can't copy Blu-Ray media onto a harddrive? - Blu-ray Forum

Alex Pallas · 09-28-2005, 02:18 AM

i read this somewhere is it true? you can copy a HD disc's contents but not a BD's contents? doesn't that cancel out the purpose of using it as a drive, if you can't copy media back and forth?
i just read an article on this and would like to know how accurate this info is, please help

thunderhawk · 09-28-2005, 02:26 PM

At first, no you can't because of the protection.

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you can copy a HD disc's contents but not a BD's contents?

Erm, what do you mean with HD disc? -- HD DVD? Well, I believe they got a similar copyprotection so...

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doesn't that cancel out the purpose of using it as a drive, if you can't copy media back and forth?

Ofcourse you can copy the media to your screen, your local RAM, but you can't 'save' it on your HDD. You're running the movie from the disc itself, you don't copy it first to your HDD, then view and then delete it... Same goes for streaming media on the net.

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i just read an article on this

Can we read it too?

Alex Pallas · 09-28-2005, 04:16 PM

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../28/2003273588
the article isn't very clear thats why i asked.
i really dont like the idea of not having access to the media on the discs, even with regualar DVD you can decrypt
ps: yeah, i meant HD DVD thuderhawk

phloyd · 09-28-2005, 10:13 PM

HD DVD is supposed to have some method to allow content to be moved to servers. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for that to be hacked...

It is possible that the lack if this is the reason behind Fox and Disney supporting BD.

In any case, personally I have little interest in having bunches of HD movies clogging up my HDD's.... but I am sure others will have different ideas about this...

Cheers!

09-28-2005, 02:18 AM	#1
Alex Pallas Active Member Member since:Sep 2005 Location:The Belly Of The Beast (USA)	can't copy Blu-Ray media onto a harddrive? i read this somewhere is it true? you can copy a HD disc's contents but not a BD's contents? doesn't that cancel out the purpose of using it as a drive, if you can't copy media back and forth? i just read an article on this and would like to know how accurate this info is, please help

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09-28-2005, 04:16 PM	#3
Alex Pallas Active Member Member since:Sep 2005 Location:The Belly Of The Beast (USA)	http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worl.../28/2003273588 the article isn't very clear thats why i asked. i really dont like the idea of not having access to the media on the discs, even with regualar DVD you can decrypt ps: yeah, i meant HD DVD thuderhawk

09-28-2005, 10:13 PM	#4
phloyd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2003 Location:California Trading Score:5	HD DVD is supposed to have some method to allow content to be moved to servers. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for that to be hacked... It is possible that the lack if this is the reason behind Fox and Disney supporting BD. In any case, personally I have little interest in having bunches of HD movies clogging up my HDD's.... but I am sure others will have different ideas about this... Cheers!

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