Java to Appear in Next-Gen DVD players

Ivan P. writes "Sun Microsystems's Java technology will be built into Blu-ray DVD players, executives said on Monday during Sun's JavaOne trade show, a development that advances the technology in the consumer electronics market for which Sun originally developed the software. 'Java will be used for control menus, interactive features, network services and games,' said Yasushi Nishimura, director of Panasonic's Research and Development Company of America. 'This means that all Blu-ray Disc player devices will be shipped equipped with Java.'" Next stop, annoying Flash intros.

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[jlarocco]

It's not what WE can do with these players that worries me, it's what other people can do with them that worries me.

This immediately brought to mind very draconian DRM, viruses, spyware, and adware. It's bad enough advertisers try to find everywhere you go on the internet, do they really need to know all the movies people watch also?

What really scares me is when companies start requiring a network connection to watch the movies you buy. Yeah, it'll be cracked, but it's still a huge pain in the ass.

I see a whole lot of bad uses for this, and I already have a computer for all the "good" uses. So when given the choice between a $300 DVD player with all that crap, and a $100 DVD player without, the choice will be obvious.