Archived: Insiders Thread

[Luis_A51]

Paidgeek:

Although my question is about the PS3 specifically, it would apply to other Bluray players as well.

My receiver (Sony STR-DG910) has a night mode, but I believe it only works when the receiver internally decodes Dolby Digital or DTS. Is it possible to get Bluray players to apply a "night mode" to the PCM signal (or internally decoded TrueHD sent as PCM)? I almost always watch my movies at night, and since I live in an apartment I have to continuously adjust the volume in most movies to adjust for the low/high volume sections.

Thanks

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by shamus

Makes sense... Wasn't Jurassic Park the first movie to ever use DTS?

Yes, it was.

Originally Posted by mdm1699

I will stay blu, but I think we focus too much on unrealistic timelines.

I don't think January 2009 is an unrealistic timeline for the death of HD DVD.
I think Blu-ray will be more popular than DVD by Christmas 2010 and will outrent DVD by 2012.

[Josh]

Originally Posted by glenn22

Why a review on HiHD and not on Blu-ray.com Josh?

I do reviews for HiHD occasionally in order to help the Blu-ray cause. We have a more dedicated review staff here, that can take the time to review tons of titles in a very professional manner.

[darinp2]

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

Toshiba isn't some 2nd tier company, they have PLENTY of money.

I agree that they either have it or can get it if needed (where PLENTY is defined as compared to what it cost to sell those $98 players, get Paramount/Dreamworks, etc.). People here should be realistic. I believe the expectations for this fiscal year are $68 billion in revenue and $1.6 billion in net income. I'll save my thoughts on why I think it would be a mistake to underestimate what Toshiba can afford to do for another thread, but wanted to add those figures here.

--Darin

[WickyWoo]

MS or Warner? Don't you think that there are other Toshiba cheeleaders in the dark? Why is there a bigger war in the American market? If Sony and MS switched places who would be winning? Things are never what they appear. In a sea of yes, you should always embrace voices of dissent. It broadens your perspective. I have learned to be emotional about blu-ray from people such as yourself. I have learned to be realistic from others. We all support the format and want it to succeed. What good is dialogue if it isn't constructive?

Warner and Paramount both had/have agents from Lieberfarb's regime in them in key positions. Lieberfarb, while doing wonders for DVD is now HD DVD's #1 shill for Toshiba. Nickerson(former WB HD media head) is a disciple, and so is Alan Bell(former WB, now Parmamount Chief tech officer), who did a lot of the tech work on HD DVD. They were in perfect position to influence policy. Paramount will dump HD, and then Bell will leave to "pursue other interests" (aka fired) just like Nickerson did after he failed at his mission

Can you see now why what happened did?

[RUR]

Originally Posted by mdm1699

I think smoothing numbers is either illegal or unethical.

Indeed, I had believed Sarbanes-Oxley put paid to this sort of financial gymnastics. Apparently not in all cases?

[mdm1699]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Yes, it was.


I don't think January 2009 is an unrealistic timeline for the death of HD DVD.
I think Blu-ray will be more popular than DVD by Christmas 2010 and will outrent DVD by 2012.

Thanks. I hope that the BDA is listening. The knowledge base in these forums is incredible. I think that they were slow out of the gate. I think that they were waiting for victory to be given as opposed to taking it. I really like their current direction and aggressive moves, as far as educating the public. I hope that this also helps some of the folks who get a little too hysterical over every move Toshiba makes. I was one of those folks. I returnded a HD-A2 from Amazon one month ago. Also, I now buy other titles(I never previously considered) whenever I think about BB, Matrix, V, and Posiedon. Be realistic. Just enjoy your blu-ray movies and player! We have so much more titles than the other side.

[nicoz]

I've run into a situation multiple times where I could have used two sets of Subtitles at the same time. I never considered this before I purchased an HD TV / Blu-ray Player. Here is my scenario:

I speak English. My wife's first language is Spanish, but is fluent in English. When watching a foreign film in Italian, French, Portuguese, etc. I need the English Subtitles, but my wife although fluent in English has to work very hard to keep up with a movie in English Subtitles, and doesn't really enjoy the movie.

In this scenario it would be better if I could see a strip of English Subtitles while she watches the Spanish Subtitles. I don't really care how it’s done, one could be on the top of the screen and one on the bottom. With 1920x1080 resolution there is plenty of room to display two sets of text, even if the player has to scale the fonts down.

Has anyone seen a Blu-ray player with this feature, or read about such feature in any specs?

Can you think of a reason why it wouldn't be possible? Where the data is stored on this disc, etc....


Nicoz.

[sphdle1]

These are all good things to hear that may end this war more quickly...and maybe my prediction below is correct...

Is it likely that with profile 1.1 out and 2.0 just around the corner, that some studios that are currently not Blu-ray exclusive, will either become neutral or Blu exclusive? ... or are there more behind the scenes politics that are the real reason they haven't adopted Blu?

