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[Jeff Kleist]

I'd say the biggest problem with BD-Live is that the players have limited memory to buffer stuff to. Anytime you're dealing with solid-state for the most part these things are slow in my experience

Integrated hard drives would probably help things a lot (I don't know whether the PS3 can actually use the HD for BD-Live stuff, what is experiences for people with both a dedicated player and a PS3?)

[NL197]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Integrated hard drives would probably help things a lot (I don't know whether the PS3 can actually use the HD for BD-Live stuff, what is experiences for people with both a dedicated player and a PS3?)

I use PS3, and there is a section in the XMB video section that serves as a cache for BD-Live material. There's no specifics as to what that material is, though. All you get is the film's Blu-ray avatar image and a file size ranging from a few kilobytes to much, much larger megabyte sized files.

[Constitution 101]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

I'd say the biggest problem with BD-Live is that the players have limited memory to buffer stuff to. Anytime you're dealing with solid-state for the most part these things are slow in my experience

Integrated hard drives would probably help things a lot (I don't know whether the PS3 can actually use the HD for BD-Live stuff, what is experiences for people with both a dedicated player and a PS3?)

I've a Samsung BD-P2550 and the BD-Live stuff is RIDICULOUSLY slow despite my very fast internet connection. Maybe plugging in an empty USB drive and making that the default memory would speed it up? Having said that, There's very few Live features I've found worthwhile. If it's not really cool stuff why would the consumer bother considering the speed issues?

[Jeff Kleist]

I've a Samsung BD-P2550 and the BD-Live stuff is RIDICULOUSLY slow despite my very fast internet connection. Maybe plugging in an empty USB drive and making that the default memory would speed it up? Having said that, There's very few Live features I've found worthwhile. If it's not really cool stuff why would the consumer bother considering the speed issues?

pretty sure all that would do was have it save stuff there instead of the internal memory, though the 'ready drive" solution isn't a bad one to helping speed things up

[Logan00]

Jeff or Bill, is there any info in regards to The Incredibles on BD? Also, do either of you if there is going to be a sequel?

Thanks

[Jeff Kleist]

A sequel is years away. Brad Bird is doing his live-action film 1906, as well as doing some kind of work on toy story 3. I know that they're looking for a story, but won't commit until they have something great. Any Blu-ray, unless they step up won't come out till 2011 or so.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

A sequel is years away. Brad Bird is doing his live-action film 1906, as well as doing some kind of work on toy story 3. I know that they're looking for a story, but won't commit until they have something great. Any Blu-ray, unless they step up won't come out till 2011 or so.

Figures that my favorite Pixar film will likely be the last one to come to bluray.

[OARmaster]

Well, I have been spending a good bit of time recently over at the "science" forum trying to set the record straight about various releases with information provided by Bill Hunt, Van Ling, and other insiders/experts who are being attacked endlessley.

I pointed out that the attacks are primarily coming from former HD-DVD fanboys (those who are bitter rather than just disappointed) who lack any factual information about or experience with transfers and encodes. I then pointed out that they are protected by the moderators. Ironically enough...the moderators in the blu-ray subsection over there are all former HD-DVD fanboys themselves. Very intersting isn't it?

Speaking the truth bought me a ban until next month.

[Anthony P]

Perhaps I don't have standing to comment on the subject since my player is not connected to the internet, but it's hard to see how the studios could rationally think there is huge potential if they don't know what that potential is. It all seems like profoundly wasted and misguided effort to me.

I don't disagree with the last sentence, but do you think the people working on the first computers knew they would be where they are today? Do you think the people working on the internet in the early days where thinking of stuff like Youtube, facebook ... In the end I think the assumption of potential is more of a hoping of potential because like Jeff pointed out live has a big benefit for studios.

[MerrickG]

Jeff,

Please tell me Bill has some exciting news after a 6 day layoff.

:-)

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by OARmaster

Well, I have been spending a good bit of time recently over at the "science" forum trying to set the record straight about various releases with information provided by Bill Hunt, Van Ling, and other insiders/experts who are being attacked endlessley.

I pointed out that the attacks are primarily coming from former HD-DVD fanboys (those who are bitter rather than just disappointed) who lack any factual information about or experience with transfers and encodes. I then pointed out that they are protected by the moderators. Ironically enough...the moderators in the blu-ray subsection over there are all former HD-DVD fanboys themselves. Very intersting isn't it?

Speaking the truth bought me a ban until next month.

Don’t feel badly.

Back during the format war, Blu-ray supporters begged for more Blu-ray insider participation over there to balance things out, as pretty much all they had was Talkstr8t.
(the mods indefinitely suspended me after the first several pages because I called out Amir regarding a veiled sarcastic comment he made toward the studios and that “science fiction” disc known as BD 50).

So, I brought in paidgeek to help balance things out assuring him that he would be treated in a respectful manner on the Insider’s Thread which they once had open over there. He was rewarded for his participation (after an initial honeymoon period) with incessant badgering and disingenuous questions from members all attempting to play some kind of game of ‘got-cha’.

