sell more units.

 

[MasterDisaster]

From the most reliable mac 'insider' site, ThinkSecret

First HP and now Apple. Next one Dell?

Apple means an huge support, Cudos to HD-DVD

 

[Beafy]

The only hope for quick standardization is BRD. So part of me winces when HD-DVD picks up adherents. Sony will not give up quickly, and Sony controls a snotload of content. Right now tho it's looking like a long twilight struggle, rather than a quick KO.

I personally would like to see both formats fail, and some unencumbered standard from e.g. China to settle in. It would be a lesson to the industry to not put their own interests so blatantly before the consumer's.

Would be a shame for all the people who already bought the equipment, though... :-/

 

[pcchen]

I personally would like to see both formats fail, and some unencumbered standard from e.g. China to settle in. It would be a lesson to the industry to not put their own interests so blatantly before the consumer's.

That's impossible. For now, a new video format needs the support from the big studios to be successful. These big studios are not going to release anything without DRM. Actually, the last major media format without DRM is VCD. Face it, even DVD has DRM, it's just very broken.

 

[Sxotty]

I personally would like to see both formats fail, and some unencumbered standard from e.g. China to settle in. It would be a lesson to the industry to not put their own interests so blatantly before the consumer's.

Would be a shame for all the people who already bought the equipment, though... :-/

I agree with this sentiment as well.

If they want DRM fine then they should make a royalty free standard people can use, not some stupid standard so they get a bit of money for every drive and player.

 

[RobertR1]

boooooo DRM!

Yet people love HDMI.....

 

[Nappe1]

I agree with this sentiment as well.

If they want DRM fine then they should make a royalty free standard people can use, not some stupid standard so they get a bit of money for every drive and player.

DVD isn't royalty free... you are paying to the consortium companies from every DVD marked product. Last royalty free disc was Compact Disc. Again, HD-DVD has been royalty based all from the begining, while BR-Disc is based on same way licesing as CD is/was. When BR really interested being next gen movie media, they introduced BR+ extension including DRM stuff, which again is royalty based.