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Originally Posted by n2blu
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Originally Posted by Rob
At the moment, Blu-Ray players use a seperate transport for dvd. That's why the boxes are so big. It's basically like having a dvd player and a Blu-Ray player crammed into one box. HD-DVD on the other hand can read both types of disc from the same laser, Blu-Ray can't. It has always been a possibility, that to keep costs down the first Blu-Ray players will not be backwardsly compatible, and won't play dvds.
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They've already made a laser for Blu-ray which reads Blu-ray discs, DVD discs, and CDs. I first read about it months ago. I believe this newer laser will be used in most, if not all of the initial U.S. Blu-ray players. Also I think the chances of a Blu-ray player being released that does not include DVD playback are zero! There's just no way they'd stab themselves in the foot and help promote HD-DVD by doing so. |
OK, I didn't realise the laser that read all 3 formats was ready yet. All the Blu-Ray protoypes I have seen so far have been massive which Suggested twin transports. I suppose it comes dowm to 2 things really; Which format has the biggest/best selection of films, and which is cheapest, (players and discs).