I think that the ultimate biased gesture was that despite specific instructions by the moderators with regards to the insiders who carried anonymous screen names……that their anonymity be respected, Amir was openly allowed (publicly) to refer to paidgeek by his real name (or what he thought was his real name) on more than one occasion during *debates* on the Insider’s Thread over there. For which, Amir never received a temporary suspension, ban or even a reprimand warning.

[Holographic]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

It just didn't feel like ST to me. It was an action movie with spectacular effects and bad jokes, really. The only high points of the movie to me were Simon Pegg and Leonard Nimoy.

My sentiments exactly. Gladly, I didn't have to pay for the flick.

Case closed.

Now, about that awful Salvation-film...

[JJ79]

Jeff or Bill (prolly Bill)...

With the full slate of extras on the BSG series set, the Face of the Enemy webisodes aren't included. Is this just an accident by Universal or are they really not going to be there? The Resistance is on there, as are the Razor minisodes. Any ideas?

[micks_address]

i remember the day when Warner announced they were dropping HD DVD.. i created a thread in the Blu-Ray forum there to discuss it and how far off people reckoned released like Transformers etc were for Blu-Ray owners.. the thread was immediately deleted.. kind annoying really... i never got that sort of mentality.. i ended up with a HD DVD player a few months previous to that just to watch transformers and the Matrix films... it went soon after the Warner announcement.. and i have both films on blu-ray since..

from the outset i wanted one machine under my tv that could do dvd/blu-ray/music/photo's and gaming and for me the ps3 delivered in spades..

still does.. all thats bothering me now is that i'm to broke to buy all the blu-rays coming out

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Don’t feel badly.

Back during the format war, Blu-ray supporters begged for more Blu-ray insider participation over there to balance things out, as pretty much all they had was Talkstr8t.
(the mods indefinitely suspended me after the first several pages because I called out Amir regarding a veiled sarcastic comment he made toward the studios and that “science fiction” disc known as BD 50).

So, I brought in paidgeek to help balance things out assuring him that he would be treated in a respectful manner on the Insider’s Thread which they once had open over there. He was rewarded for his participation (after an initial honeymoon period) with incessant badgering and disingenuous questions from members all attempting to play some kind of game of ‘got-cha’.

I think that the ultimate biased gesture was that despite specific instructions by the moderators with regards to the insiders who carried anonymous screen names……that their anonymity be respected, Amir was openly allowed (publicly) to refer to paidgeek by his real name (or what he thought was his real name) on more than one occasion during *debates* on the Insider’s Thread over there. For which, Amir never received a temporary suspension, ban or even a reprimand warning.

[DarkDune]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

I'd say the biggest problem with BD-Live is that the players have limited memory to buffer stuff to. Anytime you're dealing with solid-state for the most part these things are slow in my experience

Integrated hard drives would probably help things a lot (I don't know whether the PS3 can actually use the HD for BD-Live stuff, what is experiences for people with both a dedicated player and a PS3?)

For the price, the PS3 is an awesome Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Player. For example, when I load Cars, the text that says "it may take 2-3 minutes to load the disc data" -- for the PS3, this is quite inaccurate...The PS3 loads it in seconds!

For BDLive, hey the PS3 is wireless, and can store as much content as you want from BDLive. It is a real joy!

The only thing I don't like about BDLive and the PS3 is having to type in your e-mail and password for each disc! Wouldn't you think all Disney Blus would recognize that you have other Disney Blus and just log you on?

Can't have it all...I guess!

I think we'll probably pickup a stand-alone Blu-ray Player when the cost reaches a few hundred.

[Jeff Kleist]

Well, that's not what I was asking, we're talking load times for BD-Live titles that are slow on a standalone. It's not about storage, it's about buffering space

[kefrank]

Even with my PS3, I've never been able to watch the David S. Goyer Dark Knight video commentary without freezing/re-buffering occurring constantly. Either my internet connection is flaky or Warner's servers aren't up to par.

I'm extremely optimistic about the potential for some very cool things with BD-Live though.

[Jeff Kleist]

Could be either one.

I really think the studios need to move to a unified login system, but something makes me doubt that's happening any time soon

[TrevorGoddardsson]

Hi, any word on why Ghostbusters 2 is not coming out June 16th as well? Also any news on Collateral with Tom Cruise? I saw it in the rumor column on the Bits and nothing since? Thanks Jeff

[Constitution 101]

Originally Posted by kefrank

Even with my PS3, I've never been able to watch the David S. Goyer Dark Knight video commentary without freezing/re-buffering occurring constantly. Either my internet connection is flaky or Warner's servers aren't up to par.

I'm extremely optimistic about the potential for some very cool things with BD-Live though.

My internet connection is lightening fast(up to 20mbps) and I have the buffering problem as well. I'm hard-wired to the player and use Apple's Time Capsule as my router(fast as you can get). The problem is on their end.