Blu-ray Proposes Incompatible BD-XL and IH-BD Formats

adeelarshad82 writes "The Blu-ray Disc Association announced upcoming specifications for high-capacity write-once and rewritable discs. The BDA proposed two new formats, BDXL, the name given to new 100GB and 128GB discs; and IH-BD, a so-called 'Intra-Hybrid' disc that will incorporate both read-only and rewritable layers. Specifications for both disc types will be published during the upcoming months. Both formats will be incompatible with existing hardware; however, new players designed to take advantage of the new formats will be able to play back existing Blu-ray discs, which are available in both 25 and 50GB capacity points."

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Re:Designed Obsolescence

[future assassin]

Thats why nothing in my house has a Sony label on it anymore or will ever have Blue Ray player. DVD FTW! When companies stop bringing out products that restrict my rights as a consumer then I'll bring them into my house hold. For now there's nothing wrong with DVD and the only thing that could possibly replace DVD for me would be digital files but only if I could play them on any device that is capable of playing/displaying that digital file. If not I'm fine with not having to see new movies. Most of them suck anyways.