4K 3D Movies Not Included in Ultra HD Blu-ray Format ?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Interdimensional

I hope they do that as standard, it'd certainly help the format. The cynic in me says they'll save it as an optional extra that costs them little to add in, but allows them to make an extra 20 - 40 bucks in pure profit on a slightly higher-spec model.

Sure, because money. But I hope we don't get several models from the same manufacturers right away because that'll give the customer more of an opportunity to dilly dally (trust me on this!), and that's not what UHD BD needs right out of the gate. What it needs is for the players to be top-notch bits of kit with no corners being cut re: legacy BD playback, and the diversifying can come later.

It's no co-inkydink that Panny's supposed UHD prototype looked exactly like the BDT700, because that player is about as 4K as a standard BD deck could get without playing actual 4K content, e.g. it's got 2160p60 capable HDMI outputs for no particular reason - unless they used it as a dry run for the actual UHD BD decks... http://www.panasonic.com/uk/consumer...-bdt700eb.html