v1.0 of HD-DVD Physical Specs Approved

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v1.0 of HD-DVD Physical Specs Approved

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday June 15, 2004 @04:35AM from the the-race-is-on dept.

Repran writes "The DVD Forum this week approved HD-DVD 1.0, a specification that will compete with Blu-Ray which is not yet approved for the future of the DVD disc format. This effectively gives manufacturers a green light to begin producing devices. In related news Microsoft's VC-9 codec has been included in the official HD-DVD specs."

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Not that it will do much good... by aminorex · 2004-06-15 04:36 · Score: 5, Funny

I can't imagine that a green light will be much help
in making Blu-Ray disks.

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Green light by Jens_UK · 2004-06-15 04:36 · Score: 1, Funny

This effectively gives manufacturers a green light to begin producing devices.
I was confused enough by the switch to blue light, now they can use a green light?

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well, this is slashdot by PatrickThomson · 2004-06-15 04:37 · Score: 2, Funny

raargh raargh snort gibber DMCA

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Now I get to spend more money... by Komi · 2004-06-15 04:40 · Score: 4, Funny

Great, first my VHS collection, now my DVD collection will become obsolete. At least know we know why George Lucas finally decided to release the original Star Wars DVDs this year. He had to make sure everyone had the chance to buy it before HD-DVD becomes standard. Then he'll release the ultra-super-special edition on HD-DVD later.

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1. Re:Now I get to spend more money... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-15 04:43 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Then he'll release the ultra-super-special edition on HD-DVD later.
  
  In THAT edition the cantina scene was altered to make Luke shoot first. Or was it Spock?
  
  Gamera maybe?
2. Re:Now I get to spend more money... by Ryosen · 2004-06-15 05:13 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Ahhh, but you assume that the new discs will be the same form-factor. All they have to do is make the discs wide enough so that the reader/burner will not fit into a 5 1/4"-bay. That will ensure that the device will never become standard on PC's, thus limiting the market for pirated discs. As for the myth of downloading movies, the amount of physical storage required for a movie will make downloading impractical. In light of bandwidth and monthly data-transfer caps being imposed by some ISPs, it'll take you a couple of months worth of bandwidth allotment to download a single flick.
  
  Voila! Illegal downloading is cured and the MPAA can go back to sleeping peacefully at night.
  
  This will bode well for all those critics who complain that audio CDs don't offer enough fidelity, as well. For certain, as soon as the RIAA sees how well the new format works for movies, they'll start utilizing the higher definition format as well. Granted, they'll probably waste the extra storage on commercials for other artists and draconian DRM protection (just to be safe), but one of them could, conceivably, slip and use the extra space for a higher quality recording.
  
  We all could win. With the question of file swapping finally rendered moot, the discussion topic of whether file swapping is legal will finally fade away in irrelevance and we can all get back to what we came to Slashdot for in the first place: trashing Microsoft.
  
  Seriously, the **AA has just been sucking up too much of our time, anyway. ;)
  
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3. Re:Now I get to spend more money... by pilgrim23 · 2004-06-15 05:59 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  My 78 RPM Records are stored in the Victrola, LPs with the direct drive turntable. Eight tracks went to Goodwill, CDs are in the cabinet by the stereo, Cassette Tapes above the CDs. Sandwich into the VHS Drawer(s) by the TV are the 8mm tapes of the kid's birthday party, a new and small case on top has the MiniDV tapes in it. Beta tapes and the Sony are in the closet. DVDs and VCDs are on top of the player. Why is it that the only media I have from 30 years ago that I can still use in the same format, in the same player, in the same way, without degradation of signal or data integrity... IS A BOOK?
  
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4. Re:Now I get to spend more money... by hoggoth · 2004-06-15 06:28 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  > they're releasing "Kill Bill 2" onto the venerable Flipbook(TM) format.
  
  They have already released "Kill Bill 1" in a promotional partnership with Heinz. Purchase any bottle of Heinz Ketchup and you will find a virtual-reality version of "Kill Bill 1" embedded in the center of the bottle. To view it, just open the bottle of Ketchup and squeeze VERY hard while flailing your arms around the room. Now look around and enjoy.
  
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Re:How soon... by Errtu76 · 2004-06-15 04:42 · Score: 5, Funny

and how soon was it before somebody said the P-word when another mass-storage article hit slashdot? 3 seconds? four?
Re:Better and faster by TedCheshireAcad · 2004-06-15 05:00 · Score: 4, Funny

...and better and faster peer-to-peer file sharing schemes to violate their copyrights.
Funny... by gfxguy · 2004-06-15 05:01 · Score: 3, Funny

...Playboy and the Spice Channel, both of which pride themselves on being vendors of classy porn.

I'd have thought "classy porn" was an oxymoron, but put in perspective I guess it's not!

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1. Re:Funny... by Thud457 · 2004-06-15 05:12 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Well, what would you call that which is not the normal "cheesy porn"?
  It's not so much a matter of having class but an absence of the normal lack of class.
  or something....
  
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2. Re:Funny... by mr.scoot · 2004-06-15 05:38 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  That wich is not the normal "cheesy porn" is known as "art films". Sometimes, subtitles are included for extra excitement.
FUD by Anonymous Coward · 2004-06-15 05:21 · Score: 1, Funny

blu-ray players will not play DVD discs.

Please provide either a citation, or a hyperlink to your crack dealer.