Do people actually like BD-Live?

[mywhitenoise]

To me it just comes off as spam, especially on the Universal Studios discs. It took about 3 or 4 minutes just to play "Drag Me To Hell" with all the FBI/DRM warnings, BD-Live connections, unskippable trailers and menus...and I'm using a PS3 which is one of the faster BD players.

Forgot to mention how you need to register a login name, and password for EVERY studio. Many of them have different requirements for usernames, so many of them are different from my usual username...which makes remembering names and passwords a lot harder.

[BasicGreatGuy]

I have never tried that feature.

[LatinoG]

my blu player doesnt even have BD live but even if it did, I wouldnt really use it seeing as BD live has never really caught my attention.

[DetroitSportsFan]

I haven't used BD-Live yet.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I haven't used BD-Live yet.

Me either

[blu_sharpy]

I dont see it as 'spam,' I see it as a good idea that needs to be developed on. Right now, it is a very basic feature that doesnt offer much but if you think about the bigger picture and what could be done, I think it has real potential.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by blu_sharpy

I dont see it as 'spam,' I see it as a good idea that needs to be developed on. Right now, it is a very basic feature that doesnt offer much but if you think about the bigger picture and what could be done, I think it has real potential.

I want them to use it to give us features that aren't available on DVD and maybe to give us some kind of bookmarking feature. Would take up a bit more memory on the PS3 hard drive but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to get that.

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by blu_sharpy

I dont see it as 'spam,' I see it as a good idea that needs to be developed on. Right now, it is a very basic feature that doesnt offer much but if you think about the bigger picture and what could be done, I think it has real potential.

It's got potential, but it's also if they choose to use it or not. It kind of reminds me of "multi-viewing angles" on DVD, which in the early days they really pushed to consumers as a "feature" of DVD. I remember watching an early DVD infomercial about the benefits of upgrading that featured it heavily, but as we all know the feature was pretty much DOA and with a few exceptions in Special Features, remained entirely unused.

The only neat BD-Live stuff I've seen so far is the LOST UNIVERSITY on the Season 5 set (which I loved but haven't had time to keep up with), and the background on the Sleeping Beauty menu (which is dark or light based on the time of day).

It worries me when the only "feature" I hear it being talked about in the future are idiot studios who think we want to have updated forced trailers on BD's. "Now, instead of you having to watch the trailers we put at the beginning of the disc which no one likes, we'll be able to update them with more trailers no one likes".

It's got potential, as you said, but I think most people just want a well-encoded film and the included special features. So far, the only real benefit I have found from having my Blu-ray player hooked up to the Internet is easy updates.

[Crimson King]

So far I use it just to register my Sony blu's! I'll probably check out the goodies sometime, just have'nt had the time.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by BillyJack

So far I use it just to register my Sony blu's! I'll probably check out the goodies sometime, just have'nt had the time.

Just out of curiosity, is there any benefit to registering your BDs?

[in2video2]

I've never used it either.

[HD Goofnut]

I like it so much that I don't even use it. I even went so far as to have a 1.1 profile player instead of a 2.0 player in my main home theater.

[BD4ME]

Haven't actually used it. Doesn't seem all that interesting to me, to be completely honest.

[Chiyo_chichi]

It's definitely a cool feature, but mostly underdeveloped I think. I last used it on my Ponyo bluray in March...and learned James and the Giant Peach was coming out. They had a nice HD trailer and all.

[theuserjohnny]

I've used it on occasion. I'm sure that as time goes on I'll use the feature more and more.

[davcole]

I've enjoyed Sony's MOVIE IQ, however it's a bit inconvenient as it takes up a whole side of a screen. If they made it a smaller size box, it would work out a whole lot better.

I enjoyed the FOX/IMDB connection on WOLVERINE.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I haven't used BD-Live yet.

Originally Posted by in2video2

I've never used it either.

Same for me. I understand the idea behind it but it just doesn't hold any interest for me. I watch less and less of special features now, only a few movies still attract me on special features, like Criterion and such

[BStecke]

I use it to register my Sony discs in the event I actually use the points for one of the overpriced discs they have for redemption. I sat in on the Christopher Nolan chat for The Dark Knight and thought it was pretty lame.

[bookcase]

I think it's worthless, so I find it odd that some companies use it as a selling point.

[kefrank]

I like the concept a lot, but have been underwhelmed by the execution. The BDA really should have standardized a single login and portal with sections that studios can customize to their liking.

If the studios primarily are interested in BD-Live as a marketing tool, then they really missed the boat. In order to draw me onto BD-Live to market to me, you have to offer content that is worthwhile. Few studios have done that so far.