Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Domains

Domain: dvd-recordable.org

Stories and comments across the archive that link to dvd-recordable.org.

Comments · 11

  1. Re:This is why I have ~10 VCRs by ericrost · · Score: 1 · on Can Cable Companies Store Shows For Us?

    http://www.dvd-recordable.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2616

    "Get off my lawn" continues.

  2. Re:Buried lead: PS2 outselling PS3, still. by Daniel+Phillips · · Score: 0 · on Analysts Foresee Another Banner Year For Videogame Industry

    Ah, you see there is the fallacy. Xbox 360 is not an HD-DVD player, it's a games player. Indeed, I do see. And who would not want to get a decent hi def player "for free"? Now that HDDVD is no more, Microsoft has no answer, even as an accessory. Then there is the problem that XBox 360's DVD player is seen by many as just too small.

    No doubt about it, Microsoft took a serious blow when Blu-ray won the hidef war. By coincidence, or perhaps not, the month that HD-DVD lost the format war was the first month that PS3 outsold XBox 360 in the US.

    as for your list of "issues" (color resolution? You're kidding, right?) Not at all. XBox 360 uses hdmi 1.2, which has only 8 bit color. PS3 has hdmi 1.3, giving 10 bit and higher color resolution, which is supported by recent HD displays like the Samsung ln5281. The difference is very obvious, just look at the washed out black and saturated regions on an 8 bit display. Once you notice the difference you will never be ignore it again, sorry :-)

    the only significant issue to the games market is the failure rate, which is no longer a problem for new sales. Once burned, twice shy. I expect Microsoft still has high failure rates even with new production. The noise out there about it has certainly not died down.
  3. Re:This won't help the xbox by r_jensen11 · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft To Drop HD DVD

    Now the 360 is just a game console that plays pretty much the same games as Sony's.... But only for the first two generations or so. Then PS3 games will likely come on BluRay discs, taking advantage of double-digit GB storage capacity while the 360 is still stuck at about 7GB. Now, although the dreamcast had other faults, one of the main reasons why it died was because it only had a CD-ROM drive. Had the system come equipped with a DVD-ROM drive, perhaps it would've lasted longer. Nobody likes popping discs in and out when they're supposed to have an immersive experience. This goes for music, movies, and games alike.
  4. Re:Hmm, perhaps Dell should install more? by sricetx · · Score: 1 · on Walt Mossberg Reviews Ubuntu

    As far as I know, there is no Linux-based DVD player that can be distributed without violating either the DVD Forum's or Macrovision's rights. All it would take is someone getting enough revenue to apply for and receive a license from both of these entities. Today, nobody has stepped up to the plate for Linux.

    Dell could ship PowerDVD for Linux if they wanted to provide a legal way to play DVDs on Ubuntu. http://www.dvd-recordable.org/Article1087-mode=thread-order0-threshold0.phtml

  5. Re:Region coding by oGMo · · Score: 4, Informative · on NYT Confirms Movie Studios Paid to Support HD DVD

    I'm glad someone's making a revitalizing effort on the part of HD-DVD, even if it means handing out buckets of cash. My biggest reason for supporting HDDVD over BluRay (other than a long-time dislike for Sony) is that HDDVD does not have any form of region coding, while BluRay does. I haven't seen that point raised here on Slashdot before, so I'm at the point of wondering if A) it's even correct, and B) if I'm really the only one who cares.

    Everything seems to point to HDDVD region codes:

    If anything, you should support BD over HDDVD simply because it's better technology (higher capacity storage), and if you want to go down the "corporate evil" route, Microsoft is far more evil than Sony, so BD wins by default.

    So far as I know, with HD-DVD I don't have to worry about it. But Sony, showing their true stripes once again, embraced it with BluRay.

    First off, BD is not a "Sony" format, anymore than Cell is a "Sony processor"; they're just part of the committees. One of many. Secondly, if anything, the lack of region codes on PS3 and PSP games should point in the opposite direction. The inclusion of region coding is like the inclusion of DRM---it's a feature that studios will want before they support the format, regardless of how ineffective or stupid it is.

  6. Re:What about Canada? by k00110 · · Score: 1 · on Free P2P In France?

    Of what I know, downloading copyrighted MUSIC is legal in Canada.

    "[ISPs] tend to ignore cease and desist orders more in Canada," said Craig Winter, MPAA Internet enforcement manager. He said that in the United States, the DMCA "says that ISPs, if they have been notified that there is infringing content, they are obligated to remove access to that content or at least notify the end users. So if Canada doesn't have something as strong and the ISPs don't feel they have any liability, they may ignore requests to take down [sites]."

    source : http://www.dvd-recordable.org/Article1984-mode=thr ead-order0-threshold0.phtml

  7. Re:And even better... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on LinuxWorld Response to 'How to Kill Linux'

    For what reason did Linux kill DVD drives?

  8. Alternate product info links (thanks Google News) by MojoStan · · Score: 2, Informative · on DVD / Hard Drive Recorder With 28-Day Capacity
    BTW, the model number of the top model is the DMR-E500H (can't find link on Panasonic's site yet). Here's two more links with product info, both based on the press release:

    Panasonic Unveil New DVRs (includes photo)

    Panasonic Unveils New DVRs

    Important additional details I noticed:

    • will be introduced in Japanese market Sept 21 (no info on non-Japanese markets in press release)
    • recording capacity of 709 hours of video in EP mode (?)
    • offers high-speed dubbing from hard disk drive onto DVD-RAM at speeds of 40x and onto DVD-R disc up to 64x in EP mode
    • no pricing details in the press release
  9. Nothing at all - here's 80 inch by swordboy · · Score: 3, Informative · on 61-inch Wide Plasma Monitor

    LG thought that they were going to steal the show at CES with their puny 65" model but then Samsung dropped the bomb with an 80 incher... 1920x1080p... Wow...

  10. out of date? by wo1verin3 · · Score: 1 · on DVD-Rs go 8x

    While plextor was the first to release this, they are no longer the only one! Philips DVDR824P is available as well as Memorex's 8X entry.

    Sony is also releasing the DRU 530A in Decemeber at about the same time as the Pioneer DVR-A07 and Cyber Drive 8X DVD+R drive.

    Pretty soon we'll see 16x DVD recording speeds.

  11. out of date? by wo1verin3 · · Score: 1 · on DVD-Rs go 8x

    While plextor was the first to release this, they are no longer the only one! Philips DVDR824P is available as well as Memorex's 8X entry.

    Sony is also releasing the DRU 530A in Decemeber at about the same time as the Pioneer DVR-A07 and Cyber Drive 8X DVD+R drive.

    Pretty soon we'll see 16x DVD recording speeds.