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First Blu-ray Drives Won't play Blu-ray Movies

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thanks-for-warning-us dept.

aapold writes "Sony officially announced its BWU-100A product at its "Experience More 2006" event in Sydney yesterday, all the while acknowledging that there's significant room for improvement before the product is viable for integration into media centre PCs. Sony's product manager for data storage, told CNET.com.au that due to copy protection issues and lagging software development, the drive will only play user-recorded high-definition content from a digital camcorder, and not commercial movies released under the BD format." All this hullabaloo makes me want neither side to win. If only I didn't desperately crave HD content on my TV!

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  1. The music is quite relevant by Travoltus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Since it describes the state of affairs of Sony's BD drive.

    Not that it matters to Sony execs with mod points...

    --
    --- Grow a pair, liberals... stop letting the Republicans bully you!
  2. Dear slashdot, by Mongoose · · Score: 1, Troll

    Bluray isn't just Sony anymore than OpenGL Kronos/ARB is just Nvidia. I just want to remind all you preteens that post here, before you go off on MySpace and PS3 jokes. This is just another meme I, like other older posters, don't like. At least get your facts correct. ( Also Sony is very important for OpenGL, so I guess you can protest OpenGL by not using your mac ha ha. )

    Thanks,
    Older and Wiser

  3. Re:YOU are a dork by Stringer+Bell · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...THE LESS YOU FUCKING TALK ABOUT IT THE LESS ATTENTION IT WILL GET FROM THE SHITBAGS WHO RUIN EVERYTHING...



    Hello. I am one of the shitbags who ruins everything. Thanks to your shouting, newsgroups as a piracy vector has come to our attention. MPAA goons are on their way to your front door. Remain where you are. Good day.