[Nighthawk]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Toshiba Corp. President Atsutoshi Nishida (L) and Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates discuss the expansion of their companies' relationship at a news conference, Tokyo, June 27, 2005.

Does anyone know how long it is before this agreement is set to expire?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

I guess you missed the festival?

I was present……..for awhile.
In fact, come to think of it, despite a spokesperson specifically stating to the influential journalists in attendance at one venue that NO photos were allowed…………some sneaky news fella snapped a pic of me !
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=5243

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

Didn't catch you there.

I “caught” you there.
In my humble opinion, you’re a look alike for Phil Collins- when Phil was younger.

[elwaylite]

Slysofts comments for BD:

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=9453

6.1.9.6 2007 11 07

* New (Blu-ray): AnyDVD ripper copies BD+ titles
* New (Blu-ray): Removed "BD+ not supported" warning, as all available BD+ titles can be copied with AnyDVD ripper, or can be watched on HTPC without HDCP using PowerDVD 3104 and AnyDVD. Reports indicate, that burned BD+ titles work on PS3 and standalone players as well.
* Note to Twentieth Century Fox: As you can see, BD+ didn't offer you any advanced security, it just annoyed some of your customers with older players. So could you please cut this crap and start publishing your titles on HD DVD? There are thousands of people willing to give you money.
* Note to people considering to invest in HD media: Please buy HD DVD instead of Blu-ray. HD DVD is much more consumer friendly (e.g., no region coding, AACS not mandatory). Don't give your money to people, who throw your fair-use rights out of the window.
* New (HD DVD & Blu-ray): Support for more MKBv4 titles
* Some minor fixes and improvements
* Updated languages

Any comments?

[krinkle]

Originally Posted by elwaylite

Slysofts comments for BD:

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=9453




Any comments?

Insiders, is there some reason that Slysoft is not being pursued legally?

I realize you guys are not in the legal department, but as a shareholder it is unimaginable to me that Sony is not suing this company. Especially with their attitude of thumbing their noses at Blu-ray that can be seen in the comments above.

[blitz6speed]

Originally Posted by krinkle

Insiders, is there some reason that Slysoft is not being pursued legally?

I realize you guys are not in the legal department, but as a shareholder it is unimaginable to me that Sony is not suing this company. Especially with their attitude of thumbing their noses at Blu-ray that can be seen in the comments above.

Slysoft is based off of an island that is out of the jurisdiction of copyrights. That is why they can sell that type of software without consequences.

[dobyblue]

Penton - is this a sign? The HD DVD fans think so.

[Rob Tomlin]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Penton - is this a sign? The HD DVD fans think so.

[scragham]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

With all due respect to aluni2230, I really can’t determine if he is innocently misinformed or there is a more devious intention.

All I can say….. is that he is way, WAY out of his league on this matter and his comments have just red-flagged him for all future postings.....on any thread.

As of now, I personally give the guy the benefit of the doubt (naïve innocence) in regards to his last stated opinions.

i don't know... i think you're being very generous with the person in question.

[JAGUAR1977]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

Brilliant! I just read that stuff about Nickerson, legendary stuff you have there...

I will end this once and for all, Nickerson was pro-HD DVD to the last, he even lost his job over his obsession with it. Amir is in the same boat, and Alan Bell will be soon enough along with the rest of that core group Toshiba sent forth to conquer.

Lets get one thing straight, my contacts at WB are way better than your's. The mighty P-Man's are better than mine, you see i have official meetings with these people when they are in town, he takes them to lunch and talks about the family out of genuine interest rather than to make small talk.

Edit - quoted the wrong person!

If only the HD-DVDer's read this, and similar, posts, maybe they'd have a reality check.

Then again, I guess more of them are reading this forum these days than dedicated HD-DVD boards!

[Flux88MPH]

Not sure if this had been posted anywhere already but…

The Sony BDP-S300 is getting a $100 price reduction from Sony to an SRP of $399 in the next couple of weeks. This has been planned and was talked about at the pre-holiday meetings in CA today.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by JAGUAR1977

If only the HD-DVDer's read this, and similar, posts, maybe they'd have a reality check.

Then again, I guess more of them are reading this forum these days than dedicated HD-DVD boards!

My question is........ what about all those self-proclaimed “addicted to AVS folks” ?
With the AVS administration just abruptly stopping all the postings on the HDM format threads – it must have thrown alot of members into cold turkey withdrawal symptoms.

Man, that’s just……………….cold !
At least they could have included a link in their “official” notice to a comparable sympathetic forum like hddvd.com so that the membership could come down slowly.

You know, sort of like giving methadone to a morphine addict.

P.S.
Dobyblue and Rob Tomlin, guess what…………..I’m still on post #666 !
It must be a sign.